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 · Engine · Power Train
Experienced an issue with reduced engine power/stabilitrak/traction off. This happened suddenly without warning while i was headed home work.engine reving unable to move at normal speed i took it to the dealership & was told it was 3 broken wires on the tcm. Got the truck back and all seemed ok, then less than 1 week later after pulling out of my driveway chmes started dinging,check engine light started flashing,…
ODI 10991949
Electronic Stability Control
This is a formal complaint against general motors regarding the 2012 chevrolet traverse traction control system. A safety hazard among myself and others home can be seriously injured if not killed. I use this vehicle to and from work about 75 miles to commute through the cascade mountains. We bought this chevy traverse october 2016 and have regularly serviced and maintained the vehicle to the best of our ability…
ODI 10980184
Electronic Stability Control
I own a 2012 chevrolet traverse, with just over 41,000 miles. Yesterday, when i started the vehicle, for no apparent reason, the traction control / stabilitrak, and check engine light came on. Prior to that i had no issues, the vehicle was running fine. I have kept it well maintained and clean, and drive at the speed limit, on good roads. I researched the issue online, and it appears to be a common problem with this…
ODI 10969970
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on a state rd with my toddler when unexpectedly the car began to abruptly slow down. I was almost rear ended by another car that swerved to avoid hitting me. The engine light came on with a message engine power reduced, traction control off, stabilitrack needs servicing. I was in the middle lane and with cars flying by it was terrying trying to pull off safely. The vehicle would not increase in speed…
ODI 11104814
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Seat Belts
Have only had this vehicle since late january 2017. Within 2 days of having it, the service stabilitrak, service traction control and reduce engine power alarms came up. There was also gas fumes filling my car. Had service completed, all that was found was a fouled out spark plug. Car has had these same alarms come up maybe a dozen times over the past 6 months. The first time these came up, vehicle was idling. Other…
ODI 11004362
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving 70mph on the interstate (with my 4 children in tow) my cel, service stabilitrac and reduced engine power lights came on. My speed was reduced to around 45mph. I had two semis behind me, the one directly behind me had to get over very quickly to avoid rear ending me. I put on my hazards and took the next exit approximately 7 miles ahead. Once off the interstate i shut off my vehicle, waited two minutes…
ODI 10939892
Electronic Stability Control
While driving on a city street, the vehicle lost propulsion and stabilitrak warning will come on. Rpm revved up and down, smell of gas fumes in the vehicle.
ODI 10926422
Electronic Stability Control · Seat Belts · Unknown Or Other
The car's engine sounds too loud. I bought the car late december 2015 and i told the servce advisor that something is wrong with the wiring because the light bulb needed to change, sounds from speakers would bounce off from one speaker to another, the windows would not go back up, and engine was louder than usual. Two weeks ago, while i was on i-95 with my kids, the engine light came on, the car automatically slowed…
ODI 10904877
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
While driving on the highway, my chev traverse traction control, stabilitrak, abs and brake warning lights lit up! When both accelerating and applying brakes the car drags. Additionally the air conditioning blows harders on its own.
ODI 10876787
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I bought this car used in april 2016, within 72 hours i noticed it was making some horrible noises. My family mechanic said the idler belt tensioner was bad, multi motor issues, 2 fuses were blown, 2 bad window motors, ac was not super cold and the airbag recalls were all still present. I took it back to the dealer to get serviced and one of the employees wrecked it in service and no one told me so i found it when i…
ODI 10897118
Electronic Stability Control
As i was driving the truck started flashing several warnings and the check engine light came on. The car would also not accelerate higher than about 20mph. The errors mentioned stabilitrack needs service, engine power reduced, traction control off and others. I took it to o'reilly and received error code p2138. Had to pay over 400 to get sensor replaced at dealer but upon further research many others have…
ODI 10836794
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
My wife left for work acouple of mornings and calls me to tell me the traction control light, check engine light and the stabilitrac light came on and the vehicle had trouble driving when she would press on the gas.
ODI 10822464
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Car lost engine power while driving over 60mph on the expressway. *js
ODI 10816980
Electronic Stability Control
I was on a highway driving at a speed of 55 miles per hour when the traction control stability warning light came on and a message of a reduced engine power message was flashing car lost speed for a few seconds then picked up again. Pulled over turned car off for a few minutes. When i turned it back on the engine light came on and has been on since.
ODI 10781284
Electronic Stability Control
The battery voltage display on the dash is reading a below normal reading. Battery was replaced due to this. But still the display is reading a below normal reading. Had battery and alternator tested, all tests confirmed battery and alternator were fine and there should be no reason the dash display should be showing a lower reading. This occurs at all times, from cranking, to idling and driving. At times the…
ODI 10785597
Electronic Stability Control
While traveling at about 55 mph in fairly heavy traffic on an upgrade, suddenly and without warning my car slowed to 28 mph. We were almost rear ended by a triaxle dump truck. The display on the dash showed "check stabilitrack - traction control off". We weren't far from home and limped back at 28 mph. The left front wheel speed sensor had come off. Nothing else wrong. This is a dangerous condition - to allow the…
ODI 10777883
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet traverse. While driving 45 mph, the traction and electronic stability control warning lights illuminated. The instrument panel failed and the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The vehicle was not repaired.…
ODI 10871051
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving when car beeps 4 times and control lights come on saying traction control off, stability control off, engine power low. Slows the car down to 15-20 mph. Very dangerous as there is very little time to respond. Luckily, i wasn't going very fast to begin with, but on the highway it could be disastrous. It slows the engine and cannot go any faster. *tr
ODI 10694728
Electronic Stability Control
Car stability control faulted and throttled the vehicle to 15 mph on the hwy. Almost killed my wife and children as she had to go across 3 lanes of traffic to pull off the hwy. *tr
ODI 10667342
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I was driving through a parking lot and the stabillitrack light came on, the check engine light flashed and the traction control light came on. The driver center said the traction control shut off and it also stated to service stabillitrack. The engine seemed to slow itself as well. I parked the vehicle and waited a few minutes. The warning lights finally went off on their own and the traction control turned back…
ODI 10609796
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
First incident i was driving at approximately 60 mph, when i got a check engine light, service stabile track, and the cruise kicked off, the vehicle slowed and started to chug. I pulled over, shut the vehicle off. Checked the oil etc, and restarted, it seemed fine. A couple of weeks later, i was at a stop light when it did the same thing, except this time the vehicle shut off. I have had three more occurances with…
ODI 10690756
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
I am on my 3rd engine since purchasing this vehicle. Since day 1 i have had issues with the traction control and stabilitrac. Randomly service lights come on for those as well as reduced engine power while driving. The engine has locked up on me twice. I have had numerous electrical issues with the vehicle. When the car idles or i'm stopped at a light my service lights come on. My transmission is now an issue. I…
ODI 11255832
Electronic Stability Control
At 30k miles the stability and would put my car in limp mode. This is extremely dangerous onthe interstates. Suddenly dropping the speed to about 30 mph. I dealt with this by keeping the stabilitrac turned off. Now at 100k it turned on and off by itself. Reeding blogs i have found no fix for this. The vehicle now fills with fumes. I will probably never buy another gm product. I can not use my car. This happens in…
ODI 11186989
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
Driving on highway, started up hill at 55 mph in traffic. Following alarms came on: traction control dashboard symbol; stabilitrack off; engine power reduced; traction control disabled. Vehicle immediately slowed to 40 mph and would not go faster. Online forums indicate this is a throttle body or ecu problem, known to gm at least since 2010. It has been handled on an individual basis depending how much the…
ODI 10561435
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Between 5 and 7 times the dashboard message would appear with message stating service air bags. Took to dealer on four occasions to fix. Next a dashboard message would appear informing me of engine failure ,loss of power.the vehicle would slow down to no more than 20 mph. Pulled over shut engine off and than it would be ok. Next time about 5 days later the message again appeared when my wife was driving with grand…
ODI 10575353