Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#11339154July 13, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN YOU DRIVE IT THE TRANSMISSON WON'T SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. IT MAKES IT HARD TO GET ANYWHERE. IT ONLY HAW 110,000 MILES ON IT AND JUST HAD THE TIMING CHAIN DONE ON IT AND THE DAY WENT TO GET IT WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND WON'T COME OUT OF 2ND GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338913July 12, 2020
ENGINE
I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY PUT QUARTS OF OIL IN TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T RUN DRY. IT'S BEEN A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH MECHANICS I'VE TAKEN IT TO AT THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THEY'VE SEEN EVERY EQUINOX THEY WORKED ON HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES BURNING THROUGH OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338750July 11, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES APPLY BY THEMSELVES, BRINGING CAR TO A STOP. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING WHEN TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338796July 11, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2016 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, 87,000 MILES HIGHWAY MILES. WHILE DRIVING IN THE POURING RAIN THIS MORNING THE WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED. HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER SINCE I COULD NOT DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITHOUT THEM. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUINING BUT THE WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING. CALLED ONSTAR TO ASK FOR THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CORPORATE RESPONSE WAS THE WIPER SYSTEM WAS NOT CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION EVEN THO IT SHOULD BE IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE SHOP SINCE WE ARE IN A DOWNPOUR RIGHT NOW AND IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN THERE. THE SHOP SAID THE MOTOR WAS FINE, IT WAS THE WIPER TRANSMISSION THAT IS COMPLETELY BURNT OUT/SHOT! THIS CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD THE WIPER TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE COMPLETELY SHOT/BURNT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338537July 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DURING HEAVY RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLEW PAST STRAIGHT UP, AND STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE WE WERE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AFTER DARK AND COULD NOT SEE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE MOVING. WE HAD TO INCH ALONG THE SHOULDER FOR A MILE TO THE NEAREST EXIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338540July 10, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING A SEVERE THUNDER STORM WARNING, I TURNED MY WIPER BLADES ONTO THE SECOND HIGHEST SETTING. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE THE WIPER BLADES STOPPED MOVING. VISIBILITY WAS ALREADY TERRIBLE WITH THE SHEETS OF RAIN, BUT WAS NOW INSTANTLY REDUCED TO ZERO WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN DECENTLY HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND LIMP MY WAY TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE WIPER BLADE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338617July 10, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN MY WIPERS STOPPED IN A UPRIGHT POSITION ON HEAVILY TRAVELED BACK ROADS WITH FLOODING LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BUT WAITED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR TO DRIVE HOME ALTHOUGH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AND I DID HAVE TO USE MY HAZARDS AND DRIVE 20 MINUTES TO MY HOUSE IN HEAVY RAIN VERY SCARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338470July 9, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338121July 8, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING EAST BOUND ON OHIO TURNPIKE I-80/90 ON 06/23/2020 DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS MOTOR OR WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH THE WIPERS IN A VERTICAL POSITION. WITH DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND WHILE DRIVING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS PLACED IN BY THE FAILURE. AT THE DEALER I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS INDICATIVE THAT A LARGER PROBLEM EXISTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS AT RISK BY NOT CHECKING AND REPAIRING ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PART/ ASSEMBLY. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT JOE FIRMENT CHEVROLET IN AVON, OH. 866-675-5937. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PAPERWORK AS I HAD TO LEAVE QUICKLY AND COULD NOT WAIT FOR THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHO WAS ON A BREAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338160July 8, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR STALLS WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338190July 8, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS AND OVERHEAT. EVEN WHEN NEW PARTS ARE PUT ON .AFTER 10 MIN OF DRIVING OLD PROBLEMS DUE EXIST. FROM BRAKE CALIPER TO BRAKE LINE TO BRAKE BOOSTER CHANGED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338274July 8, 2020
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS JUNE 20, 2020, BOTH DURING A RAIN EVENT. REPLACED PLASTIC BALL JOINTS TWICE, FAILED TODAY JULY 8, 2020. SECOND COMPLAINT, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, 3 QUARTS LOW AND NEVER SET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, VEHICLE HAS 98K MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337967July 7, 2020
ENGINE
MY EQUINOX SUFFERS FROM THE OIL CONSUMPTION DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CONSUME OIL AT AN USUALLY HIGH RATE. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL FEATURES OF THE VEHICLES' ENGINES CONTRIBUTE TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION DEFECT, THE PRIMARY CAUSE IS FAULTY PISTON RINGS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THEIR WAS EVEN A LAWSUIT THAT WAS RECENTLY SETTLED. I HOWEVER DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE FREE REPAIR BECAUSE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LATER MAY 16, 2019. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE GM IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY ENGINEERING THAT WENT INTO THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338030July 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN
OUR NEW CAR IS 3 MONTHS OLD AND 500 MILES STATING TO LEAK OIL. DEALER SAID IT'S LEAKING FROM TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338093July 7, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IT STARTED TO POUR DOWN RAIN, I TURNED MY WIPERS ON FULL SPEED AND THE WIPER STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW AND WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON AN INTERSTATE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OTHER TRAFFIC. WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337689July 6, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO ALL AMERICAN CHEVROLET OF SAN ANGELO (203 BRYANT BLVD N, SAN ANGELO, TX 76903) WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITH A MESSAGE STATING 'ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE OFF' DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE FRONT HUB BEARING AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER TO REPORT AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE ON HER WAY TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHILE INSPECTING OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED ALL OVER HER ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED $400.00 TOWARDS THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,721. *BF *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337461July 4, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN IT DOES, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SAYS "OFF" AND NOTIFICATION MESSAGE SAYS "SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG". EVERY SHOP I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO SAYS THEY SEE NO PROBLEMS, BUT A DEALER HAS TO TAKE A LOOK. THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN 2018 AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL OF EQUINOX AROUND THIS TIME IN ITS LIFE. THE STABLE TRACK IS SIMILAR. EVERY SO OFTEN, IT STOPS WORKING BUT THEN MOST OF THE TIME IS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337099July 2, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON 12/30/19 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED OVER NIGHT. LINKAGE WAS REPAIRED. GM REFUNDED THE COST. ON 7/1/20, THE WIPERS STOPPED AGAIN DURING A SUDDEN DOWNPOUR WHILE TRAVELING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337062July 1, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
ALWAYS HAD CAR SERVICED REGULARLY, OIL CHANGED. AT 99K, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABLI TRACK, ENGINE MAKING CLICKING SOUND, ACCELERATING AT FIRST WOULD MAKE A STRANGE HUM SOUND AND THEN IT REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHEN I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TIMING CHAIN, BONE DRY FOR OIL, SOLENOID VALVES IT NEEDED NEW ONES....END RESULT, PRETTY MUCH A WHOLE NEW ENGINE, COST ME ALMOST 3000 TO PAY. I HAD NO CHOICE BECAUSE IT WAS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND IM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 2 KIDS. READING OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND ONLY A RECALL FOR 2011-2013 ONLY?? HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AS OF YET? I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO GM ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS UNTIL THE LAST SECOND WHEN MY CAR PRETTY MUCH STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331497June 29, 2020
STEERING
DRIVING NORMALLY ABOUT 35 MPH ON SUBURBAN ROAD WHEN DASHBOARD SUDDENLY INDICATED "SERVICE POWER STEERING." THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER ASSISTANCE AND WAS STRENUOUS, EVEN DANGEROUSLY RESISTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN NEEDING TO TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ARRIVED HOME AND CHECK THE POWER STEERING FUSE, WHICH WAS OKAY. NEXT DAY STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL POWER-ASSIST AND DASHBOARD INDICATOR MESSAGE WAS GONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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