Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#11384947December 25, 2020
ENGINE
EQUINOX SMELLS LIKE BURNING OIL AND NOW IT'S BEGUN TO STALL AT RANDOM TIMES USUALLY WHILE BACKING UP OR FOWARD AT LOW SPEEDS OR STOPPED. HAD THIS VEHICLE 6 MONTHS AND HAVEN'T EVEN PUT 4,000 MILES ON IT. ODOMETER SHOWS 36,645 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384814December 24, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
DRIVING 75 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE WHILE PASSING TWO VEHICLES AND ONE CAR BEHIND ME THE CAR MADE A DINGING NOISE, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE NOT AVAILABLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR DECELERATED CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO HAVE TO BRAKE. IF I HAD NOT STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR BEHIND MAY HAVE HIT ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR DIFFERENT DATES AND ON ONE TRIP IT HAPPENED 8 TIMES IN 80 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE REAR END COLLISION AT HIGH SPEED. THE REPAIR SHOP AT MY CHEVY DEALER IN TOWN SAYS THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES AND THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. IS I GET HIT FROM BEHIND AT HIGH SPEED THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A DEVASTATING CRASH. I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR OR THE RESPONSES I AM GETTING FROM THE DEALER. THEY SAY NO ONE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS BUT I KIND FIND SITES WHERE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384729December 23, 2020
ENGINE
I WON A 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I STARTED TO SMELL EXHAUST BUT MY CAR PASSED EMISSIONS. FOUND OUT LATER THIS ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR CRACKING IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. NOW MY VEHICLES ENGINE IS REALLY LOUD, THE SMELL OF EXHAUST IS REALLY BAD WHEN IDLING AND DRIVING, ALSO NOW MY KIDS AND MYSELF ARE HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384571December 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STEADY OIL LEAK THAT CONTINUES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. POOLS OF OIL FORM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS STATIONARY. OIL MAY ALSO BE LEAKING WHILE IN MOTION. MECHANIC THINKS THAT IT IS THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THE LEAK WAS FIRST ADDRESSED AT 51,000 MILES, WITHOUT SUCCESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384335December 21, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WONT TURN ON AND KEYS STUCK IN IGNITION I CAN'T LOCK MY CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384375December 21, 2020
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPER LINKAGE HAS FAILED AND PCV VALVE FROZE AND CAUSED REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384402December 21, 2020
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING DUE TO NO OIL. NO DASH INDICATORS, LIGHTS, AUDIBLE TONES OR OTHER WARNINGS WERE EVIDENT TO INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEVEL, OR OIL PRESSURE. TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. GENERAL MOTORS' "2.4L ECOTEC" MOTORS ARE KNOWN TO EXHIBIT SEVERE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, DUE TO FAULTY PISTON RINGS. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED IN 2019, SEE 2.4 LITER OIL CONSUMPTION LITIGATION C/O ANALYTICS CONSULTING LLC P.O. BOX 2003 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317-2003
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384490December 21, 2020
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE HAD BEEN STALLING AT LEAST EVERY OTHER DAY FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS TO GO. IT HAS TURNED OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR RED LIGHT AT THE POINT I STEP ON THE GAS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLES ENGINE SOUNDS FORCED AND TREMBLES ON IT OWN ON A DAILY BASIS, EVEN WHEN IN PARK MODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384240December 20, 2020
AIR BAGS
WE HIT A DEER GOING 70 MPH LAST NIGHT ON INTERSTATE 10 HEADED WESTBOUND , UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. WE SMELLED SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING, IT WAS THE IGNITER TO THE AIRBAGS. NOW THE CAR IS GIVING US A SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN. OUR AIRBAGS ALL FAILED TO DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384085December 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
1) SEATBELT LIGHT COMES ON DESPITE HAVING SEATBELTS SECURED. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND STAYS ON THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF DRIVING UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. 2) SERVICE STABILITRAC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHILE THE RADIO FLICKERS OFF AND ON, AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WERE POSSESSED. 3) THE PREVIOUS ENGINE CONSUMED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. IT RESULTED IN THE PREVIOUS ENGINE BEING REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. NEW ENGINE IS BURNING OIL JUST AS FAST AS THE OLD ONE. WITHING ONE MONTH THE DIPSTICK WAS REGISTERING AS BELOW THE BOTTOM LINE WITH 2 MONTHS AND APPROXIMATELY 3K MILES LEFT BEFORE NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, PER JIFFY LUBE'S STICKER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384090December 18, 2020
ENGINE
MY 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED BURNING OIL AROUND 80,000 MILES AND WHEN I BROUGHT IN FOR OIL CHANGE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SOME CARS BURN OIL. NO BIG DEAL THEY SAID JUST KEEP CHECKING OIL AND FILL IF LOW. SO DID THAT FOR YEARS AND NOW OVER 120K (170K NOW) I RECEIVED LETTER FOR RECALL IF I'M UNDER 120K BRING CAR IN TO FIX. BUT NOW I'M OVER 120K MILES THEY WON'T FIX IT. SO NOW CAR IS GETTING WORSE BY THE MILE AND BLOWING GREY SMOKE OUT MY MUFFLER. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WON'T FIX MY PROBLEM. I SHOULD OF HAD THEM NOTE IN COMMENTS ABOUT MY BURNING OIL ISSUE. I NOW HAVE TO PUT 1 QUART IN EVERY 1000 MILES AND THE QUOTE FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO FIX IS OVER $4,000. EVEN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT SAYING IT'S A GM RECALL AND THEY DON'T FIX WHEN GM SHOULD FIX IT. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED OIL EVERY 6,000 MILES AND PAPER BACK UP TO PROVE IT BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER I GUESS. WHAT A SHAME BECAUSE I LOVE MY EQUINOX BUT NOW GM WON'T FIX IT I PROBABLY WON'T BUY ANOTHER GM CAR. SO STILL MAKING PAYMENTS TO GM FINANCIAL FOR A CAR THAT'S NOT WORK WHAT I OWE AND WITH THIS ISSUE THE VALUE OF CAR IS NEXT TO ZERO. NEED CAR TO MAKE MONEY SO I HAVE TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383857December 17, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN POURING RAIN IN THE DARK. WHEN WIPERS STOPED MID STROKE. THIS HAPPENED TODAY 12/16/2020. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I WILL DIAGNOSE LATER. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. NOT GOOD TO HAVE WIPERS STOP WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383907December 17, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HELLO, I BOUGHT THIS 2013 2 WEEKS AGO. HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN EXTRA CHARGE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT! FAST FORWARD 2 WEEKS TO THE DAY I GOT THE CAR....CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON...OIL ETC....TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OIL, I GOT A $100 OIL CHANGE AND THE NEXT DAY THE OIL WAS GONE AGAIN AND HAS CREATED ME A PROBLEM NOW THAT I CAN'T GET TO AND FROM. WHAT'S GOING ON? HOW COME CONSUMERS AREN'T BEING MADE AWARE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE BEFORE PURCHASING A VEHICLE? DISGUSTING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383922December 17, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL IN HER REARVIEW MIRROR. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS OIL ON THE DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT OF HER RESIDENCE. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHAKOPEE CHEVROLET INC (1206 1ST AVE E, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379, (952) 955-6285) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCV MANIFOLD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 14882 (ENGINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383917December 17, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIPERS IN THIS SUV HAVE STOPPED WORKING 4-5 TIMES NOW. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS 3-4 TIMES AND THEN REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE. 2 OF THE TIMES IT WAS REPLACED THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE RAINING HEAVILY. OTHER TIMES I NOTICED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE LEAVING WHEN I TURNED WIPERS ON AND THEY DID NOT MOVE. TODAY THEY AGAIN ARE NOT WORKING, I NOTICED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER CLEARING ICE AND SNOW FROM WINDSHIELD BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND 30-40K MILES. I'M CURRENTLY AT 97-98K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383973December 17, 2020
POWER TRAIN
2012 EQUINOX HAS BEEN USING MORE OIL THAN IT SHOULD. TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL THIS WEEK, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN I SLOWED DOWN OR TRIED TO ACCELERATE. TOOK IT BACK IN, SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID I MY TIMING CHAINS ARE STRETCHED, THE CHAINS, GUIDES AND ACTUATORS NEED TO BE REPLACED ASAP BEFORE MY ENGINE STOPS FOR GOOD. SERVICE PERSON STATED THEY CONTACTED GM AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE COST TO FIX IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN APRIL 2019, IT HAS 89,441 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383974December 17, 2020
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN AN INTERSECTION AFTER THE OIL BURNED UP 1000 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE.02
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383987December 17, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME, SMELL OF FUEL COMING THROUGH VENTS I REPORTED MORE THAN ONCE TO DEALER WHOM NEVER ABLE TO FIND CAUSE. TO DATE, THIS HAPPENS AT TIMES WHEN FAN ON, AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, COMING FROM VENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383711December 16, 2020
ENGINE
WE BOUGHT THIS 2016 EQUINOX ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IT HAS USED 2.5 GUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 4 THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE SEEN ON INTERNET SITES THAT THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383800December 16, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP HILL AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOAD HUMMING SOUND AND THERE WAS ALSO A HESITATION IN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WEST-HERR CHEVROLET OF ORCHARD PARK (3575 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD, ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127, (716) 662-9775) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE DEALER ESCALATED THE CASE TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAD THE CASE SENT TO A SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE. THE CONTACT ALSO SENT A VIDEO OF THE FAILURE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER PERFORM A ROAD TEST TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COOPERATE AND THE MANUFACTURER CLOSED OUT THE CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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