NHTSA Complaint #11297335 — 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11297335
Vehicle	2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 6, 2019
Date Filed	January 6, 2020
Mileage	178,114 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

HAVE HAD ONGOING OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. REPLACED SOLENOIDS, CAM SHAFT ACUATORS, ADDED OIL ALL THE TIME. CAR BURNS OVER 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 5000 MILES. TOOK TODAY TO DEALER FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, CAR BURNED 3-4 QUARTS IN LAST 1300 MILES. CAR LITERALLY DIED THERE AFTER THEY DID TEST AND PUT OIL IN (WOULD NOT RESTART) WAS TOLD TIMING CHAIN AND PISTONS (AT LEAST) WOULD NEED REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $3400 AT LEAST. IF ENGINE NEEDS COMPLETE REDO OVER $5000. THIS ISSUE WAS PREVALENT ON ALL CHEVY EQUINOX MODEL YEARS 2010-2-13 WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THEM AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS ERE GIVEN TO THESE OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM BEING TOLD 2014 (WIT EXACTLY SAME MOTOR AND SAME ISSUES ) IS NOT COVERED BY GM. A SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCH YIELDS SIGNIFCANT DATA DESCRIBING EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE (2014 CHEVY EQUINOX) WITH THE 2.4 LITER 4 CYLINDER MOTOT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING IN MY CAR FOR OVER 2-3 YEARS. IT FIONALLY KILLED MY MOTOR.

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