AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. PARKING LOT MANEUVERS, TURNING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, AND OTHER SLOW SPEED TURNS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE FOR ME AND ESPECIALLY MY WIFE WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER. I'M NO BODY BUILDER BUT I DO WORKOUT BUT IT IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE'S TRAVEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THROUGH TRAVERSEFORUM.COM I HAVE LEARNED THAT OTHER TRAVERSE LT AND LTZ DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED OR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LS MODELS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE NO STEERING GEAR VALVE SOLENOID WHICH THE LT AND LTZ MODELS DO HAVE. I HAVE CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT IS AT THE PROPER LEVEL. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE WRECKS OR CAUSES A WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STEERING PROBLEM. LUCKILY IT IS ONLY OCCURRING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE ORDERED THIS SOLENOID WHICH IS ON BACKORDER WHICH IMPLIES TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE HAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CHEVROLET/GM, HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM AS A SAFETY RECALL IN MY OPINION. *TR
2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLOBAL POSITIONING NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM WAS DIFFICULT TO READ BECAUSE THE FONT WAS ENTIRELY TOO SMALL. THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM ALSO EXHIBITED WHITE LETTERING ON A LIGHT GREEN BACKGROUND, WHICH DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH CONTRAST. THE LOCATION OF THE SCREEN WAS ABNORMALLY LOW ON THE DASHBOARD AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE SIGHT FROM THE ROADWAY FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY STATED THAT THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1500. UPDATED 06/07/13*LJ