Chevrolet Equinox Complaints (2010)

784 consumer complaints on file.

#10548686October 21, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DEFROST ON MY EQUINOX DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD BUT CAUSES WORSE CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS TURNED ON MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE. I HAVE TO KEEP MY WINDOWS DOWN AND STICK MY HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOWS TO SEE IN COLD WEATHER. I AM TOLD THAT MY EQUINOX DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL # 09298. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548714October 21, 2013
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548488October 18, 2013
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546724October 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PUT KEY INTO IGNITION AND TURNED TOWARD THE START POSITION AND KEY WENT ABOUT HALFWAY AND STOPPED AND ALL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD WENT BLACK,ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OFF. THE CAR WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE KEY BACK. IT WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS UNTIL ERS ARRIVED. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT WOULD STILL NOT GIVE ME THE KEY. MEANWHILE, THE DASH BOARD STARTING FLASHING ON AND OFF AND I HEARD A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE. I CALLED EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CAME AND GAVE ME A BOOST AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE COMPLETELY FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545534September 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PUT KEY INTO KEY SWITCH AND TURN TOWARD START POSITION AND KEY WENT ABOUT HALFWAY AND STOPPED AND ALL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD WENT BLACK,ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OFF. FINIALLY AFTER MOVING STEERING WHEEL AND MOVING KEY BACK AND FORTH WAS ABLE TO PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH.THEN WHEN I PUT KEY BACK INTO IGNITION SWITCH AND TRIED TO START CAR ALL I HEARD WAS A CLICK,CLICK SO BATTERY WAS DEAD,CALLED ERS AND THEY CAME AND GAVE ME A BOOST AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEMS AND SERVICE REP. CHECKED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND THEY WERE OPERATING FINE.CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT CAR AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THAT SO THEY WERE NO HELP.I CALLED G.M. AND TALKED TO THEM BUT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM EITHER SO HERE I AM WITH A CAR THAT HAS A PROBLEM WHICH NO ONE HAS HEARD OF.. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541927September 4, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING DOWN THE TURNPIKE IN THE RAIN, WIPERS RUNNING ON HIGH. SUDDENLY WIPERS STOP WORKING. FORTUNATELY WAS ONLY A MILE FROM A REST STOP, WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT OUT THE RAINSTORM. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, TURNED OUT WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538374September 2, 2013
SEATS
DURING REGULAR COMMUTE, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY ON THE WAY HOME, THE DRIVER SEAT LUMBAR COLLAPSED WITH A LOUD POP, LIKE A BALLOON POP. I AM A REGULAR SIZED GUY, 5'11", 160LBS. AND I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING SPECIAL. IT WAS JUST A REGULAR DAY DRIVING HOME AND THE LUMBER JUST POPPED AND NOW THERE'S A CAVITY INSIDE THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET. APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON ISSUE, SOME DRIVERS HAD THEIR LUMBAR POPPED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY TWICE WITHIN SIX MONTH. APPARENTLY THERE WAS, AT SOME POINT A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, GM CANNOT FIND IT, AND WON'T REPAIR THE SEAT FOR ME. DESPITE ME GOOGLING AND SEARCHING AND CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO ON MY OWN: "FROM GM... PI0246A 2010-2011 EQUINOX, TERRAIN - FRONT SEAT POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT INOPERATIVE REPLACE ONLY THE SCREWS. A REVISED SCREW HAS BEEN RELEASED DON'T REPLACE THE LUMBAR ASSEMBLY". THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM REFUSES TO ADMIT, NOR ADDRESS. THEY JUST PLAN ON LETTING THE VEHICLE OWNERS DRIVE WITH A CAVITY ON THEIR BACK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537977August 29, 2013
ENGINE
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!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532766July 30, 2013
STEERING
THE STEERING STICKS. EXTRA EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS OFF CENTER. THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO CORRECT OR TURN THE VEHICLE INCREASES OR STICKS. THIS RESULTS IN UNDER OR OVER CORRECTION OR CAUSES PROBLEMS IN TURNING AND RETURNING THE WHEEL TO CENTER. SOMETIME THE STEERING IS FINE AND THEN THIS STICKING OR THIS COULD BE DESCRIBED AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK IN A RUT THAT REQUIRES EXTRA EFFORT TO GET OUT OF. LIKE GETTING OUT OF A RUT SOMETIMES YOUR GO TOO FAR TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DUE TO THE EXTRA EFFORT REQUIRED WHILE AT OTHER TIMES ONLY NORMAL EFFORT IS NEEDED. THIS IS DANGEROUS, I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT GM HAS A BULLETIN PIT 4992A BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS BULLETIN INDICATES. MY LOCAL DEALER DIDN'T KNOW OF THIS BULLETIN BUT SAID THEY WOULD CHECK. I NEVER GOT AN ANSWER. THIS STEERING ISSUED WITH THE 2.4 L ENGINE AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523846July 9, 2013
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522936July 2, 2013
STEERING
MY WIFE NOTICED THAT IT WAS BECOMING HARD TO STEER. IT CONTINUED FOR A FEW MORE DAYS , SO I CALLED CHEVROLET DEALER TO SEE IF THEY HAD BEEN AWARE OF SUH A PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME NO THEY HAD NOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANY CODES STORED. I CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM. IT HAS BECOME INCREASING WORST TO DRIVE WHERE IT MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE ONE PART AFTER PART .THERE ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE FOR GM TO REMAIN BLIND TO SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520788June 19, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CAR STALLS WITH NO WARNING, STALLED IN MID RIGHT TURN, ON FREEWAY, ON NARROW 2 LANE ROAD. DEALER WANTS ME TO DRIVE CAR WITH A MONITOR IN IT SO I CAN PRESS BUTTON WHEN STALL OCCURS, THIS WHILE TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL, TIMING CHAIN, EXCESSIVE USE OF OIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520443June 18, 2013
ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510705May 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SEATS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
PURCHASED 4/2010 1 AT A RED LIGHT, CAR IDLED REALLY ROUGH, THEN ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I HAD ABOUT 47,000 MILES. 2. OIL CONSUMPTION - THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS HEARING A FUNNY NOISE WHEN I TURNED LEFT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. MY BOYFRIEND CHECKED THE OIL THE NEXT MORNING TO FIND NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. WE PUT IN 2 QTS THEN WHEN THE DEALER SHIP OPENED I TOOK IT IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL LEAKS SO BRING IN WEEKLY FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST (I WAS ABOUT 1500 MILES SINCE MY OIL CHANGE THAT WAS DONE AT THE SAME TIME THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED) DROVE OUT OF TOWN TO VISIT FAMILY (ABOUT 2000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE) AFTER DRIVING 200 MILES HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN CHECKED THE OIL.......2 QTS LOW. ADDED OIL AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. NO PROBLEMS FOUND RELATED TO OIL, BUT DID FIND ANOTHER ALERT THAT NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED WHEN I GOT HOME RELATED TO THE WATER PUMP TENSIONER. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN , BUT ONLY WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL MY NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND START CONSUMPTION TESTS AGAIN. 3. I POD JACK - WORKED FINE FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS, BUT THEN WOULD CAUSE ALL CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTS TO GO OUT, COULD NOT OPERATE RADIO OR A/C. 4. STALLING - I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS PROBLEM ONCE BUT IT WAS AS I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC! 5. JERKY TRANSMISSION - THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE HAPPENED IT JERKED SO HARD I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD, LIKE OTHERS IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION "LEARNING" ME. THE TRANSMISSION CODES WERE UPDATED AND PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS OCCASIONALLY 6. DRIVERS SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT AIRBLADDER - HAS POPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510501May 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT TOLD WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508670April 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE COLLISION CAUSED THE CONTACT TO THEN CRASH INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB AND INJURY TO THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10505598April 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER GIVING TROUBLE REGARDING GETTING INTO GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE HWY AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON IT STARTED TO MAKE A SWIRLING NOISE LIKE A PLANE POWERING DOWN. CAR REFUSES TO GO INTO GEAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IF IT WAS TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507164April 4, 2013
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505013March 30, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ACCELERATING TO PULL ONTO HIGHWAY, ENGINE STALLS WITH NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SOMETIMES ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS OFTEN. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SUPPORT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM OF MY CONCERNS OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OWNERS OF 2010-12 CHEVROLET EQUINOXS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503883March 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
START-UP NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO RUNNING A DIESEL. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLE, OR NEAR STALLING/COMPLETE STALL OUT AT A LOW THROTTLE OPENING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THROWING CODES P0014 AND P0011. VEHICLE IS ALSO BURNING THROUGH AT LEAST 2 QUARTS OF OIL EACH WEEK AND NOT RECEIVING THE EXPECTED AMOUNT OF GAS MILEAGE (ONLY ABOUT 1/2). THESE ISSUES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE RECORDED FOR RECALL 11195A ON THE 2011 EQUINOX MODEL WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE. MY 2010 IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER GM'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS RECALL EXTENDED FOR THE 2010 MODELS AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/EQUINOX-23/YET-ANOTHER-2010-EQUINOX-BURNING-OIL-STALLING-51192/ HTTP://WWW.GMINSIDENEWS.COM/FORUMS/F53/2011-EQUINOX-COLD-START-ENGINE-NOISE-102947/INDEX4.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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