Chevrolet Equinox Complaints
9,502 consumer complaints on file.
- #11310021February 19, 2020ENGINE
WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT. PRESS THE GAS, CAR SPUTTERS AND STALLS OUT. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUES HAPPEN TO ME 6 TIMES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11310048February 19, 2020VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING ON I-285 IN ATLANTA DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 6:15AM. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE I-20 EAST EXIT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOT STUCK. PLEASE NOTE, THE I-20 EAST EXIT IS LOCATED ON THE FAR LEFT LANE OF THE I-20 EXPRESSWAY. I QUICKLY TRIED TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON/OFF TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET, BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT. THE HEAVY RAINS/STORM COMPLETELY BLOCKED MY VISIBILITY. I USED MY RIGHT SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND REAR VIEW MIRROR TO CROSS FIVE LANES ACROSS I-285. AS I HAD MADE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF I-285, THERE WAS NOT A SHOULDER LANE. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURNED ON MY INTERMITTENT LIGHTS TO PREVENT FROM BEING REAR ENDED. WHEN THE RAIN SLOWED DOWN AND I QUICKLY GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT ON I-20 WEST AND PARKED ON THE SHOULDER LANE AS I EXITED OFF THE RAMP. MY HUSBAND PICKED ME UP FROM THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I WAS NERVOUS AND SCARED. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED 2.5 HOURS LATER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN/STORM. I CHECKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECALLS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS FOR THE YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. AS SOON AS THE RAIN STOPPED, MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS. I WAS ALSO NOT INFORMED BY CHEVROLET ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ISSUE. AFTER MY EXPERIENCE, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED NOTICED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE VIA THIS SITE AND OTHER CHAT GROUPS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE AND I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE OWNERS / DRIVERS OF THE 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SHOULD NOT LEARN ABOUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD THE SAME WAY I LEARNED ABOUT IT. THE EXPERIENCE WAS A SCARY ONE THAT I AM THANKFUL DID NOT TURN INTO AN ACCIDENT OR A TRAGIC EVENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11310053February 19, 2020ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE TO BE AN OVER PRESSURIZED PCV CRANK CASE WHICH CAUSED THE SEALS TO BLOWOUT AND DESTROY THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS LEFT STRANDED. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO OFFER A RESOLUTION FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE CHEVROLET BUICK NORTHFIELD (1600 CANNON LN, NORTHFIELD, MN 55057, (507) 645-5619), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,844.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11310070February 19, 2020ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROGERS CHEVROLET 2720 S MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60616, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT OIL REAR SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY OTHER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11310116February 19, 2020ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN AND/OR TENSIONER FAILED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE ENGINE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309898February 18, 2020AIR BAGS
AFTER SHOPPING AND ON MY WAY HOME THE CHIME THAT SOUNDS WHEN YOUR SEATBELT IS OFF STARTED CHIMING. AS I LOOKED AT THE DASH THERE WAS A MESSAGE THAT STATED TO SERVICE THE AIRBAG. I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE IN ALL THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING LIKE THIS WITH THE AIRBAG. I DROVE THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND THE MESSAGE GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY ALONG WITH THE CHIME NOISE. IT'S EXTREMELY IRRITATING. SHOULD THIS BE A RECALL ISSUE?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309912February 18, 2020ENGINE
INCIDENT OCCURED ON 2/15/2020 IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AT APPROXIMATELY10AM. TEMPATURE AT THE TIME WAS 2 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. OUR 2013 CHEVEY EQUINOX WITH 87,000 ON IT (2.4 LITER) WAS TRAVELING (IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE NY17E WHEN THE REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT. VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TOWED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE PCV HAD FROZEN AND CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BLOW OUT. GENERAL MOTORS ACKNOWLEDGES A FREEZING DEFECT IN THE PCV THROUGH A SERVICE BULLETIN #14822 DATED MARCH 2015. I CONTACTED GM ON 2/18/20 AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND COVERAGE. GM STATED THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE COVERAGE. GM IS AWARE THAT THE PCV WILL FREEZE AND WILL RESULT IN A COSTLY REPAIR OF APPROXIMATELY $2000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309981February 18, 2020VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HEARD A POP AND THEN MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT COMPLETELY IN THE RAIN. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR BUT THE WIPERS WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD NO VISABILITY WHATSOEVER. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309999February 18, 2020VISIBILITY/WIPER
VEHICLE: 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX NOTE:3 INCIDENTS, ALL FROM WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILING INCIDENT #1: 5/19/2019,DRIVING @55MPH ON HIGHWAY(WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR!) POURING RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HIGH & THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING! NO VISIBILITY AT THAT POINT! TRUCK BEHIND ME HAD TO VEER OFF ALMOST HITTING US BECAUSE I HAD TO SLOW SO QUICKLY!! HAD TO STOP,MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO POP THE BALL JOINT ON THE WIPER TRANSMISSION BACK IN PLACE. EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE!!!! INCIDENT #2: NOVEMBER 15,2019, DRIVING 35 MPH CLOSE TO HOME, USING WIPERS DUE TO RAIN.WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON CONSTANT LOW.THEY STOPPED WORKING.(3 YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN CAR.) REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION THE NEXT DAY. (HAVE RECEIPT BUT IT WONT DOWNLOAD.) INCIDENT #3: FEBRUARY 13, 2020, IT HAD SNOWED,CAR WAS PARKED,STARTED THE CAR TO WARM IT UP, WIPED ALL THE SNOW FROM WINDSHIELD AND BELOW WIPERS SO THERE WASNT AN UNFORESEEN ISSUE WITH THE WIPERS AGAIN.WENT BACK IN THE HOUSE WITH HEATER ON DEFROST,ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER RETURNED TO THE CAR (WITH 3 YEAR OLD GRANDSON), GOT IN THE CAR, TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND THE 3RD SWIPE,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPPED WORKING AGAIN!! SAME ISSUE.MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS TWO TIMES SINCE FEB.13TH AND THEY KEEP DOING THE SAME THING, SWIPE 2 OR 3 TIMES AND STOP WORKING. TODAY IS FEBRUARY 18, 2020 AND IVE STILL NO USE OF WIPERS.HUSBAND'S GONE FOR WORK ALL WEEK AND HOME ON WEEKENDS. I AM NOW USING RAIN-X AND A SQUEEGEE TO KEEP MY WINDSHIELD CLEAR DUE TO HAVING TO TAKE MY GRANDSON TO PRESCHOOL & BACK DAILY & 1 VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WASNT INCLUDED IN THE PRIOR RECALLS.SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHANGE THIS BECAUSE IT'S APPARENT THAT ITS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! THIS NEEDS ADDRESSED ASAP WITH SOME CHANGES! THIS HAS GONE ON FAR TOO LONG AND TOO MANY COMPLAINTS NOT TO PUT OUT A RECALL! WHY WAIT FOR DEATHS TO OCCUR TO RECALL THIS SERIOUS MALFUNCTION!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309573February 17, 2020UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE ARE TWO ISSUES WITH THIS EQUINOX. THE FIRST, IS THE KEY SOMETIMES LOCKS ON THE IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN THE VEHICLE ON NOR TURN THE KEY - IT COMPLETELY LOCKS LEADING TO ANXIETY AND FRUSTRATION BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO PUT THE KEY IN OR EVEN TRYING TO PULL IT OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE WE FIRST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE BACK DOOR/HATCH OF THE 2005 EQUINOX DOES NOT OPEN/UNLOCK. THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS BACK AREA IS TO LOWER BACK SEAT AND CLIMB TO BACK AREA. VEHICLE WASWAS STATIONARY WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHY WASN'T THIS ISSUE MADE INTO A RECALL ISSUE? WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY $150-$200 (ACCORDING TO SOME COMPLAINTS ONLINE) OR MORE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED? I CAN'T EVEN SELL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DISCLOSE THESE ISSUES TO POTENTIAL BUYERS AND RIGHT AWAY THEY GET DISCOURAGED AND WALK AWAY. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS CAR NOW?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309688February 17, 2020VISIBILITY/WIPER
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WIPERS BROKE WHEN TURNED ON
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309696February 17, 2020ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS CHOKING. WHEN WE GOT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IT STALLED OUT AND WHEN THE SHOP DID SHOVE INVESTIGATION THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO WARNING ABOUT OIL BEING LOW OR LIGHTS ON. AS WE WERE BRINGING VEHICLE TO SHOP IT SMELLED OF BURNING. VEHICLE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING WHEN STATIONARY AND BECAME WORSE WHEN IN MOTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309448February 16, 2020ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
CAR WILL STOP AFTER PRESSING THE BREAK. WIPERS NO LONGER WORK. NOW CAR WON'T START DUE TO TIMING BELT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309451February 16, 2020SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
I HAVE TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD JUST STALL WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS WELL AS REPLACING MY MUFFLER. CURRENTLY I HAVE A NEW SET OF BRAKES THAT SQUEAL LIKE NO TOMORROW AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON GIVING ME CODES TO REPLACE 2 CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SOLENOID ACTUATOR AND FINALLY THE CAR IT TURNING INTO A COMPLETE RUST BUCKET. .
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309564February 16, 2020VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON JANUARY 10, 2020, I WAS DRIVING ON HWY. 97 TO BEND, OR, IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE WIPERS SUDDEN STOPPED. THEY WERE IN THE FULL WIPE POSITION, AND THEY WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FURTHER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN. I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF, AND MOVED THEM BACK TO THE REST POSITION, BUT THEY WOULD NOT MOVE. THE RAIN WAS TOO INTENSE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THEM, SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THIS WAS A RATHER DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DANGEROUS HAD I STILL BEEN TRAVELING IN HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE MT. HOOD PASSES. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN BEND THE FOLLOWING MORNING, AND THEY REPAIRED IT, STATING THAT THE MOTOR HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR, THOUGH IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL. THEY DID NOT MENTION THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH WIPERS IN THESE VEHICLES, SOMETHING I ONLY LEARNED ABOUT AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE. IT SEEMS LIKE CHEVROLET MAY BE PUTTING THE OWNERS OF ITS VEHICLES AT RISK. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309240February 14, 2020ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING FROM BALTIMORE TO LEESBURG VA FOR MY COLLEGE CLASSES. WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 495 NEAR WASHINGTON DC IS WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT CONTINUED TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES AND ANYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS GOING UNDER 20 MPH. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION 1-1/2 HOURS LATER. ALTHOUGH NOT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THIS CONTINUED ON MY 2 HOUR RETURN TRIP LATER THAT EVENING. IN THESE TWO INCIDENTS THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY, EVERY TIME I STOPPED THE CAR IT WOULD SURGE AS IF I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE ENGINE RATTLING AND WHINING CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO SEEMS LIKE IT HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND WHEN IT DID, THE CAR SHIFTED VERY HARD AND ABRUPT NOT KNOWING WHAT THE ISSUE WAS I WENT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE VARIABLE TIMING SOLENOIDS WERE FAILING. HE ALSO TOLD ME THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. COME TO FIND OUT THESE SOLENOIDS CALLED "VVT" NEED OIL PRESSURE TO OPERATE NOT ONE TIME DID MY OIL LIGHT COME ON TO INDICATE AN LOW OIL LEVEL. THE CAR ONLY SHOWS OIL LIFE PERCENTAGE, WHICH TELLS ME WHEN TO CHANGE THE OIL. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH THERE IS A KNOWN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WITH THE 2.4L ECOTECH ENGINE AND GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE AND HAS HAD A CLASS ACTION CASE AGAINST THEM.I HAVE A 2015 EQUINOX AND HAVE HAD JUMP THROUGH HOOPS TO GET GM TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS.THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS MY PROBLEM, BECAUSE I DON'T MAINTAIN MY OIL CHANGE INTERVALS, WHICH IS NOT TRUE. I DO AS THE WARNING LIGHTS TELL ME. I DO FEEL THIS POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO MY SAFETY AND OTHERS WHO HAVE THIS VEHICLE OR THE 2.4L ECOTECH ENGINE. I THINK THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS OR EVEN WHERE THERE ARE LOTS PEDESTRIANS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309250February 14, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL AND NOT ACCELERATE FOUR TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM JUST SHUT DOWN AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLY OFF FREQUENTLY. MY TRANSMISSION ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON MAJOR FREEWAYS THREE TIMES NOW CAUSING ME TO STALL AND SIT ON THE SIDE OF FREEWAY UNTIL TOW TRUCK BECAME AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11308961February 13, 2020ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR IS BURNING OIL AT ABNORMALLY FAST RATE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH QUART OF OIL IN MY CAR AT ALL TIMES SINCE FINDING OUT ABOUT EXISTING PROBLEM WITH EARLIER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES AND NOTICING THE PATTERN IN MY VEHICLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER NOTIFICATION CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE STABILITY TRACK NOTIFICATION CAME ON AS WELL. I AM NOW BEING TOLD BY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT I MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS INFORMED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT TIMING SHAFT AND ACTUATOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED JUST TO GET THE CAR TO START. THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE EXISTING PROBLEM IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR 2010-2013 MODELS. CHEVROLET HAS BUILT AN ENGINE THAT DOESN'T WORK AND THEY NEED TO PAY FOR THIS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES THERE NEED TO BE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11309071February 13, 2020VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AFTER HEARING A LOUD NOISE.I CAN STILL HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR WORKING BUT WIPERS DON'T WORK. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DURING RAIN ON HIGHWAY WHEB THIS HAPPENED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11308778February 12, 2020ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ENGINE OIL WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR ISSUES. *DL
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0