Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#11287079December 5, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING; HOWEVER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287084December 5, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING IN A SNOW/SLEET STORM WHILE DRIVING, WIPER MOTOR STILL RUNNING, WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKEN. LUCKY NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. WIPER TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287128December 5, 2019
ENGINE
I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP DUE TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG-TERM, ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. AS EXHAUST FUMES CAN LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE VENT SYSTEM (AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEM), AND IT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD MERIT A RECALL. MY FATHER, WHO HAS BEEN AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE, HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE EITHER A MATERIAL, OR DESIGN, FLAW THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287145December 5, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WENT OUT TO START MY CAR, I STARTED IT UP MY WIPERS TOOK 2 SWIPES OVER THE FRONT WINDSHIELD,. I DIDN'T EVEN HIT THE SWITCH ? THEN THEY RETURNED BACK DOWN BY BASE OF WINDSHIELD & NEVER CAME BACK UP TO SWIPE MY WINDSHIELD AGAIN ? CHECKED THE FUSE, IT WAS FINE ! I HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO USE MY CAR, DO TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE ?? WHAT DO I DO ? WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL INVESTIGATION ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD MOTOR & ARMS ? I WAS SETTING IDLING IN MY DRIVEWAY & WARMING UP MY CAR ? I AM STILL UNABLE TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY ? DO TO THE WET, SLUSHY WEATHER & POSSIBILITY OF SPLASHBACK ON MY WINDSHIELD, THAT I COULDN'T CLEAN OFF ? TO ALLOW ME TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING ? SO, WHAT DO I DO NOW ??N
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287214December 5, 2019
ENGINE
IN THE WINTER OF 2018 AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. THESE ECOTEC ENGINES ARE AFFECTED BY OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS, GM KNEW ABOUT THIS AND DIDN'T DECIDE TO DO A RECALL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE THIS GROWLING OR GRINDING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, IT WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR STOPLIGHT. THE ENGINE SEIZED ON ME WHEN I WAS BEGINNING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT NIGHT DURING A SNOWSTORM. THANKFULLY THERE WEREN'T REALLY ANY OTHERS DRIVING ON THE ROAD DURING THAT TIME. I HAD TO GET A NEW ENGINE DROPPED IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH OF FEBRUARY IN 2019. AS TIME WENT ON AND I DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE NEW ENGINE, AS OF RECENTLY I'M BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF WHICH I WAS HAVING BEFORE WHEN IT FIRST WENT OUT. IT WOULD JERK WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOUND STALL OUT BUT CUT RIGHT BACK ON, AND IT IDLED/IDLES ROUGHLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE STALLING AND JERKING ISSUE I WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE SO I WON'T HOLD UP THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE ENGINE COULD GO OUT AS I'M DRIVING. GM KNEW ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND FAILED TO DO PROPER PROTOCOL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. AND I'VE NOTICED I'M NOT THE ONLY AFFECTED BY THESE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287385December 5, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SEEMS THAT THE PVC SYSTEM PLUGGED CAUSING REAR MAIN SEAL TO BLOW OUT AND LOOSE ALL THE OIL. GM HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN "14882" THAT COVERS 2010-2014 MODEL YEARS. OUR CHEVY EQUINOX IS A 2015, SO THE SAME ISSUE SEEMS TO FOLLOW LATER MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286806December 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BUT THEY ARE SAYING THEY FIXED STUFF THAT NOBODY HAS TOUCHED. ATTACHED WILL BE THEIR RECALL. AND SECOND A PHOTO SHOWING NOBODY FIXED IT, LITTLE LONE TOUCHED IT FOR REPAIR. SCAMMING CUSTOMERS. I CANNOT GET MY TIRES TO SYNC TO THE VEHICLE EITHER. BOTH SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286986December 4, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER IN FLOOR BOARD ON DRIVER SIDE! HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. THIS TIME IT'S BAD! HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALER BUT, THEY COULDN'T FINE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG! LOOKED IT UP AND IT'S BEEN HAPPING TO QUITE A FEW OF THESE CARS FROM 2007 ON UP! IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM FOR AWHILE! CAN YOU FIX THE PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286545December 3, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DEFROST IS NOT WORKING. ONLY BLOWS OUT OF FRONT VENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286638December 3, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE POURING RAIN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIPERS FLEW OFF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND GOT STUCK. WE NEARLY DIED AND CAUSED A LARGE ACCIDENT OVER THANKSGIVING. WHY HAS GM NOT RECALLED THIS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286751December 3, 2019
ENGINE
CAR STALLS AND CUTS OFF, LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION EVEN AFTER REPLACING OIL, HARD TO START SOMETIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286317December 2, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY IN A LIGHT RAIN. I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON BUT THE WIPER BLADES DON'T MOVE. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEARS AND/OR VINS IN CANADA FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR OR VIN #. THE CANADA RECALL MENTIONS CORROSION OF THE WIPER ASSEMBLY FROM ROAD SALT AND IMPROPER DRAINAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286511December 2, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
II WAS DRIVING IN A MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN STORM ON THE INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY WIPERS ON ,WHEN THEY JUST FAILED IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD ..NOW NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND POURING RAIN I ALSO HAVE TO DO IT WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY WITH WIPERS IN MY MIDDLE FIELD OF VIEW 'FINALLY MADE IT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD .,WHERE I STOPPED WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP AND MOVED THE WIPERS FROM MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD ..THANKFULLY I WAS NOT REAR ENDED BEING STOPPED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283093December 1, 2019
ENGINE
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM FOR 3 YEARS THEY REPLACED RINGS AND ALL THEY SAID ITS COMMON ON THIS CAR WELL IF IT'S COMMON RECALL THIS CAR AND REPLACE THE ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283108December 1, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THESE LIGHTS POPPED ON OUT OF NO WHERE THE EXHAUST RESGINATOR CRACKING THE CAR CONSTANTLY HAS WHEEL BEARING ISSUE AND THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL IT'S NOT DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO WITH IT.I WAS DRIVING ON THE L-90 THRUWAY AT 65 MPH. I. AM ALSO HAVING HEAD LIGHT BLOWING I HAVE CHANGED THE HEADLIGHTS 4 TIMES THIS YEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283132December 1, 2019
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK WHICH IS A RECURRING FAILURE. WILL BE REPLACING THE MANIFOLD FOR THE 4TH TIME THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. PHOTO ATTACHED FROM ONE OF THE FAILURES. EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283163December 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHILE ACCELERATING ON FRWY RAMP, SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I GOT TO THE SHOULDER, HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY REGULAR REPAIR GARAGE, HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE, A PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION SHATTERS WITH NO WARNING, HAD CAR TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY DIAGNOSED THE SAME THING, SAID THEY HAVE REPAIRED 4 TO 5 EVERY YEAR AND IT'S A FLAW WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THEY COMPLETELY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND SHOWED ME THE BROKEN PARTS. COST WAS $3400.00. CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND THEY DENY ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I THINK YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR EARLY FAILURES DUE TO A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MAKE CHEVY EXTEND THE WARRANTIES ON THEM. MY CAR HAD ONLY 52000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS FAILURE. I WAS LUCKY TO GET TO THOSE SHOULDER SAFELY. IF I CAN PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ME. ALSO, PLEASE INFORM ME OF YOUR INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283188December 1, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON NOVEMBER 26, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:45PM. IT WAS DARK AND RAINING HARD WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT SEE AND, IN MY OPINION, VERY DANGEROUS. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES OF INTESTATE AND 20 MILES ON A 2 LANE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282950November 29, 2019
ENGINE
I BOUGHT THE CAR AND DROVE IT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. ABOUT EVERY 200-400 MILES I WOULD HAVE TO ADD OIL. SOMETIMES WHEN CHECKING THE DIP STICK THERE WOULD BE NO OIL AT ALL ON THE DIP STICK. AFTER WEEK 3 I WAS DRIVING AND THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER CAME ON. I HAD IT TOWED 360 MILES TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE IS JUNK AND SOMETHING IN THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FAILED. THE DEALER WON'T STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLE ONE BIT AND NEITHER WILL THE FACTORY SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR THAT DOESN'T RUN AND HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW MOTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282632November 27, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN,APROX (45 MPH) I HAD MY WIPERS ON HIGH BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING REALLY HARD, ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE ARM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE KIND OF WRAPPED AROUND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE, BY THE GRACE OF GOD TO INCH MY WAY OVER ON THE SHOULDER FROM THE FAST LANE. THE WIPERS NEVER WOULD WORK AGAIN. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR FOR THEM BUT THEY WOULDN'T MOVE. NEXT DAY(WHEN LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RAINING AND WAS DRY) I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO WEBER CHEV. CREVE COEUR AND THEY WORKED ME IN THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ITEM FOR 367,800 TERRAINS AND EQUINOXES FROM 2013. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION FOR 2010-2016 RECALLS. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS IN AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STICK MY HEAD OUT THE WINDOW IN THE POURING RAIN TO INCH MY CAR A MILE AND A HALF HOME BY WAY OF THE SHOULDER. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL FOR ALL FROM 2010-2016
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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