Chevrolet Equinox Complaints (2011)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10923899November 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923910November 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SHAFT WAS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919916October 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, STEERING
DEAR SIR OR MADAM, AFTER LONG WAITING FOR THOSE ISSUES RESOLVE; I DECIDED TO CONTACT PROFESSIONAL. I PAID OVER 40K FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE LOT OF PROBLEM. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BROKEN AND I PAID 1400 DOLLAR. HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE CAR PLEASE CONTACT ME AS I WILL HIRED A LAWYER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918536October 24, 2016
ENGINE
MY 2011 EQUINOX SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BUT WOULD TURN OVER. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOW IT HOME. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP IN BROCKPORT NY (SPURR GM DEALERSHIP). IT TOOK 3 WEEKS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. THE ROOT CAUSE ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WAS THAT THE ORIGINAL FACTORY TENSIONER TO THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND THE ENGINE WENT IMMEDIATELY OUT OF TIME - CAUSING IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE AND HENCE CONTROL ON THE ROAD. THE ENGINE NEEDED COSTLY REPAIRS OF $2600 WHICH IS FINE (MY FAMILIES LIFE IS WORTH WAY MORE) THE FACTORY ORIGINAL TENSIONERS EVIDENTLY FAIL REGULARLY BECAUSE THEY ARE HYDRAULIC AND THE INTAKE HOLES TO THE TENSIONER PLUG EASILY - CHEVY EVIDENTLY REPAIRS WITH AN IMPROVED PART THAT HAS A WIDER INTAKE PORT TO PREVENT CLOGGING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS CONTROL OF THE CAR CAN BE LOST IMMEDIATELY, WITHOUT WARNING AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL A CAR WITH SUCH A FAILURE CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH OF THE DRIVER OCCUPANTS OR ANYONE IN OTHER NEARBY LOCATIONS TO SUCH AN EVENT. CHEVY DOES NOT CONSIDER THE COMMON FAILURE A "SAFETY" PROBLEM RATHER A "MERE" MECHANICAL PROBLEM. IT IS WORTHY TO NOTE THE VEHICLE WAS OTHERWISE IN GOOD SHAPE, WELL MAINTAINED AND USED SYNTHETIC MOBIL-1 OIL - CHANGED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO SUCH EVENT. THE DEALER REPAIRS NOTED NO OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES TO THE VEHICLE RELATED TO POOR OR UNPERFORMED MAINTENANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917989October 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A RURAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND IT ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF. I HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER AT THAT POINT AND SO I WASN'T ABLE TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. I ALSO WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OR BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED AT ALL. ONCE I COASTED TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SAT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, ELECTRICAL POWER RETURNED (THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED). I WAS THEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915046October 10, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE HAS ALWAYS MADE A RATTLING NOISE WHICH NOW I BELIEVE LOOSE/WORN TIMING CHAIN. LAST WEEK THE EQUINOX WAS STALLING AT STOP SIGNS. IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP THEN DIE AGAIN. ONCE IT'S TAKES OFF IT RUNS FINE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WERE 2 CODES. 1 READ ENGINE MISFIRE OTHER READ INTAKE CAM VALVE ACTUATOR (SOMETHING). THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODES (CHARGED ME FOR CLEARING CODES) AND THEN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. COUPLE DAYS LATER IT DIES 3 TIMES IN A ROW AT STOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR ONE DAY. NEXT DAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND VEHICLE RUNS FINE. LATER THAT DAY IT DIES AT STOP. I CALL DEALER TO GET ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AND THEY SAY WITHOUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OR IT DYING FOR THEM THERE ISN'T MUCH THEY CAN DO. DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF EQUINOX TIMING ISSUE AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. OF COURSE NOW IT IS 3 MONTHS OUT OF THE 5YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE READ WHERE THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A FEELING I'M GOING TO BE FORCED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY DO NOTHING FOR IT AND CHARGE ME TO CLEAR ANY CODES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914148October 6, 2016
ENGINE
STARTING APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO MY CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND EITHER LURCH WHILE GOING INTO GEAR OR WOULD CUT THE ENGINE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY DAY AND I WOULD LOSE THE ENGINE BETWEEN 1 AND 10 TIMES PER DAY. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, OCT 4, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CAM ACTUATOR SOLENOID THAT WASN'T WORKING. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE YEAR, MAKE L, AND MODEL FOR MY CAR BUT THE VIN ISN'T COVERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911346October 3, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNPREDICTABLE AND OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908392September 21, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT WOULD SHUT OFF DURING LOW SPEEDS. ISSUE HAPPENED 20+ TIME DURING ONE 15 MINUTE DRIVE. I WOULD NEED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO START IT AGAIN, BUT ONCE I SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ONCE I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO BEGIN MOVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT, POWERING OFF AND REQUIRING ME TO PLACE IN NEUTRAL TO START AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908236September 20, 2016
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AT ANY SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE WIPER LINKAGE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ UPDATED 12/19/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907684September 19, 2016
ENGINE
CAR STALL MANY TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN YOU PULL OUT FROM A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN DUE TO BAD INTAKE CAM SOLENOID. HAD TO RESTART CAR SEVERIAL TIME JUST TO GET CLEAR OF THE INTERSECTION. CAR MAY THEN RUN OK FOR WEEKS AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. GM STATED IT IS NOT PART OF THERE RECALL, EVEN THOU IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE CARS UNDER THE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906307September 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL HIT ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND DOOR BUMPER LITES BENT THE FRONT WHEEL IN TOO THE MOTOR. JUST STARTED TOO MOVE FORWARD. CITY STREET GOING STRATE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906427September 14, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL AND OIL WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTONS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905611September 11, 2016
WHEELS
WAS ALERTED TO THE CONDITION OF MY TIRES WHILE ON AN EIGHT HOUR TRIP FROM HOME. DRY ROT ON TIRES WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. TIRES ROTATED REGULARLY. MECHANIC SAID I WAS IN DIRE DANGER. HAD TO INSTALL 4 NEW TIRES, AN EXPENSE NOT EXPECTED ON MICHELIN TIRES, OF WHICH WAS A SELLING POINT ON MY CAR. HE SAID THEY WON'T EVEN CARRY THEM BECAUSE OF THE DRY ROT PROBLEMS THEY'VE BEEN SEEING. MY HUSBAND LOOKED ON YOUTUBE WHEN I CALLED TO GET HIS TAKE. SAID THERE WAS A STREAM OF STORIES AND VIDEOS FROM FOLKS JUST LIKE ME. THE LORD WAS WITH ME THAT DAY FOR SURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904501September 7, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE BOTTOM SEAM OF ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE BEGUN TO RUST. THE BACK TWO DOORS APPEAR TO BE WORSE THAN THE FRONT TWO. I, BY CHANCE, HAPPENED TO NOTICE THE RUST WHILE CLEANING OUT THE BACK SEAT AROUND MILEAGE 38,000 BUT IT LOOKS TO HAVE STARTED MUCH EARLIER BY THE AMOUNT ON THE BACK TWO DOORS. GM NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION BEFORE THE DOORS RUST OUT. HOW DOES CANADA GET THE RECALL BUT NOT THE US, THIS MAKES NO SENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904394September 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903099September 1, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT OFF WHILE THEY WERE ON. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF THIS BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING WHEN IT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898919August 26, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN, TIRE LINE: LATITUDE TOUR, TIRE SIZE: 235 55R/18 TIRES. DOT# M33J007X2510. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD EXPERIENCED TIRE SEPARATION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPOSED FABRIC FROM THE SEPARATION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897822August 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS; CURRENTLY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG "OFF" IS ILLUMINATED. I AM GOING TO ASSUME THAT MEANS THE PASSENGEER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND CHEVY NOR GENERAL MOTORS HAVE PUT A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. DTC INCORRECT B0081 (RIGHT SIS INSTALLED) AND B0074 (PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR CIRCUIT) SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897385August 20, 2016
ENGINE
CHEVROLET RELEASED THIS CAR WITH A BAD ENGINE FROM THE BEGINNING. I LITERALLY HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL ON MY CAR EVER SINGLE WEEK. " EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION " IS WHAT THEY SAY & ONLY HAS A WARRANTY UP TO 120K. WHEN MY CAR STARTED ACTING OUT, I WAS AT 126K. IT DRIVES VERY SLUGGISH AND HORRIBLE, LIKE MY ENGINE WILL GIVE OUT AT ANY MOMENT. SOMEONE REALLY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL, BECAUSE THIS AFFECTS ALL ( OR CLOSE TO) 2010 - 2011 GMC TERRAIN & CHEVROLET EQUINOX & I JUST SO HAPPEN TO HAVE AN 11' EQUINOX. I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY CAR OVER A CLASSIC CHEVROLET SCREW UP!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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