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2011 Chevrolet Traverse electronic stability control (esc) problems

103 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse17% of all complaints for this model year.

103
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
17%
share of all complaints
82,000 mi
median reported mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

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.

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.