2011 Chevrolet Traverse electronic stability control (esc) problems
103 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Sitting in the parking lot waiting for my daughter to get out of school all of a sudden it smells hot then start to drive off and traction control lights and abs go wild then I pull over turn off the engine open the hood and there's smoke letting it cool the key won't reverse out of the ignition…”
filed Nov 6, 2019
“Times 2- again I get the stabilitrak warning. Cruise will not work, powers down trying to excelerate. The dealership can not fix this sense there is no code coming up for it even though the warning light is on and flashing on my dash. Trying to accelerate it will power down at lights, on interstate…”
filed Oct 2, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Traverse years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Traverse | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 Traverse | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 Traverse | 8 | 2% |
| 2017 Traverse | 4 | 1% |
| 2016 Traverse | 15 | 5% |
| 2015 Traverse | 22 | 7% |
| 2014 Traverse | 117 | 21% |
| 2013 Traverse | 43 | 27% |
| 2012 Traverse | 84 | 24% |
| 2010 Traverse | 57 | 9% |
| 2009 Traverse | 21 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.