2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Engine Problems

I CALLED IN THIS COMPLAINT. RECEIVED A NUMBER ODI11090436. ON 2/01/2018 AFTER DARK I WAS ON A 4-LANE GOING 60-65 MPH., MY CAR'S ACCELERATION SUDDENLY WENT DOWN AND THE ENGINE STARTED CHUGGING. I BRAKED, DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED. NO CHUGGING WHILE IN PARK. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN CEDAR FALLS, IA. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. WHEN ASKED HOW OFTEN THIS PARTICULAR SHOP SEES THIS SPECIFIC BREAK-DOWN, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THEY ARE SEEING THIS MANY, THAT OTHER DEALERSHIPS WOULD BE SEEING THIS PATTERN REPEATED AS WELL. MY QUESTION IS WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN FLAGGED TO GENERAL MOTORS? I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ONE CLOSE BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A SUDDEN EVENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A COUPLE OF OTHER...

TIMING BELT FAILED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE FIRST TIME BEING FIXED. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED AT APPROX 123K, SECOND TIME IT HAS FAILED IS APPROX 179K. THERE IS AN ONGOING OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE OIL ISSUE THAT WAS NOT PUBLICALLY ANNOUNCED AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY IT WASNT IF IN FACT THIS IS AN ISSUE. TIMING BELT SHOULD NOT FAIL TWICE . TOOK VEHICLE IN TO SHOP AFTER VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND JUMPING WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, IN DRIVE WITH THE BREAKS ON. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE, VECHICLE WOULD DRIVE BUT HAD SEVERE LOSS IN POER AND WAS VIBRATING THE WHOLE TIME. UPON TAKING TO THE SHOP AND HAVING AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS INDEED STRETCHED OUT AND WOULD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (DAVE WHITE CHEVROLET, 5880 MONROE ST, SYLVANIA, OH 43560) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE ABNORMALLY LOUD WINDING AND KNOCKING NOISES. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL DISPENSER WAS EMPTY AND MORE OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN/BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WIPER BLADE MOTOR STOPPED WORKING IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR. I WAS ON A ROAD I KNOW SO WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF SAFELY. IF I DIDN'T KNOW THIS ROAD I AM POSITIVE I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE MANIFOLD WAS CHANGED IN 2013. TODAY IS MARCH 22, 2018. LAST WEEK I HAD THE MANIFOLD CHANGED AGAIN. CRACKED AGAIN. THERE WERE FUMES COMING INTO THE PASSENGER AREA. THE CAR IS IN THE REPAIR GARAGE AGAIN BECAUSE THE FUMES ARE EVEN WORSE. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A LOUD TICKING SOUND. IT USES A LOT OF OIL. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. THEY DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND SAID THE OIL USE WAS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. HOW CAN THIS BE NORMAL RANGE WHEN I PUT A COUPLE QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES. THIS CAR IS JUNK.

2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DECLINED ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING MULTIPLE OWNERS. *JS

THE 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX I OWN STARTED TO IDLE REALLY HIGH THEN REALLY LOW AND MADE THE CAR SPEED UP AND THEN THE IDLE SPEED WOULD DROP TO A POINT WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. YOU WOULD HAVE NO PEDAL CONTROL AT ALL JUST ROLLING ALONG ON A CITY STREET. IT HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE AND WAS VERY SCARY IN BUSY TRAFFIC. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD SPECIAL COVERAGES ON THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT.(EVEN THOUGH I OWNED THE CAR AT THE TIME THE SPECIAL COVERAGES WERE RELEASED). THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT CHEVROLET WAS WELL AWARE THAT THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. (I ALREADY NEW THAT WITH OIL CHANGES AND HAVING TO ADD A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES). THE DEALERSHIP ALSO INFORMED ME THAT CHEVROLET, NEW THAT THE TIMING CHAIN...

OIL CONSUMPTION, ROUGH IDLE, BAD TICKING ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK, STALLED.

PCV ORIFICE FROZEN WITH ICE, CAUSED CRANKCASE OVERPRESSURIZATION AND BLEW OUT REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL, LOST ALL ENGINE OIL. VEHICLE WAS ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH.

I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS ON MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX DUE TO VERY LARGE CRACKS. THE CAR HAS AROUND 90,000 MILES ON IT AND I REALOZE IT'S 7 YEARS OLD, BUT I TALE PRETTY GOOD CARE OF IT AND GET REGULAR MAINTENCE USUALLY AT AN ACTUAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME I EXPRESSED MY SUPRISE TO THE MECHANIC WHEN HE YOLD ME THERE WAS A VERY LARGE CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT CHEVY EQUINOXES ARE WIDELY KNOWN TO GO THROUGH MANIFOLDS QUICKLY AND FREQUENTLY, AGAIN THIS WAS AT AN ACTUAL CHEVY SERVICE STATION AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE SECOND TIME LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TH AAA CERTIFIED CARE CARE CENTER AND AGAIN SAME THING, MANIFOLD LARGE CRACK MUST BE REPLACED AND AAA...

EVER SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IT IS A LEMON. I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS AS WELL AS RESEARCH THAT GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF. FROM THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND EVEN SMELLS LIKE BURNING CAUSING ODOR WHICH IS VERY STRONG, STALLING ISSUES WHERE MY CAR HAS EVEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AFTER A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IN, THE ENGINE TICKING STILL DOES AND STALLING EVEN WITH NEW ENGINE PUT IN HAVE VIDEO OF THE SOUNDS IT MAKES THAT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AFTER ALL THIS TIME AND THE CLATTERING NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. I HAVE CONTACTED GM NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH ME NOR MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THEY STILL...

I OWN A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS AWD WITH ROUGHLY 86,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING BACK AN APPOINTMENT THIS MORNING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THE "ENGINE REDUCED POWER"/"SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM" LIGHTS TURNED ON. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MORNING TRAFFIC THAT WAS GOING 70MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) AND HIGHER. THE VEHICLE'S RPM REDUCED SUDDENLY AND DRASTICALLY, AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO SUSTAIN 40MPH. I WAS ALONE. I COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY AS QUICKLY AS I COULD, STOPPED AT THE MULTI-LANE INTERSECTION, AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I COULD NOT RESTART IT. IT WAS 9 DEGREES OUTSIDE WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND, AND THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING IN THE VEHICLE, TOO. THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO WAIT OUTSIDE TO DIRECT TRAFFIC SO THAT I WOULD NOT GET HIT. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. AFTER THE TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT...

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING THROUGH AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS UNABLE TO FINISH. MY CAR FAILED THANKFULLY WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT ANY TIME EVEN WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR OR ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL BETWEEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES IT RESULTS IN ISSUES WITH THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ENGINE ISSUES AND ULTIMATELY FAILURE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED BY GM FOR THE KNOWN ISSUE BUT NO INFORMATION WAS EVEN SENT TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUE SO THAT I COULD BE MADE AWARE OF IT AND MONITOR THE PROBLEM.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE IS HAVE PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION, EXHAUST FUMES COMING OUT OF THE HEATER AND A RATTLING NOISE. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP IN THE CAR MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT WORTH FIXING BECAUSE THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL KEEPS GIVING PROBLEMS. HE SAID HE WORKED ON THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES IN EVERY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. HE SAID IT'S NOT WORTH PUTTING THE MONEY INTO AND THAT THAT YEAR WAS A FAULTY CAR AND TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE REPORTS. I LOOKED ONLINE NO RECALL SO I'M WONDERING WHY MULTIPLE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME SITUATION. HE SAID HE SPOKE WITH MY CAR DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. AND JUST TODAY MY VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. I'M WORKING ON GETTING A PROBLEM.

MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS A REALLY BAD TICKING COMING FROM THE TIMING BELT AREA. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IDLING ROUGH AND ITS VERY LOUD DO TO THE TICKING COMING FROM SIDE OF ENGINE. IT SOUND LIKE A 30 YEAR OLD CAR AND ITS BEEN DOING IT SINCE 66,000 MILES

STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND VEHICLE DROPPED FROM 65 TO 25 MPH INSTANTLY DRIVING ON HIGHWAY

IN 2014 FAILED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST GOT WORK DONE ON ENGINE REPLACING PISTON AND ETC NOW I HAD (1/2018 ) VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF AT STOP SIGNS OR LIGHTS .TOOK VECHICLE TO PERSONAL MECHANIC IT WAS DOWN A QUART OR OIL BUT WASN'T DUE FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE TILL 109.000 MILES .CAR WAS AT 106,000 MILES AT THIS TIME. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED AN UPPER FUEL PUMP,CAM SHAFT , TIMING CHAIN SET.AND PLUGS MISFIRED. AFTER CALLING GMC I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD NO WARRANTIES LEFT. SO I CALLED THE CHEVY CERTIFIED DEALER WHO PERFORM THE ENGINE WORK IN 2014 . I WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WARRANTY ONLY LAST FOR A YEAR AND THAT I HAVE SPECIAL COVERAGE STILL LEFT THAT MAY APLLY BUT WOULD HAVE TO BE INSPECTED BY THEIR SPECIALIST AND $100 FEE.NOW MIND YOU MY CAR WAS ALREADY BEING WORKED ON AT MY PRIVATE MECHANIC .AFTER PAYING...

WITHOUT WARNING MY CHECK OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I HAD LESS THAN A BLOCK TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE MY ENGINE FAILED. AFTER HAVING IT INSPECTED BY 3 DIFFERENT INSPECTORS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY PCV VALVE FROZE AND CAUSED MY REAR MAIN SEAL TO LEAK ALL MY OIL VERY RAPIDLY. THIS IN TURN CAUSED MY ENGINE TO SEIZE. THIS PVC ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS SOMETHING GM NEEDS TO TAKE OWERSHIP OF AND CORRECT! THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD!

VEHICLE RUNNING ERRATIC,OIL LEAKS FROM REAR MAIN SEAL ,SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 ,PROBLEM CAUSED FROM PCV SYSTEM, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN TRAFFIC

HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO OVER HEATING OF THE ENGINE/EXHAUST AS A RESULT OF THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION (SEPT 2017). STABILITRAK SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER AND SPEED WHILE DRIVING (JAN 2018).

THROTTLE BODY ONE YEAR AFTER I HAVE THE CYCLONE RINGS REPLACE. THE ENGINE LOST POWER IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSTATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN AUDIBLE TICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER CLASSIC CHEVROLET (6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH (440-602-6020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL WAS BLOWN DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE PCV. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF DRIVING IN EXTREMELY LOW WEATHER TEMPERATURES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,500. *TT *TR

OIL CONSUMPTION - HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE WARNING OIL PRESSURE LOW - STOP ENGINE. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS ONLY COVERED BEFORE 120,000 MILES OR BY SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL SERVICE CHARGES AND TIMING OF ADDITIONAL OIL USED. TALKED WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER TO REIMBURSE FOR CHARGES INCURRED.

GM RECALL 11195A - POOR DRIVABILITY/ SAFETY/ EMISSIONS RECALL FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOIDS. MY 2.4L 2011 EQUINOX (APPROX. 47,000 AT PURCHASE 11/16 & 71,000 CURRENT) IS NOW AT DAYS CHEVROLET IN ACWORTH GA. DUE TO 1) SHUTTING OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, 2) STALLING AT IDLE (FWD & REV). I INITIALLY VISITED DAYS ON 12/22/17 TO START AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST RELATED TO 15285C, AS MY CAR PRESENTED WITH STALLING/HESITATION/SURGING AND LOSS OF 3 QTS OIL. AS OF TODAY (1/3/18), I RETURNED TO DAYS WHEN IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP'S DIAGNOSIS IS INTAKE & EXHAUST CAMSHAFT SOLENOID FAILURE. I SUSPECTED THIS BASED ON CODE P0010 RECORDED BY MY DIAGNOSTIC UNIT. SO I GOT A RENTAL, LEFT MY CAR FOR THE CAMSHAFT REPAIRS, AND RESEARCHED RECALLS. THE 2011 2.4L HAS MANY KNOWN ENGINE/POWERTRAIN/SAFETY ISSUES. LO AND BEHOLD, I FOUND THE RECALL ON THE CAMSHAFT DIAGNOSIS. IT READS...

ENGINE OIL IS BURNING BY PASSING THROUGH AND GOING OUT THE EXHAUST.

GM 2.4 ECOTEC ENGINE PLUGGED PCV VALVE. VALVE WAS FOUND BY DEALER AS BEING FROZEN SHUT CAUSING THE CRANKCASE TO PRESSURIZE AND BLOW OUT THE READ CRANK SHAFT SEAL COSTING $1817 TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM FOR GM. OTHER MAKES AND MODELS OF A SEVERAL YEAR SPAN WITH THE ECOTEC 2.4 HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 TO COVER TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. GM IS REFUSING TO COVER THIS ENGINE BECAUSE IT WASN'T PART OF THE "SPECIAL RECALL" ISSUED MARCH 2015. IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL THE ECOTEC 2.4 ENGINES. HAD THIS VEHICLE BEEN ON A HIGHWAY OR HEAVY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OR SEIZED DUE TO LACK OF OIL. THIS ECOTEC ENGINE HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS RESULTING IN RECALLS. TIMING CHAINS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT TO PISTON RINGS WEARING AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL...

THE VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED SEVERAL ENGINE FAILURE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. SEVERAL SENSORS AND MODULE HAVE GONE OUT, COSTS OF OVER $1500.00 TO DATE. FAULTY ELECTRICAL PANEL FAILED TO INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON OIL, AND OVERHEATING. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND WITHIN A MONTH, THE OIL HAD DEPLETED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. NONE OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS SIGNALED AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING, THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE FROZE UP AND IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE MECHANIC SAID THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD TWO QUARTS OF OIL BUT WAS NOT SIGNALING ANY OIL PROBLEMS AND IT SHOULD HAVE. THE SENSORS AND ELECTRIC PANEL WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER NEVER DISCLOSED ANY RECALLS TO ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. THE MECHANIC IS GETTING THE HISTORY TOGETHER OF WORK PERFORMED. I WILL UPLOAD AS I GET THEM.

3 COMPLAINTS CONTAINED WITHIN - COMPLAINT #1 - I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH CAM SHAFT ACTUATORS AND EXHAUST ISSUES IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND TO ALSO GO INTO "LIMP" MODE ON THE INTERSTATE. GOING 70MPH AND THE ENGINE GOING INTO LIMP MODE IS DANGEROUS. THANKFULLY THERE WERE ALERT DRIVER AROUND ME THAT WERE ABLE TO HELP ME GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANES SAFELY. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS VEHILCE FOR SOME OF THESE ISSUES - BUT CONVENIENTLY - MY VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. THREE DIFFERENT GM/CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS HAVE WORKED ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE CONTACTED GM ON MY BEHALF - BUT GM HAS COVERED NO FIXES AND I HAVE BEEN OUT OVER $2000 ON THESE FIXES THAT WERE COVERED UNDER RECALLS - BUT NOT ON MY VEHICLE. 2ND COMPLAINT - I NOW HAVE FUEL PUMP ISSUES. AGAIN, A RECALL WAS...

CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2011 USES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I HAVE TO ADD OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I KEEP EXTRA OIL ON HAND ALWAYS. THE CAR MAKES RATTLING NOISE AT START UP AND JUST DOESN'T SOUND GOOD WHEN RUNNING. IT RUNS SLUGGISHLY. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAD TO ADD OIL BETWEEN CHANGES TO MY PREVIOUS CAR WHEN IT WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND. I WENT TO HAVE OIL CHANGED AND THERE WAS NONE ON THE DIPSTICK. I HAD NO IDEA. WHEN I ADD OIL THE RATTLING SEEMS TO GO AWAY FOR A WHILE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR OR REPLACE THE MOTOR IF THE OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSES THE NEED FOR THAT.

ENGINE BALANCE CHAIN WEARS AND STRETCHES, WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT WOULD CAUSE THE CHAIN TO BREAK AND CAUSING FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE.

WE HAVE OWNED A 2011 SINCE 2014 AND IN THE BEGINNING OF 2015 WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO A CHEVY DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR OIL BETWEEN 1, 000 AND 2,000 MILES AND CONSTANTLY CARRYING AROUND OIL "JUST IN CASE". IN AUGUST, 2017, WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCING THE STALLING AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS, AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IDLING, THE CAR "BOUNCES".

2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. *JS

I HAVE A 2011 EQUINOX IT'S GOT 146,000 MILES . I AM FAITHFUL WITH OIL CHANGES AND LAST WEEK WHEN I WENT TO GET IT CHANGED I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE HAD NO OIL. MY OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD JUST TURNED ON THE DAY PRIOR. I WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T ANY LEAKS. SO AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FIND THERE IS A OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, HOWEVER SINCE MY MILES ARE I'VE 120,000 I DON'T QUALIFY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! MY CAR COULD HAVE BURNT UP BECAUSE MY LIGHT NEVER INDICATED A PROBLEM AND GM NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF HE ISSUES!

FOR THE LAST 5000 MILES, AT TIMES, WHEN IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT OR INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE JUMPS EVEN WITH THE FOOT ON THE BREAK. THIS IS FRIGHTENING IN THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE MAY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OR GO INTO THE INTERSECTION.

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2016 AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT SINCE THE 7TH DAY OF OWNING IT. ON DAY 7, I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED (AFTER THEY TRIED TO TELL ME I DIDN'T TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP). THEN AFTER ONLY OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS, I HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW ENGINE BUILT (SO THEY SAY IT WAS) THIS WAS AFTER MY VEHICLE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. UP UNTIL THAT POINT EVERYTHING HAD BEEN FINE. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WARNING OR ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS BEFORE I FINALLY GOT IT BACK. THE DAY I GOT IT BACK, MY VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING AND MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS MY RADIATOR AND THAT THEY REPLACED IT. EVERYTHING WAS...

ENGINE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED AND RUINED MY ENTIRE ENGINE, NO WARNINGS, NO SIGNALS OR NONE OF ANY KIND. READING ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL ON THIS 2.4L ENGINE FROM GM A LONG TIME AGO! MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND UP TO DATE SINCE CAR WAS FIRST DRIVEN OFF LOT.

MOTOR ON 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX BLEW UP. DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THEY PULLED THE OIL PAN THEY FOUND PISTON, ROD AND RINGS. QUOTED IT WOULD BE >$9,000 TO REPAIR FOR THE MOTOR, GASKETS AND CAT. CONVERTOR. ASKED IF THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. STATED IT WASN'T. I QUESTIONED ABOUT THE PISTONS BEING REPLACED LAST YEAR. HE STATED THAT IT WAS 1.5YR AND 27,000 MILES AGO. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO COVERAGE. I ASKED WHY WOULD THESE GO BAG WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON THE REPAIR ON ONLY 116,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAID DUE TO OIL. THE DEALER HAS COMPLETED ALL OIL CHANGES THE LAST 2-3 YEARS AS LEAST AFTER STARTING TO HAVE ALL THE ISSUES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION AND OTHER PROBLEMS. ALL OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BASED ON OIL USAGE PROMPTED BY CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND...

MY 2011 EQUINOX HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT BEGINNING WITH THE OIL LIFE MONITORING SYSTEM, WHICH GM ACKNOWLEDGED, THROUGH A DANGEROUS FAILURE OF THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM IN 2014 WHILE IN MOTION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (POSTED TO NHSTA), RESULTING IN AN ENGINE REBUILD IN 2016, WHICH GM TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INITIAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED BEYOND THE LEMON CAR LIMIT IN OUR STATE AND CONTINUE TODAY. IN SEPTEMBER 2017 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALER AFTER NOTICING SIGNIFICANT EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN PARTICULARLY WHILE STATIONARY DURING START UP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRACKED MANIFOLD. THE MANIFOLD HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2016 AS PART OF AN ENGINE REBUILD AT GM'S EXPENSE. THIS WOULD THEREFORE BE THE THIRD MANIFOLD IN THIS VEHICLE IN ONLY SIX YEARS. BOTH THE DEALER AND I FILED WITH GM CUSTOMER CARE TO REQUEST COVERAGE FOR THE MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT....

STALLING OUT WHILE SITTING IN DRIVE AT RED LIGHT. GOT UP FOR WORK AND TURNED TRUCK ON, SOUNDED VERY ROUGH. PUT TRUCK IN REVERSE AND TOOK OFF AND WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE RPMS WOULD MOVE ON THEIR OWN, CAR STARTS BOUNCING, MOTOR IS RATTLING, AND SOMETIMES STALLS OUT. I HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AT EVERY LIGHT FOR IT TO NOT ROCK BACK AND FOURTH. NEXT DAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT, READINGS INDICATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE SENSOR BODY AND THE SOLENOIDS. I REPLACED ALL OF THESE AND TRUCK IS STILL RUNNING THE SAME, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE READ WELL OVER 50 OF THE SAME COMPLAINT OF THESE VEHICLES DOING THE SAME THING! WE NEED HELP!

ROUGH/LOUD IDLE WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL. SOMETIMES ROUGH START UP.

REDUCED ENGINE POWER /STABILI TRAK LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IDLE OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT . IT SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF BUT CRANKS BACK UP WHILE IM SITTING AT A LIGHT. USUALLY WHEN ON DRIVING ON 95 THE LIGHT DOESNT COME ON EXCEPT FOR THIS MORNING THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON 95 WHEN I WAS UNDER 60 MILES I HAD TO PULL OVER FOR A FEW MINUTES SO THE INDICATION LIGHT GOES OFF, MY CAR WILL EVENTUALLY LOOSE POWER IF THE LIGHT IS ON AND I TRY TO TRY IT .. IF THE LIGHT IS OFF I CAN DRIVE SO I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND SIT FOR AWHILE BEFORE I CAN RESUME DRIVING.

#43180: VOLUNTARY PRODUCT EMISSION RECALL ' HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ' (SEP 30, 2016) CAR STALLS AFTER IDLING WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT OR IN A SLOW START UP OR TRANSITIONING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND MANEUVERABILITY. THE ENGINE MOUNTED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PLUNGER PISTON SHAFT AND SHAFT SEAL. IF THIS HAPPENS FUEL CAN LEAK INTO THE ENGINE OIL CRANKCASE AND RESULT IN THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

PURCHASED 2011 EQUINOX NEW IN AUGUST 2011 AND ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED EITHER ON TIME OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH - EQUINOX SHUDDERED AND STALLED OUT. RESTARTED AND HAD IT CHECKED AT DEALER BUT NO ENGINE CODES COULD BE FOUND. ABOUT SIX WEEKS LATER ON AUGUST 30TH CAR CUT OUT AT A RED LIGHT, RESTARTED - CAR CUT OUT WHEN I SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN, RESTARTED - CAR CUT OUT WHEN I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT. CALLED AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MECHANIC ON AUGUST 31ST TELLING US THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1600.00. MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ONLY HAS 52000 MILES ON IT, SHAME ON YOU GM - A TIMING CHAIN SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND WE...

DEALER LOOKED AT IT, IT USES OIL THEY SAY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS AND PISTON RINGS, WHICH COMPANY HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH. BRANDED TITLE IS STOPPING THE FIXING OF PROBLEM. ONLY ISSUE TO MAKE TITLE BRANDED WAS BUMPER AND AC UNIT ISSUES(HAD TO DO WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE STATE IT HAPPENED IN). THERE WASN'T ANY DAMAGE TO ENGINE / MOTOR. GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT LIKE THEY CLAIM. THEY ALREADY ISSUED THIS POLICY #15285, THEY SHOULD HONOR THE FIX!! - REGARDLESS! VEHICLE IS 2011 WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES. CALLED GM CUS. SUPPORT, AS TOLD BY DEALER,THEY COULDN'T HELP. REPORT # 8-3169085035

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO H & K CHEVY BUICK (200 S MAIN ST, CONTINENTAL, OH 45831) WHERE THE OIL WAS CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR WAS LOSING OIL AND THE CHAINS AND PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO A BRANDED TITLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER WAS REDUCED. CAR IDLES VERY ROUGH, AND SOMEWHAT LOUD. I LIKEN IT TO A SCHOOL BUS. LUCKILY I WAS LESS THAN 5 MILES FROM HOME AND DID ARRIVE SAFELY. CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS AND BOTH HAVE THE SAME DIAGNOSIS: TIMING BELT/CHAIN JUMPED AND NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION. I SURPASS PARIMETERS FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSISTS THAT I KEEP GOING IN FOR TESTING WELL BEYOND WHAT CHEVY HAS SET AS THE STANDARD. CHEVY IS NOT PROVIDING RESULTS. VEHICLE IS STILL NOT FIXED. VEHICLE WHINES AND HAS LOSS OF POWER. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I ,THANKFUL, WAS ON A QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE RECALL STATES OIL CONSUMPTION OF A QUART OR MORE AT 2000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN GOING IN EVERY 1000 MILES. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THE DEALER RECORD OF OIL LEVELS. I AM GOING ON THE 4000 MILE MARK WITH NO FIX BY CHEVY IN FUTURE. THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX.

HELLO, THE VEHICLE IS UNDER 60,000 MILES. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS REPORTED THE CAR BURNED OIL AND CAUSED OIL SLUDGE. MANY REPORTS ARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE PISTONS AND RINGS. THE COST OF THE JOB IS BETWEEN $4500 - 6000. GM WILL NOT REPAIR THE CAR UNDER THE BULLETIN, 15285C. APPARENTLY, THE CAR VIN IS COVERED; HOWEVER, GM WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE I CAN'T PROOF CHANGING OIL EVERY 5,000 MILES. I DO HAVE SERVICE PROVIDER RECEIPTS DATING BACK TO 2012. I COULDN'T PROOF CHANGING THE OIL MYSELF. I HAVE COMPLETED THIS TASKS IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICE SHOP. GM REPORTED THE CAR TO BURN OIL EXCESSIVELY AT 2,000 MILES. I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS UNTIL 2016, FIVE YEARS AFTER TIME OF PURCHASE. I'M DISAPPOINTED WITH GM NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT. THE CAR HAS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES DUE TO THIS...

THIS VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. AFTER 3 STALLS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TROUBLE WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AFTER ONLY 50K MILES. COST WAS $1680. I FEEL THIS WAS DANGEROUS AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ACTIVATED, FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,382.