2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

INCIDENT OCCURRED: JUNE 30, 2015 A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO COME INTO THE LEFT LANE. I HAD CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. THE TRUCK CAME OVER ADMITTEDLY AT A SPEED THAT WAS GOING SLOWER THAN THE RATE OF SPEED I HAD ON MY CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE, I FELT AS THOUGH MY CAR WAS NOT DECELERATING ENOUGH BASED ON THE PRESSURE I WAS APPLYING TO THE BRAKE. I QUICK CHECKED MY SIDE MIRROR- I WAS UNABLE TO GO AROUND THE DRIVER BECAUSE A CAR WAS NEXT TO ME AND I CHECKED MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO ENSURE I WAS NOT GOING TO BE REAR-ENDED AS WELL- KNOWING I WAS TOO CLOSE AND GOING TO COLLIDE WITH THE TRUCK DRIVER AT THIS POINT. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE AS I COULD TO THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE BUT UNFORTUNATELY STILL COLLIDED WITH THE DRIVER. MY...

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE AND SEVERAL VEHICLE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED A MODULE. THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS NOISY. IN SEPTEMBER 2014, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. IN NOVEMBER 2014, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE STEERING LOCKING UP. THE CONDENSER HAD A SMALL PIN HOLE, THAT CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OUT. THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

I HAD TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRELY NEW A.C SYSTEM AT 50K MILES. THEY PUT THE HOSE DIRECTLY ON THE ENGINE WHEN BUILDING THE CAR. THEREFORE, THE HEAT BURNED A HOLE INTO THE HOSE WHICH CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR THE ENTIRE A.C. SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, THE CAR BEGAN STALLING AND MISFIRING WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS. THEN, IT PROGRESSED TO MISFIRING WHILE CAR ACCELERATES. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF! I WAS LUCKY TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE ROAD AS I HAD MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. APPARENTLY, AT 50K MILES, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS APPARENTLY THE CAUSE FOR THE ISSUES (PER A MECHANIC). I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY ON THIS CAR 3 TIMES. I'M STILL PAYING THE...

MY ENGINE RATTLES AND MAKES A LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND ACCOMPANIED WITH THE MISFIRING AND HESITATION WITH ACCELERATION. I PREVIOUSLY WROTE A COMPLAINT AND FORGOT TO MENTION IT.

MY VEHICLE HAS SIMILAR ISSUES THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT: (1) LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN TO GAIN SPEED. ENGINE HAS HESITATED AND BACK-FIRED. (2) EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION STILL REMAINS AN ISSUES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. (3) CLANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHICH I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TURNED OUT TO BE A TIMING BELT ISSUE. VEHICLE LOST MOST POWER AND I BARELY GOT THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I WENT TO START VEHICLE NEXT DAY TO BRING TO A REPAIR SHOP, ONLY THE STARTER WAS SPINNING [ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AS I FOUND OUT THE TIMING BELT DISINTEGRATED]. BY NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM [EXTENDS FOR 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES I BELIEVE], MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION AND SAID...

THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL IN PLACE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN AND FUEL PUMP IN THIS VEHICLE. BOTH ITEMS WERE REPLACED AT 30,00 MILE AND NOW 107,000 MILES LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AND BOTH OF THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND INSTEAD OF GM RECOGNIZING THE RECALL THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN ONLY PROVIDE $300.00 TOWARDS THE REPAIR COST OF THE VEHICLE. GM SAYS WE HAVE EXCEED THE MILEAGE FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE AT NO COST AND WANT TO CHARGE US $2200.00 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS IS (12313). THE POC AT JACK EVANS DEALERSHIP IN FRONT ROYAL VA IS [XXX]. THE ONLY ASSISTANCE THE DEALERSHIP WORKED OUT WITH GM TOWARDS THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE WAS $300.00. GM NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERY SINGLE VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE THE SAME AND NOT ALL VEHICLES ARE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,980.

TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION AND MADE THE CAR GO INTO LOW POWER MODE, HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY, RESTART IT MANY TIME TO GO AGAIN. *TR

GM DID A RECALL ON THE RINGS AND PISTONS OF MY CAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT IT WAS USING TOO MUCH OIL. THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, TO KEEP ADDING OIL AND THAT THE CAR "JUST USES OIL." NOW AT 98,000 MILES LATER THEY DO A RECALL AND SAY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE RINGS AND PISTONS, WHICH IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS USING 1 - 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. COMMON SENSE AND MECHANICS TELL ME THAT IF A VEHICLE IS USING THAT MUCH OIL WHERE IS ALL THE EXHAUST AND EMISSIONS GOING, IT IS GOING THROUGH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SINCE I AM USING THREE TO FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT SHOULD BE USED, THEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS WORKING HARDER. NOW MY...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSED AS VARIABLE CAM SHAFT SOLENOIDS. SECOND OF THREE VEHICLES WE OWN THAT HAVE THIS ENGINE, THIS HAPPENED WITHIN ONE WEEK. SAME ENGINE, DIFFERENT VEHICLES, DIFFERENT DRIVERS. *TR

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE REGARDING ELECTRICAL, AUDIO, AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON AND NOW ENGINE OIL. THE ENGINE OIL WAS JUST DETECTED AT 80,000 MILES HOWEVER I HAVE COMPLAINED THAT MY CAR DOES NOT RUN RIGHT SINCE THE BEGINNING. THEY CLAIM THAT THE ENGINE IS BURNING OFF THE OIL HOWEVER I AM VERY GOOD AT GETTING MY OIL CHANGES AROUND 3000 MILES AND WHERE IS THE OIL GOING? ITS NOT IN MY GARAGE OR ON THE ENGINE? I HAVE HAD MY CAR COMPLETELY GO BLANK ON THE DASH NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ETC. I HAVE FILLED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY TO NO AVAIL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NOW MY ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR MAYBE JUST HE PISTONS? AT 80,000 MILES? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I OWNED IT FROM SEPT 2009! I THINK CHEVY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT! DISAPPOINTED. JUST...

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED WITH ABOUT 30K MILES ON IT, AT FIRST OIL CHANGE WAS TOLD OIL WAS LOW, THIS CONTINUED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL CHANGES, A FEW TIMES IT WAS FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL, NO OIL LEAK WAS FOUND, AT 39K MILES BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT 55K MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR ALMOST CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I HAD MY INFANT SON WITH ME, THE CAM SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED, 56K THEY REPLACED PISTONS, RINGS, FUEL PUMP, AND TIMING CHAIN DUE TO USING EXCESS OIL, A FEW MONTHS LATER MY AIR COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 70K MILES ON IT. ALSO HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES BY THE...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LOST ALL POWER REDUCED POWER AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. JUST CHECKED OIL ON DECEMBER 17 IT WAS FULL AND CHECKED IT ON DECEMBER 19 AND IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY OIL IN IT AND IT IS NOT LEAKING ANYWHERE ON THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE SOUTHBOUND FROM NJ TO VA MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING! AFTER BARELY AVOIDING SEVERAL COLLISIONS, THE STABILITRAC LIGHT CAME ON, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER NOTIFICATION CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30MPH, THREATENED TO STALL REPEATEDLY AND WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR INTO MY TRIP (THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS BELOW 30 DEGREES AND I HAD MY (XXX) YEAR OLD AND (XXX) YEAR OLD IN THE CAR!) AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND HAVE IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST CELENOID ACTUATORS AT A TOTAL COST OF $644.05 *JS PARTS 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).

SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING & SERVICE ENGINE STAYS LIGHT IS ON, ENGINE HAS LOW POWER OR IS IDLING ROUGH WITH A WHINING NOISE FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MODEL 2010 EQUINOX, HAS A COUPLE OTHER RECALLS THAT ALSO TIE INTO THE CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ALSO I RECENTLY WENT TO ADJUST THE VENT AND THE BUTTON DISAPPEARED INTO THE DASH. WHAT'S THIS. IT'S SOMETHING NEW EVERY WEEK NOW. NO KNOW CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT, DESPITE DIAG. TESTS. MY FUEL MILEAGE IS ALSO SHORTENED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS ON A STRICT MAINT. SCHEDULE. *TR

CAR BATTERY CONSTANT DRAINS, CAR WONT START UPON HOT/COLD WEATHER...BCM MIGHT BE THE CAUSE-BODY CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER, CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAS STALLED, NOCKING SOUND WHEN AC/HEATER IS ON ,BURNING SMELL.BATTERY REPLACED AND NOT THE PROBLEM, ALT ALSO CHECKED AND IS WORKING GOOD. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHARGE THE BATTERY TO CHARGE THE COMPUTER TO GET THE CAR TO START. *TR

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

I PURCHASED MY CAR AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2013, A MONTH LATER MY WIFE NOTICED THE CAR SOUNDED LOUDER THAN USUAL SO I CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. I QUICKLY ADDED OIL AND PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE ASAP. I CALLED UP THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASSURED ME AN OIL CHANGE IS DONE BEFORE EVERY PURCHASE. I ROUTINELY CHECK THE OIL AND ADD ABOUT A QUART A MONTH. AT THE END OF JULY 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THE AC CHECKED OUT AND I ASKED THE SERVICE CENTER TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE SINCE IT WAS LOSING ABOUT A QUART A MONTH. I GET THE CAR BACK A WEEK LATER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THAT I BRING IT BACK FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE FOR AN INSPECTION. THIS WAS...

PURCHASED SUV IN FEB. LOVE IT AND GREAT SUV. HAD OIL CHANGED IT NEVER ALERTS WHEN OIL IS LOW, BUT MUST KEEP CHECK CAUSE COMPUTER AND ACTUAL AMOUNT DO NOT CORRESPOND. EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TIME THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WORKS. ONE DAY TOOK PERSON HOME ONLY LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT CURB AS TURNING AROUND. TRAFFIC WAS COMING IT HAD COMPLETELY CUT OFF, WAITED A MINUTE RESTARTED. JUST KNEW I WOULD GET HIT. AS MORE MILES, IT LOSES MORE POWER, GETTING ON INTERSTATE I HAVE TO MEASURE TRAFFIC TO ENSURE I CAN GET ON IN ORDER NOT TO GET HIT. LOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT AFRAID IF KEEP MORE MILES LESS POWER. *TR

I AM LOSING A LOT OF OIL WITHIN THE 3000 MILES BEFORE I CHANGE IT. MY CAR IS LOSING POWER IT STALLS IT RUNS VERY LOUDLY AND IT KNOCKS A LITTLE. I PUT AT LEAST 12 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES AND IT'S NOT LEAKING BECAUSE I CHECKED THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF OIL ANYWHERE NOT EVEN OUT OF MY TAIL PIPE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS CROSS-CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE OIL. THE MIXTURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY AND ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS IN THE MORNING FOR THE FIRST 15-20 SECONDS YOU COULD HEAR A LOAD RATTLING NOISE THEN THE NOISE GOES AWAY. I HAD CHANGE THE OIL FROM SYNTHETIC TO REGULAR 5W30 BECAUSE WHEN I DRAINED THE CRANK CASE THE ONLY THING I HAD LEFT WAS 1.5 QT, IM TRYING WITH THE REGULAR OIL TO SEE WHAT IT DOES .I HEAR THAT MANY EQUINOX OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORTED ,MAYBE ITS A PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES OWNERS. *TR

WHILE AT RED LIGHT, I WENT TO PULL OUT AND CAR JUST TURNED OFF. AND HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START AND HAD TO DO IT AGAIN. *JS

PURCHASED A 2010 EQUINOX,NEW WITH 23 MILES, NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT I HAD TO PUT OIL IN SEVERAL TIME WHEN I FILLED UP WITH GAS. TOOK IN FOR 3,00 MILE CHECK WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS, I ALWAYS CARRIED OIL WITH ME AND GO OIL CHANGES EVERY 1,500 TO 2,000 MILE. CAR FINALLY BROKE DOWN THIS WEEKEND AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED. SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, IT NO LAUGHING MATTER TO SPEND 25,000 TO 30,000 ON A CAR AND IT FALLS APART AT 71,000 AND I AM NOT EVEN THROUGH PAYING FOR IT. *JS

I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STABILITRAC AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD MORE THAN A HALF MILE PER HOUR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 1 MONTH AGO PRE OWNED FROM THE DEALER. IT HAD GONE THRU THE GENERAL MOTORS 117 POINT INSPECTION TEST BEFORE I BOUGHT IT... I ONLY PUT ON 1000 MILES SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *JS

AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS STARTING IN 2011 TO CURRENT RECENT ISSUE ON 30/2014. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL "REPAIRS" AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHIFTS HARD/DELAYED WHILE DRIVING, EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OIL IS CHANGED AND ADDED BEFORE EVERY 3,000 MILES OR SOONER IN RECENT MONTHS DUE TO LOW OIL AND ENGINE MAKING "KNOCKING" SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECENT NOISE AND ENGINE LIGHT. THEY ARE STATING IT NEEDS ENGINE WORK DONE FOR OIL BEING "BURNED" IN ENGINE THROUGH THE EXHAUST IN EXCESS OF $1600. LISTED SEVERAL ITEMS THAT NEED REPAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 06/10/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOT DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENTIRE DASH LIT UP AND CAR STALLED. MESSAGES INCLUDED SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE ABS, ENGINE LIGHT, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I LOST POWER, POWER BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING AND COASTED VEHICLE TO A STOP. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES BUT FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO TURN OVER, ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT DROVE TO DEALER. VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATED, IT WAS SLOW AND JERKY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THEY PLUGGED IN THEIR TECH CODE READER AND DETERMINED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. I WAS GIVEN A CONCIERGE VEHICLE AND INFORMED IT WOULD TAKE THEM THE WEEKEND TO FIX. WHEN I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP THEY CHARGED ME SAYING THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND TRIED TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THE RENTAL AND...

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY CHEVY EQUINOX I HAVE HAD ENGINE TROUBLE RELATED TO THE OIL SYSTEM. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I WAS INITIALLY GIVEN THE RUN AROUND IN REGARDS TO A SOLUTION. THE ENGINE NOISE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME THAT MY CAR NEEDED SOME TYPE OF REPAIR. MY PERSISTENCE ENABLED ME TO FINALLY HAVE THE PROBLEM SOLVED. I CANNOT BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THAT EVENT, BUT KEEPING THAT INCIDENT IN MIND LEADS TO THE NEXT. I LATER BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION (SEVERAL MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD). DURING PERIODS IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES I BEGAN TO PUT MORE AND MORE OIL IN MY CAR. THIS DIDN'T MAKE SINCE MY TRAVEL WAS LOCAL AND NOT MUCH. ( I HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK SINCE LAST JUNE 2013). THAT TIME I DECIDED OR I WILL SAY INSISTED THE DEALER LOOK FURTHER INTO THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS...

WHY DON'T YOU LET A PERSON TELL THE COMPLETE STORY? MY ENTRY ABOUT CHEVY EQUINOX COULD CAUSE FATALITIES AND YOU CUT ME OFF AFTER I SPEND TIME TO TYPE IT ALL OUT. I AM SAVING IT TO A WORD FILE IF ANYONE THERE IS INTERESTED, CONTACT ME AT[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH MY 2010 EQUINOX. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES REGARDING THE OIL LEVEL BEING LOW AND A LOUD NOISE AND TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK AND SLIPPING. ALSO EXPERIENCING GAS SMELL WHILE I'M DRIVING OR WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO IT'S NOT NORMAL FOR THE ENGINE TO LOSE 3 QUARTS OF OIL OUT OF 5QTS WITHIN 3000 MILES. STARTED NOTICING THE LOST OF OIL MAY OF 2013. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACE THE ENGINE AND OTHER PARTS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT REPAIR. JULY OF 2013 SAME PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN, LOST OF OIL AGAIN, AND THEN THEY REPLACE FRONT DRIVE AXLE INNER SHAFT SEAL. ALSO TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP FOR OIL LOST ON DEC.31, 2013 FOR LOSING 3 QTS OIL OUT OF 5QTS. THEY TELL US THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SAID THEY...

AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS LOOSING OR USING OIL. CARRIED TO THE SHOP AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. AT 50,000 MILES ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CARRIED TO THE SHOP, FOUND THAT TIMING CHAIN BRACKET HAD BROKEN. REPLACED TIMING CHAIN, BRACKET , AND GASKETS. TWO MONTHS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS AGAIN. TAKE IT TO SHOP. RAN DIE THROUGH ENGINE TO FIND OUT WHERE OIL LOSS IS , CHECKED TIMING CHAIN AGAIN, CHANGED OIL, CHECKED FUEL PUMP, READING FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS O2 SENSOR BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. CAR COMPUTER FIRST SAYED STABILIZER BAR NEEDED CHECKING. GOT THAT LIGHT OFF AND CAR WILL AT LEAST GO OVER 30MILES PER HOUR BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. GOT TO CARRY IT BACK TO THE GARAGE. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,367.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCV POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION HAD SEIZED, WHICH OVER PRESSURIZED THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO MALFUNCTION. THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

JUST BOUGHT AND BEING TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DEFOGGERS AND ALL THE WINDOWS ARE FOGGING A LOT . TRIED TO CRACK THE WINDOWS TO VENT THE OUT THE CAR NO HELP. INSTRUMENT PROBLEMS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE AT 28000 MILES. HAD SERVICED BUT AFTER SEVERAL MILES NOISE STARTED AGAIN. NOISE CONTINUES SO SERVICE IS NEEDED(10-2-13). I HAD SEVERAL GASKETS, SEAL, BOLTS,FUEL PUMP(WHICH WAS LEAKING RAW FUEL INTO INSIDE OF ENGINE), BALANCE CHAIN, TIMING CHAIN, GUIDE FOR TIMING CHAIN(WHICH GUIDE AND DEBRIS FELL IN OIL PAN), AND TWO TENSIONER REPLACED AS WELL AS OIL LIFE MONITOR RECALL UPDATE. HERE I AM NEARLY 3 MONTHS LATER AND MY 2010 EQUINOX IS IN SHOP(12-31-13) AND CAN'T BE DRIVEN DO TO LOUD NOISES, LOSE OF POWER FUEL AND OIL, AS WELL AS STALLING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON CONTINUALLY. I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR AND MODEL EQUINOX AS MINE TO BE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS AS MINE AT SAME MILEAGE. I FOUND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE DONE BY LEAKING FUEL PUMP. SO...

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIMING CHAIN RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN WAS INSTALLED ON APRIL 24, 2013. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, STALLING AND SHAKING AND RATTLING WHILE IT WAS IN IDLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HIM, THE RECALL WAS SERVICED DURING THE APRIL 24, 2013 VISIT. ON NOVEMBER 22,2013 ANOTHER TIMING CHAIN WAS INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE APRIL 2011. THE DEALER REPLACED A WORN COMPRESSOR, THE BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS, OXYGEN SENSOR, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, INTAKE ACTUATOR, INTAKE SOLENOID AND THE TRANSFER CASE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE FUEL PUMP AND CAM SHAFT WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK AFTER 3 MONTHS AND 3000 MILES SINCE THEY REPLACED MY DRIVE CHAIN AND ADDED OIL I EXPERIENCED NO HEAT AND TRANSMISSION IRREGULARITY. ADDED 4 QTS OF OIL AND CALLED CHEVY DEALER. TOOK IT IN AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE RINGS AND VALVES WHICH WERE LEAKING OIL INTO THE CRANKCASE AND I WAS BURNING THE OIL. IT WILL TAKE A WEEK TO FIX. THEY GAVE ME A FREE RENTAL CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *TR

TOOK A ROAD TRIP AND THE ENGINE WAS MAKING NOISE HALF WAY THROUGH. CHECKED OIL DIPSTICK WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME AND NO OIL REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK! THE 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX IS A LEMON!! STAY AWAY *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I PURCHASED A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX ON 4/1/2013. I HAVE SINCE HAD A FEW ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE TIMING BELT REPLACED DUE TO KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. I THANK THE GOOD LORD THAT IT WAS UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING OIL LOSS. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IT HAS BEEN USING OIL BETWEEN THOSE CHANGES. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT CHANGED, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK WHEN THEY CHECKED IT PRIOR TO DOING THE CHANGE. I HAVE ALSO GONE WITHOUT A DEFROSTER AS WELL. HAVEN'T THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT SINCE I HAVEN'T NEEDED IT YET BUT NOW THE WEATHER IS CHANGING AND I KNOW I AM GOING TO NEED IT REAL SOON. BUT GUESS WHAT. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT, MINE DOESN'T FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. I F...

CAR MADE NOISE AND ENGINE STARTED TO STOP. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF FREEWAY, TURNED OFF KEY AND CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS, DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE, THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE, AND THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX (PURCHASED 05/2010) HAS CONTINUOUSLY HAD ISSUES WHEN IDLING OR AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY OR IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT. SOMETIMES THIS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL. THIS HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY SCARY AND PROBLEMATIC ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ON THE BAY BRIDGE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHAT IS PARTICULARLY FRUSTRATING IS WHAT I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TEAM - "IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE LOW ON OIL." WHEN I EXPLAIN THAT I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 1,500 MILES AGO AND TOPPED OFF THE OIL A WEEK BEFORE, THEY SAID, "WELL THIS CAR BURNS A LOT OF OIL, AND YOU WERE DOWN A QUART. YOU SHOULD JUST CHECK IT EVERY WEEK AND KEEP TOPPING IT OFF." NO CONCERN FOR THE FACT THAT I AM DOING THIS, AND IT IS STALLING. NO CONCERN FOR...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CODE P 0010 WAS FOUND DURING A SCAN BY THE DEALER. CONTACTED GM FOR THE 100,000 POWER TRAIN WARRANTY THEY OFFER ON THIS VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SOLENOID IS NOT COVERED AND WILL COST MY 108.75 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS SCAN AND 157.00 FOR THE PART, WHY IS GM OFFERING THE POWERTRAIN 100,000 WARRANTY ON THERE ENGINES WHEN ONLY CERTAIN PARTS ARE COVERED. IS THERE ANY RECALLED ON THE ENGINES FOR THE CHEVY EQUINOX ENGINE MADE IN 2010. *TR

2.4 L ENGINE FUEL PUMP PLUNGER SEAL IS DEFECTIVE. ALLOWS GASOLINE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE, THINNING THE OIL. THIS CAUSES ENGINE BEARING SURFACES TO WEAR THROUGHOUT(BASICALLY RUINING THE ENGINE). ENGINE PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION BEGAN AND SYMPTOMS INCLUDED ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE KNOCK, POOR ACCELERATION AND STALLING. MY WIFE HAD A CLOSE INCIDENT WHEN HER CAR STALLED AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE REPORTED THAT HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAWS EQUINOX STALLED OUT ON A DETROIT EXPRESSWAY - WALK HOME! THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY ENGINE WAS REPLACED AFTER 5 SERVICE VISITS IN AUGUST 2012. TODAY, GM HAS SENT LETTERS TO ALL 2010 AND 2011 CUSTOMERS DETAILING THE "MAY HAVE THIS CONDITION - COULD CAUSE ENGINE RUN-ON OR ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE", WHICH IS TRUE, BUT A VERY WEAK AND UNNACEPTABLE EXPLANATION FOR WHAT REALLY CAN HAPPEN. GM IS "EXTENDING" WARRANTY MILEAGE ON BOTH 2010 AND 2011 EQUINOX VEHICLES...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER BEGAN OBSERVING THE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR OVER A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. ON APRIL 12, 2012, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR. AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PISTONS AND THE RINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS A MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTION, BUT THE REPAIR WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINES WERE CAST, THERE WAS SAND LEFT IN THE ENGINE AND SINCE THE ENGINE WAS NOT FLUSHED, IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE...