NHTSA Complaint #10808182 — 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10808182 |
| Vehicle | 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | GA |
Consumer Description
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM/CHEVROLET IN AUGUST 2015 REGARDING OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES IN MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX (SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: SB-15285). I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THIS ISSUE MONITORED FOR THIS AS I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY 1,000 MILES FOR MONITORING BEFORE THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE GOTTEN A CHECK ENGINE CODE P0420 WHICH RELATES TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY EQUINOX HAS JUST AT 84,500 MILES ON IT AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARRANTY IS ONLY 80,000. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD THE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING. AFTER SPEAKING WITH MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS I UNDERSTAND AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND PISTON ISSUES HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM YET GM/CHEVROLET IS TELLING ME THEY WILL ONLY HELP ME APPROXIMATELY $200 TO HELP WITH THE NEW CONVERTER. THEY MUST KNOW THIS IS WHAT'S CAUSED THIS ISSUE AS IT APPEARS THAT A LOT THE 2010 EQUINOX HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND PROBLEMS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR GM/CHEVROLET TO FIX THE CONVERTER ON MY EQUINOX AT 100% THEIR COST AS IT HAS HAD MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES INCLUDING TRANSMISSION (COVERED UNDER A BULLETIN LISTED ON YOUR SITE HERE) , CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR (COVERED UNDER A BULLETIN LISTED ON YOUR SITE HERE), ETC. THE CONVERTER PER QUOTES ARE ANYWHERE FROM $600-$1,200 WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR AN ISSUE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE THEY KNOW ABOUT, BUT HAVE TO MONITOR FIRST BEFORE THEY WILL FIX IT.
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