Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#11219093June 10, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
IN MAY 2019 WAS DRIVING HOME AND IT WAS RAINING AND I HAD MY WIPERS ON AND THEY JUST STOPPED FOR NO REASON. I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT DIDN'T HELP. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NEAR HOME AND DIDN'T WRECK DUE TO THE RAIN AND NO WIPERS. I FIGURED IT WAS A FUSE AND WENT TO AUTO ZONE LATER FOR THEM TO CHECK IT. THEY CHECKED THE FUSES AND SAID THEY WERE GOOD THAT PROBABLY SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED TO THE WIPERS TRANSMISSION. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND CHECKED ONLINE THAT IT HAS BEEN A RECALL IN CANADA BUT THEY DIDN'T DO A RECALL IN US. WHY I AM NOT SURE. I TOOK MY CAR TO LAWSON CHEVROLET IN GREENEVILLE TN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD QUIT WORKING ON THE WIPERS AND IT COST NEAR $400.00 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS COMPONENT TO QUIT WORKING BECAUSE YOU WOULD NOT HAVE YOUR WIPERS ON IF IT WASN'T RAINING AN IT DOES COME DOWN POURS WHERE YOU BARELY HAVE VISIBILITY WITH YOUR WIPERS ON. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL TO BE DONE ON THIS AND TO GET MY $400.00 BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218720June 9, 2019
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I JUST GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 3 WEEKS WITHIN THAT TIME IT BURNED THROUGH ALL THE OIL THAT WAS IN THE ENGINE FROM A BRAND NEW OIL CHANGE. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH EXTREMELY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. WE HAD THE PISTONS & RINGS REPLACED A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AT ALL. WE REGULARLY CHANGE OUR OIL BUT AT THIS RATE WE NEED TO PUT OIL IN IT WEEKLY. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT OUR ENGINE IS ABOUT TO GO OUT BECAUSE OF BURNING OF THE OIL SO FAST. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND NOW. CHANGING JUST THE PISTONS AND RINGS WILL NOT FIX IT. CHEVROLET OWES THIS YEAR OF EQUINOX A NEW, SOLID ENGINE THAT DOESNT EXCESSIVELY BURN OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. WE HAVE BEEN SET UP TO FAIL BY FINANCING THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218708June 8, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAIN STORM WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WIPER BLADES STOPPED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION PARTIALLY BLOCKING MY FIELD OF VISION. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE WIPERS DOWN. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218718June 8, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY EQUINOX TO THE GARAGE STARTED OUT AS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE THEN TURNED INTO THE WHOLE MOTOR GETTING REBUILT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219010June 8, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND WENT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THE WIPER TRANSMISSION CAME APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218664June 8, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE DIES INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT ALL DRIVING RANGES. FROM IDLING TO DRIVING AT ROAD SPEEDS. MULTIPLE TIMES IN A TRIP OR RANDOMLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218439June 7, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT ABOUT 88,000 MILES, WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP, AND ALSO WHILE CLIMBING A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION INSTEAD OF A HIGHER OR LOWER GEAR. I HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET IT IDLE DOWN BEFORE IT WOULD GO INTO A GEAR.02
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218481June 7, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS SPOUSE WHO OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WIPER LINKAGE FRACTURED; HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218521June 7, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I STARTED NOTICING THAT WATER WAS SOAKING THE FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR AFTER IT RAINED OR I WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR IS NOT WELDED PROPERLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER, SO THE SPACE WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WELDED TOGETHER HAS LEFT HOLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THESE HOLES PROVIDE AN AREA WHERE WATER LEAKS INTO THE CAR AND CONTINUOUSLY SOAKS THE FLOORS. THERE IS ALSO INFORMATION FROM GM THAT STATES OTHER 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX CARS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, SO IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218532June 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOUR TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY, BUT ONLY WHEN DRIVEN STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CONKLIN CHEVROLET NEWTON (LOCATED AT 1500 SE 3RD ST, NEWTON, KS 67114, (316) 842-4137) AND THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ORDERED A SOLENOID PACK AND REPLACED THE OLD ONE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO CONKLIN CARS BUICK GMC HUTCHINSON (LOCATED AT 1400 E 11TH AVE, HUTCHINSON, KS 37501, (620) 708-4102) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE EXPLODED AND SENT METAL PIECES INSIDE THE METAL CASE, WHICH DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5288717276. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,754.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218262June 6, 2019
ENGINE
THE DUCT FROM MY TURBO TO THE THROTTLE BODY EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. VEHICLE WENT TO "REDUCED POWER MODE". SPEED WAS LIMITED TO 45 MPH. THIS ISSUE IS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER A "KNOWN PROBLEM". SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM. THANK GOD I WAS ON A LOCAL ROAD NOT A FREEWAY. THE SERVICE DEPT. HAS MY CAR AND SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT COULD BE FIXED! I BOUGHT THIS LEMON 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT ONLY HAS 340 MILES ON IT. IT IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP -- I DON'T HAVE MY NEW CAR. DANGEROUS SITUATION! ALSO IT HAS AN IDIOTIC AUTO STOP FEATURE THAT STOPS THE ENGINE AT EVERY STOP SIGN. THIS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE ENGINE STARTS AND THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD. ANOTHER HORRIBLE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218319June 6, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT HIGH SPEED IN HEAVY DOWNPOUR, WIPERS ON HIGH. WIPERS STOPPED WORKING STUCK IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD. COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. CHECKING INTERNET THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, PLASTIC BEARING GOES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218020June 5, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
VEHICLE WILL STOP WHILE DRIVING, SITTING AT LIGHT, AND DRIVEWAY.. I HAVE TO CONTINUE PUTTING OIL IN EVERY OTHER DAY. POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE OR ROLL WINDOWS UP. DOESN'T WANT TO START NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218036June 5, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
FOR THE 2ND TIME MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE FIRST TIME IN JANUARY , IN A SNOWSTORM I TURNED ON MY WIPERS AND THEY FLEW TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN STOPPED MOVING. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PLASTIC BUSHING HOLDING THE WIPER ARM ONTO THE WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN DURING A RAINSTORM. BOTH INCIDENTS BUT ME AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THERE'S NO REASON FOR A WEHICLE THIS NEW TO BE HAVING THESE SORTS OF ISSUES. I'VE READ ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PORTER CHERVOLET IN NEWARK, DE IS CHARGING ME ANOTHER $330 TO FIX IT AND IT'S A $4 PART THAT IS FAILING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217678June 4, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SEAT BELTS
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Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11217720June 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTERWARDS, SMOKE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217745June 4, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS 46000 MILES. WHEN COLD, ENGINE STALLS AT RANDOM STOPS AT A LIGHT, PARKING LOT, DRIVE THRU. VEHICLE MUST BE PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD AND DRIVING DANGER. CODE FLASHES P0011. DEALER STATED VEHICLE NEEDS NEW SENSOR. $300 REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS A STALLING PROBLEM IS A SAFTETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY GM. CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN AN INTERSECTION BY BLOCKING TRAFFIC AT RANDOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217787June 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
USED QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217869June 4, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL FORCIBLY TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO UNLOCK ITSELF AND ALMOST FLIP THE VEHICLE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRADLEY HUBLER CHEVROLET (317-736-5141, LOCATED AT 1550 N MORTON ST, FRANKLIN, IN 46131) WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED THE CONTACT A $100 REBATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,922.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217872June 4, 2019
ENGINE
THE MOTOR HADE 80,000 MILE ON AND BLOW ALL THE OIL OUT JUST AS THE 2012 EQUINOX DID AND NOW I HAVE NO MOTOR.GONE DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 55MPH. ON HWY. 55 IN MONTROSE MN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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