Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#11390516January 28, 2021
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE WHEN TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WOBBLE CEASED UPON DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BOB BELL CHEVROLET (1230 BEL AIR ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD 21014) ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AFTER EACH VISIT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390197January 27, 2021
ENGINE
PCV VALVE FAILED; ALLOWED PRESSURE BUILD UP IN CRANK CASE WHICH THEN BLEW THE REAR MAIN SEAL. $1,600 BILL FOR THIS. A LOOK ONLINE SHOWS THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT NO RECALL ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER AND NO COMPENSATION FOR THE REPAIRS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390265January 27, 2021
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
AIRBAGS DID'T DEPOLY WITH FRONT END CFRASH GOING ABOUT 25TO30HMPH HWY 278 WEST CULLMAN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390260January 27, 2021
ENGINE
CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE SYABILI TRACK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390303January 27, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM ON COUNTRY ROADS, THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE WIPER MOTOR STILL TURNS BUT THE BLADES WON'T MOVE. SUPER DANGEROUS!! WE HAD IT REPAIRED AND 2 MONTHS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING DURING A SNOWSTORM. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY HAD A RECALL ON A PREVIOUS EQUINOX MODEL BUT NONE SINCE. COME ON GM. GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390072January 26, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH WHEN SHIFTING IN GEAR, THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD THE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND FIRE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390074January 26, 2021
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON WHEN FRONT PASSENGER BUCKLES UP, IF PASSENGER UNBUCKLES LIGHT DISAPPEARS, IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, PARKED, BACKING UP, ALL SPEED, ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, ANY ROADS. IT LOOKS THE SEATBELT ACTIVATE THAT SERVICE LIGHT . I BOUGHT THE CAR USED 11/28/20 AND STILL HAVE DMV WARRANTY 60 DAYS, HOWEVER STEPHEN AUTOMALL CENTRE, BRISTOL CT DOESN'T HONOR THE WARRANTY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390097January 26, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
A PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BROKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS PIECE HAS BROKEN WITHIN TWO YEARS. ONCE WAS IN A THUNDERSTORM WITH WIPERS ON HIGH. THIS TIME IT WAS IN SNOW BUT THE WINDOW WAS ALREADY CLEARED OFF BY HAND. THERE'S A LOUD POP AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. THANKFULLY THIS HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY BUT DOES CAUSE PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET TO A REPAIR SHOP.THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME IN THE WINTER WHEN YOU HAVE ROAD SPRAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389747January 25, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
COMPLAINT: OWNER STATES ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE. OWNER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO CUSTOMER AS AN UNFOUNDED COMPLAINT. REPORTER FOUND THE FOLLOWING; ALL IPC INDICATORS ARE FUNCTIONING DURING SELF TEST, NO IPC WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES PRESENT, DISTANCE FOLLOWING SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED AND RECOGNIZES VEHICLES IN ITS ZONE OF INFLUENCE. REPORTER TEST DROVE VEHICLE WITH CUSTOMERS ADAS SETTINGS AS DROPPED OFF. ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DID MALFUNCTION AS CUSTOMER INDICATED. ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON ENGAGEMENT FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED AND THEN UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING FAILED. THE MOST DISTURBING PART OF THIS FAULT IS THE ONLY WARNING THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED IS FORWARD COLLISION ALARMS. SECONDLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE UPON THIS WARNING. IF THE PRIOR WERE NOT ENOUGH, NO IPC WARNINGS OR HARD FAULTS WERE RECORDED. THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIGHWAY AND LOCAL SPEEDS. THIS FAULT, ALL THE MORE WORRISOME, APPEARS ALSO TO BE EITHER A PROGRAMMING ERROR OR TRANSIENT. NO OTHER DIAGNOSTICS WERE CONDUCTED. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ATTACHED. HAVING PERSONALLY OWNED ADAS EQUIPPED VEHICLES FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS AND THE CONFIDENCE OF USING THEM WITHOUT A PROBLEM THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND VERY CONCERNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389925January 25, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR CLOGGED PVC VALVE. SPECIAL BULLETIN WAS RELEASED 14882 GM LOST A CLASS ACTION FOR HAVING LIMITED CARS WITH VIN # APPROVED FOR THE FREE FIX SO NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS SUED AND WON IN 2019. BUT NOW MY VIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ISN'T BEING COVERED. IT'S A WELL KNOWN WELL COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEM WITH 2010-2014 CHEVY EQUINOX'S. WITH SOME CARS CATCHING FIRE. I BROUGHT IN FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A COVERED REPAIR SINCE THE LAWSUIT AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389565January 23, 2021
ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT AND CONSUMES 3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN 5,000 MILE OIL CHANGE INTERVALS. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED WHEN IT IS DUE. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT WHEN I TAKE THE OIL FILL CAP OFF, THERE IS A WHITE MILKY RESIDUE (WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE ENGINE) NOW, I KNOW THAT THESE 2.4 LITER ECOTECH ENGINES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR PCV ISSUES. BESIDES THE PC ISSUE, THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WORRIES ME IS THAT THE PISTON/RINGS COULD ALSO BE BURNT UP. THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING OUT AS OF LAST WEEK, THEN FLASHED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DTC CODES WERE P011 AND P010 WHICH ARE SIGNALS FOR BAD INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAM ACTUATOR SOLENOID'S OR (VVS T VARIABLE VEHICLE TIMING), MY GUESS IS THAT THE OIL IS SO CONTAMINATED THAT IT PLUGGED THE OIL SCREENS ON BOTHER ACTUATORS CAUSING THEM TO SEND FALSE SIGNALS TO THE ECM ON TIMING ADJUSTMENT TO THROTTLE RATIO. I AM NOT IN THE MARKET NOR CAN I AFFORD TO SELL, TRADE-OFF, OR PAY A MECHANIC THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. MY QUESTION IS, WILL THIS BE COVERED BY GM? OR AM I STUCK WITH A CAR AND A PAYMENT THAT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND COLLECTS DUST?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389594January 23, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN VEHICLE IS UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE ENGINE STALLS WHEN TRYING TO GO FORWARD OR REVERSE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE IT STALL AT INTERSECTIONS AND AT STOP LIGHTS WHEN ACCELERATING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT SCAN TOOL INDICATES INTAKE TIMING ADVANCED BUT CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR IS GOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389459January 22, 2021
STEERING
I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 6 POWER STEERING FAILURES WHILE DRIVING IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS (JULY 2020 THRU JAN 2021) THAT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED FROM 15 MPH TO 60 MPH. ELECTRIC ASSIST SHUTS OFF AND WARNING INDICATOR FOR POWER STEERING SERVICE COMES ON. DO NOT NEED TO BE TURNING IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY OR IN ANY PARTICULAR DIRECTION TO TRIGGER IT. HAPPENED ON HOT DAY IN JULY AND COLD DAY IN JANUARY AND TIMES IN BETWEEN. STEERING, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS, BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. POWER STEERING CAN USUALLY BE RESTORED BY STOPPING VEHICLE AND TURNING SUV OFF FOR TENS OF SECONDS, SOMETIMES AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. POWER STEERING FUSE SEEMS TO BE FINE. IT SEEMS LIKE GM HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT SOUGHT REPAIR YET BECAUSE I CAN'T PRODUCE THE PROBLEM ON DEMAND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389477January 22, 2021
AIR BAGS
MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL GO OFF SAYING IT IS NOT WORKING EVEN WHEN PEOPLE ARE SITTING IN IT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A COVERED COST AT GM SHOULD REPAIR AND NOT THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389216January 21, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE OWNER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE OWNER HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED SEVERAL SAFETY RELATED FAILURES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE INVOLVING THE BRAKING SYSTEM THE TRANSMISSION, THE POWER TRAIN AND THE HEATING SYSTEM. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER(UNKNOWN) AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389246January 21, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT'S FINANCE LEASED A 2020 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY UPON HITTING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET 112(2096 NY-112, MEDFORD, NY 11763) WHERE A MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE DEFECT. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AN INTERIM REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE WHICH THEY WOULD RELEASE IN THE FIRST PART OF 2021. THE CONTACT THEN INFORMED THE DEALER THAT HE NO LONGER WANTED TO LEASE THE VEHICLE; THE CONTACT WAS THEN DIRECTED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND GAVE HIM THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER; THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389011January 20, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY. CAR RUNS GOOD BUT EVERY FEW WEEKS THE CAR WILL NOT START EVEN AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT DAILY. SOMETHING DRAWS ON THE BATTERY. ALWAYS AFRAID TO GO SOMEWHERE AND IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT START. EVERYTHING ELSE ON CAR CHECKS OUT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT ELECTRICALLY DRAWING. I SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388786January 19, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINGE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CODE SAYS DEALER SPECIFIC, WENT TO GO TO DEALER, LIGHT WENT OFF. TWO WEEKS LATER, LIGHT COMES BACK ON FOR A FEW DAYS, GOES BACK OFF. HAD THE DIESEL SYSTEM CLEANED BY DEALER, LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND OFF. CAR HAS 42K MILES, EXPERTLY MAINTAINED. DEALER WANTS $135 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THAT THEIR OWN DOCUMENTS SAY THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR. ON STAR DIAGNOSES FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T EVEN SHOW THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' AS BEING ON. SIMILAR REPORTS FROM OTHERS ONLINE INVOLVING THE 1.6L DIESEL. NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE LIGHT ON, BUT CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE - EVEN IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. A TWO YEAR OLD CAR SHOULDN'T BE HAVING RANDOM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388802January 19, 2021
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE METAL SOUND. I DIDN'T THINK IT COULD BE MY VEHICLE, AS IT IS FAIRLY NEW. I STOPPED AT A STORE AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD TO TOW IT TO A SHOP. TIMING CHAIN BROKE. WHEN BREAKING IT BENT PARKS OF THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388633January 18, 2021
ENGINE
VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR. THIS LEAD TO A BEVY OF OTHER ISSUES, ICLUDING TIMING CHAIN DAMAGE, MANIFOLD DAMAGE, SELENOID DAMAGE, PISTON DAMAGE. DOCUMENTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR UPLOAD DUE TO ORIGINALS BEING WITH CLASS ACTION ATTORNEYS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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