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
2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE RETURNED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. SHE PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AT THE HOUSE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES MY FAMILY GOT IN THE VEHICLE. I SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHILE WALKING TO THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE CRANKED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE BURNING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE GOT THE FAMILY OUT OF THE CAR AND I GRABBED A WATER HOSE AND PUT THE FLAMES OUT. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES I NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS AGAIN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DISCONNECTED THE CABLE FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SMOKED STOPPED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE BATTERY CABLE CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE ELECTRICAL LOAD OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT CABLE WAS MUCH THICKER AND MORE INSULATED. THESE CABLES NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE. *TR
