2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Engine Problems

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OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, CAR USES SO MUCH OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND DOESN'T ALERT YOU WHEN IT'S LOW.

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, ENGINE MAKES NOISE, NEED TO CHANGE OIL EVERY 2000 MILES, NEED TO CHECK OIL LEVEL EVERY WEEK. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY DIES WHILE DRIVING. AT 94500 CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD ONE SOLENOID REPLACED AND CHANGED THE OIL. A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE STALLED A FEW TIMES IN A PARKING LOT. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. REPLACED A 2ND SOLENOID. 3/5/19, A WEEK LITTLE OVER A WEEK IT STALLED 5 TIMES IN A PARKING LOT. PD AGAIN TO HAVE MECHANIC SCAN IT NOTHING SHOWED UP. 3/7/19 CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. 3/9/19 DROVE TO MILWAUKEE. GOT THERE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,STABIL TREK LIGHT & ENGINE POWER REDUCED NOTIFICATION. AN HOUR LATER SEEMED FINE. ON THE WAY HOME ALL THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON IN ROLLING TRAFFIC HAD TO PULL OFF BC IT DIED A COUPLE OF TIMES. LET IT SIT A BIT THEN STARTED HOME AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES GOING 60MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN A SNOW/RAIN STORM THE VEHICLE DIED, WHILE DRIVING IT. I...

I HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER EXCESSIVE USE OF OIL, ON BOTH STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING, WHILE IN MOTION, MY CAR STARTED TO CHOKE ITSELF OUT WHEN I WOULD STOP AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS OF OWNING THIS CHEVY 2011 EQUINOX, I HAVE HAD EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE. THE OIL USAGE WAS SO EXTENSIVE THAT I WAS HAVING TO PUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES OR LESS.......ALL OF THIS EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING HAS TO EXHAUST SOMEWHERE, I REACHED OUT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND ASKED THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD FIND OUT FOR ME, AND THEY RETURNED WITH A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PAPER TO FILL OUT. I HAD BEEN DOING THIS OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHEN MY EXHAUST STARTED TO CLOG CAUSING MY REAR ENGINE SEAL TO BLOW, AND LEAK EVERY BIT OF OIL OUT OF MY MOTOR, ALL OF THIS RESULTED FROM THE EXCESSIVE OIL...

I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND I WENT TO GET IT TESTED AND IT SAYS THAT IT IS A EXHAUST POSITION TIMING ISSUE. NO MECHANIC CAN FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE BY THE MANUFACTURER. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN JERKING AROUND WHEN I DRIVE, IT WON'T BACK UP AND IT BACKFIRES AND I'M TERRIFIED OF DRIVING IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BALISE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 440 HALL OF FAME AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01105, (413) 233-4668) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND A STRETCHED TIMING CHANGE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROTOCOL TO HAVE THE ENGINE OIL CHECKED EVERY 1,000 MILES TO SEE IF THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS IN THE MANUFACTURER'S PERIMETER FOR OIL USAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE OF 120,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND OIL RUNS OUT WELL BEFORE RECOMMEND OIL CHANGE AND NO LOW OIL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. CAR BURNS A LOT OF OIL AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE BUT TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS BRAND.

THE CAR HAS BEGAN USING RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL, I HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED HAVING ISSUES IT LITERALLY JUST PASSED THE 100K MILEAGE MARK AND THIS STARTED, AS IF IT WAS TIMED BY THE WARRANTY, I SEE TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE

ON 2.2.2019 AROUND 11AM I LEFT WORK RESTORATION HARDWARE OUTLET 301 W MAIN ST, CHRISTIANA, DE 19702 AND DROVE ACROSS THE STREET TO GET LUNCH AT ACME 1 UNIVERSITY PLAZA, NEWARK, DE 19702. IT WAS 28* OUT AND WE HAD A FEW DAYS OF BELOW 32*. AS I WAS LEAVING THE ACME PARKING LOT ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH. I IMMEDIATLEY STOPPED AND SHUT OFF CAR. ACROSS THE STREET WAS AN EXXON STATION ON 300 CHAPMAN RD, NEWARK, DE 19713. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID I WAS LEAKING OIL. HE PUT IN A QUART THEN ANOTHER IT CAME RIGHT BACK OUT AND SAID IT COULD BE A REAR MAIN SEAL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 'THAT STATED---- PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR THE 2010-2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX EQUIPPED WITH 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE (LAF, LEA OR LUK) 2.4L ENGINE (LAF, LEA OR LUK)...

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND SMOKING, DIED WHILE MOVING. ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO NO OIL. ADDED 1 QT OF OIL THE DAY BEFORE. LOW OIL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED WITHIN 3,000 MILES. CAR NEEDS WHOLE NEW ENGINE.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, MANUFACTURER WON'T HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE IT EXPIRED 4 MONTHS AGO, DESPITE MILEAGE BEING HALF TO REQUIREMENT. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE WARRANTY OR IT'S EXPIRATION.

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON 11/16/2015 AND I START HAVING PROBLEMS IN JUNE/2016 GOT IT FIX,THEN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AND I HAD IT REPLACED, I ALREADY SPEND LIKE 5000.00 DOLLARS NOW IT'S THE ENGINE IT WILL COST CLOSE TO 7.000.00 TO FIX IT NOW, I STILL OWE 1.500.00 JUST DO THE MATH,I WAS TOLD THAT THOSE VEHICLES CAME OUT WITH MANY IMPERFECTIONS I JUST FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX IT AND EVEN IF I DO WILL IT WORTH IT? THE VERY FIRST IT BROKE I WAS ON TRAVELING TO NEW MEXICO, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE HERE IN TOWN HWY 60 AND THE ENGINE HERE IN TOWN AS WELL.

THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE, BULLETIN #14882 IS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE AND I AM UNDER THE 10-YEAR, 120K TIME FRAME. YET APPARENTLY MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH UP SO I DON'T GET COVERAGE. HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/1899/SPECIAL-COVERAGE-ADJUSTMENT-PLUGGED-PCV-ORIFICE-IN-INTAKE-MANIFOLD-2010-2014-BUICK-CHEVROLET-GMC I WAS SOLD THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2016. I COMPLAINED ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL USE VIA EMAIL AND MY COMPLAINT WAS NEVER ADDRESSED. BULLETIN 12585C WAS RELEASED BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH OF 2016, SO JEFF BELZER CHEVROLET OF LAKEVILLE, MN SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE WITH THE PISTON ISSUE INSTEAD OF COVERING THEM. NOW THAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT SPECIAL COVERAGES, I AM OUTSIDE OF THE TIME FRAME FOR COVERAGE AND I FEEL SLIGHTED AND CHEATED. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND INSTEAD OF CHEVROLET HOLDING A SEMI-DECENT STANDARD, I AM LEFT WITH THE BILL. HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/3953/EXCESSIVE-ENGINE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-2011-CHEVROLET-EQUINOX-GMC-TERRAIN

MASSIVE OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE AND REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT

VEHICLE LEAKING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. BULLETIN NUMBER 14882 DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AS WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE BULLETIN.

I OWN 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX. ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES. FIRST OCCURRENCE STARTED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME COUPLE OF TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING OR AT STOP SIGN. MALFUNCTION ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT TURNED ON. TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT FOR AN ESTIMATE, SINCE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WILL COST AN ARM AND A LEG, BOTH SAID TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM AND I WOULD NEED TO GET A NEW MOTOR! ALSO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION YET NO SENSOR TURNS ON. CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS BUT ONLY SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!

ERROR CODE P010 CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID. ROUGH IDLE, DIES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.OR WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND TURNING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON CARS BUILT IN DIFFERENT FACTORIES, THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR MINE BECAUSE IT WASNT MADE IN ONE OF THOSE FACTORIES. HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE SINCE VEHICLE WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. CHEVY DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES

THE ENGINE IS A 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE WHICH I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPAIRED TWICE IN BASICALLY TWO YEARS BUT IF YOU LOOK ON-LINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS ENGINE MODEL. IT STARTS OFF AS A CHECK ENGINE FAULT CODE, RELATED TO EXHAUST OR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT THE ISSUE TENDS TO BE A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON-LINE, I SEE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS ECOTEC 2.4L ENGINE HAVING THIS ISSUE-AND ON DIFFERENT GM MODELS OF CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 1OWNERCAR (410 W OAK LN, GLENOLDEN, PA 19036, (610) 915-3417) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, STARTER, AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

PCV SYSTEM FREEZES CAUSING THE LOW POWER MODE (LIMP MODE) AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. ITS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND GM COVERED IT ON A FEW CARS. NEXT TIME I MAY BE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENT CHEVROLET CADILLAC (1413 HWY 62 E, MOUNTAIN HOME, AR 72653, (870) 495-2605) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IT NOW NEEDS A MOTOR I JUST GOT IT 7 MONTHS AGO FROM DEALER. NO WARRANTY. ENGINE SEIZED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND AN ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR LINK BREAKS WHENEVER I USE MY WIPERS AND THEN I NEED TO REPLACE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL IS EMPTY AFTER NO MORE THEN 2000 MILES. NEED TO ADD 4 QUARTS TO REFILL. NO LEAKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS USING THREE TO FOUR QUARTS OF OIL PER MONTH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,394. *TT*JB

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR OVER A BRIDGE. MY VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING POWER. ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER THE BRIDGE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. NEVER CAME BACK ON.I WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ENGINE CODE P228D, PREVIOUS TO THAT IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR ANOTHER ENGINE CODE P0302 WAS CAPTURED AND IN JULY OF THIS YEAR YET ANOTHER ENGINE CODE P0420 CAPTURED AS WELL, VIA A TRACKING SYSTEM THRU MY INSURANCE.

THE CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE REP STATED THAT THERE IS A "SPECIAL COVERAGE 15285 IS TIED TO YOUR VIN, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION CONCERNS YOU'VE DESCRIBED. " MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES AND PLENTY OF NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE DESPITE HAVING A REGISTERED MYCHEVROLET ACCOUNT AND A HISTORY OF CONTACT WITH CHEVY. MY MECHANIC MENTIONED A KNOWN ISSUE WITH OIL CONSUMPTION AND SUGGESTED I LOOK INTO IT WHICH BROUGHT ME TO THIS POINT. AFTER CONTACTING CHEVY, THEY SUGGESTED I PAY TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC BUT THAT I WOULD NOT BE COVERED FOR ANY SERVICES DESPITE THE KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AT 80,000 MILES, THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY BILL FOX CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 725 S ROCHESTER RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48307, (248) 266-0563). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 10 MONTHS AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN ANYTHING. IT'S ALREADY ON ITS SECOND ENGINE AND THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 14TH, NOW OCTOBER 23RD IT IS NOW NEEDING A TRANSMISSION. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF OIL CHANGES AND TUNE UPS. I'VE STALLED IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. THE CAR DIED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IS EXTREMELY LOUD AT TIMES. ALL I HAVE FOR DOCUMENTS ARE MY RECEIPTS. I'M DISABLED WITH CHILDREN AND WHEN I THOUGHT WE WERE BUYING A CAR WE BOUGHT A LOT OF PROBLEMS INSTEAD. CONSTANTLY TRYING TO STILL FIND RIDES TO DR APPTS AND SUCH. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT A RECALL HASN'T BEEN DONE YET, AFTER THE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON SAID VEHICLE.

THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT. I CARRY MY GRAND KIDS AND AM WORRIED FOR OUR SAFETY. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED DUE TO THE VERY LOW MILEAGE AND AM TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE. I KNOW OF MANY MANY HAPPENINGS. THE CARS STARTING AT ~ 5000 MILES WILL STALL OUT AT SIGNALS & ON THE ROAD. THIS WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN TO ME WHEN I REACH 5K MILES.THE CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT GM CANNOT FIX. I'M AFRAID OF A REAR END COLLISION AND FIRE. THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS AND HOPE IT GETS RECTIFIED ASAP. (XXXXX) 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)

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX I JUST PURCHASED AUG 5,2018 WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I WENT TO TURN IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN I HAD TRY COASTING INTO A SPACE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER ONLY TO LEARN THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH G MM C/CHEVROLET. UNFORTUNATELY GMC IS TURNING A DEAF EAR TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF A MAJOR INTERSTATE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND GMA IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSING TO DO A RECALL I'M PRAYING NOONE GETS KILLED BEFORE THEIR HAND IS FORCED TO MAKE THEIR PRODUCT SAFE FOR THE CONSUMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE REVERSING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM BROWNE CHEVROLET TAMPA BAY (11300 N FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612, (888) 366-5458) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL WAS BURNT OUT AND THE CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,253.

WHILE DRIVING CAR TREMBLED A LITTLE A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE IT SEEMINGLY LOST POWER, NO ACCELERSTION, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. LIGHTS REMAINED ON DASH BUT NO POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NOTHING. THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP NEAR SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THEBKEY AND CAR STARTED LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THANKFUL I WAS EXITING A PARKING LOT, AND WASNT ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE I WAS JUST A FEW HOURS PRIOR. I COULDVE BEEN KILLED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE NORMALLY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A FAILURE COULD NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FERMAN CHEVROLET 'TAMPA (9751 E. ADAMO DRIVE, TAMPA, FL 33619) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURED TIMING CHAIN AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CASE NUMBER: 8-4527816728 WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE SERVICE ROAD WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT NOTICE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND ME. THE CAR STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO PARK SAFELY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AND IT SHOWS A CODE FOR A BAD SOLENOID. THIS IS A PROMINENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE COMPLAIN ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS CAR IS STILL OUT ON THE ROAD. IT IS UNSAFE. IT WILL KILL SOMEONE EVENTUALLY. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND WILL TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN.

GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR SO WE HAVE NO AIR IN THIS SUV NOT FAIR AND IT STARTED TO JERK LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER SCARY

VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. ENGINE STARTED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, THEN WOULD NOT START. WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SAID ENGINE UNDERPOWERED. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, EVEN THOUGH NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND WE CHECKED THE OIL 3 DAYS EARLIER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY ISSUED BY GM. GM DENIED COVERAGE WITH NO EXPLANATION SENT TO ME. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FILE AN APPEAL, AND WAS GIVEN A FILE NUMBER AND TOLD SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. DESPITE ALMOST DAILY FOLLOW UP CALLS BY ME FOR A MONTH NO ONE HAS CALLED ME BACK. EACH TIME I AM TOLD IT THE CASE IS BEING HANDLED BY A...

MY TIMING CHAIN WAS MAKING NOISE. SINCE OTHER MODELS OF THE EQUINOX HAVE A BULLETIN THAT COVERS THAT REPAIR I DROVE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. ON THE WAY THERE MY ENGINE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 40MPH, CRACKING THE ENGINE BLOCK AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. GM WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO GM. IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, WORKING OFF AN ESTIMATE. I WILL ADD THE FINAL INVOICE LATER.

WHILE DRIVING AND I COME TO A STOP, , THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF AND I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO TURN TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO RUN AGAIN. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR HAD TURNED OFF. I HAD THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO, AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THEY REPLACED BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAM SOLENOID AND ALSO THE EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL ON THE CAR. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL NOW, STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT LESS THAN 100000 MILES

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ... VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT. LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND GMC WON'T FIX. THEY SAY BULLETIN FOR REPAIRS IS EXPIRED. WE DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE GMC WOULD REPAIR AND WE'VE HAD VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGES THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS.

TODAY I ADDED MY NAME TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, CASE NO. 3:17-CV-5337 THAT WAS FILED ON 9/14/17 IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST GM REGARDING MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. IF YOU'RE AFFECTED, ADD YOUR NAME AS WELL AS FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. FEB2017, I PURCHASED SAID AUTO WITH 69,684 MILES IN GOOD CONDITION. ON MY WAY TO WORK WHILE AT A RED LIGHT THE SUV SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. BEING UNABLE TO RESTART THE SUV, IT WAS TOWED ON MAY 25, 2018 TO MY MECHANIC (CB ISLAND, 589 UNION AVE, WESTBURY, NY) TO FIND THAT THERE WERE DAMAGED VALVES, A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, AND A BLOWN ENGINE AT 93,675 MILES. THIS MILEAGE IS WELL UNDER GM'S SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT MILEAGE OF 120K. THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR WAS LACK OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. BEING DILIGENT IN GETTING OIL CHANGES, THERE...

RATTLES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. SMELLS OF GASOLINE FROM VEHICLE WHEN RUNNING. THIS BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2017 AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION- MY 2011 EQUINOX HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION (AND IT LOOKS LIKE MAJORITY OF THEM DO!) CHEVY ISSUED A STATEMENT ABOUT THIS BUT IT IS NO LONGER FIXABLE AND, UNFORTUNATELY, THESE VEHICLES ARE STILL ON THE ROAD. I BOUGHT ONE THAT IS NOW DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. IT STARTED TO SHAKE AS I GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I WENT TO THE SHOP, THE SAME DAY, IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. I KEEP REGULAR OIL CHANGES ON MY VEHICLE AND MY DAD OWNS A BODY SHOP SO IT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE OIL TO BE GONE EXCEPT FOR A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE. I'M EXTREMELY UPSET THAT THIS WASN'T A FULL RECALL FROM CHEVY, THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. INSTEAD I'M OUT A VEHICLE BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER SUBMIT PAPERWORK TO GET THE FIX...

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I WENT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T START, SO I GOT IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE. THEY FOUND A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE SO THEY CHECKED THE COMPRESSION AND FOUND 0 PSI ON ALL CYLINDERS. THEY FOUND THE VALVES BENT AND TOP OF PISTONS SMASHED. EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE VEHICLE'S REPAIR COSTS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AND REPLACED THE PART. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER: 8-4214923931. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,722. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR STALLED OUT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE HOME. WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE NEXT DAY, WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND MADE IT THREE HOUSES DOWN BEFORE IT STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT JUMPED TIME, AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND MADE A MESS OF THE ENGINE. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FAILED AT 73K MILES. BOUGHT THE CAR CERTIFIED USED AT 36K TWO YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY. DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND CHEVY DEALER WON'T FIX....

THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE.THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHEN IDLE IS LOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COMMUNITY CHEVROLET BUICK (4521 UNIVERSITY AVE, CEDAR FALLS, IA 50613, (319) 277-5010) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 84120242638. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,744. *TT