NHTSA Complaint #10992572 — 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

BOUGHT USED AND THEN STARTED NOTICING OIL DISAPPEARING. TOOK TO DEALER, OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE, DEALER SAYS NORMAL USE. NO HELP FROM THE DEALER AT ALL. CONSUMPTION GOT WORSE, WENT FROM 2 QUARTS TO 4 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. IN THE MEANTIME HAD TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND NOW HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATING O2 SENSOR PROBLEM, GAS MILEAGE DROPPING TOO. AFTER RESEARCHING, THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE CAUSED BY THE OIL USE ISSUE. ENGINE PROBABLY NEEDS NEW RINGS AND PISTONS($2500 AT THE DEALER) BUT OTHER INTERNAL DAMAGE MAY BE PRESENT SO COST MAY BE EVEN MORE. I FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT GM HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY UP TO 7 YRS OR 120K MILES. SO, I AM OUT OF LUCK AND DEALER DID NOT MENTION THIS AS THIS STARTED WHILE STILL UNDER 120K MILES. CONSULTED A HONEST MECHANIC FRIEND AND HE SAYS IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. HE QUOTED $1800 FOR ENGINE AND LABOR, TURN KEY JOB, WITH A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON EVERYTHING. I TRUST HIM. ONLY CHOICE IS TO REPLACE ENGINE OR GET RID OF THE CAR.