Power Steering Pump Problems of Chevrolet Traverse - part 1

There was a service bulliton on this vehicle sb-10056456-3388 it has to do with the power steering pump and some rack and pinon steering parts. It is hard to turn when you are first starting out gets easier as you are driving though but is still a major concern and problem as it could happen to cause an accident at some point would like to see this problem get a recall on it.

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I was driving in a neighborhood road and came to a stop sign. I proceeded to make a left turn and the power steering no longer worked. My Traverse had 54k. I took it to a local repair shop and they replaced the power steering pump, high pressure line, flushed the power steering system and had to replace the serpentine belt because fluid got all over the belt. I got the SUV back and it still wasn't right. The replacement pump was also bad.

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I have been having problems with my steering when I drive at a slow speed. When I go to turn the wheel you have to use a lot of force to turn, if not you have to be on the gas to get the steering to work. I hate driving this vehicle with my kids in the car. I have almost wreaked it a few times. I don't understand what is going on. When it started happening last month I got my power steering pump replaced and then a week after I got it put in, it's not working properly again. This is very dangerous. I hope this issue gets fixed. I am going to replace the power steering pump one more time if it does it again.

My hatch/liftgate doesn't stay open it shuts as soon as you let go. Even when you use the auto liftgate button it does the same thing it opens and then just shuts now this is a major safety hazard especially since I have two little boys. Also my power steering pump is not running.

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It became very hard to steer as we slowed down to turn into a parking space. It felt like manual steering and not power. The dealership said we need a steering rack and steering pump. Is there a recall on this vehicle?.

I got a brand new power steering pump for the mechanic to change he told me he would change it and stop the leak because my steering wheel locked on me. However I was called the first time and was told the part was disinfecting then made me return the part for a new part because he said it was still leaking. I went to buywise got the new part he said he'll call when my car is ready. He called me told me my car was ready nomore leaking , literally the next day my car steering wheel locked up on the highway in danger of my life. As I call the mechanic and tell him I'm bringing my car back because he didn't do anything he tells me he'll look at it I get there he's telling me it's a leak. So you let me leave your shop knowing it was a leak because he just sent me for a new part because of the leak so he tries to tell me he gonna have to charge me again after I already paid him for the job and he didn't do anything I still have the same problem I almost got into a accident because he told me my car was ready to go and it wasn�t. Instead of checking the problem he wants to charge me more after he already got over 500$ and he didn't do anything to the car. The place is called reliable auto center location 789 sanford Ave newark NJ 07106. I really want my refund for my money because I gave him over 500$ cash and he literally didn't do anything to my car and lied and said my car was ready and almost got me into a accident.

Power steering pump connection issue. Pump kicks in and out cause steering wheel to suddenly stiffen. Can be very dangerous if in traffic. Some recall needs to take action to save lives on this serious matter. No recalls as of now I was on the highway when I felt a sudden stiffness in the steering wheel. Got off and checked the fluid. It was topped off and it was even harder to maneuver when vehicle is stationed.

I recently got this car from a licensed dealership and I have had nothing but issues. I the car has broken down twice and has been in the shop 3 times. 2 of which were for the same issue. While driving you either feel a constant pull then its almost like it releases and then it speeds up. Then I have a hard time slowing it down. When the car broke down the temp gauge dropped all the way down, ac stopped working and when I pulled over and stopped the car it would start again. After 30 min it started but immediately rev up in rpms to max and wouldn't stop till I turned the vehicle off. They car has been in as I was told it was fixed but it still revs up rpms hard and long, when it shifts it jumps, while driving the vehicle feels as if its loosing power ,the batter levels constantly fluctuate and the steering wheel feels like its trying to jump out of my hands. Jolts me like I've hit a pot hole but there is no pot hole. Electrical issues as far as just barley putting the key in the ignition and the lights do some stuff and all the doors lock, and its set to lock when up to speed. Sometimes when starting the car it will have a week rev and it sounded like it would when you get a jump and your trying to pump the juices. The dealership said it was fixed but it still feeling like its pulling and then speeds up. Rpms still jump up hard and long. This is dangerous and everyone keeps telling me its fixed but it is not. This vehicle was mentioned to be a family car but I cant trust me or my family is safe. It was made 07/14 but has a 2015 VIN number. This car should of been put out of service and never sold to anyone. Since the travers had so many recalls in 2014 which by the way match perfectly and more to what is wrong with this car.

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We have 2 issues. 1st was in July 2019, our power steering pump went out with on 60,000 miles on the vehicle and we were told this is a common problem with the Traverses. 2nd concern is in September 2019 our vehicle lost acceleration capabilities on the highway and the display said have stability control serviced. We had trouble making it home and after I turned the engine off for a few hours it then ran fine. It was like a computer glitch on the highway which occurred for no apparent reason and was very unsafe. We were driving straight 50 mph on a clear nice afternoon and slowed to 25 when it happened and it wouldn't accelerate properly.

The vehicle is making a noise when starting, pressing on the gas and when turning to the left or right. After checking the specific code p0017, and diagnostics from dealer its was the timing chain, steering gear and pump assemblies are the issue with my 2011 chevy Traverse. Looked up the warranties still applicable for this vehicle, special coverage 14582 (throttle, timing chain etc. ), 14329 (power steering) and special coverage n192219480 (seatbelt pretensioner).

Power steering pump is leaking there are recalls on Traverse but not our year.

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With under 30,000 miles on our vehicle, we need a new power steering pump. The power steering will stop working a various times. All under the speed for 20 mph. This seems slightly harmless because of the lack of speed, but let me tell you the dangers. My husband seems to have no issues when the power steer pump stops working, but I have issues with it. When trying to park I have almost hit car parked beside me because I can not crank on the wheel hard enough. When trying to back out I almost side swiped cars parked next to me for the same reason. Today because I could not crank the steering wheel hard enough. This caused me to hit the cart coral at our local market. Researching what the issue could been, in many forums you see a constant flow of power steering pump issues in many of the Traverses with less than 30. 000 miles on them. This is such a safety issue and there should be a recall. There has to be an issue with the manufactured power steering pump.

The power steering pump appears to intermittently fail and causes very difficult turning situations. It is unpredictable to know when this will happen and there are times when the car is completely fine and drives beautifully and then there are times when it takes every effort to turn the wheel. This happened without warning and there was nothing on the dash board to signal that a system was failing. It primarily happens at speeds less than 25 mph.

Power steering pump - vehicle is 4 years old and has only 42,000+ miles and the pump dropped fluid and quit working. I was in traffic on the highway during failure and it posed a definite safety risk as it made it almost impossible to maintain control of the vehicle. After researching the issue, it is apparent this is a common problem for these vehicles and a recall should be issued.

I purchased this vehicle in January 2017 with one owner having had it. Here it is now 2 years later and I have numerous problems with my vehicle. Some other owners have had but it still isn't part of a recall. The past year I have already spent over $1000 to fix it. Items already replaced include several sensors, wheel bearing, power steerig pump and a battery. What still needs replacing: rack and pinyon, shocks and struts, and I have an electrical problem. Currently, my windows go down but won't go up because there is an intermittent electrical problem and my radio cuts in and out. I am still paying for the car and no one is helping. Other users have reported some of the same thing. If I go to my mechanic he tells me there are thousands of service announcements. But when I look at my make and model there is only 4 recalls and if I go by VIN specifically there is none. This is ridiculous ! someone should help. With a car that isn't �that old� I shouldn't be having this many issues. I have 154,039 miles on it. It isn't safe. My window is stuck right now I'm the down position. I can move it down more but not up. I have 3 kids. My car seems to not work more than it does. Nothing like screwing over the little guy. . . Chevy number one on safety ya right.

**power steering recall*** I was driving my vehicle and in the mist of driving my vehicle steering became hard. As I went to make a turn my steering locked up and I could not make a turn without the use of force. When I had the vehicle towed to the mechanic I was told the power steering pump went out and power steering racket pinon needed to be replaced.

Noticed a loud noise coming from the engine area when I accelerated and turned the steering wheel. This happened in the city and on the highway. I took it to two mechanics who both diagnosed it with a leak in the power steering pump. They said there is a hole. This car is less than two years old and this is not normal. Also, my car continues to die when not in motion. Although my car says the battery is charged, when I go to start my car it won't start. I always make sure nothing is left on in her car. It started doing this two weeks after I bought it and it has continued since nice then. This is definitely not normal either.

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Drivers side 2nd row seat belt does not always stay latched. At 100,000 mi power steering pump went, month later lost control of steering, which turned out to be the rack. 15 months later the seals in the rack have blown out again. This is an expensive safety issue! the dealer did not see an issue as he listed 3 other makes that have the same problem. At $1400 per repair this should be a recall to keep my family safe! also informed one front strut has no oil and the other is leaking. My Chevrolet Traverse is a money pit. It is an automatic transmission that on an incline will continue to coast backwards until you either break or give it gas, this is from date of purchase.

I have a 2017 Traverse, bought it with just a few thousand miles on it back in 2017. I started having problems the day after I bought it. The car would die almost every day. Finally got that issue fixed. A few months later the washer fluid stopped working. I took it in to have it looked at and they said it had a hole in it. I had it replaced. A few months later my engine starts making a really loud noise when accelerating and my steering wheel would get so tight when I turned it, that I couldn't turn. I took it to be looked at and was told it had a hole in the steering pump and a pin needed to be replaced as well as the pump. I had that replaced. A few weeks later I'm getting gas and try to start my car and it stalls. I try to start it again and it starts, but it acts like it wants to die. The fuel gauge needle stays on e, even though I just filled my tank up. This same issue has happened 3 times now after getting gas. My steering has starting making a squeaking noise when I turn it. My engine is so loud when I'm driving, it's definitely not a normal sound. When my car sits in park with the engine in you can hear the engine whistling and revving up on its own, and then it acts as though it wants to die.

I bought a certified Chevrolet Traverse and the power steering pump went out at 59,520 miles and cost me with hoses and flush of fuel system from kuni Chevrolet 3,051. 85. I bought the car may 7, 2016. Power steering pump should be under warranty but they stated warranty ran out at 45,183 miles. This has been a common issue with chevy Traverse and needs to be set as a recall. Car was squealing and making grinding noises.

While braking at low speeds during a turn, I experience a sudden loss of power steering that is regained within moments. This has happened three times within the last two weeks. No accident has occurred as of yet. In may of 2017 I had my power steering pump replaced due to an issue with inconsistent power steering pressure during turns. This was a similar, yet seperate, issue than what is currently being experienced now.

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My power steering stopped working while driving, I managed to get to the side of the road and shut the vehicle off. I turned back on and power steering was back. The following day I took it to the shop and they told me to take it to the dealer because the power steering pump was leaking and should be under warranty. Unfortunately the dealer told me it was not under warranty and I had to have it replaced. I paid for the repair and now just a few weeks later the same thing is happening. I have the vehicle scheduled to go into the shop again on Monday.

While turning my vehicle the steering wheel becomes very hard and sometimes impossible to turn. There is nothing wrong with the power steering pump and there are no leaks in the line. It is an ongoing problem.

When I was turning into the gas station my wheels locked up my steering wheel locked up and I could not turn my steering wheel at all to the left or to the right . I put my car in park went around the car to look and see if anything was wrong around the tires nothing looked unusual got back in my car put it in drive and the steering wheel was able to unlock very scary not having control of my vehicle . When this occurred my vehicle was in motion driving into the gas station coming toward the pump when the steering locked up.

Power steering does not work at low rpm. It is very hard to park car in parking spaces, and also very hard to make tight turns at low speeds. It seems as if there is a problem with the power steering pump. This has been a constant problem for several months.

So far I have had nothing but issues with my SUV, bought a 2009 for 6,000 and had to pt 7,200 in it to get it running right. I traded it in at the dealership it was being diagnosed at thankfully. Now I have a 2011 and starting to have many issues unfortunately. First it started 3700 miles after I got my 2011 by leaving me with no power steering while trying to make a turn and almost wrecked 3 times going to the hospital. I was able to put power steering fluid in and got my power steering back but immediately took it back to the dealer. They said if I came in at 3500 miles they would have replaced the pump and whole rack under warrenty, but they didnt. So I gotta top it off every few months, no big deal. Suspension has been replaced twice, rough idle, tuned up 3 times in 42,373 miles. A/c only blows cold on driver side now, it makes a different noise every day and the dealership says I need to have the engine dropped and timing chain replaced. I cant drop 2400 bucks on something that doesnt fix the problem! way too many negative outcomes that I've read on the timing chain issue. People that have had the engine replaced had better luck than a rebuild. This is absurd because it's a great family vehicle but with these issues I really dont want to buy american made cars anymore.

There have been so many things wrong with car since we bought brand new in 2010 from the complete fuel system replaced to 3 entire brakes replaced, to transmission slipping, to tracktion stilbility control lights failing, to power steering pump , to faulty control box issues, replacement of window shield wiper motor, air conditioning/heating module. Most of this under warranity or not covered still at all in first 4 years of owning this car. Its literally a pile of junk. So many safety issues that gm wont list as a recall. People have been killed but still fail do anything. The dealer ship here in waldorf MD, to conceal what they did lately to my car in damaging the front shocks and struts wouldnt even get on the phone with a conference call with me instead refused to talk to me and also ban me from the dealership which leads to more suspicion that they are hiding the truth that they did something to damage my car. This is the only dealer in town too. This isn't the first complaint. Dont buy this car. Nothing but problems, a lemon.

Stabilitrak/traction control problems I am the owner of this vehicle that has 165,000+ miles on it. We have repaired/replaced about $6900: in 2017 evap purge valve, in 2017 upper coolant hose, 2016 water pump gasket, timing chain, 2014 catalytic converter and gaskets, 2014 water pump and front motor mount, in 2009 reverse clutch plate. Now the stability trac and traction lights both came on stating to service the brake system when you are in motion and come to a stop. Plus today, the ac does not come now. One vehicle with one owner should not have this many problems. Chevy has got to issue a recall on this 2009 model. Class action lawsuit, something needs to be done.

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After taking my vehicle in to have my oil replaced at the dealership, as I was leaving I began to experience trouble turning the steering wheel. Went to another dealership to have my vehicle looked at in route home, and was told the power steering pump and the wheel (pulley) may need to be replaced but to wait because they have over 80 2010 Traverse owners with the identical problem and gm is aware of this so lets hope soon this will be recalled to have fixed at no cost to me. It's been over two weeks and I have yet to read or hear about this issue being recalled for service repairs. I can't turn left or right at slow speeds or when parking without placing a hard strain on my back trying to turn the steering wheel. Please gm do something about this serious vehicle safety issue soon!! I can't even drive on the highway of fear this will cause me to crash and it is my only reliable transportation.

The steering rack on this vehicle went making it impossible to steer. This has been the case in many of these vehicles of this year. Prior years of this make and model have been recalled for the same issue but as of yet the 2010 has not. They replaced my steering pump and told me the rack was gone and would be 1700 to replace. The car cannot be driven as it is unsafe. The timing chain is also gone which is another issue with this make and model that Chevrolet is not dealing with. Although this does not render the vehicle unsafe it is overall a very badly designed vehicle. My major issue is the safety and read many many complaints on this make and model. I can no longer use the vehicle as it is unsafe to drive and a serious financial hardship. I bought this car in good faith according to the safety rating to transport my grandchildren and friends and it is now unsafe and unable to be driven. I am hoping for a recall of this vehicle as I have read that I am not the only one dealing with this situation. Thank you. Joan true.

Vehicle was traveling apx 25 mph and slowing for a right turn. Car died in busy traffic at intersection on a city street. No warning lights, no oil light and no engine light. Restarted vehicle and it sounded horrible and had no power. Took it into a shop to find the engine had failed due to improper oil pressure. Spun rod bearing, and timing chain failure. Car ran perfect before this incident and I adhered to oil change schedule . I still owe $20,000 on it! gm and chevy will not help, even tho I bought from a chevy dealership. Also had to replace power steering pump twice in a year. Blower motor quit working and wiper motor. After researching online, I find to these to be extremely common issues. There was a recall for timing chain and engine failure in 2009 to 2011, then again in 2013 but not 2012? why chevy?! cost to fix: $9,926. Almost half of what I owe on a vehicle ive had a year.

My chevy Traverse started making rubbing noises when making hard turns just after it hit 60,000 miles (and had its big maintenance which flushed the power steering fluid). When I took it into the shop I was told that all of the steering components needed replaced (power steering pump and rack, gear, new fluid) and then the car would need an alignment (also just had one with the last service). With a "discount" at the dealership, this cost me $2,428!!! I read that many others have had the same issue, but nothing has been recalled, so it comes out of my pocket to replace faulty parts that were used in my vehicle. I contacted gm and they offered me to extend the warranty on the parts (used the same faulty parts?) that with my mileage will last maybe three years.

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. While driving various speeds and attempting to turn left, the steering column made an abnormal whining sound. The contact also stated that the turn would be extremely hard to execute. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering gear and pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,522.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering while being operated at a low speed. The failure occurred without warning. The freemont Chevrolet dealer was contacted and diagnosed that the power steering rack and pump were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.

Knocking engine, running like a old tractor. Engine stalled!! had to replace motor. No power found tranny went bad on the middle of busy intersection. Had to replace tranny. Now power steering pump went couldn't turn the wheels on the highway. Had to replace. All repairs paid out of my pocket. Wheres the recalls?? so many people with this same year vehicle same problems. All of these have costed me several thousands of dollars out of my pocket. Also had to pay dealership for the brakes that were bad. 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 all the years happened. Wipers were the 1st to fall off got replaced.