Problems with 2010 Chevrolet Traverse POWER TRAIN

Pulled into the driveway and put vehicle into park and turned vehicle off removed key and when i took my foot off the break the vehicle started rolling backwards. after getting to flat ground where it would not roll i tried to restart it and it would not start. i could not move the shift lever at all either. had a mechanic friend look at it and he manually pulled the linkage forward to click it into park so i could restart it and move the vehicle. everytime i stop and put it in park now it has to be pulled into park manually from under the hood. have not heard yet what the problem actually is. heard 2009 vehicles had same issue and recall was issued for it. this is definately not a good situation. potentially could have been very dangerous.

P10017 and p0018- timing chains gone bad

Randomly my car will have problems shifting gears using going into 3rd gear and the rpm will shoot up. also when putting the car in reverse it hesitates and then starts sputtering. once i turned the car off and restarted it it started shifting normally but about 10 minutes later it started again. i have this problem when i'm on the city streets or on the interstate. i wonder why there havent been a recall for this because i see there's other owners going through this and i have less than 101,000 miles on my car.

Traction control/stabilink system does not work properly. vehicle will lose power while accelerating. there is a grinding noise which slowes the vehicle down. this happens each time the vehicle is driven. this is very dangerous when pulling out into traffic or onto highways where others are traveling at fast rate of speed. i see many complaints on the web when researching 2010 chevy traverse for problems. the vin number of my vehicle is not included in recall but symptoms are the same as vehicles that were recalled.

Been having a problem with the traction system stalibak need help getting it fixed it's a known problem for a lot of people.

I was parked the traction control light came on. when i started driving the car would only go 10 mph. when i looked up the problemb it sounds like a lot of traverse owners are having the same problem why have they not recalled. for this issue

Had the timing chain replaced once we only have 80000 miles on truck and light is on a again good maintenance and good quilty oil oil only in vehicle. engine light came codes say timing chine.

Vehicle was on the highway when i got off the exit the car started making a weird noise . i tried making a right and the car jerked and almost flipped over it's the third time it does this . this is a huge safety concern. i tried fixing the issue all three times and it keeps happening .

Door locks unlock/lock and then the car seems to go into neutral and the rpm goes to about 7,000. this has killed the engine twice. gm has assigned a case number 8-423-8930914. tcm, catalytic converter and neutral switch had been replaced and no change. happens at various speeds - 75, 55,40,8mph and stopped. this has happened at least 30 times in the 34 days that we have owned it. it has been into the dealership four times.

The ac is hissing and smoke is coming out of the vents i can't believe there has not been a recall as i see this is a common occurrence with these vehicles!

In 2014, i had the timing chain issues. gm covered all but $1,000 of the repair. now again, 4 years later, and 40,000 miles on the timing chain that was replaced, i'm having the exact same issue. dealer says timing chain needs to be replaced. i am over the 5 year, 100,000 mile powertrain warranty, so they tell me it won't be covered and it will all by at my own expense. this is an engineering flaw, and we the consumers are expected to foot the bill. it's not fair, and needs to expand their timing chain warranty from to the extended warranty with the extended service 11340-c. or do a complete recall!!! how there hasn't been a class action lawsuit yet is beyond me....

I took my car to the dearler in waldorf maryland when i went to pick up my car i noticed the front end was down, i drove like i was on a tractor. it was not this way when i dropped it off. i have 3 different people that can vouch for this. the dealer ship nor gm will give me an answer. the asst ser mgt said if the mechanic failed to say something he apologized . when on the phone with gm the dealer ship would not talk to me on the phone for an explaintion but said we did nothing to your car but would not ralk on the phone only proving to be hiding something of the truth.

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.

Check engine light displays then engine power reduced warning comes on, causing the vehicle to slow at any time (very dangerous when on the freeway). the throttle needle and car shakes and car will cut off and stall to turn on again.

At 90,000 miles, a p0008 code came up and the entire timing chain system needed to be replaced. the cost was $2870.00 because the entire motor had to be dropped. if the vehicle was a 2009, they would have repaired it under warranty but because it was a 2010, chevy would not do anything about it.

P008 p0017 same problems with earlier years. this should be covered as well. driving and check engine light comes on to show these codes. cost for repair is way too much money.

Power steering and timing chain failed in vehicle at 74k miles. there are several complaints regarding the same issues from other owners of this vehicle. general motors has not accepted responsibility for this issue which has been widely reported. while in motion on november 4, 2017, our vehicle became difficult to maneuver eventually shutting off. upon trying to restart the vehicle we heard a grinding sound. we immediately pushed the vehicle to a near by reputable repair shop. upon their evaluation it was determined the timing chain was faulty and needed to be replaced. we contacted general motors to inform them of the issue, they responded by having us to tow our vehicle to don brown chevrolet in saint louis missouri. general motors asked us to authorize don brown to "break down" the vehicle in which we agreed. we were then informed because of a cost analysis being performed by general motors and don brown, a break down of the vehicle was not necessary and nothing would be done by the manufacturer to repair the power steering or timing chain. it is widely reported old timing chains were installed in 2009-2011 chevy traverse which has led to several engine failures and inoperable vehicles of consumers across the country. it is irresponsible for general motors to have not issued a recall on these vehicles with timing chains that stretch and cause engine damage. general motors has placed a hardship on families when they refuse to cover the very expensive cost of these repairs. we purchased our vehicle less than 2 years ago from a chevy dealer and to have it to become impossible to steer and shut off in traffic is very dangerous and needs to be investigated. general motors has not offered any relief with an issue known to them.being out of warranty and not purchasing an extended warranty should exclude defects as in the ones stated in this complaint.

Timing chain was replaced apr 2015 at 60,380 miles, timing chain needs replaced again oct 2017 at 77,689 miles, major part of engine should not have failed this quickly, timing chain is defective? may have caused loss of power, at high speeds during freeway driving, with possible devastating results, found numerous articles online describing this problem

Premature stretching of the timing chain. this is a documented and admitted defect by general motors for the 2009 model year traverse vehicles, service bulletins 10287c - april 2012 and 11340a - may 2012. our vehicle, which is labeled as an early 2010 model year vehicle (built in october 2009) was built in the same factory (spring hill, tn) and with the same components (3.6l v6 engine) as the vehicles that were included in the bulletins but we did not receive the extended coverage. our vehicle should be covered in the special program.

Received engine code p0008 within 24 hours of purchasing used from russ darrow dealership

Randomly transmission gets stuck in gear and will not shift. stop the car, turn off and then start and problem usually clears and transmission will shift normally. problem may clear for a week , a couple of days or may happen again on re-start. does not seem to be a pattern to failure. can happen at start-up or after the car has been driven for awhile in the middle of traffic. appears to be stuck in a lower gear since this happens @ 20 mph. can happen on highway when slowing down for construction and then try to speed up but can not - must pull over and re-start car.

Check engine light came on at about 78,000 miles. dealer indicated it was the drive chain needed repair ($2000-2500). this problem was covered by special policy #11340b ' special coverage adjustment ' timing chain wear " in 2009 chevy traverse models. my vehicle has had excellent maintenance and care, usually by the dealer. this should not be an issue at only 78,000 miles.

Engine light is on/off lately, codes p0017 camshaft position correlation bank 1 & p0008 engine position system performance bank 1.

Transmission gets stuck after about 3rd gear and does not want to shift causing vehicle to jerk violently and driver is not able to control the speed of the vehicle. does not happen every time, happens once in a while out the blue when driving on city streets or highways. also heard of this happening on other vehicles same make and model. please look into this for future problems with this company.

At 88,000 mile i have recieved a p0008 code - timing chains. this is odd to have stretched timing chains at this mileage. reviewing similar complaints on the internet, this seems to be a common problem with 3.6 l engines made before 2011. i contact gm with no avail. being such a common complaint by many why isn't gm standing behind this problem?

Soon after purchasing my 2010 chevrolet traverse in january of 2017, i brought it to a transmission specialist to have it serviced. they indicated that it was about to fail and it needed major work. i contacted a local gm dealer to see if there were any recalls and to see if i should have it serviced by gm staff. they said that there were no recalls and i should have the transmission specialist, buffomatic transmission service, do the work. i did so and buffomatic found that the transmission wave plate had failed causing other components to also fail costing me $4860.00. i did some research, which was confirmed by buffomatic, that this wave plate problem is common in gm transmissions and a recall has been issued on other gm models but not the traverse. i sent requests to both the dealer and gm directly that this recall be extended to my traverse. both denied my request. i am therefore appealing to nhtsa that gm be required to honor the wave plate recall and refund me the $4860.00 i paid for the transmission repairs. thank you.

Check engine light stayed on. when brought to the dealer i was told that the code was indicating that the timing chain was stretched and needed to be replaced. the car has less than 80,000 miles and has had excellent maintenance. this problem also occurred with 2009 traverses and gm extended the warranty on those models to 120,000miles/10 years and paid for the repair. when calling gm about this same problem in the 2010, we were told there was nothing they would do. the dealer told us it would cost us 3,200 to fix the problem. this problem has been reported on various sites by thousands of people. we were told if the problem was not fixed it could cause extreme engine damage when it breaks. gm should take responsibility for this defect before someone has a serious accident as a result.

Several malfunction indicator warning lights and messages continue to appear on the driver console under certain driving conditions. they warn "service stabilitrak" ; "service traction control" ; and, "engine power is reduced" these malfunction alert are accompanied by a severe deceleration of the vehicle and no response or very modest response when the accelerator is depressed. this issue has presented itself four (4) separate times in 2016 and 2017 while the vehicle was being driven on highways (3 times at speeds of 60 mph) and always when the temperature has been near or below freezing (32 degrees). gm has notified me of this issue impacting cars of the same year, make and model. however, the vehicle on board computer (obc) clears after the 3rd restart (according to the dealership) and proof of the error via the obc is wiped out (only leaving me with video and pictures, which gmc will not honor in its repair protocol). as stated, this reoccurring issue is being experienced at high speeds on busy highways and the car will quickly throttle down to speeds of 30-40 mph -- which is a very dangerous situation in a highway environment (like the 495 beltway in washington, dc). i truly fear for my safety in driving this vehicle and gmc is complacent in having me prove through the obc that this is happening, and then having a dealership recreate the issue. there a hundreds of references to this issue as i searched the internet for answers long before gmc reached out to me. gmc is playing games with consumers and advising that this issue dows not pose to safety hazard. my experiences in this vehicle are proof that their claims are false. please investigate this issue --- contact me --- gm's protocol is getting in the way of addressing dangerous vehicle issues.

I have an issue with the electrical system when the vehicle gets wet from rain or any kind of moisture i lose all warning chimes, blinkers on occasion, and the lights will flicker at times. defective timing chains in a vehicle that was manufactured in 2009 where an extended warranty was issued for vehicles having faulty timing chains but since my vehicle was sold as a 2010 i don't qualify for the special extended warranty. while driving around a bend with the defective timing chain i have encountered a loss of power on the highway which almost caused a wreck while my kids were in the car on a trip. *tr

Our 2010 traverse has just over 91,000 miles on it. we took our vehicle to a local gm dealer to have a check engine light diagnosed. the dealer came back and informed me we needed to have our timing belts replaced and would cost at least $3000 to repair. the more i dug into this diagnosis, i've come across numerous posts from other '09-'10 owners with the same issue. some had experienced sudden loss in power while traveling at highway speeds and others hadn't even had a check engine light come on. there were some owners that had to have these items replaced at around 60,000mi. i have reached out to gm and they informed me that there is nothing they can do to help alleviate this cost, nor are they in a position to issue a recall. they also informed me that we missed the 'warranty period' by a year and a half and that there are no 'special bulletins' related to my vehicle. i asked if they had an increase in other calls about this same issue and they denied any knowing of this. my dealership told me that they are seeing such an increase in this issue that they keep an inventory of parts on hand and they perform at least 3 timing chain repairs a week. i'm fortunate that our dealership is working with us on doing what they can to alleviate some of the cost, but gm is not doing anything on their end to acknowledge there is a potential problem or willing to help out.

i am writing because i have had this vehicle a little over 1 year and put less than 18,000 miles on it and yet it is constantly in the shop for costly repairs. i am currently wondering where drivetime sources these vehicles from because a used car should not have to be in the shop as much as my car is especially when drivetime's chosed extended warranty company aeverex only wants to pay for repairs that they deem fair to pay for which is a disadvantage for a buyer such as myself. i have consistently paid my note on time and got the run around for 2 weeks on the last repairs that aeverex took their time addressing. i don't mind making minor repairs like tires or maybe a hole in the muffler but to have to replace a timing chain within a week of the purchase and an engine flywheel and starter in barely a year of the purchase makes it seem as if these cars were broken down before being sold to unsuspecting customers such as myself by drivetime and their refusal to assist to the customers in their time of need makes it seem as if they were intentional on getting these damaged goods off of their hands. i am filing this formal complaint with the national highway traffic safety administration because this is an important issue as my car has stopped in the middle of oncoming highway traffic and i could have been killed. this vehicle is a true lemon and i only wished that i had done more research on drivetime before purchasing from them. i have had to replace wipers in the first month in addition to the timing chain and tires the next month, front brake lights, back brake lights, a flexplate, a flywheel, and multiple other repairs. please respond and offer some type of assistance.

I am having timing chain issues as everyone else i have seen or read about my sub only 78,000 miles and gm will not extend the warranty on this part

Timing chain dead at just 106,000 miles

June 2016, approx. 114,000 mi - felt a lurch in stop & go traffic; flashed "service stabilitrak," "service traction control," "backup alerts = off". the check engine light appeared. a few miles down the road when traffic sped up, i realized i only had one gear and could not accelerate above 60mph. a serious problem on the interstate! several hours later, the check engine light remained on, but the car drove normally -- straight to the repair shop, where it was deemed to need $2400 in transmission repair due to the following fault codes: p182e & c0561. they will replace the transmission mode shift sensor and the transmission control module. the mechanic also informed us that we will eventually need a $700 repair for the control arms in the rear suspension -- ge has corrected a known fault in the parts. all this is on top of a $3000 repair done in april 2015 at 92,500 mi. for known steering defects. in that case, as the traverse warmed up, the power steering got hard to turn. gm repaired part of the problem at no cost, replacing power steering pump and gear housing. another mechanic completed the replacement of the rack and pinion assembly that was also part of the problem. these are both substantial defects and repairs needed in a vehicle that was expected to last much longer before needing more than routine maintenance.

The timing chain has stretched and the dealer says it will take 19 hours to change it. auto mfg went to timing chains from rubber belts, so they don't have to change it. the warranty is for 5 yrs or 100,000 miles. this is a known issue and the warranty for this expensive job should be extended. once the chain brakes, the car is done. the car makes noise and doesn't accelerate properly because of this issue. first noticed the check engine light on about 6 months or so ago. it wasn't until we broke down in canada that the dealer there said it was the timing chain when they replaced the throttle body.

Without any warning the shifting gear stop working when placed on park, the truck moves forward or backwards depending on where i park it, the person washing my truck was lucky to be able to stop it when he noticed it was moving backwards when parked uphill, it could have been a terrible accident possibly fatal!

My transmission has gone out in my suv. when researching about traverse transmissions i have found that every year model that has been made has problems with the transmission when they reach 80,000+ miles. chevy has a recall and updated warranty for 2009 models but not other models. i think a major recall needs to done on the traverse due to transmission issues. if you go to www.chevytraverseforum.com or even just google chevrolet traverse transmission problems hundreds of angry customers comment about the problems they have with the traverse's transmission.

I got a card in mail from chevy stating if i was having throttle issues to take it and a dealership would fix it. we had the engine light come on a week or less than that before we got the card. the car was having issues gong or being sluggish. we take it in and they said they fixed it but within a day we had the engine come on and it continued the same problem. they tried to blame the throttle body but now say its the timeing chains and it will be 1600+ just for labor. this is the same problem we had before and now they say we are out of warranty. when we were there for the first time it was supposed to be in warranty until 98000 and we have 96000 on it.

My traverse just pulled a p0008 and p0017 engine code. after bringing it to the mechanic, i had an oil flush and induction system cleaning. the following day the p0008 code when off again. this is specific for the timing chain and cylinder heads. apparently there was a recall and warranty extension for 08-09 chevy traverses however that has not transferred over to my particular model year. my vehicle is 1 year out of warranty with only 63,000 miles on it. my repairs are to be an estimated $4,000 - $6,300 but am being offered a 50/50 split that i feel is still unacceptable on a vehicle with only 63,000 miles.

Engine was running rough; vehicle was sluggish. check engine light came on. dealership, burlington chevrolet, ran a diagnostic and there were some failed codes (p0011 and p008), all related to the camshaft and timing chains. to repair, it would cost about $2,700 since i was six months over the powertrain warranty. they contacted gm and they stated that it would cost me $681 plus tax. i agreed to have the repairs completed which also included replacing the waterpump which was leaking. i have read online that timing chain problems on have occurred more frequently on 2007-2010 chevy traverse, saturn outlook, gmc acadia, and buick enclave. all of these suv's have the 3.6 liter v6 engine with dual overhead cams. what is happening on these vehicles is that the timing chains are stretching which leads to correlation errors with the cam sensors and actuators. after 2010, general motors has seemed to correct the problem with updated chains and ecm calibrations.

I have had the power train repaired twice, once while under warranty, and then at cost. i have paid more than $2k on the repair and yet the check engine light stays on and a check of the error codes reveals the same problem. the vehicle has failed emissions testing as a result of the problem. i've seen numerous complaints on this site with the same issues. there's definitely a defect within this model year's engine system involving the power train. i am requesting an investigation and possible recall. i can't put out more money to fix a maintenance problem that will never be fixed. the car shakes as if it's idle when driving and the check engine light blinks off and on profusely. i'm afraid to drive it fearing something terrible will happen. the car was taken to waldorf chevrolet. they are not cooperative with providing service details, one because they claim to have a new system. and they are not helpful with understanding why the power train continues to be an issue after they "repaired" it. i do have a copy of the repair documents it needed. also, one set of seat belts in the second row have fallen apart on its own (meaning there were being used as designed and the fastener just crumbled)

Engine appears to have a significant loss of power. code p0008 comes up on the code reader and scanning the engine with a scan tool reveals that the timing chain is having issues. with some research i found nhtsa reference- 10043857 and tsb reference- sb-11340 for this issue. gm states that it was an issue with 2006 to 2009 models. i feel though that the problem has not gone away with the 2010 model as the customer service lady at gm seems to indicate. i also have heard that gm has extended the coverage to 10 years / 120k miles for this issue. im getting nowhere with gm so far!

I have been hearing noise coming from vehicle for the last 2months,i have had 3 recalls on my vehicle in the last year.the noise is coming from the engine area,they meaning the machanics cannot figure out where the noise is coming from. theyhave finally figured it out and its coming om the engine/also there was a recallon the anti freeze container and i brought it to kerbeck in atlantic city they said there is no problems/there is a leak coming from somewhere!! this veh is not worth my time and energy. should i repair the product after there was a recall and no problems,im disgusted by this matter and if i could get a hold of a gm i would tell him where my thoughts are on this veh..

Brought the 2010 chevy traverse to dealer for a leaking water pump that was fixed under warranty in november. vehichle was in reduced power mode once it was started up after work was completed on water pump. at that time i was informed the timing chain was stretched and had to be replaced. the gm dealer quoted me $1834 to replace. unacceptable at this mileage for a timing chain to be stretched that much. gm needs to recall these vehichles for this and many other items and fix their junk that they turn out for top dollar. that isn't an easy tab to pick up for most of us.

Check-engine malfunction indicator light came on; vehicle rides rough and stalls occasionally; poor engine performance. took vehicle to sts tire & auto bordentown nj. two codes were noted: p0011 and p0024 - camshaft position (timing over-advanced or system performance issue). should be covered under powertrain warranty. *tr

For a couple of months my car was overheating. i checked the coolant levels and saw they were low, topped them off and paid it no mind. the engine light came on and then the car started reducing power while i was driving on the express way with no warning or indicator lights. to remedy this i would have to pull over and restart the car and for a day or two it would be fine. strangely the engine light went off and i had no problem for weeks. i went to get a oil change at a non dealership shop and after the engine light came on. i went to the auto supply to get the code read and was told it was the code p0008, the clerk looked it up to find it is a common timing chain problem. he told me it was a saved code and that this is a repeat issue. i had the same problem occur and repaired under warranty in april 2012. i took the car to the dealership to be charged $67 to tell me the dreadful news and because i was out of warranty the repair would be out of pocket. longer story short as i worked feverishly with gm customer assistance to get cost assistance the problem became worse. when i finally get a 50/50 split the car began over heating more quickly to the point i could not drive it. when i took the care to be repaired coolant was leaking and the water pumped needed to be replaced. in may 2013 i had my coolant topped off for what the dealership documented as recall 13079 water pump shafter seal leaks. i found out that the water pump leak can damage the timing chain. i think chevrolet and gm should cover this cost when they knew the water would leak and would need replacing but not before it caused timing chain related driving issues. *tr

Apr.2015: vehicle constantly stalled, engine light on at less than 60k. oct. 2015: had to replace the starter twice and repair the fly wheel. repair costs=$2,000. engine light still on. timing chain problems, additional $2600 est. costs. vehicle needs inspection and will not pass with codes p0018-0007 stored. not fair that we should have to incure these costs. gm should cover this under their "special policy" for known issues with this. current vehicle mileage 80k. car is not safe to drive. engine could fail at any time.

While driving around 40 mph several dtc codes appeared on the dic including stability service and engine power reduced. vehicle speed reduced significantly (20-30mph) while in moving traffic and extremely bad weather conditions. took vehicle to the dealer who reported codes of p0008 (timing chain stretched), p2610 (ecm faults) and p2101 or p1122 (not sure but dealer stated throttle body control error). vehicle is under 5 years old (purchased in aug 2010) and under 100,000 miles to timing chain and ecm were covered in full under gm warranty. throttle body coverage was removed in 2009 (per what i've read on the internet) and was not covered. dealer agreed to split cost (they covered labor, i paid for parts at dealer cost). good deal on the warranty and dealership's honorable effort to fix my 2010 chevy traverse but there are many complaints about the timing chain and throttle body and lost power while driving in traffic. this is a serious safety issue and gm should recall all vehicles involved and not wait until there is injury or death involved. *tr

Power steering needs to be replaced due to a high pitched noise and steering failure.

I had my vehicle diagnosed with a timing chain issue that is common to this engine. gm has a special coverage adjustment (#11340a) that is having their dealerships changing out the defective timing chains up to the model year 2009. my vehicle is registered as a 2010 but has a build date of 11/09 and i believe should be included in this special coverage. i have been told by both gm and the dealership that they are going to be of no assistance in this matter. the repair will cost around $4500.00.