2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Power Train Problems

Its iz using 2 or 3 courts of oil every 200 miles

2012 Chevrolet equinox burns/leaks oil which cause the serpentine belt to pop off & I had to replace it. Having problems with the MAT & IAT codes, just replaced the fuel pump, crankshaft sensor, camshaft sensor, & spark plugs... Car still will not crank. They're saying there's no recall but why are all the Chevrolet equinox malfunctioning with the same problems with no help from the manufacturer?

Chevy sold the Equinox knowing full well that it had engine problems. The oil system fails, using oil at an excessive rate and oil dumping from engine. They were aware that around 80,000 miles the car would need over $4000 in repairs. They also knew the timing chain gets off timing causing over $2000 in repairs. Both of which happened to my vehicle within 6 months. The Engine ceased up and was undrivable. It sat in our driveway for over 18 months while we paid off the loan.

The contact’s friend owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact who is an independent mechanic stated that his friend had taken the vehicle to be repaired after the key became stuck in the ignition. The contact diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the key cylinder lock housing had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V502000 (Electrical System, Power Train) however, an undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.

My 2012 chevy equinox lt had had nothing but issues with the timing chain the oil consumption where it hardly wants to start I have only had this used vehicle for 6 months or less I shouldn’t be having all these problems with it! The tailpipe isn’t smoking out white clouds but when you put your hand over it it leaves black oil gas smelling grunge on your hand! This is the second equinox I have owed in less than 1 year and it should not be costing me a fortune in repairs within a year even though it’s used makes no sense to me why chevy allows this to happen!!!

I bought my 2012 chevy equinox Lt 2.4L because I owed one just like it but a deer totaled it at only 10 mph! It been nothing but issues since I purchased it drove it off the lot the check engine light comes on and then I go to get it checked and it states that I have a permanent catylic converter code that no one can fix except gmc! When I idle at a stop for longer than 1 min it starts stuttering and jerking like it’s gonna die! So I clean my throttle body like the mechanic said I should do and I found this dark brown whitish sludge in my pvc tube that runs up into the air box which now my air box is full of this gunk! I have to put oil into this vehicle every 3 days cause it will be full then three...

the camshaft actuators continue creating difficultdriving conditions. The POO11 and POO13 Codes continually show Faulty even after replacement. the Vehicle {2012 Chevrolet Equinox} Lurches and Bucks,creating difficulty for the safe operations of this vehicle. This creates Adverse reactions from other motorists by just acting up ,even after repairs. This is my 3rd time replacing these components to no avail. The OBD does kick out the engine light, but its Definately Manufacturer POOR DESIGNing. This problem while driving in traffic is Concerning. Is there any remedy? [email protected] August 18,2022 Thank You B A Parry

Gauges- oil light does not turn on, when the vehicle is low in motor oil. Which causes internal engine failure, which include, but not limited: timing belts to piston wear. Vehicle was in highway speed and lost vehicle power, which caused safety issues for my vehicle and vehicles behind me. Vehicle also has braking and transmission issues; at full stop on a hill and putting the transmission in "N"eutral the vehicle rolls forward, even when the brakes are fully applied or putting the vehicle back in park.

Car kept stalling when slowing down on the highway in traffic on beltway from Maryland to home in Virginia. Very dangerous situation. Car was also sluggish when accelerating. Had to drive with two feet one on brake and gas pedal when slowing down to avoid car shutting off completely on the road. Dropped car off at dealer this evening. I checked and did not see any recalls. Can’t locate safety bulletins from Chevy as they are not published. Dealer said would look for any bulletins. Engine light is on. I read others with models from 2011 to 2015 having same issues for Chevy equinox.

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER SENSOR CAME ON AND SHUT DOWN. IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE DUE TO LACK OF OIL DUE TO BENT PISTON RINGS AND THE OIL ESCAPING. ALL OF THAT WAS REPAIRED AND MAYBE 6 MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS DECIDED THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO THE ENGINE BASED ON THE PREVIOUS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. THE ENGINE WAS THEN REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ECM BOARD DUE TO OIL BEING ALL OVER IT COMPLETELY RUINING THE SENSORS. WE ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE EVAP SYSTEM DUE LACK OF OXYGEN AND THE CAR CONSTANTLY CHOCKING OUT WHILE IN MOTION AND WHILE IDELING. WE FILED OUR CLAIM WHEN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CAME OUT AND OF...

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY RURAL ROUTE WHEN I CAME TO A STOP , WENT TO TAKE OFF THE CAR HAD NO POWER. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE 1 MONTH, AND THE CODE SAYS IT IT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE . LUCKILY WE WERE NOT HIT AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS IT KICKS IN AND HAS POWER , NOT VERY SAFE AT ALL .

I BOUGHT A NEW 2012 EQUINOX IN 2012 ([XXX]) LAST WEEK THE ENGINE FAILED. LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON! DO I HAVE ANY OPTIONS? DO DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS? I BOUGHT A NEW 2012 EQUINOX IN 2012 ([XXX]) LAST WEEK THE ENGINE FAILED. LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON! DO I HAVE ANY OPTIONS ? DO DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS? [XXX] [XXX] I BOUGHT A NEW 2012 EQUINOX IN 2012 ([XXX]) LAST WEEK THE ENGINE FAILED. LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON! DO I HAVE ANY OPTIONS ? DO DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION EVERY SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE FIRST SIGNS OF TROUBLE STARTED WHEN THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IN BUSY TRAFFIC. SUPPOSEDLY THE DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE, NOT SURE IF THAT WAS TRUE BECAUSE IT CONTINUED AS TIME WENT ON. SECONDLY I HAVE HAD SO MANY OIL CHANGES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS RECORD OF IT: 3/2019,05/2019,07/2019,(JOHNNY LONDOFF CHEVROLET UP UNTIL 05/2020),05/2020,10/2020,11/2020,02/2021... AND COUNTING. THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND IS BRINGING ABOUT MORE ISSUES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. LASTLY BUT NOT LEAST THE SENSORS AND OTHER THINGS ARE BEING DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS. AT THIS CURRENT TIME I AM HAVING "REDUCED ENERGY" ISSUES AND I JUST RECEIVED OIL CHANGE AND I'M BEING TOLD I NEEDED TO ADD OIL, BUT HOW WHEN I JUST GOT A OIL...

2012 EQUINOX HAS BEEN USING MORE OIL THAN IT SHOULD. TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL THIS WEEK, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN I SLOWED DOWN OR TRIED TO ACCELERATE. TOOK IT BACK IN, SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID I MY TIMING CHAINS ARE STRETCHED, THE CHAINS, GUIDES AND ACTUATORS NEED TO BE REPLACED ASAP BEFORE MY ENGINE STOPS FOR GOOD. SERVICE PERSON STATED THEY CONTACTED GM AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE COST TO FIX IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN APRIL 2019, IT HAS 89,441 MILES ON IT.

ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. PER MECHANIC THIS HAS AFFECTED TIMING CHAIN, VALVES, PISTONS FOR WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL. I DO NOT RECALL RECEIVING A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL. MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO/VERY LITTLE OIL WHEN I TOOK TO HIM TO CHECK WHAT WAS CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN RUFF AND SOUND RUFF. HE SAID PARTS WERE CAKED WITH OIL. MECHANIC SUGGESTED TO TAKE TO DEALER FOR RECALL KIT REPAIR.

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

WHEN I LEAVE MY KEYS IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE IGNITION IS OFF AND IN PARK. MY CAR SOMETIMES MAKES A NOISE LIKE IT IS TRYING TO START THE ENGINE/CAR OR CAR WITH THE CAR BEING OFF AND NO ONE SWITCHING THE KEY OVER. MAKING THE LIGHTS FLICKER ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE MECHANIC SAID IT COULD BE ELECTRICAL FALIURE BUT HE WOULDNT BE SURE WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT...HOWEVER MY REMOTE START DOESNT WORK ANYMORE AND NIETHER DOES MY BLUETOOTH CAPABILITY.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

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.

FRONT TRANSMISSION ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS NOISE SIMILAR TO BAD BEARING. AT AROUND 40 TO SIXTY MPH THE TRANSMISSION JERKS . HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. 2 YEARS AGO

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.

KEY LOCKED IN KEYSWITCH.. CAN'T PUT THE VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR.. STUCK IN PARK..

AT LEAST EVERY 3 MONTHS TIRED PRESSURE IS OFF THEN A SENSOR THEN THE CAR STARTS TURNING OFF ON ME AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER.

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

TODAY 08/9/2019 MY WIFE SHOWED ME WHERE SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE GLOVE BOX IT DID MELT THE PLASTIC COVER,NO ONE WILL HELP ME WITH LIFT GATE GOES UP 1/4 WAY DOWN,UP THE ALL THE WAY DOWN HAVE GOTTEN IT 3 TIMES IN THE HEAD I HAVE TOLD CATALANO MOTORS ABOUT IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEVER GOT FIXED.REAR WINDOW ON PASS SIDE NEVER WORKED AND LIGHT DON'T GO ON WHEN YOU OPEN REAR DOOR,MANUAL TRANSMISSION NEVER WORKED,NO OFFENCE BUT I WOULD RATHER HAVE MY 75 DELTA 88 I'M JUST NOT PLEASED WITH THE VEHICLES.MISS HAVING MY 97 F150 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,ALSO THE LIFT GATE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF WITH KEYS IN MY HAND I REALLY WISH I COULD AFFORD TO GET NEW OR DIFF KIND OF VEHICLE.

THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) HAS FAILED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO EITHER "R" OR "D" THE VEHICLE LURCHES, AND THE "R" OR "D" FLASHES. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE IS NOT OPERABLE. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR - THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD. THIS CONDITION WILL ALSO OCCUR DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. REGARDLESS OF TRAVEL SPEED AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE WILL SLAM INTO A LOW GEAR. THIS CREATES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. ON A WET, SNOWY, OR ICY ROAD IT WOULD SURELY CAUSE THE OPERATOR TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 38,000 MILES. FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) TO FAIL ON A VEHICLE WITH THIS FEW MILES IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. FOR IT NOT TO BE WARRANTIED IS ALSO NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND A CALCULATED DECISION ON...

VEHICLE WILL STOP WHILE DRIVING, SITTING AT LIGHT, AND DRIVEWAY.. I HAVE TO CONTINUE PUTTING OIL IN EVERY OTHER DAY. POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE OR ROLL WINDOWS UP. DOESN'T WANT TO START NOW.

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - AIRBAG MESSAGE CAME ON CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON HUSBAND MESSAGE SHOWS UP AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. . FOR NO REASON. THE FRONT BUMPER POPS OUT ALSO, FOR NO REASON AND IMTHE PLASTIC PARTS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE ARE BROKEN AND DON'T KEEP THE BUMPER IN PLACE. AND MY CAR MAKES A WEIRD RATTLING NOISE . AND IT STOPPED PICK UP UP SPEED WHEN I TURN MY AC ON .BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WON'T PICK UP SPEED . I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD A WARRANTY AT THE TIME SO WHEN I CALLED HEY SAID THEY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR . THE AC STARTED GOING OUT 2 AND A HALF YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT . THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY JUMP , IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY...

THE VEHICLE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF, COULD NOT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS TOTALLY DONE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. I PAID 1500 TO GET IT BACK ON. R STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. REPAIRED IT BY CHANGING TIMING CHAIN AND A MONTH LAYER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. NO WARNING JUST TURNED COMPLETELY OFF AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED AGAIN TO CAAR REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY.TJE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. NOT WORTH THE PRICE OF REPAIR BECAUSE IT WOULD PROBABLY END UP COSTING MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

SINCE APRIL 2018 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE ISSUE HAD TO DO WITH MY BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE BRAKE SHOP THREE TIMES SINCE APRIL 2018 AND THEY HAD REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THE BRAKES ARE NOT THE ISSUE. I HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON IN DECEMBER 2018 SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE HUBER CHEVROLET IN OMAHA FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT DUE YET FOR ANOTHER 3 WEEKS. I WAS NEVER TOLD DURING THIS VISIT THAT MY OIL WAS LOW. ON MARCH 7TH, 2019 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN SO I TOOK IT IN AGAIN THE SAME DAY EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS 3 QTS LOW ON OIL. I WAS...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM EMAILING YOU REGARDING MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX AND A REAR MAIN SEAL ISSUE. I FOUND THE BELOW SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING SPECIAL COVERAGE IN MARCH OF 2015 REGARDING THE ISSUE RELATED TO MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS ISSUE IN PURCHASING MY VEHICLE FROM TEAM ONE CHEVROLET IN CHARLOTTE, MI AND I HAVE RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM GM. I HAVE BASICALLY BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS TOO BAD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE ASSOCIATED VINS THAT WILL ACTUALLY FALL WITHIN THIS COVERAGE. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 21ST WE HAD EXCEPTIONALLY COLD WEATHER IN LANSING, MI AND MY REAR MAIN SEAL BROKE. THIS WAS DUE TO DEFAULT FROM THE PVC, WHICH IS STATED IN THIS BULLETIN. UPON REACHING OUT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED. IN READING THE BULLETIN, MY CAR IS ONE OF THE IMPACTED CARS; HOWEVER,...

MY 2012 EQUINOX HAS ABOUT 122,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUT IT IN 2012, NEW. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, IT FREQUENTLY BEGAN TO JERK AND ALMOST STALL OUT WHEN IN DRIVE AND AT A STOP. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL MOST TIMES TO KEEP IT FROM JERKING SO HARD. IT ALSO RAN VERY LOUDLY. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THEN WENT OFF AFTER I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS LOW ON OIL, SO I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY DID. BUT THE ALSO SAID THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY TIMING CHAIN, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT $2000 DOLLARS AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR MAY BE BURNING OIL AND IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE TIMING...

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BRIEFLY, FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF I HAVE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLE ON START AND ROUGH IDLE & STALL WITH THE CAR LOSING POWER AND GOING DEAD AT RED LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANIC AND STORED CODES SUGGESTED REPLACING O2 SENSORS, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A TUNE-UP WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE; I REPLACED ALL OF THE ABOVE TO THE TUNE OF 1400.00; THE ISSUE OF ROUGH IDLING, STALL & LOSING POWER, GOING DEAD AT THE LIGHT/ SITTING IN TRAFFIC HAS NOT RESOLVED. THE 2012 EQUINOX IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE; IT JUST KEEPS STALLING AND GOING DEAD/LOSING POWER WHILE IN DRIVE. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST 1400.00 TRYING TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS ISSUE SINCE DECEMBER 1. MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE CEL BUT STILL IDLES ROUGHLY, STALLS AND LOSES POWER/STOPS RANDOMLY AT RED LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC. I...

INTAKE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR SOLENOID VALVE. I HAD THE OIL CONSUMPTION SERVICES COMPLETED LAST OCTOBER 2017 AND THIS YEAR IN OCTOBER 2018 I HAD TO HAVE THE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR SOLENOID VALVE REPLACED TO WHICH EVERYONE I KNOW WITH AN EQUINOX THAT IS OLDER THAN 2016 IS HAVING TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT WITH SUCH A DRASTIC AMOUNT OF VEHICLES HAVING THIS FIXED IF IT WASNT APART OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION PARTS TO HAVE REPLACED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE IT REALLY APPEARS TO BE A LARGELY REPLACED ITEM COSTING PEOPLE OVER $200 TO HAVE FIXED. THIS PART CAUSES YOUR VEHICLE WHEN AT LOWER SPEEDS TO STALL OUT OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT JUST WONT GO. IT STARTED WITH A ROUGH IDLE. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. FINALLY IT WOULD STALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS.

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...

THIS CAR HAS A SEALED TRANSMISSION. AND I ONLY DRIVE AROUND TOWN AND TO AND FROM WORK. WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF IT HESITATES AND JUMPS. IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER EQUINOX OWNERS AND APPARENTLY THIS HAPPENS TO EVERYONE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT. NOT EVERY CAR SHOULD HAVE TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS

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.

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND THERE IS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I GET REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE AS NEEDED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC TO DO A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD A BAD LEAK AND THAT IT WAS LEAKING ALL INSIDE THE AXLE ETC. THE TOTAL COST TO FIX IS 3,000 TO 4,000 BECAUSE I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS SMOOTHLY AND IT STARTED MAKING A WINDING SOUND. THE CAR WOULD BARELY PICK UP ON THE HIGHWAY.

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 KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK IT OVER AND HE STATED THAT THE CAR ISN'T ALL THE WAY IN PARK EITHER BECAUSE THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE PUSHED IN WHILE THE CAR IS TURN OFF AND IN PARK.

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

THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND RESULTED IN HEADLIGHT GONE AT ~50K MILES. THE TRANSFER CASE WENT BAD AND THE CAR DID NOT MOVE AT ALL AT 64K MILES. CAN NOT BELIEVE THE POWERTRAIN GOT PROBLEM JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED.

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

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.

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.