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.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
The first night when the temperature dropped below 40 degrees my car wouldn't start so i replaced my battery spending $188 for a brand new battery. The very next morning the car still wouldn't start so i got someone to jump me off. It cranked with no issue. When i put the car in drive it would not accelerate beyond 35mph. I then attempted to turn around and go home and my car would only reverse and would no longer…
ODI 11151924
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My fuel light came on so i went to the nearest station to fill up. I always turn my car off while pumping. When i went to start the car afterwards, it acted like it didn't want to start. I proceeded to leave the station. As i got on the road my lights started coming on warning me that the traction control is off, that the stability something needs serviced, then something about power reduced. I quickly went from 45…
ODI 11143421
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving to work on i-95 north in rush hour traffic and all of a sudden hear ding ding ding then loose power and car goes into limp mode. Service traction control light comes on in dash. Vehicles behind me almost ran into me as my car slowed for no reason and no brake lights. It was very difficult and scary to maneuver to the side of the road. Many angry motorists honking and displaying rude gestures as i got to…
ODI 11143598
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Steering
I was driving on a flat road in the middle of rush hour traffic. The traction control light came on, shortly after the check engine light came on, and steering wheel tightened. I pulled over, shut the car off, waited a few minutes and then restarted. No lights. When i brake car, seems to take longer and then jerks to engage brakes. Shop ran codes and nothing came back.
ODI 11141737
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on a on a busy street vehicle- approx 30mph - unexpectedly and without warning this vehicle suddenly decelerated / downshifted to a crawl. We nearly lost control of the car and narrowly avoided several close calls of people behind us. Thankfully we were not on the highway as others have described. Also, door locks began locking and unlocking on their own. Once we got to a safe spot messages on the…
ODI 11141931
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Pulled out of driveway and check engine started flashing then the traction control said it was off and the stabilization trak service the power of the vechical went down and started shaking. I pulled over and turned the car off waited 15 minutes and tried to start it it hesitated and was dealing rough.. Stabilizer control on flashes on the screen and check engine went solid and car seemed fine. I'm now calling the…
ODI 11139682
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
I was driving with my children while exiting a highway off-ramp, and our chevy traverse suddenly malfunctioned and i temporarily lost power steering/control of the car, had no acceleration, and all instruments went wonky (turning on/off, going back and forth). I was forced to pull off the highway off-ramp onto a dangerously narrow shoulder with minimal room, and had to coast the car to the end of the off-ramp-- and…
ODI 11222324
Electronic Stability Control
I was driving my traverse and the stability and engine power reduced came on and automatically my car came to a stop and would not accelerate. My son pushed the car to the side of the street. I shut the car off and turned it back on and everything was fine. The mechanic couldn't find anything wrong. It keeps happening. I'm lucky so far that i wasn't on the expressway, i might have been killed.
ODI 11133500
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet traverse. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle experienced a compete loss of power. In addition, the service stabilitrak and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,163.
ODI 11115520
Electronic Stability Control
Compre el carro hace dos meses y por tres veces me enciende service stabilitrak luego traction control off despues engine power is reduced .el carro tuvo este problema cuando iba conduciendo y se me presento como un peligro la reduccin tan abrupta ,tengo entendido que hay muchos carros con este problema deseara saber que puedo hacer
ODI 11112873
Electronic Stability Control
2012 chevrolet traverse - in several occasions while driving at different speeds the i will smell a strange chemical oder, then the check engine light will come on and black smoke will come from the exhaust. Then the traverse will dramatically reduce speed. This seem to occur on humid or days with wet weather. I will pull over and shut off the vehicle for about 5 minutes, when i start it up again it resets but their…
ODI 11104807
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
There were more than a few occasions were i am driving and my car will instantly slow down and the check engine light comes on and something saying traction control. I don't know exactly what that means but when i took it to my dealership the lights had went off and they just looked at me, saying that they can't fix something that's not there. It's scared me because it decreases speed while on the highway and the…
ODI 11113478
Electronic Stability Control
I've had this 2012 traverse for less than a year. At first the traction control would come on after sitting at a red light. Reduced engine light comes on and truck will pull hard and barely exceed 40mph. I pull over, turn off engine for approximately a minute. Then restart engine and stabilitrak would go off. Now the problem will occur while driving. Sometimes the engine shuts off in mid traffic. It also comes on…
ODI 11170555
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control
So basically like everyone else is stating all of the sudden when you are driving the light comes on and says traction control off/service strabila trac and the the check engine light comes on and you have reduced engine power. My mechanic has had me drive straight to him every time this happens because if i turn the car off the computer does not hold the codes. He was getting a reading of the ignition coils being…
ODI 11099827
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Takata recall. Stabilitrack automatically goes off while driving down the road or interstate the smell of raw gas comes through the cabin, vehicle goes into limp mode and starts to stall. This happens often not just once. I have researched complaints online and there are a ton of people with the same complaints.
ODI 11114356
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
The vehicle has 86k miles and is 6 years old. Over the past few weeks we have noticed a similar issue as others i have read about. The traction control light goes on....the doors lock/unlock....and the engine essentially decelerates from 60+ down to 30-40 mph quickly. I have heard that the throttle body may need to be replaced. We are going to try that and if that works, great. If it doesn't, not going to get…
ODI 11075551
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
The stability/traction control light comes on and the engine power reduces.when i took to the mechanic nothing shows on the computer as wrong or has been wrong. While this is happening the cruise control wont work and i had to push really hard on gas pedal. This has happened 3 times so far
ODI 11066584
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
This incident occurred twice. Driving down the freeway at freeway speeds, a loud clunk was heard, the vehicle jerked, check engine light appeared, check stabilitrax and traction control messages appeared and stabilitrax disabled, speedometer remained frozen at speed this incident occurred. While driving to safe location to stop, vehicle appeared to be stuck in a specific gear that is lower than normal for freeway…
ODI 11055695
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
The first occurrence happened 10/11/17 on i-40. My car started "jerking" and all of a sudden the car decelerated to approx 35 mph. The abs light came on. A ntfcn came on that all of my assists were off (parking, all wheel drive, traction control, stabilitrack). A ntc also appeared that said to service stabilitrak. When i go to press my brake there is a noise in the brake pedal and it "jumps" when i go to press it.…
ODI 11041695
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving the vehicle randomly pops up with a service stabilitrak/traction control message with the check engine light. The vehicle then has reduce power and issues accelerating. The same issue occur at stop lights and the car will sometime shut off an take multiple turnovers to restart. The check engine light will then randomly go away and the car start driving normally again until it re-occurs.we have already…
ODI 11039622
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
After pulling onto a highway and accelerating to 60 mph, all of the lights on the dashboard of my 2012 chevy traverse came on including traction control, battery, engine light etc came on and my vehicle lost power when pushing the accelerator. I pulled to the side of the road and turned off my engine and waited 5-10 minutes, when i restarted my engine, the dashboard lights were still on. I pulled onto the highway…
ODI 11022670
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
While driving, traction control automatically went off, then automatically went back on. Happened as i was exiting a parking lot onto a busy road. Went off again, then in the middle of my turn, car suddenly decelerated and i was barely able to make it into the next parking lot. Gradually ramped up to about 20 mph. Traction control automatically came "on" but so did the check engine light. Let the car sit for about…
ODI 11115461
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
I was driving my car on i-75. The door locks started locking and unlocking, the vehicle lost power and went from 65 mph down too 25 mph, and the traction control off and on kept switching. The vehicle would not gain speed, even while depressing the accelerator. No check engine lights or any other lights were on except for the traction control off/on lights. I was almost hit by a semi. I pulled over, shut the vehicle…
ODI 11011939
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
I started my car and drove out my driveway as soon as i get to the corner to turn my sterling wheel locked up and then i had to hurry up to brake in order to not hit the sign and curb. Finally when it released i got to the main road and was driving about 20-25 mph my vehicle radio started to switch from fm to cd on its on and then i couldn't acellrate to a higher speed. The vehicle display showed service traction…
ODI 10995590
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
I bought the car 12/2015. When the engine stopped on me on 1-95 with my children and i, we were terrified. During a service in 2/2016, i found out there was a 20,000 mile discrepancy. They supposedly fixed the engine but the a/c was not covered in the standard warranty. Since then, i bought my car to autonation in aprox. 12 times. Last time, i bought the car over in may, i dropped in off because my car was shaking,…
ODI 11001198