2013 Chevrolet Equinox Complaint Log

THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN. TURNING RIGHT, IT STARTED TO STALL AND THEN FINALLY TOOK OFF. THIS WAS THE FIRST INSTANCE OF SOMETHING POTENTIALLY WRONG. WHEN WE MADE IT TO WORK, IT APPEARED TO BE OK. WHEN WE STARTED IT, EXHAUST APPEARED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY, WE LOWERED THE WINDOWS. WHEN WE STARTED IT, THERE IS NOTICEABLY A CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE, THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL, AND OIL COVERS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE SEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE WHAT MAY BE THE CAUSE, AND WE FOUND A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT IN FLORIDA WHICH DESCRIBES OUR VEHICLE'S ISSUES ALMOST PERFECTLY. OIL CONSUMPTION IS HIGH, IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, EXHAUST ENTERING THE CABIN IS DEADLY, AND THE CHANGE OF THE ENGINE SOUND.

TWICE IN 3 YRS THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A MAJOR ENGINE ISSUE WITH WATER GETTING IN THE VALVES THIS WAS DETECTED WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND THE CAR IS THE SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK EACH TIME.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH WITH CRUSE CONTROL. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO NOTICE I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND VIBRATING REAL BAD. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE INSIDE WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND SMELT LIKE BURNT OIL. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE CAR THERE WAS ALOT OF OIL DRIPPING OUT AND BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION THAT WAS ABOUT A MILE AWAY BUT GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND SOUNDED LIKE A RIDING LAWNMOWER AND JERKED THE WHOLE TIME.

MY CAR WENT THROUGH ALL 5 QUARTS OF OIL AFTER ONE MONTH. I PUT 2 QUARTS IN TO TIDE OVER H TIL I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE OIL CHANGE PLACE TO HAVE A TOP OFF. THE ENGINE BURNED UP 2 QUARTS IN A 15 MINUTE (20 MILE) DRIVE. WHEN THEY CHECKED MY DIP STICK WAS EMPTY. I AM HAVING NO EXTERNAL LEAKS AND MY CAR KEEPS DYING WHILE DRIVING.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK, ON NORTH CAPITAL STREET N.W. A VERY BUSY CITY STREET, WHEN I STOP AT THE RED LIGHT MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE,AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, MY CAR STALLED AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO ME. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS ALMOST OUT OF OIL, AND I TOLD HIM THAT I GOTTEN AND OIL CHANGE 1 1/2 MONTHS AGO, AND THE METER ON MY DASH BROAD SAID THAT I HAVE 75% OIL LEFT IN MY CAR, HE SAID TO KEEP AN EYE ON MY OIL. WHEN I HAD WORK DONE TO MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY NEVER TOLD ME THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR. THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, AND "OIL PRESSURE LOW" OR ENGINE LIGHT NEVER GAVE ME ANY KIND OF WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE 120,000 MILEAGE, MY CAR WAS AT 131,699 MILEAGE WHEN I REALIZE WHAT WAS GOING ON, MY CAR IS STILL STALL AND I'M AFRAID THAT SOMEONE WILL RUN INTO THE BACK OF ME WHEN MY CAR STALLS AT THE LIGHT. I WORK AT CHILDREN HOSPITAL, AS A NURSE AND THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR ME TO BE BREAKING DOWN, TRYING TO EVEN GET TO WORK, OR TRYING TO GET HOME FROM WORK AFTER WORKING 12HRS OR 16 HRS, PLEASE HELP.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING STRANGE NOISE AND BURNING OIL FOR THE PAST YEAR. WE HAD IT TO THE DEALER IN MAY 2019 AND THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE MUFFLER THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, AND THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE PCV NEED TO BE CLEANED FOR A TOTAL OF 2100. BUT NOW THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH WILL LEAD TO FURTHER PROBLEMS. I AM EXTEMELY DISSATISFIED WITH CHEVROLET AND THEIR SERVICE.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND LOOSE TIMING CHAIN. HAD TIMING CHAIN REPLACED AT 93,500 MILES. ENGINE BURNS OIL; IS NOT LEAKING ANYWHERE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S ENGINE - 2.4L ECOTECH. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THESE! THANKFULLY, CAUGHT ISSUES BEFORE ANYTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED. ALSO HAD CRACK ON BOOT FOR ONE SPARK PLUG CAUSING OIL TO LEAK INTO THERE. HAD ALL SPARK PLUGS REPLACED WHILE REPLACING TIMING CHAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POOL OF OIL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER SEAL REAR SEAL HAD MELTED WHICH CAUSED THE OIL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FRIENDLY CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (7501 HWY 65 NE, FRIDLEY, MN 55432, (612) 276-2955) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. *BF*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME INOPERABLE. BAIERL CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 10430 PERRY HWY, WEXFORD, PA 15090, (877)217-0160, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND FURTHER ASSISTANCE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING (DIESEL SOUND). I PULLED OFF AT NEAREST EXIT TO CHECK ENGINE OIL, DUE TO USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS. SURE ENOUGH IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. I'M CONSISTENT ON OIL CHANGES, AND IT'S STILL NEEDING OIL IN BETWEEN CHANGING. SO I ADDED 4 QUARTS OF OIL BUT THE NOISE DID NOT GO AWAY. I WAS 3.5 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I STARTED TO CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND SEEMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE. I OWE ON IT STILL, NOW I'M GOING TO NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY ENGINE WITH MY VIN NUMBER SO NOW I'M SUPPOSE TO BUY IT OUT OF POCKET! NOT ONLY THAT I NOW NEED TO FIND A VEHICLE I CAN DRIVE TO WORK. LIVING IN RURAL MN I DRIVE A LOT, I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A RELIABLE VEHICLE WITH DECENT GAS MILEAGE. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I FEEL I'D BE BETTER OFF BUYING A FORD OR DODGE TRUCK. I NEED 44 BUT ALL THESE SMALLER SUV ENGINES SEEM TO HAVE ISSUES. I'D SAY IF YOU WANT YOUR MONEY'S WORTH STEER CLEAR OF THE 4 CYLINDER MONEY PIT THAT GM IS SELLING TO US MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS WHILE COMPLETELY IGNORING OUR REQUESTS FOR HELP WITH THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT.

ENGINE IS BURNING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. EVERY 1,000 MILES THERE WILL BE NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. NO WARNING LIGHT HAS CAME ON STATING MY OIL IS LOW. I COULD HAVE BLOWN MY ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES IF I DIDN'T CHECK MY OIL REGULARLY. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP 5 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE ALREADY HAD TO GET 3 OIL CHANGES BC OF THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL LOSS PLUS HAVE HAD TO ADD OIL IN BETWEEN.

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR PISTON RING OIL FAILURE RESULTING IN HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. CHEVY ARBITRATOR IS DENYING CLAIMS LEAVING CUSTOMERS TO DEAL WITH THEIR PROBLEM. ANT KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANIC KNOWS WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT HOLDING OIL, MULTIPLE THINGS CAN BREAK AND BLOW, BUT CHEVY DENIES THESE THINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT COVERED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

FELL VICTIM TO THE PCV VALVE FREEZING THIS WEEKEND AND BLEW OUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL ON MY EQUINOX. WAS LEAVING THE HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE STUTTERED AND ALMOST STALLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT BOTTOM OF EXIT. LUCKLY IT GAINED POWER BACK TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. GOT HOME AND LOOKED THE CAR OVER TO FIND OIL SPRAYED ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. NO OIL LIGHTS OR INDICATORS CAME ON TO LET ME KNOW THE OIL WAS GONE FROM THE CAR. THE DIPSTICK WAS DRY AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $1600 BILL TO REPLACE A $30 SEAL. CAR IS IN THE SHOP TO SEE IF THE REST OF THE MOTOR SURVIVED OR IF IT NEEDS A REBUILD AND A NEW TIMING CHAIN FROM THE DAMAGES CAUSED. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT I WAS TOLD MY CAR VIN WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE. YET IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE THAT WERE. CAR IS ALREADY USING ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES DUE TO FAULTY GM PISTON RINGS THAT AREN'T IN A RECALL HOPEFULLY THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HELPS EQUINOX OWNERS WITH UNNECESSARY EXPENSES. WITH A KNOWN ISSUE LIKE THIS GM SHOULD JUST REPLACE THE MOTORS WITH A NEW IMPROVED ONE AND SAVE THEIR CUSTOMER BASE WHILE THEY CAN. WILL BE CALLING GM IN THE MORNING TO GET THE RUNAROUND LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I'M SURE.

THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED WITH THE RECENTLY SETTLED LAWSUIT ABOUT THE ENGINE PISTON RINGS.MY CAR WAS SURGING AND RUNNING POORLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PISTON KIT. MY VEHICLE IS EXCLUDED FROM THE SETTLEMENT AS IT HAS GREATER THAN 120,000. I PAID FOR REPAIR OF OVER $1700.00 AND SOUGHT HELP FROM THE MN ATTORNEY GEN OFFICE. FILE NO: PCM/2020/5333402/C. THEY HAVE GOTTEN A RESPONSE FROM GM STATING THEY HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO REIMBURSE ME DUE TO THE GREATER THAN 120,000 AND CLOSED THEIR CASE. I AM WORKING WITH PAUL MUELLER FROM THE CONSUMER SERVICE DIVISION 651-355-0730. HE ADVISED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. GM IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY SYSTEM AND IS UNETHICALLY REFUSING TO ASSIST THOSE OF US WITH CARS EXCLUDED DUE TO GREATER THAN 120,000 MILES. MANY OF US ARE PAYING LARGE REPAIR BILLS OR LEFT WITH ENGINES THAT DO NOT RUN. THERE IS A CASE FILE WITH INFO YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN ACCESS AT THE MN ATTORNEY GEN OFFICE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX AND IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD DIESEL TRUCK TYPE OF NOISE ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AFTER AROUND 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN 1 WEATHER. I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION AND TURNED IT OFF. IT SAT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS IN A PARKING LOT BEFORE TRYING TO RESTART IT AND IT STARTED FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE BEFORE DYING. I ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL TO IT AND IT SOUNDED SLIGHTLY BETTER. THEN I MOVED TO A DIFFERENT SPOT TO MAKE SURE IT WASNT LEAKING OIL WHICH IT WAS NOT BEFORE LETTING IT SIT FOR ANOTHER 4 HOURS. LATER IN THE DAY I TURNED IT ON TO GET IT HOME TO SIT AS THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GET IT IN FOR A WEEK, AND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO CHECK FOR MORE OIL UNDER IT THERE WAS ABOUT A QUART WORTH OF OIL THAT HAD SPRAYED ALL OVER THE GROUND AND UNDER MY CAR. IT LEAKED OIL THE ENTIRE WAY BACK TO MY HOME ABOUT 25 MINUTES AWAY AND LEFT A TRAIL OF OIL UP MY DRIVEWAY. CHEVY HAS RECALLED THE PART THAT IS BROKEN ON MY VEHICLE AND MODEL YEAR BUT WILL NOT REPAIR IT DUE TO IT NOT BEING ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN.

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SMELLS LIKE GAS. ALSO IS NOT TELLING ME WHEN IT IS LOW ON OIL AND OVER CONSUMPTION OF MOTOR OIL. I HAVE OIL CHANGES DONE REGULARLY AND HAVE ALMOST RUN COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL 2 TIMES IN LAST 5 MONTHS!

OUR EQUINOX HAS HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON STATING THE OIL LEVEL IS LOW. SINCE WE CHECKED TSB'S AND HAD THE DEALER SCAN IT AND FOUND EXCESS CONSUMPTION OF OIL WAS DO TO, CAMSHAFT POSITION AND TIMING SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED ARE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT IN STATIONARY LOCATIONS. WE ASKED CHEVY TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERED. WE'VE HAD THESE ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE MARCH 2019.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WITH NO WARNING LIGHT

I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP DUE TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG-TERM, ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. AS EXHAUST FUMES CAN LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE VENT SYSTEM (AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEM), AND IT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD MERIT A RECALL. MY FATHER, WHO HAS BEEN AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE, HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE EITHER A MATERIAL, OR DESIGN, FLAW THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN.

BLOWN ENGINE. LARGE OIL CONSUMPTION

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. NO OIL LOW WARNING LITE EVER CAME ON. JUST CHANGES OIL LESS THAN 500 MILES PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BEING LOCKED UP OR WILL JOT RUN. NEWER BATTERY AND TIMING CHAIN.

THE TRUCK WOULD CUT OFF AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS AND IT HAS STARTED WAS OIL.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTOFF WITH NO WARNING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY BLOCKING TRAFFIC LIGHTS DID NOT DIM OR ANYTHING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ENGINE . TIMING. WAS THE ISSUE DUE TO BURNING SO MUCH OIL.

IRREGULAR OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE PROBLEMS LEADING TO FURTHER REPAIR AND CONTINUOUS DIAGNOSIS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS A MILEAGE OF 127,871 AND ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE. SINCE FEBRUARY 2019, ENGINE DIAGNOSIS IS REQUIRED BETWEEN OIL CHANGES DO TO LOW IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, BUT STALLING HAS NOT YET OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP HAS FOUND OIL ENGINE LEVEL LOW, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAINS TO STRETCH AND CREATING NOISE. PERFORMED ENGINE PERFORMANCE RESTORATION SERVICE TO CLEAN PISTON RINGS AND CHANGED OIL AND FILTER; RESET OIL LIFE AND CLEARED CODES. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED TO RETURN IN 1,000 MILES TO RE-EVALUATE OIL LEVEL AND PERFORM INTERNAL ENGINE REPAIRS. PAST REPAIRS INCLUDED CAM, TIMING BELT, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER,

MOTOR WHEN I GOT IT THEY TOLD ME THEY DID HAVE IT CHECK AND THERE AS NO RECALLS ON IT. I DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT A MOTH AN THE MOTOR STATED TO MAKE A TICKETING NOSE CHECK THE OIL AN IT WAS ABOUT AROUND A 1,000 MILES IT NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE WHEN I HAD IT CHANGE IT LOOK LIKE IT HAD NOT BEEN CHANGE IN A LONG TIME. AN AROUND THE SAME TIME AGAIN I CHECK THE OIL AGAIN IT WAS A LOW AGAIN SO I HAD IT CHANGE AGAIN THIS TIME THE OIL FILTER LOOK GOOD IT TO LOOK THE FIRST TIME, LIKE IT HAD NOT BEEN CHANGE. THEN IT STARTED SKIPPING AND LIKE IT DID WANT TO STAY CRACK UP LIKE IT WANTED TO CUT OFF ON,IT STILL DOING IT HARDLY EVER DRIVE IT THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP I STARTED TO HAVE IT NOT WANTING TO CHANGE GEARS BUT THEN IT STOP. IT DOES IT NOW SOMETIMES. I'LL CHECK THE TIME AND IT USUALLY SLOW THAN WANT IT SUPPOSED TO BE, ALSO THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK MOST OFF THE TIME WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON MOST OF THE TIME AN ALSO THE CAR WANT START SOMETIMES IN THE MORNING WHEN I GO TO CRACK IT UP WITH THE KEY. I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER, FIRST THE FREON WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME I USE IT, ALSO THEN IT STARTED TO MAKE NOSE WHEN I TURN AROUND ARE TURN A CORNER AND THE FREON WOULD TURN A CORNER THEN IT STARTED TO LEAK INSIDE THE CAR WHEN I WAS STANDING AT A STOP SIGNAL WOULD STOP LEAKING SO MUCH WHEN I WOULD GO THAT JUST STARTED I FINALLY LOOKED UP RECALLS AN SEEN THAT ALL THESE THINGS WERE IN A RECALL OF MAY 19, 2019 I BOUGHT MY CAR IN OCT 19, 2019. THEY SAID THEY WERE NO RECALLS , BUT WHEN I LOOKED IT RECALLS IT HAD EVERY THING WRONG WITH IT THAT ALL THE RECALLS WAS ON THERE AN A FEW EXTRAS' THEY ALSO SUED AND THEY DO NOT PUT MY CAR IN THE PROBLEMS AREAS. *TR

FREQUENT OIL CHANGES. THE CONSUMPTION OF OIL IS DEPLETED BEFORE THE LIFE OF OIL RUNS OUT. SOMETHING MIGHT BE WRONG WITH THE PISTONS RING.

THE CAR IS HAVING OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS AND MAKES VERY LOUD NOISES WHEN STARTING UP AND IDLING. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT PROBABLY HAD PISTON RING WEAR AND WILL PROBABLY NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO OIL BLOCKAGE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 61000 MILES AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE ON TIME. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH ACTION FROM CHEVY ON THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR HAD BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN OF AND WE LIKE THE CAR OVERALL. I JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE ENGINES DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. MY DEALER HAD BEEN NO HELP AND JUST ACTS LIKE IT'S NORMAL TO REPLACE A ENGINE DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS,. I HAVE RESEARCH A FEW FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND ALOT OF EQUINOX OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I ALWAYS LOVED CHEVY BUT IF I HAVE A CHOICE I WILL NEVER BUY AGAIN. THANKS

CAR STARTED SHAKING AND NO CHECK ENGINE OR OIL LIGHT WAS EVER DISPLAYED. I GOT TO WORK AND ASKED MY FRIEND TO CHECK MY OIL. HE CHECKED THE OIL AND HE SAID HE DOESN?T EVEN KNOW HOW I MADE IT TO WORK BECAUSE MY CAR HAS NO OIL IN IT. MY CAR SAYS I STILL HAVE TIME TO GET MY OIL CHANGED. I NOTICED MY CAR WAS ACTING UP FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY WORK PARKING LOT AND I NEED TO HAVE SOME TO TAKE ME TO GET OIL AND THEN DROP OFF AT MECHANIC.

GET AWAY WITH MOTOR OIL BAD. THIS ISN'T THE ONLY EQUINOX DOING THIS. DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS COMING FROM OR GOING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,285.

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING MY EQUINOX 2013, CAR STARTED STALLING AND RUNNING ROUGH,THE CAR STARTS UP, HOWEVER CUT OFF AT THE TRAFFIC STOP, I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED.ODOMETER 166,388; WHICH NEEDED TIMING CHAIN SET, TIMING SOLENOID AND CAM SHAFT,AND VARIABLE VALVE. CAM SENSOR, IN ADDITION IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES BY THE DEALERSHIP, I ALSO, HAVE TO ADD OIL MY CAR USES EXCESSIVE AMOUNT, I THOUGHT I HAD A GREAT SUV, I EVEN RECOMMENDED AND SPOKE HIGHLY OF MY EQUINOX, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND RESOLVE THESE PROBLEMS.

THE ENGINE BURNS OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, THE CAR SHAKES AND STALLS. THE TIMING CHAIN IS BROKEN, MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO CRACKING. THIS CAR NICKLE AND DIMES YOU. I'M VERY SHOCKED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL OR ANYTHING. NOW I AM PUTTING MY SELF MORE IN DEBT BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE CAR WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. IT STALLED ON ME AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THANK GOD MY HUSBAND HAD FOLLOWED ME HOME FROM MY JOB. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. YOU WOULD THINK GM WOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. AND THE WARRANTY THAT WAS GIVEN WITH MY VEHICLE WAS UP OVER A YEAR AGO. I TRIED TRADING THE VEHICLE IN AND NO DEALERSHIP THAT I WENT TO WANTED IT AND THEY SAID CHEVROLET EQUINOX'S HAVE THIS ISSUE ALL THE TIME. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH BEFORE I GOT THE CAR. I REALLY LOVED THE VEHICLE UNTIL ALL THE STUFF THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO IT.

SEEMS TO BE USING EXCESS AMOUNT OF OIL. HAVING TO ADD OIL A COUPLE OF TIMES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH ANOTHER 2013 ECONOMICS AND IT WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED A WITH WIND SHIELD WIPER MOTOR.

PURCHASED VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY JUNE 29, 2019 FROM CHEVY DEALER IN ROSEVILLE CA. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED VEHICLE I NOTICED THE LIFTGATE COMING DOWN BY ITSELF. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING VEHICLE IN. IN THE MEANTIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND STAYING ON, SO WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT I ALSO MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE AGENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN , AS A DROP IN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE I STAY OVER AN HOUR AWAY FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I;D HAPPENED TO BE IN THE AREA ON THIS DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED IN AND THE SERVICE AGENT HELPING ME ASKED COULD I LEAVE THE VEHICLE I AT THIS TIME REPLIED NO, BECAUSE OF HOW FAR WE'D TRAVELED TO GET THERE I DID NOT HAVE A WAY HOME. I'D STATED TO HIM AT THIS TIME WHEN I'D BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN BEFORE FOR SERVICE THAT I WAS PROVIDED A COURTESY VEHICLE, HE SAID THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE AND THAT I COULD RENT A VEHICLE, I DECLINED. THE AGENT CAME OUTSIDE TO WITNESS THE LIFTGATE GOING DOWN ON IT'S OWN AND AGAIN ASKED IF I WANTED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE,I AGAIN STATED TO HIM I DROVE OVER 1 HOUR AND I DID NOT HAVE A WAY TO GET HOME. HE AT THIS TIME STATED HE HAD 300 VEHICLES AHEAD OF MINE AND IT WOULD TAKE HIM SOME TIME TO GET TO MY VEHICLE. HE WAS VERY RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL WHILE HELPING ME. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO HIS SUPERVISOR WHICH I DID AND HE ALSO WITNESSED THE LIFTGATE GOING DOWN ON ITS OWN, WE IN TURN WENT INSIDE TO CHECK THE WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD IT HAD EXPIRED THE PRIOR MONTH AND DID NOT COVER THEM CHECKING TO SEE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON. I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSE TO TRY TO WORK SOMETHING OUT. RECENTLY, AS I WAS IN THE REAR OF THE PARKED VEHICLE THE LIFTGATE CAME DOWN ON MY SHOULDER WHICH REQUIRED ME TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE; CAR HAD NO OIL IN IT AND STALLED. OIL CHANGE WAS GIVEN BUT NOW ENGINE POWER REDUCES WHILE DRIVING AND STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY SHUT OFF AND THE TIRE TRACTION AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, FUEL PUMP INTAKE EXHAUST, AND CAMSHAFT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

I PURCHASED A 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX AT TOM WOOD SUBARU ON 5/27/2019 IT WAS FREE OF RECALLS STATED BY THE CAR FAX. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN LOOSING OIL AND THERE IS A SLIGHT KNOCKING SOUND. I CHECKED THE OIL AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE WAS NO OIL NOR DID I RECEIVE A LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE STATING LOW OIL. I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND HAD SOMEONE TAKE ME TO GET OIL AND HAD TO PUT 3 LITERS IN MY CAR. I WENT AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT HARE CHEVROLET AND 2 WEEKS AFTER I NOTICED THE SOUND AGAIN AND CHECKED MY OIL AND AGAIN IT SHOWED NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK AND NO LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTACTED HARE CHEVROLET AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A CAR BROUGHT IN LAST WEEK WITH THE SAME ISSUES I AM CALLING ABOUT AND IT COST BETWEEN $1400-3000 TO FIX. I JUST PAID $60 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD TO PURCHASE MORE OIL TO PUT IN MY SUV. I CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS ADVISED THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THERE ARE 100,000 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. OBVIOUSLY WITH THIS MANY CARS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE A RECALL SHOULD OF BEEN MADE AND STILL HASN'T.

This car burns oil. I have to replace the timing belt in 2019 due to low oil content. This car currently need oil changes every 1500 miles to prevent further damage.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THEN AT THE STOP LIGHT IT COMPLETELY CUT OFF AND DID NOT START. WHEN I TOWED IT TO THE MECHANIC HE SAID THERE WAS NO OIL IN MY CAR. I AM VERY GOOD AT MY OIL CHANGES.THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT GIVE ME WARNINGS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GASKET RINGS AND OTHER PARTS. $1900. NOW THE INTAKE SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE SAME CODE AND THESE ENGINES ARE PROBLEMATIC. MY CAR STILL CUTS OFF VERY FREQUENTLY AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS. I I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO NOTE THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD. IT CRACKED

I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND BEEN DENIED REPLACEMENT OF MY PISTONS. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE APRIL 2019 BEFORE IT WAS EVEN DUE FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE IT WAS EXTREMELY LOW. I STARTED THE OIL CHANGE TESTING WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHICH I THOUGHT CAUSED MY CAR TO DISABLE ITSELF BECAUSE IT'S BURNING OVER A QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES. BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER HAS YET TO REACH THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. HAS PUT ME IN SEVERE DANGER. I KNOW THEY'RE WAITING FOR A SPECIAL COVERAGE ACTION FOR THE 2013 LITER MOTOR MINE WAS MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 2013. THE NEW MOTORS WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM WERE BUILT IN MAY 2013. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU COULD OFFER ME I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I JUST POP BY THAT FEBRUARY 2013. THE NEW MOTORS WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM WERE BUILT IN MAY 2013. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU COULD OFFER ME I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I JUST FAULT AND IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HELP ME.

NOISE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH CAR, THEN IT WOULDN'T MOVE. WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS TRANSFER CASE BURNED OUT. CAR HAS 80,000 MILES, RECOMMENDED SERVICE IS AT 150,000 MILES. COST $2,000 TO REPLACE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSUME AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO ADD A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINEGAR CHEVROLET (769 E, US-60, REPUBLIC, MO 65738) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE 02 SENSORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE ISSUE TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION IS 5 TO 6 QUARTS OF OIL IN 3000 MILES. THIS OFTEN RESULTS IN VIOLENT VEHICLE JERKING, AS WELL AS STABILITY AND POWER REDUCTION, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE POWER TO BE REDUCED CAUSING POTENTIAL COLLISIONS IN TRAFFIC. THIS CAN OCCUR AND HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHEN STOPPING AND WHILE IN MOTION.

THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER WHILE THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER DOES WORK

TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT AT 36595.. THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT HAPPENED

I WAS DRIVING YO WORK ON CITY STREETS AND ALL AT ONCE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON SIDE

POWER STEERING FAILED; LOST POWER TO CONTROL PANEL; IN TRYING TO STEER VEHICLE AROUND A CURB I HIT A TREE AND CAR ROLLED TO SIDE. ALL AIRBAGS INFLATED.

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A RANDOM BUCKING MOTION (AS IF YOU RAN SOMETHING OVER) SINCE I PURCHASED. THE GARAGE SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. IT HAS MANIFESTED TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTTING DOWN, OIL CONSUMPTION BEYOND (2.5 QTS) IN TWO WEEKS. ALL I AM TOLD IS THAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX AND IT IS PROBABLY THE PISTONS, THE CAM SENSOR AND LIKELY $3-4,000 TO REPAIR. HOW IS IT, THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY TWICE TO OWN THEIR PRODUCT? SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, OIL LOW WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS... NOT A SAFETY ISSUE??? GM, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? NO INTEGRITY, THAT'S FOR SURE. FROM THE VOLUME OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL. GM CLEARLY MESSED UP ON THIS ONE. DONE VENTING AS THIS WON'T PAY FOR A NEW CAR. DON'T BUY AN EQUINOX!

I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE IN 2015, FROM RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET IN NORFOLK, VA. LESS THAN ONE YEAR, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE OIL WAS BURNING AT A HIGH RATE. I HAD TO PUT OIL IN MY CAR EVERY 700 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS OK AND JUST KEEP PUTTING OIL IN THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGES ETC. IN MAY 2019, WOULD NOT START AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER PISTON RINGS WERE BAD AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST FO $5700.00. IN JANUARY 2020, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GMC REGARDING A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND CLAIM FORM. IN THE LETTER IT STATED THAT GMC WAS EXTENDING WARRANTY HOWEVER. I CALLED GMC AND WAS TOLD MY CAR DIDN'T MEET THE PARAMETERS. THE DEALERSHIP OR GMC WILL NOT HONOR THEIR AGREEMENT BASED ON SOME LOOP HOLE. SEE THE DOCUMENTATIONS.

I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE MOTOR STOPPED. CHECK ENGINE SHUT OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD IT CHECKED, INTAKE CAM ACCUTATOR SOLONID VALVE CURCIT FAILED. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMS BEFORE I COULD GET HOME.