Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#11164380January 1, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY WIPERS QUIT WORKING DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY. IT WAS RAINING PRETTY HARD! THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TRANSMISSION BUSHING HAS RUSTED AWAY COMPLETELY CAUSING MY WIPERS TO QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164073December 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HOOD OPEN SENSOR KEEPS GOING OFF AND I . NOTICED WHEN ITS BEEPING IT INTERRUPTS THE TURN SIGNAL. I DON'T KNOW IF IT AFFECTS THE OUTSIDE TURN .OR NOT. THIS ALARM GOES OFF EVEN WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND DRAINS THE BATTERY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163951December 29, 2018
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED. SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. IS THERE A SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE FOR THIS ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164003December 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WATER PUMP LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163917December 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE "AUTO STOP" FEATURE CAN HAVE ENOUGH OF A DELAY TO ALLOW THE ACCELERATOR TO BE PRESSED AS THE ENGINE STARTS CAUSING IT TO LURCH FORWARD RATHER THAN ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY. IT ALSO CAN CAUSE A DELAY WHEN PULLING OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WAY TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEFEAT THE SYSTEM ON THIS GM MODEL ACCORDING TO GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THOUGH I AM SURE IT IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED FOR CERTAIN OWNER DRIVING STYLES AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS HAZARD. CAR MAKERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO EITHER DISABLE THE FEATURE PERMANENTLY BY OWNER REQUEST OR HAVE A METHOD FOR THE OWNER TO BYPASS THE SYSTEM. WITH LESS THAN 250 MILES I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 INCIDENTS OF ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME FROM A STOP AND 1 OF ALMOST BEING HIT PULLING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC FROM A STOP. I SEE MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND HOPE THIS CAN BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR WORSE DUE TO IT. WHILE STOPPED AT A RAILROAD CROSSING WITH AUTO STOP THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED AS A/C COMPRESSOR TURNED ON CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD TOWARD THE MOVING TRAIN. ALMOST A MAJOR NEAR DEATH ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163979December 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR STOPPED BLOWING OUT OF DEFROSTER VENTS ONLY BLOWING OUT OF FRONT VENTS AND FLOOR. COULD NOT CONTROL THIS BY SWITCHES. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE HAD DEFROSTER BEEN NEEDED WHILE DRIVING. OUT OF WARRANTY, HAPPENED AT APPROXIMENTY 66000 MILES. WAS TOLD ACTUATOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164048December 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
BRIEFLY, FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF I HAVE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLE ON START AND ROUGH IDLE & STALL WITH THE CAR LOSING POWER AND GOING DEAD AT RED LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANIC AND STORED CODES SUGGESTED REPLACING O2 SENSORS, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A TUNE-UP WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE; I REPLACED ALL OF THE ABOVE TO THE TUNE OF 1400.00; THE ISSUE OF ROUGH IDLING, STALL & LOSING POWER, GOING DEAD AT THE LIGHT/ SITTING IN TRAFFIC HAS NOT RESOLVED. THE 2012 EQUINOX IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE; IT JUST KEEPS STALLING AND GOING DEAD/LOSING POWER WHILE IN DRIVE. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST 1400.00 TRYING TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS ISSUE SINCE DECEMBER 1. MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE CEL BUT STILL IDLES ROUGHLY, STALLS AND LOSES POWER/STOPS RANDOMLY AT RED LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SAFELY USE THE 2012 EQUINOX FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE OUT OF THE FOUR WEEKS OF DECEMBER. OUT OF FRUSTRATION I GOOGLED MY EXPERIENCES WITH THE CAR AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT WAS FOUND IN THE 2011 MODEL (SEE NHTSA ID# 10430919; 10437891; 10499684 & 10413320. RECALL#11195 & 12312. BULLETIN #PI0562, PI0202A, PIP4716 & PI0469). APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED OR ADDRESSED IN SUBSEQUENT MODELS AS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL ALTHOUGH MY CAR A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY 1,000'S OF DOLLARS DIAGNOSING AND FIXING KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECTS. SUBSEQUENT VEHICLES MADE AFTER THE ISSUE WAS FOUND IN TH 2011 SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED OR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SERVICE BULLETINS & RECALLS ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR IDLES ROUGH WHEN STARTING, LOSES POWER AND CUTS OFF WHILE IN DRIVE WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN STOP & GO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR AT STREET RED LIGHTS- THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND CAN RESULT IN AN UNNECESSARY ACCIDENT OR EVEN GOD FORBID A FATALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163847December 28, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPER MODULE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING RAIN STORM. I WAS DRIVING ON A 70 MILE AN HOUR HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. DRIVER'S WIPER BLADE WENT OFF THE WINDSHIELD TO THE LEFT AND WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163688December 27, 2018
ENGINE
RECALLED MOTOR WAS RECALLED DUE TO ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION GM FAILED TO REPLACE BEARINGS AND HONE CYLINDERS THAT SHOWED SIGNS OF BURNING DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE PISTONS RINGS AND PISTONS NOTHING ELSE .DID NOT DO ANY MUCH TO RESOLVE MOTOR PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE REPALCED MOTOR COMPLETLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163500December 26, 2018
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO WILSONVILLE CHEVROLET (26051 SOUTH WEST BOONES FERRY ROAD, WILSONVILLE, OR 97070, (866) 279-5360) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,265. *TT CONSUMER STATED RECALLED IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163533December 26, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE (GOING 75MPH) IN MODERATE RAIN WHEN SUDDENLY OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS OVER EXTENDED AND WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE. WE HAD TO STOP BECAUSE WE COULDN'T SEE. WE HAD TO MAKE OUR WAY OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO A REPAIR SHOP TO GET THEM 'RIGGED' TO GET US BACK ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163502December 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 1OWNERCAR (410 W OAK LN, GLENOLDEN, PA 19036, (610) 915-3417) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, STARTER, AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163516December 26, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
DROVE CAR 10 MILES, THEN TOOK A LEFT TURN AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AND WHEEL LOCKED. NO POWER OR ANY WARNING SIGNS OF A BREAK DOWN. RESTARTED CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. TOOK IN FOR A CHECK UP AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO 'RECREATE THE INSTANCE'.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163566December 26, 2018
ENGINE
CAR STALLS AND JERKS REALLY HARD UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHEN IT HAPPENS, HAD IT CHECKED AND IT SHOWS BAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR, BUT IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, THIS IS ALL AFTER THEY FIXED MY ENGINE FROM USING TOO MUCH OIL. IT STARTS FINE AND IDLES FINE BUT STALLS AND JERKS UNDER ACCELERATION, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS DO THIS, IT MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRIVE A FEW MILES STOP AT THE STORE THEN GO BACK OUT AND START IT UP. WHICH IT STILL STARTS JUST FINE, THEN WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF IT DOES THE STALL/JERK WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163262December 24, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MAJOR OIL CONSUMPTION SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED, SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD...BS!! I CHANGED OIL IN OCT, COMPLETELY DRY IN DEC! I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE/EXHAUST POSITION ACTUATORS TWICE NOW. FLUTTERING SOUND IN THE ENGINE WHEN CRANKED. NOW I HAVE (4) DIFFERENT CODES 3 OF WHICH PERTAIN TO FUEL PRESSURE REG/SYSTEM RAIL AND THE OTHER ONCE AGAIN FOR THE POSITION ACTUATOR. AND IT RAN FINE BEFORE BEING PARKED IN GARAGE FOR ONLY A COUPLE HOURS, ONCE STARTED IT SHOOK AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163279December 24, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING IN VERY HEAVY RAIN AROUND 5:30AM, SO ALSO VERY DARK OUT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AUTO, MEDIUM-HIGH SPEED. GOING AROUND 30MPH AND HEAR A MODERATELY LOUD "CLUNK" COME FROM AREA IN FRONT OF DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL. SUDDENLY MY WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED, AND WITHIN SECONDS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO LITTERALLY STICK MY HEAD OUT OF MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND LOOK FOR A SIDE ROAD/DRIVEWAY TO PULL OVER AT, NOT EASY IN THE DARK WITH HEAVY RAIN. TURNS OUT THE SOUND CAME FROM JUST UNDER MY WIPER ARMS, WHICH BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE WIPER MOTOR, AS THE LINKAGE ARM POPPED OFF AT ONE OF THE PLASTIC BUSHING BALL JOINTS. I WAS DRIVING ON A WELL-PAVED CITY STREET, WITH NO HARSH BUMPS OR POT-HOLES, LINKAGE ARM DISCONNECTED JUST FROM USE OF THE WIPERS. THANKFULLY I WASN'T GOING 75MPH ON A HIGHWAY OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE. I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A FRIEND TO COME PICK ME UP, CAR WAS LEFT THERE UNTIL THAT AFTERNOON WHEN IT WAS DAYLIGHT OUT AND HAD STOPPED RAINING. AFTER INSPECTION, I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY MOVE MY WIPER ARMS, MY FIRST SIGN THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. I'VE TRIED A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLASTIC BUSHING REPLACEMENTS, NONE OF WHICH LASTED LONGER THAN A DAY BEFORE THE LINKAGE ARM FELL OFF AGAIN. I AM CURRENTLY BEING "FORCED" INTO BUYING A WHOLE NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION. NOT PLEASED, THIS MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE IS COSTING ME MONEY TO FIX, AND NOT EVEN PERMANENTLY AS A NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION WILL LIKELY HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. AND, THE ONLY TIME THIS LINKAGE ISSUE WILL OCCUR AND CAUSE A FAILURE, IS WHEN I NEED THE USE THE WIPER TO ACTUALLY SEE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163296December 24, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON,A TWO LANED HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY I JUST HEAR AN EXPLPSION. THE SOUND OF WHAT I FOUND WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION MY CAR WENT INTO OMCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. I BROKE MY PELVIS AMD THE SEAT BELT CUT ME OPEN. I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND HAVE A SLIGHT BRAIN INJURY. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. RIGHT BEFORE THE EXPLPSION SOUND MY CAR VEARED TO THE RIGHT AND I HEARD THE ROAD SAFETY BUMPS. I CORRECTED MYSELF AS I ALWAYS WOULD AND NEXT THING I KNOW IM IN A SEVERE HEAD ON COLLISION LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. TRANSMISSIOMS AND ENGINES DONT JUST FLY OUT DURING AN ACCIDENT EXCEPT AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS... I BELIEVE THE CAR WAS DEFECTIVE AS I DID NOT DRIVE IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#11163313December 24, 2018
ENGINE
600 MILE TRIP FOR CHRISTMAS. CAR WOULD IDLE ROUGH AT STOPS AND STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AS STARTING OUT. THE ROOT CAUSE IS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON THIS DIRECT FUEL INJECTION GM 2.4 LITER ENGINE. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS PUT OUT A TSB EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR 2011-2012 MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT ARE MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS WARRANTY WORK. THE INTERNET CAR FORUMS ARE FULL OF CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND GM'S LACK OF CONCERN IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. THE ENGINE DEFECT IS KNOWN TO EFFECT A PERCENTAGE OF CHEVY EQUINOXES, GM TERRAINS AND SEVERAL OTHER GM MODELS FROM THE 2010THROUGH 2017 MODEL YEARS. GOOGLE SEARCH CHEVY EQUINOX "EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163175December 23, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 22ND, 2018 DURING HEAVY RAIN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON THE FREEWAY (SOUTH ON I5 IN EVERETT, WA), THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING IN MID STROKE. WITH EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY, WE MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY WE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT HOPING THIS WOULD RESET THE WIPERS, BUT THEY CONTINUED TO NOT FUNCTION. THE WIPER MOTOR CAN BE HEARD FUNCTIONING, HOWEVER, THE WIPER ARMS FAIL TO MOVE. WE WILL BE TAKING IT TO OUR DEALER FOR SERVICE, BUT SUSPECT THE BUSHINGS ON THE TRANSMISSION HAVE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163224December 23, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 DURING A HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. BECAUSE OF THIS SHE WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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