There are 15 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2010 Chevrolet Equinoxin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TCM shift issues
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the exhaust module and the camshaft actuators needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, while driving at 60 MPH, the warning message "Reduced Power" illuminated. The contact stated that he immediately veered to the side of the road. The contact stated that he heard abnormal knocking sounds coming from the engine. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that he continued to drive the vehicle; however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the accelerator pedal had failed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 182,372.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MESSAGE THEN APPEARED THAT ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED AND SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO AROUND 15 MPH AND THEN TO A ROUGH IDLE AT APPROX 5-10MPH. WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP REMAINING 2 MILES HOME AND CONTACTED DEALER. APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AND DEALER REPORTED CODE P2135 AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY..DEALER SAID THROTTLE DIDN'T KNOW UP FROM DOWN. DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS REPORTING BEING PUT IN A DANGEROUS POSITION WITH THE SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED LIKE WE WERE. I CONTACTED CHEVY GM AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS. IF RAPID ACCELERATION HAS BEEN TREATED BY OTHER COMPANIES AS RECALL WORTHY, I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVY DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS RECALL WORTHY. I HAVE ATTACHED THE REPAIR REPORT WITH THIS COMPLAINT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 15 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MORE PREVALENT DURING THE COLDER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
THE VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL OUT BEFORE THE GIVEN MILEAGE CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON LOUD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE SMOKE
I PUT IN A NEW CADILLAC CONVERTER AND EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND I HAVE TO CHANGE THE O2 SENSORS BANK1 02 SENSOR KEEPS GIVING ME P034 & P054 IN A PERMANENT P0420 IT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE CHANGING THE SAME REPAIRS OVER AND OVER AGAIN . THIS HAPPEN WHEN I'M IN MOTION ,THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME .
"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET IN TOWN, THE CAR STARTED AGGRESSIVELY SHAKING AND SEVERAL LIGHTS TURNED ON - SERVICE STABILITRACK, ENGINE POWER REDUCED MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT- THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD AS THE CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED 25MPH. AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY FLUSHED THE THROTTLE BODY. LESS THAN 2 MOTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY COMPLETELY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. HERE WE ARE A FEW MONTHS LATER AND NOW THE CAR WILL NOT EVEN START WITH THE SAME ICONS APPEARING ON THE DASH! IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND IT KICK ME DOWN TO 25 MPH THAT IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST TRACTION CONTROL AND DROP SPEED TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. ERROR LIGHT CAME ON STATING "ENGINE POWER REDUCTION" AND THEN "SERVICE ". ALONG WITH THESE ERROR MESSAGES THE ICON FOR ENGINE AND STABILITRAK CAME ON AFTER CAR LOST MOST OF ITS PWLOWER AND TRACTION. IT WAS A COLD NIGHT CHRISTMAS 2016 BUT NOT AS COLD AS OTHER CITIES AS WE LIVE IN PHOENIX, AZ. THANKFULLY I WAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN MY [XXX] DAUGHTER AND I LOST POWER INSTEAD OF BEING ON THE FREEWAY BUT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. I'VE RECENTLY READ MANY COMPLAINTS FROM EQUINOX OWNERS WHO'VE DEALT WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND SOLENOID VALVES AND CHARGED ME $850.00 FOR A REPAIR THAT I TRULY FEEL NEEDS TO BE UNDER A RECALL GIVEN THE SAFETY ISSUE OF LOSING POWER AND TRACTION WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING!!! *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE ENGINE RUNNING. ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. NEARLY HIT BY OTHER CARS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. CAR WAS THROWING CODE P2135 WHICH IS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS CODE AND THERE IS A CHEVY BULLETIN REGARDING THIS EXACT CODE AND THE ENGINE GOING TO IDLE WHILE DRIVING. I'M SURPRISED THIS IS NOT A RECALL AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FRACTURED WAVE PLATE THAT NEEDED TO PLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64.300.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,107.
WHERE TO BEGIN...IN 2015 I PURCHASED THIS 2010 EQUINOX FROM A CHEVY DEALER AND 2 MONTHS LATER STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS W/ THE STABILITRAK. I HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PAYING FOR THIS TO BE FIXED WITH NO SOLUTOINS TO THIS DAY!! IT OS NOW A DAILY OCCURRENCE AND COMES ON MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING EVERY TIME I AM BEHIND THE WHEEL NOW. IN ADDITION, NOW THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IT AND I MUST COAST TO THE SIDE IF THE ROAD!!!! WITH THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS YOUR COMPANY HAS RECEIVED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, I AM GUESSING YOUR COMPANY IS WAITING FOR A LIFE TO BE TAKEN! I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY PASSING A CAR OR SEMI AND IT KICKS IN AND I HAVE TO PRAY THAT AS I SLOW DOWN WITH NO CONTROL I CAN MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN ON TO THE SHOULDER WITH OUT GETTING HIT OR WORSE!!! THERE ARE EVEN MORNINGS WHERE I GO OUT TO START MY CAR AND...EITHER IT DOESN'T START AT ALL W/ NO SOUND, IT STARTS WITH THE STABILITRAK ALREADY ON OR IT CLICKS ON AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN REVERSE. I AM KEEPING ALL MY RECEIPTS TOGETHER AND MY FAMILY KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE IN CASE ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME DUE TO THE LACK OF CHEVROLET ASSISTANCE FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DEALING W/ THE SAME ISSUES!!!! YES I HAVE A WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT COVERED AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN, THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, WIRES REPLACED, ETC... AND STILL NO SOLUTION AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT HERE. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND A CHEVY TO ANYONE AND WILL SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE!
MY CAR BEGAN CHUGGING, LOSING POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALLED AS I CAME TO A STOP. THIS BEGAN WHEN I SLOWED MY VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS (ONCE WHEN I SLOWED TO TURN A CORNER- 2012, ONCE WHEN I SLOWED TO STOP AT A LIGHT-3/2013 AND THE THIRD TIME WAS WHEN SITTING IDLE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE-2/2013.) EACH TIME MY GAS TANK WAS LESS THAN HALF FULL BUT AT DIFFERENT LEVELS AT EACH OCCURRENCE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE INCIDENTS. AFTER THE CAR STALLED, I TURNED IT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP WITHOUT INCIDENT EACH TIME. THE CAR RIDES ROUGH AND IS NOW MAKING A RATTLING/RUBBING NOISE. I HAVE HAD TWO CODE CHECKS; ONE RETURNED AS AN ISSUE IN BANK ONE WITH 3 POTENTIAL ISSUES: OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OR IGNITION MISFIRE. THE SECOND CODE CHECK WAS CODE PO172, FUEL TOO RICH. AFTER THE FIRST CODE CHECK, WE REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR AND THE CAR STALLED THE NEXT DAY SO THE CODES WERE CHECKED AGAIN AFTER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. OTHER ISSUES: *DRIVER SIDE LUMBAR SUPPORT BROKE. CHAIR ROCKS A LITTLE BUT IS STILL USABLE (ALBEIT PROBABLY NOT SAFE): DECEMBER, 2012 *CAR JERKS/SHIFTS ROUGHLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD. ALSO, WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT SLOWS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND ABRUPTLY. (CURRENT ISSUE AND AN ISSUE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST, 2009. *CLIMATE CONTROL STUCK ON HIGH (DOCUMENTED RECALL THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT.) *WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR STUCK TO THE DOOR AND PULLED OFF WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED (UNKNOWN MONTH, 2010) *DRIVER SIDE BOTTOM PART OF SEAT CUSHION CAME UNATTACHED FROM SEAT BASE WHEN I PULLED IT TO THE SIDE TO GET AN ITEM THAT DROPPED DOWN NEAR THE CONSOLE (UNKNOWN MONTH 2010) *CONSTANT KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE (BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT). *TR
WHEN ACCELERATING TO PULL ONTO HIGHWAY, ENGINE STALLS WITH NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SOMETIMES ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS OFTEN. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SUPPORT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM OF MY CONCERNS OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OWNERS OF 2010-12 CHEVROLET EQUINOXS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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