2012 Chevrolet Equinox Complaint Log

I OWNED TWO CHEVY EQUINOXES. THE STABILITRAK WENT ON BOTH VEHICLES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE I DROVE TO WORK I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STABILITRAK WENT AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED.

THE MY LINK RADIO GOES OUT AT AROUND 40,000 TO 50,000 MILES. WITH THE LOSS OF THE RADIO YOU LOSE BACKUP CAMERA AND ALL THE INFO ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING WARNINGS SUCH AS TURN INDICATOR NOISES, HAZARD NOISES, AND ALL THE OTHER SMART FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE.

RUBBING SOUND IN FRONT END WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEED. DEALER DIAGNOSE IT AS LOW SPEED SHUDDER AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE THAT WILL LAST. VERY ANNOYING SOUND AND I AM VERY UNCONFORTABLE DRIVING WITH THIS.

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN APRIL 2016, I GOT A ERROR READING LAST NIGHT SAYING SERVICE YOUR POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND PUT THE CAR IN GEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED

JULY 10, 2015: I TOOK MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX LT (2.4 L 4 CYL) TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN KY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT 100,505 MILES AND I WANTED IT CHECKED BEFORE DRIVING ON VACATION DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE, A ROUGH IDLE AND BECAUSE IT HAD RECENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. A GM GOODWRENCH MULTI-POINT VEHICLE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. I WAS TOLD THE CAR SHOWED NO SIGN OF ANY ISSUES BUT I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES BEFORE WINTER. BY DEC 2015 THE ROUGH IDLE HAD GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, THE VEHICLE WAS LOUD (ALMOST SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL), WOULD JERK AND FELT LIKE IT MAY SHUT OFF ANY TIME I HAD TO STOP OR DRIVE SLOWER SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR WOULD "SLIP" AS IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON DEC 8, 2015. THE CAR WAS AT 115,720 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION, #2 CYLINDER, SPARK PLUG AND COIL WERE REPLACED AND A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS IDLED HIGH REVVING TO 4,000+RPM AT TIMES BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS (PARTICULARLY WHEN DRIVING 70+MPH ON THE INTERSTATE). DOWNSHIFTING TO LOWER GEARS DOESN'T ALWAYS GO SMOOTH EITHER. THE ROUGH IDLE HAS RETURNED AND PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE CAR ALMOST SHUT OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON FEB 13, 2016. YESTERDAY (FEB 15, 2016), THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING! THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO IT SHUTTING OFF. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RE-STARTED THE CAR AND FINISHED THE FINAL (~3) MILES TO WORK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED FROM WORK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK (THE OIL LIFE SENSOR SHOWED ~25% LIFE LEFT ON OIL) AND I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS 2 QTS LOW ON OIL. THE CAR REMAINS AT THE DEALERSHIP AS OF TODAY, FEB 16, 2016. THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON WWW.ARFC.ORG. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE STABILIZER BAR FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,091.

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN 2013 WITH 28K MILES. STARTED NOTICING AN ENGINE KNOCK IN 2016, IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, @ APPRX. 85K MILES. BEGAN HAVING TO ADD 3-4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES, GIVE OR TAKE. CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE - WHILE WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT - AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, AND ADDING OIL WAS ALL THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. WHILE DEALING WITH THAT, HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, AS VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN A LEFT TURN LANE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED. DECEMBER 2016 - OIL CONTINUED TO BE BURNED AT AN ALARMING RATE, SO MY HUSBAND CONTACTED A FRIEND WHO WORKS FOR A CHEVY DEALER. WE WERE TOLD NOT ONLY IS THE MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION NOT NORMAL, BUT THAT GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL OR PAY TO HAVE THE PISTONS REPLACED! 2017 - HAVE CONTINUED TO ADD 2-4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES OR SO; THEN MAY 2017, RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM ACKNOWLEDGING THE PISTON RING WEAR/EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, BUT THAT IT'S ONLY REPAIRABLE WITHIN 7 YEARS 6 MONTHS OF ORIGINAL IN-SERVICE DATE, OR 120,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST! SERIOUSLY?! I AM PAST BOTH & AM PISSED OFF! GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS, AND NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY, NOT IMPOSE A YEAR/MILEAGE CAP! I WONDER IF A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT WOULD WAKE THEM UP? I'M NOT OPPOSED TO LOOKING INTO IT! DON'T GET ME WRONG - PREVIOUS TO MY EQUINOX, I OWNED AN HHR FOR 11 YEARS, AND PRIOR TO THAT, A SUBURBAN FOR 5 YEARS. I LIKE MY CHEVY'S BUT THIS ISSUE HAS LEFT A BAD TASTE FOR THEM, AND AM TOTALLY UNIMPRESSED WITH THEIR LACK OF CONCERN REGARDING THIS ISSUE. FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE PAST THE VERY CONVENIENT YEARS/MILES, THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE OUT OF POCKET REPAIR. I CAN'T EVEN TRADE IT IN, AS I STILL OWE ON THE [XXX] LOAN!! STEP UP GM, & DO THE RIGHT THING! BY THE WAY - HUBBY IS REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN TODAY :O[ INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED WITH 64000 MILES AUG 24TH, 2015. AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS THE CAR STALLED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. RE-STARTED IT AND IT STALLED AGAIN. HAPPENED AGAIN IN LATE SEPT, ONCE IN OCT AND AGAIN IN NOV. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY INTAKE SOLENOID 11-13-15. LEAVING FOR WORK ON JAN 19TH AND NOTICED OIL LEAK (NO LOW OIL LIGHT). DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. 1/4 MILE OUT MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER, DROPS ME TO 30 MPH. GET TO DEALERSHIP AND IT'S A BLOWN REAR SEAL. REPLACED LOOSE TIMING AND BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN, WATER PUMP, COOLANT FLUSH ( I PAID FOR) ABS LIGHT CAME ON, SO SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE "OPEN" ALSO FOUND CHUNK OF MAGNET MISSING FROM WHEEL BEARING. CAR IN SHOP FOR 9 DAYS. PICKED UP ON 1-28-16. STALLED AGAIN 4 X ON 2-4-16. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR REPLACED. STALLED AGAIN 2-7-16 AND 2-8-16. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP ON 2-8-16. NO WORD FROM THEM YET. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TURNING LEFT TWICE!! I COULD BE KILLED BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND 1000'S OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. SEVERAL HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY!! THE ISSUES EXISTS ON 2010, 2011 AND 2012 MODELS. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE GM WILL DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE?? THESE VEHICLES ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THEY NOTED IT WAS A QUART LOW. STILL NO LOW OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON. ONE ARTICLE I READ SAID THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY A COATING THAT WAS SPRAYED INSIDE THE CAMSHAFT DURING PRODUCTION IS NOW LEAKING INTO THE FUEL/OIL CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS AND DIRT TO BE IN THE OIL.

PURCHASED PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT CURRENTLY HAS 51,827 MILES. THE PAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT HARD SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION 10 TO 12 TIMES. THE DEALER ISSUED ME A PAPER EXPLAINING THE CONDITION WAS NORMAL, BUT NOT ADDRESSING WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. THE PAPER PIP4112Q STATES A HESITATION OR SAG WHEN ACCELERATING OR AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATING, NONE OF WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. THE EXPERIENCE IS REPEATED WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING PAST 16 TO 18 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN RELEASING FROM THE ACCELERATOR, AFTER RE-ACCELERATING AT A REASONABLE SPEED THE TRANSMISSION HAS A FORCEFUL, HARD SHIFT AT AROUND 14 MILES AN HOUR. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 71 THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTED AND BOTH PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY AS THIS SITUATION IS VERY FRIGHTENING. I CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THEY ADMITTED THIS OCCURRED TO THEM MANY TIMES AND 'SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF THEM'. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND CREATES A MAJOR DISTRACTION THAT COULD RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. MY UNPROFESSIONAL OPINION AND THE EXPLANATION FROM THE SALES ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP IS THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER TO SHIFT UP OR DOWN AT THAT GIVEN POINT. THE VIOLENT SHIFT CREATES AN ANXIOUS INTERRUPTION OF NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, PUTTING THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS HAVE NOT GIVEN A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO THIS TERRIFYING PROBLEM.

VEHICLE IS CONSUMING OIL WHICH I KNOW IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR CAR AND WILL CAUSE MY ENGINE TO GO OR CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE CAR COMPANY SOLD ME THIS CAR KNOWING THIS PROBLEM. GETTING OIL CHANGES ONCE A MONTH.

MY CAR IN CONSUMING OIL IT'S BEEN CONSUMING OIL FOR A WHILE CAR CONSUMES OIL WHEN BEING DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENSORS FAILED PRIOR TO THE OTHER FAILURES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PISTONS AND RINGS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

CHEVROLET HAS SINCE FIXED THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE HOWEVER I TRULY FEEL THE ISSUE I HAD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN & WOULD CERTAINLY HATE THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN DEC. 2015 & IT OCCURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I CONTACTED OUR NEAREST CHEVROLET DELEARSHIP A FEW TIMES AND THEY NEVER FOUND ANY ISSUES. I THEN SUBMITTED A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU COMPLAINT BECAUSE I WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF & MY FAMILY. I EMAILED GM DIRECTLY ON 12/23/15. GM THEN GOT INVOLVED AND SENT A GM PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN TO INVESTIGATE OUR VEHICLE. THE GM TECHNICIAN THEN CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH OUR VEHICLE AND REPLACED SOME PARTS. SINCE THEN WE NO LONGER HAD THAT ISSUE. ONCE WE WERE ON A RED LIGHT OUR VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. WE HAD TO TURN OUR KEY TO REMOVE IT, PUT IT BACK IN. NOW I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE PUT THE GEAR ON PARK DURING THIS TIME. BUT ONCE WE PUT THE KEY BACK IN, OUR VEHICLE THEN STARTED BACK UP. I CONTACTED COLONIAL CHEVROLET, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. LEFT & HOPING IT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. SECOND TIME WE PUT THE VEHICLE ON REAR, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. WE THEN DID THE SAME THING BY TURNING THE KEY TO REMOVE IT AND THEN PUTTING IT BACK IN. IT THEN STARTED AFTERWARDS. FROM THOSE 2 INCIDENTS THAT IS WHEN I HAD TO SUBMIT A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH OUR YOUNG CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE SO SAFETY IS MY CONCERN. I HOPE THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ANY ONE ELSE BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE OTHER'S TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO FORWARD THE EMAILS I EMAILED GM PRIOR ABOUT THIS RECALL & THE COMPLAINT. UNFORTUNATELY I CAN NOT LOCATE THE PAPERWORK FROM THE DEALERSHIP OF WHAT WAS THE ISSUE AND WHAT PARTS THEY REPLACED BUT I AM VERY SURE GM & THE DEALERSHIP HAS A COPY OF THIS.

PROBLEM BEGAN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC..LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT OR KILLED. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE ENGINE AND HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RAN THE TEST AND I NOW HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK 2 MORE TIMES TO PROVE THE PCV HAS TO BE REPLACED. MEANWHILE I HAVE TO KEEP 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE CAR AND CHECK EVERY 1000 MILES TO ENSURE OIL LEVER IS PROPER SO CAR WON'T STOP. I'M A SINGLE PARENT WITH A 2 YEAR OLD AND THIS "CONDITION" WITH THE VEHICLES IS DANGEROUS. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT PLACING A RECALL OUT AND JUST DOING THE REPAIR ACROSS THE BOARD. I AM LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT STUCK WITH IT CAUSE IT IS MY ONLY CAR AND WHO CAN AFFORD A NEW ONE. I HAVE HAD 2 OIL CHANGES OR TOP OFFS THIS MONTH ALONE AND A WEEK AGO I HAD TO ADD A QUART SO THE CAR WOULDN'T STALL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! CHEVY IS ABOUT TO LOSE A CUSTOMER IN ME. SIGNED - SCARED SINGLE MOM IN HOUSTON, TX

MY MOTOR BLEW DUE TO A OIL LEAK AND SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I OWNED THE CAR FOR 37 DAYS AND I OWE 18K ON IT.

UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STATIONARY POSITION, MY VEHICLE JERKS BACK & FORTH WHILE SHIFTING THROUGH 1ST AND 2ND GEARS (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) LIKE IT GETS CAUGHT & THEN JUMPS UP TO SPEED. FIRST I HAD A TRUSTED MECHANIC TAKE A RIDE & HE ADVISED ME WHAT I SUSPECTED - MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT HAS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE (THEY ARE LIKELY TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION) I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS OF SIMILAR TROUBLES & I BELIEVE THERE IS A WIDE SPREAD DEFECT IN THE POWER TRAINS OF MANY LATE MODEL CHEVROLET SUV TRUCKS & THERE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/EQUINOX-23/2012-EQUINOX-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEMS-59190/ HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/12776/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/CHEVY-EQUINOX-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEMS/P2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE PISTON RING, WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTIFICATION FOR THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC MY CAR IDLES RUFF AND WANTS TO STALL. WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING - IT JUMPS. THIS HAPPENS WHIT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5-25 MPH. MY CAR OFTEN STALLS WHILE REVERSING. I HAD THE CAM SHAFT REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TO PAY A $130.00 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE JUST FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WORK WITH THE CAR. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE - THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I WILL STALL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THIS STARTED IN 10/2015 AND STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

DOORS ON LOWER HEM SEAM HAVE THE PAINT TO POPPING OFF LEAVING BARE METAL TO RUST. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER CARE CLAIM #81571836632. THEY CAME BACK WITH ME AFTER TALKING TO DEALER FOR ME TO PAY THE DEALER $300 FOR REFINISH DOORS. IN CANADA GM IS REPAIRING UNDER WARRANTY WITH SERVICE BULLETIN #15136B UNTIL MAY 2017. WHY REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY IN CANADA BUT NOT THE USA. VEHICLE IS IN MICHIGAN. REPORTED TO DEALER DURING JULY 2015, WENT BACK OCTOBER 2015 TO HAVE DEALER FIX. CUSTOMER & DEALER NOT WILLING TO PRESS GM WARRANTY TO COVER REPAIRS. DEALER STATED HE SEE THEM ALL THE TIME.

PURCHASED WITH 38,000 MILES. AT 43,000 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP. LESS THAN 5 MILES AWAY. THEY TOOK IT IN, CAME OUT AND SAID I WAS 4QUARTS LOW ON OIL.??????? WAS TOLD NORMAL WAS 1 QT EVERY 1000 MILES. NO WAY WOULD I BELIEVE THAT. HAVE BEEN DOING. EXCESSIVE OIL USE TEST.WAITING FO GM NOW . THEY DID DO A RECALL ON 2010 EQUINOX WITH SAME PROBLEM CHANGED RINGS ON IT WE WILL SEE

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN STORM WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITH NO WARNING. I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND TRY TO GET OFF THE ROAD, ALMOST WENT IN A DITCH. 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 45000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, BUT THE ABNORMAL NOISE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. MA 10/25/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONSUMED MORE OIL THAN IT SHOULD BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. UPDATED 05/09/16.*JB

OIL CONSUMPTION 4000 MILES BONE DRY. WHEN STOP AT A LIGHT, BACKING UP THE CAR STALLS OUT. I HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE. NOW DOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I ONLY HAVE 45000 MILES ON MY 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AROUND 39,000 MILES ALSO AM READING THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING A LOT OF EQUINOXS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT RAN OVER A PIECE OF RUBBER TIRE TREAD THAT WAS IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN PARKED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE CENTER CONSOLE BECAME INOPERABLE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,968.

THE CAR STARTED TO SOUND LIKE AN OLD JALOPY, AFTER HAVING THE CAR CHECKED OUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING WAS OFF AND IT WAS BURNING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL WITHOUT THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMING ON. THE INJECTORS ARE CLOGGED AND THE ENGINE IS ALL CLOGGED UP, SO IT'S MESSING WITH THE TIMING BELT. IT'S BEEN 2 MONTH SINCE I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE THE ENGINE NEEDS REBUILT OR REPLACED, A COMPLETE PIECE OF JUNK 3 YEARS OLD NEVER ANY WARNING FROM THE CAR ABOUT LOW OIL OR THE MANUFACTURE IT'S A TRAVESTY.

CAR STALLED, RESTARTED BUT STALLED AGAIN, RESTARTED AND STAID RUNNING BY KEEPING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL. THIS KEPT HAPPENING FOR TWO DAYS THEN WENT AWAY. PROBLEM CAME BACK ON 08/14/2015. WILL CHECK WITH DEALER.

VEHICLE FIRST STARTED CUTTING OFF WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT IS NOW CUTTING OFF EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOW FOR A WEEK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAVE A P0010 CODE. CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ISSUE IS STILL CONTINUING TO HAPPEN.

VEHICLE FIRST STARTED CUTTING OFF WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT IS NOW CUTTING OFF EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOW FOR A WEEK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAVE A P0010 CODE. CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ISSUE IS STILL CONTINUING TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BOARD WENT CRAZY. THE ECO FUEL ECONOMY LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE STABILI TRAK LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE BUTTON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE GOING UP AND DOWN ERADICALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR THEN APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN I WENT TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR, I HAD NO POWER. THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AND HOUR. ALL THE ABOVE WAS STILL HAPPENING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE AC WAS NOW BLOWING WARM AIR. IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. IN THE END THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. I REACHED SOMEWHERE SAFE AND PARKED THE CAR. I WENT TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THERE WAS A HARD LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE WHERE THEY PRINTED OUT THE CODES APPEARING FOR THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR. ( P069E, P0700, U0073, U0100) THE BATTERY IN THE CAR HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE TWICE. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE DUE TO NOT STARTING THE NEXT DAY AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE AND WORKING NORMAL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THAT EVENING THEY CALLED US BACK SAYING, " WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO EVERYTHING IS FINE." WE LOST OUR MIND AND TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECUASE THE CAR ISN'T THREE YEARS OLD AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. FURTHER, THE CAR ISN'T SAFE!! WE READ BLOGS WHERE THIS IS COMMON WITH THE EQUINOX AND INDICATED THAT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP.

THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES NOTED IN BULLETIN #12313B, WHICH AFFECTS THE 2010 AND 2011 2.4L EQUINOX. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE ENGINE BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER. A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CRANKCASE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AS OUTLINED IN BULLETIN #12313B, BUT THE 2012 MODEL YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF 10 YEARS, 120K MILES, AS OUTLINED IN THE BULLETIN. THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO LATER MODEL CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2.4L ENGINES. THE COVERAGE IS A NECESSITY DUE TO THE WEAR THAT HAS OCCURRED FROM FUEL BEING IN THE OIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SEMI-TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, UPPER AND LOWER BACK PAINS, NECK PAIN, AND ARM PAIN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,271.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPENING THE DOOR, THE CONTACT NOTICED RUST ON THE SEAM OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WITNESSED THE RUST ON ALL FOUR DOOR SEAMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON ALL FOUR DOOR HEM FLANGES AND THE RUST NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,556.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 3/30/2015 FROM CARMAX WEST SAHARA 7244. LAS VEGAS. THEY SAID THEY HAVE A 100 CHECKS THEY DO ON A CAR BEFORE THEY SELL. THIS CAR HAS ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS A RENTAL. BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW THE MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OVER AND CHANGE FLUIDS, CHECK SPARKS PLUGS AND HOSES, WIRES, AND BRAKES ETC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE CRACKED. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. 900 DOLLARS PLUS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY WERE ORIGINAL PARTS AND MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. YES I SAW THE ROTORS AND THEY WERE CRACKED.

WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND CAR CUT OFF TWO DAYS IN ROW AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING CAR FEELS LIKE IT JERKING THEN LIKE IT'S LOSING POWER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE DOOR OPEN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE KNOCKED THE CONTACT DOWN, DRAGGED HER DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, AND ROLLED OVER HER RIGHT LEG. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,500. UPDATED 8/19/15*CN UPDATED 10/18/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY INDICATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRE AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V511000 (WHEELS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I WAS STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING A TURN. I WAS THEN REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 30MPH. THIS CAUSE ME TO BE PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FRONT AND REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, ONSTAR CALL ME TO AS IF I NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION, BECAUSE THERE SYSTEM ALERTED THEM OF A AN ACCIDENT. NOW BOTH MY FRONT SEATBELTS ARE LOCKED IN PLACE AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I WAS PUSHED SO HARD INTO THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME THAT MY METAL BUMPER SUPPORT IS CRACKED 80% OF THE WAY THROUGH. I SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. WITH ALL THE DAMAGE FRONT AND REAR, THOSE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION....ONE QUART EVERY 500 MILES AND LOW OIL LAMP DOES NOT COME ON EVEN IF THREE QUARTS LOW. POOR ENGINE DESIGN HAS BEEN NOTED BUT NO RECALL. I WONDER HOW MANY OF THESE ENGINES HAVE DIE AS A RESULT OF NO OIL? WHAT ARE WE TO DO? THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY OTHERS.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-96 IN MICHIGAN AT MILE 62, I FELT AN EXPLOSION UNDER MY FEET. THERE WAS A LARGE CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES UNDERNEATH AND OUT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RAN TO SAFETY WHILE WATCHING THE VEHICLE BURN UNDERNEATH. THE AIR DRAFT FROM PASSING TRAFFIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS AT OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER HAVE TOLD US THERE IS A GOLF-BALL SIZE HOLE AND A SOFTBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE ENGINE IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS ISSUES RESULTING FROM THE FIRE (MELTED FUEL AND BRAKE LINES, CHARRED AND BUBBLED PAINT AND MELTED PLASTIC PARTS, ETC.) ALTHOUGH THIS IS COVERED BY GM WARRANTY AND THEIR INVESTIGATION "TOTALED" THE CAR , CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOT OFFERED ASSISTANCE THAT WILL COVER REPLACEMENT OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

HI, MY 2012 EQUINOX STALLED ON ME WHILE I WAS IN REVERSE. I WAS BACKING OUT A DRIVE WAY AND IT STARTED TO JERK. AFTER JERKING IT DID EVENTUALLY GO IN GEAR. ONCE I PUT IT IN DRIVE I DROVE NO LESS THEN A MILE AND THE CAR CUT OFF. I TURN IT BACK ON AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAPPEN A SECOND TIME ON 5/2/15. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WAS JERKING WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN IT STALLED OUT ON ME AGAIN. AM NOT SURE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING CONSIDERING I DO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY CAR. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE PLEASE LET ME. THANKS *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN JERKING AND IT FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING HELD BACK. I CAN HEAR/FEEL IT SHIFTING. IT DOWN SHIFTS CAUSING THE CAR TO NOTICEABLY JERK THE ENTIRE CAR. MY CAR JUST STALLED, DIED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS NOT OK. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN OPENING THE STORAGE IN THE FRONT SEAT THE LIGHT BURNS SO HOT THAT IT BURNS THE RIGHT HIP/LEG OF THE DRIVER BADLY. STEERING MAKES A SUPER LOUD RUBBING SOUND WHEN TURNING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT THAT DEALERSHIP CANNOT SEEM TO FIX.

THE EQUINOX IS BURNING OIL WAY TO FAST. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $1100 TO REPAIR THE PISTON/GASKET ISSUE AND THE GARAGE SAID THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY EQUINOX OWNER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. MY OIL IS CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 5000 MILES. *TR

THE CAR STALLED REPEATEDLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. THE CAR COULD BE RESTARTED BUT CONTINUED TO STALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

CONSUMMING ENGINE OIL CUNSUMS OIL WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS OIL IS NOT LEAKING OUT THE BOTTOM BUT OIL IS FOUND AROUND THE THROTEL BODY

THIS CAR HAS BEEN USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL FROM ABOUT 60,000 MILES. NOW IT IS USING ABOUT 2 QUARTS EVERY 1,100-1,3000 MILES.

SUDDENLY, "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT STARTED TO APPEAR WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE OVERHEAD DISPLAY SHOWED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AS OFF. NO WRECK OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL HAPPENED. BROUGHT IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER, PAID $115 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY SAID WE NEED A NEW AIRBAG SENSOR THAT WILL COST $800. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD, 45K MILES AND HAS NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE TO PAY NEARLY $1000 TO GET AN AIRBAG FIXED? I CAN'T AFFORD THIS RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO BE SURE AND THEY CONFIRMED IT ISN'T COVERED BY ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. PLEASE ADD THIS CAR TO THE AIRBAG RECALL LIST AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE INVOICE FROM THE DEALER STATING THIS PROBLEM. *TR