2012 Chevrolet Traverse Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 76
- 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 · 60 records
- engine power · 25 records
- engine light · 24 records
- check engine · 19 records
- light came · 18 records
- service stabilitrak · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 27 |
| 100–150k mi | 22 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Was bringing my children home from school and engine light and traction control light came on, reduced my speed and i couldn't keep up with traffic so quickly got off the road. Looked at the dash and saw it said engine power reduced. Turned off the car few seconds and i was able to drive home luckily i wasn't to far.
ODI 11302401
Electronic Stability Control
At approximately 45 mph on a straight [redacted] the service stabilitrak message came on, engine power was greatly reduced, smoke from exhaust and gas smell appeared and traction control turned off. Could be extremely dangerous on a major highway or in rainy conditions.
ODI 11301342
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
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…
ODI 11306407
Electronic Stability Control · Seats · Unknown Or Other
I was driving at about 50mph the check traction control lights came on the check stabilitrack came on then it said traction control on then off my vehicle lost power and i couldnt steer. Luckily no cars were coming on the dark winding road i was on as i was stuck no lights or anything.
ODI 11291529
Electronic Stability Control
Receiving 'service stabilitrak' 'service traction control' 'traction control off' messages
ODI 11288662
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
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…
ODI 11280545
Electronic Stability Control
The service stabilitrak warning comes across the dash and the powers motor down to half power. This has happened three times now the first time i was on the highway going 70 and was lucky to avoid an accident with my children in the vehicle. Had the motor replaced because the mechanic sau it was something with the timing. Now it is happening again, this time i was in town luckily on a street that wasnt too busy.…
ODI 11301040
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Unknown Or Other
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.
ODI 11252389
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I just purchased this vehicle 2 weeks ago from taylor chevrolet. It has already been in the dealership twice for some sensor issues that they knew about when it was sold to me and said they were going to fix when "a part came in" they never called so i had to contact them when the truck started having issues. This is where i have the biggest problem i almost lost my life today when a semi almost hit me while driving…
ODI 11230856
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
Flashing engine light, stabilitrack light, traction control light, all of the different codes flashing, then air conditioner blows hot, vehicle won't go forward, it just stops right there,and there is nothing you can do. It generally happens when you're driving on city streets stopping or starting.
ODI 11240529
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Without any warning got the following messages: traction control off, service stability trak,service traction control, engine power is reduced. Then the check engine light went on and i was told it was the camshaft correlation. I've looked on line and have noticed many traverse owners are having this problem where the car slows down to a halt in the middle of the road or refuses to go faster than 25 miles per hour.…
ODI 11231642
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
While driving on the highway at 55mph my vehicle seemed to suddenly drive rough and i thought i was going to lose control or a blown tire or something. I lost power and my vehicle began to slow down on its own. Things began to light up on my dash about the stabilitrak system needing servicing. This was terrifying since cars were flying by me and i was in the middle lane. This has happened more than once even on…
ODI 11202866
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
The truck loose power and light traction control need services soon and engine luck of power is to go over 20 miles
ODI 11196508
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving my traverse on an on ramp to the highway when the check engine light came on. The dash said service stabilitrac, engine power reduced... Just as i was about to merge into traffic. I lost acceleration and had to take the shoulder of the highway to avoid getting run over by a semi that was at highway speed! I can't believe there isn't a recall or something for this extremely dangerous issue!!
ODI 11193680
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Steering
This has happened twice once with our kids in the car on the way home from the airport and once to my wife on her way home from work. Both on the freeway at 65+ mph. Driving fine then all of a sudden violent shaking, and loss of power. Cannot steer at 65 mph that is literally deadly. Service stabilitrak light comes on, traction control off light comes on, and reduced engine power light comes on. Extremely dangerous…
ODI 11196573
Electronic Stability Control
I was driving down the street. Everything went out on my dash speed odometer, and gas light hand . I was losing power. Then i notice it said service stabilitrak control off.
ODI 11191056
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
Stabilitrak/ traction control turns off suddenly while driving without reason. Abs brakes light comes on in message center. Vehicle suddenly loses power and engine idles rough. Occurs suddenly without warning leaving driver/passengers stranded in dangerous roadways. Vehicle only has 70,000 miles and is serviced regularly. Vehicle was serviced two months ago for this problem, where an alignment temporarily fixed the…
ODI 11190451
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Purchased car used in december '15. Numerous times car was driving and a warning was given on dash "reduce engine owr, service stablitrak". Car was takento marty feldman in livonia, mi (may 17)and per inspection stated needed new accelerator pedal which was not the problem. Problems persisted with said vehicle fast fwd to march 2019 car will not start at all. Victory chevy in milan, mi stated timing chain went out…
ODI 11186550
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the kids to school the dash dings and says traction control off, service stabilitrak, engine power is reduced. Then my car would not go over 15mph. I am now afraid to drive this car especially with the kids as it is unsafe.
ODI 11183391
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
All of a sudden the vehicle displays service stabilitrak, traction control off, engine power reduced. Then the vehicle has very little power to accelerate or navigate hills. When it first happened to me, i pulled out of our driveway and it just wasn't running smoothly and i had very little power to drive forward.
ODI 11175872
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
In december of 2018 i took my car to diane sauer in warren ohio because the stabilizer traction control light came on and the car was driving very rough. I took it to diane sauer and service manager keith said nothing was wrong with it and didn't charge me for the diagnostic report. I took my car back in january 2019 with same problem but worse. So bad i got off the by-pass and had it towed. Diane sauer had my car…
ODI 11186937
Electronic Stability Control
'service stabilitrack' 'traction control off' loss of engine power lights come on while driving causing the car to immediately slow and traction control to turn off . This almost caused us to hit another car with the loss of power before we were able to pull over shut the car off restart and drive with the error warnings gone . This happens frequently
ODI 11190317
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
The first time i was in a restaurant drive thru but sitting idle. Then several codes flashed on my dash about traction control and stabilitrak and limp mode and it started to stink. We towed it to our mechanic and he could not tell what code was causing the issue so he cleared the codes and it ran fine after that. After a couple additional trips to the mechanic, we did have a couple issues seemingly related and he…
ODI 11162778
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
While driving , stopped at light. Started to drive and abs trouble light comes on and the brakes lock up. I had to drive as if all my brakes where on , they heat up and smoke. Parked in my driveway husband go out to check and trouble is gone. Ack to normal . No trouble locked in as if nothing happened . Dealer said can't do anything unless it is brought in with trouble. It's has been happening about once a month .…
ODI 11161844
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was driving our 2012 chevy traverse, received errors "engine power is reduced" and "traction control off". She said the vehicle couldn't go above 20 mph and she was on a 50mph road. She was very frantic with our kids in the car. Drove it to our mechanic who told us it's a fuel pressure sensor issue going to cost $400. Started searching and found many forums with the same problem and appears no one knows…
ODI 11152894