2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Engine Problems

WE PURCHASED A 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX IN JANUARY 2020. WE TOOK IT FOR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE IN MAY 2020 (MIND YOU, DURING QUARANTINE FROM MARCH TO MAY WE RARELY DROVE IT) AND FOR A KNOCKING ENGINE NOISE, ONLY TO DISCOVER THE ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT MENTION ANY OF THIS TO US. WE CHECKED FOR RECALLS BUT THIS ISSUE IS NOT LISTED AS A "RECALL". IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER AND WE ARE HAVING IT SERVICED AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAD THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED IN MAY. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE AND IS LOW ON OIL WHEN WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED JUST FOUR WEEKS AGO. IT IS NOT DRAINING OIL, IT IS BURNING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE.

DRIVE SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT LATCHING IN PLACE, I AM NOT SECURE OR SAFE. SEAT BELT WILL NOT SAFELY LOCK IN PLACE. THIS HAPPENS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. PAPERWORK HAS BEEN SENT TWICE ON THE THE REPLACEMENT OF MY ENGINE. SECOND TIME WAS PAPERWORK WAS SENT REGISTERED MAIL WHICH DID SO REC'D IN EARLY AUG BUT I HAVE STILL NOT REC'D A SIGNATURE OF RECIPIENT.WHICH WAS REQUIRED.

VEHICLE IS CONSUMING OIL WHICH I KNOW IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR CAR AND WILL CAUSE MY ENGINE TO GO OR CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE CAR COMPANY SOLD ME THIS CAR KNOWING THIS PROBLEM. GETTING OIL CHANGES ONCE A MONTH.

ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING AND SUBSEQUENT METAL FRAGMENTS. CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NOTICE OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION FROM CHEVY NOR WAS IT INCLUDED IN RECENT CLASS ACTION SUIT. OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED AS REQUIRED. OWNER WAS NEVER INFORMED OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. OWNER WAS STALLED ON BUSY ROAD WHILE HEADING TO REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT WHY THE CAR WAS CHUGGING. THIS STALL BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OWNER AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. COST OF REPAIR WAS $7793.44. CHEVROLET CORPORATION REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH COST.

THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, I SEE RECALLS FOR THIS DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CHEVROLET AND EXPECTED SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE AS THERE IS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT THE RON WESTPHAL CHEVROLET A SALESMAN NAMED ROBERT ITHIER HAD SOLD US THE VEHICLE INTRODUCING US TO THE FORMER OWNER, WE LOOKED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD ONE OF OUR MECHANICS CHECK THE VEHICLE AND IT SEEMED FINE. NOW THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT HELPING FIX THIS PROBLEM WE FOUND OUT BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE CODES WERE CLEARED AND AN ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET JUST BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I FEEL CHEATED, ROBBED AND CONNED FROM THIS DEALERSHIP, I AM STILL WAITING FOR REPAIRS TO BE PERFORMED

MY 2012 EQUINOX STOPPED RUNNING, IT WAS MAKING NOISE AS I DROVE IT AND ONCE I STOPPED AND CUT IT OFF IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN. ON JUNE 24,2020, IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NONE IN THE ENGINE, THERE WERE NO LEAKES OBSERVED, I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW ALL OF THE OIL DISAPPEARED, THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE DRIVE WAY AT ALL. I WENT TO THE STORE GOT SOME, PUT A COUPLE OF QUARTS IN, THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. ONCE THERE, I ASKED ABOUT THE NOISE AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS OKAY, THEY CHANGED THE OIL, SAID NOTHING OF THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE LIGHT WENT OFF THE NEXT DAY., JULY 27, 2020 I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED I...

WHEN DRIVING STOPPED IN DRIVE AND PLACED INTO REVERSE THE TRUCK IDLES THEN SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY LEAVING ME TO PLACE THE TRUCK IN PARK AND START IT UP ALL OVER AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE REVERSING STOPS ONLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR PARKING. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH THAT INDICATE WHAT THE ISSUE COULD ACTUALLY BE. WHICH MEANS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND LOTS OF MONEY SPENT TO SEE WHAT COULD FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019, AND I'VE REALIZED THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN BURNING OIL LIKE CRAZY. I'VE HAD TO ADD ALMOST A QUART PER WEEK ON TOP OF VERY FREQUENT OIL CHANGES. MY CAR MAKES THIS TICKING NOISE WHEN IT STARTS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIMING CHAIN. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, YET THE COMPANY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS IT'S UNDER 125K MILES. MINE IS AT 150K. I DON'T DRIVE ROUGH OR IN CRAZY CLIMATES. *TR

I OWN A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX (PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2011) THAT HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED GMC DEALERSHIP (CARL BLACK GMC ROSWELL, GA) WITH THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS AS GMC SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: 12313D ' SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ' ENGINE BALANCE CHAIN AND FUEL PUMP. WHILE MY 2012 MODEL IS NOT LISTED AS COVERED, I AM REQUESTING SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SCA GIVEN THE EXACT MATCH IN VEHICLE SYMPTOMS AND VERY CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL PROXIMITY TO THE COVERED VEHICLES. I HAVE ATTACHED TWO COPIES OF THE BULLETINS, 1 FROM YOUR WEBSITE AND 1 FROM GM. THANK YOU *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT SHUT DOWN. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE WAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THE ENGINE. AFTER CONTACTING THEM THEY SAID I MISSED THE DEADLINE WHEN WE NEVER RECEIVED THE CLAIM FORM IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE CAR HAS BEEN CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL. IT FELT LIKE I WAS CHANGING THE OIL IN THE ENGINE TOO FREQUENTLY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2012 EQUINOX ON 6/22/2019. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS I NOTICED MY OIL CONSUMPTION WAS A POSSIBLE ISSUE. AFTER HAVING IT DIAGNOSED AT OUR GM DEALER I NEED TO HAVE THE OIL ISSUE REPAIRED. I REPLACED PISTONS,RINGS,TIMING CHAIN,WATER PUMP, AND SPENT $3532.13. I MISSED A RECALL BY JUST A FEW WEEKS. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AS THIS IS NOW MY 3RD BUT POSSIBLY MY LAST EQUINOX. I WANT GM TO HONOR THIS . II PURCHASED THIS SUV ON 6/22/2019.*JB

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WHILE I AM DRIVING

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THE INTERSECTION I TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON. MADE IT HOME AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR MY CAR RATTLES AND MORE SO WHEN IN REVERSE

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OFF, THE RADIO GOES OFF AND READS 'LOST COMMUNICATION WITH TELEMATICS CONTROL MODULE'. DURING THIS TIME, THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING IN MOTION, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME BACK ON, BUT THE GAUGES ARE AT 0. THE RADIO TURNS OFF COMPLETELY, THE HEATING/AIR SHUTS OFF, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T WORK, AND MY HEADLIGHTS START TO FLICKER GOING ON AND OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. AFTER MINUTES, EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON, BUT LIKELY GOES OUT AGAIN. I'VE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THIS IN EVERY TRIP TO AND FROM. ALSO, I RECENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. THIS COULD EVENTUALLY CLOG MY MOTOR IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY, AND FIRST HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT METAL PIECES ARE RUBBING. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM DOES NOT PROPERLY READ THE ACTUAL TIRE...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND THE CAR IS USING A LOT OF OIL

HAVING TO ADD OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD IT CHECKED. PER CODE LOW OIL AND CAN ONLY BE RESET AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND GOT THE OIL CHANGED AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE DEALER CALLED STATING I NEED TO GET NEW PISTON RINGS BECAUSE OF A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE OR I WILL LOSE OIL. THE DEALER STATED THE GM WILL GO 50/50 WITH ME ON THE FIX SINCE THE RECALL EXPIRED. I DID NOT GET A RECALL NOTICE OR HAVE THE 50% OF THE COST TO FIX THE VEHICLE, I AM THE 2ND OWNER.

RECEIVED A SETTLEMENT PAPER FOR EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE. A REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM WAS MADE TO PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS REPAIR MADE TO CAR. WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY UP FRONT FIRST. SPOKE TO SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATOR AND HE SAID GM SHOULD DO A RECALL.

MY CAR IN CONSUMING OIL IT'S BEEN CONSUMING OIL FOR A WHILE CAR CONSUMES OIL WHEN BEING DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS

CONSUMMING ENGINE OIL CUNSUMS OIL WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS OIL IS NOT LEAKING OUT THE BOTTOM BUT OIL IS FOUND AROUND THE THROTEL BODY

BURNING OIL FAST. JUST CHANGED OIL AND HAVE DRIVEN IT LESS THAN 3,000 MILES AND IS A QUART LOW. NOT THE FIRST TIME IT'S DONE THIS. CHECKED OIL SATURDAY WENT OUT OF TOWN ABOUT 3 HOURS ONE WAY GOT BACK HOME AND THE OIL WAS A QUART LOW. NO OIL SPOTS BENEATH THE CAR NOTICED AT THIS TIME.

RECALL NEEDS TO BE INITIATED AS PER CHEVY SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN 14882 IN WHICH THE CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL AND PCV MANIFOLD AND ASSOCIATED PARTS ARE FAULTY RENDERING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, LEAK EXCESSIVE OIL AND DANGEROUS TO OPERATE

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH FUMES COMING INTO THE CAB OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT VENTS WHEN SET TO DEFROSTER OR CIRCULATING AIR FROM OUTSIDE TO INSIDE THROUGH THE VENTS. THE FUMES SMELL OF GAS OR EXHAUST AND ARE VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN SITTING STILL WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THIS IS NOTICEABLE MAINLY WHEN SITTING STILL IN VEHICLE WITH ENGINE RUNNING. THE SMELL IS OVERWHELMING. I HAVE DEVELOPED BREATHING PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH ASTHMA AND AM HAVING TO TAKE BREATHING TREATMENTS. I HAD THE FIRST ASTHMA ATTACK IN DECEMBER 2019. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. WHEEL INFORMATION IS ALSO INCORRECT. INFORMATION SYSTEM MAY INDICATE THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL PRESSURE IS LOW, WHEN IN FACT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE PRESSURE IS LOW.

IN JANUARY OF 2019, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND DIED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT IT CONTINUED RUNNING ROUGH SO SHE PULLED INTO A NEAR BY PARKING LOT. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN BUT SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART IT. SHE CALLED ME AND WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR USUAL MECHANIC. HE CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SEAL HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE LOST A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. HE ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT GM WAS AWARE OF AND THAT WE SHOULD TAKE TO VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR. WE ULTIMATELY PAID $2022.00 FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.

ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15TH 2020 I DROVE ME AND MY FAMILY TO COLUMBUS OHIO FROM CANTON. ONCE IN COLUMBUS MY CAR STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT. MY CAR WHEN IT WORKED WAS MAKING A METAL GRINDING NOISE. UNABLE TO DRIVE IT I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO A GARAGE IN CANTON. WHERE A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. I NEVER HAVE NOTICED LEAKING OIL BEFORE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR BURN OIL REALLY FAST. THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I AGAIN STALLED BEFORE PARKING MY CAR IN THEIR LOT. THE SERVICE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS LOW AND NEEDED TO BE TOPPED OFF. THE OIL LEVEL WAS TOPPED OFF HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO SPITZER CHEVY NORTH CANTON LOCATED AT 7111 SUNSET STRIP AVE NW, NORTH CANTON, OH 44720 TO BE DIAGNOSED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PISTON RINGS NEEDED TO...

THE BLOCK PCV VALVE IS LEAKING AND HAS OVER POWERING BAD FUMES ARE COMING INSIDE OF MY CAR AND SMOKE DETECTION AND OIL SPOTS IN MY GARAGE.

ON THE EVENING OF JAN 27, 2020, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM OUR SON AFTER THE CAR BROKE DOWN WHILE HE WAS DRIVING, JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOUSE. HE HEARD A POP AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE BLEW UP. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, HE TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ELCO CHEVROLET ($120) THE NEXT MORNING. THEY CALLED TO LET US KNOW THAT A PISTON BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE FOR A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. THE CAR WOULD REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE WITH A ESTIMATED COST OF $8,000. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PREVIOUS 'FIXES' AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP NOR GM WOULD COVER THIS. ON JULY 25, 2018 WE TOOK THE CAR TO BOMMARITO GMAC (LOCATED IN ELLISVILLE, MO). BOMMARITO...

DRIVING AND LOST ALL THE OIL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HAS A RECALL THAT DOESNT INCLUDE MY VIN. THIS IS AN ISSUE AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS THIS IS HAPPENING TOO. GM REFUSES TO FIX IT. THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE ONLY REASON IT ISNT COVERED IS BECAUSE IT DIDNT COME FROM THE RIGHT PLANT.

MY VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS CHOKING. WHEN WE GOT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IT STALLED OUT AND WHEN THE SHOP DID SHOVE INVESTIGATION THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO WARNING ABOUT OIL BEING LOW OR LIGHTS ON. AS WE WERE BRINGING VEHICLE TO SHOP IT SMELLED OF BURNING. VEHICLE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING WHEN STATIONARY AND BECAME WORSE WHEN IN MOTION.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME DUE TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION REPLACE INTAKE & EXHAUST CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR SOLENOID VALVES

USING OIL. NOT LEAKING FROM CAR. CONTINUOUSLY PUTTING IN OIL EVERY 500 MILES

BURNING LOTS OF OIL AND GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP ME

AT APPROXIMATELY, 92000 MILES ON MY EQUINOX, WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE PCV VALVE CLOGGED/FROZE AND EXERTED TO MUCH PRESSURE TO MY ENGINE CAUSING THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BLOW AND SPILL ALL OF THE ENGINE'S OIL ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP AND STALL. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AVOID ANY ACCIDENT. THIS EXACT ISSUE IS DETAILED UNDER GM'S SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 WHICH LISTS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY VIN# IS NOT COVERED FOR SOME REASON. THIS RECALL HAS TO BE EXTENDED TO OTHER VIN #'S. I CURRENTLY HAVE MY CAR SITTING AT A CHEVY REPAIR SHOP AWAITING SERVICE TOTALING OVER $1800 TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE RECALL. GM HAS NOT HANDLED THIS RECALL PROPERLY.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT A YEAR AGO FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS BURNED OIL SINCE I OWNED IT. I HAVE 83,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SEIZED ON ME. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $6700. I HAVE HAD OIL CHANGES EVERY 2,000 MILES SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES. I WILL NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN.

THE PCV VALVE BUILD UP CONDENSATION WHILE RUNNING, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY FROZE. UPON STARTING THE VESICLE AGAIN, IT BUILT PRESSURE TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT IT THEN BLEW OUT MY REAR MAIN SEAL. IT IS EXACTLY THE SCENARIO DESCRIBED IN GM'S SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #14882 OR DOCUMENT ID 4098165. SOMEHOW MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS KNOWN DEFECT! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE WARNING I HAD WAS A POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASH, THEN LATER A OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASH (ALL WENT OUT). THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON SURFACE STREETS. THIS BECAME WORSE WHEN BREAKING.

DONE A OIL CHANGE AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER NO OIL. HAD TO CHANGE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND NOW THROWING THE CODE 420. RUNS SLUGGISH AND EXHAUST IS NOW BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS.

BURNING OIL. I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH I HAD NO OIL IN MY CAR. NOT USE AND DRIVEN A LOT EITHER.

CAR STALLS AND CUTS OFF, LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION EVEN AFTER REPLACING OIL, HARD TO START SOMETIMES.

MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX LT2 WITH A 2.4L 4 CYL, HAS HAD THE SAME CONDITION DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALERSHIP, CLEMENTS CHEVROLET IN ROCHESTER, MN. BULLETIN #14882, DESCRIBES THE EXCESSIVE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE, WITH THE PISTONS AND RINGS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO RECALL # 16118. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED VEHICLE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AT THOSE INTERVALS. NOW THE PCV ORIFICE WAS PLUGGED BY MOISTURE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE MAIN SEAL TO BLOW OUT. THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S NOT COVERED BY THEIR RECALL, DESPITE GM HAVING THIS ISSUE ON MODELS FROM 2010-2018 YEAR MODELS OF THE CHEVY EQUINOX 2.4L MOTOR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, AS OUTLINED BY THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT CURRENTLY BEING DECIDED IN THE COURTS OF FLORIDA, OVER THIS EXACT CASE.

I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE REBUILT FROM DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM DUE TO OIL DISAPPEARING AND FOUND IT COMING OUT OF MY EXHAUST! SENSE THE REPAIR I HAD TO GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO DO A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. NOW I HAVE OIL COMING OUT OF MY EXHAUST STILL AND AND WHEN I CHANGE MY OIL IT SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE! BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE EVER SENSE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR AND I GOT MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED AND IT STILL HAS SAME ISSUES. OBVIOUSLY SENSE I BEEN READING UP ON THESE CARS THERE SHOULD BE SOME RECALL WITH THE ENGINE 2.4 LITER WOULD MAKE LOTS OF OWNERS HAPPY!!!

THE CAR STARTED GLITCHING AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE FLASHING AS WELL. FOLLOWING ALL OF THIS THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN PARKED AND IF I GO TO START IT AGAIN IT BEGINS WITH THE WIPERS ACTING OWN THEIR OWN AND IF IT DOES START THE MOTOR RUNS VERY ROUGH AND STALLS WITH NO WARNING. ALSO WHILE ALL THIS IS HAPPENING THE THROTTLE PEDAL HAS NO RESPONSE TO THE MOTOR.

THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT SIDE GOES ON AND OFF, THE STEREO TURNES OFF WHILE LISTENING TO IT AND THE SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN THE RADIO TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN ALSO THE REAR VIEW CAMERA TURNS OFF AT THE SAME TIME THE RADIO DOES. THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. THE ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR COMES ON AND OFF. ALSO ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION.

MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX MOTOR HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED BY AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE... THE ENGINES HAVE BEEN BLOWING UP...THEY OIL SYSTEM NOTIFICATION LIGHTS ARE FAULTY AND HAS NEVER CAME ON... THEREFORE WE HAVE TO CHECK & PUT OIL IN OUR CAR BEFORE DRIVING EVERYDAY!! THIS HAS CAUSED SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN OUR MOTOR SCRAPS OF METAL, TIMING CHAIN, PISTON N RINGS, STALLING CHOKING ETC..ON EVERY ROAD WE ARE..SCAREY WHILE ON HIGHWAY N CAR STALLS OUT!!! WE HAVE PUT 1000 $ INTO THIS CAR ALREADY GM KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND EVEN THOU THERE ARE 1000'S WITH SAME PROBLEM AND CLASS ACTIONS SUITS!! PLEASE HELP US BE SAFE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE GM STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THEM THAT'S ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED...NOTHING MORE I AM WITHIN THE MILES AND THE TIME FRAME BEEN PUTTING...

THE ENGINE HAS BEING REPLACE AND WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS ONE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CAME ON TWICE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS WELL

AT THE START OF VEHICLE IS FINE BUT ONCE PUT IN GEAR REVERSE AND GO TO PUT BACK UP IT CUTS OFF IT DOES THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT'S OK THEN WHILE DRIVING IT IS OK ONCE STOP AT RED LIGHT OR JUST STOP IN TRAFFIC IT CUTS OFF ONCE IT'S CUTS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND HARD TO PUT BACK IN PARK ONCE IT STOPS THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT ONCE CAR IS BACK ON ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES GOES BACK OUT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT SHOPS AND THE TOLD ME TO CONTACT MANUFACTURE BECAUSE ALL CODES ARE GOOD

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE A 2012 EQUNIOX, THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPED AND BROKE CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE,I AM A GM MAN BY HEART, OWN ALL GM PRODUCTS, MY SILVERODO HAS 329000 MILES, AND STILL GOING, MY YUKON ,266000 STILL GOING, WHY DO I HAVE A 2012 EQUNIOX WITH 138000 MILES AND A CHAIN BREAKS AND DESTROYS MY ENGINE, I WAS TOLD THAT GM WAS SENDING RECALL WARRANTYS FOR THIS 2012 EQUNIOX FOR THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE ADVICE, (XXXXX) IS MY NAME, (XXXX) IS MY NUMBER, (XXXX) IS MY EMAIL ADDRESS. REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE EQUINOX BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL AND MAKE LOUD NOISE IF THE OIL GET LOW. NO LOW OIL LIGHT INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK. AFTER MONITORING THE ENGINE CONSUMPTIONS FOR 2 MONTHS, I HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 300/400 MILES WHICH IS EVERY TWO WEEKS.

GM NOTIFIED US OF A KNOWN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY LOSING OIL. WE COMPLETED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS OVER A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS BEFORE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD REPLACE THE PISTON AND RINGS, WHICH WERE REPLACED IN JUNE 2018. JULY 1ST 2019, AFTER 10,000 MILES, THE ENGINE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE STREET. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUS HARMED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6 LANE STREET IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

OIL CONSUMPTION IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY 750 MILES, CAR MAKES TICKING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED AND LUNGES WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. SLUGGISH WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE.

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, I HAD AN EQUINOX SERVICED FOR WEIRD ENGINE SOUNDS. EACH TIME, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL SOUND. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME, MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT AND TURNED ON SERVICE ENGINE/ SERVICE STABILITRAK. THE THIRD TIME, THE COMPANY I BROUGHT IT TO SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING OIL CONSUMPTION AND RECOMMENDED HAVING MY PISTON RINGS REPLACED. I'VE CALLED GENERAL MOTORS MANY TIMES AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THESE PARTS MYSELF. I JUST HIT A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. I PARKED IT SEVEN MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT DUE TO THE NOISE AND OIL COMSUMPTION AS RECOMMEND. MY OIL WAS BARELY ON THE DIP STOP THE LAST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT IT. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE NOT EVEN THREE WEEKS...