2011 Chevy traverse jerking

Asked by GuruXFPC5 Nov 19, 2018 at 02:54 PM about the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse LS AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 2011chevy traverse is making a
jerking motion when I go up a hill.    It
is really bad when it’s teally cold
outside.   Today I drove 30 miles and
it was jerking bad and then the last
10 miles of that drive was fine and no
jerking up the hills.   The jerking gets
better if I give it gas as I go up the hill.   
It did this off and o last winter but
over the summer it didn’t do it.   I
changed spark plugs and intake
gasket yesterday thinking that was
the problem but it’s not.    Ugh please
help.

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Did you figure out the problem I also have e a 2011 does the same thing

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I have. 2011 that jerks while driving and trying to accelerate even on the highway, broke down a few times on my changed all the spark plugs. Still does it also rpm jumps like crazy even if I’m only going 30 MPH. I financed the car a month ago, dealership is no help. Also is very loud while driving now first couple days was silent couldn’t even tell the car was on. I know nothing about cars but if anyone has any tips or any similarities pls lmk

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this isn't going to help you but...my 2011 traverse 2LT at 130,000kms, started to sound like a diesel. At 85 km/hr on a stretch of nice hwy it suddenly died. I had changed the oil faithfully every 5000 km and followed every service bulletin in the book. The verdict was a seized oil pump that no longer lubricated the timing chain(s). Currently sitting in a repair shop waiting for a used/rebuilt engine. The best delivery estimate is mid to late February 2023 at around $5k CDN plus installation. Be careful the chev 3.6 motor is notoriously bad

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