2019 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE PULLING INTO A 4 WAY MAIN ROAD. VEHICLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS/FLASHERS DID NOT WORK. COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. CAR WAS STALLED IN ACTIVE TRAFFIC LANE DURING NIGHT TIME HOURS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO DEALER FOR FULL DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW- NO ISSUE WAS FOUND WITH VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL EEC TEST CODES WERE DETECTED- P0627, P0629, P01400, U18A2, U1524 AND U18B4+71- MOST CODES HAVING TO DO WITH FUEL PUMP/EMISSION ISSUES. OWNER OF VEHICLE CONSIDERS THIS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS CAR STALLED AT NIGHT, IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA WITH NO LIGHTING OR EMERGENCY FLASHERS WORKING TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM ON-COMING TRAFFIC. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE CALLED TO ASSIST.

THERE IS A FUEL LINK THAT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM WHERE THE FUEL TANK THE LEAK WAS FOUND WHEN I PARK THE CAR AND LET IT SITE FOR A FEW HOURS. A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND A WET SPOT ON THE PAVEMENT UNDER THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE SMELLED THE GASOLINE PREVIOUSLY BUT DIDN'T NOTIC THE LEAK UNTIL I HAD SOMETHING TO UNLOAD FROM MY TRUNK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH MEANT THERE WAS REDUCED POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPE CORAL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2200 NE PINE ISLAND RD, CAPE CORAL, FL 33909) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED A SECOND TIME THAT THE TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET (101 SW PINE ISLAND RD, CAPE CORAL, FL 33991, (239) 74-3326) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OR HIGHER WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE A DINGING NOISE AND DECELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,345.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE FROM WORK TO HOME, THE CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL FOR MY STEREO STOPPED WORKING. THE VOLUME STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN AND THE CHANNELS STARTED CHANGING. I TURNED MY RADIO OFF AND BACK ON AND IT IMMEDIATELY CONTINUED. I CALLED ONSTAR AND ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD DETERMINE IF ANYONE WAS REMOTELY CONTROLLING MY RADIO AND SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NO WAY TO DETERMINE THAT AND I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT MY DEALER. I DISCONNECTED MY PHONE FROM MY CAR, TURNED OFF THE WIFI AND BLUETOOTH SETTINGS ON MY PHONE AND THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING HOME. THE VOLUME CHANGED A FEW MORE TIMES AND WHEN I GOT HOME I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I HAD TO DRIVE IT AGAIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER BUT NOTHING HAPPENED THAT TIME. I DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES WHILE DEALING WITH THE RADIO GOING CRAZY THE WHOLE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE POWER REDUCED AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TURBO HOSE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRIECO CHEVROLET OF FORT LAUDERDALE (1300 N FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304, (954) 607-4358) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FASTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND THE "ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL NOT AVAILABLE" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUNLAP MOTORS (866-715-7154, LOCATED AT 520 1ST STREET EAST, INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644) WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. *PM CONSUMER STATES EACH TIME FAILURE OCCURRED NO CARS WERE AHEAD OF THEM BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD BRAKE ABRUPTLY. ON 12/17/19 A MONITOR WAS PLACED IN VEHICLE BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK ABOUT IT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE PHONE, RADIO AND REAR DEFROSTER. THIS LEADS THEM TO THINK THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. *DL

THE 2019 EQUINOX HAS A HEAD REST THAT PUSHES YOUR HEAD FORWARD AND DOWN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD.

OUR COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER HAD A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM RECENTLY INVOLVING HER BRAND NEW 2019 CHEVY EQUINOX LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY! SHE CALLED ME CRYING AND FRANTIC SAYING THAT A TRACTOR-TRAILER WAS RIGHT BEHIND HER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO AN EXIT AND PARK IN A NEARBY PLAZA PARKING LOT. WHEN I GOT THERE AND DROVE THE CAR THE TACH WAS UP OVER 2,000 RPM'S BUT THE CAR WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15 MPH! I DECIDED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO WE HAD IT FLATBEDDED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE LEASED THE VEHICLE. THERE AN EXPERIENCED TECH OPENED THE HOOD AND SHOWED US EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE SAID THE HOSE FROM THE TURBO-CHARGER HAD COME LOOSE! AND THAT WITHOUT THAT HOOKED UP TO THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE LOST ABOUT 80% OF ITS POWER! WE WERE REALLY UPSET THAT THIS HAPPENED ON A BRAND NEW EQUINOX WITH ONLY 500 MILES ON IT! OUR DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!

FOR UNKNOWN REASONS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A MOTEL GRAVEL PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 7 HOURS. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED BY THE FIRE BEFORE BEING PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.