Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10979148April 18, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WIND SHEILD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM ON FREEWAY ON APRIL 7 2017.. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH. TOOK TO DEALER AND IT THE EXACT SAME PART AS A 2013 MODEL RECALL ON THE SAME CAR. TRASMISSION OF WIPERS STOPPED WORKING .CONNECT THE DOTS SAME PROBLEM IN 2013 AND WERE RECALLED. RECALL THE 2014 NOW I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS WIPER FAILURE. I HAD TO PAY $350.00 TO GET FIXED GM TOOK NO RESPONIBLITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978754April 17, 2017
ENGINE
IN JANUARY 2017, EXPERIENCED STALLING AND SMELL OF FUEL/OIL THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD REAR OIL SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CHARGED 1500 DOLLARS. ON APRIL 12TH, 2017 DURING ROUTINE REPAIRS FOR BRAKES, WAS TOLD OIL LEAKING AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS LEAKING FROM A DIFFERENT AREA BUT IT IS RELATED TO THE REAR OIL SEAL LEAK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE KNOWN GASKET AND SEAL ISSUES LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE BUT GM/CHEVY HAS NOT RECALLED. THEY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN MARCH 2015 #14882 BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BULLETIN EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE INCLUDED. GM AND CHEVY NOT WILLING TO HELP ME AND I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978814April 17, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT 80 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978826April 17, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978903April 17, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978910April 17, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AND HALF AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,713.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978905April 17, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TRACTION CONTROL ANTILOCK BRAKES SELF APPLY OFTEN EVEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978671April 15, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STOPPED TWICE TRYING TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972400April 14, 2017
ENGINE
ON APRIL, 13 2017, MY WIFE WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND SHUT DOWN NEARLY CAUSING HER TO BE RUN OVER BY A SEMI-TRACTOR BEHIND HER. BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED, I HAD IT TOWED TO MY USUAL MECHANIC. HIS DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT HAD A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WHICH TORE UP THE UPPER END OF THE MOTOR. IN HIS EXPERIENCE SUCH DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF OIL ISSUES. THIS CAME AS A GREAT SHOCK TO MEASURE I REGULARLY CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND BEGAN TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MOTOR. I WOULD HAVE TO ADD FROM 1-3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES BUT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BULLETINS OR RECALLS I WAS TOLD I WOULD JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. SO I GUESS I NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE TO DIE IN TRAFFIC OR PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES NOTICE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY MOTOR (OVER $5000) AND GM KNOWS THESE PROBLEMS EXIST. IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, GM EXPECTS ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY AT MY EXPENSE SO THEY CAN CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS. IF THE DIAGNOSIS IS CONFIRMED, THEN I'LL HAVE TO TOW IT BACK TO MY GUY SO HE CAN FIX IT. ANOTHER $200 BUCKS. ONCE AGAIN, DOESN'T ANYONE MONITOR THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS STUFF? PEOPLE GET SO FRUSTRATED WHEN DEALING WITH LARGE CORPORATIONS, THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH INDEPENDENT SOURCES. AND GM SURELY WON'T INCUR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES WITHOUT GOVERNMENT SCRUTINY. WE'VE LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY. I JUST WANT THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. ADMIT IT WAS A PROBLEM-PLAGUED MOTOR AND FIX IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972176April 13, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL SYSTEM DOESN'T ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THIS VEHICLE. IT SAYS IS HAS A FULL TANK WHEN IT IS ALMOST EMPTY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OWNERS DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING LOW ON GAS. RUNNING OUT GAS ON HIGHWAYS OR IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE A DEADLY RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972183April 13, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2010 CHEVY EQUINOX (53K MILES). VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A CITY STREET AND WHILE IN DRIVE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT SHIFT IN REVERSE. THE ENGINE RAN BUT THE COULD WOULD NOT MOVE. ALL OF THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES REFLECTED THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972190April 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I PARKED THE CAR ON MY DRIVE WAY I DID NOT TURN IT OFF I RETURN TO THE CAR TO TURN IT OFF IT ROLL BACK I HAD THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN IT NOCKED ME DOWN AND THE ROLLED OVER MY RIGHT KNEE IT WAS IS IN PARK IT AND MY IT SELF WENT IN TO NEUTRAL THE DRIVES SIDE TIRE WAS ON MY RIGHT KNEE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10972229April 13, 2017
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE'S THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO SECURE THE PASSENGERS DURING HARD BRAKING AND THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE SENSORS ILLUMINATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972241April 13, 2017
ENGINE
GOES THROUGH 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHAGES WHICH ARE DONE EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES. OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN YOU ARE 3 QUARTS LOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972304April 13, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 05/19/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972354April 13, 2017
ENGINE
CAR IDLES ROUGH WHEN STOPPED JERKS DURING ACCELERATION THEN STALLS THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972082April 12, 2017
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
IN ALL DRIVING MODES, HEATER ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR, NOT HOT AIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971570April 10, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED, UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971571April 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I GOT A RECALL LETTER ONHIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND YOU DONT HAVE IT LISTED, WHY.?.I HAVE HAD OTHER RECALLS YOU DONT LIST I TRUSTED THIS SITE NOW I AM NOT SURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971684April 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
TAKATA RECALL" FOR A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX IGNIITION SWITCH MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION I HAVE BROKEN MY KEY TRYING TO GET MY KEY OUT THE IGNITION HAD IT REPLACE BY A LOCKSMITH WHO JACKED MY KEY UP THE KEY HAS NO SMOOTH TOUCH IT'S VERY HAD WHEN IT GO INTO THE IGNITION IT'S VERY HARD TO TURN, THIS IS A EMERGENCY SOMEONE PLEASE RECALL THIS PART OF THEES,CARS IT'S VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE KIDS I SEE WHERE OTHER CARS ARE BEING RECALLED , CAN GMC, CHEVY RECALL ALL THE CHEVY FROM 2005-2010 FOR IGNITION SWITCH HELP!!!! THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN ON FOR 8MONTHS I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO STOP NEVER HAD THESE KINDA OF PROBLEM WITH ANY CAR IN THE PAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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