2011 Chevrolet Equinox Complaint Log

FIRST TIME OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE END OF JUNE, 2014 BEGAN NOTICING THAT THE GPS WOULD NOT SAVE DESTINATIONS WHEN TRAVELING, WOULD HAVE TO REENTER ADDRESS ANYTIME THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, THE CLOCK STOPPED WORKING, WHEN THE TIME WAS CORRECTED, IF WOULD RESET AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO THE INCORRECT TIME. THE BLUETOOTH ALSO BEGAN RANDOMLY DISCONNECTING AND WOULD NOT CONNECT ANYMORE. SEPT. 24TH, THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. OWNER WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, FOR QUOTED $1300. OWNER NOT SATISFIED, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND THAT THERE WAS BAD WIRING. OWNER FEELS THAT GM SHOULD COVER THE DEFECTIVE PART. IF BAD WIRING EXISTS, THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. OWNER ALSO FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN PI-0285-D, WHICH WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT HAD BEEN OCCURRING. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE OWNER DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, GM WILL ONLY COVER A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE INTAKE CAM SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,724.

SEPT.09,2014 WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 11 YEAR GRANDSON THE ENGINE TURNED OFF! WE FEAR FOR OUR LIVES. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER 2014... GM RECALL 14271 AFTER MAKING NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS TO BOTH THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THERE IS STILL NO PART AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE ONLY RESPONSE IS THE "PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE" AND "WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE IN." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V447000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING THE 2011 EQUINOX WILL JERK OR JUMP AS IF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN THE CAR IS BEING TURNED OFF IT SHAKES AS IF THE MOTOR IS GOING TO FALL OUT. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE AC BEFORE TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF POSITION TO DECREASE SOME OF THE SHAKING, YET IT DOES NOT PREVENT IT. FURTHERMORE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX.. 30-35MPHS, THE CAR JUMPS TO 5TH GEAR WITHOUT ALLOWING TO ACCELERATE ANY FASTER IN THE MIST OF TRAFFIC.THE 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SHAKES AND MAKES A WINING NOISE WHILE IDLING. IT DOES SO TO THE POINT WHERE THE HOOD IS SHAKING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT. ALSO I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE SEATBELT WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT CUTS INTO MY NECK WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND A HUGE DISTRACTION. THIS CAR WILL NOW GO FORWARD IN DRIVE BUT IT WILL NOT REVERSE. *TR

INITIALLY THE ISSUE STARTED WITH ROUGH IDLING OF THE CAR, ENGINE TICKING, AND ENGINE STALLING. AFTER INDICATING THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED BECAUSE THE OIL LIFE INDICATOR WAS NOT PROPERLY CALIBRATED CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO THINK THAT THERE WAS MORE LIFE ON THE OIL THAN THERE ACTUALLY WAS. THE ENGINE BALANCE CHAIN EVENTUALLY BROKE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE (55 MPH), DUE TO IMPROPER OIL LUBRICATION. THE FUEL PUMP, WATER PUMP, AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DAMAGE CAUSED WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN AFTER ENGINE TICKING/ ROUGH IDLING RE-OCCURED AND THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT THE ENGINE TICKING DURING STARTUP WAS NORMAL. THE ENGINE TICKING PROGRESSED TO BECOMING A CONSTANT NOISE. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I TOOK THE OIL IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES IN, THAT THE OIL DIPSTICK WOULD COME UP COMPLETELY DRY. THIS INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED THAT PISTONS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THIS INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OBSERVING SOME EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF HEAT MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. DURING THESE ISSUES, NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH INDICATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR SOLENOIDS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MOST LIKELY FAILED DUE OIL SEEPING INTO THE EXHAUST WHICH COATED THE CERAMIC SUBSTRATE & THE EXCESSIVE HEAT EXPERIENCED BY THE ENGINE (AS INDICATED BY THE CRACKED MANIFOLD) DAMAGED THE CERAMIC SUBSTRATE. OIL CONSUMPTION LEADS TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD. ENGINE STALLING DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION LEADS TO CRASH SAFETY ISSUES.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF AND WON'T STOP DINGING. NO CRASHES, NO SUDDEN STOPS, 33,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE DEALERS EXPENSE. *TR

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH A WINDOW STICKER STATING A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE. IT HAD 1800 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND FOUND IT HAS A SIX CYLINDER ENGINE. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE AND WHO SHOULD I SPEAK WITH AT GM. I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE AND A SIX CYL ENGINE WAS NOT SHOWN ON THE PAPER WORK? *TR

1.WHILE DRIVING IN NASHVILLE FOR WORK THE FIRST OCCURRENCE STARTED WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MOMENTS LATER CHECK TRACTION CONTROL WARNING POPPED UP AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER A REDUCED ENGINE POWER NOTIFICATION AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. WENT FROM 55 TO 30 MPH IN SECONDS. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW THIS DID NOT CAUSE A WRECK IN THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM ([XXX] IN CLARKSVILLE, TN) AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A LOOSE TIMING CHAIN AND THAT THEY FIXED IT. 2.4,000 MILES LATER WHILE WORKING ALL THE SAME MESSAGES POPPED UP AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART ON A BUSY BYPASS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND I PAID TO HAVE IT TOWED. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY AND A HOUSING DUE TO IT BEING DESTROYED. IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY AGAIN AND THEY SERVICED IT FOR FREE. 3.VEHICLE RAN GREAT FOR 3600 MILES AND AGAIN THE SAME MESSAGE SEQUENCE OCCURRED. THE CAR FORTUNATELY CONTINUED TO RUN AND I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I INSISTED IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT I WANTED TO TRADE IT IN IMMEDIATELY. 2 HOURS LATER THEY OFFERED ME $7,000 UNDER BLUE BOOK BECAUSE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. THIS WAS VERY FUNNY OF COURSE SINCE IT IS CHEVROLET AND THE DEALERSHIPS FAULT FOR SELLING SUCH A LEMON. I TOLD THEM IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. TO FIX IT AGAIN FOR FREE AND I WOULD PICK IT UP. DEALERSHIP CALLED NEXT DAY. SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. IT WAS OUT OF OIL AND THAT CAUSED SAFETIES TO KICK IN AND THAT CREATED THE PROBLEM. I ASK HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE YOU CHANGED MY OIL 3600 MILES AGO. 4.LAST WEEK (AGAIN 3800 MILES LATER) THE CAR PRODUCED ALL OF THE SAME MESSAGES AND STALLED ON THE SAME BUSY BYPASS. THIS TIME I HAD MY (XXX)YEAR OLD AND (XXX) YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 SO OF COURSE TRAFFIC REGULARLY RUNS 60 MPH. I WAS STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN ON 20 DEGREE WEATHER WITH NO HEAT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRPARTS 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).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM DISPLAYED INCORRECT INFORMATION. THE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW, BUT THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS LOW. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I JUST PURCHASE THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 90 DAYS. THEY STATE THE AIR BAG WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE TECH STATES THE TSB PART IN THE PASSENGER SIDE IS OUT IN THE AIR BAG. I AM SURE THE DEALER KNEW OF THIS ISSUE WHEN THEY DID THE DIAGNOSTIC BEFORE THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME. THEY WILL NOT FIX THE VEHICLE @ THEIR AND EXPENSE AND I AM OUT OF $541.00. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUES NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS AND A RECALL DOWN DUE TO THE COMPLAINTS FOR AIR BAG ON FILE, AND MY MONEY IS REFUNDED BY THE MANUFACTURER . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE WIRING UNDER THE SEAT FOR THE AIRBAGS MUST BE REPLACED. THE DEALER OFFERED TO PAY HALF FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MILES FOR THE WARRANTY HAD NOT BEEN EXCEEDED BUT IT WAS 3 MONTHS OVER THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED DUE TO THE FAILURE BEING A SAFETY DEFECT. UPDATED 3/9/2015 *JS

THE SERVICE AIRBAGS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR ABOUT 10,000 MILES NOW- IT IS ON AND OFF.. WE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALER - DEALER STATES THERE IS A TSB ABOUT IT BUT NO RECALL SO THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. WE HAVE STANDARD WARRANTY AND AN ADDITIONAL EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BOTH SAY AIRBAGS AND WIRING ARE NOT COVERED. MECHANIC AT DEALER STATES THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING CONNECTOR AND IT IS A 10 MINUTE FIX, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY 350.03 TO FIX. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL AS EVERYONE'S' SAFETY IS AT RISK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I NOTICED THAT MY SERVICE STABILITRAK AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. DURING THIS TIME, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND I BEGAN TO HEAR A SEVERE GRINDING NOISE IN MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL. AFTER GETTING TO WORK, THE VEHICLE SAT OVER NIGHT. WHEN I STARTED IT IN THE MORNING, I NOTICED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED LIGHTS HAD COME BACK ON AND THE GRINDING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER HAD STARTED AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK EARLIER, I WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 3.5 YRS OLD AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF OIL LEAKING OR BURNING. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE FALLING APART AFTER 3.5 YRS. THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *JS

CHECK AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED DEALER FOR APT ( TOOK 10 DAYS TO GET APT!). DEALER QUOTED $781 FOR REPAIR. HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY - AIR BAGS NOT COVERED. IS SPECIAL ORDER PART, HAVE TO LEAVE CAR AT DEALER FOR 1 OR 2 DAYS FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM IS FAULTY CONTROL MODULE UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AFFECTING ALL AIR BAGS. AT THE MOMENT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS ARE OPERATIONAL. DEALER IS DEL GRANDE DEALER GROUP (CHEVY) IN SAN JOSE, CA. HAVE LODGED COMPLAINT WITH THEM. *TR

POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE BURNED OUT IN CAR AS WELL AS ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND ENGINE CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO TIRE STORES I NEED TO REPLACE MY TIRES AT 18000 MILES DUE TO CRACKING AND WEAR. THE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 65000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DOUBLE PARKED, WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARKING POSITION, TALKING TO MY COUSIN ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. WE TALKED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE. I WAS TRYING TO UNLOAD MY CAR TO TAKE SOME GROCERIES IN THE HOUSE. MY TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE (DRIVERS SIDE) TWICE BUT THE TRUNK STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. THEN I WENT AROUND THE PASSENGERS SIDE WITH INTENTIONS ON TURNING THE CAR ON & TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS THAT WAY, BUT AS SOON AS I OPENED THE DOOR, THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITH MY 12 MONTH OLD SON IN IT. THE CAR WAS IN PARK. I TRIED TO SWITCH GEARS (WHILE STILL ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE) BUT THE GEAR WAS STUCK. (ALL OF THIS WHILE RUNNING WITH THE CAR) MY COUSIN & I WERE HOLDING ON TO THE CAR AS BEST AS WE COULD TO TRY TO SLOW IT DOWN TO AVOID THE BABY BEING INJURED OR ROLLED COMPLETELY AWAY FROM US. THEN I THOUGHT TO JUST TRY TO GET THE BABY OUT WHILE SHE HELD ON TO THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED. AS I WAS TRYING TO UNSTRAP THE BABY'S SEATBELT, MY CAR SWIPED ANOTHER CAR, TEARING OFF THE MIRROR & CREATING SWIPE MARKS, CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, THEN I MANAGED TO FREE MY BABY. AS SOON AS I GOT HIM OUT, THE CAR HIT A POLE, WHICH SLOWED DOWN THE SPEED, THEN A TRUCK WHICH STOPPED IT. I SUFFER MULTIPLE BRUISES TO MY RIGHT LEG AND WE BOTH SUFFER MUSCLE PAIN THROUGHOUT OUR BODIES. *JS

2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED DEAD WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK HIM 20 MINUTES, TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AS THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 10/24/14*LJ UPDATED 4/20/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,300 UPDATED 06/27/14*LJ

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WHEN STOPPING AFTER A LONG DRIVE. SO FAR TWO INSTANCES WHERE THE CAR FAILLED TO MOVE AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND AT A STOP SIGN AFTER DRIVING MORE THAN 50 MILES. DEALER CAN FIND NO PROBLEM WITH CAR.

UPON LEAVING THE HOME DRIVEWAY, AS THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE INFORMATION STATION FLASHED THE WARNING "STABILITRAC / POWER REDUCED". THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVE-ABLE, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST THE FIRST TRANSMISSION GEAR. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK HOME, I RESTARTED IT, AND THE SAME WARNING WAS DISPLAYED IN THE INFORMATION STATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO IDLE VERY ROUGHLY AND EMIT THICK BLACK SMOKE. ALL INDICATIONS FROM INTERNET SOURCES POINT TO A BAD THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS LATER CONFIRMED BY THE CAR DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART, IT HAS A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE IN THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, CHEVY REFUSES TO COVER THIS PART AS PART OF THEIR POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY. THE "POWER REDUCED" CONDITION CAUSED BY THIS PART FAILURE IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU ARE TURNING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION OR ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE, THERE WILL BE INJURIES OR FATALITIES BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER GOTTEN ANYWHERE NEAR THE ADVERTISED EPA ESTIMATED GAS MILEAGE. I HAVE OVER 20000 MILES ON IT NOW AND HAVE ONLY AVERAGED AROUND 23 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY IN ECO MODE. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FALSE ADVERTISING. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE ESTIMATED 30 MPG. REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN GM AT THIS POINT. *TR

ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE. DROVE VEHICLE HOME IN "LIMP MODE" BEFORE TAKING TO SERVICING DEALERSHIP, THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY. DEALER PERFORMED BALANCE CHAIN REPAIR UNDER MANUFACTURER SPECIAL WARRANTY LETTER. AFTERWARDS, DEALER ADVISED OF ENGINE CODE P2135 AND STATED VEHICLE REQUIRED A "THROTTLE BODY" REPLACEMENT, AT A FULL PARTS & LABOR COST OF $583.00. DEALER STATED THAT THIS REPAIR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER GM'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. MULTIPLE ONLINE POSTS INDICATE THAT THIS SAME LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH VEHICLES TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, WHICH WILL BE MUSH MORE DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND FIDDLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL IT FINALLY UNLOCKED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME AND TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, I NOTICED IT WAS BENT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MALOUF CHEVROLET WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY FOR SERVICE, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I DID HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW KEY IN WHICH I WAS CHARGED $80.72. THEN MONDAY NIGHT 3/10/14, I WENT SHOPPING, RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE, INSERTED MY KEY AND COULD NOT TURN THE CAR ON, IT WAS LOCKED UP AGAIN. I HAVE AN AUTO START ON MY VEHICLE WHICH I USED AND THEN WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT OIL DISSIPATED RAPIDLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST NEEDED TO BE DONE AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

I GOT A WARNING THAT SAID SERVICE AIRBAGS. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN AND THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THEY RESET THE SENSOR AND IT NEVER CAME BACK AND SO THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. ABOUT A WEEK WENT BY AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN DISAPPEARED AGAIN. I CALLED AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NEED IT FOR 3 DAYS AND IT COULD COST QUITE A LOT OF MONEY. WHEN I READ ALL THE REPORTS OF OTHERS WHO HAD SEEN THIS SIGNAL IT SEEMS VERY SIMILAR BECAUSE IT DOESN'T STAY ON. I HAVE READ THAT IT COULD BE A SEAT BELT TRIGGER OR CAUSED BY THE HEAT, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. MY CAR IS ALSO UNDER 60,000 MILES AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE A CONCERN AT THIS POINT. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE HAS BEEN OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS. I AM HEARING ABOUT MANY MYSELF. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SINCE THE DAY I GOT IT BUT YESTERDAY WAS THE WORST. THE ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I JUST HAD IT IN THE SHOP LAST WEEK AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR HOME ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE 40 MPH. THIS MORNING I WAS GOING TO TRY TO GET IT TO WORK TO BE CLOSER TO SOMEONE WHO COULD CHECK THE CODE OUT ON IT BUT AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AND I BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE ENGINE CUT OUT ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS FORUMS OF CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT. THE SHOP IS SAYING THAT IF IT'S THE FUEL THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS WHAT I SUSPECT THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A BULLETIN PUT OUT ON THIS ISSUE AND IT WAS COVERED FOR AWHILE ON THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BUT THEY PULLED THE BULLETIN AND NO LONGER COVER IT. I NEED HELP. GM KNOWS THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

FIRST OFF, SOMETIMES MY VEHICLE WHEN IN PARK ACTS LIKE IT MAY TURN OFF, BUT DOESN'T. CAN HEAR/FEEL THE VIBRATIONS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO. SECONDLY, THE MAIN REASON I'M ON THIS PAGE, THE A/C. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING OUT OF THE BLUE AND MAKING A NOISE. I TAKE IT IN AND TOLD THE CONDENSER HAS A LEAK AND NEEDS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CONDENSER WHICH IS MAKING THE NOISE. WOW, QUOTED FROM ONE PLACE $1,084 THE OTHER PLACE I ONLY GOT A QUOTE ON THE CONDENSER OF $424.. NO TELLING WHAT THE COMPRESSOR WILL BE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND SEEING SO MANY EQUINOX VEHICLES HAVING AC ISSUES I HOPED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PARTS, UNFORTUNATELY NOT THE CASE. 2011 AND NEED A NEW CONDENSER AND COMPRESSOR FOR A/C WOW!! CAR SHAKING LIKE ITS GONNA DIE... WOW!! THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO.. AND HAVING TO SINK IN OVER $1000 FOR THESE REPLACEMENTS! NO TELLING WHAT THE ENGINE VIBRATION DURING IDLE IS FROM, GOING TO HAVE THAT CHECKED OUT SOON. OH AND ONE OTHER THING, WHEN A TIRE IS LOW, IT APPEARS TO SHOWS UP BACKWARDS ON THE SCREEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING 30 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A ENGINE CLUNK ( 4 CYL) AND THEN RAPID DECELERATION WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING VERY ROUGH. OF COURSE THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL MILES AWAY AND WAS LUCKY TO GET THERE AS THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING SO BADLY. THE DEALERSHIP WILL MAKE THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIR, CHANGE SOME SENSORS AND FOOL WITH THE TIMING BELT, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. REVIEWING THE PRIOR COMPLAINTS, IT WAS SCARY HEARING ABOUT THOSE HAVING PROBLEMS ON THE INTERSTATES. YES, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY GENERAL MOTORS. RECALLED THESE VEHICLES FOR INSPECTION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. THE LADY AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE GAUL TO SAY, "DIDN'T YOU HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED WHEN YOU GOT YOUR OIL CHANGED".I SAID LADY, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A THROTTLE BODY IS AND IF IT IS SO IMPORTANT, THEN THE DEALER SHOULD DO IT AUTOMATICALLY. GOOD LUCK, IT WILL COST ME $400.00, THEY SAID TODAY. WHO KNOWS WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING. *TR

CRUISING ALONG AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT ALONG WITH REDUCE ENGINE POWER CAME UP ON THE DASH. I LOST ENGINE POWER AND WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 15 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER & PARKED THE CAR. SHUT THE CAR OFF & WAITED ABOUT 1 MIN & TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE STABILITRAK & THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER CLEARED OFF MY DASH BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THEN WAS ABLE TO MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC & PICK UP THE 65 MPH SPEED. I WAS WORRIED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN I HAD TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR LATER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAD EVEN TURNED OFF, BUT ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY/SOLENOID ISSUE & THAT IT NEEDS REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE PT WARRANTY. AS OTHERS HAVE ALSO SAID, I'M SEEING A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE & WONDERING WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL? IT'S VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. IF YOUR DOING 65-70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY & THERE ARE CARS CLOSE TO YOU & THE VEHICLE DECIDES TO DO THIS, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE GOING TO GET KILLED. *TR

THIS VEHICLE USES ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. WITH NO WARNING FROM MANUFACTURER OR DEALER AND THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE AT EVERY 4 TO 5 THOUSAND MILES, THE OIL LEVEL IS GONE BY THE TIME THE OIL CHANGE IS DUE. THIS REPEATED ACTION CAUSES THE CAM POSITION SENSOR TO SLUDGE UP AND BECOME FAULTY. THIS IN TURN CAUSES THE MOTOR TO STALL. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE ENGINE STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. MINE HAS STALLED MANY TIMES IN CITY TRAFFIC. DUE TO MY DRIVING SKILLS I HAVE AVOIDED ANY ACCIDENTS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO THIS ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2007, IT HAS NOT EVEN GONE AS FAR AS INSTALLING A LOW OIL LEVEL SENSOR TO HELP PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *TR

STARTED ACCELERATING & WHEN I GOT TO 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER RAPIDLY & SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT ALONG WITH REDUCE ENGINE POWER CAME UP ON THE DASH. I WENT FROM 55 MPH TO 20 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO MERGE BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO GO FASTER THEN 16 MPH. I QUICKLY PULLED BACK OVER & PARKED THE CAR. SHUT THE CAR OFF & WAITED ABOUT 1 MIN & TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE STABILITRAK & THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER CLEARED OFF MY DASH BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I THEN WAS ABLE TO MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC & PICK UP THE 65 MPH SPEED. I CONTINUED TO WORK & HAD NO OTHER ISSUES UNTIL I PULLED INTO MY WORK PARKING LOT. THAT'S WHEN THE STABILITRAK & REDUCE ENGINE POWER CAME BACK ON & I LOST POWER AGAIN. I PARKED THE CAR & CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. IT DIDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE THE WHOLE WAY TO DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW THEY REPLACED A SENSOR & UPDATED THE COMPUTER WITH SOFTWARE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE & IT SEEMED FINE. WEEK LATER HAD THE SAME ISSUE. GOT ABOUT 5 MINS INTO MY TRIP & WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 60 & ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAK & THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME BACK ON & THE VEHICLE DROPPED MY SPEED OF 60 TO AROUND 17 MPH QUICKLY. THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS CLOSE BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I GOT OFF AN EXIT & PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THEY SENT A FLAT BED OUT TO GET VEHICLE. THEY CALLED & SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE & THAT IT NEEDS REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE PT WARRANTY. I'M SEEING A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE & WONDERING WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL? IT'S VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. IF YOUR DOING 65-70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY & THERE ARE CARS CLOSE TO YOU & THE VEHICLE DECIDES TO DO THIS, YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE. *TR

I CAME TO A STOP AND CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED GAS TO GO AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF 1ST GEAR, STAYED AT ABOUT 15 MPH. LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM HOME SO MADE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. STARTED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, NO PROBLEMS AND DROVE MOST OF THE WEEK WITH NO ISSUES. SAME THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY AGAIN AND I PULLED OVER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TO RESTART TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY CALLED TODAY AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WAS NOT COVERED ON POWER TRAIN AND WOULD BE $500 TO REPAIR. FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET ASSISTANCE TO COVER REPAIR COST. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED ONCE AND IT WAS TERRIFYING TO GO FROM 60 TO ABOUT 30 IN 30 SECONDS WHEN CARS ALL AROUND ME ARE GOING 60 AND 70 MPH. *TR

SENSORS FOR THE THROTTLE CONTROL WENT OUT CAUSING REDUCED ENGINE POWER IN SUB ZERO WEATHER AT A STOP. THIS MADE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR ABOVE 15 MI PER HR ESPECIALLY UP ANY SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN THE NORMAL SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 AND EVERY ONE IS ANNOYED THEY ARE BEING SLOWED DOWN. *TR

ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN UNDER 5 DEG. F AT NIGHT.. ONSTAR ADVISED TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO ENGINE DAMAGE CONCERN AND POTENTIAL FIRE. DROVE VEHICLE IN "LIMP MODE" DIRECT TO SERVICING DEALERSHIP, DEALER ADVISED OF ENGINE CODE P2135 AND STATED VEHICLE REQUIRED A "THROTTLE BODY" REPLACEMENT (SAME AS ONSTAR), AT A FULL PARTS & LABOR COST OF ALMOST 500.00 DOLLARS. DEALER STATED THAT THIS REPAIR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER GM'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (YET IS A P-CODE AND IS OBVIOUSLY POWERTRAIN RELATED AS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY) OR THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. NOT ONLY IS THE FAILURE MODE DANGEROUS, SO IS THE VEHICLE RESPONSE TO THE CONDITION (REDUCED POWER). NOT HAVING THE ISSUE COVERED BY WARRANTY OF SOME TYPE MAKES IT EVEN WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A WINDOW. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WAS DRIVING ABOUT AN HR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ACROSS SCREEN COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DRIVE EVEN WITH GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR RAN TEST CODE CAME UP THROTTLE BODY HAD TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT BATTERY TO MAKE OF WORK AGAIN. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE IN HALF AND MELTED ONE 02 CENSOR. NEVER HAD PROBLEM AGAIN TIL 12/27/14 AGAIN THE REDUCED POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO DECREASED INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN THE RADIO VOLUME INCREASED TO THE MAXIMUM LIMIT. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

THE STABILITRAK AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ON OUR 2011 EQUINOX HAVE COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR VIBRATES AND LOOSES POWER. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON THE FREEWAY, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AT A COST OF $200, HOWEVER TWO WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ONCE AGAIN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. I ALSO CONTACTED GM. BOTH THE GM REPRESENTATIVE AND THE CHEVY DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES AND ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED A DEFINITIVE CAUSE OR SOLUTION. AND WHILE GM COVERED $300 OF THE SECOND REPAIR, IT STILL COST US $100. WE ARE NOW OUT $300 IN REPAIRS SO FAR FOR THIS DEFECT WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. WE NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT AT 8PM THE CAR SHOOK AS I STARTED TO TURN LEFT AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THEN LOW POWER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2011 EQUINOX. THE CAR POWERED DOWN TO 2 MPH, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED ONSTAR AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PHILLIPS CHEVROLET (GREAT SERVICE) IN FRANKFORT, IL. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THE COST WAS $100.00 TO ME, WITHOUT THE WARRANTY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN $600.00 TO FIX. I ASKED IF HE HAS REPLACED MANY THROTTLE BODIES IN THIS MODEL CAR HE SAID QUITE A FEW. THE CAR WAS FIXED. I EMAILED CHEVROLET AND ASKED HOW MANY THROTTLE BODIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN ALL CARS, THEY SAID NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR. I WAS UNSATISFIED WITH THEIR ANSWER, THAT WAS NOT MY QUESTION. CHEVROLET CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT A PERSON WOULD CALL ME ABOUT MY CONCERN. THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THE SAME STORY, NO RECALLS AND THE DEALER COULD HAVE BEEN LYING TO ME, WHICH MADE ME UPSET. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR AND HE TOLD THERE WERE NO RECORDS KEPT OF HOW MANY THROTTLE BODIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE. HE ALSO TOLD ME ABOUT A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM THAT CHEVY WOULD FIX ONLY IF MY CAR HAD A PROBLEM AND A CHAIN BELT PROBLEM THAT COULD A CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEM TO THE ENGINE IF THE CAR SHOWED SYMPTOMS. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THAT ANSWER EITHER. I WILL TAKE MY CAR IN FOR A CHAIN BELT AND FUEL PUMP CHECK NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THE SUPERVISOR TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT YOUR AGENCY ABOUT MY CONCERN. I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER TO MY ORIGINAL QUESTION, HOW MANY THROTTLE BODIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN CHEVROLET CARS? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN AND WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED? THANK YOU. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS WINTER, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWERING DOWN" & "SERVICE STABILITRAK" WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AT NIGHT ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR COMMUTES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ENGINE SLOWS AND THE VEHICLE COMES TO A CRAWL WITHIN MINUTES - BARELY ENOUGH TIME TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, ALL ELECTRICAL CEASED, AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK. ALLOWING THE VEHICLE A 5 MINUTE BREAK THEN RESTARTING (RESETTING THE COMPUTER) FIXES THE PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE MANY EQUINOX OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS VERY THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE AT START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, TIMING CHAIN, ACTUATOR AND ENGINE OIL WAS CONTAMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,400.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD AUTOZONE RUN ON COMPUTER, CAME BACK CODE P0011, FOUND RECALL ON CODE IN 2011(11195A), CAR IS DOING SAME THING AS RECALL STATED, I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF RECALL, I EXPLAINED PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT TELL IF PART WAS UNDER WARRANTY, ALL THEY SAID WAS TAKE TO DEALER. GM TOLD ME SO ES VINS WERE RECALLED, BUT NOT ALL, COULDN'T TELL ME WHY THIS ONE WAS NOT RECALLED EVEN THOUGH IT IS DOING SAME THING. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, MY VEHICLE TOOK A HARD SHARP RIGHT WHILE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. IF A CAR HAD BEEN BESIDE ME I WOULD OF CRASHED. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE SO, I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE TIRES AND ALL WERE FINE. AS I GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE KEPT PULLING RIGHT. WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AFTER MUCH " MAN HANDLING" WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD AND 3 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. MY CHILDREN WERE CRYING. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. I HOPE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED SOON AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ONE HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED THUS FAR. MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THE EQUINOX BECAUSE WE PREVIOUSLY HAD A CAMRY THAT ACCELERATED ON ME WHILE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO CAR SAFETY? I AM BEGINNING TO NOT FEEL SAFE IN ANY VEHICLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SO MY TRACTION CONTROL AN ABS LIGHT GOES OFF AN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, AND IT APPEARS MY LEFT WHEEL SENSOR IS FAULTY AND CAN CAUSE LOCK UP IN BREAKS AND DECREASED POWER. TURNS OUT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL CHEVY EQUINOX MODELS.THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT AS I SEE THIS AS A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN,PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION. *TR