WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ISSUES THAT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE LISTED ON THE SITE. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES WITH NO SET PATTERN, RHYME, OR REASON. HOWEVER, AS MANY OTHERS HAVE NOTED, IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY OCCUR AT LOW SPEEDS(LESS THAN 25 MPH), GOING INTO CURVES, AND PARKING LOTS. OURS BEGAN TO DO THIS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. THE MOST FRIGHTENING EVENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE STEERING BECAME SO STIFF AND UNRESPONSIVE WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY SHE NEARLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TRAVERSE TO A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT I HAVE USED FOR 20 YEARS AND TRUST COMPLETELY, HE COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER CODES CAME BACK SHOWING NO ISSUES AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW SOMEWHERE WITH THE VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. I NOTICED A PATTERN OF SO MANY OWNERS TAKING THE TRAVERSE TO A DEALER TO HAVE EITHER THE POWER STEERING AND/OR RACK AND PINION REPLACED, BUT TO NO AVAIL AS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING STILL PERSISTING. I AM OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE DRIVEN OLDER MODEL VEHICLES AND FARM IMPLEMENTS THAT DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AND ON THE RANDOM, UNSUSPECTING OCCASIONS WHEN THIS PROBLEM ARISES THE DIFFICULTY OF HANDLING THIS TRAVERSE IS WELL BEYOND ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER ONE OF THOSE MACHINES. THE STEERING VIRTUALLY LOCKS UP. MY WIFE IS 5' 110 LBS. AND I AM 6' 200 LBS. AND IT TAKES EVERYTHING I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM NO LONGER COMFORTABLE WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN IN TOW. A SOLUTION NEEDS TO FOUND ASAP. OTHERWISE UNFORTUNATELY, MY PATRIOTIC FEELINGS WILL SUBSIDE AND I WILL GO BACK TO BUYING HONDA PRODUCTS AGAIN. *JB
2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD : SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE. I TOOK MY NEW CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER "GLITCH" THAT GM APPARENTLY "WAS AWARE OF". THIS COULD BE BIGGER THAN IT SEEMS AND WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR