2017 Chevrolet Traverse

I purchased this vehicle in June, 2021 and had noticed that it sometimes lurched forward a few feet when I applied the brakes. I made an appointment to have the vehicle’s brakes checked. While merging onto 12th Street in Rochester, MN at less than 15 mph, I had to apply brakes suddenly to avoid stopped car in front of me. The brakes worked but the car also accelerated and smashed into the stopped car in front of us, leaving a dent in that car’s rear fender, smashing our headlight shield, and making it difficult for our driver side door to open because the fender and door had to space between them. There were 6 similar complaints about 2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles at carcomplaints.com, where I also posted. I called the national phone line for General Motors because I was concerned about safety. GM sent an investigator to my home to take photos and electronic codes. They set up a claim for me, although I was only looking for a potential safety recall. Weeks later, they contacted me to say my claim was denied. When I asked for more details, they told me the engineers had concluded that I stepped on the gas rather than the brake. This didn’t make sense to me since both the brake and the accelerator had engaged. The gas pedal is recessed far closer to the floor than the brake pedal. While it is possible that my boot could have pressed on each of them at the same time since I reacted quickly, it's unlikely. I also wonder if the cruise control had engaged since, on this vehicle, it doesn't turn off and require you to turn it on again when you stop the engine and restart it. I requested the engineering data, which they sent me and I kept.

WHEN PUTTING GAS IN MY 2017 TRAVERSE, WHEN I GO TO CRANK IT, IT'S TAKES A WHILE TO START AND THEN WHEN IT DOES START, IT IDLES REALLY HIGH. SOMETIMES IF I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF. TONIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WITH MY FAMILY, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE I LIVE IN ATLANTA, GA AND OFTEN TAKE THE HIGHWAY AND I'M AFRAID THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE CALLED CHEVY AND I AM WAITING ON A CALL BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO LEAVE A VOICEMAIL. I LOOKED FOR A RECALL AND COULD NOT FIND ANY. THIS IS VERY ODD CONSIDERING ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ONLY TWO YEARS. I DO MAINLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AND A LITTLE RESIDENTIAL STREET DRIVING. MY STEERING RACK AND FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT BRUSHING FAILED. I HAD TO HAVE THEM BOTH REPLACE AT COST OF $2,495. I ASKED THE CHEVY DEALER IF THIS SOMETHING THAT THEY TYPICALLY SEE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY ISSUE APPEARED TO BE DEFECT, BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE RECALL AND I AM JUST WENT OVER THE $36K BUMPER TO BUMPER.

FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THE FUEL GUAGE FLUCTUATES. SECOND AND MOST FRIGHTENING, WHILE I WAS DRINKING ON WED. THE 19TH OF JULY WITH MY SON, MY TRAVERSE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT NIGHT, GOT IT BACK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED. I'M GUESSING THIS IS THE STANDARD ANSWER TO THESE PROBLEMS. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME I THAT I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM ALSO FRIGHTENINGLY AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS. I AM STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRUSTING THAT GM STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AS WELL AS THEY TECHNICIANS. PLEASE, PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM!! I AM AWARE OF THE PREVIOUS RECALLS ON EARLIER TRAVERSES AND I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT THIS ISSUE IS IN FACT STILL AN ISSUE. A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE!!!