2010 Chevrolet Equinox Engine Problems

Your vehicle suddenly lunged forward while driving at low speed, then caught fire when you tried to restart it — with no warning lights beforehand. The fire department had to extinguish the flames, and the vehicle was towed home. Even though your car had been serviced under a technical bulletin, the dealer didn't diagnose or repair the underlying issue that caused this fire. The manufacturer has opened an investigation, but the root cause needs to be identified and addressed.

Your 2010 Equinox's 2.4-liter engine has faulty piston rings that cause excessive oil consumption—you've had to add a quart of oil regularly. This led to your catalytic converter clogging, and while driving to Denver at 75 mph, cylinder 3 lost compression, forcing your car into limp mode and reducing speed to 20 mph. Chevrolet acknowledged this issue affects similar vehicles but said your VIN wasn't covered under their recall. Fixing this will likely require engine work to address the piston rings and may involve replacing the catalytic converter.

Your engine unexpectedly accelerated from 35 MPH to 75 MPH, and the brakes didn't respond properly, forcing you to pull over where the engine stalled and wouldn't restart. After the dealer replaced the upper engine, the same problem happened again at 65 MPH with shuddering, abnormal sounds, and stalling—this time requiring lower engine replacement. The root cause appears to be oil starvation in the engine, and the manufacturer has flagged this under a potential recall.

Your engine shut down completely at 140,000 miles without any warning light appearing, leaving you stranded. This happened two days after your windshield wipers stopped working during a rainstorm. The engine failure may require a complete engine replacement or major overhaul depending on the cause.

Your 2010 Equinox may consume oil faster than normal, causing the oil level to drop significantly between oil changes. In this case, the owner drove only 4,000–5,000 miles over several months before the oil became dangerously low, which damaged the engine beyond repair. You should check your oil level frequently (at least monthly) and top it off as needed to prevent engine damage.

Your engine is burning through oil quickly—you're losing about one quart every 1,000 miles. Your check engine light has been on since you noticed this problem started happening around 107,000 miles. The issue likely stems from worn internal engine components, and a mechanic will need to diagnose the root cause, which could involve anything from valve seals to piston rings.

Your engine light stays on even after you've replaced parts, and your car keeps shutting off while driving—especially in traffic. You've already spent money replacing the catalytic converter and oxygen sensors, but the problem persists. Since your vehicle has a known recall, you may be able to get repairs done for free through the manufacturer instead of paying out of pocket.

Your car is consuming oil much faster than normal, likely due to worn piston rings. This is happening even though your vehicle doesn't have excessive mileage. The fix will involve removing the engine and replacing the piston rings, which is a major repair.

Your engine is making a strange noise that a mechanic identified as a timing chain problem. The mechanic mentioned he's been replacing timing chains on Equinoxes frequently and warned that if it fails while driving, you could lose engine function and control of the vehicle. When you contacted Chevrolet, they didn't mention a technical service bulletin about this issue or acknowledge it as a known problem. Fixing this typically involves removing the engine timing cover and replacing the worn timing chain and related components.

When you checked your oil level and removed the dipstick, you noticed your oil smelled like gasoline. Your engine oil shouldn't have a strong fuel odor, which can indicate fuel is leaking into the oil system. This happened at around 73,740 miles, and your dealer said there was no recall coverage for this issue. A mechanic will need to diagnose whether you have a faulty fuel injector, fuel pressure regulator, or fuel pump seal allowing fuel to contaminate your engine oil.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal fuel odor throughout the vehicle. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated and stalled. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that she waited approximately 30 minutes before restarting the vehicle. Additionally, one quart of engine oil needed to be added to the vehicle every one to two months. The contact stated that after inserting the key into the Ignition, the key became stuck. The contact had to manipulate the key to be able to remove the key from the ignition switch. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the variable solenoid valve and intake and exhaust needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 192,000.

Purchased a 2010 Chevy Equinox from this Chevy dealer in the Pinehurst NC area in December 2022. Heard knocking noise start mid-March 2023. Vehicle seemed to go into "limp" mode and lost power (dangerous situation had vehicle been on interstate with no shoulder or exit ramp or could have been rear-ended due to sudden lack of power). No check engine light on at any time or when vehicle was taken to another Chevy dealer (March 20, 2023). Initially, Chevy dealer stated there were no issues. Insisted that the vehicle be checked again. Dealer took vehicle on test drive and then put on lift. Chevy dealer then stated oil loss issues and need to replace timing chains, actuators, gaskets, pistons, piston rings, oil coolant, water pump, balance chain, and other related parts. This is a design flaw in engine and piston rings causing excessive oil consumption which then leads to failure of other components. Was advised to change oil every 3,500 miles as opposed to going by the "oil" light and advised only to drive the vehicle sparingly and only if absolutely needed to drive.

High oil consumption. Low oil pressure and reduced engine power light activated. Car could not go more than 2 RPM. Issue continues to persist despite on time oil changes, adding oil as needed, etc.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to lose forward motion. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, and the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the check engine and engine power reduced warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled, and he was able to pull off the roadway. The contact stopped and placed the vehicle in park(P) however, when he attempted to restart the vehicle, the vehicle would not restart. The contact checked the oil and saw that there was no oil on the dipstick. The contact had the vehicle towed to his residence where he was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or to an independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

Vehicle burns oil at a high rate due to an engine piston ring problem. If not checked on a weekly basis you will get low oil pressure throwing the car into limp mode decreasing engine power immediately. I know people that had this problem addressed by GM free of charge as a recall. I want to know if my vehicle qualifies for this recall.Currently this vehicle requires 1 quart of oil weekly in order to keep oil level full. If I am driving the vehicle and this would happen again it might not cause an accident but currently my wife and daughter use the car and they might not be able to handle the situation if it would occur. Thank you

Excessive engine repairs. I have done all the recalls and in November had to again have major engine work done on my car for excessive oil usage damaging the engine. I have also twice had transmission problems. In November my car just shut down in the middle of the highway and required major engine work done again. I have always made sure to do all the proper maintenance on this car. Now I am out of warranty and looking at around $6000 more in repairs again. I have been told by several car places that have looked at this car that there have been many problems with this car‘s engine. Engine light repeatedly goes on and when checked and fix goes off and goes back on within a week again. I have talk to GMC and they said because I am no longer under warranty nothing can be done. I feel like this car needs to be either replaced or the engine needs to be replaced by them. This last time has made me very worried since my car completely died in the middle of a busy highway.

BAD ENGINES ARE A KNOWN FACT FOR THIS VEHICLE. JUST TOO LATE FOR ME. FOUND OUT TOO LATE THAT A NEW ENGINE IS OVER $5000,. According to the dealer and an independent repair shop it is not unusual for this vehicle to have engine problems. Uses excess amounts of oil and lights are late to come on. Expensive to tear down the engine,. So all they can do is the best knowledge of what they see and hear. The reviews for this car state the same thing. Cost more to repair than vehicle is worth. Once again a GMC product gets me. Just because my folks liked them. NO MORE FOR ME>

I TOOK MY SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 1-8-2020 AND INFORMED THEM THAT ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON,AND HAD A LITTLE SHAKE, FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF,AND IT WAS BURNING OIL,LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, GOT A CALL SAYING THERE WAS NO OIL ON DIP STICK, SO THERE WAS A OIL CHANGE DID, AND TOLD TO DRIVE FOR 1000 MILES THEN RETURN FOR RECHECK,POSSIBLE CAMSHAFT POSITION FAULT,DROVE CAR ,BUT BEFORE IT MEET THE 1000 MILES IN HAD TO ADD A QUART OF OIL TO VEHICLE THIS WAS OVER THE WEEKEND, CALLED AND INFORMED DEALERSHIP THEY SAID TO BRING IT BACK SO THEY COULD CHECK IT, TOOK SUV BACK AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT IT WAS STILL TAKING ALOT OF OIL, NOW THE CAMSHAFT IS NO GOOD, THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS ON IT, NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS GONE THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE WORK,FYI THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THE SUV WHEN I WAS COMPLAINING SO IT COULD HAVE BE FIXED THEN,THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT,IS THE SAME PROBLEM I GOT NOW,WHY DO DEALERSHIPS ALWAYS GET OVER PEOPLE, THE CAMSHAFT WENT OUT 11-23-2020

MY VEHICAL IS BURNIG OIL I HAVE CHAGED MY OIL TWICE ALREADY THIS YEAR I JUST CHANGED TWO SENSORS NOW IM GETTING A CODE FOR THE CONVERTER

THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. I AM GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, ON AVERAGE, EVERY 1,500 MILES. MY CAR HAS STALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT STALLS MOST MORNINGS AFTER BEING TURNED ON FOR 15-20 SECONDS. I'VE ALSO HAD IT STALL WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ANY DRIVER AND THEN ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

THERE IS A GM LAWSUIT FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. GM IS FULLY AWARE THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE CONCERNING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE DAMAGE IT DOES TO THE CARS. THEY ARE HIDING BEHIND THE LAWSUIT AND MAKING IT THE BURDEN TO THE CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION HAPPENED TO THEIR CAR. I AM ONE OF THE PERSONS THAT HAS BEEN DENIED COMPENSATION DUE TO THE FACT MY VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 10 YEAR MARK IN THE LAWSUIT WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2019 NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT A LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND DAMAGE TO MY CAR'S ENGINE. I PROVIDED DOCUMENTS NEEDED AND WAS DENIED. I BELONG TO A GROUP ON FACEBOOK FOR THIS LAWSUIT AND CUSTOMERS THAT ARE GETTING SCREWED OUT OF COMPENSATION FOR MONEY ALREADY PUT INTO THEIR VEHICLES. I PURCHASED MY CAR FOR $10,000 IN JUNE 2019 AND HAVE ALREADY PUT ALMOST $6,000 IN REPAIRS DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BACK INTO MY CAR. I AM UPSIDE DOWN IN MY CAR, HAVE BARELY HAD IT A YEAR AND HALF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN AND IS MOSTLY LIKE DUE TO THE SAME ISSUES. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING LOAN. I AM ANGRY AT GM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THERE ARE EXISTING ISSUES IN ALL OF THESE CARS AND THERE IS EVEN A NEW LAWSUIT THAT HAS BEEN FILED FOR MORE OF THEIR VEHICLES. I AM LIVID FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE INCLUDING ME THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES IN [XXX] CONDITION PARTICULARLY NOW WHEN INDIVIDUALS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT HAVING TO FIX THEIR CARS FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND THIS IS DEVASTATING TO ME. I HAVE INVOICES AND SUCH TO BACK MY CLAIMS AS WELL. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 10K ON REPAIRS ON MY CAR DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS. THAT INCLUDES A REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, PLUS OTHER REPAIRS WHILE THEY TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I AM PART OF THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AND I HAVE PROVIDED ALL DOCUMENTS TO THE SETTLER AND MY CLAIM HAS BEEN DENIED. NEVER BUYING A GM VEHICLE AGAIN.

I GOT THE VEHICLE APRIL 12TH,2019 DRIVING TO WORK VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN DIED. OIL CHANGE END OF OCT THROUGH MIDAS. TOWED TO GM PART OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BERMAN B MOTORS CLAIM BEING DENIED AS SAYING OUTSIDE OF SCA DATE. THEY SAY SCA DATE 12/14/2009 THE VEHICLE WASN'T MADE UNTIL JUNE OF 2010. I HAD IT TOWED IN 12/11/2019 THEY COULDN'T SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AS RURAL AREA AND OTHER VEHICLES WAITING BEFORE MINE. GOT VEHICLE OUT 1/28/2020. CLAIM WAS DENIED SAYING WAS OUTSIDE SCA DATE. CAUSE FOUND BY TECH WAS ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. MANY ENGINE PARTS WERE REPLACED. TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES WERE COVERED BY GM WHEN MGR OF ART HASSLER SEEN IT WAS A EQUINOX THEN PUT BACK IN LINE BECAUSEOF DATE THE REPAIR HAD TO BE DONE. 2300.00 AND OVER TO GET OUT. 2 SERVICE PAPERS. NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON. MAY STILL HAVE DEBRIS IN ENGINE. NEEDS EXHAUST MANIFOLD,BALL JOINTS JUST HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AND SENSOR THAT SAID ALL WHEEL DRIVE IS OFF FEATURE AT MIDAS. ITS ALWAYS SOMETHING. GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING THEY SHOULD HAVE APPROVED MY CLAIM AS IT WAS IN THE SHOP THE WHOLE TIME FROM 12/11/2019 TO 1/28/2020. THEY HAVEN'T OFFERED ANY RESOLUTION OR MONEY OFF A NEW VEHICLE NOTHING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE ARE TOO MANY OF US WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I LOVE MY CAR WAS SO PROUD OF BESSY! I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND IT JUST STOPPED. WOULDN'T CRANK. GOT IT HOME TO BE TOLD THAT IT'S THE TIMING CHAIN. THAT'S $1000-$1500 THAT I DON'T HAVE. ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M TAKING CARE OF MY MOTHER N LAW SINCE MY FATHER N LAW DIED FROM CANCER. AND NOW MY HUSBAND CAN'T WORK DUE TO BEING ALMOST CRIPPLED. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH DUE TO HEARING ABOUT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER I BOUGHT IT. TURNS OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, ALMOST EVERYBODY WHO OWNS A CHEVY EQUINOX HAS THE SAME PROBLEM! WHY IS THIS?? WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN FIXED YET?? WHY KEEP MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AGAIN AGAIN?? NOW MY CAR IS SITTING IN THE YARD. I HAVE A 7 YR OLD SON THAT I CAN'T EVEN TAKE TO THE DOCTOR WITH NO WAY OF GOING OR THE REST OF MY FAMILY. SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS CHEVELOT GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS??? I WAS HOPING ONE DAY TO GET A BRAND NEW ONE! PLEASE HELP!!!

MY VEHICLE LEAKS A LOT OF OIL INTERNALLY. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY INTAKE VALVES ARE COVERED IN OIL AND MY PISTONS ARE ALSO CONTAINING OIL. THE MECHANISM TO CONTROL/DRAIN THAT OIL DOESN'T WORK. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR IS KNOCKING AND STALLING AT IDLE.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, STATIONARY, ALL NIGHT, ALL MORNING, KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION, NO ONE AROUND, IT STARTED BY ITSELF. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DOORS LOCKED. WHEN NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR LEFT HIS HOUSE, IN THE MORNING, HE NOTICED IT WAS RUNNING AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, IT WASN'T, AND THEN IF WE WERE AROUND, WE WEREN'T. THEN HE TOUCHED THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WAS HOT, IT WASN'T AND WAITED UNTIL THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. IT RAN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT TURNED OFF. WE WERE TOLD IN THE EVENING OF WHAT HAPPENED AND WENT TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD START WITH THE KEY AND IT DID.

MY CAR WASN'T TELLING ME THAT OIL IS LOW. THEN IT STARTED LEAKING OIL LIKE CRAZY. EVERY OTHER DAY I WOULD PUT OIL. AND DO FREQUENT OIL CHANGE. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. GOING 70MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY GIVES OUT. HAVE TO RUSH TO PARK IT ASIDE. THEN MY CAR WONT RUN. CALL MY INSURANCE BUT THEH COULDN'T HELP WITH TOWING. I SPEND $200 JUST TO TAKE IT BACK TO A MECHANIC. WHERE THEN HE SAID MY ENGINE NO GOOD I NEED A NEW ONE. I STILL OWE $5,000 TO THIS CAR! I'VE BEEN PAYING AHEAD OF TIME TO GET PAID OFF. NOW IS NOT RUNNING AND JUST SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY FOR MONTHS. AND STILL NEED TO PAY IT.

CODE P0300- CYLINDER #4 MISFIRE, EXTREME BLOW BY FROM INTERNAL FAILURE. WENT INTO COMPLETE SHUTDOWN ON HIGHWAY

HAD A OIL CHANGE APRIL 15 2020. CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ON MAY 26 DRIVING AND WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF NOWHERE. NO LOW ENGINE LIGHT OR NOTHING JUST A SAD DAY. *TR

THIS 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX CONSUMES A LOT OF OIL, LIKE EVERY TANK OF GAS I HAVE TO ADD OIL. THIS SHOULDN'T BE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY HUSBAND, THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND UNBORN CHILD WHEN MY EQUINOX SHUT OFF I'M THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING AND WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT WOULD START BUT AS SOON AS I PUT IT INTO GEAR THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF. FINALLY THE ENGINE JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED CUTTING ON. MY HUSBAND, A POLICE OFFICER AND A GOOD SAMARITAN WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE CHEVY OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH SAFELY. THE CHEVY THEN HAD TO BE TOWED TO A CAR SHOP TO GET LOOKED AT. THIS VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING IT!!! WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK. THEN ENGINE BLEW A HOLE THROUGH IT. LESS THAN 200,000 MILES ON IT WITH BRAND NEW SPARK PLUGS AND A FRESH OIL CHANGE. CERTAIN MODELS OF CHEVY HAVE AN ENGINE DEFECT WHICH IS INTERNALLY IN THE ENGINE. YOUR VEHICLE WILL BURN OIL WITH NO OIL LIGHT COMING ON TO LET YOU KNOW. THERE'S NO LEAK COMING FROM ANYWHERE. THE ENGINE JUST DRINKS IT ALL UP WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND THEN WILL BLOW UP IF YOU'RE NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT VEHICLES. I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF IT WASN'T FOR US GOING LESS THAN THE SPEED LIMIT.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY EVIDENCE OF PROBLEM I TURNED THE CORNER OF A INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE WHILE STILL RUNNING LOST ALL POWER FOR ACCELERATION. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO INJURY TO MYSELF OR THE VEHICLE. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART , THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PRESSURE IT WAS LATER DETERMIN HAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND CAMSHAFT BROKE SENDING METAL THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE. RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR A NEW ENGINE. THIS IS PROBLEM CAUSE BY THE OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH I DID HAVE REPAIRED. THE OIL WAS FULL AND TRUCK DROVE GREAT ONE MINUTE THEN THE NEXT MINUTE THE ENGINE WAS GONE CHEVY NEEDS TO EVALUATE AND HELP CONSUMERS WITH THESE TYPE PROBLEM RELATED TO KNOWN RECALLS. WE HAVE INVESTED OR MONEY IN A PRODUCT THAT FAILS US DUE TO ENGINEERING ISSUES CAUSING THE CONSUMER ADDED EXPENSES

GENERAL MOTORS HAVE BEEN AT NO ASSISTANCE TO ME SINCE MY PURCHASE OF MY 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX I PURCHASED IT FEBRUARY/MARCH OF 2016 AND HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE, I CONTACTED THE PLACE OF PURCHASE AND GENERAL MOTORS NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE COMPLAINT OF MY VEHICLE. ALSO WITH THE ATTACHED PROOF OF REPAIRS I REFERRED TO THE DEALERS WHO DID THE REPAIRS AND GENERAL MOTORS OF ANY CURRENT RECALLS. BACK IN OCTOBER 2019 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE MY CONVERTER WENT OUT AND MY 100K WARRANTY EXPIRED, GM WAS NOT IN UNDERSTANDING AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. THEN I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WAS A OIL CONSUMPTION LAW SUITE AND A SEPARATE SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT ONLY UNTIL 120K. MY ISSUE IS GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT ASSIST ME DUE TO ME BEING OVER THE 120K MILEAGE EVEN THOUGH I INQUIRED ABOUT IT TIME AFTER TIME SINCE THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE KEPT UP TO DATE IN MY ADDRESS EVEN WHEN I MOVED OUT OF STATE. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE LAW SUITE OR COVERED WITH THE SPECIAL WARRANTY WITH MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY MAIL NOTIFICATION AND ALL MY REPAIRS WERE DONE AT A LICENSED CERTIFIED GENERAL MOTOR DEALER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE/RECALLS AND I WAS NOT TOLD OF THE ISSUES. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED SINCE I SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON IT AS IT IS. I HAD TO DO MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE TO FIND THIS INFORMATION WHICH COULD OF BEEN AVOIDED IF I WAS CONTACTED FRONT THE BEGINNING. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL BUT ONCE BACK IN 2016 FOR A WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL

VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING STALL AND QUITTING ACTIONS AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. ALSO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION HAVING TO CHANGE OIL OR ADD OIL

MY ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. IT IS A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX, WHICH I BOUGHT USED FROM A DEALERSHIP. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS JUST ACCEPTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COST ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUS REPAIR, DUE TO THE OIL BURNING. ALTHOUGH, I NEVER HAD TO PAY TO GET IT REPAIRED SINCE I WAS PUTTING IN OIL ABOUT EVERY WEEK TO TWO WEEKS SINCE I FOUND THE ISSUE. I'M VERY UPSET, BECAUSE THE ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR EVERYBODY WHO HAS THE ISSUE TO BE ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. SINCE THE OIL ISSUE IS KNOWN AND A CLASS LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AND ACCEPTED, IT SHOULD GO FOR ALL VEHICLES, NOT JUST THE VEHICLES PEOPLE DIDN'T LOOK AFTER AND LET THEM BRAKE. THE OIL BURNING ISSUE IS VERY BAD AND IT WILL COST ME A LOT OF MONEY TO GET FIXED. THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED FOR FREE AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE.

CHANGED WINDSHIED MOTORS AND THE GO RIGHT BACK TO NOT WORKING WITHIN A WEEK.. HERE RECENTLY IVE HAD TO PUT A EXTREME AMOUT OF OIL IN IT ITS LOSING OIL OUT OF NO WHERE CAN DRIVE 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN ITS GONE NOW IT HAS STARTED TO SMOKE REALLY BAD WHEN I DRIVE IT AFTER OIL IS IN AND HAS NOW GOT THE CAR TO START A SMALL KNKCK IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR THE TIME BEING FOR SCARED OF IT DOING WORSE ITS BEEN PARKED SINCE IT STARTED TO SMOKE.. IT WILL LOSE POWER AT SUM POINTS AND NOT LET ME DRIVE FASTER THEN 25 MPH THEN ALL THE SUDDEN PICK BACK UP AND ACT JUST FINE..THE CAR WILL SMOKE SO BAD THAT ANOTHER CAR BEHIND ME WILL HAVE TO STOP COMPLETELY AND WAIT UNTIL SMOKE IS CLEAR.. ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH IS ALSO ON

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK WHICH IS A RECURRING FAILURE. WILL BE REPLACING THE MANIFOLD FOR THE 4TH TIME THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. PHOTO ATTACHED FROM ONE OF THE FAILURES. EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE IN TWO PIECES. SAME PROBLEM REPLACED BEFORE ON A 2010 GMC ACADIA WITH THE SAME 2.4L. EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE BREAKING IN THE EXACT SAME WAY AT SIMILAR MILEAGES. ~120,000 MILES

EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES 2010 EQUINIX ARE WELL KNOWN FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

CAR WAS DYING WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD, CITY STREET FROM A STOP SIGN.WAS ALMOST HIT. MY GRANDAUGHTER IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE AND I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO LET HER DRIVE IT . RUNNING AFTER KEY TAKEN OUT, RUNNING VERY RUFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT GOING ON & OFF AS WELL AS STABLI TRAC WARNING.SMELLED LIKE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR BURNING TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE DIAGOSED AND THEY SAID HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE HAD HIGH CONTENT OF FUEL SCANNED AND HAD EXCESSIVE AMAOUNT OF RICH CODES AND MISFIRE CODESTHAT THERE WAS FUEL GETTING IN MY OIL SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT ON MY VIN. SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS SAME PROBLEM THAT WERE TOLD VIN WASN'T RIGHT. COST ME $500.00 TO FIX BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAD TO GET A NEW ENGINE AT 62,000 AND NEW PISTONS & CRACKED MANIFOLD REPLACED AT 102,000. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER A FEW YEARS AGO FOR SAME ISSUE AND ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OUT OF WARRANTY NOW AND FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM.GETTING READY TO BUY 2 CARS AND I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER CHEVY OR GM CAR AGAIN .GOING WITH THE FOREIGNS. I THINK THESE CARS ARE ALL LEMONS.I HAVE SEEN OTHERS THAT WERE ALSO TOLD WRONG VIN BUT SAME ISSUE, NEEDS INVESTIGATED. I HAVE ALREADY RECIEVED INVITATION FOR CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THIS DARN CAR! REALLY

TIMING AND OR BALANCE CHAIN TO THE ENGINE IS STRETCHED AND COULD RESULT IN BREAKAGE. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE AS REPORTED IN GM SPECIAL COVERAGE 12312D THAT SPECIFICALLY COVERS 2010-2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, ALONG WITH 3 OTHER MODEL VEHICLES. MY VIN IS NOT FLAGGED AS PART OF THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE ALTHOUGH IT IS CAUSING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS DEPICTED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE.

OIL CONSUMPTION. I'VE SPEND 2K IN REPAIRS OVER THIS PAST YEAR FOR OIL CONSUMPTIONS PROBLEMS AND IT STILL CONSUME AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL, TO THE POINT I HAVE TO ADD A QUART A WEEK TO STOP THE OIL FROM EXTREMELY RUNNING LOW.

AT 58569 MILES THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, GASKET, AND NUT WERE REPLACED. I BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION AT 72388 MILES. AT 77313, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE DEALER GOT THE CODE P0300. THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #2. THE DEALER REPLACED THE #2 COIL AND GASKET AS WELL AS THE SPARK PLUGS. AT 91968 MILES THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. AT 103123 MILES THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THROTTLE BODY GASKET REPLACED. AT 105185 MILES THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. REPLACEDSPARK PLUGS, REPROGRAMED ECM AND TCM. THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN CYLINDERS 1-3-AND 5. THE DEALER ALSO PERFORMED MAJOR THROTTLE BODY SERVICE AND CLEANED THE INTAKE. AT 112358 MILES THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND DEALER SAID A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #4 AND OIL WAD FOUND IN #2 SPARK PLUG WELL. I CHECK MY OIL LEVEL EVERY WEEK AND HAVE BEEN DOING SO FOR MONTHS. I AM PUTTING IN AT LEAST 1 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY MONTH. I CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3500 MILES WHETHER THE VEHICLE INDICATES THE NEED OR NOT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES. THE DEALERS RESPONSE IS THAT THEY CAN GET ME INTO A NEW EQUINOX. IT SEEMS THAT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY CHEVY BUT THIS SUV HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM.

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I JUST GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 3 WEEKS WITHIN THAT TIME IT BURNED THROUGH ALL THE OIL THAT WAS IN THE ENGINE FROM A BRAND NEW OIL CHANGE. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH EXTREMELY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. WE HAD THE PISTONS & RINGS REPLACED A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AT ALL. WE REGULARLY CHANGE OUR OIL BUT AT THIS RATE WE NEED TO PUT OIL IN IT WEEKLY. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT OUR ENGINE IS ABOUT TO GO OUT BECAUSE OF BURNING OF THE OIL SO FAST. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND NOW. CHANGING JUST THE PISTONS AND RINGS WILL NOT FIX IT. CHEVROLET OWES THIS YEAR OF EQUINOX A NEW, SOLID ENGINE THAT DOESNT EXCESSIVELY BURN OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. WE HAVE BEEN SET UP TO FAIL BY FINANCING THIS VEHICLE.

I GOT MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX ON JANUARY 4, 2019. EVER SINCE THE SECOND WEEK, I'VE HAD IT I'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT JUST BECAUSE I NEEDED A TUNE UP AND OIL CHANGE AFTER I GOT THOSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. SO AROUND THE END OF FEBRUARY, I PUT THE SUV IN THE SHOP THEY SAID IT WAS THE WATER PUMP/BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN THE ENTIRE THING COST $669.49. I WAS VERY EXCITED TO GET MY SUV BACK ON MARCH 15, 2019, JUST IN TIME FOR ME TO GO TO OUT OF TOWN JUST TO FIND OUT THE CAR IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND DOING THE SAME ROUGH RIDING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN THE SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC IN APRIL THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I PUT THE CAR DOWN SINCE THEN AND IT'S JUST SITTING UNDER GARAGE TAKING MY MONEY. THE CAR ALSO CUT OFF ON ME MULTIPLE TIMES THE LATEST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND IT JUST CUT OFF AND I HAD TO PUT ON HAZARDS AND I ALMOST GOT HIT.

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND LOUD UNKNOWN NOISE FROM ENGINE. THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME APART WHEN STARTED AND DURING ACCELERATION. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS " 91860 ". THE DEALER PERFORMED AN OIL CONSUMPTION REPORT LAST MAY. SAID THAT IT WAS WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS SET BY CHEVROLET. ENGINE NOISE HAS INCREASED. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.

I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR MAY 23RD 2018. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING AND LIGHT STILL WILL NOT GO OFF AND CODE WILL NOT DELETE, THE O2 SENSORS KEEP GOING OUT (3 TIMES ALREADY) AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES IN 11 MONTHS. THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS INSANE, I CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE OIL NOTIFICATION THE CAR GIVES ME, WITHOUT PUTTING 3 QTS OF OIL , BEFORE THE NOTIFICATION RECOMMENDS. I HAVE NO OIL LEAK!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

VEHICLE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO TAKE OFF AFTER BEING STOPPED. I HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL EVERY THREE WEEKS AND BY A WEEK AND HALF THE OIL IS 1/4 LESS AND REALLY DARK. THERE'S NO VISIBLE LEAKS OR OIL STAINS ON THE DRIVE WAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART. AFTER SOME TIME, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ORANGE BUICK GMC (3883 W COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32808, (407) 295-8100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,274.

I ONLY HAVE 99,500 MILES ON MY 2010 EQUINOX RUNNING GOOD AND I KEEP UP ON THE MAINTENANCE AND FOR NO REASON THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND JUMPED WHEN I WENT TO START IT ONE DAY

VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING STALLING OUT. DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY METAL SHAVINGS IN ENGINE. THE ONLY PRIOR ENGINE WORK ON THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DONE BY CHEVROLET TO ADDRESS A RECALL IN 2013 FOR HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT IN DECEMBER OF 2013. NO OTHER WORK WAS DONE TO THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE.

14882 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER IN COLUMBUS NE. 68601 ERNEST AUTO SALES TOLD ME MY 2010 VIN. NUMBER NOT LISTED FOR THE RECALL BACK MAIN SEAL BLOWED OUT NO WARRANTY .I SEE OTHER PEOPLE SAME PROBLEM WITH SEAL AND AGAIN ARE CARS NOT COVERED. I OWN 2 EQUINONS 2010 AND 2018.. MAYBE I NEED TO LOOK AT OTHER BRANDS INSTEAD IF YOU HAVE A KNOW PROBLEM AND WONT STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT THAT'S SAD YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION AND ILL MAKE MINE!!! I WAS DRIVING IT STARTED TO SMOKE A LITTLE PLUS COULD SMELL IT WHEN I STOPED

BALANCE CHAIN PINS WEAR, ALLOWING THE CHAIN TO STRETCH.CAUSE ENGINE NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A BRAKE JOB AND SAID THE ENGINE IS MAKING NOISES IT SHOULDN'T BE MAKING.THE ADVISOR SAID THAT'S NOMAL FOR THAT CAR TO MAKE THAT NOISE.IT'S THE SAME RECALL FOR THE 2010-2011 EQUINOX ON THE 2.4L ENGINE.(LAF).THAT YEAR 2010-2011 HAVE A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENTTHE 2014 EQUINOX HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AND YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE PAYING FOR A NO FIX.

WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE STABILI TRACK CAME ON AGAIN HAD THIS REPLACED LAST YEAR, CAME ON THE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. SCARED ME TO DEATH. HAD TO HAVE TO HAVE TOWED, NOW I'M LOOKING AT PAYING MORE TO GET IT FIXED THEN WHAT I OWE ON IT

ON MONDAY 1/21/2019, MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD PCV VALVE SYSTEM. THIS PART IS ENGINEERED VERY POORLY AND GM HAS CONTINUED TO USE IT ANYWAY. THE PCV VALVE SYSTEM ALLOWS WATER TO COLLECT IN IT AND THEN FREEZE, IN RETURN BLOWING OUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL SO THE ENGINE NO LONGER HOLDS OIL. CURRENTLY, GM HAS A "RECALL" ON THIS PART, GM BULLETIN #14882, WHICH SHOULD COVER A CAR OF THE EXACT SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS MINE FOR UP TO 120,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. MINE FALLS WITHIN BOTH OF THOSE SPECS. HOWEVER, WHEN CONTACTING GM ABOUT THIS RECALL, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS SPECIFIC RECALL "DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN#." AFTER RESEARCHING, I'VE DISCOVERED THIS IS A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM THAN GM IS WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AS IT IS HAPPENING TO MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS NATIONWIDE AND THEY'RE ALL BEING TOLD THE SAME THING I WAS, THAT IT DOESN'T MATCH THE VIN#. I SPENT TWO DAYS MAKING PHONE CALLS, BEING ON HOLD, AND WAITING FOR A RETURN PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE IN THE "EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT." BECAUSE I COULDN'T WAIT TO HAVE A WORKING CAR WHILE WAITING ON THEIR PHONE CALL, I INSTRUCTED MY REPAIR MAN TO FIX MY CAR AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD GM WILL NOT HELP ME AT ALL BECAUSE I HAD IT REPAIRED ON MY OWN ACCORD. WHEN TRYING TO ORDER THIS PART TO REPAIR MY CAR, MY REPAIR MAN DISCOVERED THAT THIS PART IS BACKORDERED THROUGH GM, BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS IT REPLACED. THE SHOP MY CAR IS BEING REPAIRED THROUGH HAS HAD THREE EQUINOXES COME INTO THEIR SHOP SINCE TUESDAY FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING I HAVE BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE...AND THAT'S JUST ONE SMALL SHOP IN OHIO. I'D LIKE GM TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO COVER NOT JUST MINE, BUT ALL CARS THIS PART HAS BEEN USED ON, AND ALSO COVER THE EXPENSES TO REPAIR THE ENGINE IN MY CAR THAT IT DAMAGED.

"TAKATA RECALL" SO FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND OR JUST AT A STOPLIGHT OR A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR WOULD GO IN A POWER MODE AND I CAN'T GET OUT OF 10 MILES PER HOUR ITS SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT TRACT SYSTEM AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE MINUTES FOR IT TO GET OUT OF THAT MODE BUT SOMETIMES IT DON'T EVEN DO IT. IT CAN DO IT 10 TIMES THE TIME THAT I'M DRIVING IT'S VERY UNSAFE AND AS I'M READING ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS EVERYONE OR A LOT OF PEOPLE IS HAVING THIS ISSUE IT'S VERY SCARY AND I'M STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR I ONLY HAD IT FOR JUST ABOUT TWO YEARS RIGHT NOW I WOULD PLEASE LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR BEFORE I HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT

TAKATA RECALL MY SUV KEEP TURNING OFF EVERY TIME I MAKE A STOP ON A RED LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN OR EVEN WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE I SEND IT TO EVERY SHOP TO TRY TO FIX SOME DON'T KNOW THE PROBLEM OR OTHERS DON'T WANT TO EVEN TRY TO FIX IT I EVEN SEND IT TO CHENEY DEALERS AND THEY THINK IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE THEY CHANGE THAT PART BUT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM I BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS SUV THAT I JUST DON'T WANT TO BOTHER ANYMORE. PLEASE TRY TO HELP ME OUT. THE BAD THINK TOO IS THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR AND I ASKED THE FINANCIAL WORKER TO HELP ME AND THEY DON'T CARE. WE KEEP SEARCHING ONLINE WHAT TO DO AND I'M READING THAT THESE CARS ARE RECALLS SO PLEASE TRY TO HELP ME OUT. THANK YOU

AS DRIVING NOV 19, 2018. THE CAR STALLED, ENGINE PROBLEM, MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFICS ! ALMOST GOT RUN DOWN . FOR NO REASON THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING! WE WERE PUTTING ONE QUART OF OIL PER WEEK?? IN BETWEEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE CAR WAS TOWED, OUR MECHANIC TOLD US ENGIN SEIZED, NEEDED A NEW ENGINE?? WE STILL OWE 3700 ON THE CAR AND IT DOESN'T RUN?? I'M SO MAD THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL?? GM OWES US A NEW CAR!!

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STARTED CLATTERING. I LIMPED TO THE NEAREST EXIT, AND THAT IS WHERE THE CAR DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOWN, AND THEN WE PUT IT ON A TRAILER AND TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT IT HAD BLOWN A ROD IN THE ENGINE, AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $6000+. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. I HAD BEEN MONITORING THE OIL LEVEL BECAUSE I KNEW I WAS GETTING CLOSER TO A NEEDED OIL CHANGE. EVEN AFTER THIS HAPPENED, WE STARTED IT TO DRIVE IT ON AND OFF THE TRAILER, AND THERE WAS STILL NO OIL LIGHT!!! ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN DONE. AS WE HAD A 100,000 WARRANTY, IT WAS GONE THROUGH VERY CLOSELY BEFORE THAT EXPIRED.

EACH YEAR, WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE COLD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LOSES POWER EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR IDLE, AND THE VEHICLE RUNS VERY ROUGH.

2010 CHEVY EQUINOX WILL LOSE POWER AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE LOST POWER ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH, LOCAL DRIVING AT 40MPH AS WELL AS STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT PRETTY MUCH JUST HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE ENDANGERING MY LIFE AS WELL AS THE VEHICLES AROUND ME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON BUT DOES NOT STAY ON. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF , IT WILL RESTART AND MAY RUN FINE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AFTERWARD. I HAVE CONTACTED GM , BUT TO DATE HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE RESOLVED.

ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH 60000 MILES, TIMING CHAIN CODE, KNOWN ISSUE AND GM WANTED $4000.00 TO FIX. CHANGED ALL TIMING GEARS AND TENTIONERS IN DECEMBER OF 2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, AND WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOW OIL, MIXED WITH ANTIFREEZE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. GOOD TO MY MECHANIC, ENDED REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, WATER PUM, SPARK PLUGS, BATTERY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLEND DOOR MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

OIL BURNING WHICH LEADS TO A OIL CHANGE ALMOST 1500 MILES WITH TOP OFF SERVICE BETWEEN CHANGES. THEN SHAKING OF ENGINE WHILE IN IDLE AND WHILE ACCELERATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RUMBLING NOISE FOR FIVE MINUTES. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

ON DECEMBER 22ND, 2017 AS MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING TO OUR HOMETOWN FROM FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, OUR VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. THIS WAS NOT ONLY VERY SCARY, BUT ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. IMAGINE OTHER VEHICLES WHIZZING BY AT 80MPH AT NIGHT AND YOUR CAR ONLY WANTS TO GO A FOURTH OF THAT. THE SCREEN READ, 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER'. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE RAN INTO THE BACK OF OUR VEHICLE, BEFORE WE COULD PULL OFF ON TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS TOWED THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE AND THEN TAKEN TO FLOW CHEVROLET MID JANUARY 2018. WHILE AT THIS DEALERSHIP, WE WERE GIVEN THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSIS CODES, P0016 CRANKSHAFT POSITION NOT PLAUSIBLE, P0089 FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR PERFORMANCE, P228D FUEL PRESSURE REG 1 PERFORMANCE,EBCM V0100-71 LOST COMMUNICATION. THE MAN HELPING US RECOMMENDED THAT THE PISTONS AND RINGS/ TIMING CHAINS BE REPLACED FOR $5629.67 OR AN ENGINE SWAP FOR $9250.76. COME TO FIND OUT, THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND CAR FORUMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. HOW IS THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THIS? THIS IS HIGHLY UNSAFE!

OWNER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF AT EVERY STOP LIGHT AND STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL THAT WAS LEFT. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF JAN 2018 AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT RHAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME FROM THE MECHANIC AND HAS SAT SINCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

OUR 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX WAS WORKING FINE. LAST WEEK WE CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN... HEARD A BANG NOISE AND IT STARTED TO IDLE ROUGH, AND SHUT OFF AT STOP SIGN ( HARD TO EVEN KNOW...SINCE RADIO STILL PLAYING). ALSO SOUNDS LIKE A THRASHING MACHINE.... CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS SINCE GONE OFF AND BACK ON AND BACK OFF. WHAT IS THE BEST CORRECTION FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF AT STOP SIGNS. ????

VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE AS WITH THE PREVIOUS YEARS MODELS THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.2007 TO 2009 MODEL YEARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE 2010 MODEL YEAR V6 IS HAVIG THE SAME PROBLEM. CODES P0016 AND P0017. CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT CORRELATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. SAME PROBLEM AS 2007 THRU 2009 THAT WERE COVERED. I CALLED GM BUT THEY SAID THE RECALL DID NOT COVER MY VIN SPECIFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER (KERN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 218 S WALNUT ST, CELINA, OH 45822) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE ENGINE WAS GONE. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONTACT A LOANER VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR FREE SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 100,000. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE WARRANTY ON THE NEW MOTOR, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY PAPERWORK HAD TO REMAIN IN THE FILES. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECEIVE THE WARRANTY OR A COPY OF THE WARRANTY. AT 42,000 MILES LATER, THE NEW ENGINE FAILED DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. THE CONTACT ASKED ABOUT THE WARRANTY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE NEW ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRST ENGINE WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE, BUT THE SECOND ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A THREE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE NEW ENGINE. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED A THIRD TIME AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE SAME THING AS WHEN SHE CALLED THEM INITIALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PCV VALVE RECALL. SINCE OHIO WAS NOT A COLD STATE, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER SINCE THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER 2017. THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS STILL IN USE BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE SHAW BUICK GMC (1313 MOTOR CITY DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (CHEVROLET OF HOMEWOOD, 18033 HALSTED ST, HOMEWOOD, IL 60430) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,535.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DEFROST FAILED TO PRODUCE HOT AIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO BENSON AUTO CHEVROLET (28 N MAIN ST, FRANKLIN, NH 03235), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. *TT *TR

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS REPORTED IN GM SERVICE BULLETIN 14882. I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT'S BULLETIN. I HAVE SPENT $800 SO FAR ON REPAIRS. RECENTLY ALL THE OIL WAS LOST THROUGH BLOWN SEAL DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. EXCESS MOISTURE WAS FOUND IN AIR BOX NEAR PCV HOSE.

BULLETIN #14882. MY CAR IS AT 124,532 MILES WHEN THE REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT DUE TO FREEZING OF THE PCV VALVE. AFTER MANY TIMES OF THIS CAR BEING IN THE SHOP GETTING REPAIRED, THEY WEREN'T WILLING TO TAKE ANY OF THE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX IT, DUE TO THE MILES OF THE CAR BEING BARELY OVER THEIR LIMIT. I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO HELP ME OUT.

PCV SYSTEM FAILURE WITH A BLOWN REAR MAIN SEAL. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW TO A KNOWN FAULTY DESIGN BY GM. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER & OIL ON THE HIGHWAY. TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ALMOST HITTING OVER CARS DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. THIS WAS LATER DETERMINED INVESTIGATED AND FOUND TO BE A KNOWN PCV SYSTEM FAILURE. GM IS AWARE OF THE MANY OF REPORTS OF THE 2.4 MOTOR & THE PROBLEMS. THIS IS ALL COVERED UNDER GM BULLTEIN 14882: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ' PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD ' 2010-2014 BUICK CHEVROLET GMC

TIMING CHAIN, WATER PUMP, TENSIONER ALL WENT BAD, CAUSING FURTHER INTERNAL PROBLEMS. CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT RE-START. CHEVROLET REQUIRED AN "AUTHORIZED" DIAGNOSIS. CHEVROLET HAD PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON THIS MOTOR TO 120,000 MILES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAD 124,600, SO CHEVROLET REFUSED TO HELP. COST ME OVER $2400 AND THE CAR STILL WON'T RUN. PER INTERNET SEARCHES, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 4-CYL ECO TECH ENGINE. (I BELIEVE CANADA REQUIRED A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE!)

I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE STORE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND THE CAR DIDNT WANT TO PULL. I LET OFF THE GAS AND PUSHED THE GAS AGAIN I STARTED THINKING MAKE IT JUST HAD SOME TRASH OR SOMETHING CAUSE THE CAR DID FINE. I GOT TO THE STORE AND PULLED IN THE PARKING LOT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED MY THE CHEVY PLACE AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE INNER TRANSMISSION SEEING THAT IT HAS HAD OTBER TRANSMISSION ISSUE MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK THAT THE WHOLE UNIT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THANKS

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2.4L ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. I TOOK THIS TO THE DEAL AND WAS PUSHED AWAY SAYING I HAD OIL LEAK. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I TOOK MY 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX TO SECOND DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE WAS METAL SHAVINGS AND THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS USELESS BECAUSE THE OF THE SHAVINGS. NOW GM WILL NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE, I PROVIDED THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS SO THAT THE DEAL COULD MAKE THE EXCEPTION TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BUT WAS DENIED. EVERY TIME I GO TO START THE ENGINE AND DRIVE OFF IT STALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT TO CHECK THE OIL, AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE RESERVOIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THREE QUARTS OF OIL WERE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE ONE MONTH BEFORE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (DUTEAU CHEVROLET IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,391.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. GM HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS AND EXTENDED THE COVERAGE OUT TO 120,000 MILES, DEALER KEEPS REQUIRING OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS AND VALIDATED IT WAS OUTSIDE OF SPECIFICATIONS AND STILL NOT FIXING ISSUE CLAIMING "GM" IS THE ONE REQUIRING THE TESTING

CAME OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE ABOUT 9PM ON 6-28-17, AND THE CAR WON'T START. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO EVALUATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN ON THE ECOTEC ENGINE HAS BASICALLY MISALIIGNED AND SHREDDED PARTS IN IT'S PATH, DESTROYING THE ENGINE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND SEE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND THIS VIDEO LINK: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=AEEUYUNUHGS I CHATTED ONLINE WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING SINCE I HAD NOT BOUGHT THE CAR "CERTIFIED" AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THE ESTIMATE FOR THESE REPAIRS IS VALUED AT MORE THAN HALF OF WHAT THE CAR IS FINANCED FOR. I'M FEELING LIKE I HAVE A GIANT PIECE OF JUNK ON MY HANDS. LUCKILY IT DIDN'T SEIZE UP WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE INCLUES $93.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND AN ADDITIONAL $44.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER'S MECHANIC FOR THEM TO DO AN EVALUATION 7-5-17. PROBABLY LOOKING AT $5,000 TO $7,000 OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD. CERTAINLY CAN'T AFFORD THAT. IT PRACTICALLY ADDS UP TO BE THE PRICE OF BUYING A NEW ONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY CHEVROLET DEALER IN LANCASTER, CA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AS WELL AS MAKING A GRINDING AND BANGING NOISE INSIDE THE MOTOR. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE GUARDS AROUND THE TIMING CHAIN DETACHED CAUSING THE MOTOR FAIL AND THE CADILLAC CONVERTERS TO MELT. THE ENTIRE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIVE DAYS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,742.

OIL CONSUMPTION.6 MONTHS AGO CALLED ANTELOPE VALLEY CHEVROLET 1160 MOTOR LANE, LANCASTER,CA ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION. I NOTICED NO OIL WAS VISIBLE ON THE ENGINE OIL DIP STICK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED MAKE SURE TO FILL IT UP AND WATCH IT NO NEED TO BRING IT IN AT THIS TIME. ON MARCH 15, 2017 THE VEHICLE POPPED AN ENGINE CODE FOR BOTH KNOCK SENSORS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SENSORS. I THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT THAT EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING. AFTER MAKING THE APPOINTMENT I CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL AND NO OIL WAS PRESENT AT THAT TIME AGAIN. I ADDED 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL TO MAKE THE DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. I ALSO RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE BY DOING AN OIL CHANGE AND FOUND METAL FLAKES IN THE OIL FILTER. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS.THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A PRICE OF $8,000. AS A MILITARY MEMBER WHO HAS MOVED 6 TIMES IN LAST 3 YEARS IT IS REALLY HARD TO KEEP RECEIPTS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED WITHOUT MAINTENANCE RECORDS THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING OR PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT WE CAN HAVE YOU TALK TO SALES DEPARTMENT AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR YOU. ON MONDAY MARCH 20, 2017 I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WANTING TO TALK WITH SERVICE MANAGER ROBERT. HE STATED THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT SERVICE RECORD AND I FINALLY CONVINCED HIM TO SUBMIT IT FOR WARRANTY WORK. THAT EVENING I CALLED CORPORATE AND SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER CARE. THEY TOOK MY CLAIM AND CALLED ME BACK ON MONDAY MARCH 27, 2017. CORPORATE STATED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING OR PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. TODAY, MARCH 29, 2017 SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME AND STATED THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY WARRANTY WORK. I THEN STATED I WILL PICK MY VEHICLE UP AND WILL BE FILING AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. GENERAL MOTORS IS NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT UP OF THIS KNOW ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENGINE REDUCE POWER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE ENGINE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED DUE TO SEVERAL RECALLS. THE RECALL SPECIFICS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,136.

CAM CHAIN BROKE SECOND TIME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. EVERY 1,000 MILES OR LESS I NEED TO ADD AT LEAST 1 QUART OF OIL. NO OIL LEAK. HUBLER CHEVROLET IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE. THEY ALSO INDICATED NO LEAK AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL. THEY RECOMMEND PISTON AND RING PLACEMENT. I DECLINED SERVICE AT THAT TIME AS THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON 2010 EQUINOX FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM AND THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT NHTSA TO SEE IF MY CAR CAN BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE RECALL SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED REPAIRS AS OTHER 2010 EQUINOX. HUBLER CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED I CHECK THE OIL 500 MILES TO ENSURE ADEQUATE OIL AND ADD IF NECESSARY. ATTACHED IS THE RECALL PAPERWORK I FOUND FOR THE 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX, WHICH DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. ALSO ATTACHED IS THE RECEIPT WITH DIAGNOSTIC AND RECOMMENDED REPAIR FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE CONSIDER MY REQUEST TO ADD MY VEHICLE AND ANY OTHER 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TO THE ACTIVE RECALL TO FIX THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. WHILE I STAY ON TOP OF CHECKING THE OIL, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY ENGINE WILL LOCK UP WHEN I AM DRIVING. I TRULY FEEL UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

TIMING CHAIN RECALLED BY MFG FIXED, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AGAIN, FIXED AGAIN $2700.00, CONTINUED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 98,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT BECAME EXTREMELY SICK AND LIGHTHEADED AND WAS CONCERNED A CRASH WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

14159 RECALL FOR SOME EQUINOX 2010 2.4L EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND FIRST REPAIR OF SAME ISSUE WAS DONE ON 2014 AND I HAD FOUR CHECK UP AND GM ADDED SOME MORE OIL THEN THEY FOUND SAME ISSUE AND I HAVE DOCUMENT THAT I DONT WANT THAT PISTONS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY REFUSED TO FOLLOW MY SUGGESTION SO FAR THIS PRESENT CAR STILL HAVE A EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION RIGHT NOW SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT REPAIR AND THEY REFUSED TO PROCCED UNDER THE EXPIRED WARRANTY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A LACK OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

I'VE HAD AN EXHAUST PROBLEM FOR THE FOURTH TIME!

I RECEIVED A CHEVROLET 2010 EQUINOX FROM BOB'S SAYS YES SUPER STORE IN COLUMBUS,OHIO IN 2016.TWO WEEKS LATER WE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS.WE INFORMED THEM AND GOT A DIAGNOSTIC AND BOB SAYS YES INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.A FEW WEEKS(APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS) GO BY AND WE TAKE IT BACK AND BOBS TELLS US THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST.SO WE HAD THE STATE OF OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE INVOLVED.BOB SAYS YES AGREES TO A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WHEN THEY FINALLY AGREED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM THEY AGREED TO PAY THE $1000.00 OF THE $1600.00 OF WHICH $600.00 WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY.LATER DURING THE WEEK I CALL BOB SAYS YES TO GET A UPDATE ON THE REPAIRS AND THEY INFORM ME THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND THE WORK COST MORE BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO CHARGE US MORE.APPARENTLY IF THEY ARE COVERING A RECALL THEN UNDER THE FACT IT IS A RECALL I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING ANYTHING SO I WILL BE CONTACTING THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THIS UPDATED INFORMATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 09/23/16*LJ UPDATED 10/05/16.*JB

PURCHASED CAR FROM TOYOTA OF ROCKWALL IN JAN 2015. IN JULY 2015 STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH SHIFT NOT COMING OUT OF PARK, SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT DUPLICATE, SO I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. INITIALLY TOOK CAR TO STONEBRIAR CHEVY (FRISCO, TX), WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN - I TOOK IT TO NTB (ROCKWALL, TX) & HAD VARIOUS PARTS RELATED TO SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. I HAD IT THERE A FEW TIMES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I THEN TOOK IT TO BRITAIN CHEVY (GREENVILLE, TX) 3 TIMES BETWEEN NOV & DEC 2015 - THE CAR SHOWED ERROR CODES P0326, P0324 & P0014. THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS WERE MADE, SOME COVERED UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTIES: REPLACED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE BALANCE CHAIN, TENSIONER, GASKET, PUMP, PIPE, SEAL GASKET KIT, 3 BOLTS (VARIOUS PART #S), FILTER, GM DEXOSI 5W30, TIMING CHAIN KIT, CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR & LOOSE CONNECTION AT ECM. AGAIN IN MAY 2016 HAD ISSUES. TOOK CAR TO LAKESIDE CHEVY (ROCKWALL, TX) & RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODES: P0324, P0016 & P0017. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES (COVERED UNDER SPEC CVG WARRANTY), BUT THAT A BOLT UNAFFILIATED WITH A SPEC CVG WARRANTY OR ANY BOLTS REPLACED IN THE PAST HAD COME LOSE, CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO HIT ENGINE OVER AND OVER, RESULTING IN ENGINE BEING RUINED AND NEEDING FULL REPLACEMENT (QUOTED $6K FOR THIS). I HAVE BEEN ARGUING THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SPEC CVG WARRANTY #14159 OR 12313 SINCE IT IS RELATED TO TIMING CHAIN, ETC., BUT WAS TOLD THE BOLT THAT CAME LOSE IS NOT ONE THAT IS LISTED UNDER ANY SPEC CVG WARRANTIES. I BELIEVE THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE WEEK I TOOK IT BACK IN THE SHOP IN MAY, YET THE MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THE BOLT HAS BEEN LOOSE AND CHAIN HITTING MY ENGINE FOR QUITE A BIT LONGER THAN THAT.

HAVING THE OIL CHANGED AND NOTED THAT THE OIL WAS EXTREMELY LOW. TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR SERVICE IN JUNE 2016 AND THE OIL WAS ALREADY LOW AGAIN AND HAD NOT BE DRIVEN FAR. MILEAGE IS AT 64,000 MILES. THERE IS NOT A LEAK. HAPPENS EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL.

WHILE DRIVING ON I80 IN RURAL PA ENGINE STARTED MISSING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I EXITED THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND THE INFORMATION CENTER WAS SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH STABILI-TRACK - WHICH MADE NO SENSE SINCE IT WAS SUMMER AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR AWHILE AND RESTARTED IT SEEMED TO RUN MORE SMOOTHLY. HOWEVER, AS I ACCELERATED BACK UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE MISFIRING RETURNED. WE CONTINUED TO LIMP ALONG AT A SLOWER SPEED WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS OPERATING WHILE WE SEARCHED BY PHONE FOR THE NEAREST GM DEALER. AFTER SEVERAL DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A DEALER ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY. WE SUCCESSFULLY CONTACTED THEM AND REACHED THEIR LOCATION WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED #3 CYLINDER COIL. A FIX WAS COMPLETED AND WE WERE ABLE TO RESUME OUR TRIP. I ESTIMATE WE DROVE ABOUT 60 MILES PRETTY MUCH IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHEE ON 3 CYLINDERS BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FIND HELP. TWO DAYS LATER ON THE RETURN LEG OF THIS SAME TRIP THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO FAILED IN A SEVERE RAIN STORM WHILE IN A SEVERAL MILE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH NO BERM. ONLY A MIRACLE PREVENTED A MULTIPLE FATALITY MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES THAT HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ACCELERATING ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. AS I WAS MERGING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STARTED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, STARTED SLOWING, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER, WHERE A QUICK DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS ENGINE HAS HAD 2 WARRANTY REPAIRS RELATED TO OIL ISSUES (8/2011 AND 8/2014). IN BOTH CASES THE TIMING CHAINS, TENSIONER, GASKETS AND SEALS, ETC. WERE REPLACED. ALSO, IN 2014 THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE OIL LIFE MONITOR. THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER IN SEPTEMBER, 2014 REGARDING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL USE DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR CAUSED BY THE PREVIOUS ISSUES. THIS CONDITION WAS TO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. I BLAME THE ENGINE FAILURE AS AN EXTENSION OF THESE OIL RELATED ISSUES, WHILE CHEVY SAYS 'NO".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ *JS

ENGINE SPUTTERS AND IS VERY NOISY WHEN AT IDLE. ALSO, IT CONSUMES OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE.

AT 45,000 MILES THE VEHICLE SUFFERED FROM EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE ENGINE BECAME VERY LOUD. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A NEW ONE. NOW AT 100,000 MILES IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OUR WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT SO THEY SAID WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED VERY WELL, I HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND GM THEMSELVES TOLD US THEY KNEW ABOUT IT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. THEY EXTENDED SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON MANY OF THE EQUINOXES TO 10 YRS/100K MI, BUT NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE OUR VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO CHECK OUR ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER SEPARATE FROM OUR VIN TO VERIFY THAT IT IS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. GM NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM EXTENDS FARTHER THAN THEY THOUGHT, WHICH IS EASILY SEEN BY SEARCHING ONLINE AND LOOKING AT CASES LIKE OURS. GM NEGLECTED TO PROPERLY FIX OUR ISSUE THE FIRST TIME AND THIS IS POTENTIALLY A MAJOR HAZARD FOR MANY PEOPLE, THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY EXTEND COVERAGE ON ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED. THE ENGINE BURNED 60% OF THE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, IT CLATTERS AND SOON WILL STOP WORKING.

MY EQUINOX ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY, I HEAR A NOISE IN THE ENGINE EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE, AND THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE A BIT, PUT THE SUV IN THE MACHINE AND GOT A P0300 CODE FOR MISFIRE, THE COILS AND SPARKPLUGS WHERE LOOSE AND OUT OF PLACE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS.

MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE DRIVING OUR CHEVROLET EQUINOX ON THE HIGHWAY COMING OFF OF AN ON RAMP WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE SOME NOISE. TRYING TO TURN LEFT, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, MIND YOU, IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC, AND WOULD NOT MOVE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ITSELF, WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT?? THANKFUL THIS WAS NOT THE OUTCOME, BUT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES ITSELF. I OVI CHECKED THE ISSUE THROUGH A LOCAL REPAIR AUTO PARTS STORE, TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAD A SECOND OPINION PLACED WITH A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN OUT. OUR TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED. I WAS TOLD THAT IN THIS MODEL, A PLATE THAT GM USED FOR THIS VEHICLES TRANSMISSION BREAKS AND DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE,

VEHICLE RAN ROUGH, NOISE FROM ENGINE NOTED . SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. 77K MILES ENGINE WOULD NOT START. "TIMING "JUMPED 4 NOTCHES, NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDERS" PER DEALER . DEALER WANTED $3500 TO "DIAGNOSE" DAMAGE NOT INCLUDING REPAIR, INSTALLED USED MOTOR AT COST OF $4000. NO HELP FROM DEALER OR GM AS VEHICLE WAS 5 MONTHS OUT OF "5 YEAR WARRANTY".

CAR WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT. WE WOULD START IT UP AND TRY TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IT WOULD DIE,RESTARTED AND IT WOULD DIE, THIS WOULD HAPPEN 3/4 TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD KEEP RUNNING. AFTER IT KEPT RUNNING IT WOULD THEN ONLY RUN AT A VERY SLOW SPEED FOR ABOUT 3 BLOCKS AND THEN IT WOULD JUST TAKE OFF AND WOULD RUN AND START LIKE IT SHOULD UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING AND THEN WE WENT THRU THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS CAR WAS IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID WE HAD TOO MUCH ALCOHOL IN THE GAS WHICH WAS BS. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND HAD TO CALL THE TAC. IT TURNS OUT THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE O2 SENSOR AND BOTH TIMING CHAIN ACTUATORS AND ALL GASKETS. THIS CAR HAD A TIMING CHAIN AND TENSNER RECALL ON IT IN AUGUST 2014. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE RECALL ON THE TIMING ISSUES. I DON'T HAVE ANY THING TO UPLOAD BUT YOU CAN GET THE RECORDS FROM THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE USING THE KEY REMOTE, IT FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

ENGINE IS CONSUMING AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF OIL, POSSIBLY DUE TO WARPED CYCLINDERS. I TOLD THE DEALER IT WAS LEAKING OIL OR SOMETHING BECAUSE I COULDN'T KEEP ENOUGH OIL IN IT, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO LEAK AND THAT I NEED TO CHANGE THE OIL MORE OFTEN. TERRIBLE RATTLE HAS EXISTED SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2010. TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED ONCE AND THE RATTLE WENT AWAY FOR A SHORT TIME. OTHER MECHANICS ARE SAYING CYLINDERS BECOME OVAL AND THEN IT CONSUMES OIL AND IF YOU DON'T NOTICE IT THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKS THE PLASTIC GUIDES DUE TO IMPROPER LUBRICATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,300.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. BROUGHT THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER AND RETURNED WITH FULL OIL, AT ~55000 MILES. ONE MONTH LATER, AFTER PUTTING ON ~700 MILES, THE OIL LEVEL MARKER COULD MERELY DETECT ANY OIL LEFT. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT TOOK THEM 1QT OIL TO TOP-OFF (I FEEL IT SHOULD BE MORE THAN THAT), WHILE THEY ADMIT EVEN 1QT/700 MILES OIL CONSUMPTION IS NOT NORMAL. THEY'VE STARTED THE MONITORING, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.

WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH - ALMOST DIED TWICE WHILE AT STOPLIGHTS. HAD PREVIOUSLY VOICED MULTIPLE CONCERNS TO DEALERSHIP ON OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL. NO LOW OIL NOTIFICATION ON VEHICLE WOULD EVER DISPLAY, AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS MODEL WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A NOTIFICATION (WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS VERY ODD). FINALLY GOT VEHICLE HOME AND AS I PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE DIED; WENT TO RESTART AND MADE AWFUL SOUND WOULDN'T TURN OVER. WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL WITH OVER 1,500+ MILES LEFT UNTIL RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE. TALKED TO GM CS AND TURNS OUT OUR VEHICLE SHOULD BE GIVING A COMPUTER NOTIFICATION ON THE DASHBOARD FOR LOW OIL. THANKFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN DURING MY ERRANDS SINCE IT COULD HAVE DIED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION OR ON THE INTERSTATE AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN DANGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I HAD TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRELY NEW A.C SYSTEM AT 50K MILES. THEY PUT THE HOSE DIRECTLY ON THE ENGINE WHEN BUILDING THE CAR. THEREFORE, THE HEAT BURNED A HOLE INTO THE HOSE WHICH CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR THE ENTIRE A.C. SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, THE CAR BEGAN STALLING AND MISFIRING WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS. THEN, IT PROGRESSED TO MISFIRING WHILE CAR ACCELERATES. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF! I WAS LUCKY TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE ROAD AS I HAD MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. APPARENTLY, AT 50K MILES, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS APPARENTLY THE CAUSE FOR THE ISSUES (PER A MECHANIC). I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY ON THIS CAR 3 TIMES. I'M STILL PAYING THE CAR OFF AND HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO IT FROM IT FALLING APART AT 50K MILES!

MY ENGINE RATTLES AND MAKES A LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND ACCOMPANIED WITH THE MISFIRING AND HESITATION WITH ACCELERATION. I PREVIOUSLY WROTE A COMPLAINT AND FORGOT TO MENTION IT.

MY VEHICLE HAS SIMILAR ISSUES THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT: (1) LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN TO GAIN SPEED. ENGINE HAS HESITATED AND BACK-FIRED. (2) EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION STILL REMAINS AN ISSUES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. (3) CLANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHICH I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TURNED OUT TO BE A TIMING BELT ISSUE. VEHICLE LOST MOST POWER AND I BARELY GOT THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I WENT TO START VEHICLE NEXT DAY TO BRING TO A REPAIR SHOP, ONLY THE STARTER WAS SPINNING [ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AS I FOUND OUT THE TIMING BELT DISINTEGRATED]. BY NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM [EXTENDS FOR 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES I BELIEVE], MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION AND SAID ALTHOUGH MY REGULAR WARRANTY ENDED, I SHOULD BRING TO DEALER. IT WAS REPLACED FOR FREE BY DEALER DUE TO SPECIAL COVERAGE IN NOVEMBER 2014 [OVER 4 YEARS OF COMPLAINING ABOUT EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE]. BROKEN TIMING BELT CREATED DAMAGE INSIDE THE ENGINE BUT DEALER COVERED ALL DAMAGE. AFTER THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED, IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A WHOLE NEW ENGINE AS IT WAS SO QUIET. THERE IS STILL A SMALL RATTLING NOISE DURING START-UP, BUT GOES AWAY AFTER ENGINE RUNS. (4) GAS MILEAGE NEVER HAS COME CLOSE TO CHEVROLET'S REPORTED ESTIMATES FOR THIS VEHICLE [I GET ABOUT 20 MPG ON FLAT HIGHWAYS].

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR ERROR CODE "LOW CATALYTIC CONVERTER EFFICIENCY ", EMISSIONS. MANUFACTURER HAD VOLUNTEER RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY AND COATED ELEMENT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURER REPLACED PISTON SEALS AND RINGS TO STOP OIL CONSUMPTION BUT REFUSED TO REPLACED DAMAGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED BY OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR

THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL IN PLACE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN AND FUEL PUMP IN THIS VEHICLE. BOTH ITEMS WERE REPLACED AT 30,00 MILE AND NOW 107,000 MILES LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AND BOTH OF THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND INSTEAD OF GM RECOGNIZING THE RECALL THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN ONLY PROVIDE $300.00 TOWARDS THE REPAIR COST OF THE VEHICLE. GM SAYS WE HAVE EXCEED THE MILEAGE FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE AT NO COST AND WANT TO CHARGE US $2200.00 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS IS (12313). THE POC AT JACK EVANS DEALERSHIP IN FRONT ROYAL VA IS [XXX]. THE ONLY ASSISTANCE THE DEALERSHIP WORKED OUT WITH GM TOWARDS THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE WAS $300.00. GM NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERY SINGLE VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE THE SAME AND NOT ALL VEHICLES ARE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS AT EXACTLY THE SAME MILEAGE, IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PARTS IN THE VEHICLE AND YOU REPLACED THOSE PARTS WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN 107,000 MILES LATER THEN THERE IS OBVIOUSLY STILL A PROBLEM. THE RECALL WAS PUT IN PLACE FOR A REASON AND THEY NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND HONOR THAT RECALL INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GIVE US REBATES AND DEALER INCENTIVES OF UP TO $3000.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, WHICH IS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO AT THIS POINT IN TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIR COMPRESSOR- HAS GONE OUT AND THE CAUSE FOR IT WAS WHEN I HAD A RECALL FIXED. CHEVROLET HAS STATED THEY WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND NOW AS A COLLEGE STUDENT I HAVE TO PAY $1000 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I EXPECTED A RELIABLE CAR AND AFTER MORE THAN 5 TIMES IN THE SHOP I REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY 2001 VEHICLE WHICH WAS MORE RELIABLE THAN WHAT THIS EQUINOX WILL EVER BE. *TR

GM DID A RECALL ON THE RINGS AND PISTONS OF MY CAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT IT WAS USING TOO MUCH OIL. THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, TO KEEP ADDING OIL AND THAT THE CAR "JUST USES OIL." NOW AT 98,000 MILES LATER THEY DO A RECALL AND SAY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE RINGS AND PISTONS, WHICH IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS USING 1 - 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. COMMON SENSE AND MECHANICS TELL ME THAT IF A VEHICLE IS USING THAT MUCH OIL WHERE IS ALL THE EXHAUST AND EMISSIONS GOING, IT IS GOING THROUGH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SINCE I AM USING THREE TO FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT SHOULD BE USED, THEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS WORKING HARDER. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND AFTER HAVING IT TESTED, GM HAS INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE IT IS CLOGGED UP. IT MAKES SINCE THAT IT WOULD BE CLOGGED UP SINCE I AM BURNING THIS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL DUE TO THE FAULTY RINGS AND PISTONS THAT GM HAS ALREADY AGREED WAS WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW, THEY ARE WANTING TO CHARGE ME $1100.00 FOR A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED DURING THE RECALL. THEY TELL ME MY CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES AND THEIR WARRANTY COVERS THE CONVERTER FOR 80,000 MILES. I UNDERSTAND I AM OVER THIS MARK AND ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT I BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THEIR ATTENTION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE THE 80,000 MILE MARK. I SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $1100.00 TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SINCE THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM THE RINGS AND PISTONS. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSED AS VARIABLE CAM SHAFT SOLENOIDS. SECOND OF THREE VEHICLES WE OWN THAT HAVE THIS ENGINE, THIS HAPPENED WITHIN ONE WEEK. SAME ENGINE, DIFFERENT VEHICLES, DIFFERENT DRIVERS. *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED WITH ABOUT 30K MILES ON IT, AT FIRST OIL CHANGE WAS TOLD OIL WAS LOW, THIS CONTINUED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL CHANGES, A FEW TIMES IT WAS FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL, NO OIL LEAK WAS FOUND, AT 39K MILES BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT 55K MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR ALMOST CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I HAD MY INFANT SON WITH ME, THE CAM SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED, 56K THEY REPLACED PISTONS, RINGS, FUEL PUMP, AND TIMING CHAIN DUE TO USING EXCESS OIL, A FEW MONTHS LATER MY AIR COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 70K MILES ON IT. ALSO HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS NORMAL HOWEVER I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE AT THE CHEVROLET HOME OFFICE THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL, I ALSO DROVE ANOTHER EQUINOX WHILE MINE WAS IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED AND IT DID NOT MAKE THIS NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS BE NOTIFIED OF ALL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE HOME OFFICE FOR GM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE SOUTHBOUND FROM NJ TO VA MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING! AFTER BARELY AVOIDING SEVERAL COLLISIONS, THE STABILITRAC LIGHT CAME ON, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER NOTIFICATION CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30MPH, THREATENED TO STALL REPEATEDLY AND WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR INTO MY TRIP (THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS BELOW 30 DEGREES AND I HAD MY (XXX) YEAR OLD AND (XXX) YEAR OLD IN THE CAR!) AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND HAVE IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST CELENOID ACTUATORS AT A TOTAL COST OF $644.05 *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE WHEEL LUG NUTS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. ALSO, THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE ENGINE OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED PREMATURELY. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,138.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 12/19/14*CN UPDATED 9/25/2015 *JS

I PURCHASED MY CAR AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2013, A MONTH LATER MY WIFE NOTICED THE CAR SOUNDED LOUDER THAN USUAL SO I CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. I QUICKLY ADDED OIL AND PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE ASAP. I CALLED UP THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASSURED ME AN OIL CHANGE IS DONE BEFORE EVERY PURCHASE. I ROUTINELY CHECK THE OIL AND ADD ABOUT A QUART A MONTH. AT THE END OF JULY 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THE AC CHECKED OUT AND I ASKED THE SERVICE CENTER TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE SINCE IT WAS LOSING ABOUT A QUART A MONTH. I GET THE CAR BACK A WEEK LATER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THAT I BRING IT BACK FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE FOR AN INSPECTION. THIS WAS ON 8/1/2014 AND YESTERDAY 10/2/2014 I CHECKED THE OIL AND ONCE AGAIN THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF OIL. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TECH CALLED GM IN JULY 2014 AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR EQUINOXES LOSING OIL IF THEY TOW BUT THAT DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND I DO NOT SEE THAT RECALL ANYMORE. *TR

PURCHASED SUV IN FEB. LOVE IT AND GREAT SUV. HAD OIL CHANGED IT NEVER ALERTS WHEN OIL IS LOW, BUT MUST KEEP CHECK CAUSE COMPUTER AND ACTUAL AMOUNT DO NOT CORRESPOND. EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TIME THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WORKS. ONE DAY TOOK PERSON HOME ONLY LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT CURB AS TURNING AROUND. TRAFFIC WAS COMING IT HAD COMPLETELY CUT OFF, WAITED A MINUTE RESTARTED. JUST KNEW I WOULD GET HIT. AS MORE MILES, IT LOSES MORE POWER, GETTING ON INTERSTATE I HAVE TO MEASURE TRAFFIC TO ENSURE I CAN GET ON IN ORDER NOT TO GET HIT. LOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT AFRAID IF KEEP MORE MILES LESS POWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS CROSS-CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE OIL. THE MIXTURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY AND ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS IN THE MORNING FOR THE FIRST 15-20 SECONDS YOU COULD HEAR A LOAD RATTLING NOISE THEN THE NOISE GOES AWAY. I HAD CHANGE THE OIL FROM SYNTHETIC TO REGULAR 5W30 BECAUSE WHEN I DRAINED THE CRANK CASE THE ONLY THING I HAD LEFT WAS 1.5 QT, IM TRYING WITH THE REGULAR OIL TO SEE WHAT IT DOES .I HEAR THAT MANY EQUINOX OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORTED ,MAYBE ITS A PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES OWNERS. *TR

PURCHASED A 2010 EQUINOX,NEW WITH 23 MILES, NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT I HAD TO PUT OIL IN SEVERAL TIME WHEN I FILLED UP WITH GAS. TOOK IN FOR 3,00 MILE CHECK WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS, I ALWAYS CARRIED OIL WITH ME AND GO OIL CHANGES EVERY 1,500 TO 2,000 MILE. CAR FINALLY BROKE DOWN THIS WEEKEND AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED. SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, IT NO LAUGHING MATTER TO SPEND 25,000 TO 30,000 ON A CAR AND IT FALLS APART AT 71,000 AND I AM NOT EVEN THROUGH PAYING FOR IT. *JS

AT 13,000 MILES THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED. AT 56,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP AND BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS WERE REPLACED AFTER THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. AT 64,000 MILES THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACUTATOR AND SOLENOID VALVES WERE REPLACED AFTER ANOTHER HIGHWAY BREAKDOWN. AT 69,000 MILES THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED FOR A BREAKDOWN ONCE AGAIN. AT 81,000 MILES THE FUEL PUMP AND BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS WERE REPLACED ONCE AGAIN AFTER A BREAKDOWN. AT 90,000 MILES THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE WAVE PLATE WAS REPLACED AND METAL DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 06/10/2014 *JS

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY CHEVY EQUINOX I HAVE HAD ENGINE TROUBLE RELATED TO THE OIL SYSTEM. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I WAS INITIALLY GIVEN THE RUN AROUND IN REGARDS TO A SOLUTION. THE ENGINE NOISE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME THAT MY CAR NEEDED SOME TYPE OF REPAIR. MY PERSISTENCE ENABLED ME TO FINALLY HAVE THE PROBLEM SOLVED. I CANNOT BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THAT EVENT, BUT KEEPING THAT INCIDENT IN MIND LEADS TO THE NEXT. I LATER BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION (SEVERAL MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD). DURING PERIODS IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES I BEGAN TO PUT MORE AND MORE OIL IN MY CAR. THIS DIDN'T MAKE SINCE MY TRAVEL WAS LOCAL AND NOT MUCH. ( I HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK SINCE LAST JUNE 2013). THAT TIME I DECIDED OR I WILL SAY INSISTED THE DEALER LOOK FURTHER INTO THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS THREE WEEKS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS DOWN ALMOST FIVE QUARTS OF OIL. I GOT A LECHER ABOUT THE DAMAGE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED. TO THE POINT OF THE PROBLEM WITH ALL THIS. I READ OTHER LETTERS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE IN REGARD TO OTHER ENGINE OR OIL RELATED ISSUES ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX. IT SEEMS MORE THAN APPARENT THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. EACH PROBLEM OR COMPLAINT ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF HOW MANY OF EACH WERE RECORDED. I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULDN'T TAKE FOR ME TO INJURE MYSELF OR BE JUST ANOTHER TRAGIC DEATH RELATED TO THE BIG CAR INDUSTRIES. TROUBLE SHOOTERS GET PAID BIG MONEY TO PREVENT SUCH TRAVESTIES. I WOULD THEN EXPECT THAT THESE GLITCHES WOULD BE WORKED OUT TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SMALL PEOPLE PAYING BIG MONEY FOR VEHICLES THAT HELP THEM MAKE IT ON THE JOURNEY TO A BIGGER A BETTER WAY OF LIFE. I HOPE SOMEONE SITTING IN HIS OR HER CORPORATE OFFICE DOES MORE THAN JUST BRUSH THIS ASIDE AND POST IT WITH THE OTHER LETTER OF COMPLAINT. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. TRANSMISSION TYPE IS 6T40. IT APPEARS TO BE EITHER THE WAVE PLATE OR THE REVERSE DRUM. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SERVICE CENTERS, THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUING ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS OTHER VERSIONS. I DO KNOW THAT CHEVY HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE DUE TO A "CONCERN" OVER THE LOWER TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES NEED TO FAIL BEFORE GM WOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE GM/DEALERSHIPS HAVE AGREED TO COVER SOME COSTS FOR CUSTOMERS THAT WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AFTER 100K MILES. ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE CENTER, THE TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO BEGIN FAILING BETWEEN 80MK AND 110K. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I AM 3% BEYOND BEING COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,367.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCV POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION HAD SEIZED, WHICH OVER PRESSURIZED THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO MALFUNCTION. THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIMING CHAIN RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN WAS INSTALLED ON APRIL 24, 2013. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, STALLING AND SHAKING AND RATTLING WHILE IT WAS IN IDLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HIM, THE RECALL WAS SERVICED DURING THE APRIL 24, 2013 VISIT. ON NOVEMBER 22,2013 ANOTHER TIMING CHAIN WAS INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE APRIL 2011. THE DEALER REPLACED A WORN COMPRESSOR, THE BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS, OXYGEN SENSOR, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, INTAKE ACTUATOR, INTAKE SOLENOID AND THE TRANSFER CASE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE FUEL PUMP AND CAM SHAFT WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TOOK A ROAD TRIP AND THE ENGINE WAS MAKING NOISE HALF WAY THROUGH. CHECKED OIL DIPSTICK WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME AND NO OIL REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK! THE 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX IS A LEMON!! STAY AWAY *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX (PURCHASED 05/2010) HAS CONTINUOUSLY HAD ISSUES WHEN IDLING OR AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY OR IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT. SOMETIMES THIS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL. THIS HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY SCARY AND PROBLEMATIC ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ON THE BAY BRIDGE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHAT IS PARTICULARLY FRUSTRATING IS WHAT I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TEAM - "IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE LOW ON OIL." WHEN I EXPLAIN THAT I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 1,500 MILES AGO AND TOPPED OFF THE OIL A WEEK BEFORE, THEY SAID, "WELL THIS CAR BURNS A LOT OF OIL, AND YOU WERE DOWN A QUART. YOU SHOULD JUST CHECK IT EVERY WEEK AND KEEP TOPPING IT OFF." NO CONCERN FOR THE FACT THAT I AM DOING THIS, AND IT IS STALLING. NO CONCERN FOR THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND BURNING THAT MUCH OIL. WHEN I ASK WHAT TYPE OF ENGINE PROBLEM WOULD RESULT IN THIS TYPE OF OIL CONSUMPTION, THEY QUICKLY CHANGE THE SUBJECT AND SAY THEY HAVE FOUND "NOTHING WRONG" OR THAT THEY ARE JUST "GOING BY WHAT GM SAYS TO DO, SINCE WE ARE ONLY THE SERVICE TEAM, NOT THE MANUFACTURER." AT THIS POINT, I BRING MY CAR IN ANYWHERE FROM ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH TO MULTIPLE TIMES PER MONTH. SOMETIMES THE OIL IS LOW; SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. JUST LAST WEEK (10/15), AFTER I STARTED A CLAIM WITH GM AND TOLD THE SERVICE TEAM THAT I WAS FILING A COMPLAINT, THEY FINALLY AGREED TO RUN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. WE DID NOT GET THAT FAR, THOUGH, AS MY CAR HAS BEEN ROUGH IDLING ALL WEEK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON - IT'S BACK WITH THE SERVICE FOLKS... JUST 5 DAYS AFTER BEING THERE LAST. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CODE P 0010 WAS FOUND DURING A SCAN BY THE DEALER. CONTACTED GM FOR THE 100,000 POWER TRAIN WARRANTY THEY OFFER ON THIS VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SOLENOID IS NOT COVERED AND WILL COST MY 108.75 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS SCAN AND 157.00 FOR THE PART, WHY IS GM OFFERING THE POWERTRAIN 100,000 WARRANTY ON THERE ENGINES WHEN ONLY CERTAIN PARTS ARE COVERED. IS THERE ANY RECALLED ON THE ENGINES FOR THE CHEVY EQUINOX ENGINE MADE IN 2010. *TR

2.4 L ENGINE FUEL PUMP PLUNGER SEAL IS DEFECTIVE. ALLOWS GASOLINE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE, THINNING THE OIL. THIS CAUSES ENGINE BEARING SURFACES TO WEAR THROUGHOUT(BASICALLY RUINING THE ENGINE). ENGINE PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION BEGAN AND SYMPTOMS INCLUDED ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE KNOCK, POOR ACCELERATION AND STALLING. MY WIFE HAD A CLOSE INCIDENT WHEN HER CAR STALLED AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE REPORTED THAT HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAWS EQUINOX STALLED OUT ON A DETROIT EXPRESSWAY - WALK HOME! THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY ENGINE WAS REPLACED AFTER 5 SERVICE VISITS IN AUGUST 2012. TODAY, GM HAS SENT LETTERS TO ALL 2010 AND 2011 CUSTOMERS DETAILING THE "MAY HAVE THIS CONDITION - COULD CAUSE ENGINE RUN-ON OR ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE", WHICH IS TRUE, BUT A VERY WEAK AND UNNACEPTABLE EXPLANATION FOR WHAT REALLY CAN HAPPEN. GM IS "EXTENDING" WARRANTY MILEAGE ON BOTH 2010 AND 2011 EQUINOX VEHICLES WITH THIS2.4L ENGINE. THIS WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF ENGINE STALLING, POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISIONS AND CUSTOMER WALK HOMES. GM'S PATHETIC APPROACH SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED BY NHTSA. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY, AS FOR THE REASONS GM PREFERS TO RISK DRIVER'S SAFETY. RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AT GM MUST NOT EXIST ANY LONGER. CALL ME!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER BEGAN OBSERVING THE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR OVER A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. ON APRIL 12, 2012, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR. AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PISTONS AND THE RINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS A MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTION, BUT THE REPAIR WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINES WERE CAST, THERE WAS SAND LEFT IN THE ENGINE AND SINCE THE ENGINE WAS NOT FLUSHED, IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,138. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PISTON RINGS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO AN AUTOPARTS STORE TO GET THE CODE. UPON RUNNING THE CODE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE OIL WAS LOW IN THE CAR. THE MECHANIC PUT IT IN 3 QUARTS OF OIL. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED IN OCTOBER AND HAD JUST PUT 3000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS 1 QUART OF OIL LOW. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND GAVE THEM THE CODE P00014. THEY SAID IT WAS MY CAMSHAFT AND TO BRING IT IN FOR WARRANTY WORK. UPON DROP OFF THEY SAID THEY COULD SMELL OIL BURNING AND HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THE OIL IN MY CAR WAS VERY BLACK/DIRTY AND LOW WHEN THEY RECEIVED IT. THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE I CHANGE MY OIL REGULARLY AND NOT FOLLOW THE "OIL LIFE" LIGHT IN THE CAR. THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND SAID THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I WAS INFORMED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE OIL SO THEY COULD DO A CONSUMPTION TEST. A WEEK LATER THE SAME CHECK ENGINE CODE CAME ON IN MY CAR. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED CHAINS AND ACTUATORS IN THE ENGINE. I GOT MY CAR BACK, WATCHED THE OIL AND DROVE 1000 MILES. AT THAT POINT MY CAR WAS 1.3 QUARTS OF OIL LOW. THE DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTED IT AND SENT ME ON. I DROVE 700 MILES AND WAS 3/4 A QUART OF OIL LOW. IT ALSO HAD THAT KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK MY CAR BACK AND CALLED GM. THEY WERE TOLD TOOK LOOK FOR MARKINGS IN THE ENGINE. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING MY ENTIRE ENGINE AND THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM DUE TO THE MARKINGS THEY FOUND. GM SAID THESE PROBLEMS WERE LINKED TO ISSUES IN ENGINES WITH THESE MARKS. MY SITUATION HAS BEEN FIXED FOR NOW BUT I WANTED TO MAKE MY PROBLEM KNOWN FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY CONSUMING TWO QUARTS OF OIL PER MONTH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE OIL RINGS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ASKED THE CONTACT TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR NEXT OIL CHANGE TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL CONSUMING OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF OIL LESS THEN 500 MILES AFTER THE OIL RINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE THAT THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VEHICLE BURNS LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL, OFTEN IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. (WE WILL CHECK OIL, IT'S FINE, AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER WE'VE BURNED TWO QUARTS.) THIS REQUIRES US TO PULL OVER RAPIDLY AND FIND NEW OIL TO PREVENT ENGINE FAILURE, MAKING IT A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. WE'VE BURNED 1 TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 TO 1,500 MILES PRETTY CONSISTENTLY SINCE MARCH, WHEN WE FIRST DISCOVERED WE WERE DOWN 3 QUARTS. *TR

CAR WAS HAVING ROUGH IDLING AND INTERMITTENT STALLING AT STOPS STARTING ABOUT A WEEK AGO. STALLED AT LIGHT YESTERDAY AND COULDN'T KEEP IT STARTED; HAPPENED TO BE ACROSS THE STREET FROM DEALERSHIP. SHOP INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO LATE OIL CHANGE (LOW AND DIRTY OIL). ONLY POTENTIAL ISSUE IDENTIFIED WAS THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATORS STICKING BUT INDICATED THERE WERE NO BULLETINS OR RECALLS AND IT WAS JUST FROM THE LATE OIL CHANGE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF INFORMATION INDICATING THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF STALLING AND ACTUATOR ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE REALLY WOULD BE NO REASON AT ALL MY OIL WOULD BE LOW OF COURSE (LAST OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN 7000 MILES AGO - I COMMUTE TO WORK DAILY SO THE MILES ADD UP QUICKLY). I'M DEFINITELY ANTICIPATING FURTHER ISSUES BUT SO FAR SINCE YESTERDAY, JUST THE OIL CHANGE HAS IMPROVED THE ROUGH IDLING AND NO STALLING YET. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON LINE (AND EVEN MY CO-WORKER GUESSED I HAD AN EQUINOX WHEN I DESCRIBED THE ISSUE BECAUSE HE HAS HAD 2 ACTUATOR REPLACEMENTS AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED), I'M FINDING IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW THESE ISSUES ARE OUT THERE. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE IDLES VERY ROUGH AND RPMS FLUCTUATE SIGNIFICANTLY ENOUGH THAT IT SHAKES THE VEHICLE. ENGINE NOISE IS VERY LOUD, EVEN FOR A SMALL DIRECT-INJECTED ENGINE. WHEN DRIVING THE THROTTLE IS SLOW OR JERKY TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE NOISE INCREASES. AT DIFFERENT RPMS A RATTLING SOUND COMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND WILL FALL OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE AT OUR CHEVY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND MOST RECENTLY FOR THE VEHICLE NOT SHUTTING-DOWN WHEN POWERED OFF. THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BASED ON GM BULLETIN BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT THE LOUD AND OBSCENE ENGINE NOISE. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION ALTHOUGH BULLETINS EXIST IN GM SYSTEM FOR TIMING AND VALVE-TRAIN ISSUES AND REPAIRS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL SIMPLY QUITE ONE DAY UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE AT 100,001 MILES? I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER VERY SOON TO TRY AN REMEDY THE SITUATION AND UNDERSTAND MY CONCERN AND WORK WITH ME TO CORRECT ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FANS WOULD CONTINUE RUNNING FOR 20 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN POWERED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEATING CENTER WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

DURING IDLE FROM STOP LIGHT TO STOP LIGHT IN CITY TRAFFIC, VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE VERY ROUGH DURING STOPS AND HAD REDUCED POWER WHILE MOVING. EVENTUALLY IT DIED OUT AT A STOP LIGHT. GENERAL MOTORS REFERENCE PIP5025 FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND CYLINDER DAMAGE PER DEALER REPAIR REPORT. CAR HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" BUT IS STILL RUNNING SOMEWHAT ROUGH AND IS GIVING OFF A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AND ENGINE OIL SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE - HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT - HAS NOT STALLED OUT AGAIN SINCE REPAIR THOUGH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WAS JERKING BACK AND FORTH LIKE I WAS HITTING THE GAS AND BRAKE OVER AND OVER. I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND THE ENGINE MADE ANOTHER JERK AND THEN DIED. THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR FAULTS. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY DIED AGAIN. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND DIED AGAIN. IT DID THIS TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I REACHED HOME. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GM SERVICE CENTER. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WASN'T THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE WHICH IS AN ACTUATOR PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED I CHANGE THE OIL MORE FREQUENTLY WHICH I DID BUT LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE VEHICLE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE BUT THAT THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE THE ACTUATOR IF IT HAS FAILED. *TR

LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. SOUNDS LIKE LOOSE VALVE TRAIN.WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOWER SPEEDS NOISE BECOMES LOUDER. TRIED HIGHER OCTANE FUEL BUT THAT WAS NO HELP. *TR

BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO FIRST DEALER FOR LOUD ENGINE NOISE AT LOW SPEED (1 TO 10 MPH)06/17/2011. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTORS AND SAID THEY WILL INSTALL AN INSULATOR TO QUIET THE NOISE. INSTALLED INSULATOR PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED 7/1/2011. BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR THE SAME NOISE. DEALER FOUND NOISE FROM TIMING CHAIN7/26/2012. THEY REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER8/31/2011. PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED. 8 MONTHS LATER THE NOISE IS BACK. GAS MILEAGE AND POWER HAS DECREASED. DEALER SUGGESTED RUNNING A SOLUTION THROUGH THE ENGINE TO CLEAR OUT CARBON FROM LOW OCTANE GAS. DEALER APPLIED SOLUTION AND TOLD ME TO RUN TWO TANKS OF SUPER UNLEDED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM 4/6/2012. NOISE IS STILL THERE AFTER 2 TANKS OF SUPER UNLEADED 4/13/2012. GOING BACK TO THE DEALER IN A WEEK 4/20/2012. CONTACTED GM IN DETROIT TO EXPRESS MY ANGER.4/13/2012..

2010 CHEVY EQUINOX KEEPS KNOCKING, DEALER REPLACED TIMING CHAIN TWICE AND THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER TWICE AND STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. IT NOW SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SHAKES AND MIS-FIRES WHEN COLD IN THE MORNING. DEALER CANT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY SAID THE 4-CYL ENGINES ARE PROBLEMATIC AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THEY HAVEN'T OFFERED ME ANYTHING. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE CAR HAVING PROBLEMS, THEY SAID THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-95S, THE 2010 EQUINOX LOST POWER AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND EVENTUALLY WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. ONCE THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND THE WHOLE MOTOR WOULD NEED REPLACED. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE STALL *TGW

***ATTENTION*** NEW INFO ON HARD SHIFITNG .... LIKE OTHERS WITH A 2010 NOX I HAVE SERIOUS SHIFTING PROBLEMS MOSTLY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. IT HESITATES AND JERKS HARD INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK WHICH MEANS THE DEALER CAN NEVER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. WE EVEN PUT A FAULT RECORDER ON IT SET FOR TRANSMISSION ERRORS WITH NO SUCCESS. WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IS VERY RELEVANT. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID A NEW NEW SERVICE BULLETIN WAS JUST ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NO FIXES ONLY TO SAY THAT IT WAS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT APPEARS THAT THE SHIFTNG POINTS VARY ACCORDING TO DRIVING HABITS AND THIS CHANGES WITH TIME AS THE COMPUTER "LEARNS" YOUR DRIVEN HABITS AND ADJUSTS. THE DEALER RECOMMEND THAT I COME IN EVERY FEW WEEKS AND THEY WOULD RESET THE CODES AND THIS WOULD HELP THE ISSUE BUT NO FIX SINCE THE COMPUTER WOULD AGAIN ADJUST SHIFT POINTS. ANOTHER OPTION WAS TO TRADE UP TO A 6 CYL MODEL ( PLUS $10K) WHICH DOES NOT EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE IF THIS OCCURED WHILE GOING INTO A WET CORNER AND EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFT CAUSING TIRES TO LOOSE TRACTION. THE TAKE AWAY POINT FROM THIS COMMENT IS THAT GM FINALLY RECOGNIZES A SERIOUS SITUATION, UNFORTUNATELY THAT HAVE NO FIX OTHER THAT BUY A NEW 6 CYL MODEL. CLOSING COMMENT: THE 2010 MODEL HAS CLOSE TO A 100 SERVICE BULLETINS WHILE THE 2011 HAS ONLY ABOUT 10. OBVIOUSLY THE 2010 WAS AN EXPERIMENT (BETA TEST) AND WE HELPED THEM FIX PROBLEMS BY DRIVING AND COMMENTING ON ISSUES. THE 2011 WAS THE RESULT OF MOST OF THE FIXES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN A NOISE WAS A HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE INTERIOR ENGINE WALLS WERE SCARRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,954 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,900.

PURCHASED 2010 EQUINOX LS ON 8/14/09. THE VEHICLE HAS INCURRED NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT A MAJOR WATER LEAKAGE PROBLEM,DEFECTIVE MODULE WHICH CONTROLLED DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS INCLUDING HEAT AND DEFROST AND A SEVERE OIL CONSUMPTION CONDITION WHICH REMAINS UNRESOLVED. COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE KNOCKING WERE REPORTED TO 2 DEALERSHIPS WITH NO RESOLVE. APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME KNOCKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN,THERMOSTAT ALONG WITH VARIOUS SEALS AND VALVES. THIS PAST MONDAY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TAPPING NOISE AND SHUTTERING,AFTER WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD NO OIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WERE THEY DISCOVERED THE CAR HAD CONSUMED OVER SIX QUARTS OF OIL WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF OIL LEAKAGE ANYWHERE. THE WERE ADVISED BY GM TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST OVER 5000 MILES WITH A BI-WEEKLY INSPECTION BY THE DEALER. A RESEARCH OF INTERNET FORUMS REVEALED THIS SITUATION TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH VARIOUS CONCESSIONS MADE TO OTHER OWNERS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT CAN LEAVE A DRIVER STRANDED IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER OR DEAD OF WINTER WITH LIFE THREATENING POSSIBILITES. THIS MATTER DESERVES YOU IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. *TR

HAS A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN,T HEAR OR FINE THE PROBLEM,I TOLD THE SHOPMANAGER THAT THEY WILL NOT FIND IT WILL THE WINDOW UP,ALSO STARTED THE SUV UP ONE MORNING AND THE FUEL RANG SAY 303 MILE I DROVE 7 MILES TO WORK AND SAW THAT IT SAID 294 SO THE SUV THAN US 9 GALLON OF GAS IN SEVEN MILES.THE MERCHANT SAID THAT WAS NORMAL THAT,S A LIE.THE DEALER JUST DON,T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM,IF IT NOT ANY MONEY IN IT FOR THEM THAN THEY DON,T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON,T WANT TO GO OUT OF TOWN AND THE MOTOR BLOW UP OR THE DEFROST STOP WORKING AND MY FAMILY GET HURT THAN IT,S ON.WENT TO TWO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T HEAR THE TAPPING AND I AM STANDING THERE AND HEAR IT.ALL THIS MONEY THAT WE PAYING FOR THIS SUV THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR WE WILL GET ACTION 9 NEWS ON IT. *TR

OUR 2010 EQUINOX 2LT 2.4L (4 CYL) THAT WE BOUGHT IN AUG. 2009 STARTED HAVING STALLING/ROUGH IDLE PROBLEMS AFTER A YEAR, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES. THEY KEPT SAYING THAT THERE IS CASTING SAND CLOGGING THE SOLNOIDS.THEY CLAIMED TO CLEAN IT OUT EACH TIME. THEY FINALLY GAVE US A NEW ENGINE BUT WE DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BECAUSE WE ARE STARTING TO FEEL THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR ALL THIS. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY WON'T HELP US. I GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO CALL A LEMON LAWYER. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY WON'T GM DO ANYTHING FOR US OR REALLY IT? *TR

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A PREOWNED 2010 EQUINOX WITH LOW MILEAGE AND A SHORT TIME LATER I WAS CHECKING FLUID LEVELS AND NOTICED THE OIL WAS 2QTS LOW, ADDED OIL. SHORT TIME LATER WE WENT ON A TRIP AND A WHILE LATER I CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS DOWN A QUART. CALLED CHEVY DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST TO SEE HOW MUNCH OIL IT WAS USING. DEALER SHIP CHANGED OIL AND WAS DOWN A QUART. SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAD NO IDEAL WHERE THE OIL WAS GOING, AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR THAT THE MOTOR WAS BURNING IT, NUMBER ONE THE TAILPIPE WAS BLACK AS THE ACE OF SPADES AND THERE MUST BE A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE SPOKE WITH GM HEAD OFFICE ABOUT THIS AND THEY DID GIVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER. *TR

ON AUG 15, 2010 MY NEW CHEVY EQUINOX, WITH ONLY 717 MILES ON IT, STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ST. IT WAS TOWED (MIRAK CHEVROLET) ON SUNDAY AUG 15TH, AND THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL TUES. AUG 24TH. IN THE INTERIM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FINALLY A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE ORDERED. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET CORP. AND THE GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES TO INFORM THEM THAT THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. A BRAND NEW CAR ONLY 3 WEEKS OLD SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TOLD THEM THAT I DON'T WANT THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A CHILD AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT. GM TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO; I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK. ON NOV 1ST I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER AFTER WORK AND MY CAR STALLS AGAIN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS TIME I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BROUGHT IT FROM (QUIRK CHEVROLET), AND CALLED GM AGAIN TO NOTIFY THEM OF WHAT HAPPENED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHO WAS DEALING WITH MY VEHICLE [XXX] SAID THAT THE PROBLEM THIS TIME WAS DUE TO DEBRIS GETTING INTO THE CAM SHAFT SCREEN/FILTER. I TOLD GM THAT I DO NOT WANT THAT CAR ANYMORE, EITHER GIVE ME A NEW CAR OR REFUND MY MONEY AND I WILL TAKE MY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. AGAIN, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! ON NOV. 4TH I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR. [XXX] LET ME TRANSFER MY BELONGINGS IN THE SERVICE GARAGE, TOLD ME DRIVE OUT OF THE GARAGE. AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR BUT DIDN'T CLEAR THE TURN, I WOUND UP SCRAPPING AND DAMAGING THE SIDE OF MY CAR[XXX]DIDN'T GUIDE ME NOR DID HE TELL ME TO STOP WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE, HE JUST STOOD THERE WATCHING. HIS MANAGER ([XXX]) CAME OUT AND TOLD ME I HAVE TO GET MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD USE HIGHER GRADE FUEL TO QUIET THE NOISE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO REMEDIES FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,500.

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX AND IT IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE EVERYTIME I GIVE IT GAS THIS IS A BRAND NEW TRUCK I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK AND FORTH TO THE SERVICE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT THAT'S ITS NORMAL WELL I DON'T THINK SO I THINK THAT THIS TRUCK IS A LEMON AND IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE WITH MY TRUCK I WILL CALL THE CHANNEL 7 ON YOURSIDE AND THEN I WILL SUE THE GM PEOPLE FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I AM VERY UPSET OVER THIS,AND I M SURE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. *TR

BOUGHT A CHEVY 2010 EQUINOX BACK IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YR., AT 5,000 MILES I NOTICED A SECONDARY NOISE RATTLING/KNOCKING TYPE OF SOUND COMING FROM MY ENGINE (AT ACCELERATION). BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 3X NO RESULTS. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS BOTH NOTICED AND OBSERVED THE NOISE AND BOTH SEEM TO BELIEVE THE NOISE IS LACK OF FUEL GETTING TO THE ENGINE CAUSING MINI EXPLOSIONS TO THE ENGINE, THEREFORE CAUSING HOLES IN THE PISTONS WHICH WOULD CAUSE FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE. I CONTACTED GM AND THE DEALERSHIP BOTH IGNORE THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AT THIS TIME, LATER FOUND OUT FROM THE GM DEALERSHIPS SERVICE STATION THAT ACCORDING TO GM TECH ASSIST THAT THERE ARE 20 OTHER CASES LIKE MINE THAT THEY WERE NOTIFIED OF AND GM IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT, THIS TO ME IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. NOW I HAVE MORE MILES AND THE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR KNOWING THAT MY ENGINE COULD BE SEVERELY AFFECTED. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP 3X TO NO PREVAIL. PLEASE HELP! *TR

2010 EQUINOX 4000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SERP BELT THE FIRST TIME. STILL SQUEALING AND TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT WEEK WHERE THEY STATE IT WAS THE PWER STEERING GEAR. REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR AND CAR STILL MAKES THE SAME NOISE. ON MY THIRD ATTEMPT TO REPLACE A RANDOM ENGINE PART PICKED OUT BY WHATEVER MACHINING IS FREE FOR THE DAY. *TR

BOUGHT A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX ON OCT. 31ST..HAVE HAD IT 5 MONTHS AND HAS 5,500 MILES ON THE MOTOR IS MAKING A SEVERE OR REALLY LOUD TICKING NOISE. TOOK IT TO 2 CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL BUT WHEN YOU START ONE UP ON THE LOT IT MAKES NO WHERE NEAR THE NOISE MINE DOES. THEY TELL ME IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS KIND OF FUEL INJECTORS AND REFUSE TO FIX IT. WAS NOT LOUD AT ALL WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NOW IT JUST KEEPS GETTING LOUDER. IT REALLY IS A SHAME WHEN WE PULL UP NEXT TO AN OLDER CAR AND IT IS QUIETER THAN OUR BRAND NEW ONE. *TR

ROUGH IDLE DURING COLD START OF MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX 2.4L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND MISSES UNTIL IT WARMS UP WHEN IT GETS BELOW 40 DEGREES TOOK CAR TO DEALER AT 2,000 MILES IN NOVEMBER, THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND TO SPECIFICATIONS. SAID THEY WOULD KEEP A EYE OUT FOR SERVICE BULLETINS ON COLD STARTING, NEVER HEARD FROM THEM. CAR CONTINUE TO RUN ROUGH ON COLD START. FOUND ON MY OWN A GM SERVICE BULLETIN IN DEC. #P00010 ON COLD START REQUIRE CALIBRATION OF ENGINE. CALLED DEALER TOLD THEM WHERE TO FIND SERVICE BULLETIN THEY FOUND IT AND THEN TOOK THE CAR IN . SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS EVEN AFTER TWO SERVICE VISITS. THE DEALER SAYS "THEY WILL KEEP THEIR EYE OUT FOR ANOTHER SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE COLD WEATHER STARTING" AS EVERYTHING IS UP TO SPECIFICATIONS ON THE CAR. THE CAR STILL RUNS ROUGH AND MISSES UNTIL IT WARMS UP. *TR

MY BRAND NEW CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2010, WHICH HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES HAS BEEN OVERHEATING ALREADY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES. THE ERROR MESSAGE THAT I AM GETTING: "AC OFF DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE". *TR