2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER (KERN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 218 S WALNUT ST, CELINA, OH 45822) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE ENGINE WAS GONE. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONTACT A LOANER VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR FREE SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 100,000. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE WARRANTY ON THE NEW MOTOR, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY PAPERWORK HAD TO REMAIN IN THE FILES. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECEIVE THE WARRANTY OR A COPY OF THE WARRANTY. AT 42,000 MILES LATER, THE NEW ENGINE FAILED DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. THE CONTACT ASKED ABOUT THE WARRANTY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE NEW ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRST ENGINE WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE, BUT THE SECOND ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A THREE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE NEW ENGINE. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED A THIRD TIME AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE SAME THING AS WHEN SHE CALLED THEM INITIALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PCV VALVE RECALL. SINCE OHIO WAS NOT A COLD STATE, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER SINCE THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER 2017. THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS STILL IN USE BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TT *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED 3.5 YEARS APART. *JS

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET HEADED TO THE HIGHWAY LOST GEARS WITH NO WARNING MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE SHAW BUICK GMC (1313 MOTOR CITY DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (CHEVROLET OF HOMEWOOD, 18033 HALSTED ST, HOMEWOOD, IL 60430) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,535.

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF SYSTEM HEAT. BLOWER WORKS BUT BLOWS FRIGID AIR INTO CABIN AND ONTO WINDSHIELD CAUSING FROSTING AND SAFETY ISSUE. CONTROLS DO NOT WORK TO CORRECT ISSUE. ACTUATOR DOORS EITHER DON'T MOVE OR MOVE RANDOMLY. NO CHANGE IN BLOWER AIR. AIR TEMP FEELS LIKE BELOW ZERO. NO WARNING OF CHANGE FROM HOT TO COLD AIR. VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY, IN MOTION, HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SIDE STREET SPEEDS, TURNING, STRAIGHT, IT DOESN'T MATTER. IN GOING TO DESTINATION HEAT STOPPED AND COLD AIR BLEW. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. DEALER SAYS NOT CODING OR STORING CODES. MAIN COMPUTER DOESN'T SENSE THE PROBLEM. ACTUATORS RECALIBRATED ON FRIDAY, IT REOCCURRED ON SATURDAY. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CONTROL SYSTEM BRAIN BUT DEALER UNWILLING TO DO REPAIRS. 2010 AND 2011 WERE THE WORST YEARS FOR ISSUES IN THESE VEHICLES. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUES. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT IF IT DOESN'T DISPLAY CODES ACCORDING TO MY ALMOST $4000 WARRANTY SERVICE CONTRACT. I LOVE MY EQUINOX BUT I NEED IT FIXED AND WORKING. BROUGHT IT INTO DEALER ON FRIDAY, INTAKE PERSON ACTUALLY FELT THE FRIGID AIR COMING FROM BLOWER. NO AMOUNT OF FLIPPING SWITCHES, TURNING KNOBS OR PUSHING BUTTONS CORRECT THIS ISSUE. STILL THEY DON'T FIX IT BECAUSE OF NO CODES. I SAY MAIN COMPUTER IS MALFUNCTIONING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SENSE THE PROBLEM THEREFORE IT DOESN'T SHOW CODES. DEALER ADMITS THERE IS AN ISSUE, JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I AM A CANCER SURVIVOR AND HAVE MANY MEDICAL ISSUES, I ALSO TRANSPORT YOUNG CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS A HEALTH HAZARD TO MYSELF AND THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DEFROST FAILED TO PRODUCE HOT AIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO BENSON AUTO CHEVROLET (28 N MAIN ST, FRANKLIN, NH 03235), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. *TT *TR

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS REPORTED IN GM SERVICE BULLETIN 14882. I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT'S BULLETIN. I HAVE SPENT $800 SO FAR ON REPAIRS. RECENTLY ALL THE OIL WAS LOST THROUGH BLOWN SEAL DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. EXCESS MOISTURE WAS FOUND IN AIR BOX NEAR PCV HOSE.

WHILE DRIVING MY EQUINOX, THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE THAT STARTED. WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. AND BECOMES VERY LOOSE. I CURRENTLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR

MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT MY CAR DOES NOT FIT IN THE "BUILD DATE WINDOW" ALTHOUGH THE BULLETIN COVERS THE YEAR AND ENGINE TYPE.