The trip computer was on a different screen at the time so I didn't realize our Traverse passed the 10,000 mark until I fueled up at 10,042. Oh well, sorry about that. I hope no one was planning on blowing the Traverse's milestone picture up and framing it on their mantle. My bad.
On the upside, the Traverse hasn't had any problems thus far. If I remember correctly, our long-term Enclave was also quite reliable ... until its power steering failed on a mountain road just past the 20,000 mark. Hopefully that's just a Buick problem.
James Riswick, Automotive Editor @ 10,042 miles
bodyblue says:
08:23 AM, 10/13/10
10K is a long time without at least a small problem for a GM car....the Camaro had puked its tranny out by now..the Aura had lost a steering wheel cover, the CTS had a squeaky seats......maybe it will do well......but I kinda doubt it.
bimmerjay says:
08:29 PM, 10/13/10
"I hope no one was planning on blowing the Traverse's milestone picture up and framing it on their mantle."
I think 1487 was, right below his engineering degree and shrine of Bob Lutz. You'll be hearing from his lawyers, Riz.
bodyblue, the CTS also had the unsolved glitches with the surround sound and nav system (speakers cutting out, no sound, display issues), intermittently-working rear power windows, the left turn signal stopped working consistently, the wiring on the front part of both front seats became exposed, the cover for the rearview mirror electronics fell off, and the powered nav screen squealed like a pig when it would extend/retract. All that within 20,000 miles.
The Aura actually had a problem with the intermediate steering shaft and the rack was replaced - it was out of service for more than 30 days as the dealer tried to remedy the problems. The top column cover constantly popping off was the least of their worries.