Chevrolet Equinox Complaints (2011)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#11172863January 29, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE, BULLETIN #14882 IS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE AND I AM UNDER THE 10-YEAR, 120K TIME FRAME. YET APPARENTLY MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH UP SO I DON'T GET COVERAGE. HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/1899/SPECIAL-COVERAGE-ADJUSTMENT-PLUGGED-PCV-ORIFICE-IN-INTAKE-MANIFOLD-2010-2014-BUICK-CHEVROLET-GMC I WAS SOLD THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2016. I COMPLAINED ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL USE VIA EMAIL AND MY COMPLAINT WAS NEVER ADDRESSED. BULLETIN 12585C WAS RELEASED BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH OF 2016, SO JEFF BELZER CHEVROLET OF LAKEVILLE, MN SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE WITH THE PISTON ISSUE INSTEAD OF COVERING THEM. NOW THAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT SPECIAL COVERAGES, I AM OUTSIDE OF THE TIME FRAME FOR COVERAGE AND I FEEL SLIGHTED AND CHEATED. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND INSTEAD OF CHEVROLET HOLDING A SEMI-DECENT STANDARD, I AM LEFT WITH THE BILL. HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/3953/EXCESSIVE-ENGINE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-2011-CHEVROLET-EQUINOX-GMC-TERRAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172762January 29, 2019
ENGINE
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON 11/16/2015 AND I START HAVING PROBLEMS IN JUNE/2016 GOT IT FIX,THEN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AND I HAD IT REPLACED, I ALREADY SPEND LIKE 5000.00 DOLLARS NOW IT'S THE ENGINE IT WILL COST CLOSE TO 7.000.00 TO FIX IT NOW, I STILL OWE 1.500.00 JUST DO THE MATH,I WAS TOLD THAT THOSE VEHICLES CAME OUT WITH MANY IMPERFECTIONS I JUST FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX IT AND EVEN IF I DO WILL IT WORTH IT? THE VERY FIRST IT BROKE I WAS ON TRAVELING TO NEW MEXICO, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE HERE IN TOWN HWY 60 AND THE ENGINE HERE IN TOWN AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172231January 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR SEAL BLOW OUT DUE TO PVC BEING CLOGGED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172257January 26, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MASSIVE OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE AND REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172100January 25, 2019
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST WAS INOPERABLE. GREY CHEVROLET (4949 SW HOVDE RD, PORT ORCHARD, WA 98367, (360) 329-2916) DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171568January 23, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN EVERY OTHER WEEK. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET AND REPLACED IT. AFTER THEY REPAIRED IT THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. WHEN I'M AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR DRIVES ROUGH LIKE A JERKING SENSATION AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. THIS CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171604January 23, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE LEAKING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. BULLETIN NUMBER 14882 DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AS WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE BULLETIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170808January 18, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I OWN 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX. ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES. FIRST OCCURRENCE STARTED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME COUPLE OF TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING OR AT STOP SIGN. MALFUNCTION ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT TURNED ON. TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT FOR AN ESTIMATE, SINCE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WILL COST AN ARM AND A LEG, BOTH SAID TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM AND I WOULD NEED TO GET A NEW MOTOR! ALSO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION YET NO SENSOR TURNS ON. CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS BUT ONLY SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170647January 17, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165900January 8, 2019
ENGINE
ERROR CODE P010 CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID. ROUGH IDLE, DIES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.OR WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND TURNING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON CARS BUILT IN DIFFERENT FACTORIES, THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR MINE BECAUSE IT WASNT MADE IN ONE OF THOSE FACTORIES. HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE SINCE VEHICLE WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. CHEVY DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164766January 3, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE IS A 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE WHICH I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPAIRED TWICE IN BASICALLY TWO YEARS BUT IF YOU LOOK ON-LINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS ENGINE MODEL. IT STARTS OFF AS A CHECK ENGINE FAULT CODE, RELATED TO EXHAUST OR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT THE ISSUE TENDS TO BE A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON-LINE, I SEE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS ECOTEC 2.4L ENGINE HAVING THIS ISSUE-AND ON DIFFERENT GM MODELS OF CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163847December 28, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPER MODULE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING RAIN STORM. I WAS DRIVING ON A 70 MILE AN HOUR HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. DRIVER'S WIPER BLADE WENT OFF THE WINDSHIELD TO THE LEFT AND WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163502December 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 1OWNERCAR (410 W OAK LN, GLENOLDEN, PA 19036, (610) 915-3417) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, STARTER, AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162996December 21, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
PCV SYSTEM FREEZES CAUSING THE LOW POWER MODE (LIMP MODE) AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. ITS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND GM COVERED IT ON A FEW CARS. NEXT TIME I MAY BE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162529December 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162201December 18, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENT CHEVROLET CADILLAC (1413 HWY 62 E, MOUNTAIN HOME, AR 72653, (870) 495-2605) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161909December 17, 2018
ENGINE
I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IT NOW NEEDS A MOTOR I JUST GOT IT 7 MONTHS AGO FROM DEALER. NO WARRANTY. ENGINE SEIZED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161359December 14, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND AN ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161462December 14, 2018
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR LINK BREAKS WHENEVER I USE MY WIPERS AND THEN I NEED TO REPLACE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL IS EMPTY AFTER NO MORE THEN 2000 MILES. NEED TO ADD 4 QUARTS TO REFILL. NO LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161263December 13, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON EVEN THOUGH STUFF WAS REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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