I had an 2009 Traverse. I dont remember the miles on it but they sent me a recall notice for a timing chain issue. A friend has an 07 or 08 Saturn that had the timing chain go bad and I thought oh great here we go with a worn timing chain having polluted my engine. The recall ended up being a reset of the oil life monitor. They undersized the timing chain in that range of years and figured a more frequent oil change interval would help. Guess what boneheads, it already has a whole bunch of miles on it. I dont remember what years it covered but I figured Id dump it an leased 2012 Traverse.
The 2012 had a factory tow package and the 2009 didn't. There was a night and day difference between those two vehicles. The towing option is not just bolting a hitch on.
I had to move a 4,300 pound Jayco TT and the 2012 did surprisingly well. I wouldn't want to travel with it. I only used it because I had to.
When people tell you that you cant get out of a lease it's not true. You just have to throw fist fulls of money at them. I got rid of the 2012 and got a 2013 Silverado 1/2 and it pulled the little J pretty good. But the little J had people inside who were stepping on each others toes so the 2013 had to go and a CTD is now pulling a FW. Do not do as I did, take a short cut and go buy a one ton CTD now. :)
