2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

MY 2012 EQUINOX STOPPED RUNNING, IT WAS MAKING NOISE AS I DROVE IT AND ONCE I STOPPED AND CUT IT OFF IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN. ON JUNE 24,2020, IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NONE IN THE ENGINE, THERE WERE NO LEAKES OBSERVED, I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW ALL OF THE OIL DISAPPEARED, THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE DRIVE WAY AT ALL. I WENT TO THE STORE GOT SOME, PUT A COUPLE OF QUARTS IN, THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. ONCE THERE, I ASKED ABOUT THE NOISE AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS OKAY, THEY CHANGED THE OIL, SAID NOTHING OF THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE LIGHT WENT OFF THE NEXT DAY., JULY 27, 2020 I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED I CALL GM BECAUSE THE CAR HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES LIKE THAT AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR, IT ONLY HAS 74,000 MILES AND I HAD ONLY HAD IT 1Y AND 3 M. GM SUGGESTED THAT I ALLOW THEM TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK AND DELIVERED IT TO SERPENTINI CHEVROLET THE SAME DAY. I WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH CHEVY EQUINOX ENGINES BURNING OIL AND DAMAGING ENGINES. I ALSO SAW ON LINE A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT WAS ONE BY THE CONSUMERS FOR ENGINE ISSUES IN REGARDS TO CHEVY EQUINOX MODEL 2010-2013 VEHICLES. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE IS DAMAGED AND I DO NOT HAVE THE TRUCK IN MY POSSESSION. THESE VEHICLES ARE FAULTY, UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL

FRONT WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN. WIPER MOTOR WAS RUNNING, BUT THE WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND - WAS STOPPED IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OUT A PARKING LOT. THE RAINFALL INCREASED SUDDENLY AND I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROM INTERMEDIATE TO HIGH SPEED. THE WORKED ONCE, THEN STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION. ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENGAGE THE WIPER CONTROL ON THE CAR, BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT RESPOND. EXITED THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY MOVED TO ARMS TO THE DOWN POSITION. WAITED 20 MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO CLEAR. TURNED ON HAZZARD LIGHTS AND DROVE SLOWLY HOME APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AWAY IN LIGHT RAIN. WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUE AND WILL BE ASKING GM TO COVER THE COST IF THE REPAIRS AS I AM RATHER CONFIDENT THUS ISSUE IS SIMILAR (IF NOT EXACTLY LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE CONCERNING FAULTY WIPER LINKAGE IN THE WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. SHAME ON GM FOR PUTTING OUT A RECALL ON 2013 EQUINOX VEHICLES BUT NOT ON THE 2012 EQUINIX WHICH USES THE SAME PART FOR THE WIPER ASSEMBLY/MOTOR/TRANSMISSION/LINKAGE ARM. A $4 PLASTIC PART TH AAS T MAY COST ME OVER $300 TO FIX. ALREADY HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED EARLIER ON DUE TO EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION (THAT ISSUE WAS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY AT THE TIME). IF GM WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS REPAIR (WHICH THEY KNOW IS AN ISSUE BUT IS APPARENTLY WAITING FOR A CASUALTY TO ISSUE A RECALL), I WILL BE BUYING A NON-GM VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. VEHICLE: EQUINOX SUV MODEL YEAR: 2012

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

VIN# MISMATCH TECHNICIAN REPORTS ECU/PCM CAN'T BE FLASHED AND IS ACTUALLY MISSING THE VIN NUMBER. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON AND CANNOT BE CLEARED. VEHICLE DRIVES AND OPERATES FINE. I HAVE NO MORE INFORMATION OR PROBABLE CAUSES.

DRIVING NORMALLY ABOUT 35 MPH ON SUBURBAN ROAD WHEN DASHBOARD SUDDENLY INDICATED "SERVICE POWER STEERING." THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER ASSISTANCE AND WAS STRENUOUS, EVEN DANGEROUSLY RESISTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN NEEDING TO TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ARRIVED HOME AND CHECK THE POWER STEERING FUSE, WHICH WAS OKAY. NEXT DAY STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL POWER-ASSIST AND DASHBOARD INDICATOR MESSAGE WAS GONE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING STOPPED IN DRIVE AND PLACED INTO REVERSE THE TRUCK IDLES THEN SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY LEAVING ME TO PLACE THE TRUCK IN PARK AND START IT UP ALL OVER AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE REVERSING STOPS ONLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR PARKING. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH THAT INDICATE WHAT THE ISSUE COULD ACTUALLY BE. WHICH MEANS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND LOTS OF MONEY SPENT TO SEE WHAT COULD FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019, AND I'VE REALIZED THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN BURNING OIL LIKE CRAZY. I'VE HAD TO ADD ALMOST A QUART PER WEEK ON TOP OF VERY FREQUENT OIL CHANGES. MY CAR MAKES THIS TICKING NOISE WHEN IT STARTS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIMING CHAIN. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, YET THE COMPANY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS IT'S UNDER 125K MILES. MINE IS AT 150K. I DON'T DRIVE ROUGH OR IN CRAZY CLIMATES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, IN BUSY CITY TRAFFIC ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIPERS STOPPED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AS I COULD BARELY SEE. I COULD STILL HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPER ARMS WERE NOT MOVING. I COULD NOT PROCEED SAFELY AND HAD TO PARK THE CAR 40 MILES FROM HOME & CALL FOR A RIDE HOME. NOW WITH IT HOME WE FIND THE LINKAGE FAILED - MOTOR RUNS BUT NO MOVEMENT. ALSO LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR EQUINOX, WHERE ONLY THE 2013 IS COVERED - BUT 2012 HAS THE EXACT SAME UNIT IN IT. TOLD REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE OVER $200, WHERE IT IS SUGGESTED THE PART IS $10 ONLINE. I SADLY HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR COSTLY REPAIRS. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL IF THE 2013S ARE. GM ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM FOR THE 2013S, AND MADE CHANGES FOR THE FUTURE ... SO WHY NOT COVER THE 2012S AND PRIOR THAT HAVE THE SAME UNIT IN THEM, EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE?

CAR SHAKES PRETTY ROUGH WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT TAKES ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS FOR THE MOTOR TO COMPLETELY STOP AFTER THE KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR 2 AND WHEN THE CAR IS TAKEN IN TO BE SERVICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF AND NO CODE CAN BE GENERATED. *TR