Service bulletins for the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
1460 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIT-5164 | 2012-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. GM: FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE/FLUCTUATES HARD/NO START SES/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CONDITIONS MAY BE INTERMITTENT. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND VARIOUS DTCS SET. THIS CONDITION MAY BE DUE TO THE HARNESS RETAINER SLIPPING ON THE TUBING PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE HARNESS CAUSING CONNECTOR X305 TO BE PARTIALLY SEPARATED OR NOT FULLY SEATED. *JS |
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| PI-0412 | 2012-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GENERAL MOTORS: DUE TO THE PARASITIC DRAIN/DISCHARGE ON 2011 VEHICLES AND TRUCKS, A NO CRANK/NO START AND DEAD BATTERY WOULD OCCUR. CADILLAC STS AND CHEVROLET VOLT NOT INCLUDED. *PE |
| 10-08-42-001C | 2012-04-30. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. GM: LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB DIAGNOSIS/ REPLACEMENT (INSPECT BULB AND CONNECTOR). DO NOT REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR THIS CONDITION. REPLACE THE BULB AND INSPECT THE CONNECTOR. *JS UPDATED 4/7/15. *PE |
| 08-09-41-007G | 2012-04-28. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) MAY COMMAND PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR AND SEAT BELT REMINDER ON WHEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES (COMPUTERS, MP3 PLAYERS, CELL PHONES, DIAGNOSTIC SCAN TOOL, ETC.) ARE PLACED ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, DTCS 5045 OR B0074 0F SET IN PPS MODULE. *JS UPDATED 2/21/13. *PE |
| PIT-5142 | 2012-04-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC: WHEN WIPERS ARE IN USE, WIPERS FAIL TO RETURN TO PARK POSITION OR THE WIPER ARM, ON PIVOT SHAFT, IS SLIPPING AND MAY BE OUT OF POSITION. *PE |
| PI-0602 | 2011-12-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GEMS;SATURN: ON ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES, THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS OR ISSUES REGARDING INCIDENTAL SERVICE FOR THE NORMAL PROPELLER SHAFT CONDITIONS. *PE |
| PI-0595 | 2011-12-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC: THE CARPET SIDE MAT RETAINER IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED OR IS ENGAGED WITH THE FLOOR MAT(S). THE FRONT OR SECOND ROW FLOOR MAT LOCATIONS CAN CAUSE THIS CONDITION TO OCCUR. *PE UPDATED 11/25/2013 *JS |
| PIP-4924 | 2011-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/SATURN/GMC: THERE ARE INJECTOR CODES ON VEHICLE IF EXHIBITING MISFIRE AND SES LIGHT IS ON. *PE UPDATED 6/18/12. *PE |
| PIP-4583G | 2011-10-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: VALVE, CONTROL SOLENOID WILL BE PLACED ON RESTRICTION. *PE UPDATED 4/18/12. *PE |
| PI-0493 | 2011-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING. GM: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON AND THE FUEL TANK IS HARD TO FILL. THERE ARE TROUBLE CODES STORED. *RM |
| PIE-0161 | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. GM: THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS ARE NOT WORKING. IT DOESN'T RESPOND TO CONTROLS, A/C BLOWS HOT, STUCK IN DEFROST, AND THE BLOWER MAY NOT FUNCTION. *RM |
| PI-0448 | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GM: MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH FOUR POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. *RM |
| PI-0269A | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. GM: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH A STORED TROUBLE CODE. *RM |
| SB-08-08-110-016 | 2011-06-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. GM: THERE IS A SEPARATED, BROKEN, OR MISSING FLOOR MAT AND CARPET RETAINERS DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL OF FLOORMATS. *RM |
| PIE-0155 | 2011-06-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. GM: THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *RM |
| PIC-5428 | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING. GM: THE BRAKE, TRACTION, OR STABILITY LIGHTS ARE ON BECAUSE OF DEBRIS STUCK ON THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. UPDATED ON 06/15/2011. *KB UPDATED ON 06/20/2011. *RM UPDATED 6/27/11. *PE UPDATED 10/3/11. *PE UPDATED 05/08/2013 *JS UPDATED ON 7/9/2013. *KB UPDATED 7/28/14. *PE |
| PI-0090-B | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN: THERE MAY BE AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE HESITATION OR FLUTTER. THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR TERMINALS LIKELY HAVE POOR CONNECTIONS. *RM UPDATED 8/1/11. *PE UPDATED 4/16/12. *PE |
| PI-0011A | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. GM: THE FRONT OR REAR DOOR MAY NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE, THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH ANY METHOD. THE PROBABLY CAUSE AN INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A HANDLE COMPONENT. *RM UPDATED ON 7/26/2013. ALL 2014 AND PRIOR GM PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS. *KB |
| 09-09-40-001A | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES; SEAT BELTS. GM: THERE ARE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS: DIFFICULTY LATCHING AND UNLATCHING BUCKLE. BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON IS STICKING. SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIKELY CAUSED BY STICKY BEVERAGES THAT ARE SPILLED INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *RM UPDATED 4/3/12. *PE |
| 08-09-41-007D | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. GM: THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR MAY LIGHT WHEN ELECTRONICS ARE PLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ELECTRONICS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO THINK THERE IS A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. *RM UPDATED 6/24/11. *PE |
| SB-10-02-32-002A | 2011-06-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. GM: THERE IS A WHINE OR MOAN NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS IN SLOW SPEED. IT IS LIKELY A POWER STEERING FLUID PROBLEM. *RM |
| PIT-3749D | 2011-05-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. GM: ON SOME TRUCK MODELS THERE IS SOME FRAME CORROSION. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB |
| PIE-0128 | 2011-05-25. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK. GM: THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN OR WILL NOT COMPLETELY LATCH CLOSED. A LIFTGAGE OPEN MESSAGE MAY APPEAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLOSED. *RM |
| PIT-4374A | 2011-05-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. GM: WHEN OPENING THE POWER LIFTGATE IT MAY OPEN FULLY, THEN DROP A FEW INCHES, AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LOUD NOISE. *RM |
| SB-10-08-50-005A | 2011-05-18. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. GM: THE MANUAL FRONT SEATS ARE DIFFICULT TO ADJUST OR MAY FAIL TO MOVE. WHEN MOVING THE SEAT IT MAY ALSO MOVE IN A JERKY MANNER. *RM |
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