The timing chain needs to be replaced and is a known problem with chevrolet even though they have not done a recall. eats oil, ticks and my check engine light is on. my mechanic looked at it and said it was the timing chain. i don't have 3k to fix my car.
While driving at normal traffic and highway speeds, the vehicle will sometimes reduce speeds on its own and the transmission will drop to 2nd gear. the sevice engine light will flash and the dash will read traction control off. sometimes the engine will also misfire. the vehicle will sometimes correct itself and return to normal driving or it has to be turned off to reset. some forum users suggest replacing the throttle due to carbon buildup. this is can cause confusion with a driver which may result in a collision.
My wife was driving on the highway when it lost significant power and started rattling violently. she was able to pull into a business parking lot. stabilitrak system, traction control, check engine lights all came on. after sitting for about 10 minutes, it started back up with less violent shaking but still with reduced power, she was able to 'limp' to the pellegrino dealership in williamstown, nj. it had fault codes p0300 and p0303 for random engine misfire and cylinder 3 misfire. they diagnosed as "minimally needing cylinder #3 fuel injector plus additional diagnostics afterwards to determine full extent of issue" first threshold would be $1500 and possibly several thousand possibly including an engine replacement. they offered $2000 trade-in toward another vehicle there. with hardly any diagnostics, i was surprised of 'possible engine replacement' diagnosis, so i took the vehicle to another shop to do the fuel injector replacement plus check plugs, coils (all good), clean remaining fuel injectors and intake manifold for a fraction of what the dealership quoted. cylinder compression was good, but the same random misfire p0300 code and p0303 codes still come up and idles very rough ...
I was driving down the road going 45 miles an hour when the engine of the traverse just shut off while driving. i was extremely lucky that i was able to coast to a safe spot but there was no power steering. i was on a 2 lane road that gets a lot of fast traffic and was barely able to get to safety.car would not start up again but electrical was still on.traction control light lit up briefly a week before the incident. at the time of engine shut off-there were no warning lights or any indication. this is a manufacturing defect that has been well documented-so many people have complained about the exact same thing happening. i can't believe that no one is taking these vehicles off of the road! this is so crazy dangerous-someone has to do something to get these vehicles off of the road. someone is going to get killed.
My husband and i went to the store with our two kids just to grab some groceries. we live less than 5 miles from the grocery store. on our way home the car started shaking while idling and acted like it was going to stall out on us. we were in the middle of the intersection when the car decided to start sputtering, shaking violently and then shut off. thankfully enough we were able to pull into a parking lot to try and figure out what happened. after multiple attempts the car finally started back up. we were not able to go above 20 mph. we found out that the fuel pump went out so we spent the $300 to replace that. once that was replaced we thought we were in the clear. about two days later the same thing happened again except i was on the expressway doing about 70-80 mph. same thing, was able to start it up again after multiple attempts, couldn't go above 40 mph this time. about two months ago we started having p0017, p0018, p0019 trouble codes pop up. we tried to replace the sensors and they were still popping up. we cleared them, ...
Tl* the contact's husband owns a 2012 chevrolet traverse. while driving 25 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle lost power. the contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road and placed the gear in neutral. the vehicle would not restart. the insurance company towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the timing belt was fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was towed to harpel brothers (2305 east 10th st, glencoe, minnesota 55336, 320-864-5181) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 102,000. the vin was unknown.
I will be driving down the road, either on highway or city street and all of a sudden a warning light comes on that says service stabilitrak/reduce engine power/traction control. the next day it will run fine.
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 chevrolet traverse. while the vehicle was parked at a grocery store, the engine caught on fire. the contact stated that the entire front end of the vehicle and the engine were badly burned. the fire department extinguished the fire. a fire report was not filed. the contact stated that he was not aware of any warning indicators being illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and deemed destroyed. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the cause of the fire was not determined. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
While accelerating to merge back onto the highway from the exit the suv stopped accelerating. the check engine light came on and it just shut off. it was coasted to the shoulder and tried restarting it but nothing happened. checked the oil dipstick and it was reading empty. two quarts of oil was added and it still wouldn't start. the suv had been driven about 4k miles since purchased with no oil change but at no point did the oil light come on to say it was low. it was towed to rincon chevy where they said it was catastrophic internal engine failure and engine to have no compression. contacted the dealership it was purchased from, waldorf honda, and they continued to say the oil not being changed at 3k miles for the problem. they continued to ignore the fact that i called them the day after purchase that i noticed a hesitation while driving. told them a second time in person about it and was told to drive it until something happens. i have read other instances about these same types of problems. this is a major safety issue for anyone as for riding in this suv was a ...
My car has been very well taken care of and still is only at 70,000 miles. prior to a 1000 mile road time with my husband and two children i went in for a regular maintenance and to prep for the trip. after getting back my struts went out, apparently a chevy defect. after paying upwards of $1,000.00 to replace and check everything we headed on the road. no less that 60 miles from home, while going 65 on the freeway, my car lost all power. power steering, ac, the whole thing just shut down! we barely made it to the side of the freeway to be safe from the traffic, again, my children are in this car in 90+ degree weather on the side of a freeway! i am now in the process and finding out that chevy, american made crap, has had this happen before to families, putting them at risk, leaving them stranded and has not done any recalls on this dangerous matter. the car didn't slow down, it lost power, it lost everything and we would have be slammed by multiple other cars if my husband didn't make a fast move off the freeway. how can ...
My complaint is while i'm driving my car is it loses all power and shuts down and most cause me to wreck, luckly i was able to come to a complete stop before wrecking. we have seen this problem with alot of chevy traverse.
The check engine light came on showing codes p0018 and p0019, the vehicle will start to idle and the traction controls come on and the vehicle goes into safety mode not able to go above 30 miles/hour. mechanic stated that it was indicating issues with timing belt, but that it was very common for this vehicle to have issues with timing belt tensioners going bad.
The vehicle began running rough on the highway and a display said service battery charging system. pulled to the shoulder and turned off car. attempted one restart but the engine sounded rough so shut it off immediately. car towed to mechanic. mechanic found 3 codes related to the timing chain and metal shavings in oil and filter. engine needs to be replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet traverse. on three separate occasions, the traction control indicator illuminated and the vehicle decelerated. the vehicle lost power steering ability, but was able to coast over to the side of the road. in addition, on two occasions, the vehicle was restarted and able to drive normally. the vehicle was taken to yark chevrolet (located at 9830 waterville swanton rd, whitehouse, oh 43571, (419) 877-7658) where it was diagnosed, but a failure code could not be found. the contact also stated that the failures recurred a third time while driving 70 mph. in addition, the engine failed and the steering seized. the contact was able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road, but failed to restart. the vehicle was towed back to yark chevrolet where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: [xxx]. the approximate failure mileage was 126,000. parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *cc
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