Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#11395081February 7, 2021
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY WEEK AND CHECK FREQUENTLY SO THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF OIL WHEN OIL IS LOW THERE IS NO SAFETY FEATURE THAT LETS YOU KNOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394947February 6, 2021
POWER TRAIN
84,000 MILES, TRANSFER CASE HOUSING CRACKED. DEALER STATED THAT THE SIDE WAS "BLOWN OUT" DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER, AND STRONG SMELL OF BURNT FLUID. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. NEW TRANSFER CASE INSTALLED FOR $2,600. OF COURSE, THE 100,000 MILE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR 5 YEAR. THIS CAR IS 7 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394958February 6, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NO OIL IN VEHICLE. NO OIL LIGHT WARNING. DID NOT START. TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER THEY REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AND OIL LOSS ISSUE NEVER SOLVED. WAS RECOMMENDED TO SPEAK TO SENIOR ADVISORS. BUT ALL THEY EVER SAY IS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD NO RECALLS. WHEN CHECKING DIFFERENT WEBSITES I FIND THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WITH EQUINOX'S FROM 2014-2017. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THEY DRAW THE LINE ON WHAT GETS RECALLED AND WHAT DOESN'T. THIS VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS AND YEARS THAT GM HAD THIS PROBLEM. CAN'T GET ANY ANSWERS FROM THEM. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED. GREW UP AND ALWAYS HAD A GM AUTO. THIS WILL BE OUR LAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394902February 5, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
2.4 LITER ECOTECH ENGINE USED IN 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX IS IN CURRENT RECALL BY GM. GM IS USING VIN NUMBER TO PREVENT RECALL REPAIR TO VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2018 DURING RECALL. LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR WITH SUBSTANTIAL COST UP FRONT. DEALER IS AWARE OF ISSUE WITH VEHICLE FROM CONVERSATION WITH LEAD TECHNICIAN WHO HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DETER ANY REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE TO UP FRONT COSTS ONLY. VIN WILL NOT SHOW RECALL DUE TO GENERAL MOTORS COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394826February 5, 2021
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. VEHICLE IS CONSUMING 4 QUARTS OF OIL PER WEEK. THIS RESULTS IN A LOUD VEHICLE, AND SHAKING DURING A STOP. THERE IS NO LEAK IN THE OIL CANISTER, FOR I HAVE SPENT $1100 ON IT RECENTLY. THE ENGINE IS BURNING THE OIL AT AN UNREASONABLE RATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394620February 4, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIPERS ON THIS CAR HAVE NEVER BEEN RIGHT. I HAD THEM LOOKED AT OCT 2018. NOW THEY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IF YOU GOOGLE IT, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE SINCE 2000. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394396February 3, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR THE FRONT QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. IT WAS SNOWING AND AFTER CLEANING THE CAR AND WINDSHIELD, I WENT TO USE THE WIPERS TO FINISH CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME. I WENT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK AND DISCOVERED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER SIDE WAS STATIONARY IN ITS HOME RESTING LOCATION, THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ABLE TO FREELY MOVE BY HAND, WITH NO RESISTANCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394470February 3, 2021
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PUT IN A NEW CADILLAC CONVERTER AND EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND I HAVE TO CHANGE THE O2 SENSORS BANK1 02 SENSOR KEEPS GIVING ME P034 & P054 IN A PERMANENT P0420 IT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE CHANGING THE SAME REPAIRS OVER AND OVER AGAIN . THIS HAPPEN WHEN I'M IN MOTION ,THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394566February 3, 2021
ENGINE
HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO FAULTY PISTON RINGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394578February 3, 2021
ENGINE
I BOUGHT MY 2013 EQUINOX IN 2012. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 68,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES ARE ON TIME AND REGULAR. RECENTLY I MADE A 7 HOUR ROUND TRIP. TOWARDS THE END OF THE TRIP THE CAR BEGAN TO IDLE VERY ROUGH AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LOUDER THAN NORMAL. AT THE END OF THE TRIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE OIL FILTER. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, IT SEEMED TO DRIVE SMOOTH FOR ONE DAY THEN THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AGAIN. THE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY A MESSAGE THAT SAID 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER.' THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ON THE WAY THERE THE CAR STALLED AT A BUSY STOP LIGHT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND MADE IT THE MAYBE 1000 FEET TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST DIAGNOSIS THEY GAVE ME WAS A TIME CHAIN ISSUE ($1800) THEN THEY CALLED ME A DAY LATER AND SAID PISTONS/PISTON SEALS WERE ALSO AN ISSUE AND NOW IT WOULD BE ($2500). I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND I FOUND THE LAWSUITS ABOUT THE PISTON ISSUES AND OIL CONSUMPTION. IT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE PROBLEM W/MY CAR. I CAN DETAIL REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND NEVER HAD AN OIL LIGHT COME ON BUT I SEE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBE HOW THE SCREEN THAT GIVES THE OIL % IS NOT REALLY MONITORING THE CARS ACTUAL OIL USE. I RELIED HEAVILY ON THIS SCREEN, ALWAYS CHECKING IT TO SEE IF I NEEDED OIL. I WOULD LIKE INFO ON HOW TO ACCESS THE SPECIAL WARRANTY TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11391165February 2, 2021
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING, BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS, BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR DOES NOT SIGNAL TO ME WHEN I'M GETTING TO CLOSE TO SOMETHING IN MY BACKUP CAMERA. IN OTHER WORDS I BACKED INTO SOMEONE'S GARBAGE BIN WHILE REVERSING. I WAS GOING VERY SLOW. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR ME AS I DON'T FEEL THE CAMERA IS VERY ACCURATE. I WAS WATCHING THE CAMERA AND LISTENING FOR A BEEP WITH NO MUSIC OR AIR GOING BECAUSE I HAD NOTICED I HADN'T HEARD THE THING BEEP BEFORE. I WAS ONLY IN THE DRIVEWAY BUT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ISSUE IF I WAS PARALLEL PARKING ON A SIDE STREET IN TOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11391168February 2, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
WHENEVER I STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN MY CAR STARTS TO VIOLENTLY ROCK BACK AND FORTH. NOT SIDE TO SIDE. THERE'S NO MOVEMENT IN THE CAR BUT YOU CAN VISIBLY SEE THE JERKING OF THE CAR. IT'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. LOTS OF PLACES CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE TO MIMIC THIS SO THEREFORE THEY CANNOT FIX THE ISSUE AND INSIST I'M CRAZY. OR THAT I'VE COME TO A STOP TO QUICKLY. WHICH I HAVE NOT. I HAVE EVEN WENT THE EXTRA MILE OF SLOWING DOWN WAY AHEAD OF TIME WHICH ALSO CAUSES THE ISSUE OF SAFETY. I HAVE MY TWO YEAR OLD WITH ME CONSTANTLY AND SHE JERKS AROUND IN HER CAR SEAT AT ALMOST EVERY STOP LIGHT:( I'M STARTING TO REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394316February 2, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPER WAS FIXED ON 04/2020 BY PEP BOYS IN WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ AND ON 01/31/2021 THE SAME COMPLAIN (IT JUST STOP WORKING).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390975February 1, 2021
ENGINE
ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE, WAS STARTING TO STALL WHENEVER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHILE IN DRIVE, AND WAS LOUDER THAN NORMAL. SENT VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE PVC MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE TOTAL COST WAS $812.00 WITH PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE. THE CAR HAS UNDER 100K MILES AND APPARENTLY GM WILL NOT COVER THE COST IN ANYWAY. WAS ALSO TOLD THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED MY ENGINE TO BLOW IF NOT CAUGHT IN ENOUGH TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11391098February 1, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SHOWS NO RECALL FOR MY VIN BUT YET THE PROBLEM WHICH IS RECALLED HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. DRIVERS WIPER DOES NOT WORK. SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WARMING CAR WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND NOW IT DOESNT WORK AT ALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390834January 31, 2021
ENGINE
THREE OIL CHANGES ALL DONE AT CARL BLACK BUICK GMC, LLC, 11225 ALPHARETTA HWY, ROSWELL, GA 30076 WHEN THE VEHICLE STATES THERE IS 40% OIL LIFE LEFT. EACH TIME, OIL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DEPLETED CREATING A LOUD CLICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. NEXT OIL CHANGE SCHEDULE 1-MONTH IN ADVANCE OF SERVICE RECOMMENDATION FROM DEALER OIL STICKER. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THUS FAR HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL CONTACTING GM CORPORATE TO ASSIST. THIS IS THE SAME 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX ALREADY PART OF AN APPROVED AND PROVEN ISSUE WITH GM MOTORS THAT BURN EXCESSIVE OIL EVEN WHEN BEING MAINTAINED BY THEIR CERTIFIED MECHANICS AT THEIR DEALERSHIPS. THIS IS AN 11-MONTH FOLLOW-UP AFTER INITIALLY REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON 2/21/20 - NHTSA ID 11310678.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390843January 31, 2021
ENGINE
THIS 2019 EQUINOX IS 1.6L DIESEL ENGINE. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I HAVE BEEN TO THE SERVICE 5 TIMES WITH A PROBLEM MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE CANNOT RUN OVER 15MPH. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, I AM ON A FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND I CANNOT GET IT TO RUN OVER 15MPH. VERY DANGEROUS AND BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IN MOST CASE THIS HAPPENED, I SEMI TRUCK IS BEHIND ME RUNNING AT FREEWAY SPEED LIMIT, HONKING AT ME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND I AM NERVOUSLY TRYING TO FIND AN EMERGENCY LANE TO STOP. WHEN I AM ON THE FAST LANE, IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND AN EMERGENCY QUICKLY. NOW THAT I READ THIS ACCIDENT STORY, HTTPS://WWW.MSN.COM/EN-US/NEWS/CRIME/YOUNG-FATHER-KILLED-IN-SUSPECTED-DUII-CRASH-ON-HIGHWAY-26-IN-BORING/AR-BB1DFXOU?OCID=HPLOCALNEWS , I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY EQUINOX. TODAY IS JANUARY 31, 2021. MY EQUINOX IS AT RON TONKIN CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" "CLEANING EXSHAUST FILTER, CONTINUE DRIVING". HOW CAN I CONTINUE DRIVING WHEN IT IS NOT SAFE AS IT WON'T RUN OVER 15MPH. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THEY TOLD ME THE DEISEL ENGINE HAS TO GO TO A REGENERATION PROCESS. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO MANUALLY DO IT. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME THEY SAID THERE IS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE UPDATE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE, THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEY REPLACED AN SOP PART. IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE WHY IT'S AT THE DEALERSHIP DEPARTMENT TODAY. THIS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! NOTE: I AM GATHERING THE SERVICE RECORDS. THE DATE IT FIRST HAPPENED MAY NOT BE ACCURATE. I WILL PROVIDED COPIES LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390761January 30, 2021
ENGINE
CAR KEEP BURNING OIL AT A FAST PACE NOT LETTING ME KNOW WHEN IT IS LOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390806January 30, 2021
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
ON JANUARY 16, 2021, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN MAIN STREET IN ROUND ROCK, TEXAS WHERE I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. AS I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO STOP, I FELT MY BRAKES STARTED PULSATING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY CAR WAS DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE, AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED, AND THE FRAME WAS BENT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAD A COUPLE BRUISES NOT SEVERE THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT, WHICH TO MYSELF DID NOT SEEM TO BE NORMAL. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR, IT WAS CONSIDERED NOT OPERATIONAL AND HAD TO BE TOWED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390644January 29, 2021
ENGINE
REAR ENGINE SEAL BLEW AND RUINED THE MOTOR. SHOP I TOOK IT TO SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP ON IT. HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE NOW. I WAS GOING DOWN A MICHIGAN HIGHWAY 55MPH WHEN IT BLEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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