2011 Chevrolet Traverse Power Train Problems
- 69
- 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.
Among these 69 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- traction control · 21 records
- engine power · 11 records
- timing chain · 10 records
- engine light · 10 records
- power reduced · 9 records
- check engine · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 24 |
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · 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.
ODI 11289957
Engine · Power Train
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.
ODI 11279076
Power Train
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
ODI 11230114
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
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.
ODI 11209010
Engine · Power Train
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.…
ODI 11205728
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Air conditioner snowflake light blinks 3 times then goes off and turns onto auto. Air conditioner charged and repeats what is mentioned above.
ODI 11197239
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
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…
ODI 11203889
Power Train
TIMING CHAIN
ODI 11186640
Power Train · Traction Control System
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.
ODI 11170092
Power Train
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..
ODI 11190126
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
'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,…
ODI 11171076
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
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.
ODI 11123185
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
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…
ODI 11104126
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
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.
ODI 11109502
Power Train
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…
ODI 11081194
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Service Brakes
I purchased this 2011 traverse used in 2013 with approximately 28,000 miles on it in aurora, co. It now has about 118,000 miles. I have had warning lights on the abs and stability control systems come on, along with error messages indicating stability control and awd are deactivated for about a week that do not reset upon restarting the car. Today, i experienced numerous losses of engine power, as though the car had…
ODI 11057655
Engine · Power Train
TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AT 86000 MILES
ODI 11063616
Engine · Power Train · Wheels
I keep getting codes for emission and timings chain. My back up safety sensor and wheel sensor doesn't work.
ODI 11056576
Power Train
Timing chain needed at 60,000 miles, i was told gm is aware of the problem, it was suggested to wait for the recall, after waiting one year still nothing happened. $3000.00 to fix!
ODI 11129182
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated one week after the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the timing belt was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage was 117,000.
ODI 11063283
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
June 24, 2017 driving at 70mph on 2 lane highway with outside temperature around 85 degrees and suddenly lost power, speed dropped quickly, engine light came on and stopped car on side of road. Narrowly avoided accident from sudden deceleration. Turned off engine and waited about 15 seconds and restarted engine. Drove ok after that. Had similar loss of power with warning lights of "power reduced" and engine light…
ODI 11001659
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I had to replace an engine at 30k miles due to 'metal in oil". Never once missed an oil change and no warning of any issue until car died in the middle of a busy road while trying to turn right onto side street.. After replacing engine had to get new wheel senors as they went bad 2 weeks later. One and a half years later here we are dash flashing saying 'service stabilitrack, service traction control, engire power…
ODI 11184782
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
A beep occurs and an error - no traction control off - service stabilitrack - engine power reduced; the vehicle has 110k miles and this have never happend before. These errors have accured when the vehicle is in motion and also right as you start it up. Dealership has offed to "try to fix" the issue for the tune of $5000 however they do not know if it will actully fix the issue. So chevy what are you going to do…
ODI 10949974
Engine · Power Train
The check engine light came on when driving on a city street going approximately 45 mph. The next day the temp gage spike to 260 in same conditions and as soon as pulling into the driveway coolant spilled into the driveway. The fan continued to run even after vehicle was turned off. Added coolant to get to dealership that is 4 miles a way. Halfway there engine started smoking, pulled over & coolant leaked everywhere…
ODI 10947733
Power Train
Bought the car october of 2010 and now thetiming chain needs replacing. I read all 2009 models timeing chains were replace by chevrolet under a special warranty and i believe this problem was not fixed for the following year
ODI 10947227