Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Chevrolet Traverse has 231 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
231
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2022 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I bought the car in August of last year and drove it for about 3 days before it started giving me pr... |
| Mar 12, 2021 | STEERING | VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. (POWER STEERING) HIGHER SPEEDS IT STEERS NORMALLY. THEY APPAR... |
| Feb 18, 2021 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WAS DRIVING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 15 MPH. CHECK ENGI... |
| Feb 3, 2021 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | A year a go the steering at low speed would act like the power steering just stop working, very hard... |
| May 30, 2020 | STEERING | WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING. AT FIRST THIS ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALL... |
| May 15, 2020 | STEERING | POWER STEERING HAS FAILED AGAIN. POWER STEERING WAS FIXED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT THE POWER ST... |
| Apr 5, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | MY 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE WON'T GO INTO REVERSE AND ALSO WON'T SWITCH GEARS ON TIME WHILE DRIVING W... |
| Nov 28, 2018 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY WIFE AND I OWN A 09 CHEVY TRAVERSE AND HAVE HAD FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT IT IT DRO... |
| Nov 23, 2018 | STEERING | IT'S VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. WHEN TRYING TO TURN IN OR BACK UP IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. |
| Oct 31, 2018 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING LOST P... |
| Aug 8, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE IN WITH MY KIDS. I HAVE NO TRACTION CONTROL AND VERY SPORADIC POWER LOSS! I WAS ... |
| Jul 27, 2018 | STEERING | POWER STEERING FAILING WHILE TURNING AND IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. |
| Jun 24, 2018 | STEERING | WHEN I TURN FROM A STOP IT'S LIKE I DON'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHE... |
| Jun 13, 2018 | STEERING | POWER STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPOT.NOT MA... |
| Apr 3, 2018 | STEERING | POWER STEERING IS VERY HARD TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS I HAVE CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT'S FULL... |
| Feb 16, 2018 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL WA... |
| Nov 21, 2017 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TRAVERSE STOPPED AT A CITY INTERSECTION AND FAILED TO MOVE OR START AFTER THAT. TIMING CHAIN BROKE A... |
| Nov 1, 2017 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I HAVE BEEN BATTLING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL 2018 AND NOW 2019. NOT TO MENTION THE STABILIZTRAK AN... |
| Nov 1, 2017 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS I AM THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS 165,000+ MILES ON IT.... |
| Sep 8, 2017 | STEERING | POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING. POWER STEERING FLUID FULL |