Problems with 2011 Chevrolet Traverse POWER TRAIN

Driving at highway speed of 75 mph, the motor siezed without any warning. the motor locked and the technician said the engine needs to be replaced. he commented something wrong with the engineering of the engine specific to oil. he is concern that changing the engine may result in the same situation given the motor's design.

The engine time chain is bad. if the time chain finishes braking it will kill off all the engine making the repair over $5,000 it seems like is a very common problem on these cars with the 3.6 vvt v6 engine, as i have seen people go thru this also online many people were talking about how unrelaible these cars are on that way. i have different quotes from different mechanic shops the lowest been $2,500.

Timing chain issue code p0008 avoided crash. locked up engine weak timing chains are stretching causing the engine to lock up major safety hazard at highway speed. much more of a safety issue than the air bag or seat belt recalls

The vehicles control panel displays multiple errors such as engine power is reduced, park assist off, traction control off, brake (in red), abs and all the gages go up and down, automatic locks-lock and unlock all while driving on city street and highways. attempting to pull the car over, the transmission wont go into park. multiple times it won't start and sometimes the vehicle fails to gain speed while driving.

The timing chain when out on my 2011 chevy traverse. there are known issues with these vehicles not much older than mine and i am hearing about a lot of issues with the 2011 models as well. i think that this should be looked into. the timing chain went out when i was driving on the highway with my family and that could have turned into a deadly situation. my vehicle was purchased used but has been well maintained. with just over 100k miles and known issues with the timing chains in these vehicles i really think that it should be looked into.

Air conditioner snowflake light blinks 3 times then goes off and turns onto auto. air conditioner charged and repeats what is mentioned above.

2nd owner. at 91k miles whole electrical system blew out. cost $600 to fix. at $111k miles engine light came on. went to dealership and timing chain needed to be replaced. parked the vehicle as dealership said it keeps happening for 2011 traverse and they are waiting for recall. 6 months later decided to take car back to dealership to get fixed quoted $3800. on way to dealership (20 minutes away) going 40 miles an hour car started making machine guns noises and slowing down. pulled into a neighborhood and parked car. called a tow company and had them tow it back to the house. luckily, our neighbor works at a mechanic shop and came over. he turned the car on and it shut right off. after his examination he said my engine had seized and would need to replace it. already having to reset the electrical system now i need to replace a timing chain and replace an engine?? seems after reading all of the complaints the 2011 traverse has major issues and this needs to be addressed!

Timing chain

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. while driving approximately 45 mph, the traction control warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle failed to accelerate. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. a dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

'timing chain'. recently engine light appears on and goes off while driving my 2011 chevy traverse lt 3.6l with almost 113,000 miles. i used my scanner and codes p0008 and p0017 appeared. after doing my research i discovered that, 1. the codes are for the engine timing chain. 2. tons of customers that own the same make, model and year as mine along with many different gm model vehicles that have the 3.6 l engine, are having the same code and engine problem. 3. gm knows about this issue since they have extended the warranty up to 120,000 miles on some of the 2011 chevy traverse's and other gm makes and models. gm advised me that my vin is not covered and i should bring my vehicle to the closest gm dealer to have them diagnose the problem. i brought my vehicle to adams chevrolet located in havre de grace, maryland on 01/10/19. adams chevrolet tech stats: found codes p0008 and 0017. found timing is not in sync due to faulty timing chains. stated customer declined repairs at this time. customer would need to replace timing chains and actuators. i contacted gm a second time a few days after i ...

Bad shuddering in between shifting gears at low speeds. mechanic determined that it is 3-5-r wave plates in the transmission. in accordance to the chevrolet garage, this is an on going problem in traverses and have replaced them in numerous vehicles. if not corrected immediately, it will lead to a replacement of the transmission..

I was driving on a highway and my car lost power, it showed "traction control off" and then "service stabilatrack" i was able to coast off the side of the road and the engine shut off and it will not restart. had to have it towed to a repair shop and waiting to hesr from them.

Without warning, i get an alert on my information panel that stabilitrak is off and traction control needs servicing. at the same time, the vehicle downshifts hard and rapidly decelerates. several months ago, the check engine light started coming on at random times resulting in an emission error code. the catalytic converter was replaced. a month later, same error code. this current problem happens frequently at various speeds while in motion only.

I got my car 6 months ago, so far the brakes went out, rotors went out, all struts had to be reolaced, heater broke, air conditioner leakes, and now timing chains need to be replaved. i found an inspection completed 2 weeks before i bought my car done at another dealership. the list of issues is scary.

Bought car certified used in 4/2014 from dealer who performed recall 13079 (water pump shaft leak). while driving on highway at 68 mph, car lost power, overheated with smoke coming from hood. wife was driving with kids in back - could have gotten into an accident or car could have caught fire. local shop says water pump leaked and failed causing coolant leak. called gm reg. defective recall work and for reimbursement for repair costs - they refused saying its not a safety issue and that the original work wasn't a recall but a customer satisfaction program. i disagree - car could have gotten into accident due to lost power and could have caught on fire. gm should issue recall and reimburse costs for defective worksmanship.