2019 Chevrolet Traverse

BOTH REAR TOE LINKS WERE CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AS THE SERVICE TECH SAID HE HAD SEEN IT IN THE EQUINOX AS WELL. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURY BY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER UNCONTROLLABLY DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2019 TRAVERSE. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TOE LINKS AND THE COST OF THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT THAT IS REQUIRED SHOULD BE COVERED. https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/01/gm-expands-chevy-malibu-buick-regal-and-lacrosse-toe-link-recall/ https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2021/RCSB-21V633-9123.pdf

The Sway bar/Control Arm broke up near the engine without cause. It appears metal fatigue or manufacture defect caused same. It's failure led to CV Joint and other damage. This was discovered during a changing of tires. I don't know how long it had been broken as no obvious signs were readily apparent and my wife said it drove normal. There was no accident or other impact that would have caused same.

WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WHEN I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE SCHOOL I HEARD A LOUD POP AND IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD RAN OVER A STICK, HOWEVER, WHEN I GOT OUT AND LOOKED THERE WAS NOTHING UNDER MY CAR OR IN THE PARKING LOT AROUND MY CAR EVEN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE SWAY BAR HAD BROKEN IN HALF. THIS IS GOING TO BE A $2,000+ REPAIR FOR A SOLID PIECE OF METAL THAT SHOULDN'T SNAP INTO LIKE A TWIG. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ANYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT FOR THE SCHOOL WHERE I WAS GOING SLOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT FELIX CHEVROLET (3330 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 9000, (213) 290-1925). ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE TANK WOULD NOT FILL UP. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.