2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Engine Problems

DURING A BITTER COLD EVENING, THE PVC ORIFICE FROZE AND PRESSURE BUILT UP WITHIN THE ENGINE AND FORCED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BE PUSHED OUT, RESULTING IN COMPLETE OIL LOSS. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 15 DEGREES F. THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE WITH THE MODEL BUT THE GM DEALERSHIP SAWS THAT MY VIN IS NOT ONE INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. IT DOES HAVE THE SAME ENGINE AS THE RECALL, A 2.4L ECOTEC.

MY EQUINOX BEGAN "BUCKING" ONE EVENING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY (EVERY 5000 MILES) AND WAS UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL HAVING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC- HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY OIL IN THE TAILPIPE AND THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE KNOWN FOR HAVING OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. I ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER- I DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT AS IT WAS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE ENGINE BUCKING AND POSSIBLY STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THE CHEVROLET DEALER HAD IT FOR THE WHOLE WEEK AND EVENTUALLY TOLD ME IT HAD "JUMPED TIMING". JOE THE SERVICE MANAGER AT CENTRAL CHEVROLET IN WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEE IF THERE WAS FURTHER DAMAGE - IE TO THE VALVES. SO THE NEXT CALL I GET IS FROM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. ONSTAR RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO LONG-TERM FIXES. THERE ARE AT THE MOMENT 127000 MILES ON THE CAR AND I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD ALONG WITH THE KNOWN ISSUE OF THE ENGINE EATING OIL THE ROD HOLDING THE PISTONS IN PLACE IS HAVING PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST AS MUCH ON THIS ENGINE AS IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE. THE ENGINE SHAKES THE CAR, IS LOUD WHILE IDLE AND HAS THE TENDENCY TO JAR ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THIS VEHICLE OVER 2 YEARS AND I PURCHASED FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP THUS FURTHERING WHY I AM NOT IMPRESSED AND PLAN TO NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN.

PURCHASED EQUINOX AT THE END OF JUNE WITH 85,557 MILES. FREQUENTLY CHECKED THE "OIL LIFE" PERCENTAGE. AT 25%, THE CAR STARTED MAKING AN AWFUL NOISE. AT FIRST IT WAS MAINLY WHEN I TURNED TO THE LEFT. IT ALSO MADE THE NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATED AND THEN GRADUALLY IT WAS NOISY NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION I TURNED. THE CAR WOULD LURCH WHEN IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, EVEN WITH MY FOOT BARELY ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS EXTREMELY TERRIFYING. HAVE THIS CAR FOR LESS 3 MONTHS AND THIS IS HAPPENING??? TOOK TO MONRO FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVEN THOUGH THE OIL LIFE WAS ONLY AT 25%. MECHANIC WAS HESITANT TO DO THE OIL CHANGE UNLESS IT WAS 10% OR LESS. I INSISTED HE CHANGE IT ANYWAY, WITH SYNTHETIC PLEASE, DUE TO THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING AND HOW IT WAS ACTING. I WALKED AWAY TO DO KILL TIME WHEN I RECV'D...

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSING TIMING CHAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANDREW CHEVROLET (1500 WEST SILVER SPRING DR, GLENDALE, WI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST SOLENOID VALVE WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (AUTRY MORLAN CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 1901 W BUSINESS U.S. 60, DEXTER, MO 63841, 573-232-1561) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR AND THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4533589750. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO NOTIFY NHTSA. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

THIS VEHICLE (79,000 MILES) BEGAN STALLING AS WE APPROACH IDLE AND REQUIRES IT TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED - THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHTS ON OR CODES WHEN CHECKED. IT HAS HAPPENED IN TOWN, IN THE COUNTRY ON A HIGHWAY, AND IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IT HAS HAD MULTIPLE FUEL TYPES/BRANDS IN IT SINCE THIS STARTED WITH NO RESOLUTION. AS I DID RESEARCH THIS ISSUE ONLINE, IT SEEMS WAY TO COMMON AND NOW I WORRY THAT OUR ONLY RELIABLE VEHICLE IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN COUNT ON ANY LONGER. PLEASE CONSIDER AN INVESTIGATION WITH A RECALL TO MAKE CHEVROLET FIX THE COMMON ISSUE SPANNING OVER SEVERAL YEARS OF THE SAME ENGINE.

WHEN MY VEHICLE IDOLS AT A STOP LIGHT, IT STARTS TO SHAKE AS IF IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL THE INSIDE MAKES A SCREECHING SOUND.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION LEADS TO CHUGGING, DYING & BLOWING CODES. YOU HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL AT EVERY FILL UP OR THE ACTUATORS & THE SELENOID FAIL WHICH THEN RETARDS THE TIMING & TILTS THE CAM SHAFT. I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I FELT IT POWER DOWN & ALMOST STALL OUT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS VIA GOOGLE ON THIS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 14 MONTHS THAT MINE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP. THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOT JUST BANDAIDE IT. IT HAS COST ME WAY TO MUCH MONEY & THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD SINCE YOU NEVER NOW WHEN IT IS JUST GOING TO LOSE POWER.

WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION I AM NOT GETTING THE AMOUNT OF POWER I SHOULD BE RECEIVING ONCE I PRESS ON THE GAS. I BELIEVE THE TIMING IS OFF AND I HAVE A CODE: P0013 ISSUE, ACTUATOR CIRCUIT, CAM SHAFT POSITION. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL TO THE 2011 MODEL FOR THE SAME REASONS AND I'M SURE MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES.

THE ENGINE ON MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX "DIED" UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER ~67000 MILES. IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, SHORTLY AFTER I HAD EXITED I-95. IT RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER THAT REQUIRED ME TO SWERVE ONTO THE GRASS BESIDE THE ROAD TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR, AND NONE OF MY CHILDREN WERE PRESENT. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPORTED THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH RESULTED IN MULTIPLE REPORTED CASES OF 2012 EQUINOXES THAT HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. FORTUNATELY, THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY. IF IT HAD OCCURRED 15 MINUTES SOONER, I WOULD HAVE LOST POWER ON THE SCUDDER'S FALL BRIDGE OVER THE DELAWARE RIVER AND WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DANGER. WHEN ASKED WHETHER THE DAME WAS...

MY VEHICLE KEEPS RED LINING AT 6000 RPMS AND BANGS INTO GEAR..BEEN AT THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING'S WRONG BUT KEEP REPLACING PARTS...MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THEY WANNA CHARGE ME FOR A TRANSMISSION I HAVE EVERY RECORD SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE DAY 1...THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTIONS AND IT HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS OF IT ACTING UP

MY 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, EQUIPPED WITH A 2.4L ENGINE, IS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION LESS THAN 1,000 MILES PER QUART OF ENGINE OIL. I CONTINUE TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I CONSTANTLY HEAR AN AUDIBLE RATTLE OR KNOCK FROM MY ENGINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM DRIVING A DIESEL TRUCK. THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE OIL IS LOW AS TO NOT BURN OUT MY ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. THE CAR SLOWS DOWN TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MILES AN HOUR. AT THIS RATE, I COULD BE KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE. THE DEALER IS STATING I CAN CONTINUE TO ADD OIL OR REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR 7,000. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR SINCE ITS PURCHASE AND ONLY WENT TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP,...

CAR CONSTANTLY GOES THROUGH OIL, AND TODAY STARTED STALLING WHEN I STOP OR START TO ACCELERATE.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING ANY TIME I SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, COME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR SLOW DOWN. MY MECHANIC SAYS ITS A PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX THEY SAY ITS AN ON GOING ISSUE THAT THEY SEE. I ALSO HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY WEEK OR SO BECAUSE IT BECOMES EXTREMELY LOW EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS I HAVE OIL ON MY DASH GAUGES.I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP MY OIL CHANGES, VERY ROUGH SOUNDING . VERY LOW MILES UNDER 35,000.NOT SURE WHY THIS IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. NOT SAFE TO BE STALLING ALL THE TIME.EVERYONE KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WHY IS IT NOT BEING ADDRESSED

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WEARING DOWN THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. MY TIMING CHAIN GUIDE BROKE DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL IN THE VEHICLE. MY CHEVY EQUINOX WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 2,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT ALSO STALLS OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE IDLED SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARITIME CHEVROLET (985 POST RD, FAIRFIELD, CT 06824) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED TO REMAIN CONNECTED, WHICH CAUSED AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. *TT

I HAVE A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DEFECT CAUSE BY DEFECTIVE PISTON SEALS. IT CAME ON OUT OF NOWHERE WITH ONLY 78K MILES ON THE CAR. WE WERE DRIVING 2 HOURS HOME, AND HALF A MILE AFTER WE EXITED THE HIGHWAY, WHILE WE WERE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU, OUR ENGINE DIED ENTIRELY DUE TO THIS DEFECT. IF IT HAD HAPPENED A MINUTE SOONER, MY CAR WOULD HAVE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY, AND MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE EVEN KILLED. GM IS REFUSING TO COVER THE COST OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PISTON SEALS. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD TO CONSUMER SAFETY, AND GM IS AVOIDING ISSUING A RECALL TO SAVE THEMSELVES MONEY. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED MY CAR HAD THE DEFECT WHICH CAUSED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL. THE OIL WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KEN WASCHKE AUTO PLAZA (501 9TH ST N, VIRGINIA, MN) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED GMC SPECIAL COVERAGE CAMPAIGN: 16118; HOWEVER, GMC DENIED TO COVER THE VEHICLE DUE TO OIL CHANGES NOT BEING PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,897. *TT

TIMING CHAIN BROKE

MORE THAN ONCE WHILE DRIVING I HAVE GOTTEN POWER STEERING WARNINGS WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOCKED UP IN THE PROCESS AND TOOK ALL OF MY MIGHT TO TURN AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE CONSTANT OIL CHANGES AND WAS ISSUED A RECALL LETTER THAT THE OIL CENSOR WAS OFF LAST MAY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID NO SUCH RECALL EXISTED. RECENTLY MY MECHANIC SAYS THE TIMING IS OFF, AN ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING HAS COME UP MORE THAN ONCE AND I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR ALL TOGETHER FOR FEAR IS STOPS WITH MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN IT. THE FIRST TIME IT CAME ON TWO WEEKS AGO, I WAS AT AN INCREDIBLY BUSY INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH, IT WAS AS IF I WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL. I TOOK MYSELF AND CHILDREN STRAIGHT TO THE MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE AMOUNTS...

MY TRUCK CONSUMES OIL EVERY WEEK, DEPENDING ON IF I DID HIGHWAY DRIVING OR NOT. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND THEY STATED EVERY THING WAS OK, BUT ITS NOT. I PUT OIL IN THIS TRUCK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TRUCK ON THE ROAD BUT CANT NOT DUE IT USING EXCESSIVE OIL. I FEEL THAT TIM LALLY IS PLAYING GAMES. THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM BUT WONT FIX IT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ENGINE CONTINUED DYING OUT. GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND TOOK SIDE STREETS HOME TO A MECHANIC WHO SHOWED NO OIL IN ENGINE. OIL LIFE STILL READ 40%. DEALERSHIPS KNOW ABOUT AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH THESE 2.4 ENGINES AND ONLY TOLD DEALERSHIPS TO REPAIR AFTER AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IS PERFORMED. GM NEVER ISSUED A NOTICE TO CONSUMERS ONLY DEALERSHIPS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN BEFORE THE LETTER WAS SENT TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND NOW THAT WERE OUT OF THE "SPECIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE" WE NEED TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. THERE ARE COUNTLESS CASES OF THESE ENGINE ISSUES ONLINE, AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN STARTED. CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED WHEN THEIR ENGINE BLOWS WHILE DRIVING. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL UNLESS TOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT TO...

2012 EQUINOX, DRIVING AND ENGINE RUMBLED BEFORE LOSING POWER. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, AND ENGINE FAILED. BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP (~96400 MILES) AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FAILED CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE VALVE. FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. IF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR BUSY INTERSECTION, COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL ASIDE SAFELY. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE COMPLAINT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE AND THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, THEIR REASONING IS THAT THEY CANNOT PERFORM THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE LAB SERVICE INDICATED THAT THE OIL WAS LOW.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017 I PURCHASED A USED 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 52753 MILES ON. IT APPEARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AT 54502 MILES THE CHANGE ENGINE OIL MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER STICKER IN THE WINDOW IT WAS NOT DUE UNTIL 57620. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL IT WAS BONE DRY. THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. I HAD TO PUT IN ALMOST 3 QUARTS. I CALLED THE LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN MODEL YEAR GMC VEHICLES. " EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES" IS THE TERM HE USED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED AND CONTINUE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR THE 2010- 2017 CHEVY EQUINOX. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AS GM CLEARLY HAS...

2012 CHEVY EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SMELLED HOT, STALLED, AND MADE A BANGING NOISE. IT BEGAN CHUGGING AND DIED. THE PCV WAS CLEANED AND THE MAIN BEARING OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED. *JS

THE CAR HAS ONLY 82,000 MILES AND THE TIMING CHAIN IS SHOT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE EQUINOX CAUSED BY BAD VALVE RINGS WHICH GM ADMITS TO BUT WON'T FIX RINGS WITHOUT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST OF 3,000 MILES. I'VE ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL SINCE THE LAST OIL CHANGE (ONLY 2,000 MILES AGO). THERE IS NO OIL LEAK. THE DEALER (ATLANTIC CHEVROLET, BAYSHORE, NY) HAS HAD MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS BUT WON'T REPAIR THE TIMING CHAIN WITHOUT A GO AHEAD FROM GM WHICH THEY SAY WILL REQUIRE 2 MORE DAYS! THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX RINGS AND TIMING CHAINS WITHOUT MAKING CUSTOMERS JUMP THROUGH SO MANY HOOPS.

THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH A VALVE IN THE ENGINE THAT CAN BECOME PLUGGED IN COLD WEATHER. ONLY CERTAIN VIN'S WERE COVERED. MY VEHICLE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED HAD. HOWEVER, BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL GM WOULD NOT COVER MY REPAIR COSTS.

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE TOLLWAY ON A SNOWY EVENING WITH THE TEMPERATURE AROUND 5 DEGREES. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND SHAKING AND STALLED IN A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AS THE VISIBILITY WAS POOR DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW AND OUR VEHICLE WAS DISABLED AND BLOCKING A TRAFFIC LANE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHICH WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN BUT QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF AS THE ENGINE SOUNDED TERRIBLE. THEY CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL TO FIND NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK SO THEY ADDED OIL AND CHECKED THE LEVEL AGAIN AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND SOUNDED TERRIBLE AND THEY FOUND OIL QUICKLY LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THEY FOUND THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAD FAILED CAUSING...

MY CHEVROLET DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR TSB 14882 AND DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE REASON GIVEN IS THAT THE TSB IS VIN SPECIFIC AND MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE EXACT ENGINE DESIGNATED IN THE TSB. HOWEVER, IT IS A CHEVROLET INLINE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE THAT EXHIBITS THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AS IN THE TSB. THIS TSB SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL CHEVROLET 4 CYLINDER ENGINES IN THE DESIGNATED MODEL YEARS.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2012 AND STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES. THE CAR WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION EITHER AFTER A SHORT IDLE WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, OR EVEN WHILE PARKING BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE CAR WILL SHAKE AGGRESSIVELY WHILE IN MOTION AND LURCH FORWARD BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. THE TIRE PRESSURE COULD NEVER STAY BALANCED AND WOULD CONSTANTLY INFORM ME OF LEAKING EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE TIRE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION DURING STORMS LEAVING ME COMPLETELY BLIND. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2013 EQUINOX WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT WOULD NOT EXTEND THE RECALL TO MY 2012 EQUINOX WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR CONSUMES OIL AT A FASTER THAN NORMAL RATE AND HAS REQUIRED FREQUENT OIL CHANGES...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. VEHICLE OFTEN STALLS UPON STOPPING AND AT TIMES HAS AN EXTREMELY HARD DECEL, WHICH CONTINUES AFTER THE KEY IS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. VEHICLE IDLES HARD. UPON PARKING, VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY REPORTED REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND " CHECK STABILI TRAK" NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER 40 MPH.

I PURCHASED A 2012 GM EQUINOX ON SEPT. 6, 2017 SEPT 9 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS LOW ON OIL ' WE ADDED OIL SEPT 13 I HAD A TIRE CLAIM DUE TO TIRES BEING 'DRY ROTTED' PER DEALERSHIP. OCT 19 CAR STARTED DRIVING FUNNY, STALLING ' STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WITH MY 18 MONTH OLD SON AND MY 8 YEAR OLD DISABLED DAUGHTER. HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO COME. WHEN CHECKED VEHICLE HAD ALMOST NO OIL IN IT AGAIN. OCT 29 ' BRINGING DISABLED DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WHEN CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. CHECKED AND THERE WAS ALMOST NO OIL IN IT. WE HAVE HAD TO ADD OIL TO VEHICLE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK SINCE JUST TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T BREAK DOWN TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. WE DID THIS EVERY MONDAY JUST AS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A...

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND DOG IN THE CAR LATE AT NIGHT IN COLD ICIEY CONDITIONS IN WYOMING. CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER DRAMATICALLY, STEERING WAS TIGHT, LIGHTS DIMMED, ALSO ENGINE STALLED AFTER A BIT A OF A SLIDE AND SAFELY PULLING OVER. WE COULD HAVE WRECKED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN THE ICEY COLD TEMPERATURES. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ONE. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON. DASH READS 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' AND 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED !'. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO QUIT STALLING. I WASN'T SAFELY ABLE TO DRIVE IT. SO I THEN DID A ECU RESET. (DISCONNECT ECU AND BATTERY). SAT FOR 20 MINUTES. RESTARTED AND STILL SAME PROBLEM AFTER IT IDLED ROUGH FOR 5 MINUTES ROUGHLY. SO NEXT I DISCONNECTED THE ECU FUSE NUMBER 42 IN THE ENGINE FUSE BOX. I THEN TURNED KEY IN FIRST POSITION AND HAD SAME READINGS. NEXT I RESET THE...

MY VEHICLE WAS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING POORLY, THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS 3 QUARTS LOW ON OIL, AND THEN HAD ME TRACK MY OIL CONSUMPTION (BY CHECKING THE OIL ONCE A WEEK FOR 2,000 MILES). CHEVROLET HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE (ONLY IF YOUR CAR WAS EXPERIENCING THIS) AND LUCKILY IT WAS COVERED TO BE FIXED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, I HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. ALL DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD, MY MANIFOLD CRACKED AND I NEED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I DEFINITELY THINK (AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGREED) THAT THE REASON THAT MY EMISSIONS SYSTEM IS RUNNING INEFFICIENTLY, IS BECAUSE MY ENGINE WAS BURNING SO MUCH OIL. ALL OF THE OIL SOOT AND FUMES RUN THROUGH THE ENGINE AND EMISSION SYSTEM, THEREFORE CLOGGING UP MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SEEMS TO ME, THAT...

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ON 2/1/18 MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED OVER AS QUICK AS I COULD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I LIVE IN ND AND IT WAS BELOW ZERO AND IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY COLD. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED OR WHY THERE WAS A PILE OF OIL UNDER MY CAR I GOT IT TOWED TO THE SHOP TO FIND OUT MY REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE ICE CRYSTALS AROUND THE MAIN SEAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT FROM HAPPENING. I PAID $1,700 TO GET IT FIXED AND THE SHOP SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL GOOD. WELL I PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP AND DROVE HOME (I LIVE 40 MILES OUT OF TOWN) AND IT SEEMED FINE. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, MIND YOU IT WAS STILL WELL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. ALSO, THE ENGINE SHOOK AND VIBRATED WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MEDBEV CHEVROLET, 11001 W. I-70 FRONTAGE ROAD N, WHEAT RIDGE, CO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD STRETCHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE REPAIRING THE TIMING BELT, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD DURING COLD WEATHER, CAUSING A BLOWN REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PCV VALVE HEATER WAS BURNING OIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. DURING THE THIRD FAILURE, THE COVER DETACHED AND BLEW OUT THE MAIN SEAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEFOUW CHEVROLET (320 SAGAMORE PKWY S, LAFAYETTE, IN 47905, (765) 449-2800). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL FOR NEW PISTONS AND RINGS RECEIVED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. DAY AFTER PICKING UP MY VEHICLE, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CAMSHAFT INTAKE SOLENOID WAS THROWING A CODE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHERE THEY WORKING, I PAID OUT OF POCKET. NEXT DAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON HOWEVER, THIS TIME THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING CAME ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN AND I COULDN'T DRIVE OVER 20 MPH THE WHOLE WAY HOME (TWENTY MILES) WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME MIND YOU. REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT INTAKE SOLENOID ONLY TO NOT FIX THE ISSUE SO WE ALSO REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO FIND THAT DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP (40 MILES) AS...

EQUINOX VERY SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGHLY AND MAKING A "KNOCKING" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND ACTED AS IF ENGINE WANTED TO STALL WHILE IDLING. LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, WE STOPPED FOR OIL AND ADDED OIL. STARTED EQUINOX UP, LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. DROVE THE EQUINOX FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) MINUTES WHEN IT MADE A HORRENDOUS SHUDDERING NOISE, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING "STOP ENGINE NOW". WE PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. END RESULT: THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $8,000.00, FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. EQUINOX ONLY HAD 64,000 MILES ON IT AND OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY INCLUDING IN LATE AUGUST 2017. SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO LEARN THAT GM HAS MANY ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL RELATED ISSUES WITH EQUINOXES DATING BACK TO 2011 AT LEAST. OUR EQUINOX HAD NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY...

ON A COLD SUB 0 DEGREE DAY 1/5/2018 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VIHICAL A 2012 EQUINOX SUDDENLY STARTED SMOKING OUT THE EXHAUST PROFUSELY. AFTER A TOW INTO THE DEALER IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PCV VALVE STUCK CLOSED AND BUILT UP PRESSURE AND BLOW OUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL. A PROBLEM THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT . ( SERVICE BULLETIN # 14882) THIS HAS COST ME ALMOST $3,100 AND COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON TRAEDIN THEY FIXED THE KNOWN PROBLEM BEFORE THEY PUT THE VEHICLE OUT ON THE USED CAR LOT AND SELLING IT TO A UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER LIKE ME WHO HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF TO EVEN LOOK FOR THIS INFORMATION. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH 11200 MILES ON IT AND THE SERVICE BULLETIN COVERED IT TO 12000 THOUSAND MILE. IN CLOSING IT WAS...

12 JAN 18 I WAS DRIVING MY EQUINOX ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE STABILITY LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A MESSAGE "REDUCED POWER" CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED AND DAMAGED TO THE ENGINE OF A TUNE OF $5500 TO $6000 (NEW ENGINE REQUIRES). HE STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER WE ARE HAVING. I AM CALLING GM TOMORROW BECAUSE A VEHICLE WITH 74500 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE.

NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH ENGINE SINCE JANUARY 2017. REPORTED INITIAL PROBLEM IN JANUARY 2017. JANUARY 2017 HAD REAR MAIN OIL SEAL GO OUT. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS #14882. I HAD TO PAY 1500 TO REPAIR. CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BUT MY VEHICLE IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS SERVICE BULLETIN BECAUSE OF THE VIN NUMBER. SAME ISSUE AS OTHER 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX USERS. APRIL 2017 - CRANKSHAFT SEAL GOES OUT - LEAKING OIL AGAIN - $2200 TO REPAIR. TOLD BY LAFONTAINE DEALERSHIP IN DEXTER, MI THAT IT WAS UNRELATED TO REAR MAIN OIL SEAL GOING OUT. MAY 2017 - RECIEVE SERVICE BULLETIN IN MAIL #16118 FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. HAD JUST GOTTEN OIL CHANGED WITH APRIL 2017 REPAIRS SO HELD ON TO THIS JUST IN CASE. AUGUST/SEP 2017 - AT LIGHT IN TOWN CAR STARTS TO STALL OUT. PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AT THE AUTOZONE AND THERE IS NO OIL....

RECENTLY MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING. WE OWN A 2012 EQUINOX 2.4L. WE DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL NOW THAT THIS ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR HAVING EXTREME ISSUES WITH A PCV VALVE AND BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW THE VALVE GETS CLOGGED UP. IT MAKES YOUR ENGINE BUILD UP PRESSURE AND THEN A CRANKCASE SEAL BLOWS (IN OUR CASE IS WAS THE REAR). THIS IS SOMETHING KNOWN TO GM. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS BUT GM WON'T COVER IT. WE MEET ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THEY STILL WON'T COVER IT. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE ALL OVER THE INTERNET POSTING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WON'T HELP THEM EITHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO BURKE MOTOR GROUP (227 BAYBERRY DR, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

I WAS ON MY LUNCH BREAK AT MY WORK, PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT WITH MY VEHICLE ON AND RUNNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT TURN ON. COME TO FIND OUT IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY ENGINE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 105,654 MILES ON IT AND HAD OIL. ONE PROBLEM WE KNOW SO FAR IS THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE BURNED THROUGH OIL LIKE IT WAS NOTHING. I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND THIS HAPPENED. I'M HOPING THAT THIS ISN'T A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE.