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2012 Chevrolet TRAVERSE Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1144191
Internal NHTSA #	10669213
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	TRAVERSE
Model Year	2012
File date	24/12/14
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 24 dec 2014 at around 11:45am, i was pulling off a main road (with my young daughter) into the parking lot of my doctor's business, when my steering wheel locked completely while i was still in motion. After braking, i was able to jiggle the steering wheel free and pulled the car into a parking space. I contacted my dealership immediately to report the incident. As it was christmas eve, they were closing within minutes and i was told to bring in the car on friday, dec 26th.. Which i did. After an assessment was completed and the service department "could not duplicate customer's complaint of loss of power steering", i was told there was nothing else they could do for me until the problem happened again and with more regularity. The service reps did share that there has been reported incidents with the traverse regarding loss of power steering, but no further information was shared with me. Upon driving out of the dealership, i promptly contacted gm who opened up a case report. I have requested that gm and the dealership conduct a more thorough diagnosis of the steering system as i deem this incident more than just a "random" incident. This is rather alarming and i and my daughter are extremely lucky that this did not happen minutes before when we were on a major interstate driving at a higher speed. Needless to say, i feel very unsafe in my car now and feel it necessary to report the incident to nhtsa in the event other 2012 traverse owners have reported the same. Thank you. *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	53345
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WILLIAMSBURG, VA
VIN pattern	1GNKVLED3CJXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	15
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Chevrolet TRAVERSE Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Chevrolet TRAVERSE Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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