2011 Chevrolet Traverse Vehicle Speed 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.
Among these 55 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- traction control · 29 records
- engine power · 22 records
- throttle body · 16 records
- power reduced · 12 records
- reduced engine · 8 records
- light came · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 24 |
| 30–60k mi | 15 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along at 60 mph when my traction control light turned off, followed by "service stabilitrack", followed by "reduced engine power" and my vehicle went from 60 mph immediately down to 15 mph. If i were in heavy traffic or had any vehicles following me, this would have caused a major accident and potentially serious injuries, to me, my (xxx) year old son and whoever was behind me!!! *trparts of this…
ODI 10670885
Vehicle Speed Control
My wife driving to work on busy highway..all of a sudden the speed goes from about 60 mph to like 25mph...stabilitrak light comes on. Cars honking, yelling,almost hitting her because her speed reduced to fast. She got to work when she left for the day the car seemed ok. Thought maybe she hit the stabilitrak button by mistake. A few days later same thing happened. After this incident it happened even more. I've been…
ODI 10732046
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on the road and all of a sudden the dashboard lights up. The car tells me that the "stabilitrack needs to be serviced" and "reducing speed". The car just slows down and i can't go above 15 mph in the middle of the road with cars all around me driving at the same speed. Thank god i was able to pull over to the right and get off the road. I shut car off and waited a few minutes. I turned car on and the system…
ODI 10671117
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling on the hwy at 65 mph i got a message on the dash that read "service traction control" then "service stabilitrack" then "engine power reduced" all simultaneously. Then i lost power and went drastically from 65 mph down to about 40 mph. I almost got ran over by a semi truck!! I pulled vehicle to the side and slowly made my way to the nearest exit. Once i got off the hwy i tried to make my way back…
ODI 10672786
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving at 65 miles per hour , the truck feels like it is losing power , the more gas i give it does not matter. The console say the stability control is off. I pulled off to the side of the road turned the car off and restarted it. It went for about 3 miles and came back on again . In researching this seems to be a defect as this does not appear to be uncommon. This is extremely dangerous. I am glad i was driving…
ODI 10669976
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving, i received three messages on my vehicle: service traction control, service stabilitrak and engine running at reduced power. Took the car to my local mechanic and they flushed out something (i don't remember what exactly). It ran fine for a few weeks then as i was on the freeway the same messages appeared and as i was trying to accelerate up a slight incline, the car's speed was decreasing even…
ODI 10672079
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving from hagerstown md. When my traverse went from me driving 70mph. To 35 miles ph. It put my traverse in limp mode it shut down rightwhen iam getting ready to pass i barely got off of 81 south i didn't have enough power to even pull to the side of the highway the throttle body sensor shut down turned off the traction control slowed the engine down to almost a complete stop. *tr
ODI 10663807
Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was entering onto the freeway when my stabilitrack turned off by itself and my engine power was reduced. I was very nearly rear-ended as my car couldn't safely accelerate (accelerate at all really) as i was coming onto the freeway. A search on problems similar to this appears very prevalent within the chevy line of vehicles, especially the traverse. This is a very serious issue and was very unsafe where it…
ODI 10661788
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I bought a 2011 traverse last winter. I was so excited about my new family car. Wednesday, the service stabilitrak, service traction control and reduced engine speed came on with no notice. Luckily, i was on a neighborhood side street taking my kids to school. I called to setup an appt to have a chevy dealer look at it but after turning it off while filling the tires up the lights all went off. Called back to see if…
ODI 10660186
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Stabilitrak control, anti lock brakes and engine speed reduced. Wife's car while on her way to work. There are hundreds if not thousands of consumers with this exact same issue with various makes/models of gm vehicles. Once the throttle body / throttle positions sensor becomes dirty, it sets off a series of failures causing the vehicle to reduce power to the point where it can only travel at about 35 mph. This is a…
ODI 10659133
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
The first time this happened, i was driving a hilly back road from school the service stabilitrac and traction control warning lights came on then the engine power is being reduced warning light came on and the car immediately slowed to a crawl with very little steering control. I was able to drive it on the shoulder to my mechanic at no more than 20 mph and he said that 4 of the 6 coils needed to be replaced. A…
ODI 10670698
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the reduce engine speed warning message illuminated and the vehicle independently decelerated. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the throttle body position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified…
ODI 10585271
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My check engine light came on wednesday, march 19, 2014. On friday morning, while driving to work, my car accelerated and then slowed down; going from approximately 70 mph to 15 mph. When i took it to the dealer they called me back and said the throttle body had gone bad and had to be replace. I was told by several other people that a throttle body should not be going bad this early in a car; as a matter if fact i…
ODI 10574643
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle was 2011 chevy traverse w/ awd with history (four instances) of engine oil leaks/requiring engine removal and reinstall. Vehicle was on interstate when awd/vehicle stability control lights went on. Dic indicated 'service stabiltrack', 'service awd' and 'awd disabled'. At that time, vehicle was 'chugging' but shortly after chugging got much worse to the extent that the vehicle could not accelerate or maintain…
ODI 10614739
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the highway, multiple warnings and lights came on and speed was reduced by the engine to 20 mph from 65mph. If there had been another vehicle behind us at the time we would have easily been hit because of the rapid deceleration. The fix was to replace the throttle body on the engine. After much research this appears to be a very common issue in chevrolet vehicles, and because of the manner of the…
ODI 10577416
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated while traveling approximately 75 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had to coast vehicle onto the emergency lane. The following warning light indicators were illuminated, service engine light, engine power reduced, and service traction contol sensor as the vehicle stalled. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle at least three…
ODI 10574677
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving normally down the road warning text flashes and displayed stabilitrack disabled, traction control off, and reducing engine power. The vehicle suddenly decelerated and almost caused a crash due to the sudden deceleration. *tr
ODI 10680100
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on the highway and all of a sudden there was an alert on the dashboard saying that "traction control off" then immediately after another alert came on stating that "engine power has been reduced". I was unable to accelerate fully. I turned the car off and back on and it reset it but the same alerts came back on minutes later. The next day i took it to the dealership and they said the throttle body had to be…
ODI 10555739
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, there was a sudden loss of engine power as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current…
ODI 10555475
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving my 2011 traverse, it would reduce engine power and advise service. It would drop power to the point car was not drive able. I would shut car off. Wait and then able to drive it at low speeds (15 mph). This of course created a dangerous situation on the highway. *tr
ODI 10652317
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving 2 different days this week on highway with cruise set service traction control light and service stabilitrak light came on.when car turned off it will go off and not come back on for a few days. *tr
ODI 10632548
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated while traveling 65 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The vehicle continued to accelerate for several minutes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,285.
ODI 10520108
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
We were moving from south carolina to wisconsin which is a 1,000 mile trip. On the morning of february 9th, 2013 we were about to enter cincinnati on the second leg of our trip when all the sudden the dash displayed a message that said trak system failed, soon followed by another message indicating the engine power had been reduced. The vehicle went from 60 mph to approximately 20 mph and the engine began to shudder…
ODI 10500170
Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact rented a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while traveling 60 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration power, as well as traction control. The vehicle was able to be driven to the dealer where it was confirmed that the throttle body failed. The contact also stated that the windshield wipers failed due to cold weather temperatures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not…
ODI 10488693
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving 65 mph when the accelerator pedal stuck and accelerated to 85 mph. The brakes were disabled for approx 5-7 seconds. After 5-7 seconds passed, the brake system began to work again and i was able to slow down and eventually stop the car. *tr
ODI 10481455