Towing with a AWD Traverse

[GONSLDN]

Has anyone tried to tow a small 2 place trailer or even a smaller 1 place trailer with a AWD Chevy Traverse? Just looking to see how it may work. I normally travel 150 milers to meet some friend riding and my other vehicle only gets about 8 mpg when towing my 4 place enclosed trailer.

 

[Coldfinger]

No, but towed lots of open 4 place HD trailers (equipment hauling, steel trailer) hauling 4 136" sleds with an Astro van 2wd with the 3 something engine and that thing pulled like a dream on our 1200 mile round trips. I believe it still got around 11mpg too.

I would expect yours to get around 11-13mpg towing a 2 place open on the flats running 75 but I don't know, never towed with one. Was kinda curious myself as we have a Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 3.6 (I think?).

Towing with one sled in the middle, I would hope for 15mpg.

 

[volcano buster]

A guy I ride with picked up a newer Jeep Cherokee last winter. It towed 2 sleds on an aluminum 2-place just fine. We ran down to Cali back in June to pick up a sled. He took the slush guard off and made provisions to mount the sled in the center of the trailer for the return trip. I think he said he was getting 19+mpg round trip. Just use your head if the conditions get questionable.

 

[niles]

I have an awd Acadia and it barely tows itself. I think it would be hard on the transmission. just my .02.

 

[Mafesto]

I have an awd Acadia and it barely tows itself. I think it would be hard on the transmission. just my .02.

Kinda my thoughts also.
They are a great car, but that's all they are.

 

[justjohnthomas]

I don't know what year it is, but looks like newer ones are rated to tow 5200 and it has a V6? You'd be well under that with a light 2 place/sleds/gear ect. I'm not sure how the transmissions in those are, but check if they had a prep package for towing (aux/larger trans cooler).

I towed my small 2 place 10'x8' with 2' flat plywood front behind my 95 Tacoma 2.7 4cyl 5 speed for years. Sometimes we'd even throw a sled in the bed. She wouldn't win any land speed records and pulling hills would be slow shifting gears, but it handled it just fine and stopped well even without trailer brakes (did have a few emergency stops). Now for the flaming to begin, I even towed that trailer behind my Neon (rated for 1500) and 1 sled during the early fall (when purchased), and often pulled a 4x5' "mesh" trailer with 2 dirtbikes.

Have you pulled anything with your Transverse? AWD with snow tires and 150mile trip with a light load I think it would handle well.

 

[Jaynelson]

If it's the 280hp V6 AWD with 5,200lbs towing cap.....what's the worry? If it's rated for 5,200lbs it damn well better be able to respectably pull 1,500lbs without flying off the road or puking a transmission....

 

[GONSLDN]

I haven't towed anything with it yet. This did not come with the factory tow package but assumed it wouldn't have an issue towing 2,000 or less. Thank you.

 

[grandpaj]

Acadia

Hey I have a 2011 Acadia, it is just Front wheel drive, it has the towing package which rates it at about 5000 pd of trailer.
Have only really used it to tow once. 2 place side load atv trailer with 2 full size atvs, both 600 pds at least. Towed from Idaho Falls up to Swan Valley with a good share of that with a pretty good grade. Yes the vehicle shifts the 6 speed tranny quite a bit, but round trip it got 14 mpg and coming out of Swan Valley there is Conant valley hill and it maintained 65 in 4th gear.
I actually was quite impressed, is it my main towing vehicle NO.
It handled the weight very well. Don't like the way you can here the ball in the hitch when it moves some, All in all it did pretty good.
Thats my experience.

 

[trackvs2wheels]

All you haters saying that the Acadia can't pull anything, you don't know what you're talking about

 

[trackvs2wheels]

Oh, and I think they look dang good doing it

 

[volcano buster]

All you haters saying that the Acadia can't pull anything, you don't know what you're talking about

Good grief, how heavy is that power pole anyway?

 

[MORSNO]

Good grief, how heavy is that power pole anyway?

I think the guy wire going to the vehicle works like a load leveling setup........he's good! Trackvs2wheels, you don't have your new little girl holding the other end do you? That's cheating!

 

[noxis]

hahaha

If you have to ask it ain't going to work

 

[trackvs2wheels]

I say they can pull whatever you put behind them