2013 Chevrolet Equinox SUV AWD

ON 9/25/21, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TEMPERTURE LIGHT AND THE CHECK OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. WHEN THE SERVICE MAN CHECKED THE OIL HE SAID THERE WAS ALMOST NO OIL LEFT IN THE ENGINE. MY DASHBOARD SAID THAT I HAD 18% OIL.THE ENGINE WAS ALSO MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND STOPPING WAS DIFFICULT. THE DEALERSHIP DID AN OIL CHANGE AND TALKED TO ME ABOUT HAVING THE PISTONS CHANGED, CLOSE TO $3,000. I HAD HEARD THE ENGINE NOISE ONCE BEFORE, i BOUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE PERSON REFUSED TO DO AN OIL CHANGE AND HE DID NOT CHECK MY OIL. THE OIL PERCENTAGE AT THAT TIME WAS BETWEEN 33 AND 38%. THE SERVICE PERSON KEPT RANTING THAT THE COMPANY WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE OIL CHANGE IT WAS TOO EARLY. I HAVE A BUYER PROTECTION PLAN THAT PAYS FOR MY OIL CHANGES. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO KNOW HOW BAD THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IS SO THEY ARE HAVING ME COME TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN CHECK MY OIL IN BETWEEN THIS OIL CHANGE. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE OIL PROBLEM, I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL FROM GM ALERTING ME FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION VRS. DASH BOARD OIL CONSUMPTION USAGE AS INDICATED BY THE CARS COMPUTER. ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE SERVICE PERSONS, GENERAL MOTORS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT ALERTED THEIR CUSTOMERS. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I RELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY AS OUR SOURCE OF INCOME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AND ENGINE FIRE, LOSS OF LIFE COULD HAVE HAPPENED. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL AND ALERTED THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM, INSTEAD OF CHOOSING TO IGNORE IT. THEY SHOULD REALIZE THAT A DEAD CUSTOMER CAN NOT DRIVE A CAR. IF THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP BECAUSE OF THE INACCURATE OIL READING, ALERTING THE CUSTOMER SOONER MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE PROBLEM. PRO ACTIVE WORKS BETTER THAN HIDING YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND. I AM TELLING YOU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO THAT OTHERS NEVER EXPERIENCE WHAT I DID. THIS MAY BE THE LAST GM CAR I EVER BUY.

Excessive Oil Usage causing a danger if ideal conditions arrive especially on the highway. This is a concern as it could potentially stop my vehicle from running. Note, the majority of my daily commute , to and from work is on the highway. Yes, multiple Firestone techs and also other owners of the same model. Inspected by techs that perform regular maintenance on it. They appeared shortly after the vehicle turned over 100,000 miles. Engine light reveals that there is a problem. The oil that is used should be sufficient until the next scheduled oil change but does not. Note: I reached out to GM with no response. I texted them because a phone call was not being answered. I am requesting that GM takes responsibility for their faulty product. Thank you.

Turned my car on in the morning before work and it started then shut off. A message saying “ engine power reduced” showed up. I had it towed to a mechanic and was told my engine was done. I had gotten an oil change a month and a half prior and no engine light or anything ever came on. I am now going to have to figure out how to pay for a new engine which costs about 4500 with no source of income as I’m a single mom in nursing school. This car needs to be recalled. I was unaware of the previous special coverage and was told there was nothing they could do about it since it had expired last may.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall while idle, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the engine was consuming an excessive amount of oil and required more frequent oil changes. Over time, the contact began to hear an abnormal knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact initially took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and the mechanic discovered that the O2 sensor was defective. After the vehicle was driven home, the contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer where they diagnosed the vehicle with a defective O2 sensor and catalytic converter. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was 91,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while pulling into the driveway, the vehicle was shuddering. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the timing chain had fractured and caused engine damage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,539.

The vehicle stopped while driving in a congested area and again at the traffic light | the dealership confirmed it was a blown engine | apparently, it is a WELL KNOWN issue with so many complaints regarding the vehicle's engine will consume an excessive amount of oil, the smell of gas, smoke, etc from other Equinox owners | This vehicle is unsafe to drive | the NHTSA and GM Motors are aware of the unsafeness and how the vehicle will just shut off immediately | I guess so many people will have to die in an accident before a recall will be placed on this vehicle.

On Feb 14 2021 took car in to a Chevy dealership to have 2 recalls done . Tailpipe emission oxygen sensor, Front wiper transmission corrosion failure . Notice on 8/29/2021 while on a road trip needed to clear bugs off front windshield no windshield fluid was coming out , so I feel the front wiper transmission corrosion failure was not repaired . Will contact dealership to have issue checked out with a different location.

Purchased vehicle in April 2020 with 106k miles. Did not know about lawsuit never got a letter. It has just now been diagnosed with excessive oil consumption. There is less that 135k miles on it. Goes through 4 liters of oil in 500 miles. There are many other issues that are occuring now because of it. Please do something.

Engine runs rich with a P0172 code and requires a new fuel pump to resolve the issue. Causes an engine light, fluctuating tach reading at idle, excess fuel consumption, and some performance issues as the computer figures out how to compensate.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the engine was not generating enough power. The contact stated that a message stating No Power along with the Check Engine warning light and other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with the timing chain had fractured and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

My car received a recall and special coverage notice some months ago and the recall part for the oxygen sensor was fixed but the special coverage they are not wanting to fix the dealership or Gm motors. My Cadillac converter made my pistons go bad because of the oil consumption and there was an open special coverage that I was not notified of last year in 2020 that closed and that would cover the piston ring where so they’re saying they will not cover it anymore even though it was caused by the Cadillac converter that is in the special coverage that is still open for 2022. The dealership at the Chevrolet here in my hometown tells me they are not going to fix it because the coverage is expired on both ends and they’re tired of dealing with me and to go pick up my car. They have also even recommended me to just fill it up with oil every 2500 miles when in reality it’s not even driving those 2500 miles When it eats up the oil. I am risking my car engine blowing out due to this. I am only 19 years old I got this car start my first job and I need it for my job I am risking losing my employment due to this also. They even recommended me that I could drive to my job that’s two hours at a distance back-and-forth so that would be four hours a day and that nothing would happen the next day my engine light turned on showing that the oil fill line was very low. Then they are saying that my paperwork is expired but it is not plus on the paperwork for the special coverage it say that if it is aspired to still fix the deal with the oil consumption. They are taking advantage of me because I am a young woman who is only 19 and they think that I do not know anything about it I feel unsafe driving my car and I want them to fix what needs to be fixed. They are telling me they will not fix it anymore even though the special coverage is still current and they are tired of dealing with me.They told me to go pick up my car because they will not fix it. I am tired of not being heard.

The contact owns a 2018 Livin' Lite Camplite. The contact stated that the welding that attached the tongue of the trailer to the frame had fractured. The contact had taken the vehicle to a welding shop however, the vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened a case regarding the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. Please correct as follows: The contact owns a 2018 Livin' Lite Camplite. The contact stated that the welding that attached the tongue (drawbar) of the trailer to the frame had fractured causing the trailer to physically separate from the vehicle (except for ancillary connections). This failure is addressed for longer aluminum campers by this manufacturer in: September 19 2018 NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V643000 Drawbar may Crack and Trailer may Separate. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer, Humphrey RV, who had no warranty and couldn't repair due to inability to weld aluminum. The contact filed a claim under State Farm for physical damage which was denied as the adjusters determined the damage to be manufacturer's defect. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened a case regarding the failure. The manufacturer offered the contact $500 to release any and all claims against them. The contact refused to sign the release. The approximate failure mileage was under 10,000 miles. The contact had taken the vehicle to a welding shop and paid for a repair out of pocket at the cost of $4175.00 + $180 towing.

My wife was driving on the highway and the engine started to sputter and then stalled out in the middle of traffic. Mechanic said the engine was almost out of oil but no dashboard notification of any oil issue.

Exhaust manifold cracked

While traveling down one of the main highways outside of Stillwater Ok. While heading into Stillwater our 2013 Equinox lost power and died. We were almost rear ended my a semi. Thank goodness he swerved and we were able to partially be able to coast to the side of the road. As soon as we got to the shoulder and put the car in Park a HUGE puddle of oil gushed out of the car and it had to be towed. The excessive oil consumption that we were not aware of ( and we faithfully had our cars maintained, oil changed, etc) and destroyed the engine of our car. When I first started contacting GM,Chevrolet etc. I was told there was nothing wrong. We put in over $6,000 in our 2013 equinox and would appreciate very much a reimbursement. Thanks- Mp

Hello I had an open recall for the wiper transmission replacement. I took my vehicle to Don Brown Chevy in st.louis missouri. They where suppose to replace the wiper transmission. Mine failed while driving. Since my car had an open recall I should of received a replacement one installed. This dealer told me they did the recall and everything was good to go. Well they lied they did not complete my recall. I had to go buy one from the local parts place and install it my self. the new design comes with a rain deflector baffle. the original one in my car still had the paint lines on the wiper transmission from the factory install. They lied about doing the recall and endangered my life.

THERE IS DOCUMENTED HISTORY WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD. I AM JUST ONE MORE PERSON FILING THIS. I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY IF THE VEHICLE FAILS WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR THE MASSES OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY THE FUNDAMENTAL ENGINE ISSUE TO HAVE ANY RECOURSE IS TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED.

MY VEHICLE IS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND NO OIL LIGHT COMES ON TO LET ME KNOW MY OIL IS LOW. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING BECAUSE I HAD NO OIL.I HAD TO PUT OIL IN MY CAR 3 TIMES WITHIN 3,000 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. HAD TO HAVE NEW CONVERTER PUT ON DUE TO CONSUMING SO MUCH OIL. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE SPECIAL WARRANTY TO CHANGE PISTON RINGS UNTIL MY SPECIAL WARRANTY EXPIRED. I ALSO HAD THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE AND GM IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP FIX MY VEHICLE.

WHILE GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK ONE DAY IT STARTED TO RAIN A BIT, SO I TRIED CUTTING ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND NOTHING HAPPENED, IT WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL, SO I TRIED PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR AND THEY STILL WOULDN'T WORK. I CAN STILL HEAR THE MOTOR BUT STILL NO MOVEMENT, PLEASE HELP NEED FIXED BEFORE WINTER !!

I AM LOSING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT ON OIL. I HAVE REPLACED SENSORS, TIMING CHANGE, AND NOW I NEED AN ENGINE.

OIL CONSUMPTION IS STILL AT AN ALARMING RATE, HAD THE "RECALL" DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE ISNT ANOTHER RECALL. PUTTING IN A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO GET THIS VEHICLE FIXED. AS TODAY IT EXPERIENCED ITS FIRST ENGINE SEIZE. AND IT BURNED THROUGH 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN 4000 MILES

ENGINE TIMING WAS OFF ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE TOWED AND SPEND A LOT TO REPAIR IT. LOW OIL WAS SPOTTED AT THAT POINT, BUT THE SPECIAL WARRANTY WASN'T OUT YET DETAILING TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND O2 SENSORS IF THERE WAS HIGH RATES OF OIL CONSUMPTION. NEARLY A YEAR LATER, AND I'M SEEING TIMING ISSUES AGAIN. I AM NOT SEEING HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION YET. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY ADDITIONAL ISSUES WRONG WITH THESE ENGINES FROM 2010-2017 EQUINOX/TERRAIN THAT HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES AND HAVING THEIR WHOLE ENGINES REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES JUST FOR THE ISSUES TO COME BACK ON A NEW ENGINE.

2013 CHEVY EQUINOX WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LOSS OF STABILITRAK. MY MECHANIC PULLED THE CODES AND SAID THIS REPAIR WAS ABOVE THEIR ABILITY AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE TO CHEVY DEALER. CHEVY'S SERVICE GUY SAID THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND I SAID YES IT IS USING A LOT OF OIL WE HAVE HAD IT HERE FOR SIMILAR OIL RELATED ISSUES WITH NO SUCCESS. TECH COMES BACK WITH BROKEN TIMING BELTS AND LATER A SHAVED PISTON $4200 IN REPAIRS. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS IT IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE RECALL AND CHEVY WONT STAND BY THE REPAIRS AND COVER THE COST BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T NOTE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.

TIMING CHAIN BROKE

OIL CONSUMPTION. ITS BULL CRAP THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL AND WE ARE TAKING LOSSES!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITH A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WINTER CHEVROLET (3750 CENTURY CT, PITTSBURG, CA 94565) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,991.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET OF MILFORD, INC. (655 BRIDGEPORT AVE, MILFORD, CT 06460) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PER THE MANUFACTURER'S POLICY FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DRIVEN FOR 2,000 MILES THEN THE RECALL COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CLOSE TO THE 2,000 MILES AS DIRECTED BY THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RATTLING AND KNOCKING THEN STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK HAD NO COMPRESSION AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO EXAMINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY COVERAGE PERIOD AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

FIRST, IN FEB. 13, 2019 MY 2013 EQUINOX THE PCV FROZE CAUSING MY REAR MAIN SEAL TO BLOW. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VIN # WAS NOT ONE COVERED. THIS COST ME $ 1,714.00. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT SOMEONE NOTICED THE BIG OIL TRAIL MY CAR LEFT ON MY STREET. IF I WOULD NOT HAVE CHECKED IT, I WOULD HAD TRIED TO DRIVE TO WORK AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BLOWN MY ENGINE. SO MANY OTHERS HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. NEVER HAD AN OIL PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THIS. STARTED NOTICING LATELY THAT I WAS HAVING TO ADD OIL ONCE OR TWICE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE PISTONS, CHAINS, AND SOLENOIDS. I HAD THEM FIX ANYTHING THAT NEEDED DONE. SO, THERE WERE A FEW OTHER THINGS I HAD FIXED THAT DID NOT HAVE TO DO WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION. IT WAS ANOTHER $ 4,100. 00. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 78,500 MILES AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, MY VEHICLE WAS PAST GM'S EXPIRATION 7 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS OR 120,000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. GM KNOWS THEY WERE AT FAULT BUT HAS A TIME LIMIT ON FIXING IT. SO, PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT HAVE LOW MILEAGE FOR A 2013, I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. NOW, I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PAY A LOAN TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AM, A SINGLE MOM OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD WITH AUTISM. ALREADY STRUGGLING DURING THE PANDEMIC. I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN GM, FOR NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR ONCE LOYAL CUSTOMERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NEXT DAY THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED.

WE HAVE A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WE BURN OIL LIKE ITS NOTHING. CHANGING OUR ADDING OIL WITH IN 700 TO 1500 MILES CONSTANT. VEHICLE STALL OR DON'T WANT TO RUN SOMETIMES. YOU HEAR AND SOUND LIKE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS MESSED UP. WE HEAR KNOCKING SOUND RATTLING. OUR OIL PRESSURE LIGHT HAS COME ON OVER AND OVER. ENGINE HAS STOPPED DUE TO NO OIL BEFORE NOT KNOWING DUE TO THE ISSUE. I WILL NOT PAY ALMOST 5K TO FIX ISSUES THAT IS NOT OUR FAULT.

ENGINE IS USING NEARLY 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. ISSUE BEGAN AROUND 95000 MILES. CURRENTLY HAS 104000 MILES.

MY 2013 EQUINOX HAS A OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE AND A ENGINE NOISE ,CAUSING THE ENGINE TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, LOOSING THE POWER BRAKES, STEERING CAUSING LOOS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHUT-OFF WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER - RHINELANDER GMC (1935 NORTH STEVENS ST, RHINELANDER, WI 54501) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THAT ENGINE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER. THE A MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,800.

VEHICLE IS USING ALMOST A QUART OF OIL EVERY 6-700 MILES. TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL N192268180 AND ASKED DEALER ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION. DEALER STATED THAT IT IS PART OF N192291100 FOR PISTONS AND RINGS AND WOULD BE $4900 TO REPAIR. I OPENED A CASE WITH GM AS THE N192291100 WAS RELEASED IN JAN 2020 AND ENDED JULY 28TH 2020 FOR MY MODEL. THIS DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. GM HAS OFFERED $482 AND CHANGE TOWARDS THE REPAIR. THE CAR IS NOT LEAKING OIL SO IT HAS TO BE GOING OUT THE TAILPIPE WHICH WILL CAUSE EXCESS EMISSIONS AS WELL AS DAMAGE PARTS LIKE THE O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR.

WE PURCHASED A PREOWNED 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX FROM CHEVROLET DEALER IN 2017 AND HAVE NOTICED HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. HAVE TAKEN IT TO REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ON SOME OCCASIONS WERE TOLD WE HAD AN OIL LEAK, BUT WE NEVER NOTICED LEAKS. NOW WE REQUESTED A DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALER BECAUSE THE OIL CONSUMPTION HAS GOTTEN REAL BAD. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE MAY HAVE SMALL LEAKS AND ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE PISTONS THAT ARE ALLOWING ENGINE TO CONSUME OIL AT A HIGH RATE. THEY QUOTED A COST OF FIX OF $5055! SEEMS TO ME FROM LAWSUITS THAT CHEVROLET KNEW THEY WERE SELLING ME A LEMON AND FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED BY THEM AT NO COST TO ME. THE HIGH RATE OF CONSUMPTION OF OIL IS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

OIL CONSUMPTION. 76,990 MILES WITH EXCESSIVE OIL USE. NO LEAK DID A COMPLETE CHECK OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD TO MAKE SURE NO LEAK.. JUST USING ABOUT 1 QUART OIL IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS/ ONLY DRIVING 2 AND FROM WORK ABOUT 28 MILES ROUND TRIP 5 DAYS A WEEK.

IT IS WIDELY KNOWN THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR CAR, 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX. HAS A MASS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE DUE TO FAULTY PISTONS, ALONG W MANY OTHER YEARS AND MAKES BY GM. I HAVE TO CHECK OIL EVERY 500 MILES; AND CHANGE IT EVERY 2000 MILES. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CREATED FROM THIS FAULTY ENGINE I'VE HAD TO REPLACE SOLENOIDS MANY TIMES, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED TWICE, BUT MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE CARS END UP WITH A BLOWN TIMING CHAIN AND BROKEN ENGINE. I'M SIMPLY WAITING FOR MY ENGINE TO CEASE WORKING WHILE ADDING OIL VIGOROUSLY. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT ONLY REIMBURSES PEOPLE WITH CRITICAL CRITERIA AND VERY FEW ARE ACCEPTED. THE ISSUES ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT SPENT THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY ON A BROKEN VEHICLE. I BOUGHT MY CAR BEFORE ANY INFORMATION OF THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED. NOW SLOWLY SOME ATTENTION IS BEING BROUGHT TO THIS PROBLEM BUT MAINLY FROM THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.

NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES. HAD TO GET A NEW TIMING BELT. WAS TOLD IT IS AN ENGINE ISSUE.

THE VEHICLE HAS A MASSIVE OIL LEAK FROM THE REAR MAIN SEAL CAUSED BY A PLUGGED PCV SYSTEM. SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 EXPLAINS THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. GM IS STATING THAT THE VIN DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS SERVICE BULLETIN. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME ENGINE, SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AS STATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN.

CAR BURNS OIL AS FAST AS IT DOES FUEL. IT STALLED IN A BAD TRAFFIC SITUATION THAT ALMOST GOT ME AND MY TWO CHILDREN INTO AN ACCIDENT

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.

CAR HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND THREE DAYS LATER, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. IT WAS A 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH A ECOTEC ENGINE. THE CARE WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT.

WHILE DRIVING THE EQUINOX ON A VERY COLD DAY (9 DEGREES), I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AS I APPROACHED MY PLACE OF WORK. THANKFULLY, MY VEHICLE MADE IT TO THE SMALL ROAD OFF OF THE STATE ROUTE I WAS TRAVELING, WHICH IS 55MPH. UPON TURNING OFF OF THE ROAD, MY ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND POWER FROM THE ENGINE. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO FIND OIL ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. UPON GETTING TO MY OFFICE, I LOOKED UP WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ISSUE. GM HAS PUBLISHED SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 THAT CLAIMS CERTAIN MODELS OF VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE 2013 EQUINOX, CAN EXPERIENCE A PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE ON VERY COLD DAYS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE BLOWOUT OF THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL OF THE ENGINE. I HAD HOPED THIS WAS NOT MY ISSUE, BUT IT SEEMED TO FIT THE BILL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER AND TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME TWO DAYS LATER TO INFORM ME THAT MY REAR MAIN OIL SEAL (CRANKSHAFT SEAL) HAD BLOWN AND THAT I HAD LOST OIL WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH THE DESCRIPTION FROM THE BULLETIN MATCHED MY SITUATION PERFECTLY, GM CLAIMED THAT MY VIN DID NOT LINE UP. AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS SITUATION IF IT HAD HAPPENED MINUTES EARLIER WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON A 75MPH INTERSTATE, OR IF MY WIFE AND ONE YEAR OLD WERE IN THE VEHICLE. GM HAS DOCUMENTED THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURE, THEY ARE LIMITING IT TO A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF VIN NUMBERS. TWO OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR WERE ALSO AT THE SERVICE CENTER THAT VERY DAY. AS A HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER IN MANUFACTURING MYSELF, I AM SURPRISED THAT GM HAS NOT STEPPED UP AND CORRECTED THIS ISSUE WHEN IT IS PRESENTING A POTENTIAL SERIOUS HAZARD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CODE P0014 CODE DEFINITION CAMSHAFT POSITION 'B' - TIMING OVER-ADVANCED OR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (BANK 1) REPLACED BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST VVT. VEHICLE IS LOSING ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER. DID A DIAGNOSTIC. OLD CODE FOUND, NO NEW "PROBLEMS" FOUND. WAS TOLD RUNNING NORMAL. IT DIED 2 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF AT A GREEN LIGHT, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END ACCIDENT TWO TIMES. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T NEED TO BREAK OR I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONTINUATION OF A 2011 PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT A CHEVY TAHOE, BUT WITH CHEVY'S HISTORY IT APPEARS WE'LL LOOK AT A DIFFERENT BRAND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POOL OF ENGINE OIL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEADING TO THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

MY 2013 EQUINOX IS USING A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 2000 MILES AND STILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT NO OIL LIGHT COMES ON TO WARN ME MY CAR ALSO DIED ON ME RIGHT AFTER STARTING IT AND WHEN I PULLED THE DIP STICK SO MUCH AIR PRESSURE BLEW OUT AND BLEW OIL ON ME I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND PEDAL POSTINGS SENSOR AS WELL AS MY BACK UP CAMARA WENT COMPLETELY YELLOW WITH A BLUE LINE GOING ACROSS IT MY DATE IS NEVER RIGHT AND I STILL OWE 6000 ON IT I'VE HAD MY CAR 2 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS

THE STABILITRAK SAYS REDUCED ENGINE

REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW DUE TO A FAULTY PVC VALVE, AND WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. SAY IT IS BECAUSE IT IS A KNOW FACTOR WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT RECALL. I HAD JUST STARTED MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT DIED RIGHT AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP.

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT CAR X , WAS TOLD THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN MY OIL, I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TOO MAUER CHEV IN INVER GROVE HEIGHTS,MN , THEY SAID NO THERE WASNT, I SAID IT BURNS 1-2 QUARTS EVERY 1000 MILES, MILEAGE WAS AT 119,958, I ASKED ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION, THEY DID NOT INFORM ME THIS VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR OIL CONSUMPTION ! THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO IT WAS RUNNING FINE WITHOUT PERFORMING THE OIL CONSUMTION TEST , ON A RECALLED VEHICLE STILL UNDER 120,000 MILES AND UNDER THE 7 YEARS AND 6 MONTH RECAL BY 1 MONTH! HOW DO I PROCEDE ? AT 126,000 MILES THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS FAILED AND THE FLEX PIPE CRACKED BECAUSE OF THIS CONSUMPTION RECALL ! WHAT DO I DO AT THIS POINT

THE VEHICLE' PCV VALVE FAILED, CAUSING HIGH CRANKCASE PRESSURE, CAUSING THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO FAIL. ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL LEFT THE ENGINE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND NO ENGINE LIGHT OR SERVICE MESSAGE CAME UP. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 72,000 MILES.

FIRST PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT CAR JUNE OF 2020 WAS THE STALLING ISSUE. I CHANGED EXHAUST AND CAMSHAFT SELENOIDS STILL IDLED ROUGH BUT DIDNT STALL.. THE CAR WOULD START TICKING EVERY OTHER WEEK FROM THE EXCESSIVE OIL THIS VEHICLE CONSUMED . LUCKILY I KNEW WHAT THE TICK MEANT BECAUSE NO LOW OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON. THEN I GOT THE NOTICE FOR THE OXYGEN SENSOR RECALL AND HOPED ITD TAKE CARE OF OIL PROBLEM . WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER IT STARTED TICKING ON WAY THERE SO I FIGURED I'D LET THEM ADD OIL THIS TIME SINCE I SPEND AS MUCH AS I DO ALREADY ON OIL. GET BACK INTO MY CAR . THE CAR STILL IDLED ROUGHBK ANG DIDNT SEEM LIKE THEY TOUCHED IT OTHER THAN ADDING AIR TO TIRE . WHEN I LEFT DEALERS CAR STILL TICKING OIL NOT EVEN ON DIPSTICK I WENT TO WALMART IMMEDIATELY AND ADDED OIL. THEN NOT EVEN A MONTHLATER I GOT SICK AND THE CAR SAT OUTSIDE 3 DAYS I HAD TO GO GET CORONA TEST AND ON MY WAY HOME ON A COUNTY RD LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON ON SAID SHUT OFF ENGINE IMMEDIATELY. I DID MY DAD CAME BROUGHT OIL FOLLOWED ME TO MECHANIC THEY SAID REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW, OIL WAS GUSHING OUT. LOW OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER CAME ON. THE TUBE RUNNING INTO INTAKE. BULLETIN. 14882 IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THE INTAKE TUBE GOT PLUGGED AND FROZE FROM CONDENSATION WATER IS KNOWN TO SIT IN TUBE AND FREEZE. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR RECALL ON 02 SENSOR THA DEALER SHOULD HAVE CHECKED OUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS THIS RECALL COULD CAUSE KNOWING THE HISTORY OF OIL CONSUMPTION ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH PCV AND ADDED A VENT OF SOME SORT SO MAIN SEAL DIDNT BLOW AND THIS COULD HAVE PREVENTED WHAT HAPPEN 1MONTH AFTER BEING THERE FOR RECALL THIS CAR ALSO WILL ALLOW U TO TAKE KEY OUT WHEN NOT IN PARK AND A FEW TIMES WOULD TRY RESTARTING ON IT'S OWN AFTER I SHUT IT OFF. RUNNING THIS CAR LOW ON OIL IM SURE HAS HAD MANY UNDERLYING BAD EFFECTS ON MY ENGINE.BUT WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON.

WE PURCHASED A USED 2013 EQUINOX FOR MY DAUGHTER IN 2016 AND RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE INCLUDING ON-TIME OIL CHANGES. ON JAN 18 AT 1:30 AM MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SHE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. SHE TRIED TO RESTART AND IT WOULDN'T START. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS IT NEEDED A NEW DRIVE BELT AND NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE FOR $860. THEY CALLED BACK THE NEXT DAY WITH A NEW DIAGNOSIS AND SAID IT NEEDED A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST $8,000 BECAUSE A PISTON ROD BLEW AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 91,836 MILES. LUCKILY, SHE WAS IN TOWN, NEAR HOME AND NOT AWAY AT SCHOOL AND WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN HER CAR BROKE DOWN. SHE IS SAFE BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHAT IF SHE WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE EQUINOX IS NOT SAFE IF IT CAN EASILY SHUT DOWN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY EQUINOX OWNERS HAVE DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE AND SOME ARE ON THEIR SECOND AND THIRD ENGINES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE PUTS US IN A VERY AWKWARD, EXPENSIVE SITUATION. I REFUSE TO PAY $8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE FOR A VEHICLE THAT I STILL OWE $6,000 ON AND THE NEW ENGINE CAN EASILY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS ENGINE PROBLEM AND DOES NOT WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHEVY CAR AGAIN AND WILL DEFINITELY LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE EQUINOX ISSUES.

I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH GM RIGHT NOW! THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL ON SEVERAL OF THE VEHICLES FROM 2010-2014 BUT THEY ARE ONLY COVERING REPAIRS FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. THE SEAL BROKE ON THE ENGINE CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED IN FREEZING COLD TEMPERATURES. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT GM KNOWS IS THEIR FAULT. THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE ISSUE BUT ARE STATING THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED AT A DIFFERENT PLANT IT IS NOT COVERED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LET ME THAT THE HOLE IN THE ENGINE WAS TOO SMALL CAUSING THE SEAL TO BREAK. HAD MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A WRECK. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN OIL LEAK OR ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR UNTIL THE MAIN OIL STILL BROKE.

FOUND A POOL OF OIL ON THE DRIVEWAY IN THE MORNING, HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, TOLD THE MAIN REAR SEAL LET GO, OIL CHANGED AT DEALER 5 DAYS PRIOR FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION CHECK, BECAUSE OF CONSTANT OIL LOSS, IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. NEVER HAD A VISIBLE LEAK ON THE ENGINE OR OIL SPOTS ON THE DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE SINCE 2014.

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SHOP DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THE 2012 IS COVERED BY CHEVROLET BUT MY 2013 IS NOT. SPEAKING TO THE SHOP THEY TELL ME THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THESE CARS.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY WEEK AND CHECK FREQUENTLY SO THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF OIL WHEN OIL IS LOW THERE IS NO SAFETY FEATURE THAT LETS YOU KNOW

84,000 MILES, TRANSFER CASE HOUSING CRACKED. DEALER STATED THAT THE SIDE WAS "BLOWN OUT" DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER, AND STRONG SMELL OF BURNT FLUID. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. NEW TRANSFER CASE INSTALLED FOR $2,600. OF COURSE, THE 100,000 MILE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR 5 YEAR. THIS CAR IS 7 YEARS.

HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO FAULTY PISTON RINGS

I BOUGHT MY 2013 EQUINOX IN 2012. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 68,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES ARE ON TIME AND REGULAR. RECENTLY I MADE A 7 HOUR ROUND TRIP. TOWARDS THE END OF THE TRIP THE CAR BEGAN TO IDLE VERY ROUGH AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LOUDER THAN NORMAL. AT THE END OF THE TRIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE OIL FILTER. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, IT SEEMED TO DRIVE SMOOTH FOR ONE DAY THEN THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AGAIN. THE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY A MESSAGE THAT SAID 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER.' THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ON THE WAY THERE THE CAR STALLED AT A BUSY STOP LIGHT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND MADE IT THE MAYBE 1000 FEET TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST DIAGNOSIS THEY GAVE ME WAS A TIME CHAIN ISSUE ($1800) THEN THEY CALLED ME A DAY LATER AND SAID PISTONS/PISTON SEALS WERE ALSO AN ISSUE AND NOW IT WOULD BE ($2500). I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND I FOUND THE LAWSUITS ABOUT THE PISTON ISSUES AND OIL CONSUMPTION. IT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE PROBLEM W/MY CAR. I CAN DETAIL REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND NEVER HAD AN OIL LIGHT COME ON BUT I SEE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBE HOW THE SCREEN THAT GIVES THE OIL % IS NOT REALLY MONITORING THE CARS ACTUAL OIL USE. I RELIED HEAVILY ON THIS SCREEN, ALWAYS CHECKING IT TO SEE IF I NEEDED OIL. I WOULD LIKE INFO ON HOW TO ACCESS THE SPECIAL WARRANTY TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS.

SHOWS NO RECALL FOR MY VIN BUT YET THE PROBLEM WHICH IS RECALLED HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. DRIVERS WIPER DOES NOT WORK. SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WARMING CAR WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND NOW IT DOESNT WORK AT ALL

THREE OIL CHANGES ALL DONE AT CARL BLACK BUICK GMC, LLC, 11225 ALPHARETTA HWY, ROSWELL, GA 30076 WHEN THE VEHICLE STATES THERE IS 40% OIL LIFE LEFT. EACH TIME, OIL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DEPLETED CREATING A LOUD CLICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. NEXT OIL CHANGE SCHEDULE 1-MONTH IN ADVANCE OF SERVICE RECOMMENDATION FROM DEALER OIL STICKER. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THUS FAR HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL CONTACTING GM CORPORATE TO ASSIST. THIS IS THE SAME 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX ALREADY PART OF AN APPROVED AND PROVEN ISSUE WITH GM MOTORS THAT BURN EXCESSIVE OIL EVEN WHEN BEING MAINTAINED BY THEIR CERTIFIED MECHANICS AT THEIR DEALERSHIPS. THIS IS AN 11-MONTH FOLLOW-UP AFTER INITIALLY REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON 2/21/20 - NHTSA ID 11310678.

I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR CLOGGED PVC VALVE. SPECIAL BULLETIN WAS RELEASED 14882 GM LOST A CLASS ACTION FOR HAVING LIMITED CARS WITH VIN # APPROVED FOR THE FREE FIX SO NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS SUED AND WON IN 2019. BUT NOW MY VIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ISN'T BEING COVERED. IT'S A WELL KNOWN WELL COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEM WITH 2010-2014 CHEVY EQUINOX'S. WITH SOME CARS CATCHING FIRE. I BROUGHT IN FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A COVERED REPAIR SINCE THE LAWSUIT AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND.

AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON JANUARY 15TH 2021, I WAS INFORMED BY JEFFERSON CHEVROLET THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE OF THE TIMING CHAIN AND MISFIRING PISTONS. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS CAR SIX MONTHS. IT HAS A HUNDRED AND ONE THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY ADDING OIL. EVEN THE PRIOR VISIT IN DECEMBER 2020, THE REPRESENTATIVE AT JEFFERSON CHEVROLET IN DETROIT MICHIGAN INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR HAD NO OIL AFTER A RECENT OIL CHANGE AND THAT HE COULD NOT PERFORM ANY INSPECTIONS UNTIL THEY PERFORM ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON HOW TO RECEIVE PAYMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE.

I AM FOLLOWING UP TO AN ONGOING ISSUE REGARDING OUR 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT RECENTLY HAD THE LOWER END REBUILT DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. FOR SOME BRIEF HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN USING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL AROUND THE 70,000-MILE MARK. PRIOR TO THE LOWER END REBUILD, I WAS ADDING NEARLY 8 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS 95,000 ON IT NOW. FAST FORWARD TO LATE THIS PAST WINTER [EARLY 2020], I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THE SCA (15285/16118 COVERAGE) WAS EXTENDED FOR THE 2013 MODEL YEAR 2.4L ECOTEC. UPON RECEIVING THE LETTER, I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, HOWEVER, THIS WAS THE SAME TIME THE STATE OF WISCONSIN SHUT DOWN FOR COVID REASONS. THIS WAS, UNFORTUNATELY, WAS AROUND THE TIME THE EXTENSION WAS GOING TO EXPIRE. ONCE, RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE INITIAL OIL CHANGE OCCURRED IN APRIL 2020. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO CONSUME A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL. HOLIDAY AUTOMOTIVE OF FOND DU LAC, WI PERFORMED THIS TEST. THE ENGINE, WITHOUT A DOUBT, WAS IN NEED OF A LOWER END REBUILD. THIS REBUILD WAS SCHEDULED AND COMPLETED IN DECEMBER OF 2020. VIA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MYSELF AND HOLIDAY AUTOMOTIVE OF FOND DU LAC, GM HAS AGREED TO COVER HALF OF THE COSTS, BUT IN THE END THIS IS STILL VERY SIGNIFICANT. THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, BUT I AM NOW BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE EXTENSION WINDOW THAT GM PROVIDED WAS NARROW TO SAY THE LEAST.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR NOTIFICATIONS. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY COAST FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE SHOULDER. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP. WHEN THEY INSPECTED MY CAR THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OIL IN IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE CRANK WAS LOCKED UP. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 134,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT.

I BOUGHT MY 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX IN JULY OF 2019, ABOUT A MONTH AFTER BUYING IT MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AND THE OIL WASNT EVEN ON THE DIPSTICK. AFTER THAT WE KEPT AN EYE ON IT AND EVERY WEEK WE HAVE TO PUT AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BROUGHT IT TO OUR SHOP AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AT THE 100,000 MILE MARK.

MY 2013 EQUINOX CHEVY, I WAS DRIVING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ENGINE LIGHT WARNING. ACTING FUNNY TILL I GOT HOME... THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NEXT MORNING WE WERE GOING TO TAKE IT TO GM FOR TAKE A LOOK AT BUT WON'T STAY RUNNING. STILL DIDN'T GIVE ANY ALERT.

MY 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED BURNING OIL AROUND 80,000 MILES AND WHEN I BROUGHT IN FOR OIL CHANGE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SOME CARS BURN OIL. NO BIG DEAL THEY SAID JUST KEEP CHECKING OIL AND FILL IF LOW. SO DID THAT FOR YEARS AND NOW OVER 120K (170K NOW) I RECEIVED LETTER FOR RECALL IF I'M UNDER 120K BRING CAR IN TO FIX. BUT NOW I'M OVER 120K MILES THEY WON'T FIX IT. SO NOW CAR IS GETTING WORSE BY THE MILE AND BLOWING GREY SMOKE OUT MY MUFFLER. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WON'T FIX MY PROBLEM. I SHOULD OF HAD THEM NOTE IN COMMENTS ABOUT MY BURNING OIL ISSUE. I NOW HAVE TO PUT 1 QUART IN EVERY 1000 MILES AND THE QUOTE FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO FIX IS OVER $4,000. EVEN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT SAYING IT'S A GM RECALL AND THEY DON'T FIX WHEN GM SHOULD FIX IT. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED OIL EVERY 6,000 MILES AND PAPER BACK UP TO PROVE IT BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER I GUESS. WHAT A SHAME BECAUSE I LOVE MY EQUINOX BUT NOW GM WON'T FIX IT I PROBABLY WON'T BUY ANOTHER GM CAR. SO STILL MAKING PAYMENTS TO GM FINANCIAL FOR A CAR THAT'S NOT WORK WHAT I OWE AND WITH THIS ISSUE THE VALUE OF CAR IS NEXT TO ZERO. NEED CAR TO MAKE MONEY SO I HAVE TO FIX IT.

HELLO, I BOUGHT THIS 2013 2 WEEKS AGO. HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN EXTRA CHARGE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT! FAST FORWARD 2 WEEKS TO THE DAY I GOT THE CAR....CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON...OIL ETC....TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OIL, I GOT A $100 OIL CHANGE AND THE NEXT DAY THE OIL WAS GONE AGAIN AND HAS CREATED ME A PROBLEM NOW THAT I CAN'T GET TO AND FROM. WHAT'S GOING ON? HOW COME CONSUMERS AREN'T BEING MADE AWARE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE BEFORE PURCHASING A VEHICLE? DISGUSTING!

VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN AN INTERSECTION AFTER THE OIL BURNED UP 1000 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE.02

MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION! IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO PUT IN AT THE LEAST A 5 QUART JUG OF OIL. IN TURN CAUSING MY CAR TO JUMP AT STOPLIGHTS ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WHICH WAS CAUSED FROM LOW OIL. THEN IT IS NOW CAUSING MY ENGINE TO MISFIRE. WHICH INCLUDES VERY POOR ACCELERATION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS CROSSING ACROSS ANOTHER STREET TO ALMOST GET HIT FROM THE SIDE AND ANOTHER TIME WHEN TURNING SAME THING ALMOST HAPPENED. THEN WHEN MY CAR IS IN PARK IT IS STARTING TO STALL OUT. NOW NEEDING TO BRING IT TO A SHOP ONCE AGAIN.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WITH NO WARNING LIGHT

SEVERE OIL CONSUMPTION I'M ADDING OIL CONSTANTLY

WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM HOME AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A SMOOTH STRAIGHT ROAD THE VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN JERK LIKE SLAMMING ON BRAKES. MADE CONTROL DIFFICULT MOMENTARILY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT CALLED ONSTAR AND A POLICE WAS SENT OUT TO ASSIST WITH MOVING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET (2235 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33409). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED A TRANSPORTER TO TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE BACK TO HER RESIDENCE IN DELAWARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000.

MY MANIFOLD IS GETTING A HOLE IN IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT ONCE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE MANIFOLD WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THERE IS AN OXYGEN SENSOR LOCATED IN THE MANIFOLD. IF I LET THE CAR IDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, I CAN SMELL EXHAUST GOING INTO MY VEHICLE

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL ABOUT MY CAR AND OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACED OIL IN MY CAR IN-BETWEEN OIL CHANGES BUT DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL I RECEIVED THE NOTICE. I HAD TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I DID THEN COVID HIT AND THEY CLOSED DOWN FOR SOME TIME. I RESTARTED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND WAS TOLD BY A MGR NAMED TOM THAT MY CAR WAS BURNING EXCESS OIL BUT HE WOULD NEED TO SPEAK TO HIS MGR, WHO WAS ON VACATION AT THIS TIME. I THEN CALLED HIM BACK A WEEK LATER AS I DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM HIM. TOM TOLD ME THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE CAR BEING FIXED. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS ANSWER AS THEIR WAS A RECALL, I HAD AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE AND DID WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO AND THEY SHOULD FIX MY CAR. I SENT TWO LETTERS PRIORITY MAIL TO THE MGR OF GENGRAS CHEVROLET IN EAST HARTFORD, CT. BOTH PRIORITY PACKAGES WERE RECEIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO ONE HAS RESPONDED TO ME. I HAVE ATTACHED THE LETTER I SENT TO PAUL SMITH, MGR OF GENGRAS CHEVROLET FOR YOUR REVIEW. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED BUT I WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH LEGAL ACTION IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT

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

I NOTICED A STRONG EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE STRONGER WHEN SITTING PARKED (I.E. AT THE GROCERY STORE OR AT A LONG STOP LIGHT). SERVICE SHOPS FOUND A HOLE IN EXHAUST RESONATOR AND A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH 2 AUTO SERVICE SHOPS INDICATE ARE "EXTREMELY COMMON IN 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX". ADDITIONALLY, IT APPEARS 2011 MODELS HAD A RECALL ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AS WELL.

MY ECO-TEC ENGINE BURNS OIL. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE WORKED ON TWICE FOR THE SAME REPAIR RESULTING IN OVER $3,000 PAID OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES OR LESS. I ALSO HAVE TO ADD 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL ON A WEEKLY BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, NOW MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A FUEL ISSUE WHERE I'M NOW BURNING FUEL.

MY VEHICLE NOW HAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM DUE TO MY OIL BURNING REALLY FAST. I HAVE TAKEN IT UP TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A WEIRD TICKING SOUND IN MY ENGINE. THEY TOLD ME ITS BECAUSE MY OIL WAS VERY VERY LOW AND IT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO AFFECT MY ENGINE. I ONLY DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK WITH ME CAR MOSTLY ON MAIN PAVED ROADS AND SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. I NOTICED THE SOUND MORE WHEN I WAS IN TOWN MAINTAINING MY SPEED AT 25 MPH THE TICKING SOUND WAS VERY LOUD. IT WOULD ALSO SOUND LOUD IF I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND/OR LEFT. I WOULD ONLY NOTICE THE TICKING SOUND WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. WHEN IT IS STATIONARY I WOULD NOT HEAR THE TICKING SOUND. I AM VERY SCARED TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD THAT GOES EVERYWHERE WITH ME AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT HER IN ANY HARM.

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION MY EQUINOX TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING HOME (ON THE STREETS), AND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN AND BEGAN TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR THE SUV TURNED OFF. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. ANOTHER TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH SLOW TRAFFIC. ONCE AGAIN, AFTER HAVING TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE SUV TURNED OFF. ON THE FREEWAY!!! I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED AND I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AT FAULT FOR IT. THIS IS A DEADLY ISSUE WITH THIS SUV. I'VE HAD THIS EQUINOX SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2019 AND I KEEP UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE ON IT. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING LIFE THREATENING ISSUES WITH THIS SUV

SO FIRST STARTED TO USE OIL MORE THAN IT SHOULD BETWEEN CHANGES BUT IT WOULD BE JUST 1 QUART LOW IT WOULD KNOCK. THAN TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT THAN A WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT. I LIKE MY CAR BUT IT'S STUFF I KEEP MAINTAINED BUT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND SOMETHING GOES WRONG. NOW WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR AN THE KEYS ARE IN MY HAND I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE LIKE THE COMPUTER IS ONE IN IT ALSO ONCE AN AWHILE YOU CAN SMELL GAS NOT ALWAYS. IT'S LIKE IT'S COSTING MONEY TO FIX IT ON STUFF THAT SHOULDN'T GO BAD IF YOU MAINTAIN IT. I TALKED TO FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN EQUINOX AN DIFFERENT YEAR RANG FROM 2011 TO 2017 WITH SAME ISSUES. WHY IS IT WE THE PUBLIC HAVE TO FIX ISSUES WHEN YOU MAINTAIN THE CAR!! I DON'T WANT TO TRADE BUT IF IT GOES DOWN AGAIN IT'S GOING TO BE TRADE FOR A NON CHEVY CAR I HAVE HAD CHEVY SINCE I STARTED DRIVING 40 PLUS YEARS MY SECOND EQUINOX NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH THE FIRST ONE LIKE I HAVE THIS ONE . I CHANGED BATTER IN IT THINKING IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE CLICKING BUT IT DIDN'T I ALMOST DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT TO MY DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS WHICH ARE QUIT OFTEN DUE TO WILL IT DIE ON ME AN LEAVE ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND OIL LEVEL LOW WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION. ENGINE WILL TICK AND EVENTUALLY STALL OUT. MUST ADD OIL CONSTANTLY OR CHANGE THE OIL MORE FREQUENTLY THAN RECOMMENDED. NO RECALL HAS ISSUED AND DEALER WANTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. BASICALLY STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT YOU MUST ADD OIL TO EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP WITH GAS.

I USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND NOW MY MOTOR IS ACTING UP I HAVE TO PUT TWO QUARTS IN A WEEK AND WAS NOT TOLD AT PURCHASE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE JANUARY OF 2019 I'M UNDER THE 120 000 MILES THIS I NOTICED ABOUT 2WEEKS I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE IN THE SAME WEEK I BOUGHT IT CAUSE OF ISSUES AND IT WAS A 2000 REPAIR AFTER I ALREADY PAID 13,000 FOR IT. I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT MY MOTOR IS KNOCKS AND IT'S GETTING WORSE

A YEAR AND HALF AGO I LOST ALL OF MY OIL AND IT BLEW OUT MY TIMING CHAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE BAD PISTON RINGS AND THAT THE ECOTEC ENGINES WITH THAT YEAR WEAR OUT VERY FAST. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THE PISTON RINGS REPLACED SO I TOLD THE MECHANIC TO JUST REPLACE EVERYTHING BUT THE PISTON RINGS. HE JUST SAID THAT I NEED TO WATCH THE OIL LEVEL AND THAT I COULD ADD SOME IF I STARTED TO BURN OIL AGAIN. ANOTHER YEAR WENT BY AND AS I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, I GOT AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING THE ENGINE WAS "POWERING DOWN" AND I STARTED LOOSING SPEED VERY FAST. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL AND SURE ENOUGH, I HAD VERY LITTLE OIL. SO I POURED SOME IN AND THAT SEEM TO BE OK. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, MY EQUINOX STARTED TO SMOKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE OIL SPILLING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. I LET THE CAR COOL DOWN AND ADDED SOME MORE OIL SO I COULD GET TO WORK. A CO-WORKER OF MINE HELPED ME INVESTIGATE AND NOTICED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD ATE THROUGH THE GUARDING WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO SPILL OUT OF THE TOP OF THE GUARDING.

RECENTLY REALIZED OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS I'VE HAD TO CHANGE AND/OR ADD MOTOR OIL TO MY ENGINE EVERY 1500 MILES WITH THE MOST RECENT ADDING OF 3 QTS OF OIL BEING TODAY AUG 25 2020 I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF MY 2.4 ECOTEC ENGINE INVOLVING THE DESIGN OF THE PISTON RINGS I ALSO SAW THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS MATTER AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED?? THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IT'S DANGEROUS AS A FIRST RESPONDER I TAKE SAFETY VERY SERIOUSLY ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FAMILY IS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHAT IF MY ENGINE SUDDENLY SEIZED AND CAUSED US TO GET INTO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED US, OTHERS OR WORSE I WILL BE CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT THE COURSE OF ACTION WILL BE AS I'M SURE THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND I WILL EXPECT THEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO ME ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM YOUR END WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANK YOU

2013 CHEVY EQUINOX, 2.4L 4. 128K MILES, MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. ONCE A WEEK, ENGINE LIFTERS CHATTER, AND OIL NEEDS TO BE ADDED. THIS TIME CAR DIED, AND GARAGE SAYS CALL THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DONT WANT TO TOUCH IT FOR UNDER $7K. IS THERE ANY ACTION I HAVE TO CORRECT THIS??

ENGINE IS CONSUMING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE AND WE HAVE TO ADD OIL FREQUENTLY (APPROXIMATELY EVERY 800-1000 MILES). THERE IS ALSO A FAILURE WITH THE OIL LIGHT, AS IT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE OIL IS LOW. WE JUST HAPPENED TO CHECK IT WHEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT TICKING SOUND. THERE IS AN APPARENT RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT IT ONLY COVERS VEHICLES WITHIN 7 YEAR 6 MONTHS OF IT BEING PUT INTO SERVICE OR 120,000 MILES. IT HAS 129,000 CURRENTLY. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND WERE NOT NOTIFIED BY GM OF THE RECALL UNTIL IT WAS ALREADY PAST THE CUT-OFF DATE AND MILEAGE. THIS IS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM, AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH. I CALLED THE NUMBER ON THE RECALL CLAIM AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT A LOCAL DEALER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT GM. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. SO I'M NOW CONTACTING THE ATTORNEY LISTED ON THE RECALL TO SEE IF I CAN GET SOME HELP WITH SOME SORT OF EXTENSION. GM NEEDS TO DO BETTER.

THE 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE IN CHEVY TERAIN AND EQUINOX FROM 2010-2013 HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PISTON RINGS WHICH CAUSES EXTREME OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH DAMAGES THE REST OF THE ENGINE. INSTEAD OF ISSUING A NATIONWIDE RECALL OF THESE FAULTY ENGINES, THEY PUSHED IT OVER TO THE NHTSB TO ISSUE THE RECALL. THEY EXPECT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS FOR THEIR KNOWN FAULTY ENGINE. CHEVROLET/GM WAS SUED OVER THIS BY VEHICLE OWNERS TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THEIR EXPENSES AND EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES, BUT VEHICLE OWNERS WEREN'T NOTIFIED. THEY HAVE NO PLANS OR WAY TO NOTIFY OWNERS WHO ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, USED CAR DEALERS, OR PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES FROM PRIVATE SALE.

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.

ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL, WITH IN A WEEK IT BURNED A MINIMUM OF A QUART OF OIL (I DROVE ABOUT 500 MILES). A WEEK PRIOR TO 8/3/2020 THE CAM SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR FAILED DUE TO NO OIL SHOWING UP ON THE DIP STICK, VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT ON 7/13/2020 AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT 145,000 MILES.

I BOUGHT MY EQUINOX IN 2018, THE WIPER PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING THEY STATED THE RECALL WAS DONE IN 2017 I DIDN'T OWN THE VECHILE AND 295.00 TO FIX IT IS WRONG. ITS ONLY BEEN 2 YEARS IT STOPPED WORKING THE FIRST MONTH I HAD IT THEY FIXED IT. NOW ITS NOT WORKING AT ALL PASSENGER SIDE. NO WARRANTIES OR ANYTHING ON THE VECHILE AT THIS TIME. I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING PRE COVID-19 HAD AN APPT HOWEVER HAD TO CANCEL SO TRIED TO GET TO TAKEN CARE OF WHICH IT SHOULDN'T COST ME.

MY CAR MADE AN AGGRESSIVE RIGHT TURN ON ITS OWN. BACK STORY: I STARTED UP MY CAR AND STARTED SLOWLY DRIVING STRAIGHT OUT OF A STREET PARKING SPOT. I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS SLIGHTLY RESISTING ME. I MADE A RIGHT TURN AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS PULLING SOME TO THE RIGHT (I ACTIVELY HAD TO COUNTER IT). ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE BLOCK MY CAR MADE AN AGGRESSIVE RIGHT TURN ON ITS OWN (THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED 90 DEGREES BEFORE I COULD FIGHT IT BACK AND COME TO A STOP FROM ~20MPH). WHILE STOPPED I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO CENTER. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECKED ALL TIRES. THERE WAS NO FLATS OR ISSUES WITH THE TIRES, TIRE PRESSURE GAGES WERE READING NORMAL. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS STILL FIGHTING ME. THINKING IT COULD BE THE BANKED ROAD (BUT NEVER HAS BEEN AN ISSUE BEFORE), I TURNED RIGHT ONTO A FLAT STREET. THE CAR STILL WAS TRYING TO PULL ME TO RIGHT ON A FLAT STREET FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND THEN IT EASED UP AND DROVE NORMALLY AGAIN. TWO DAYS LATER THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED FOR 30-60 SECONDS UPON STARTING MY CAR THEN DISAPPEARS ON ITS OWN. STEERING PROBLEMS HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE BEFORE AND HAS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE PAST 4 DAYS WITH MINIMAL DRIVING. THE WARNING TO SERVICE POWER STEERING IS NOT CONSISTENT UPON STARTING MY CAR AND HAS NEVER APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CAR STEERING ON ITS OWN.

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO CERTIFIED MECHANICS AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN'T FIND AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CENSORS ARE NOT GIVING THEM A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS GOING ON! THE CAR JERKS VERY BADLY WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THEN IT CUTS OFF! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND IN TRAFFIC! I NEED HELP WITH WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!

THE MAKE AND MODEL I OWN IS NOW UNDER A SPECIAL RECALL FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. I'VE TRIED TAKING IT TO THE DEALER (MICHAEL CHEVROLET OF FRESNO) AND THEY SAID THAT THE ISSUE WAS, 'NORMAL HONEY'. I THEN CALLED GMC WHERE I WAS GIVEN A SPECIALIST NAMED 'GENEVIEVE' WHO HASN'T RETURNED MY MULTIPLE CALLS FOR HELP ON GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A THIRD PARTY WHO HAS DOCUMENTED THEIR IS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE AND HAVE TAKEN THOSE RESULTS TO THE DEALER AND BAR. STILL GMC IS NOT FIXING THE ISSUE. MY CAR RUNS EXTREMELY LOW ON OIL EVERY 800-1000 MILES. PLEASE HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN JONES AUTO GROUP CORYDON 1735 GARDNER LN NW, CORYDON, IN 47112, (812) 722-4146) WHERE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE USED 2 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES DRIVEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. *LN*JB

MY CAR ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND WITH COVID HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING MANY PLACES. WHEN INSPECTED BY A LICENSED MECHANIC THEY TOLD ME IT IS SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRIC COMPUTER COMPONENT OF MY CAR AND MY CAR RUNS CORRECTLY AS OF NOW. *TR

LIFTERS MAKE LOUD NOISE AT ALL TIMES WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. *TR

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

I AM TRYING TO GET WORK DONE BY GM DEALERSHIP. I NEED A CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL AND IT IS LISTED UNDER BULLETIN 14882. I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND THAT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON .I REPAIR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS I REQUESTING MY MONEY BE REFUNDED. *TR

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 HUSBAND PUT OIL IN ENGINE AND LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER, NO OIL REGISTERED ON THE DIP STICK. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WE HAVE HAD TO ADD OIL. I SPOKE TO A FRIEND WHO ALSO HAS AN EQUINOX AND SHE HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE BOTH TOOK OUR VEHICLES TO A MECHANIC THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON IN EQUINOXES. THERE IS 143,500 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND LESS MILES ON MY FRIEND'S. I HAVE PAPERWORK SHOWING OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES SINCE NEW. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

WHILE HAVING THE ENGINE DISASSEMBLED TO REPLACE FAULTY PISTON ASSEMBLIES THAT CAUSED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IT WAS FOUND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND THE O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS WORN SUFFICIENTLY TO WARRANT REPLACEMENT. IT WAS COMMENTED THAT THE FUEL IN THE LUBRICATING OIL DUE TO THE LEAKING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP LIKELY ENRICHED THE EXHAUST VIA THE PCV SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, O2 SENSOR AND CONVERTER. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS NOT COVERED BY THE FAULTY PISTON ASSEMBLY CLAIM # 2304031 CONSISTING OF REPLACEMENT OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, EXHAUST MANIFOLD, O2 SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND REQUIRED GASKET WAS $1,975.38 US DOLLARS LABOR INCLUDED. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILURE, LOSS OF POWER AND TURN OFF VEHICLE MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE OF OIL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ARTIOLI CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (525 ENFIELD ST, ENFIELD, CT 06082, (860)745-2469) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCV VALVE WAS BLOCKED AND THE TRANS AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHEVROLET BUICK GMC AUTO PARTS LOCATED AT 440 HALL OF FAME AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01105, (413) 417-2959, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCV VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,570. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

MY EQUINOX STARTED KNOCKING AND ACTING STRANGE. CHECKED OIL 1000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE AND THERE WAS NO OIL AND NO INDICATOR LIGHT. PUT OIL IN THE EQUINOX AND IT STARTING ACTING NORMAL AGAIN. UNTIL A MONTH LATER AND IT STARTED ACTING STRANGE AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID THE PISTONS NEED REPLACED BECAUSE OF LACK IN OIL AND THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED. I ASKED THEM ABOUT THE LAWSUITS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. ALWAYS DROVE A CHEVY BUT WILL NEVER DRIVE ONE AGAIN!!

CONTINUOUSLY LOOSES OIL HAD TEST DONE ONIT REPEATEDLY HAD SEALS AND GASKETS IN ENGINE REPLACED

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 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.

2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LEAKING OIL. *LD CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ZIMBRICK GMC (MADISON, WI) ON 2/18/20 BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OIL. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PVC VALVE HAD CLOGGED/FROZE CAUSING HIGH PRESSURE IN ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL GASKET TO BLOW OUT AND LEAK ENGINE OIL. HE WAS INFORMED OF A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT BULLETIN FOR THE ISSUE, BUT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN BULLETIN. *DL

THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS STOPPED LATCHING. AFTER NOT USING IT FOR A LONG TIME IT WAS NECESSARY TO BUCKLE IN A CAR SEAT AND I WAS UNABLE TO LATCH IT IN. I HAVE LOOKED INSIDE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING RATTLING AROUND OR INSIDE BUT IT WILL NOT RECEIVE THE SHOULDER STRAP CLIP AND BUCKLE. I HAVE TRIED WHILE PARKED AND WHEN DRIVING.

BOUGHT THE CAR USED 8 MONTHS AGO WITH 55K MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN IT 20K MILES, AND IT BURNS OIL, WITH THE OIL LIGHT NOT BEING ILLUMINATED, YET THE COMPUTER TELLS ME I HAVE A HIGHER % OF OIL LIFE LEFT. TIMING CHAIN IS GOING OUT, I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, AND THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM TURNS OFF. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE EVERYTHING APPEARS FINE, BUT BETWEEN 0-20MPH WITH AWD ON THE BREAK SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE FAILING; THEN WHEN STABILITRAK IS TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE PERFORMS NORMAL. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING MY CAR. MOST OF THESE ISSUES OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

MY CAR KEEPS RUNNING OUT OF OIL. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE.

I RECEIVED CONTACT ABOUT FAULTY PARTS THAT AFFECT THE REAR MAIN SEAL EVENTUALLY DAMAGING AND BLOWING IT OUT. THE ONLY THING IS I WAS CONTACTED 6 MONTHS AGO, OVER 6 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP SAYING THEY WOULD RECALL AND REPLACE/REPAIR THIS. THE ONLY THING IS MY CAR WAS DISQUALIFIED FOR HAVING OVER 120K IN MILEAGE AND I WAS TOLD I SHOULD CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY IT STILL WORKS. I WAS DRIVING TO MY JOB AND HAD PARKED MY CAR. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND STARTED DRIVING IT WAS CHUGGING AND I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY BOYFRIEND TO BRING OIL AS THE CAR ALWAYS HAS BURNED OIL. IT HAD NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. I GET IT HOME AND PLAN TO TAKE IT IN THE NEXT DAY. WHEN I WAKE UP AND CHECK MY CAR, ALL OF THE OIL WAS ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE SENSORS NEVER SHOWED ANYTHING AND I STILL HAD 30% OIL LIFE AND WAS MONITORING. IF IT WEREN'T FOR IT SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING BURNING, I WOULD HAVE HAD A SEIZED ENGINE. THIS IS NOW A $1500 REPAIR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN RECALLED 3 YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC.

HAS METAL SHAVINGS IN SYSTEM. VERY DANGEROUS!!! KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE & OIL CHANGES. VEHICLE JERKS, CHECK ENGINE COMES ON STALLS OUT OF NO WHERE. MECHANICS SAYCOMMON PROBLEM THEY DEAL WITH.. MUST RECALL OR GET SUED!!

I'M WRITING THIS ON BEHALF JENNIE KRASON THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. SHE RECENTLY LOST MOST OF THE OIL IN HER VEHICLE DUE TO WHAT LYNCH CHEVROLET IN MUKWONAGO WI. SAID WAS CAUSED BY THE PVC SYSTEM FREEZE UP IN COLD TEMPERATURES WHICH CAUSED EXCESS PRESSURE IN THE CRANKCASE FORCING THE REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL TO LEAK. SHE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THIS OCCURRED. AFTER LYNCH DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE WE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN # 14882 WHICH AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL HAS IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AS WHAT JENNIE'S EQUINOX HAS. JENNIE CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-222-1020. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THIS BULLETIN EVEN THOUGH AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL THIS IS THE SAME MOTOR AS DESCRIBED IN THE BULLETIN # 14882. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON A HIGHWAY OR A BUSY STREET AS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF FROM THIS CONDITION. RECENTLY ONLINE WE WERE CONCERNED BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE SAW SAYING THEY ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE AND WERE NOT FALLING WITHIN THE UNKNOWN GUIDELINES OF THIS BULLETIN.

ALL OIL CAME OUT OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STOPPED ON A MAIN ROAD IN TOWN

DIGITAL SPEED WON'T LIGHT UP. NO LIGHT DRIVING OR STILL M

ENGINE BURNS THROUGH OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE AND OIL LIGHT DOES NOT INDICATE LOW OR NO OIL EXIST. LAST OIL CHANGE WAS NOV. 21, 2019 AND ALL OIL IS NEARLY DEPLETED AFTER LESS THAN 2,000 MILES OF DRIVING IN UNDER 3 MONTHS. RECALL ISSUED FOR OTHER CHEVY 2013 EQUINOX VEHICLES. VIN LOOKUP TOOL STATES THIS SPECIFIC CAR IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROGERS CHEVROLET 2720 S MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60616, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT OIL REAR SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY OTHER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TIMING CHAIN AND/OR TENSIONER FAILED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE ENGINE.

INCIDENT OCCURED ON 2/15/2020 IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AT APPROXIMATELY10AM. TEMPATURE AT THE TIME WAS 2 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. OUR 2013 CHEVEY EQUINOX WITH 87,000 ON IT (2.4 LITER) WAS TRAVELING (IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE NY17E WHEN THE REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT. VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TOWED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE PCV HAD FROZEN AND CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BLOW OUT. GENERAL MOTORS ACKNOWLEDGES A FREEZING DEFECT IN THE PCV THROUGH A SERVICE BULLETIN #14822 DATED MARCH 2015. I CONTACTED GM ON 2/18/20 AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND COVERAGE. GM STATED THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE COVERAGE. GM IS AWARE THAT THE PCV WILL FREEZE AND WILL RESULT IN A COSTLY REPAIR OF APPROXIMATELY $2000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ENGINE OIL WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR ISSUES. *DL

I HAVE 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX...I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM WITH A NEW WARRANTY FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR A YEAR NOW. SO UPON RECEIVING THE NEW SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT THAT HAS STIPULATIONS 7 YEARS 6 MONTHS OR 120,000... I RECEIVED LETTER IN JANUARY 2020 TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GM DEALER AND WAS TURNED AWAY BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY GM WOULD PUT STIPULATIONS ON ENGINE PARTS THAT WILL DAMAGE MY ENGINE. NOW MY ISSUE IS THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT JUST CREATED GM KNOW THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE VEHICLES PISTON WEARING OUT AT A CERTAIN POINT BUT WILL NOT COVER VEHICLES THAT IS OVER 7 YEARS 6 MONTHS OR 120,000.

GAS PETAL IS STICKING AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL I PUMP THE BREAKS

DRIVING ON A ROAD AT 50MPH THE ENGINE LOST POWER SLOWED DOWN AND BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND STABILTRACK LIGHT CAME MESSAGE SAIDSTABILTRAC NEEDS SERVICE. I HAD ENGINE WORK DONE JUST TWO WEEKS AGO

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.

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.

BLOWN ENGINE. LARGE OIL CONSUMPTION

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 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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN LOW ON OIL AT ABOUT 30% OIL LIFE LEFT, AND THE ENGINE SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. THIS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PARTS AND CAUSE THEM TO FAIL AS WELL.

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.

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.

I PURCHASED MY 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX NEW. WITHIN MONTHS THE RADIO TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE DISPLAY SCREEN WENT BLACK, AND THEN CAME BACK ON TO THE CHEVY LINK DISPLAY. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHETHER OR NOT THE RADIO WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE REPLACED THE CENTER STACK; NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE. AS A NOTE, I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS ISSUE REPORTED THE CAR TURNING ITSELF OFF WHEN THE SCREEN WENT BLACK. I HAVE ALSO PAID $150 FOR 'SOFTWARE UPDATES' WHEN THE CAR SEEMED TO 'LOSE ITS SETTINGS' AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. SIX YEARS LATER THE ISSUE PERSISTS, INCLUDING LOSS OF BLUETOOTH CAPABILITY FOR SEVERAL DAYS, AND THE CLOCK ALWAYS RUNS 2 MINUTES SLOW. I CAN RESET THE TIME, BUT EACH TIME THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THE TIME IS INCORRECT. THE CAR HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED LOSS OF 'BLINKER SOUND' WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON. THE SIGNAL WORKS, THE LIGHT IS WORKING ON THE DASH, BUT THERE IS NO SOUND.

AT 87000 MILES THE ENGINE HAD TIMING ISSUE AND VALVES MAD PISTON CONTACT. AT 90000 MILES ENGINE HAD PCV VALVE FREEZE UP AND PUSH MAIN SEAL OUT OF ENGINE. BOTH ARE KNOWN RECALL ISSUES BUT ACCORDING TO CHEVY MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. THE ENGINE IS NOW USING 2 QUARTS PER THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE SPOKE WITH CHEVY REPS AND BEEN TOLD TO BASICALLY PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS RIGHT SINCE THESE ARE ALL KNOWN FAULTS AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL LAWSUITS OVER THE ISSUES. I HAVE PAID OVER 5000 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS ON A ENGINE THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES. I HAVE WORKED IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND I KNOW THERE ARE THINGS THAT DEALERS CAN DO TO MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH THE CUSTOMER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO TRUST THIS ENGINE WITH MY FAMILIES SAFETY, THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER STALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR HAVE A OIL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.

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.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON A COLD, WINTER DAY, MY CAR STARTED SMOKING AND MAKING A LOUD TAPPING SOUND. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL HAD SPLATTERED UNDER AND ON ALL SIDES OF MY CAR. THE REAR SEAL IN THE MOTOR BROKE RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO PAY > $5K TO HAVE FIXED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST OF VEHICLES COVERED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM FOR 3 YEARS THEY REPLACED RINGS AND ALL THEY SAID ITS COMMON ON THIS CAR WELL IF IT'S COMMON RECALL THIS CAR AND REPLACE THE ENGINE

ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE. BURNS THROUGH FULL OIL CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO CARRY OIL IN CAR AND CHECK OFTEN. THERE IS CURRENTLY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THIS ISSUE AS IT IS HAPPENING WAY TO MANY CARS FOR IT TO BE A COINCIDENCE. OUR OTHER 2013 CHEVY MALIBU ALSO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND RUINED THE ENGINE BEFORE CAR LOAN WAS EVEN PAID OFF. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING.

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,

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

THE ROCKER PANELS, DOORS AND TAILGATE ARE HEAVILY CORRODING AND THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN LARGE STRIPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT UNITS WERE FOGGY AND THERE WAS REDUCED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS RETRIEVING ITEMS FROM THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN PARK. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS, INCLUDING THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, AND POWER STEERING, ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE SERPENTINE BELT FRACTURED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PULLEY INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TO HAVE IT SERVICED; HOWEVER, THE SERPENTINE BELT AND THE WARNING INDICATOR FAILURES PERSISTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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!

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

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

NOISE AND BURNING AROUND 6 QUARTS OF OIL A WEEK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS IN. I HAD ONSTAR RUN A VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC AND THE CODE BACK AS A P00013. THEN I HAD REILLY'S AUTO PART RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY CAME BACK WITH CODES P00013 AND P00011 FOR THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS. I'VE TALKED TO OTHERS THAT OWN OR HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE GAS FUMES BACKING UP INTO THE CAR WHEN I TURN THE AIR THAT IS DANGEROUS CHOKING AND GIVES ME A HEADACHE. I HAVE TO RUN THE AC SYSTEM OFF AS SOON AS THE FUMES START. IT'S SUMMER AND HIT SO I HAVE TO RIDE WITH THE WIDOWS DOWN BUT THAT'S NOT HELPING. BUT THAT'S TRULY BESIDES THE POINT. HAS BACKING UP IN THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND MANY EQUINOX OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS OR CHEVY OWNERS IN GENERAL ARE HAVE CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THIS. WHY IS THERE NOT A REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE? I LOVE MY CHEVY BUT HATE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ANOTHER MECHANIC COMING BY TODAY TO RUN A MORE THOROUGH COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC THAT SAID THIS MAYBE A 1200 TO 1300 FIX BECAUSE IN HIS EXPERIENCE REPLACING THE CAMSHAFTS HAVEN'T STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM HAVING AN ISSUE FROM OTHER VEHICLES HE HAVE WORKED WITH IN THE PASS. GAS FUMES ARE RELEASED IN THE CAR AS SOON AS THE AC IS TURNED ON BUT THEY START AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED.

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.

TAKATA RECALL, INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON, THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. USUALLY IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE MESSAGE WILL DISAPPEAR. OCCASIONALLY, WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION THE MESSAGE WILL APPEAR. IT USUALLY CLEARS IF THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. UNTIL I STARTED RESEARCHING, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN ELECTRICAL GLITCH. NOW I REALIZE IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THANK GOD, I HAVEN'T HAD A MAJOR COLLISION, MY AIRBAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY. THIS YEAR MODEL SHOULD DEFINITELY BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR NOW HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T EVEN FEEL COMFORTABLE SELLING THIS CAR WITH THESE ISSUES. I WOULDN'T WANT TO ENDANGER OTHER FAMILIES.

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!

ENGINE CUT OUT IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WOULD NOT START AGAIN HAD TOWED TO DEALER MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL AND IT NEEDED AN ENGINE SWAP

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.

ENGINE FAILURE NO OIL IN ENGINE REAR SEAL DEFECTIVE NO WARNING LIGHTS OF NO OIL IN ENGINE GM COVERING UP MULTIPLE ENGINE OIL FAILURES THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DOESNT GO FAR ENOUGH SHOULD EXTEND WARRANTIES AND ISSUE RECALLS MY WARRENTY EXPIRED 8-31-2018, ENGINE BLOW OUT APROX 12-24-2018, ALMOST 4 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD MY ENGINE BLOW OUT ENGINE IS DAMAGED WAS NO OIL IN ENGINE I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES NO WARNING LIGHT I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES NEVER KNOWN A VEHICLE TO BURN OFF ALL THE OIL , AS WELL AS THE REAR SEAL WAS DEFECTIVE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICHILE ENGINE OIL PRESURE DROP JUST GOT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY LUCKY MY ENGINE DIDNT BLOW OUT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NO EGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON THE OIL FILTER WAS CRUSHED. THESE ENGINES ARE DEFECTIVE AND DANDERIOUS NO WARNING PRIOR TO CASTERAPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DO TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT ALMOST 4 MONTHS AFTER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED. VEHICLE IN MOTION JUST PULLED OFF OF HIGHWAY ,TO OFF RAMP GOING ONTO CITY STREET MAIN ENGINE SEAL FOUND DEFECTIVE BY MECHANIC I HAVE THE PART AND PROOF.

85K MILES AND USING 3 QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN 2000 MILES. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2011 AND 2012 WHERE SERVICE BULLETINS AND EXTENDED COVERAGE HAVE BEEN ADDED. DRIVING VEHICHLE AND THE ENGINE STALLS. HAD TO STOP AND RESTART. GARAGE DETERMINED IT WAS 3 QUARTS LOW ON OIL SINCE MY OIL CHANGE 2,000 MILES AGO

VEHICLE STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY NO SYSTEM WARNING AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANIC SAYS THE STEEL SHAVINGS WERE GOING INTO HEAD GASKET FROM OVER OIL COMSUPTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS VERY HIGH (APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART PER WEEK). THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HENNESSY GMC/CHEVROLET (7261 JONESBORO RD, MORROW, GA 30260) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,522.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IN SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN TWO MILES, THE CAR STALLED. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE PCV SYSTEM THAT GM HAS DOCUMENTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 DATED MARCH 2015. DURING COLD WEATHER OPERATION, CONDENSATION FREEZES AND PLUGS THE PCV (POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION) SYSTEM. THIS CONDITION CAUSES AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE IN THE CRANKCASE PRESSURE AND BLOWS OUT THE REAR SEAL. ONCE THE REAR SEAL IS LOST, OIL IMMEDIATELY PURGES OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS KNOWN DESIGN FLAW CAUSED $8,500 IN DAMAGES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE, INTAKE MANIFOLD, SEALS ON THE INJECTOR RAIL, SPARK PLUGS, FLEX PLATE, BALANCER, THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND TUBE ASSEMBLY. THIS 5.5 YEAR OLD CAR ONLY HAD 54,500 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. IT ALSO LEFT THE DRIVER STRANDED IN SUBZERO WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES.

DRIVERS SIDE WIPER INOPERABLE WHILE PASSENGER SIDE WORKS NORMAL. STATIONARY AND IN MOTION

I HAVE A 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX, 2.4L WITH A HUGE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND THE VEHICLE STALL INTERMITTENTLY IF I'M SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, AND I OFTEN HAVE CHALLENGES STARTING IT BACK UP. I PURCHASED THIS CAR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AND BEING A SINGLE FATHER OF TWO, I DON'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR REPAIRS.

BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL WHICH CAUSES CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO CLOG AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO CRACK AND FUMES DEVELOP IN CABIN

VEHICLE IS USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE NOW DIES OR STALLS AND IS INOPERABLE. I HAVE NOTED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND A PRIOR RECALL FOR EARLIER MODEL YEARS. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PUBLISHED BUT VEHICLE OWNERS WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THE WELL KNOWN ISSUE. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS WORTHLESS AFTER BUYING IT NEW IN 2013.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING THE CAR THE CABIN IS FILLED WITH EXHAUST FUMES WHILE IN PARK. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AS IN MANY OTHER 2010-2016 CHEVY EQUINOX. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE ON THESE VEHICLES, AS CARBON MONOXIDE IS BEING PUMPED INTO THE CABIN.

2013 2LT EQUINOX 2.4L FWD 67000 MILES ISSUES: OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES, USES 2 QTS + BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, STARTED AT 50K MILES, QUOTED OVER $2000 TO REPLACE PISTONS, RINGS, AND TIMING CHAIN (KNOWN ISSUE ON 2.4L ECO-TEC MOTORS, OIL AND FILTER ALWAYS CHANGED ON OR BEFORE TIME DUE WITH DEXOS 1 VALVOLINE OIL AND AC DELCO FILTER). POSSIBILITY OF BREAKDOWN, ENGINE FAILURE. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF CLOGGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE: $800 FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLD STARTING AT 55K MILES, CRACKED, LEAKING FUMES INTO PASSENGER AREA, QUOTED $600 TO REPLACE PLUS RECOMMEND REPLACING ENGINE MOUNTS TO PREVENT FUTURE FAILURE: $1000 (KNOWN ISSUE ON 2.4L ECO-TEC MOTORS). FREQUENT HEADACHES ALL WINTER FROM BREATHING IN EXHAUST. FAULTY TRANSMISSION SHIFTING STARTING AT 50K MILES, CLUNKY SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS, QUOTED OVER $600 FOR FLUSH, INSPECTION, SENSORS AND SEAL REPLACEMENT. FAULTY FRONT AXLE SEAL REPAIRED AT 55K MILES FOR $300. GETTING NO WHERE NEAR THE ADVERTISED AND PROMISED 32MPG (AVERAGE OF 22 MPG ON HWY TRIPS WITH ECO MODE ON, 14 MPG IN TOWN). LEMON LEMON LEMON LEMON LEMON LEMON LEMON LEMON LEMON!!!!!!!!!

I HAVE A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS 58000 MILES NOW WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS LOW ON OIL. THEY WANTED TO PREFORM AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND GM IS COVERING THE REPAIRS IF IT FAILS THE TEST. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE 1500 MILES AS REQUESTED AND WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK IT DID IN FACT FAIL THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AS IT BURNED MORE THAN A QUART OF OIL IN THE 1500 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE HAS WORN PISTONS AND PISTON RINGS. A 6 YEAR OLD CAR THAT HAD 56000 ON IT PRIOR TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST HAS WORN PISTONS AND WORN RINGS? WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THAT GM WOULD PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT. A LITTLE WHILE LATER WE WERE CALLED BACK AND TOLD OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH A SENIOR ADVISOR AT CHEVROLET WHO STATED TO US THAT THE CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND WOULD NOT LAST FOREVER. WE THEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO THAT PERSON'S SUPERVISOR WHO TOLD US THAT GM CANNOT PUT VEHICLE VIN NUMBERS IN FOR RECALLS AND THAT THEY WORK WITH THE NHTSA TO DO THAT. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS TRUE OF IF GM IS TRYING TO PULL ONE OVER ON ME. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THAT PERSONS SUPERVISOR AND WAS FLAT OUT TOLD NO. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OTHER CHEVROLET EQUINOX'S WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND GM ALSO REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM EITHER. SINCE I WAS TOLD THE NHTSA WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS I HAVE NOW NOTIFIED YOU. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT FAILED GM'S OWN TEST TO DETERMINE IF A VEHICLE HAS A OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. ONCE IT FAILED THEY SAID THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND DROPPED IT IN NTHSA'S LAP SAYING YOU PUTS VIN NUMBERS IN FOR RECALLS. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

VEHICLE HAS RATTLING NOISE WHEN ACCELORATING. CREATING THE CAR TO ACCELORATE SLOWLY.

THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FOR THE REAR WINDOW. NEVERTHELESS, THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND WHEN I HAD DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THEIR WERE METAL SHAVINGS GOING INTO MY OIL FROM A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HICCUP ON THE STREET AND STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY HOME. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO JOSEPH CHEVEROLET IN CINCINNATI WERE SERVICE MEMBER TOLD I MUST BE MISTAKEN AND THAT GM HAD NO RECALLS. I EXPLAINED HE MUST BE MISTAKEN AND THEY COULD KEEP THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AND HAS NEVER WENT OFF.

AT RANDOM THE CAR WILL IDLE ROUGH DROP RPMS SMELL LIKE IT IS LOADING UP ON FUEL AND DIE THE CAR ALWAYS RESTARTS.

EXTREME COLD TEMPS (-20BELOW), WHILE DRIVING HEARD POPPING SOUND, 2 MILES LATER, CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH WENT BACK HOME, OIL WAS DRAINING OUT. CAR WAS PARKED, PUT MORE OIL IN, DRAINED RIGHT OUT. MECHANIC STATED THE CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL GASKET HAD BLOWN. THIS IS REFERENCED IN GM SB14882. MY VIN WASN'T COVERED EVEN THOUGH WHAT HAPPENED WAS EXACTLY AS STATED IN THE SB. SB WAS UPDATED ON FEB 4, 2019 (#19-NA-021) , AGAIN I WAS STILL NOT COVERED. I HAD HEARD OVER 200 MICHIGAN EQUINOX CUSTOMERS WERE IN SERVICE DUE TO SAME ISSUE AND THE COLD TEMPERATURES WE WERE EXPERIENCING IN MICHIGAN. THE AMOUNT OF OIL I HAVE TO PUT IN, 2 QRTS EVERY 2 WEEKS IS ALSO A CONCERN.

TAKATA RECALL. DRIVING CAR TO WORK, STARTED MAKING A CLINKING SOUND ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD I ARRIVED AT WORK. PARKED THE CAR AND OIL STARTED POURING OUT OF THE REAR MAIN SEAL. GOT THE CAR TOWED HOME. CALLED GM THEY STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAVE FIXED OVER 7 THIS YEAR.

IN MOTION DRIVING TO WORK ENTERING ONTO TWO LANE HIGHWAY DECELERATED AND NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED LIMIT. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON CAR STARTED SOUNDING LOUDER. PULL OFF AND SHUT THE CAR OFF GOT OUT AND SAW OIL RUNNING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE OIL CONSUMPTION LEVELS WOULD LOWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ADD OIL IN THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE OIL LEVELS STAYING THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL HOOD CHEVROLET (69020 HWY 190 SERVICE RD, COVINGTON, LA 70433, (985)-590-4102) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION LEVELS AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" MANUFACTURE DEFAULT PART CAUSE RUBBING ON TIMING CHAIN. THEN THREW THE ENGINE.

DRIVING ON X-WAY AT POSTED SPEED (70 MPH) FAINT BLUE SMOKE FROM REAR OF CAR (REARVIEW MIRROR) OTHERWISE DRIVING OK (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT); FEW MILES LATER ON 4-LANE AT 50MPH CLATTERING SOUND FROM ENGINE; VEHICLE STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS AND WAS DIFFICULT TO START; NURSED IT TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP; AS DRIVEN INTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE WAS TRAILING A STEADY STREAM OF ENGINE OIL; TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSIS: THE PCV (POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION VALVE)WAS FROZEN SHUT THUS ALLOWING CRANKCASE PRESSURE TO BUILD UP ULTIMATELY BLOWING OUT ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL; LACK OF ENGINE LUBRICATION CAUSED TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND METALLIC DEBRIS WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT ENGINE INDICATING TOTAL FAILURE AND RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLATION REQUIRED ($7651.87 CHARGED). BACKGROUND DATA: CAR PARKED OUTSIDE IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH WIND TOWARD GRILLE OF CAR; SOAKED FOR ABOUT 20HRS BEFORE STARTUP AND DRIVEAWAY WHICH WENT OK; ODO MILES ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP 81,986; VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY AT CHEVY DEALERSHIPS; VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY HARSH DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS WAS A SAFETY RISK FOR MY WIFE WITH THE ENGINE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AND DIFFICULT TO RESTART; FORTUNATELY COMPLETE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY. THERE WAS A GM SERVICE BULLETIN (14882) COVERING THIS SAME FAILURE SCENARIO (PCV FROZEN LEADING TO SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE) BUT GM SAYS MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED, NO EXCEPTIONS! THIS IS A PCV SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM NOT PROPERLY VALIDATED IN PRE-PRODUCTION TESTING; I AM A RETIRED GM ENGINE CALIBRATION ENGINEER AND CAN DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL IF NEEDED; THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT COST ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE TRADE-IN VALUE FOR THIS VEHICLE (WITH AN OPERATING ENGINE) HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/RECALL/SB-10057977-8108.PDF

CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX PURCHASED IN 2015, MICHIGAN.WINTER, 2018. WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. AT THE NEXT STOP, THE RPMS BEAN TO ACT ERRATIC, TEETERING ABOVE AND BELOW 1000. THE VEHICLE THEN COMPLETELY STALLED. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON MY WAY TO MY DESTINATION. EACH TIME, AS I ACCELERATED, IT LURCHED AND I FEARED IT WOULD STALL OUT. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY GAVE ME A DIAGNOSTIC THAT SAID SPARK PLUGS. CAR DROVE OK FOR A MONTH. THEN A DEEP FREEZE CAME. SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. I CHECKED MY OIL (BECAUSE THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION) PRESSURIZED AIR BLEW OUT OF THE DIPSTICK, IT WAS ALSO 2 QUARTS LOW--I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY OIL CHANGED 4 WEEKS PRIOR. PUT SOME OIL IN AND DROVE. SAME ISSUE. STALLED AT BUSY INTERSECTION STOP. GOT TO MY DESTINATION TO DISCOVER A TRAIL OF OIL BEHIND MY VEHICLE. GOT IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN REAR MAIN SEAL DUE TO A FROZEN PCV VALVE. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH EQUINOXES, ENOUGH THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (14882). MY EXPERIENCE/SYMPTOMS MATCH THE CONDITION DESCRIPTION OF THE BULLETIN TO A T, HOWEVER, FOR SOME REASON, MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER COVERAGE FOR THIS ENGINEERING FLAW. CHEVY KNOWS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, YET THEY STILL REFUSE TO RECALL THE VEHICLES. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M STUCK PAYING AN $1800 BILL TO GET THE REAR MAIN SEAL FIXED--WITHOUT ANY REGARD FOR THE PCV VALVE, CRANKCASE, OR OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM. SHAME ON GM.

JAN 21'ST, 2019 MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. PVC FROZE UP IN AIR INTAKE AND THE ORIFICE IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BLOCKED. BLEW REAR MAIN SEAL AND LOST ALL THE OIL IN THE CAR. TIMING CHAIN SKIPPED WHEN NO OIL PRESSURE WAS PRESENT TO KEEP TIMING CHAIN TIGHT. SERVICE BULLETIN 14882. GM SAYS MY VIN IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF PROOF OF ISSUE. I AM FROM CANADA, SO I USED A GHOST STATE AND POSTAL TO GET THIS COMPLAINT POSTED. I LIVE IN SMITHVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA. BRING GM TO COME GOOD FOR ALL THIS.

WHILE DRIVING MY SPEED SUDDENLY REDUCED AND I GOT A MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD THAT SAID SERVICE STABILITRACK ENGINE POWER REDUCED

ON 2.25.19 WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR STALLED TWICE WHEN I GAVE IT GAS TO GO, THAN WHILE TRYING TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE IT STALLED TWICE. ON MY WAY BACK TO WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AFTER A DAY OR TWO IT WENT OUT. TODAY 3.5.19 ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT A MIN. OR SO AND WHEN IT CAME BACK ON IT WAS LIKE I HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR. AFTER GETTING GAS I STARTED MY CAR AND BEFORE I PUT IT IN GEAR IT STALLED OUT, RESTARTED IT AND IT KEPT STALLING ABOUT 6-8 TIMES THAN FINALLY I TURNED IT ON AND IT DIDN'T HESITATE OR THE DASH LIGHT DIM SO I PUT IN GEAR AND IT DROVE OK BUT I WAS WORRIED THAT IT MIGHT STALL WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOUR CAR JUST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2011 EQUINOX FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON OTHER YEARS 2010-2016 NOTED THEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL THESE YEARS AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I NOTICE THAT UNLESS THERE A NUMBER OF DEATHS INVOLVED THESE DEALERS/MANUFACTORS DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT FIXING THESE PROBLEMS. WE SPEND LOTS OF MONEY ON THESE CARS AND WE SHOULD'T HAVE TO WORRY IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN THEM WITH OUR FAMILIES. THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN IN GEAR OR WHILE I AM PUTTING IT IN GEAR. THE 2011 RECALL 11195A.

RECALL # 2025302. I AM UNABLE TO DO MY RECALL, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP NEAR ME BONIFACE-HIERS CHEVROLET AND EXPLAINED THAT WE ONLY HAVE 1 VEHICLE AT HOME AND IN ORDER TO FIX THE RECALL I MUST LEAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY CAN NOT PROVIDE A LOANER FOR ME SO I CAN PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL, THEY CAN NOT GIVE A LABOR TIME BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW THE CONDITIONS OF THE PART. MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN I GET THIS DONE CAUSE VISIBILITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF DRIVING SPECIALLY HERE IN MELBOURNE, FL THAT WE GET LOTS OF RAIN. THANK YOU.

JOINT IN WIPER CORRODED ON DRIVERS SIDE. DRIVER HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR AND NEEDED TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DUE TO RAIN.

THE PCV VALVE IS CAUSING AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. DUE TO THE DESIGN IT IS TRAPPING CONDENSATION AND THROWING IT INTO THE AIR INTAKE AND OIL. OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD DAMAGE TO THEIR ENGINES DUE TO THIS FLAW. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL AND DIE ON ME WHILE DRIVING. WHEN CHECKING THE AIR INTAKE THEIR IS FLUID IN THE MANIFOLD WHICH SHOULDN'T HAPPEN IN A CLOSED SYSTEM. I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM, THOUGH MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE CONTACTED THEM WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN IGNORED.

MY CAR IS BURNING OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I AM NOT AWARE OF IT UNTIL MY CAR STARTS TO RATTLE. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAS "EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION". I HAVE TO PUT 2-4 QUARTS OF OIL IN MY CAR BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THIS IS NOTICEABLE DURING THE ACCELERATION PERIOD. THE SAFETY RISK IS THIS MAY DESTROY MY ENGINE COSTING ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR.

THERE IS A TSB 15285C WHICH COVERS THE 4 CYLINDER FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. NINE IS THE V6 3.6. THIS GOES THROUGH 1 QUART EVERY 350 MILES. I'VE BEEN TO 2 DEALERS AND WAS TOLD MINE IS NOT COVERED. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR. WHAT CAN BE DONE? I BOUGHT USED FROM SPITZER CHEVY IN NORTH CANTON OHIO. I THINK THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS AND I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NONE.

EXCESSIVELY RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION DEFECT RESULTED IN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. OIL PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION (E.G., NO OIL PRESSURE LIGHT INDICATOR). ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING, THEN VEHICLE LURCHING AND STALLING WHEN TRANSPORTING TO MECHANIC JUST BEFORE ENGINE FAILURE. REPAIR REQUIRES ENGINE REPLACEMENT (>$5000). DEALER REFUSING TO COMPENSATE OVER 10% OF REPAIR COSTS. PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO THOSE CITED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR EUINOX 2010-2017: HTTPS://WWW.CLASSACTION.ORG/CHEVY-EQUINOX-LAWSUIT

VEHICLE RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND EXPERIENCING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE WAS CLICKING WHEN ACCELERATING AND JERKING BACK AND FOURTH WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. DEALER STATED IT WAS CLOGGED PCV. A RECALL 14882 STATES THIS EXACT ISSUE CONCERNING 2010-2014 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH THE ECOTEC 2.4L ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE BOTH STATED MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE SAME EXACT ENGINE AND MODEL SO I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. TOTAL COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $900. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND CHEVY NEEDS TO COVER THIS AND REIMBURSE FOR THE COST. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION AND A CASE NUMBER WITH GM ON THE MATTER.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 55, NOTICED OIL ON BACK WINDOW THOUGHT IT WAS FROST. ARRIVED AT DESTINATION AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD, LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND NOTICED OIL POURING OUT THE UNDERNEATH. NO OIL LIGHT OR ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON EVEN THOUGH I LOST OVER 3 QUARTS OF OIL. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE PVC FROZE UP AND CAUSED THE REAR MAIN TO BLOW OUT. COST ME $2400, HAD15500 MILES AND FOLLOWED ALL GM MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.

ON JANUARY 31 MY EQUINOX EXPERIENCED A FROZEN PCV SYSTEM, A KNOWN ISSUE IN 2010-2014 EQUINOX VEHICLES. THE ENGINE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AND EXCESSIVE CRANKCASE PRESSURE WHICH BLEW THE REAR MAIN SEAL RENDERING MY VEHICLE INOPERABLE. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, AN APPROXIMATE 10 MILE DRIVE, COMPRISED OF A SHORT DRIVE ON A FREEWAY AND THE MAJORITY OF THE TRIP ON CITY STREETS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER I EXITED THE FREEWAY. I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SOUNDED LOUDER THAN USUAL. AT JUST A FEW MILES FROM MY HOME TROUBLE LIGHTS (TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE) ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH ALONG WITH THE "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" MESSAGE. THINKING I HAD A TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO MY HOME, A MERE 2 CITY BLOCKS. AT THAT TIME THE OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND OIL DROPPED WHERE I STOPPED. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME OF THIS ISSUE AND WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS FAULTY AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A DISTRACTION WITH ONE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD BEING FLOODED WITHOUT A WIPER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

HAD OIL CHANGE ON FEB 5, 2019. FEB. 9, 2019 HAD SOMEONE ASK IF I HAD AN OIL LEAK. I SAW A TRAIL OF OIL UP MY DRIVEWAY AND INTO MY GARAGE. THERE WAS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL UNDER MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY IT WAS STATIONARY IN THE GARAGE. IF I HADN'T HAD SOMEONE SEE IT BEFORE I DROVE IT AGAIN MY ENGINE WOULD HAVE SEIZED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON. WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN BAD THIS YEAR WITH RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES, SNOW AND ICY ROADWAYS. IF I HAD DRIVEN THIS WITH, MY NINE-YEAR-OLD SON AND HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE I DRIVE EVERYDAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY PCV CLOGGED FROM THE ACCUMULATED MOISTURE GETTING FROZEN. CHEVY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN (#14882) ON THIS, HOWEVER MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT ARE ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN.

DRIVING MY 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH UNDER 60,000 MILES DURING RAIN/SNOW AND WIPERS QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSE TO HOME. TURNED THEM OFF AND NOW WHEN I TURN THEM ON SOUNDS LIKE MOTOR IS RUNNING BUT WIPERS WILL NOT WORK! IT IS WINTER TIME HERE, EXPECTING ANOTHER SNOW STORM AND DO NOT HAVE A VEHICLE TO DRIVE!!!!!!!!!

OUR 2013 EQUINOX HAD ONLY 36,000 MILES AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH OIL CONSUMPTION BUT RECENTLY IN THE COLD WEATHER THE OIL STARTED LITERALLY RUNNING OUT BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING ON THE HWY AND THE OIL LIGHT WENT ON. THE CAR HAS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND WE COULD NEVER IMAGINE A 5YR OLD ONE OWNER VEHICLE WITH 36,000 MILES WOULD HAVE OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE REAR MAIN SEAL. ENTERED THE VIN NUMBER TO SEE IF OUR VEHICLE WAS LISTED UNDER RECALL 14882 AND NOTHING IS COMING UP. WE WERE TOLD BY OUR MECHANIC FRIEND THAT THERE WERE 5 OTHER EQUINOX'S WITH THIS ISSUE DURING THE CRAZY COLD WEATHER WE HAD RECENTLY. $1,400 LATER. OTHERS APPEAR TO BE REPORTING SIMILAR ISSUES AT HTTPS://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/2013/CONSUMER-REVIEWS/PG-4/?SORTING=CREATED%3ADESC

THE PVC VALVE AND OIL SYSTEM HAS A BAD DESIGN. WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER THE VALVE BLOWS AND OIL COMPLETELY EMPTIES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON BOTH STREET AND HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 69,400 MILES AND IS A 4 CYLINDER

DRIVING WHEN THE CHECK EGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO THE MECHANIC HAD NO ENGINE OIL. NOT DUE FOR OIL CHANGE EITHER. O2 UPSTREAM REPLACED AND PISTONS FILLED OF CARBON . MECHANIC ADVISE TO GET RID OF CAR B/C BAD OIL CONSUMPTION, WILL CRACK ENGINE EVENTUALLY. CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES

YET ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX 2.4L ENGINE WITH THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. MY WIFE (WHO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE) CALLED ME IN TEARS TODAY, STATING THAT THE EQUINOX STARTED MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE, AND DRIVING HORRIBLY, SO SHE WENT TO A NEARBY GARAGE, AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALMOST NO OIL - AND THAT THIS WAS THE 2ND OR 3RD EQUINOX THAT THEY HAD SEEN IN THE LAST 2-3 WEEKS THAT CAME IN WITH ALMOST NO OIL. THIS VEHICLE HAS 69,075 MILES ON IT, AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. ALL SERVICE (OTHER THAN TODAY'S) HAVE BEEN HANDLED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM, AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, AND FINDING THAT SO MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS!!

MY EQUINOX REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THIS THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DOWN 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM REAR SEAL. MY MECHANIC ADVISED TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THERE ARE KNOWN PROBLEMS OF THIS IN THE EQUINOX'S AS WELL AS A "14882 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT" OFFERED BY GENERAL MOTORS. THIS SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT ARE FOR THOSE EQUINOX'S THAT EXPERIENCE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FROZEN OR PLUGGED POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES INCREASE CRANKCASE PRESSURE LEADING TO A REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL OIL LEAK. IF THE OIL LEAK IS NOT NOTICED AND CONDITION IS NOT CORRECTED, CONTINUED DRIVING CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. GM STATED ON MY RECEIPT THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM WAS, "MOISTURE FROZE IN THE PCV SYSTEM CAUSING THE CRANKCASE TO OVERPRESSURIZE". HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT EVEN THOUGH I WAS WITHIN THE MILEAGE AND YEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WARNING LIGHTS OF BEING LOW IN OIL AND NO ENGINE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS RELATED TO THESE ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO DIANE SAUER CHEVROLET (700 NILES RD SE, WARREN, OH 44483, (330) 373-1600) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN TSB NUMBER: 14882. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY 2013 IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM CONVERTER BACK WHICH THE SMELL IS BACKING UP INTO THE INSIDE CABIN OF VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES (EQUINOX). I HAVE RELATIVES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2010''S. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTED SOUNDING LOUD WHEN PARKED AND WHEN TAKING OFF NO SPEED, COMPARED TO WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE....REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND NO MAJOR WORK NEEDED DONE SINCE MY PURCHASE.

THE VEHICLE BLEW A REAR MAIN SEAL FROM AN ACCUMULATION OF SLUDGE IN THE MANIFOLD. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAD ISSUED A SELECT SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT DOESN'T COVER ALL EQUINOXES MODEL YEARS 2010-2014. THIS VEHICLE LEFT THE DRIVER STRANDED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER 2100 DOLLARS AND GM HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE BILL. THE ISSUE WAS WELL KNOWN TO THEM AS A DESIGN DEFECT YET THEY ARE REFUSING THE REPAIR STATING THAT IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. APPARENTLY ONLY CERTAIN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WERE COVERED UNDER THEIR SPECIAL COVERAGE.

JANUARY 22ND 2019 MY WAY TO WORK AT THE LAST TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I PULLED IN WORK AND PARKED I LEFT AT 5:30 P.M REMOTE STARTED I WAS WALKING TO MY CAR IT WAS LOUD I GOT IN WARNING MESSAGE TO TURN CAR OFF THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW. CALLED AAA WAITED THREE HOURS IN THE COLD WITH BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA CALLED MY MECHANIC I WAS HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO HIS GARAGE. JANUARY 25 MECHANIC SAID HE THINKS DUE TO A FROZEN PCV VALVE THERE WAS PRESSURE BUILD UP CAR SPIT THE OIL OUT HE PUT OIL IN MY CAR LET IT WARM UP HE THOUGHT I SHOULD STILL HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT IT. I DROVE THE CAR NOT FAR TO THE DEALER GANLEY REP CAME TO WAITING AREA TOLD ME THE PCV VALVE FROZE AND THE HIGH PRESSURE BLEW MY REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL THE OIL SPILLED OUT MY BATTERY WAS SHOT REPAIR JUST UNDER $ 2000.00 HE SAID THIS FAULT DID DAMAGE TO MY TIMING CHAIN NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD HOLD RECOMMENDED REPLACING $ 1500.00 I SAID DO THE SEAL AND BATTERY. I WENT HOME DID GOOGLE SEARCH EQUINOX 2013 PCV SP. COV. BULLETIN 14882 POPPED UP IT COVERED EQUINOXES BETWEEN 2010-2014 NOT MY VIN. REP CALLED SAID GM IS WILLING TO HELP ME WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AUTHORIZED IT FOR $500.00. I TOLD HIM WHAT THAT BULLETIN SAID IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY CAR. PICKED UP MY CAR MONDAY 02/04/19 AND PAID $ 2606.76. ON 02/06/19 I CALLED CHEVY SPOKE TO REP DUKE WHO GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER # 9-5037906721 TOLD ME A HIGHER-LEVEL REP FROM CHEVY WOULD CALL ME. ON 02/07/19 ADAM CALLED AND SAID THE PHONE CALL WAS BEING RECORDED. HE SAID IN A NICE WAY THAT CHEVY HAD ALREADY HELPED WITH $ 1000.00 TOWARDS THE TIMING CHAIN AND I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP ANYMORE. I TOLD HIM THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. IS THIS VERBATIM FOR THE CALL NO BUT THEN AGAIN, I WASN'T WORKING OFF A SCRIPT OR RECORDING THE PHONE CALL LIKE CHEVY IS.

SMELLED BURNING OIL IN GARAGE. CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL AND UNDERSIDE OF REAR ENGINE SOAKED WITH IT. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE. WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS PCV VALUE HAVING MOISTURE/CONDENSATION IN IT AND FREEZING. THIS OCCURRENCE PUT PRESSURE ON THE ENGINE AND SEALS. THE REAR SEAL CONNECTING TO THE TRANSMISSION IS WHAT FAILED. IT WAS A COLD DAY. THE CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT UNTIL END OF SHIFT. MY WIFE SAID IT DID NOT START AS FAST AS IT NORMALLY DOES. THERE WAS NOT SHUTTERING OF THE ENGINE, NO LOUD CLACKING SOUND AND NOT ONE LIGHT ICON LIT UP. I NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL INTO THE GARAGE IN OUR DRIVEWAY BUT NO TRAIL IN THE STREET. I ASSUME IT HAD JUST OCCURRED WHEN SHE WAS ARRIVING HOME. SHE WAS BRAKING TO TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. HER ROUTE FROM WORK IS PRIMARILY STATE ROADS WITH SPEEDS OF 35-55 MPH AND VERY OFTEN HAS DEER CROSSING THE ROADS AS THERE ARE NO ROAD NOISE BARRIERS OR TALL FENCING. SHE ARRIVING HOME AT THE NORMAL TIME BUT I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP OUR SONS. SO SHE WAS ABLE TO JUST GO HOME. THE WEATHER WAS COLD (APPROX. 6-8 DEGREES). I HAVE NO REPORTS, INVOICES OR PHOTOS AS THE CAR IS CURRENTLY STILL IN THE SHOP SINCE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1ST. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6TH 2019. I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF INFORMATION ONLINE REGARDING THIS ISSUE, TSB #14882. SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. ADDITIONAL OIL WAS ADDED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINEGAR CHEVROLET IN REPUBLIC (769 U S 60, REPUBLIC, MO 65738, (417) 233-0206) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN SEAL WAS BLOWN AND THE PVC NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER TSB NUMBER: 14882. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT AN ADJUSTER WOULD VERIFY THE DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THIS HAPPENED INDICATIONS BY TRIALS AND SPOTS OF OIL ON THE STREETS SAY THAT IT HAPPENED AFTER I RETURNED HOME WHEN I STARTED TO MY NEXT DESTINATION AS DESCRIBED LATER. IT WAS ON CITY STREETS IF THIS ANALYSIS IS CORRECT. I WAS LIKELY GOING STRAIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TWO REASONS - THE ENGINE COULD LOCK UP CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION AND/OR LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT - IF I HAD BEEN STRANDED AT THE TEMPERATURES OF -4 TO +9 DEGREES AND WIND CHILLS -15 TO -30 I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER. ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30, 2019 LEFT FOR WORK. THE TEMPERATURE WAS -4. AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE I STOPPED AT MY THIRD STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE SURGED WHILE IDLING, AT THE NEXT STOP ALL SEEMED FINE AND FROM THERE TO WOK ALL SEEMED FINE. I LEFT WORK AND DROVE 2.8 MILES AND THE ENGINE SURGED BRIEFLY AND DIED. I DROVE ABOUT 27 MILES HOME, NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. I DROVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION JUST OVER ONE MILE AWAY. ON MY WAY BACK HOME, ABOUT MILE FROM HOME THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER NOTIFICATION APPEARED AS WELL AS A MESSAGE ABOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL. JUST AS I ROUNDED THE CORNER ON WHICH MY HOUSE IS THE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE CAME ON. THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAD BLOWN OUT. THIS CAR HAS 67,477 MILES. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY 11/25/18. TWO MECHANICS SAID IT IS COMMON IN SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. ONE SAID HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF CALLS HE GOT ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE OF THE BULLETIN HE WAS SENDING PEOPLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR COVERAGE UNDER A SPECIAL WARRANTY, HE COULD NOT BELIEVE IT WHEN I TOLD HIM CHEVY WOULD NOT HELP ME SINCE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED SINCE IT IS THE SAME VEHICLE, SAME ENGINE AS THOSE IN THE BULLETIN 14882, DOCUMENT ID 4098165. MY DEALER SAID THAT HE ARGUED WITH GM THAT THESE ARE THE SAME CARS AND ENGINES BUT THEY WOULD GIVE NO ASSISTANCE. HE SAID IT WAS A BAD DESIGN AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT IT.

PVC VALVE FROZE AND REAL MAIN SEAL BLEW. CAUSING THE ENGINE TO EMPTY THE OIL ALL OVER THE PARKING. BULLETIN 14882. IT'S A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM CAUSED BY POOR GM ENGINEERING AND I FEEL THEY'RE TOO EMBARRASSED TO COVER ALL VEHICLES. THEY ONLY COVER 'CERTAIN' ONES. SEEMS LIKE MOST OF US THAT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM HAVE TO EAT THE COST AND IT HAS CAUSED A HUGE STRAIN ON MY FAMILY'S DAILY COMMUTE ROUTINE AND FINANCES. ALICIA S. BOLER DAVIS CHEVY'S SENIOR VP CLEARLY ISN'T THAT SORRY FOR OUR INCONVENIENCE AS CLAIMED IN BULLETIN. BULLETIN 14882 SHOULD COVER ALL VEHICLES IN THE YEARS LISTED NOT JUST RANDOM ONES. MY EQUINOX EVEN LANDS IN THE WARRANTY TOO OF UNDER 10YEAR AND 120,000MILES. I KNOW NHTSA IS USUALLY MORE CONCERNED WITH VEHICLES FAILURES WHILE IN MOTION AS THEY CAN CAUSE FATALITIES, BUT A LOT OF THESE SEALS GO OUT DURING FREEZING WEATHER FROM A BLOCKED PVC. PEOPLE COULD BE LEFT STRANDS RS IN BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS TOO LONG. ALSO OIL LOST ALL OVER THE ROAD CAN CAUSE SLICK ROADS. THANK YOU NHTSA FOR A PLACE TO VENT!

I OWN A 2013 CHEV. EQUINOX THAT I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. I USED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ALL MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS RECOMMENDED. SOMEWHERE AROUND 60,000 MILES I MENTIONED TO MY SERVICE TECH THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING A KNOCKING AND TICKING NOISE AND APPEARED TO BE LOW ON OIL. HE CONDUCTED THE REG. OIL CHANGE AND SAID ALL LOOKED GOOD. MY OIL CONSUMPTION CONTINUED TO INCREASE WITH NO LOW OIL INDICATOR LIGHT EVER COMING ON. I WAS HAVING TO ADD OIL BETWEEN REG. OIL CHANGES WITH NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES, I MENTIONED TO MY SERVICE TECH AGAIN THAT IT WAS BECOMING A HASSLE ALWAYS HAVING TO BUT OIL IN MY CAR BETWEEN SERVICES. HE SAID HE COULD DO A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, BUT GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. I INFORMED HIM THAT I HAD MENTIONED IT TO HIM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS JUST TO LEARN HE NEVER MADE A NOTE ON MY RECORDS ABOUT IT. HE CHANGED THE OIL AND ASKED ME TO COME BACK AFTER SO MANY MILES. I WENT BACK AS REQUESTED KNOWING IT WAS LOW BECAUSE OF THE TICKING NOISE AND HE SAID IT WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION BASED ON GM. HE THEN ASKED ME TO COME BACK AGAIN AFTER SO MANY MILES WHICH I DID. I KNOW IT WAS LOW BECAUSE I CHECKED IT MYSELF BEFORE GOING BY AND IT WAS ONLY SHOWING ON THE TIP OF THE DIP STICK. AGAIN HE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT BEING WITHIN THE NORMAL CONSUMPTION BASED ON GM. HE THEN ADDED OIL PER MY REQUEST. STILL AT NO POINT DID MY OIL LIGHT EVER COME ON. AFTER GETTING NO WHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO NO LONG HAVE MY OIL CHANGED BY THEM. BUT STILL HAVING TO BUT 2-3 QTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND EVEN CHANGING THE OIL MORE OFTEN. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY LEAKS AND HE SAID THAT MY ENGINE IS KNOWN TO BURN HIGH AMOUNTS OF OIL AND THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO HELP AND RECOMMENDED FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GM.

TAKATA RECALL. WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER ON A HIGHWAY, MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, IT START TO LURCH WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIR. THE REPAIR COST $1,800 FOR A BLOWN OIL SEAL. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND PVC VALVE. CHEVY SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 14882 DATE MARCH 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. SID DILLON CHEVROLET FREMONT (2500 E 23RD ST, FREMONT, NE 68025, (402) 512-1463) INDICATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED REGARDING THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER AWAITING THE CONTACT'S AUTHORIZATION TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

MY 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH 90,000 MILES WHICH IS A COUPLE MONTHS OUT OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS BEEN EATING OIL. I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN AFTER IT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE I RECENTLY GOT AN OIL CHANGE. THIS PLACE GAVE ME AN OIL CHANGE AND ONE MONTH LATER MY EQUINOX STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AND IS OUT OF OIL. AND LIKE OTHERS THE ENGINE NEVER TURNED ON! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME I NEED REPAIRS COSTING $3500 TO GET NEW PISTONS/RINGS AMONG OTHER THINGS. WHILE THERE I TALK TO THE LADY NEXT TO ME. SHE HAS THE SAME VEHICLE SAME YEAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM. I LOOK AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND THEY SAY THE #1 PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL IS THIS. THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2013 MODEL YEAR IS RATED THE WORST YEAR FOR EQUINOX BECAUSE OF REPAIR COSTS. THE DEALERSHIP SOLUTION: BRING THE VEHICLE IN EVERY 1000 MILES TO GET MORE OIL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN ONE? THE CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIT THE BILL FOR $3400 FOR SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURER IS AT FAULT FOR. I PERSONALLY DO NOT SEE HOW I CAN BRING THE VEHICLE IN THAT OFTEN AS I DRIVE 60 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK. ANY ASSISTANCE I CAN GET WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE!

I KEEP HAVING ISSUES WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE BEARINGS IN THE WIPER MOTORS ONCE BUT THE DEALER FIXED IT BUT I'VE HAD 3 MORE TIMES THAT THEY LOCK UP AND THE WIPERS FLY OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE DIPSTICK READING WAS AT A LOW LEVEL AND OIL HAD TO BE ADDED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH ROBBINS CHEVROLET (18611 HIGHWAY 59 N, HUMBLE, TX 77338, (281) 446-3021). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5020307544. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. *DT *DT*JB

PCV VALVE BULLETIN 14882. CAR HAS BEEN USING EXCESSIVE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. SINCE IT HAD 50K MILES. AT THE TIME THE DEALER SAID PER CHEVY .5 QUARTS IS NORMAL EVERY 2500 MILES. RECENTLY THE OIL HAS BECOME VERY DIRTY AND IM ADDING BETWEEN 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SAID IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED. WENT TO CHEVY DEALER AND SAID THIS BULLETIN DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. ITS WITHIN THE SAME YEARS, SAME ISSUE BUT CHEVY WILL NOT COVER IT (SPOKE TO CHEVY DIRECTLY).

PCV (PRESSURIZED CRANK CASE VENTILATION) SYSTEM FROZE DUE TO COLD CLIMATE AND POOR DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM.THIS ISSUE CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL OF THE MOTOR TO OVER PRESSURIZE WHICH LED TO FAILURE OF THE SEAL CAUSING THE MOTOR TO LOSE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT TIME OF THE FAILURE ON A CITY STREET . THE MOTOR IN MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY GENERAL MOTORS,BUT ALL OTHER 2.4L MOTORS OF THIS TYPE ARE UNDER SOME KIND OF COVERAGE FOR THE PCV SYSTEM FAILURE BY GM. THE DEFECT WITH THIS MOTOR IS WIDE SPREAD AND GM IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MOTOR IS DESIGNED IN A WAY AS TO IF THE REAR MAIN SEAL IS COMPROMISED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WORK MUST BE DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. LIKE REMOVING THE TRANSMISSION AND INTAKE MANIFOLD FROM VEHICLE. THIS ADDING UP TO A LARGE REPAIR BILL FOR THE CONSUMER FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM.

DUE TO A FROZEN PCV SYSTEM AND THE HIGH PRESSURE, MY REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL STARTED TO LEAK OIL. MY CAR IS INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME. MY CAR IS ALSO EATING AWAY OIL WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO GET FREQUENT OIL CHANGES.

THIS VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY. FOR EVERY 1000 MILES ITS BURNING 2 QTS. OF OIL. GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE ON OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT FOR SOME REASON WONT ACKNOWLEDGE IT ON THIS ONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHERS.

THE PVC VALVE FROZE CAUSING THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BLOW. THIS HAS NOW CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE TOTAL COST FROM THE DEALER IS QUOTED AT $7200.00. THIS VEHICLE ALSO USED LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CHEVY ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES SEEPED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHULTS RESALE CENTER OF OLEAN (3004 W STATE ST, OLEAN, NY 14760 (716) 372-1400) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT ELSEWHERE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY ALSO COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GM DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,294. *BF.*JB

MY VEHICLE STALLED AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESSED THE VEHICLE WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH THEN DIE. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. A YEAR AGO MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES AND THE PISTONS AND RINGS WERE CHANGED. NOW THE 'I TAKE CAMSHAFT SOLENOID' IS AFFECTED POSSIBLY CAUSING THE CURRENT ISSUE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME VEHICLES. WHY WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS NOT BE A RECALL?? IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR AS WELL AND WAS TOLD THAT BY CHANGING THE PISTONS AND RINGS THAT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT DIDN'T.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD IT SERVICED. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE WAY TO STORE AND WE LOST POWER OF CAR, STEERING LOCKED. WE WERE ABLE TO BARELY GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. CAR COMPLETELY DIED AND A HUGE POOL OF OIL CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. PAID OVER $6,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE AND WIRING AND OTHER PARTS BECAUSE OF THE OIL, BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. GUESS WHAT... DRINKING OIL, OIL LEAK, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS WAS A NEW ENGINE. SPENT A BUNCH OF MONEY ON CAR IN 2014 HAVE HAD MAJOR TROUBLE WITH IT!!! WE ARE NOT MADE OF MONEY, BUT THIS 2013 IS THE WORST CAR AND DANGEROUS TOO, DESPITE WHAT THEY SAY!!!!

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AT AROUND 135,000 MILES. FOLLOWING THAT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER, THE RPMS STARTED TO RANDOMLY SPIKE UP, AND IT BEGAN CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL. WHEN IDLING OR COMING TO A TOP THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OFF OR BEGIN SHAKING REALLY BAD AND THEN TURN OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CHEVY DEALER AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT.

A SEAL LEAK ON THE TVC VALVE LEAKS OIL BIG TIME LEAKING ENGINE OIL. I KNOW OF ONE OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS SENT OUT NOTICES TO DEALERSHIPS ETC.. ABOUT THIS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEBODY WAS ON THE ROAD AND THIS HAPPENED.

MY 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX STARTED CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. MY CAR WAS AT THE RANDY REED GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX REPORTED REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE UNDERGO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AT 1000 AND 2000 MILE INCREMENTS BEFORE GM WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK AT THE 2000 CHECK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS USING OIL. IT WAS 3 QUARTS LOW. I WAS THEN ADVISED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT ONLY THE 2012 EQUINOX MODEL WAS COVERED FOR THIS PROBLEM. GM PAID FOR THE SAME REPAIR ON THE 2012 MODEL BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ANY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE FOR THE 2013 ALTHOUGH THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES ON THE 2013 MODEL. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE PARTS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF DEFECTIVE PARTS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I SPOKE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED ALTHOUGH SHE "SYMPATHIZED WITH ME" GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE VEHICLES BUT GM IS CHOOSING TO IGNORE THE OTHER MODEL YEARS. THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO USE OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE AND IS SUBJECT TO CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL OR CATCH FIRE IF THE REPAIR IS NOT PERFORMED.

THE HOOD OPEN SENSOR KEEPS GOING OFF AND I . NOTICED WHEN ITS BEEPING IT INTERRUPTS THE TURN SIGNAL. I DON'T KNOW IF IT AFFECTS THE OUTSIDE TURN .OR NOT. THIS ALARM GOES OFF EVEN WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND DRAINS THE BATTERY

600 MILE TRIP FOR CHRISTMAS. CAR WOULD IDLE ROUGH AT STOPS AND STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AS STARTING OUT. THE ROOT CAUSE IS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON THIS DIRECT FUEL INJECTION GM 2.4 LITER ENGINE. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS PUT OUT A TSB EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR 2011-2012 MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT ARE MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS WARRANTY WORK. THE INTERNET CAR FORUMS ARE FULL OF CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND GM'S LACK OF CONCERN IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. THE ENGINE DEFECT IS KNOWN TO EFFECT A PERCENTAGE OF CHEVY EQUINOXES, GM TERRAINS AND SEVERAL OTHER GM MODELS FROM THE 2010THROUGH 2017 MODEL YEARS. GOOGLE SEARCH CHEVY EQUINOX "EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION."

THE HEAT/AC WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING THEREFORE WHEN YOU NEED TO DEFROST WINDOWS NOTHING WILL BLOW AT TIMES.

DECEMBER 18, 2018 I PURCHASED A 2013 EQUINOX FOLLOWING LEASING THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR. OVER THE YEARS IT HAS CONSUMED OIL MORE THAN EXPECTED; HOWEVER, IT NOW BURNS APPROXIMATELY 3 QTS OF OIL EVERY 2K MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED MULTIPLE CHEVY DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND THEY HAVE ALL TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN 'OIL CONSUMPTION TEST' WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. ANY REPAIRS REQUIRED FOLLOWING THE TEST WOULD ALSO BE AT MY EXPENSE. AFTER READING ALL OF THE REVIEWS AND COMMENTS I NOW BELIEVE CHEVROLET KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I DO NOT PLAN PURCHASING A CHEVY OR GMC VEHICLE AGAIN.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON. RPMS SPIKE WHEN IDELING AND VEHICLE PHYSICALLY JUMPS FORWARD. VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN COMING TO STOP AT INTERSECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND FAILED TO PRODUCE WARM AIR ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR WOULD BLOW ONTO HIS FEET NO MATTER THE SETTING. THE CONTACT CALLED KINGMAN ARIZONA CHEVROLET (3730 STOCKTON HILL RD, KINGMAN, AZ 86409, (928) 377-4150) AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRIENDLY AUTO SALES (5800 S ZARZAMORA ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78211, (210) 927-4300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR, INTAKE AIR HUMIDITY SENSOR, SENSOR REFERENCE VOLTAGE A, INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR CIRCUIT LOW P11C2 , MASK OR VOLUME AIR FLOW A, INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR TWO CIRCUIT LOW P0097, 90113 INTAKE AIR ONE CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT, AND P11C2 INTAKE AIR HUMIDITY SENSOR CIRCUIT LOW VOLTAGE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,986.

ONE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY WITH NO WARNING. THE OTHER WIPER IS WORKING CORRECTLY. IT STARTED DOING IT AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT.

HVAC BUTTONS BECAME INOP. THEREFORE, NO DEFROST. VERY DANGEROUS. NO HEAT. NO A/C. NO REAR DEFROST. BACKLIGHT BUTTONS YES ARE ILLUMINATED. I REPLACED TWO FUSES, NO CHANGE. I REPLACED THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER, NO CHANGE. NO DEFROST IS VERY DANGEROUS ON MY 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX LT 4 CYL 2.4L. THE BATTERY IS 10 MONTHS OLD. I DISCONNECTED THE ENTIRE BATTERY FOR 15 MINUTES. NO LUCK. YES THE ENTIRE RADIO WORKS FINE. AUDIO IS GOOD. HOWEVER, THE POPUP ON THE RADIO SCREEN WHICH REFLECTS THE FAN SPEED MOTOR CHANGES IS NOT SHOWING UP WHEN I ADJUST THE FAN SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO ADD OIL AFTER EVERY 500 MILES. THE DEALER (WALKER CHEVROLET, 3940 CAROTHERS PKWY, FRANKLIN, TN 37067) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS STATED, MY 2013 EQUINOX IS BURNING OIL AND STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS OR A STOP. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TOWARDS THE END OF MY 5 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY KEPT "FIXING THINGS". THE MOST RECENT FIX WAS ONE MONTH AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED, AND THE REPAIRS WERE CLOSE TO $4,000. THIS REPAIR INVOLVED REPLACING PISTONS/RINGS AND REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VERY NEXT DAY FOLLOWING THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR, I DROVE IT TO WORK AND IT STALLED 14 TIMES, DUE TO SLOWING/STOPPING OF RUSH-HOUR. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS ASSUMED I WAS "MOVING WITH THE FLOW" AND THEY DON'T STOP. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP... THEY HAVE MY CAR NOW AND SAID THEY WILL LOOK AT IT AND "TRY SOMETHING ELSE". OVER SEVERAL FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS, THEY DID THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, RESET THE TIMING CHAIN, AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS (IT WAS STILL UNDER THE 5-YR EXTENDED WARRANTY THEN). I ASKED WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL?, AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE NONE OF THIS WAS SAFETY-RELATED. HOW IS THIS NOT SAFETY ISSUE?! AS I MENTIONED, THEY CURRENTLY HAVE MY VEHICLE, AND I FEAR WHAT THE REPAIRS WILL BE FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT AS SOLVING THE PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING THEIR BEST, BUT PERHAPS THEIR HANDS ARE TIED. IF THE NHTSA DETERMINES THIS NOT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, THEN IT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FRAUD ON BEHALF OF CHEVY CORPORATION.

I HAVE A 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. A YEAR LATER MY CAR STARTED TO CUT OFF WHILE IDLE AT STOP LIGHTS. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND WAS TOLD FROM THE TEST IT WAS MY CAMSHAFT SENSOR. WHILE CHANGING IT I NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE SENSOR AREA. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IS NOT GOOD. FROM THIS WE DISCOVERED THE SENSOR IS NOT THE ISSUE. I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY USER FROM 2011 TO 2013 WHO ARE ALL HAVING THIS ISSUE WORD FOR WORD. CHEVY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T37952_DS622117

ON OCT. 23, 2018, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MORNING. CALLED ONSTAR IN AFTERNOON FOR CODE;ONSTAR DID NOT PROVIDE CODE BUT SAID IT SHOULD BE SERVICED ASAP AND MADE APPOINTMENT AT NEARBY DEALERSHIP FOR NEXT MORNING. THAT EVENING WHEN BRAKING TO LEAVE A PARKING AREA, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED/STALLED OUT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID SENSOR.

OIL INDICATOR AND SCREEN FLASHED MESSAGE TO SOP CAR IMMEDIATELY. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND FORCED TO TRY TO GET TO THE BERM. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND WALK TO THE STORE FROM THE FREEWAY TO PURCHASE OIL. A NEW OIL CHANGE HAD JUST BEEN PERFORMED 2000 MILES BEFORE SO THE CAR WASN'T DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE YET. THIS CAR HAS THE ECOTEC 2.4 LITER ENGINE AND IS CONSUMING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. IT CONSUMED 3.5 QUARTS WITHIN 2000 MILES. THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY OR ELSEWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED EVERY WEEK THE OIL GOT LOW IN HER VEHICLE, BUT SHE DID NOT SEE THE OIL ON THE ENGINE OR THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER COURTESY MOTORS SALES INC. (3100 PLEASANT VALLEY BLVD, ALTOONA, PA 16602, 814-942-9000) WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL AT A RAPID PACE DURING A VISIT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THIS YEAR. THEY SUGGESTED A REPAIR TO REPLACE THE PISTONS AND RINGS. ESTIMATED COST OF THE REPAIR OS $3,970. CHEVROLET EQUINOX IS KNOW TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING AND THEY EVEN ANNOUNCED A 16118 ' EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION NOTICE IN 2017. I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM HAS CARRIED OVER TO THE 2013 MODEL AND WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE RESEARCHED. THANKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE OIL LEVELS IN THE VEHICLE TO BE LOW NO MATTER HOW MUCH OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

GOT OIL CHANGE AT CHEVY IN MARCH 2018, STOPPED DRIVING APRIL 4 BECAUSE OF MATERNITY LEAVE. STARTED DRIVING IN LATE MAY AND MY CAR STARTS DYING RANDOMLY WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS. THEN CHECK ENGINE GOES ON. I CALL CHEVY AND MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN LATE APRIL. I PLEED STATING I WAS ON MATERNITY AND DOCTOR ORDER TO NOT DRIVE. THEY WOULD NOT BUSGE. SO MY HUSBAND WHO IS A MECHANIC CHECKS CHANGES THE OIL, IT'S BONE DRY, AS IF THEY HAD NEVER CHANGED IT. KEEP IN MIND I HAD TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND BARELY DROVE THE CAR SINCE. SO HE FLUSHED THE ENGINE WITH OIL A FEW TIMES TO REALLY CLEAN IT OUT, CHANGES THE FILTER, AND THEN FILLS HER UP. THE CODES AND ALL DATA AND REPLACES THE INTAKE AND EHAUST SOLENOIDS...STILL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR DIES AT IDLE. WE SUSPECT OIL EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION BROKE THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES, BUT WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL HE CAN TAKE APART THE ENGINE. UNTIL THEN I AM CHECKING OIL WEEKLY AND FILLING OIL ABOUT EVERY 3 WEEKS. THIS OIL CONSUMPTION IS ABSURD. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH YOURLEMONLAWRIGHTS.COM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD RESULTING IN A FIRE. THE FIRE WAS DETECTED FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

MY VEHIVLE HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY. I CAME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION TODAY AND I HIT THE GAS BECAUSE MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD CARS BEHIND ME. THE LIGHT IS TURNING RED, SO I HAVE THE OPPOSITE LANES TRAFFIC GETTING READY TO GO, AND THERE I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. LUCKILYI WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND GET OUT OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFICS WAY. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON YESTERDAY. I HAD IT CHECKED AND CODES P0010 AND P0011 CAME UP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. A LOT OF PEOPLE! HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? ESOECIALLY WHEN IT PUTS THE DRIVER AND ANY PASSENGERS IN HARMS WAY. I HAVE MY KIDS AFRAID TO RIDE IN THE CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN AND WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. AND THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE BECAUSE WHAT THEY ARE AFRAID OF COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME TODAY.

HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CHEVY'S TIMING BELT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE FOR GM AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. THEY KEEP BLAMING IT ON OIL CONSUMPTION.

I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A FEW RACALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND NEED TO KNOW HOW I CAN FIX THE RECALL S WITHOUT OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES

I HIT A DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER I HIT IT I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR FILLED WITH DUST COMING FROM THE DASH WERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS ACTIVATED BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. WHICH NOW CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURE OF THE AIRBAG SHOWING IT DID NOT DEPLOY AND A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE AS ADVISED. VEHICLE HAS USED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND OUT WHERE IT IS GOING. LISTED PROBLEM DATE AS TODAY BUT THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING..... HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHY ON THAT EITHER? SEEMS WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IN THE WORKS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4660303111; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,988.

CAR WOULD NOT START. CHARGED BATTERY UP CAR STARTED. INSIDE CONTROLS WOULD NOT WORK. SOMMERS DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $800.00 TO PUT A BRAND NEW BLOWER MOTOR IN. BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AND NOW SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON.

VEHICLE TIMING CHAIN BROKE 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD 57,000 MILES ON THE CAR. CHEVROLET REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM OR PAY FOR ANY REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE (INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING) COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS TURNING OFF A BUSY STATE HIGHWAY ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I WAS STRANDED IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC UNTIL I WAS SAFELY ABLE TO GET A COUPLE OF GOOD SAMARITANS TO ASSIST WITH PHYSICALLY PUSHING IT OFF THE ROAD.

WHEN DRIVING TO WORK TODAY, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF PARKING MY CAR. THE CAR CUT OFF BEFORE I COULD COMPLETELY PARK. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP THEN CUT BACK OFF. I TOOK MY CHANCES AND DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. EVERY TIME I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF I.E RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHICH BECAME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL VECHICALS THAT WERE THE SAME MODEL / MAKE AS MINES WAITING TO BE SERVICED. ALSO SERVERAL OF MY RELATIVES WHO HAS THE SAME CAR AS MINE HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIPS ALL ACROSS TOWN ARE OUT OF LOANER CARS AND CAN'T GET TO MINE UNTIL NEXT WEEK. 3 PEOPLE I KNOW TOOK THEIR VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND EACH WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED A TUNE UP. AFTER RECEIVING THE TUNE UP THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINED. ALL OF OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON.

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE I'M MARCH 2018. A FEW WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE CODE P0014 FOR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PART AND CHANGED THE OIL AND IT WAS ALL FINE, NO MORE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AUGUST 2018 I GET AN OIL CHANGE ON IT AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON FOR SAME REASON. WHY WAS THIS PART NOT RECALLED LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS? I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A CHEVY.

BURNING OIL VERY BADLY WHILE DRIVING.

IN 2013, I ACTUALLY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT SOME SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT OF CAR DURING RAIN/SNOW, AND SOME SHAKING WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. I WAS INFORMED THESE WERE NORMAL FUNCTIONS DUE TO THE CLIMATIC WEATHER AND BRAKING SYSTEM. I TOOK THEM AT THEIR WORD. IN THE SUMMER OF 2017 WHILST DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR CUT OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THE OIL HAD BURNED VERY LOW. SHOULD A 2013 BURN COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL IN THREE MONTHS? I HAD TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION SOLENOIDS. IT WASN'T UNTIL I HAD THE ALMOST EXACT ISSUE HAPPEN IN JAN, 2018 THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL AT A HIGH SPEED. THERE IS A RECALL ON MY MAKE MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE (SEE BELOW FOR REPORT) THAT MIRROR THE EXACT ISSUES THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SINCE 2017. HOWEVER, UPON CONTACTING GMC, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEREFORE GMC WILL NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE, THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT ARE ON THE RECALL REPORT. I AM CONSTANTLY IN FEAR THAT MY CAR WILL SHUTOFF WHILST I AM DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TWO OIL CHANGES WITHIN A MONTH, BECAUSE THE OIL BURNS THAT QUICK. I AM NOW ON MY SECOND OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, BUT I KNOW ONCE THE TESTING IS COMPLETE, I WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, DUE TO THE ENGINE BURNING OIL AT AN ASTRONOMICAL RATE. SHAKING/SHUTDOWN, I RENT CARS FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL DUE TO FEAR. INITIALLY, DEALER REP SAID I DIDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE OIL FOR 5,000 MILES. ITHIN A MONTHS TIME (JUN-JUL 2018), I HAD TWO OIL CHANGES. A DYE TEST WAS DONE IN JULY, BECAUSE THOUGH NO OIL WAS EVIDENT, SERVICE DEPART ASSUMED MUST BE A LEAK FOR OIL TO BE SO LOW. TEST SHOWED "NO" LEAK. CAR TICKS, MECHANIC SAYS DUE TO ENGINE NEEDING REPLACED. GMC/CHEVY REFUSE. THE REPAIR REPORT SAYS "CAR RUNS FINE" MY CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WASN'T RUNNING.

I PURCHED A 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX BRAND NEW. TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING IT THE CENTER CONSOLE FOR MY RADIO AND HEAT/AIR CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MODULE SWITCH. THEN IN APRIL 2017 IT DID IT AGAIN! TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AIR HVAC. THEN AUGUST 2018 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I AM TOLD IT IS THE RADIO HVAC AND THAT NOW IT IS NOT COVERED ON WARRANTY AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY $650 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND JUST KEEP GETTING TOLD SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERYTIME. THE SAME THING HAPPENS BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD A DIFFERENT PROBLEM BY THE CHEVY DEALER WITH THE EXPENSE GOING UP EACH TIME.

BOUGHT 2013 EQUINOX 6/14/18 WITH 50K MILES. ON 8/14/18 WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN (SCARY SITUATION WITH A BIG RIG BEARING DOWN ON YOU STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT IT) . I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND DROVE 12 MILES HOME AS IT SHUT DOWN 8 MORE TIMES. ON 8/15/18 DROVE THE CAR 1 BLOCK AWAY FROM HOME WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND IT READ P0011 INTAKE CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING CODE. ON 8/16/18 WHEN MECHANIC CHANGED PART REALIZED THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK.NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON FOR NOT HAVING ANY OIL. CAR HAS 52K MILES ON IT AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. WHERE DID ALL THE OIL GO IN LESS THEN 3K MILES. I AN NOW READING THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND WILL HAVE TO CARRY A CASE OF OIL TO CHECK EVERY WEEK NOW. IF GM KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WHY HAVEN'T THEY DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS..

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE - I HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF OIL EVERY FEW HUNDRED MILES, ON TOP OF BEING DILIGENT ABOUT CHANGING MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES (FULLY SYNTHETIC TOO). WHEN I DO NOT ADD A QUART OF OIL EVERY 10 DAYS OR SO, MY CAR STALLS WHILE IDLING, KNOCKS, AND/OR RIDES "ROUGH". I'VE ALSO NOTICED THE ENGINE IDLES LOWER THAN NORMAL. IF I PRESS ON THE GAS LIGHTLY, THE CAR WILL STALL. IF I PRESS ON THE GAS WITH MORE PRESSURE, THE CAR WILL SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR EARLIER THAN NORMAL AND ROUGHLY (IF THAT MAKES SENSE). I'VE HAD THE CAR INTO THE MECHANIC 4 TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE.

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. SPECIFICALLY, THE CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY STARTS UP IN "STALL MODE", THAT ITS RPM WOULD BE LOWER THAN NORMAL (~500RPM VS ~1000 NORMALLY); IN SUCH STALL MODE, THE ENGINE AND ENTIRE CAR WOULD SHAKE SIGNIFICANTLY ON IDLE/STOPPED-WITH-BRAKE, AND WOULD 100% STALL BY LETTING GO OF BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL; IF GAS PEDAL IS STEPPED ON BUT NOT ENOUGH, ENGINE WOULD STALL, OTHERWISE, IF GAS PEDAL IS STEPPED ON HARD ENOUGH, THE CAR CAN CHANGE FROM 1ST GEAR INTO 2ND IN A VERY ROUGH MANNER, YOU CAN FEEL IT PHYSICALLY SITTING IN THE CAR, THEN THE CAR WOULD PERFORM NORMALLY AS LONG AS CAR STAY ABOVE 2ND GEAR WITH ENOUGH RPM. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION / CROSSROAD LEFT TURNING.

82K MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AM HAVING TO PUT 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL IN CAR BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON EVERY FEW HUNDRED MILES NOW AND THE OIL DIPSTICK IS DRY. I FILL UP WITH APPROXIMATELY 2 QUARTS AND THE ENGINE IS FINE UNTIL ANOTHER 200-300 MILES WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND THE DIPSTICK IS DRY AGAIN. HAD THIS ISSUE LAST YEAR IN MAY IN TX AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE GASKET WAS BAD AND THEY REPLACED THAT. CAR RAN FINE FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND NOW I CAN NOT GO OVER 1000 MILES WITHOUT PUTTING IN QUARTS OF OIL.

I PURCHASED A 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX ON 5/2/16. ON 1/1/18 WITH 84,000 MILES, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 4 CHILDREN AND THE STABILITY TRACK, REDUCED POWER WARNING FLASHED, ENGINE MALFUNCTION WARNING, AND THEN A MESSAGE TO STOP THE ENGINE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER WITH MY AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING OVER 2 HRS I WAS TOWED HOME. ON 1/2/18 CHEVY'S CORPORATE OFFICE ADVISED TOWING TO CHEVY DEALER. I TOOK ALL OF MY SERVICE RECORDS AS REQUESTED. 2 DAYS LATER I WAS TOLD THE MAIN SEAL FAILED AND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND CHEVY HAD REFUSED ANY REPAIR COST ASSISTANCE SO $1500 WAS THE QUOTE LATER THAT DAY THEY QUOTED ME $2000. I PURCHASED THE CHEVY 18 MONTHS PRIOR AND OWE WAY TOO MUCH MONEY. AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH JEFF SCHMITT CHEVY IN BEAVERCREEK, OH AND CHEVY'S CORPORATE OFFICE, EACH BLAMING THE OTHER FOR REFUSING REPAIR ASSISTANCE AND NOT HONORING THE WARRANTY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK HOME AND WAS BILLED $130.00+ FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE DEALER ACTED ANNOYED BY MY REQUEST TO HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTICS IN WRITING ON THE BILL. I WAS ALSO RACKING UP A RENTAL CAR TAB. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED OTHER DEALERS WHO QUOTED $1300 BUT THE SEAL WAS ON BACKORDER. I LOCATED A DEALER 2 HOURS AWAY WHO HAD THE PART IN STOCK AND QUOTED $1300 BASED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC. I HAD THE CAR TOWED 2 HOURS AWAY $ TO FIND OUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED CAUSING THE SEAL TO FAIL AND COST $2200. [XXX] DIAGNOSTIC? THIS CHEVY BURNS OIL LIKE CRAZY. 1000 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND THE DIPSTICK IS DRY, BUT NO OIL LEAKS.? NOW THE LIFTGATE HAS GONE ROGUE. IT OPENS AND THEN CLOSES VERY FORCEFULLY (VIOLENTLY), IMMEDIATLY AFTER OPENING INJURING ME. I FIND IT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND HAVE BANNED MY CHILDREN FROM OPERATING THE LIFTGATE FOR FEAR THAT IT MAY CRUSH ONE OF THEM. GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN VERY LOYAL TO CHEVY. CHEVY, WHERE DOES YOUR LOYALTY LIE? PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

BECAUSE OF FAST OIL CONSUMPTION THE CHECK ENGINE THAT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN IDLING.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT THATS COMMON IN EQUINOX 2.4L THE OIL COMSUMPTION AND ITS STALLING WHEN IDLING

A SEMI TIRE BOUNCED AND HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND CRACKED MY GRILL. MY HAZARD LIGHTS POPPED ON, MY DOME LIGHTS CAME ON, AND SEATBELTS LOCKED UP AND CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE. IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO UNBUCKLE MY SEATBELT AND IT LOCKED UP. NO ONE WAS IN PASSENGERS SIDE AND THAT SEAT BELT LOCKED AS WELL. SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON AND STILL THE SMELL OF AIRBAGS IN THE CAR. NOW UNABLE TO BUCKLE UP, AND CANT REACH THE PEDALS BECAUSE MY SEAT WONT MOVE BECAUSE THE SEATBELT IS LOCKED. ON HIGHWAY, IN MOTION ABOUT 62 MPH

I'M HAVING TO ADD OIL EVERY WEEK. GOING THROUGH A QUART EVERY 200 TO 300 MILES. I LOOKED FOR SOME KIND OF RECAL AND NO LUCK. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON OIL CONSUMPTION.

THERE ARE 109K MILES ON MY 2013 EQUINOX, ALL PUT ON BY ME. THE LAST FEW YEARS IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT MY VEHICLE BLOWS THROUGH OIL. I HAVE TO ADD AT LEAST 4QT BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I KEEP AN EXTRA QUART IN MY GLOVE BOX JUST IN CASE. ON SUNDAY, JULY 8TH, THE SUV WOULD NOT START UPON LEAVING THE STORE. I CHECKED THE OIL AND NATURALLY THE DIPSTICK IS CLEAN. PLEASE NOTE, NONE OF THE INDICATORS (CHECK ENGINE, LOW OIL PRESSURE) WERE LIT ON THE WAY TO THE STORE. MY OIL LIFE WAS STILL REGISTERING 73%. MY CAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN. I HAVE OPENED A CLAIM WITH GM AS THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF IN THE 2013S AND HAVE NOT ADDRESSED.

IN JANUARY 2018 I TOOK MY 2013 EQUINOX IN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS TOLD THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE OIL BEING 3 QUARTS LOW. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE DEALER SUGGESTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I WENT BACK IN EVERY 500 TO 1,000 MILES. I WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 6/21/18. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL AND THAT "MAJOR HEART SURGERY" FOR THE ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE PISTON RINGS WERE CARBONED CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THIS REQUIRED PISTON, CONNECTING ROD AND BEARING REPLACEMENT. THEY QUOTED $2,400 FOR THE REPAIR AND SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK. I WAS CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY COVER 30% BECAUSE I WAS 281 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AS OF 6/21/18. THE ISSUE STARTED 150 DAYS PRIOR IN JANUARY. THE CAR HAS ONLY 89,000 MILES ON IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH 2013'S. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH 2011 AND 2012 MODEL YEARS. WHY IS GM NOT EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR 2013'S WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE? I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT 30% OFF WAS THE BEST THAT THEY CAN DO. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED 7/5/18. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH SOME KIND OF RECALL OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE SO THAT I CAN RECOUP THE $1,700 THAT I PAID FOR THIS REPAIR.

MY 2013 CHEV EQUINOX BEGAN HAVING ISSUE WITH OIL CONSUMPTION SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT USED 6-11-16. IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL.THIS INVOLVES HAVING THEM CHECK MY OIL EVERY 500 MILES. THEY RAN ME A LITTLE OVER 12,000 MILES DOING THIS TEST NOT ONCE BUT TWICE!!! I WAS ADVISED BY DEALER HUFFMAN CHEV FRANKFORT KY THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH EQUINOX AND TO GET GM TO TAKE CARE OF WOULD HAVE TO DO OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE CAR RAN OUT OF OIL SEVERAL TIMES. WAS KNOCKING AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT THE DEALER MADE ME DO THE TEST TWICE AND THEN AFTER MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TOOK IT IN WAS ADVISED I NEED NEW ENGINE. NOW GM SAYS MY CAR ISN'T PART OF THE ENGINE DESIGN FLAW..WHICH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW...EVEN THOUGH WHAT HAPPENED IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY DESCRIBE AS PROBLEM. STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WAS A BIG DEAL TO ME AND THE KNOCKING AND BANGING WHEN TRYING TO STOP WHEN I WAS GOING THRU "OIL CONSUMPTION" TESTS WAS A CONCERN. EVERYONE NOW SAYS IT IS NOT THERE PROBLEM IT IS SOMEONE ELSE'S. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST GM FOR THIS ISSUE IF YOU LOOK ON WEB. I PUT MAY 26 2018 AS START BUT BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER YEAR THAT WAS THE DATE IT STOPPED IN ROAD

DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0011 GENERIC TIMING OVER ADVANCED INAKE CAMSHIFT POSITION (BANK 1) CAR IS HESITATING AND BUMPY AT LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS AND IN REVERSE HAS STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES - FIX TO THAT CODE SAID TO CHANGE OIL THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, CONTINUES TO STALL - HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED

INTAKE CAM SOLENOID - CAM ACTUATOR STICKING. NEEDS ACTUATOR AND SOLENOID REPLACED01/

I WAS TURNING ON TO CENTRAL AVENUE FROM BRISTOL STREET IN DULUTH MINNESOTA WHEN MY CAR DIED IN THE INTERSECTION I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE FOR A TIMING CHAIN NOT SEATING PROPERLY AND WOULD JUMP OFF IF PUT ON PROPERLY WHEN AND IF CAR WOULD START

WHILE AT RED LIGHT OR SLOW MOVING, THE CAR STALLS OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON WHEN 1ST HAPPENED. MECHANIC SAID EITHER CAM SHAFT SENSOR OR CRANKSHAFT SENSOR.

THE ENGINE DOES NOT CONSUME OIL PROPERLY AND USES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CAR HAS HAD REGULAR AND ON TIME MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. THERE IS NO WARNING OR NOTICE WHEN THE OIL IS LOW AND THIS CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND I WOULD HAVE NOT NOTICE. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN THIS A LOT IN THESE CARS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE SOLUTION IS THE CAR NEEDS NEW PISTONS A $2,000 REPAIR. THE CAR HAS ONLY 72,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR ALSO NEEDS NEW TIMING CHAINS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ALSO SEE THIS A LOT. ANOTHER $2,000 REPAIR. THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM CAUSED THE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING.

THE INFOTAINMENT RADIO SYSTEM FAILED. THIS CONTROLS NOT ONLY THE RADIO BUT THE BACKUP CAMERA AND THE HANDS FREE CALLING. BEEN GOOGLING AND IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING RESOLVED. I CALLED GM AND THEY PUT ME WITH GM INFOTAINMENT TEAM AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT A RECALL ITEM AT THIS TIME. NOTHING IS BEING DONE AND THE REPAIRS ARE $1200.00

THE VEHICLE USES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WHICH HAS RUINED THE PISTONS AND CYLINDERS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH STALLING OUT WHILE IDLE OR STARTING TO GO DUE TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS ROUGH IDLING. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE THE 2011 AND 2012 MODELS HAD AND THEY RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT/RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK (APPROX. 50 MILES) THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC LEAVING ME IN A POSITION OF HAVING TO PUSH IT OUT OF TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR STREET TO HELP AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/ROAD CLOSURE DELAY. JUST THANKFUL THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EARLIER IN THE COMMUTE ON THE INTERSTATE! AFTER HAVING IT TOWED AND SPEAKING WITH 6 MECHANICS AND 3 DEALERSHIPS, WE WERE TOLD BY EVERY ONE OF THEM THAT THESE ENGINES ARE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REBUILT ENGINES ARE SO BACKORDERED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT LEAST 4-6 WEEKS MINIMUM TO TRY AND REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $7600 OUT OF POCKET AND STILL HAVE 2 YEARS TO PAY THE CAR OFF BEFORE THIS EVEN HAPPENED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL OR GM ASSSTANCE WITH THIS REPAIR...UNBELIEVABLE! IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY, IT HAD POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT, BECAUSE ONCE THE CAR SHUT OFF, THE POWER STEERING AND EVERYTHING ALSO WENT AS WELL!

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. GM COVERED REPAIRS FOR 2010-2012 MODELS BUT NOT 2013 DESPITE CONTINUED PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS. WENT THROUGH GM PROCESS FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TESTING AND VERIFIED THIS IS AN ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE YET THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM BEGAN JANUARY OF 2018, LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ONLY 630000 MILES. WHEN TAKEN TO HAVE SERVICED WAS TOLD 3.5 QUARTS LOW IN OIL YET NO LOW OIL INDICATOR LIGHT EVER CAME ON AND CAM SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

I HAD MY VEHICLE OIL CHANGE ON APRIL 8, 2018 ,AS OF APRIL 30, 2018 THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE NO OIL ON THE GROUND MY SENSOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE STATED I HAD OVER 50% OF OIL LEFT COULD NOT GET OVER 35 MPH THE CAR WAS SHAKING IMMENSELY AND RATTLING AS WELL WHEN YOU STARTED THE CAR IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. I COULD NOT GET ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD TO STAY IN THE BACK ROADS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE AND STABILITY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP WITHIN THE AIR PORT AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND A HIGHER GRADE OF FUEL WAS NEEDED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-4115305233. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON APRIL20,21,23,28; MAY 3,4,13,17,26,27,31. EACH TIME IT WILL SHUT OFF ON OWN. SOMETIMES ENGINE WILL SPUTTER WHEN SHUTTING OFF AND AT NEXT START ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, WAS TOLD TO USE HIGHER GRADE OF GAS. HAVE BEEN USING 93 SINCE MARCH 2018.

BURNS THROUGH OIL! I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE OIL LEVEL WAY BEFORE IT IS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. ALSO, DIES IF YOU ARE SLOWLY TAKING OFF. I WAS TOLD DUE TO OIL ISSUE THIS IS THE RESULT. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON OIL ISSUES. I HAVE SEEN TO MANY COMPLAINTS NOT TO LOOK INTO IT MORE.

THE 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX BURNS SO MUCH OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES THAT I AM CONSTANTLY DUMPING OIL IN. CHEVY WILL NOT INCLUDE MY YEAR IN ANY SERVICE BULLETINS, MAKING ME RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK AND BUYING OIL EVERY WEEK. ALSO, THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IS RUINING THE ENGINE, LEADING TO A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES TO LEAK INTO THE CABIN. ESPECIALLY IF I USE THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING, THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE CRACKED FOR FEAR THAT I WOULD GAS MYSELF TO DEATH.

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD TAPPING NOISE OVER 3 WEEKS AGO, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIRESTONE TO CHECK THE NOISE . THEY ARE STUNNED TO FIND OUT THAT I HAVE NO OIL LEFT ON MY ENGINE BUT NO LEAKS WAS FOUND. THEY SUGGEST TO GET THE OIL FAST AS THEY REFUSE TO INSPECT FURTHER. THEY DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY ENGINE. I HURRIED TO A CLOSE GROCERY STORE AND GET A 5W-30 SYNTHETIC OIL.I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO MIDAS SINCE FIRESTONE REFUSE THERE SERVICE. THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO LOUD NOISE AND METAL PIECES THAT CAME FROM OIL CHANGE. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS FOR A WEEK WITH A DRIED UP ENGINE OIL. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG DISASTER. THEY ARE SAYING TO GET A NEW ENGINE, A MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW.

BURNING OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE BACK HOME, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT AN OIL CHANGE APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFER CASE CRACKED AND SPRAYING OIL ON ENGINE ACCORDING TO MECHANIC. ALSO, ACCORDING TO MECHANIC THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. CONSIDERING THE OIL IS SPRAYING ON THE ENGINE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL ISSUE.

ENGINE IS USING 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. WHEN LOW ON OIL THE CAR DIES DUE TO THE TIMING BEING OFF. I HAVE 107,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IT STARTED AT 92,000 MILES. NO ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAS COME ON TO NOTIFY ME OF LOW OIL ISSUES. IT HAS DIED ON ME AT STOP LIGHTS IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC AND AT LOW IDLE SPEEDS. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH 2011 AND 2012 ENGINES AND IS WORKING ONE ON ONE TO FIX THE ISSUE AT NO COST. 2013 OWNERS ARE OFFERED A PORTION PAID ON THE CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAM TO FIX THE CARS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ENGINE DYING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THIS CAR TO CHEVY DEALERSHIPS MANY TIMES TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. NEVER WAS INFORMED THAT MY OIL LEVEL WAS VERY LOW. THE RINGS AND PISTONS ARE SHOT THEY ARE KEEPING THIS PROBLEM QUIET AND IT'S GOING TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IS NOT ADDRESSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LANES. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE WIPER. THE CONTACT CALLED BICAL CHEVROLET OF VALLEY STREAM (709 W MERRICK RD, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580, (516) 285-6500), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE SENDING A CASE NUMBER, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING STALLING CONDITIONS IN WET WEATHER, DEALER REPLACED A CAM POSITION SENSOR. TODAY AFTER TAKING THE CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH UPON STARTING THE ENGINE IT WENT INTO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE CONDITION, OVER 6000 RPM. AT FIRST I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE IDLE DROPPED TO NORMAL AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME.

JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE AMD TRANDMISSION IS SLIPPING IN 3RD THRU 5TH. NO WARRANTY SEEMS LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN ALOT OF EQUINOX. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN WHICH GM IS NOT TAKING SERIOUS.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON, IT COST ME 105.00 AT STAFFILINO CHEVROLET FOR THEM TO TELL ME I HAVE AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE AND IT WILL COST ME 656.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I SAW WHERE THE TAKATA RECALL WILL NOT BE COMPLETE UNTIL 2019. THIS DOES NOT HELP NOW AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL NOW. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED AND THIS LIGHT CAME ON OUT OF NOWHERE

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO CHEVROLET MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE IT CUTS OUT WHEN IDLING AND SOMETIMES DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM TOLD ME AROUND 40000 MILES THAT SOMETIMES 'YOU JUST GET A BAD APPLE.' THEY REPLACED MY MOTOR UNDER WARRANTY ABOUT 20,000 MILES AGO WITH A BRAND NEW MOTOR AND NOW MY CAR IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER CARE AT CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALER TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS OUT... MIND YOU I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR... AND WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T SERVICE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE WARRANTY WORK DONE AT THAT LOCATION. I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE WE'VE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I HAVE VERY SMALL CHILDREN. I CAN'T DRIVE ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED IT WHEN I AM THE ONE PAYING FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC EXAM ANYWAY....SO I KEEP GETTING CONFLICTING RESPONSES FROM CHEVY AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS. I HAVE GOTTEN THE RUN AROUND SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT. I JUST ALMOST HAVE IT PAID OFF AND CAN'T AFFORD FOR THEM TO KEEP SCREWING ME AROUND, NOR CAN I AFFORD A NEW CAR. MY CAR LOSES THE ENGINE BUT ALL BATTERY FUNCTIONS WORK. IT HAPPENS WHILE IDLING, DRIVING SLOWLY AND EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY! IT'S SO DANGEROUS AND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME CAR IF RESEARCHED ONLINE.

I WAS DRIVING MY EQUINOX ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, A 30 MINUTE COMMUTE. MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING SOME TICKING NOISES WHEN I WAS 5 MINUTES FROM HOME. I MADE IT ABOUT ANOTHER MILE AND MY ENGINE STARTED CLANKING, I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. IT WAS BITTERLY COLD AND I HAD TO PICK UP MY GIRLS FROM DAYCARE, SO I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC AND FOUND A RIDE. TURNS OUT, MY ENGINE HAD A HGH OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM DUE TO PLUGGED PCV/INTAKE SYSTEM CAUSED ENGINE TO RUN DRY OF OIL DURING OPERATION. NO ENGINE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO OTHER WARNING SIGNS. THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AT REAR CRANKCASE SEAL/REAR MAIN. IT HAD 97,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS COMMON IN SOME GMC/CHEVY VEHICLES, HOWEVER MY VIN ISN'T SPECIFICALLY COVERED. I HAVE TRIED TO TALK TO CHEVY REGARDING MY COMPLAINT, HOWEVER THEY ARE OF NO HELP. I'M AWARE OF SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENTS DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUE (#14882, DOCUMENT ID 4098165), BUT WITHOUT MY VIN BEING INCLUDED, I AM GETTING NO ASSISTANCE FROM CHEVY REGARDING A KNOWN ISSUE IN SOME OF THEIR EQUNIOXES. PLEASE HELP. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM EFFECTING THEIR ENGINES, AND WITHOUT A WARNING LIGHT TELLING OF THE OIL PRESSURE/LEVEL PROBLEM. THERE'S A CHANCE MANY MORE DRIVERS WILL BE LEFT STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

OIL CONSUMPTION TIMING CHAIN

TAKATA RECALL. MY EQUINOX IS NOT IN THE RECALL BUT SHOULD BE. I FILED A COMPLAINT BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING BACK. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND STAFILINOS DIAGNOSED A SHORT. IT JUST CAME ON ONE DAY WHEN I STARTED IT.

ON 12/25/2017 MY ENGINE FAILED AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST RE-ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME DUE TO THE RAPID DECELERATION OF MY VEHICLE BUT MANAGED TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE WAITED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE IN -20 WINDCHILLS. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FROZEN PCV VALVE ORIFICE WHICH PRESSURIZED THE CRANKCASE AND BLEW THE MAIN SEAL. AFTER REPLACING THE MAIN SEAL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. MY VEHICLE ENGINE AND YEAR MATCHES THE GROUP COVERED BY SPECIAL SERVICE ADJUSTMENT 14882 BUT MY VIN, LIKE SO MANY LISTED ON THIS SITE, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE EXACT DEFECT DEFINED IN BULLETIN 14882.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE . I HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER CHECK THE OIL CONSUMPTION EVERY 1000 MI FOR 3000 MI FOR DOCUMENTATION. AT THE END OF THAT 3000 MI THE CAR WAS LOW 4.5 QUARTS OF OIL. PER GM THAT IS WITHIN THEIR 'SPECS' AND WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS NEEDED IE; PISTONS AND PISTON RINGS AT THIS POINT.. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR SHAKES AND DIES WHEN STOPPING AND IDLING. RUNS TERRIBLE AND YOU CAN HEAR THE RATTLES IN THE ENGINE. NO OIL LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON IN THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE TIMES IT WAS CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT. SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION OF SERVICE DOCUMENTATION BELOW. I ALSO HAVE A SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER OF SR 8-355-8368066 WITHIN GM WHICH HAS BEEN ESCALATED AND CLOSED. I CALLED GM AGAIN AND WAS GIVEN A NEW SERVICE REQUEST TO BE ASSIGNED TO A NEW SR SERVICE ADVISER, 8-391-1491891. #13-06-01-003H: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ' PERFORM OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND/OR INSTALL PISTON AND PISTON RING KIT ' (FEB 9, 2016)

TICKING NOISE (SOMETIMES LOUD) IN THE CENTER AND LEFT OF VEHICLE DASHBOARD WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY (NO KEY IN IGNITION). PROBLEM STARTED AROUND OCTOBER 2017 AND NOW OCCURS FREQUENTLY. I HAVE A VIDEO RECORDING OF SOUND.

2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WINDSHIELD WIPER SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS LOCATED ON ISLAND THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CERTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO SHIP THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER ISLAND TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE PARTS SENT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO THE ISLAND WHERE HE LIVES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE WARNING FLASH DISPLAYED TO "SHUT ENGINE OFF DUE TO NO OIL". THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MATTHEW HARGREAVES, 2000 E. 12 MILE RD, ROYAL OAK MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL AND CYLINDER HEAD WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. *TT *TR

ON A COLD WINTER DAY APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES, I EXITED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON COMING TO A STOP AT THE TOLL PLAZA, THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A HORRIBLE CLANKING NOISE, THE 'ENGINE REDUCED POWER' NOTIFICATION APPEARED AS WELL AS THE TRACTION ACTIVATION. THE CAR DIED BUT STARTED BACK UP TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND DISCOVERED THE PCV SYSTEM FROZE UP AND BLEW THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THE CAR HAD 103K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND WAS PURCHASED NEW. NEVER HAD A SINGLE PROBLEM WITH IT AND ALWAYS WE'LL MAINTAINED. ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE MOTOR TO THE TUNE OF $5,575. LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT WOULD NOT START. THE STABILITRACK AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS CAME ON AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.

PVC VALVE FROZE. BLEW REAR MAIN SEAL. WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY,WARNING LIGHTS DID COME ON. CAR HAS ONLY 35,000. MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND LOW POWER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOU LARICHE CHEVROLET (40875 PLYMOUTH RD, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,400. *TT *TR

I CAR IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL. MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL 2 WEEKS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND HESITATING WHEN YOU STEPPED ON THE GAS. THE PISTON RINGS AND SEALS ARE BAD. I AM 19,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. GM IS COVERING THE 2011&2012 MODEL UP TO 120000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THEY CALLED CHEVY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. THEY OFFERED TO PAY 10% OF THE REPAIR. I OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR, IT IS A KNOWN FAILURE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

I CHANGED MY OIL WHEN THERE WAS 5% LEFT ON THE OIL LIFE GAUGE ON 12/17/17. THE USED OIL WAS BLACK AND THICK AND ONLY 2.5 QTS CAME OUT. I PUT IN 5 QTS HIGH MILEAGE FULL SYNTHETIC OIL AND CHANGED THE FILTER. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR SIGNS THAT ANYTHING HAD BEEN GOING WRONG AND MY USUAL MECHANIC HADN'T TOLD ME THAT HE SAW ANYTHING WRONG LAST OIL CHANGE. THE CAR STARTED MAKING ROUGH NOISES, GRINDING AND LURCHING THE WEEK OF 1/15/18. I TOOK IT INTO THE AUTO SHOP 1/22/18 SINCE IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE REALLY ROUGH GRINDING AND STARTED LURCHING HARD WHILE STOPPED. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD NO OIL IN ANY PART OF THE ENGINE. THEY FLUSHED THE ENGINE AND DID AN OIL CHANGE AND SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY LEAKAGE FROM ANYWHERE. ON 2/2/18, I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR DID A SHORT JERK AND MADE A SHORT GRINDING SOUND, BUT THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE FINE. WHILE STOPPED, I WOULD START TO SMELL AN OILY SCENT, BUT IT WOULD GO AWAY WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. ROUGHLY 13 MILES LATER, I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 70 MPH WHEN MY RPM WENT FROM HOVERING ABOVE 2 TO JUST ABOVE 3 AND STARTED DEACCELERATING. I DIDN'T HEAR ANY GEAR SHIFTING. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND TOOK OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND STARTED FOR THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGH WAY (ALL WITHOUT USING MY BRAKE). THE CAR JERKED A FEW MORE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY. I PARKED IT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WENT TO CHECK MY OIL LEVEL. AFTER TAKING OUT THE DIP STICK, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE OPENING. I WIPED AND REPLACED THE DIP STICK AND IT CAME OUT CLEAN, NO OIL. I MOVED TO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED FRESH DRIPS. I DROPPED DOWN AND LOOKED UNDER MY CAR WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND SAW OIL EVERYWHERE. I GOT IT TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR SEAL WAS BUSTED AND THAT I WOULD NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. MY CAR HAS 114,465 MILES ON IT.

INTAKE PCV PORT FROZE-INTERNAL OIL PRESSURE IN MOTION SLOWED THEN STOPPED THEN I WOULD RESTART CONTINUALLY.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT COSTS 105.00 TO DIAGNOSE THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDS REPLACED BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORT IN IT AND IT WILL COST ANOTHER 656.00+TAX THE LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS I START THE CAR.

COLD WEATHER CAUSED THE PVC VENT LINE TO FREEZE SHUT. THIS FREEZING CAUSES EXCESS CRANK CASE PRESSURE. THIS PRESSURE BLEW THE REAR MAIN SEAL OF THE ENGINE. WE WERE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE CAUGHT IT BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED FROM LACK OF OIL BUT NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATORS CAME ON. WITHIN SECONDS OF PARKING THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE OIL IN THE ENGINE HAD DRAINED OUT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE SEIZED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC IT WOULD HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION IMMEDIATELY. GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2.4L ECOTEC MOTORS AND HAS A BULLETIN OUT FOR IT. THERE ARE NO FIXES FOR THE ISSUE AND IF DRIVERS ARE UNAWARE OF IT THEY WILL BLOW UP THEIR MOTORS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE DRIVEN IN COLD CLIMATES. NOT JUST A BULLETIN THAT YOU WILL ONLY FIND OUT AFTER THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED. ATTACHED IS A PICTURE OF THE OIL LEAKING FROM THE REAR MAIN SEAL.

MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 117K MILES. THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAS FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. ULTIMATELY, THIS WILL END IN A $1000 REPAIR. THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAS WORN PREMATURELY AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED AS A POTENTIAL RECALL. JERRY HAAG, A GM DEALERSHIP IN HILLSBORO OHIO, STATED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE GM IS HAVING WITH THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN I CONTACTED GM, THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS PART. AT THIS POINT, I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS I NEED MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I WANT THIS TO BE NOTED AS A COMPLAINT FOR THIS PART. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE. WHAT I HAVE FOUND IS VERY ALARMING, GM HAS SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THE EQUINOX AND OIL LOSS FROM THE REAR MAIN SEAL AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS THEIR ISSUE? I HAVE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AND PHONE. WHAT I GET IS DEFLECTION TO MY QUESTIONS AND A GENERAL LACK OF CONCERN.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 1/16/2018 ON THE INTERSTATE, MY EQUINOX STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. I MADE MY WAY TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND IT SHUT DOWN ON ME AS I WAS PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON. I WAS VERY COLD AS I WAITED FOR HELP AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE AS I HAD THE GUARDRAIL ON ONE SIDE AND CARS FLYING BY ON THE LEFT. A LOCAL MECHANIC GAVE US A BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE AND, AFTER CALLING AROUND TO SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS, FOUND OUT OF 17 OTHERS THAT HAD COME IN AFTER BREAKING DOWN THE SAME NIGHT THAT I DID.

DRIVING ALONG ON A CITY STREET ALL THE SUDDEN ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, RUNNING ON LOW POWER MODE LIGHT ETC ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO DIE (WHICH EVENTUALLY IT DID) TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE WHERE HE TOLD ME THE REAL SEAL IS GONE AND PVC FROZE THERE WAS A LOT OF FLUID IN BETWEEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND DUE TO THE SUB BELOW ZERO WEATHER / CALLED GM THEY SAY MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED WHICH IS BULL. I READ BULLETIN #14882 (PER MY REPAIR MAN ) THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I HAVE 78,000 MILES ON THIS PIECE OF CRAP THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE OF IF NOT RECTIFIED. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME THING "THERE VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED". IF YOUR CAR FITS INTO THE MODEL AND YEAR OF THE BULLETIN THEN IT SHOULD BE COVERED. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM.

MY CAR ENGINE SEIZED UP DUE TO AN OIL LEAK FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE DUE TO SEVERE COLD TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO DEGREES (-18 DEGREES C). AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH ALL OF MY OIL RELEASED FROM IT. THE CAR WAS MOVING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND MY 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX. I PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AS SMOKE WAS ALSO COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IT APPEARED. I SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE OIL BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED A MECHANIC AND WAS GOING TO DRIVE TO HIS SHOP AS IT WAS NOT TOO FAR AWAY. I WAS STARTING TO LOSE POWER AND PULLED OVER PERMANENTLY. IT WAS FLOWING STILL UNTIL IT DRAINED ALL OF THE OIL OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. I RESEARCHED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE MECHANIC SHOP, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 THAT STATES THAT WITH EXTREME WEATHER, OF WHICH WAS OCCURRING AT THE TIME, PRESSURE BUILDS UP DUE TO A CLOGGED PCV WHICH INCREASES THE PRESSURE TO THE CRANKSHAFT REAR SEAL AND BLOWS IT OUT. THIS ALSO WAS VERIFIED BY THE MECHANIC BY DOING A PRESSURE CHECK AS DISCUSSED IN THE BULLETING AND IT DID IN FACT FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH TWO GM DEALERS AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY ARE STATING DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER NOT BEING LISTED AS HAVING THE ISSUE IT IS NOT COVERED. THE SERVICE BULLETIN COVERS 2010-2014 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH THE 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE OF WHICH MINE IS A 2013 HAS. ONE OF THE GM DEALERS STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. I HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THE SHOP IT IS AT, BUT AM REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 ON PAGE 8 WHICH STATES UNDER THE REIMBURSEMENT SECTION, THAT IF THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE, I CAN TAKE IT TO A DEALER WITH RECEIPT AND DOCUMENTATION OR SUBMIT WITH THE FORM TO GM FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

PCV VALVE FREEZES AND BLOWS ENGINE MAIN SEAL ALONG WITH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL REGULATOR PUTTING FUEL IN THE OIL, GM WILL REPAIR SOME 2.4 ENGINES BUT NOT ALL BUT THE ISSUES IS HAPPENING TO ALL 2.4 ENGINES WE THE CONSUMERS NEED HELP IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED CORPORATE AMERICA AT ITS FINEST.

MY VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE ISSUE COVERED UNDER GM SERVICE BULLETIN - SPECIAL COVERAGE 14882 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ' PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. MY VEHICLE MATCHES THE CRITERIA INDICATED ON THE BULLETIN BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SERVICE BULLETIN. MY VEHICLE WAS INSIDE THE EXTENDED COVERAGE OF 10/120 INDICATED IN THE BULLETIN. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE WAS CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT BUT THAT THE COVERAGE DID NOT APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC VIN. VEHICLE WAS STARTED AFTER WORK AND WAS LOUDER THAN NORMAL SO I PROCEEDED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS LUCKILY ON A CITY STREET IN MOTION WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED. AS I WAS INSIGHT OF THE DEALERSHIP I PULLED INTO THE LOT AND THE OIL PRESSURE AND STOP ENGINE LIGHTS DISPLAYED THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND POWER WAS LOST TO THE VEHICLE AT THE SERVICE BAY DOOR. CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IN EXCESS OF $2600.

WHEN I WENT OUT TO START MY VEHICLE, IT HESITANTLY STARTED, BUT WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR AND DROVE A LITTLE WAYS , IT STALLED OUT OF NOWHERE. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER COMPLETELY AND THIS STABILITRAK WARNING CAME UP. I HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL AUTO SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME GEAR IN THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. I KEEP UP WITH MY OIL CHANGES AND HAVE HAD NO WARNING AS TO ANY PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE LED UP TO THIS. THE MORE I READ ABOUT THIS VEHICLE , THE MORE COMPLAINTS I SEE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES I'VE BEEN HAVING ALONG THE WAY: IE WINDSHIELD WIPER BREAKING, EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT AND CATYLITIC CONVERTER, AND OVERALL POWER TRAIN AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE CHEVY PRODUCTS, AND IN THE NAME OF SAFETY , THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THESE HORRIBLY AND INCOMPETENTLY MADE PARTS. IT'S ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT I HAVE A LESS THAN 5 YEAR OLD CAR THAT IS GOOD FOR NO MORE THAN A PAPER WEIGHT RIGHT NOW. WE THE CONSUMER BUY CHEVY PRODUCTS FOR DEPENDABILITY , NOT TO CONSTANTLY HAVE TO FIX IT, AND SHELL OUT EVEN MORE MONEY TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY. AND DON'T TELL ME (CHEVY REP) WHEN I CALL AND COMPLAIN , THAT IT IS MY FAULT, BECAUSE THE ONLY FAULT I SEE I'VE MADE IS BUYING YOUR POS CAR!!!

REAR MAIN CRANKSHAFT SEAL FAILURE. VIN NOT COVERED BY SB - 10057977 - 8108 SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN NO. 14882. SEAL FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE ALSO EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION SINCE NEW. CURRENT MILEAGE 120,000

THIS CAR HAS HAD DOCUMENTED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2015. CHEVROLET WILL NOT MAKE RIGHT. SO FAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AND MAIN SEAL TWICE DUE TO MASSIVE OIL LEAKAGE AND LOSS. MOST RECENTLY ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS GOING 70 MPH AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVEN THOUGH OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED 1500 MILES PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS BONE DRY AND MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME. GM SAYS IT "COSTS TOO MUCH" TO REPLACE FAULTY PISTON RINGS WHICH ARE THE SOURCE OF SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND RECALLS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED DRIVING THESE THINGS!! THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED UP ON ME IN TRAFFIC. CAR ONLY HAS 132K MILES, PROBLEMS STARTED AT AROUND 45K MILES.

PCV SYSTEM REAR MAIN SEAL FROZE AND BURST RESULTING LOOSING OIL IN THE VEHICLE.....WAS TOLD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE PULLED ALSO TO CHECK IF ANYTHING WAS BLOCKING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN WORK PARKING LOT ALL DAY AND DROVE HOME ONLY TO FIND THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM CAR. I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP LEARNED THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN FROM GM STATING THAT WHEN THE SEAL BURTS, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS TO BE PULLED AND CHECKED FOR BLOCKAGE...WHICH THE CONSUMBER HAS TO PAY FOR.....GM DOES NOT.....WHY??

OUR DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 IN A 65 MPH ZONE WHEN ALL OFF A SUDDEN THE CARS STABILIZING TEAK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE ALSO LOST INSTANT POWER AND HAD TO TRY AND GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID GETTING HIT. IT WAS A HIGH OF 25 THAT DAY AND I HAVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SO WE HAD TO SIT AND WAIT IN THE COLD CAR UNTIL WE COULD GET SOME HELP. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL PROBABLY COST A MINIMUM OF $4800 AND COULD BE AS MUCH OVER $10,000. WITH MY MEDICAL COSTS , STILL OWING SEVERAL YEARS ON THE CAR, THIS IS A MAJOR FINANCIAL SITUATION. NOT TO MENTION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE OURS AND TO EVEN THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND EVEN YEAR. WHY!!!! IS THERE NOT A RECALL BEFORE SOME GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. AS IT IS, IT HAS JUST MADE ME SICKER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT A VEHICLE THAT WE THOUGHT WE COULD TRUST!

I MADE AN APPOINTMENT 2013 EQUINOX INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS SMELLING STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CAB. AS SOON AS I TALKED TO THE MECHANIC HE TOLD ME IT WAS MOST LIKELY A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THAT IT IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY IN THE EQUINOX MODELS. THEN 2 DAYS BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT TO GET MY CAR LOOKED AT MY CHECK ENGINE LIKE TURNED ON SO I PARKED IT AND DIDN'T DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I GOT THERE I LET THEM KNOW THAT THE LIGHT HAD JUST CAME ON. AFTER INSPECTING MY CAR THEY FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR SOLENOID WAS OUT OF SPEC. THE REMOVED IT AND REPLACED IT AND FOUND A LOT OF METAL SHAVINGS ON THE ACTUATOR. R/R INTAKE SOLENOID AND AND CLEANED MORE METAL SHAVINGS OFF OF THAT. THEY CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK, CAR IS NOT LEAKING OIL AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP CAME OUT AND TALKED WITH US AND SAID THAT WE NEED A FULL ENGINE REBUILD BECAUSE THESE CARS WILL START TO USE OIL AND THE TIMING CHAIN WEARS THE GUIDE OUT AT THEN THE CHAIN GETS WORN OUT AND IT RUINS THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO INDICATORS OF ISSUES UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHOT. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM SAID THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR 2010 - 2012 EUQINOX TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE MINE IS A YEAR NEWER (2013) THAT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T QUALIFY. NOT ONLY IS THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHOT AFTER 117,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS BUT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED RIGHT AT THE THE FRESH AIR INTAKE AND SO IT SUCKS EXHAUST RIGHT INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE HEAT IS RUNNING. IT IS SO STRONG THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ROLLED DOWN TO DRIVE IT. NOT SAFE!!! SUPER DANGEROUS TO BE FILLING THE CAB WITH CARBON MONOXIDE! NOT TO MENTION THE ENGINE IS TOTALLY SHOT DUE TO A DESIGNE FLAW AND COULD BREAK DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT ANYTIME.

I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH AND THE RED LIGHTS CAME ON SAYING TO CHECK ENGINE OIL LOW-I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND MY ENGINE WAS ALREADY BLOWN. I GET MY OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000-3500 MILES. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE REAR SEAL GASKET BLEW AND THE ENGINE WAS GONE IMMEDIATELY. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT I STILL OWE ON AND I NEED A NEW ENGINE AT 120,000 MILES. VERY UPSET THAT THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR THESE CARS THAT ALL YOU CAN GET IS 120,000 MILES.

OIL CONSUMPTION - CAR DOESN'T ALERT WHEN LOW ON OIL USES OVER 3 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. IF NO OIL CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT 2013 AND NEWER.

MY CAR IS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN PARKING ALSO AT STOP LIGHTS. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY COMING ON. ONLY TO FIND OUT MY CAR HAD NO OIL. NOTE I KEEP MY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE UP ON MY CAR DUE TO HAVING A SMALL CHILD. ALSO CAM SHAFT CODE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I JUST PAID CAR PAYMENT. READING COMPLAINTS I SEE THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING ALOT. NOT SURE IF I WILL KEEP THIS CAR FEELING VERY UNSAFE WITH A SMALL CHILD AND CAR CUTTING OFF AND OIL RUNNING OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS GMC SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED YEARS AGO. PUTTING FAMILIES LIFE IN DANGER JUST TOO MAKE A DOLLAR. SAFETY FIRST IS MY #1 REASON FOR SHARING THIS MY CAR CUT OFF 12 TIMES IN ONE DAY REALLY & I WOULD KEEP THIS CAR .I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE CAR TURNING OFF .I HAVE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT AND RESTART IT REALLY ON 2013.I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME ONCE AGAIN I HAVE A LEMON AND I KNOW FOR FACT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM

ENGINE BURNED A QUART OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES, HAD TO MONITOR IT REGULARLY. ODOMETER HAD JUST GONE OVER 100,000 MILES. THE ENGINE HAS NOW BLOWN. HAD JUST ADDED A QUART OF OIL BECAUSE IT WAS LOW AGAIN, AND THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING, IT STARTED MISSING, KNOCKING VIOLENTLY, AND EXPELLED A LARGE PUFF OF SMOKE AND DIED. NOW WILL NOT START AND MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO OIL WAS IN THE ENGINE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH EQUINOX WE ARE FINDING OUT, BUT DEALER STATES THERE ARE NO RECALLS.

THE CAR DIDN'T START AFTER PARKING FOR FOOD PICKUP, WE NOTICED THAT AFTER GETTING A BOOST, THE 'ENGINE LIGHT' WAS LIT, IT STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AGAIN, BUT WE USED OUR INSURANCE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE, AGAIN THE 'ENGINE LIGHT' REMAINED LIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WHEREAS WE PURCHASED A BATTERY CHARGER. DURING DRIVE/ WAITING AT MULTIPLE RED LIGHTS, AND BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES, THE CAR STALLS- TO THE POINT WE PUT IT 'N', AFTER EXPERIENCING STALLS WHEN PLACED IN 'P'. THE OIL CAN BE LOW, BUT NO INDICATOR ON THE PANEL, BUT THE PANEL READS CHECK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SO WE TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND INFORMED IT WAS THE BATTERY, SEEKING ANOTHER OPINION, WE WERE TOLD IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, BUT ANOTHER PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. UPON TRYING TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED, WE WERE TURNED DOWN DUE TO THE 'ENGINE LIGHT'. WE WENT TO A REPUTABLE CAR PART DEALER, AND INFORMED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN, TIMING SENSOR, ALONG WITH (2) TWO OTHER CODES. THE BATTERY IS HID UNDER A HOUSING/ COVER, WHICH MADE IT HARD TO GET A BOOST, WHEN THE RECOMMENDED CHARGING PROCEDURE DIDN'T WORK. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING, AND RESEARCH LEADS US TO UNDERSTAND, THAT A COSTLY REPAIR IS AHEAD. PLUS, OUR RESEARCH OF THE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS, SHOWS THAT THEY OCCURRED IN EARLIER MODELS. THE (2013)VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A NATIONAL CAR RENTAL AGENCY, NOV 2015, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE AT PURCHASE TIME, WITH UNRESOLVED ISSUES AS EARLIER MODELS? ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR HAS VEERED/ JERKED TO EITHER SIDE, FROM STOP TO GO, AND WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT US TURNING THE WHEEL. THANK THE LORD THE LATTER, OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS, AND DRY PAVEMENT. THE 'WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN' DATE IS THE LATEST DATE, NOT THE ONLY DATE.

I BOUGHT MY EQUINOX USED IN 2014...I HAVE BEEN GOING THRU EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION...1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES...AND NO LIGHTS TO INDICATE LOW OIL...IT HAS AN EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLE...AND WILL DIE AT STOP LIGHTS...THIS IS A NIGHTMARE FOR A SINGLE PARENT...I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN TO MANY SERVICE REPAIR FACILITIES...ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG...SO UPON DOING RESEARCH...I'M FINDING A MAJORITY AMOUNT OF VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING THIS...AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE...I'VE PURCHASED NOTHING BUT CHEVROLET PRODUCTS SINCE I HAVE BEEN OLD ENOUGH TO BUY MY OWN VEHICLES...I WOULD JUST LIKE A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE THAT I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR...NOT ONE I HAVE TO KEEP SINKING MONEY INTO...THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE NOVEMBER 2016...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM INDEPENDENTLY APPLIED, BUT THERE WAS NO VEHICLE OR OBJECT IN THE PATH OF THE SENSOR. THE COLLISION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT TIRE INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCHUGH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3420 MAPLE AVE, ZANESVILLE, OH), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER SPEAKING WITH A CHEVY OWNER WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND HAD HIS ENGINE COMPLETELY REBUILD BY GM. I WAS OVER THE 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BY 1000 MILES BY THE TIME I LEARNED OF THE ISSUE. I SPECIFICALLY TOLD THE LADY AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WAS OVER 100K MILES AND SHE SAID IT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. THE GM DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME WITH OIL CONSUMPTION MONITORING TEST AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ONCE I GOT THERE.THE 2012 EQUINOX JUST RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7.5 YEARS OR 120K TO HAVE THE CONSUMPTION TEST AND ENGINE REPAIRS DONE. I NOW HAVE 119K ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE AND OIL CONSUMPTION SINCE AROUND 80K. GM PUT A BAD ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE AND THEY KNOW IT BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. I HAVE OWNED CHEVY'S FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. GM NEEDS TO DO RIGHT BY THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. IF THE ENGINE IS BAD RECALL IT BECAUSE I KNOW SEVERAL OWNERS IN THE SAME POSITION AS ME AND WE ARE LOOKING TO TAKE OUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY "AMERICAN" MAN BUT YOU HAVE BEEN PRODUCING A CHEAP PRODUCT AND INCREASING THE COST. FIX YOUR MISTAKE AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND YOU WILL RETAIN YOUR CUSTOMERS OR GOUGE HARDWORKING PEOPLE OVER AN ISSUE YOU KNOW IS YOUR FAULT AND LOSE THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPER FLUID WOULD NOT EXPEL FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN OPERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HAVE REFILLED THE FLUID TWICE. THE WIPER FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED UNTIL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY) WAS COMPLETED AT HALEY BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 9831 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.