2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 05/27/14*LJ UPDATED 7/29/17 *CN UPDATED 08/22/2017 *CN

ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN UNDER 5 DEG. F AT NIGHT.. ONSTAR ADVISED TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO ENGINE DAMAGE CONCERN AND POTENTIAL FIRE. DROVE VEHICLE IN "LIMP MODE" DIRECT TO SERVICING DEALERSHIP, DEALER ADVISED OF ENGINE CODE P2135 AND STATED VEHICLE REQUIRED A "THROTTLE BODY" REPLACEMENT (SAME AS ONSTAR), AT A FULL PARTS & LABOR COST OF ALMOST 500.00 DOLLARS. DEALER STATED THAT THIS REPAIR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER GM'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (YET IS A P-CODE AND IS OBVIOUSLY POWERTRAIN RELATED AS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY) OR THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. NOT ONLY IS THE FAILURE MODE DANGEROUS, SO IS THE VEHICLE RESPONSE TO THE CONDITION (REDUCED POWER). NOT HAVING THE ISSUE COVERED BY WARRANTY OF SOME TYPE MAKES IT EVEN WORSE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER GOTTEN ANYWHERE NEAR THE ADVERTISED EPA ESTIMATED GAS MILEAGE. I HAVE OVER 20000 MILES ON IT NOW AND HAVE ONLY AVERAGED AROUND 23 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY IN ECO MODE. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FALSE ADVERTISING. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE ESTIMATED 30 MPG. REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN GM AT THIS POINT. *TR

ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE. DROVE VEHICLE HOME IN "LIMP MODE" BEFORE TAKING TO SERVICING DEALERSHIP, THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY. DEALER PERFORMED BALANCE CHAIN REPAIR UNDER MANUFACTURER SPECIAL WARRANTY LETTER. AFTERWARDS, DEALER ADVISED OF ENGINE CODE P2135 AND STATED VEHICLE REQUIRED A "THROTTLE BODY" REPLACEMENT, AT A FULL PARTS & LABOR COST OF $583.00. DEALER STATED THAT THIS REPAIR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER GM'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. MULTIPLE ONLINE POSTS INDICATE THAT THIS SAME LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH VEHICLES TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, WHICH WILL BE MUSH MORE DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

BOUGHT THE EQUINOX NEW IN APRIL 11 FOR MY DAUGHTER. HAD IT ABOUT 6 +/- MONTHS AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT WOULD LOOSE POWER ALL OF A SUDDEN AND ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STEERING WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO DO. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES SINCE THEN ALL FOR THE SAME REASONS. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND LOOSES POWER. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR WITH NO ACCIDENTS. I AM HAVING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE SAME REASONS. NOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE USING A LOT OF OIL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE, REPLACED ALOT OF FUSES AND WORKED ON THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES. THERE ARE STILL PROBLEMS. I THINK, GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT FIXING THIS VEHICLE AND ALL THE OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I...

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SINCE THE DAY I GOT IT BUT YESTERDAY WAS THE WORST. THE ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I JUST HAD IT IN THE SHOP LAST WEEK AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR HOME ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE 40 MPH. THIS MORNING I WAS GOING TO TRY TO GET IT TO WORK TO BE CLOSER TO SOMEONE WHO COULD CHECK THE CODE OUT ON IT BUT AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AND I BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE ENGINE CUT OUT ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS FORUMS OF CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT. THE SHOP IS...

FIRST OFF, SOMETIMES MY VEHICLE WHEN IN PARK ACTS LIKE IT MAY TURN OFF, BUT DOESN'T. CAN HEAR/FEEL THE VIBRATIONS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO. SECONDLY, THE MAIN REASON I'M ON THIS PAGE, THE A/C. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING OUT OF THE BLUE AND MAKING A NOISE. I TAKE IT IN AND TOLD THE CONDENSER HAS A LEAK AND NEEDS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CONDENSER WHICH IS MAKING THE NOISE. WOW, QUOTED FROM ONE PLACE $1,084 THE OTHER PLACE I ONLY GOT A QUOTE ON THE CONDENSER OF $424.. NO TELLING WHAT THE COMPRESSOR WILL BE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND SEEING SO MANY EQUINOX VEHICLES HAVING AC ISSUES I HOPED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PARTS, UNFORTUNATELY NOT THE CASE. 2011 AND NEED A NEW CONDENSER AND COMPRESSOR FOR A/C WOW!! CAR SHAKING LIKE ITS GONNA DIE... WOW!! THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO.. AND...

CRUISING ALONG AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT ALONG WITH REDUCE ENGINE POWER CAME UP ON THE DASH. I LOST ENGINE POWER AND WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 15 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER & PARKED THE CAR. SHUT THE CAR OFF & WAITED ABOUT 1 MIN & TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE STABILITRAK & THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER CLEARED OFF MY DASH BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THEN WAS ABLE TO MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC & PICK UP THE 65 MPH SPEED. I WAS WORRIED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN I HAD TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR LATER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAD EVEN TURNED OFF, BUT ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY/SOLENOID ISSUE...

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING 30 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A ENGINE CLUNK ( 4 CYL) AND THEN RAPID DECELERATION WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING VERY ROUGH. OF COURSE THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL MILES AWAY AND WAS LUCKY TO GET THERE AS THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING SO BADLY. THE DEALERSHIP WILL MAKE THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIR, CHANGE SOME SENSORS AND FOOL WITH THE TIMING BELT, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. REVIEWING THE PRIOR COMPLAINTS, IT WAS SCARY HEARING ABOUT THOSE HAVING PROBLEMS ON THE INTERSTATES. YES, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY GENERAL MOTORS. RECALLED THESE VEHICLES FOR INSPECTION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. THE LADY AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE GAUL TO SAY, "DIDN'T YOU HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED WHEN YOU GOT YOUR OIL CHANGED".I SAID LADY, I HAVE...

STARTED ACCELERATING & WHEN I GOT TO 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER RAPIDLY & SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT ALONG WITH REDUCE ENGINE POWER CAME UP ON THE DASH. I WENT FROM 55 MPH TO 20 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO MERGE BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO GO FASTER THEN 16 MPH. I QUICKLY PULLED BACK OVER & PARKED THE CAR. SHUT THE CAR OFF & WAITED ABOUT 1 MIN & TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE STABILITRAK & THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER CLEARED OFF MY DASH BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I THEN WAS ABLE TO MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC & PICK UP THE 65 MPH SPEED. I CONTINUED TO WORK & HAD NO OTHER ISSUES UNTIL I PULLED INTO MY WORK PARKING LOT. THAT'S WHEN THE STABILITRAK & REDUCE ENGINE POWER...

I CAME TO A STOP AND CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED GAS TO GO AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF 1ST GEAR, STAYED AT ABOUT 15 MPH. LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM HOME SO MADE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. STARTED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, NO PROBLEMS AND DROVE MOST OF THE WEEK WITH NO ISSUES. SAME THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY AGAIN AND I PULLED OVER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TO RESTART TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY CALLED TODAY AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WAS NOT COVERED ON POWER TRAIN AND WOULD BE $500 TO REPAIR. FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET ASSISTANCE TO COVER REPAIR...

I WAS STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT AT 8PM THE CAR SHOOK AS I STARTED TO TURN LEFT AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THEN LOW POWER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2011 EQUINOX. THE CAR POWERED DOWN TO 2 MPH, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED ONSTAR AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PHILLIPS CHEVROLET (GREAT SERVICE) IN FRANKFORT, IL. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THE COST WAS $100.00 TO ME, WITHOUT THE WARRANTY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN $600.00 TO FIX. I ASKED IF HE HAS REPLACED MANY THROTTLE BODIES IN THIS MODEL CAR HE SAID QUITE A FEW. THE CAR WAS FIXED. I EMAILED CHEVROLET AND ASKED HOW MANY THROTTLE BODIES HAVE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE AT START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, TIMING CHAIN, ACTUATOR AND ENGINE OIL WAS CONTAMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,400.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD AUTOZONE RUN ON COMPUTER, CAME BACK CODE P0011, FOUND RECALL ON CODE IN 2011(11195A), CAR IS DOING SAME THING AS RECALL STATED, I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF RECALL, I EXPLAINED PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT TELL IF PART WAS UNDER WARRANTY, ALL THEY SAID WAS TAKE TO DEALER. GM TOLD ME SO ES VINS WERE RECALLED, BUT NOT ALL, COULDN'T TELL ME WHY THIS ONE WAS NOT RECALLED EVEN THOUGH IT IS DOING SAME THING. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET (JULY 2013) EXPLAINING THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH NUMEROUS ENGINE PARTS, PARTICULARLY THE FUEL PUMP AND BALANCE CHAIN. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THEY ARE EXTENDING MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. I HAVE HAD THE BALANCE CHAIN REPLACE TWICE ALREADY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CONDITION WITH THE FUEL PUMP COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE. THE LETTER FROM CHEVROLET STATES: "IN ADDITION, THE FUEL PUMP PLUNGER SHAFT SEAL MAY WEAR AND ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK INTO THE CRANKCASE, WHICH WOULD ILLUMINATE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT. THIS CAN CAUSE RUN-ON AND/OR THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH". I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE ENGINE AND OIL IN THE EQUINOX WOULD REACH VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN OPERATED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE INTRODUCTION OF FUEL INTO THE CRANKCASE AND ENGINE COULD POSSIBLY IGNITE. ALSO THE...

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT STARTED OCCURRING ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT. THE MAIN CONCERNS ARE THE ENGINE NOISE AND HOW ROUGH IT RUNS, FEELING AS THOUGH I AM BEING REAR-ENDED IN TRAFFIC (WHEN MOVING FORWARD FROM A COMPLETE STOP IT LURCHES FORWARD, GIVING THE FEELING OF BEING HIT), ROUGH START UP (SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD CAR AT TIMES) AND THE CAR STUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING (ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL OUT). I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR NOW AND HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOUR TIMES GIVING THEM THE SAME DESCRIPTION EACH TIME AT WHICH THEY STATE THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THESE ISSUES. THEY KEEP MY CAR FOR HOURS AND DO NOTHING TO IT. I AM A SINGLE MOM SO I CAN'T LEAVE MY CAR WITHOUT IT CAUSING MAJOR...

VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD "TICKING" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, SEEMS LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM TWO LOCATIONS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS LOW OCTANE GAS CAUSING THE LIFTERS TO TICK. I KEEP MY CAR METICULOUSLY AND ON THE NEXT REFUEL FILLED IT WITH 93 OCTANE, STILL THE TICKING CONTINUED, AND IN TIME BECAME LOUDER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONLY PUT A NOISE REDUCER OVER THE FUEL INJECTION AREA. THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE NOR A YEAR AGO. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART OF POOR ENGINE DESIGN. I HAVE READ OTHER POSTS OF INDIVIDUALS HAVING TO HAVE THEIR TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY PLACED A REDUCER FOR THE NOISE BUT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. *JB

EQUINOX WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASED IN JULY 2011. ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE EACH TIME STARTED. RETURNED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS. IN MAY 2013, ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED CAM INTAKE BUT WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT FUTURE PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR. ADDITIONALLY, THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM - WHINING NOISE. DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED YET. WILL CONTINUE TO RETURN TO DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK BACK IN JANUARY 2013 AND I STOPPED MY CAR AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN, BUT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. RESTARTED THE ENGINE, STOPPED AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, BUT RECOMMENDED ME TO DO THE FUEL INDUCTION AND FUEL INJECTION SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE CARBON BUILT UP. I QUESTIONED THEM WHY THE CARBON BUILT UP SO QUICKLY (25K MILES) FOR THIS CAR WHILE THE OTHER CARS I HAD OWNED DO NOT HAVE THE CARBON BUILT UP UNTIL MUCH LATER TIME AND MILEAGE. THE DEAL TOLD ME THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CARBON BUILT UP THAT EARLY. I END UP HAVE THE OIL...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE DECREASING MY SPEED FROM 55 TO 40. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DECREASE THE SPEED WITHOUT INTERVENTION FROM ME. I APPLIED GAS TO INCREASE THE SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 5 MILES ALTHOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. I COASTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF ROAD WAITED TO CLEAR TRAFFIC AND CHANGED SEVERAL LANES GOING 5 MILES AN HOUR. IT WAS FRIGHTENING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THEIR ANALYSIS STATED IT NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING!! HOW STUPID DOES THIS DEALERSHIP THINK I AM - JUST BRUSHING OFF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. THE ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH AND LOUD. TODAY, IN ANOTHER LOCATION THERE WAS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH A CAR AND 2 TRACTOR TRAILERS. THE NEWS PERSON STATED THE CAR...

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT SLOW-MID SPEEDS (LESS THAN 30 MPH), IT LOSES POWER. IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN GEAR AND ENGINE BOGS DOWN. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THE DEALER HAS MADE 3 REPAIRS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, HOWEVER IT STILL OCCURS. LAST SERVICE WAS 6-5-13, PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN 6-14-13. OVERALL THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN FEB. 2011. *TR

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SHAKING, AND RATTLING WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE STALLED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE TEAM SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE AN O2 SENSOR. SINCE THEN THE CAR IS STILL STALLING AND RIDING ROUGH BUT DOES NOT HAPPEN AS OFTEN. SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEEPS TELLING ME THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ?REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM?. SO FAR THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER BEING THE IN SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. A CAR WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS !! THIS POSES A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC AND MY FAMILY IF IT STALLS AND I AM UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX JUST STALLED ON ME. IT RESTARTED AND RAN FINE. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. IN JANUARY 2013 IT STALLED ON ME 6 TIMES WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED MY CAMSHAFT ACTUATORS. WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF HAVING THOSE REPLACED, THE CAR STARTED STALLING ON ME AGAIN. AGAIN I TOOK THE EQUINOX TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE SOLENOID VALVES. THE CAR HAS NOT STALLED ON ME SINCE THAT TIME, BUT IT DOES RUN ROUGH AND THE ENGINE MISSES WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL IT BEGINS TO STALL AGAIN. THE CRUISE HAS ACTUALLY TURNED OFF BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE MISSING. I FEEL THE CAR IS UNSAFE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT IS...

I BOUGHT MY 2011 EQUINOX LATE 2011. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ON AND OFF WITH THE ENGINE. FIRST IT STARTED MAKING AN AWFUL RACKET WHENEVER IT WAS FIRST STARTED. SOMETIMES ONLY ONCE A WEEK OR SO, SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES A DAY. CHRISTMAS DAY 2012, WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE WITH GIFTS AND SUCH I HAD STARTED IT SO THAT IT WOULD BE WARM WHEN WE WERE DONE. BUT BEFORE WE WERE DONE THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND ACT LIKE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. I TURNED IT OFF AND AFTER I RESTARTED IT RAN FINE BUT ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES. FROM CHRISTMAS 2012 TO FEBRUARY 20, 2013 THAT SPUTTERING HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY AND THEN TURNED INTO A LITTLE WORSE OF AN ISSUE AND MY ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE STARTED COMING ON AND I'D HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR BEFORE IT WOULD QUIT.THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 03/20/13*LJ UPDATED 04/02/13*LJ UPDATED 04/19/2013 *JS

ON 18 DEC 2012 THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT. TEN MINUTES LATER THE CAR LOST ALL POWER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. . . . THE CAR WAS DEAD. POLICE ARRIVED TO WARN ME OF BEING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT. I WAS TOWED BY AAA TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP = OIL/FILTER CHANGE. ODOMETER - 9778. THE OLD PROBLEM RECURRED TODAY 22 FEB 2013. ODOMETER 10329 SLUGGISHNESS, SLOW RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION, DIED TWICE IN REVERSE, AND GENERAL UNDEPENDABLE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT IS A HAZARD ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP. *TR

PURCHASED THIS 2011 EQUINOX LT 4 CY ON 4/25/2011. AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT STARTED HESITATING AND STALLING AND A CHECK ENGINE CODE P0011. SO ON 7/15/2011 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE CAM SOLENOID AND OIL. SEEMED BETTER BUT STILL HESITATED ONCE IN A WHILE SO I BROUGHT BACK ON 9/27/2011 AND THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE.WE LIVED WITH THE HESITATION UNTIL 2/11/2013 WHEN IT STARTING RUNNING BAD AND STALLED A COUPLE TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A P0011 CODE AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSER AND THEY TEST BOTH ACTUATOR SOLENOIDS AND AT THE TIME OF THE TEST THEY WHERE BOTH WORKING. THEY CHECKED THE DEBRIS SCREENS AND THERE WAS NO DEBRIS TO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE ACTUATOR. SO WITH NO OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THE...

THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED BY GM - THEY HAVE A SERIOUS ENGINE DEFECT WHICH CAUSE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND DANGEROUS PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR NOT RESPOND SO PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING MY ENGINE HOWEVER AFTER MUCH RESEARCH IN MOST CASES THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE A DEALER THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO MY COMPLAINTS - HOWEVER THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR MOST. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE FIGHTING TO HAVE THE SITUATION RESOLVED BUT HAVE MADE NO PROGRESS. I REQUESTED GM TERMINATE MY LEASE AS I WILL NOT PLACE MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER, THEY REFUSED. I HAVE A LIGHT AT THE END OF MY TUNNEL AS I LEASED, BUT SO MANY PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES DO NOT AS THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIR NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

BOUGHT 2011 EQUINOX ON MAY 14,2011, ON JUNE 6,2011 WITH ONLY 1675 MILES RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO MAKING NOISE UPON STARTING. BEST I CAN MAKE OUT ON WORK ORDER: CODE 314 DIAGNOSTIC SCAN &R&I&R STARTER & REPOSITION & TORQUE BOLTS. RETURNED ON SEPT 1, 2011 FOR SAME PROBLEM. TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL AND HAD TO REPROGRAM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. WAS BETTER FOR AWHILE, BUT KEPT GETTING WORSE TILL IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE STARTING. JUST FIGURED THIS WAS MAYBE NORMAL AND WE WOULD HAVE TO JUST LIVE WITH IT. FINAL TOOK BACK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ON 8-2-12. REPLACED WATER PUMP AND BALANCE SHAFT TIMING CHAIN,TENSIONER, CRANK SHAFT BALANCER BOLT AND CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR BOLTS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 8-18-12, TECH SAID HAD A LEAK IN VAC. HOSE. RETURNED VEHICLE ON 9-7-12 FOR DIESEL SOUNDING NOISE AGAIN. PARTS ORDERED TO BE PUT ON 9-10-OR 9-11-12. DON'T' THINK...

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE ONE DAY THERE WAS A HORRIBLE LOUD 'RATTLING' NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. IT HAS DONE THIS AT LEAST 3 MORE TIMES SINCE THIS DATE 7 IT IS STILL UNDER MANF. WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

THE ENGINE STALLED DURING OPERATING, THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR JUST AROUND 24,000 MILES. *JB