2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Engine Problems

CAR HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND NEW TIRES PUT ON AT BELLE TIRE IN GRAND BLANC MI. THREE DAYS LATER MY DAUGHTER (RACHELLE SLY) WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. BEING CLOSE TO A MIDAS MUFFLER SHE MANAGED TO GET IT TO RESTART AND GO THERE (LESS THAN 500 FEET). THEY PUT THE CAR UP IN THE AIR AND SAID THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. WE DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO BELLE TIRE SINCE THEY CHANGED THE OIL ORIGINALLY. THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO AL SERRA GRAND BLANC MI. BY THAT TIME THE CAR WOULDN'T EVEN START.. AL SERRA ORIGINALLY SAID IT WAS A BAD REAR SEAL. EVERYTHING ESCALATED TO NEEDING A FULL NEW ENGINE. THERE WAS A BULLETIN (NO.14882) ON THE 2012 EQUINOX LTZ BUT WHEN WE PUT HER VIN IN IT DID NOT COME...

; 2010-2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX; SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE COVERS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES (193,000 KM), WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. DEALERS ARE TO PERFORM A CRANKCASE PRESSURE CHECK, AND IF REQUIRED, REMOVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CLEAR THE PCV ORIFICE. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. FOR VEHICLES COVERED BY VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACTS, ALL ELIGIBLE CLAIMS WITH REPAIR ORDERS ON OR AFTER MARCH 4, 2015, ARE COVERED BY THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE AND MUST BE SUBMITTED USING THE LABOR OPERATION CODES PROVIDED WITH THIS BULLETIN. CLAIMS WITH REPAIR ORDERS PRIOR TO MARCH 4, 2015, MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDER. THIS IS FROM SERVICE BULLETIN 14882. AS A RESULT OF THE FROZEN PCV, MY WIFE WAS NEARLY KILLED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED INSTANTANEOUSLY...

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. IT HAS UNDER 50K MILES AND SEEMED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. CURRENTLY IT IS AT 65K MILES AND HAS EXPERIENCED THESE ISSUES: -STALLING AT INTERSECTIONS OR STOP SIGNS A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. TAKEN IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. - WHEEL GRINDING AND BUCKING WHEN STOPING OF TURNING RIGHT. ALSO TAKEN IN MULTIPLE TIMES TO DEALER - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE IDENTICAL TO THE PRIOR YEAR MODEL RECALL. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT HOUSES THE HEATING SYSTEM AND THE RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING. NONE OF THE BUTTONS ARE LIGHTING UP AT ALL. YOU CAN NOT TURN ON THE HEAT OR DEFROST CAUSING S VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE RADIO IT'S SELF DOES WORK BUT YOU HAVE TO OPERATE IT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE 2011 MODELS HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND WERE RECALLED. I FEEL THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE THE ISSUE IS THE...

TIRE PRESSURE( EVERY WEEK NEED AIR PRESSURE),POWER STEERING( LIGHT ON SAY CHECK) , COD#P0010 (ING LIGHT ON) ING OFF ALONE...

WITH 1350 MILES ON THIS OIL CHANGE I JUST ADDED 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL TO BRING IT UP TO FULL LEVEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING GM MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU ALL PREVIOUSLY TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS MY LAST HOPE. I'M GOING TO KEEP COMPLAINING UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. MY VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. IT STARTED AROUND 60K MILES AND HAS JUST ROLLED OVER THE 80K MILE MARK THIS WEEK. IN THE BEGINNING, MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING THIS KNOCKING SOUND SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IT WAS COMPLETELY DRY OF OIL. IT WAS NO YET DUE AN OIL CHANGE AND I HAD HAD THE VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR PRIOR TO THIS. I AM NOW PUTTING A QUART OF OIL IN MY VEHICLE PER WEEK. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT GM ARE CALLED YEARS 2010 AND 2011 AND "SOME" 2012'S UNFORTUNATELY MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THE "SOME." - THIS IS A GM MANUFACTURING ISSUE...

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION....ONE QUART EVERY 500 MILES AND LOW OIL LAMP DOES NOT COME ON EVEN IF THREE QUARTS LOW. POOR ENGINE DESIGN HAS BEEN NOTED BUT NO RECALL. I WONDER HOW MANY OF THESE ENGINES HAVE DIE AS A RESULT OF NO OIL? WHAT ARE WE TO DO? THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY OTHERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE OIL WAS CHANGED; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

MY CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIEND WERE DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A FORGOTTEN ITEM. THEY STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. MY SON (18), TOLD CAR BEHIND TO GO AROUND (LUCKILY, THEY DID NOT GET REAR ENDED). HE PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO DESTINATION. FAST FORWARD APPROX A WEEK LATER, THE CAR IS HESITATING, AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. MY SON TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE ATTENDANT SAID THAT WHEN CHECKING THE DIP STICK BEFORE STARTING, THE DIP STICK WAS BONE DRY! THAT'S WEIRD...WE HAVE HAD NO OIL LEAKS ON OUR DRIVEWAY, TO BE ALERTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. WHY WOULD THE CAR BE BURNING UP OIL THAT THERE WOULD BE NONE IN THE RESEVOIR? SO NOW, I GUESS WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR IT,...

THIS CAR USES EXCESSIVE OIL. I DRIVE SEVERAL MILES A DAY. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY GAVE ME A LIST OF ITEMS TO "FIX" WHICH COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. I HAVE TO MONITOR MY OWN OIL BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN IT IS REAL LOW. IT DOES COME ON WHEN IT IS TIME FOR THE OIL TO BE CHANGED. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CHEVROLET VEHICLES BUT THIS ONE HAS CAUSED ME THE MOST PROBLEMS. I HAVE CALLED AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A RECALL OR LEGITIMATE EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE CAR USES SO MUCH OIL. I DO NOT HAVE A LEAK ON THE GROUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

AROUND 60,000 MILES, I NOTICED THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I TRACKED IT FOR A WHILE, ONLY TO FIND ITS USING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 800-1000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET GARAGE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE EQUINOX. THAT IT IS THE PISTONS AND RINGS IN THE ENGINE THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND COST IS ABOUT $2000. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT GM RECALLED 2010-2011 AND SOME 2012, UNFORTUNATELY MINE ISN'T ONE OF THE "SOME." I'VE CALLED GM TWICE ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE SECOND TIME, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ASKED ME WHAT I WAS EXPECTING FROM THEM BECAUSE IF THERE'S NO RECALL, THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. IF THERE'S A RECALL FOR SOME, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL. AS I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON IN THIS PREDICAMENT....

OUT OF NOWHERE, I GET AN ALERT STATING 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' AND 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' OFF. I CANNOT GO OVER 30 MPH AND THE ENGINE HAS TROUBLE HOLDING POWER. SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS MESSAGE, I WOULD FEEL A LIGHT ENGINE SPUTTER, BT THE ENGINE WOULD THEN KICK BACK INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE AND ON CITY STREETS. APPARENTLY THIS IS INCREDIBLY COMMON ON A LOT OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES AS EVIDENCE ON THE EQUINOXFORUM BLOG.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. WIFE GOING TO WORK AND HER VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. GOT IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT IT HAD NO OIL IN IT. WAS TOLD THOSE ENGINES USE OIL AND GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. BEING THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THERE 100000 MILE WARRANTY I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE FIXED NOW QUESTIONS ASKED BUT SAID IT WAS COVERED IN WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE GIVING VEHICLE COULD BREAK DOWN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND RUN THE RISK OF SOMEONE GETTING HURT

MY EQUINOX HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS. TODAY IT HAPPENED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARK SPOT, IT STALLED ONCE AT A RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T GET ME IN TILL NEXT WEEK. SOMETIMES A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, IT ALSO USING A LOT OF OIL!!! GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE IT ISN'T NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE OUT THERE.

JULY 10, 2015: I TOOK MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX LT (2.4 L 4 CYL) TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN KY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT 100,505 MILES AND I WANTED IT CHECKED BEFORE DRIVING ON VACATION DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE, A ROUGH IDLE AND BECAUSE IT HAD RECENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. A GM GOODWRENCH MULTI-POINT VEHICLE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. I WAS TOLD THE CAR SHOWED NO SIGN OF ANY ISSUES BUT I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES BEFORE WINTER. BY DEC 2015 THE ROUGH IDLE HAD GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, THE VEHICLE WAS LOUD (ALMOST SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL), WOULD JERK AND FELT LIKE IT MAY SHUT OFF ANY TIME I HAD TO STOP OR DRIVE SLOWER SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR WOULD "SLIP" AS IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON DEC 8, 2015. THE CAR WAS AT...

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED WITH 64000 MILES AUG 24TH, 2015. AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS THE CAR STALLED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. RE-STARTED IT AND IT STALLED AGAIN. HAPPENED AGAIN IN LATE SEPT, ONCE IN OCT AND AGAIN IN NOV. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY INTAKE SOLENOID 11-13-15. LEAVING FOR WORK ON JAN 19TH AND NOTICED OIL LEAK (NO LOW OIL LIGHT). DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. 1/4 MILE OUT MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER, DROPS ME TO 30 MPH. GET TO DEALERSHIP AND IT'S A BLOWN REAR SEAL. REPLACED LOOSE TIMING AND BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN, WATER PUMP, COOLANT FLUSH ( I PAID FOR) ABS LIGHT CAME ON, SO SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE "OPEN" ALSO FOUND CHUNK OF MAGNET MISSING FROM WHEEL BEARING. CAR IN SHOP FOR 9 DAYS. PICKED UP ON 1-28-16. STALLED AGAIN 4 X ON 2-4-16. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR REPLACED....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENSORS FAILED PRIOR TO THE OTHER FAILURES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PISTONS AND RINGS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

MY MOTOR BLEW DUE TO A OIL LEAK AND SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I OWNED THE CAR FOR 37 DAYS AND I OWE 18K ON IT.

PROBLEM BEGAN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC..LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT OR KILLED. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE ENGINE AND HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RAN THE TEST AND I NOW HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK 2 MORE TIMES TO PROVE THE PCV HAS TO BE REPLACED. MEANWHILE I HAVE TO KEEP 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE CAR AND CHECK EVERY 1000 MILES TO ENSURE OIL LEVER IS PROPER SO CAR WON'T STOP. I'M A SINGLE PARENT WITH A 2 YEAR OLD AND THIS "CONDITION" WITH THE VEHICLES IS DANGEROUS. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT PLACING A RECALL OUT AND JUST DOING THE REPAIR ACROSS THE BOARD. I AM LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT STUCK WITH IT CAUSE IT IS MY ONLY CAR AND WHO CAN AFFORD A...

PURCHASED WITH 38,000 MILES. AT 43,000 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP. LESS THAN 5 MILES AWAY. THEY TOOK IT IN, CAME OUT AND SAID I WAS 4QUARTS LOW ON OIL.??????? WAS TOLD NORMAL WAS 1 QT EVERY 1000 MILES. NO WAY WOULD I BELIEVE THAT. HAVE BEEN DOING. EXCESSIVE OIL USE TEST.WAITING FO GM NOW . THEY DID DO A RECALL ON 2010 EQUINOX WITH SAME PROBLEM CHANGED RINGS ON IT WE WILL SEE

THE CAR STARTED TO SOUND LIKE AN OLD JALOPY, AFTER HAVING THE CAR CHECKED OUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING WAS OFF AND IT WAS BURNING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL WITHOUT THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMING ON. THE INJECTORS ARE CLOGGED AND THE ENGINE IS ALL CLOGGED UP, SO IT'S MESSING WITH THE TIMING BELT. IT'S BEEN 2 MONTH SINCE I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE THE ENGINE NEEDS REBUILT OR REPLACED, A COMPLETE PIECE OF JUNK 3 YEARS OLD NEVER ANY WARNING FROM THE CAR ABOUT LOW OIL OR THE MANUFACTURE IT'S A TRAVESTY.

OIL CONSUMPTION 4000 MILES BONE DRY. WHEN STOP AT A LIGHT, BACKING UP THE CAR STALLS OUT. I HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE. NOW DOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I ONLY HAVE 45000 MILES ON MY 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AROUND 39,000 MILES ALSO AM READING THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING A LOT OF EQUINOXS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!

THIS CAR HAS BEEN USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL FROM ABOUT 60,000 MILES. NOW IT IS USING ABOUT 2 QUARTS EVERY 1,100-1,3000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, BUT THE ABNORMAL NOISE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. MA 10/25/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONSUMED MORE OIL THAN IT SHOULD BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. UPDATED 05/09/16.*JB

CAR STALLED, RESTARTED BUT STALLED AGAIN, RESTARTED AND STAID RUNNING BY KEEPING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL. THIS KEPT HAPPENING FOR TWO DAYS THEN WENT AWAY. PROBLEM CAME BACK ON 08/14/2015. WILL CHECK WITH DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE CENTER CONSOLE BECAME INOPERABLE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,968.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND THE ENGINE TO EMIT A LOUD NOISE WHEN STARTING. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO REPLACE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL MODULE, AND CLEARED THE FAILURE CODE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,913.

VEHICLE FIRST STARTED CUTTING OFF WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT IS NOW CUTTING OFF EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOW FOR A WEEK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAVE A P0010 CODE. CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ISSUE IS STILL CONTINUING TO HAPPEN.

VEHICLE FIRST STARTED CUTTING OFF WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT IS NOW CUTTING OFF EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOW FOR A WEEK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAVE A P0010 CODE. CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ISSUE IS STILL CONTINUING TO HAPPEN.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BOARD WENT CRAZY. THE ECO FUEL ECONOMY LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE STABILI TRAK LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE BUTTON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE GOING UP AND DOWN ERADICALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR THEN APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN I WENT TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR, I HAD NO POWER. THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AND HOUR. ALL THE ABOVE WAS STILL HAPPENING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE AC WAS NOW BLOWING WARM AIR. IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. IN THE END THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. I REACHED SOMEWHERE SAFE AND PARKED THE CAR. I WENT TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THERE...

WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND CAR CUT OFF TWO DAYS IN ROW AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING CAR FEELS LIKE IT JERKING THEN LIKE IT'S LOSING POWER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HI, MY 2012 EQUINOX STALLED ON ME WHILE I WAS IN REVERSE. I WAS BACKING OUT A DRIVE WAY AND IT STARTED TO JERK. AFTER JERKING IT DID EVENTUALLY GO IN GEAR. ONCE I PUT IT IN DRIVE I DROVE NO LESS THEN A MILE AND THE CAR CUT OFF. I TURN IT BACK ON AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAPPEN A SECOND TIME ON 5/2/15. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WAS JERKING WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN IT STALLED OUT ON ME AGAIN. AM NOT SURE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING CONSIDERING I DO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY CAR. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE PLEASE LET ME. THANKS *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-96 IN MICHIGAN AT MILE 62, I FELT AN EXPLOSION UNDER MY FEET. THERE WAS A LARGE CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES UNDERNEATH AND OUT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RAN TO SAFETY WHILE WATCHING THE VEHICLE BURN UNDERNEATH. THE AIR DRAFT FROM PASSING TRAFFIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS AT OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER HAVE TOLD US THERE IS A GOLF-BALL SIZE HOLE AND A SOFTBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE ENGINE IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS ISSUES RESULTING FROM THE FIRE (MELTED FUEL AND BRAKE LINES, CHARRED AND BUBBLED PAINT AND MELTED PLASTIC PARTS, ETC.) ALTHOUGH THIS IS COVERED BY GM WARRANTY AND THEIR INVESTIGATION "TOTALED" THE CAR , CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOT OFFERED ASSISTANCE THAT WILL COVER REPLACEMENT OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE EQUINOX IS BURNING OIL WAY TO FAST. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $1100 TO REPAIR THE PISTON/GASKET ISSUE AND THE GARAGE SAID THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY EQUINOX OWNER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. MY OIL IS CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 5000 MILES. *TR

THE CAR STALLED REPEATEDLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. THE CAR COULD BE RESTARTED BUT CONTINUED TO STALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

AFTER 36K MILES, THE CAR STEERING WOULD STICK AND SLIP. PA DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE AS THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEED 65MPH. BUT, UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK DUE TO A TECHNICAL BULLETIN REPORT ABOUT STEERING STICKING/SLIPPING. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND CAME BACK AFTER 36K MORE MILES ON THE NEW STEERING RACK. CAR IS AT VA DEALER TODAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST AS I MOVED. CAR ALSO HESITATES AND JERKS BACK WHEN ACCELERATING AND HAS DONE THAT SINCE A YEAR AFTER OWNED VEHICLE. LOVE THE CAR DESIGN BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER STEERING. AT TIMES STEERING FEELS LOOSE CAR HAS SLIPPED ON ICE AND CANNOT CONTROL STEERING. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FEEL THE STEERING DESIGN IS POOR. STEERING RACK DESIGN IS A SIMPLE CONCEPT AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS A POOR DESIGN. I'M...

I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR HAS ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS DONE THE SAME THING THAT THEY ARE RECALLING ALL OTHER GM CARS FOR. FIRST TIME IT TOTALLY SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ON SUBSEQUENT INCIDENCES IT WAS AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BEFORE BACKING UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000..UPDATED 09/ 30/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO BREAK FREE AND CONTINUED MOVING ABOUT TWO INCHES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN HE FINALLY STOPPED, HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/08/14

I'M NOT SURE A TIME FRAME BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH UP TO A FEW TIMES A MONTH. WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED MY CAR TURNS OFF, IT STARTED BACK UP BUT I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

SES, AIR BAG STABILITRAK AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AUTO REDUCED POWER DOWN TO IDLE. WHEN TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED, POWER RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE FUEL SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, REQUIRING THE GAS TANK TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE SENSOR. ALSO, AIRBAG SYSTEM INOPERABLE TWICE SINCE NEW, WITH SENSORS BEING REPLACED TWICE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 27,000 MILES, STILL HAS BUMPER TO BUMPER AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND IS BEING PROCESSED THROUGH AN ATTORNEY FIRM APPLYING THE LEMON LAW. GM HAS MADE TWO LOW OFFERS. NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL PENDING. OWNER HAS LOST ALL INTEREST AND TRUST IN VEHICLE. *TR

AS A WAS DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT, MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED SINCE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

DRIVING SLOWLY THE ENGINE AND ENTIRE ELECTRIC SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND THE CAR JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEN YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND START THE CAR BACK UP AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

I FILED A DIFFERENT REPORT EARLIER FOR THE SAME VEHICLE. NOW THE VEHICLE IS STARTING ON ITS OWN, IF THE KEY IS LEFT IN THE IGNITION WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF, ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE LATER THE CAR WILL START WITH NO ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL. IT WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO START UNTIL YOU PULL THE KEY OUT. IT IS JUST THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, NO KEY CHAIN HANGING FROM IT. LAST WEEK APR 29,2014 THE CAR STARTED AND RAN FOR 10 SECOND WITH THE IGNITION OFF. HOW LONG BEFORE THE VEHICLE JUMPS INTO GEAR AND RUNS SOMEONE OVER WITH NO ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL? I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT INVESTIGATE ANY REPORT UNLESS YOU PAY $50.00 PLUS, WHATEVER ELSE THEY WANT FOR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.