WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 35,900 MILES, I STARTED HEARING A LOW WHINING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE INTERMITTENT NOISE CONTINUED, SO I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 2/18/11 WITH MILEAGE OF 36,379. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE. THE NOISE CONTINUED GETTING WORSE; BECAME LOUDER AND CONSTANT. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 8/24/11 WITH MILEAGE OF 44,248. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE STEERING GEAR WAS FAILING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD TO PAY $1212.80. IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO HAVE A REPAIR OF THIS MAGNITUDE ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. I PURCHASED THIS TRAVERSE BRAND NEW TO AVOID THE COSTLY REPAIRS OF OLDER VEHICLES. APPARENTLY, I MADE A BAD DECISION. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD 3 SAFETY RECALLS AND THE STEERING GEAR SHOULD BE MADE THE 4TH.
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