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2010 Chevrolet Traverse Electronic Stability Control Problems

55
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

What owners report

  • traction control · 33 records
  • engine power · 19 records
  • check engine · 13 records
  • engine light · 13 records
  • control service · 12 records
  • light came · 11 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi24
100–150k mi10
30–60k mi8
150–400k mi4
1–30k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 8, 2016 · 99,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Suspension

    While driving our vehicle some sensors starting to go off and we started losing power to the vehicle which in turn caused a huge and very dangerous situation. The traverse we were driving showed a traction control, service stabilitrak signal. It began to lose power and slow down. If we were in the middle of the highway we would have wrecked, luckily we were not. I have noticed that this has been an issue on many…

    ODI 10824875

  • December 1, 2015 · 70,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was driving on highway going 70mph. Traction control/stabilitrak off came on dash along with park assist off. I felt the engine lose power and speed dropped to 25mph. I has to swerve and miss several cars from hitting me due to this reduce speed on the highway. Pressed on the peddle to speed up and the engine would not go past 1st gear ( well at least that's what it felt like) i had the car towed home. To afraid…

    ODI 10808097

  • November 28, 2015 · 100,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control

    Stabilitrak/traction control/reduce engine power. While driving down interstate 75 north in tn on november 28, 2015 at approximately 10:30pm with my husband, 6 year old, and 3 year old; my 2010 chevrolet traverse suddenly dinged and then the flashed the following messages on my display: stabilitrak, traction control, reduce engine power. This resulted in a rapid deceleration from about 75mph to about 25mph. We…

    ODI 10807398

  • October 23, 2015 · 160,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    My car could have gotten me killed. I was on my way to work,stopped at a stop sign and when i mashed the gas to go it said stability track off ,motor reduced. My car literally was in the road with traffic coming. There was no way to turn it off . Another day i had to pull over on a four lane because it done the same and wouldn't go. This is so dangerous to anyone who has these chevy traverse.i have looked at many…

    ODI 10786225

  • August 21, 2015 · 67,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control

    I have a 2010 chevy traverse lt with 67000 miles. Last month while driving my all the controls started going crazy and error message was saying "traction control off, service stabilitrac, service traction control" service stabilitrak / reduced engine / traction control off/ parking assist off message appeared on the dic and the car went into "reduced engine power" mode and would only blem to have been fixed. Now…

    ODI 10758491

  • June 24, 2015

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. While driving approximately 50 mph, the abs and electronic stability control warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled over and powered the vehicle off and back on. The vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure occurred multiple times during the day. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the stability traction system needed to be…

    ODI 10743319

  • June 11, 2015 · 90,889 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. While driving approximately 60 mph, the abs and electronic stability control warning indicators illuminated. The speed reduced to 25 mph and the accelerator pedal failed to respond. When the contact pulled over and powered the vehicle off and back on, the warning indicators were no longer illuminated and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure recurred on two…

    ODI 10724793

  • April 1, 2015 · 60,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. While driving above 50 mph in temperatures below 40 degrees, the "service stabilitrack, engine powering slow" message would display and the speed would suddenly reduce to approximately 30 mph. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer (hubler chevrolet in rushville, in) were notified and did not assist. The vin was invalid. The…

    ODI 11081105

  • February 27, 2015 · 76,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine

    On the way to longview texas, we were driving on the loop in palestine when the stabilitrak light came on, the check engine light came on, and park assist light came on. The vehicle lost power quickly and we had to cross two lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder. I am pregnant and my (xxx) year old was in the car. Vehicle was towed, i had to pay for a rental car. The bacon chevrolet in palestine charged me $150 to…

    ODI 10716293

  • February 24, 2015 · 82,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine

    Me & my family were driving on the highway, doing 65 mph, & suddenly the chime in my vehicle goes off, & in the display window it reads service traction control, service stabilitrak & park assist off. Also the engine light & i believe the stabilitrak light come on. Then the vehicle just slows down & when i try to push the gas to go, it will not go over 20 mph. I put my hazard lights on & luckily i was just a few…

    ODI 10760629

  • February 19, 2015 · 86,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control

    My wife was running errands with 2010 traverse and the bell started chiming while driving down the road. "service traction control, service stabilitrak and reduced engine power" came up on dash display and she had hardly enough power to drive around town. I advised her to turn it off and restart it, it worked for a few miles but it happened again. I looked up symptoms online and found many reports of this problem…

    ODI 10689500

  • February 14, 2015 · 85,380 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine

    Was driving my chevy traverse at around 45mph when suddenly received vehicle notifications stating "service traction control service stabilitrac and reduced engine power." immediately i was at a loss of engine power and was suddenly reduced to 15mph nearly being rear-ended. I had to vear off the road, shut the vehicle down, and then restart it only to make it another mile up the road before the symptoms occurred…

    ODI 10683554

  • January 8, 2015 · 79,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    My 2010 traverse experienced a severe safety issue this morning. While driving approximately 65 mph, the traction control warning light illuminated and the engine speed was immediately reduced to approximately 15 mph. This occurred without warning and in heavy freeway traffic nearly causing my vehicle to be rear ended by several other cars. I turned on my hazard signal and managed to reach the road shoulder after…

    ODI 10671194

  • December 16, 2014 · 69,722 miles

    Electronic Stability Control

    2010 traverse. Displayed showed traction control off, service stabilitrac, engine power reduced. The car suddenly dropped to 25mph. I see these problems all over and it seems as if my vin isn't covered. This could have caused serious harm to my family and others. Had car in the shop two months earlier because the drive train had to be replaced. *tr

    ODI 10672957

  • December 15, 2014 · 93,831 miles

    Electronic Stability Control

    Stabilitrak light comes on/off, message shows that stabilitrak/park assist are off randomly. Numerous complains for chevrolet stabilitrak issues. Traverseforum.net, edmonds.com. Stability control is a federally mandated feature, the nhtsa should be vigorously researching these complaints. *tr

    ODI 10664465

  • November 26, 2014 · 84,161 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Traction Control System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. While driving approximately 65 mph, the transmission downshifted independently. The electronic stability control and traction control indicators illuminated continuously. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 84,161.

    ODI 10661187

  • November 3, 2014 · 75,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control

    Error message says traction control off, service stabilitrak, engine power reduced then vehicle drops speed to under 20mph. I have to try and safely pull off the side of the road and wait until i can turn the car back on to continue driving. This can last an hour or more. Dealer says the throttle body needs replaced. Tsb #pi-0097a and nhtsa #10036514 shows a known issue. Dealer says not covered. Dealer serviced…

    ODI 10712120

  • October 15, 2014 · 55,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    On the highway doing around 65 mph, alarm chimes went off, display center showed "service stabilitrak", "service traction control", "engine power reduced". The car quickly decelerated to 10 mph and would not go any faster. Had to pull over and shut down. This was only one of the many times this has happened over the past year and a half. It has been in and out of the service center, diagnosed with 4 or 5 different…

    ODI 10809188

  • August 19, 2014 · 120,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control

    While driving to the store, the stabilitrak/traction control light came on. *tr

    ODI 10627301

  • July 1, 2014 · 65,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control

    July 1st 2014: i was backing out of a parking stall at work and heard 3 dings, looked at my dash, saw the traction control off light flash, and then the car powered down. I could not get it to restart and called for a tow. After a few days in the shop i got my car back and all seemed fine. They cleared some "codes". August 23rd 2014: i went grocery shopping - went to start my car and guess what happened again. Same…

    ODI 10629409

  • June 19, 2014 · 50,005 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control

    Was driving at 65 mph with cruise control on when we heard ding ding ding ....service stabilitrac service traction control..traction control off.... When this happened the cruise control no longer would work.....this keeps happening ever so often...my car barely has over 50,000 miles on it...and naturally the warranty has expired /or it doesn't cover it....this could be a real safety hazard if there is a semi truck…

    ODI 10620717

  • March 5, 2014 · 40,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Steering

    You guys need to check out this website, i'm having the exact same problems as many listed here, and many who don't even look into this issue!!! Something has to be wrong with the traverse, and gm is picking out 1 at a time, and offering to fix the issues at a lesser charge (out of warranty). Please get someone to look into this. Our steering has been an issue, along with the electronic control module having been…

    ODI 10574035

  • January 18, 2014 · 42,300 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was driving on the expressway at a speed of 55mph when i heard a ding sound, my stabilitrak light came on and the dash board read "service stabilitrak". Another ding sound was made and my dash board then read "engine reducing speed" and my suv immediately began to reduce my speed to 25mph.. Immediately had to get over to the side so that no other cars or trucks would crash into me.. I drove it for another week and…

    ODI 10562048

  • December 15, 2013 · 62,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was driving my 2010 chevrolet traverse at legal speed limit (65 mph) when suddenly i started loosing control of the vehicle....vehicle speed reduced to less than 20 mph, then to 5 miles less than a minute, i was not able to accelerate to move the truck out of harms way from on coming traffic a warning sound was activated, it stated "engine failure" engine reduced power" service stability control" this vehicle has…

    ODI 10556262

  • December 7, 2013 · 75,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    Driving to our work christmas party on the hwy then suddenly 3 chimes and "traction control off, service steadily track, engine power reduced" shows on dash board. We pull over to the nearest safe location. Turn the vehicle off for about 5 min. Then start again, we drive 5 miles then the exact same thing again. We end up having to pull over another 4 times before we reach our destination. Next daytook it in to chevy…

    ODI 10563660