2018 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

BOUGHT EQUINOX IN MARCH 2018 EQUIPPED WITH 4 HANKOOK TIRES. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, THE HANKOOK TIRES BEGAN TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. IN JANUARY OF 2019, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION AND TOLD THE MECHANIC THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST MUCH MORE AIR PRESSURE THAN THE OTHER TIRES. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A SCREW IN IT. IT WAS PATCHED.THE TIRE WAS ROTATED FROM BACK TO FRONT. THE TIRES WERE STILL LOSING PRESSURE .ON OCTOBER 22, 2019, WHILE PARKED AT MY HOME, THE RIGHT FRONT HAD 5LBS AND THE RIGHT REAR HAD 6LBS OF PRESSURE. I PUT AIR IN THE TIRES, THE RIGHT REAR TOOK THE AIR, BUT THE RIGHT FRONT WOULD NOT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN ON OCTOBER 24, 2019 TO THE DEALER, PRIORITY CHEVROLET IN CHESAPEAKE, VA AND THEY HAD TO PUT 2 GOODYEAR TIRES ON TO REPLACE THE HANKOOK ONES BECAUSE THE HANKOOK TIRES HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED. MY CONCERN IS THE THAT THE 2 REMAINING HANKOOK TIRES MIGHT GO FLAT WHILE DRIVING.

ROUGHLY 38K MILES ON VEHICLE, WENT ON A ROAD TRIP AND ABOUT 80 MILES INTO THE TRIP, WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC AND BREAKS WENT OUT, THE MASTER CYLINDER. IT WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAKS TAKING ALL MY EFFORT TO STOP THE CAR.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED. I HAD JUST ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED. I DIDN'T FIND AN OBJECT IN THE CAR THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT.

CAR HESITATED TO MOVE WHEN GAS APPLIED WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOPLIGHT.IT MADE A QUICK JERKING FORWARD, AND BACKWARD MOVEMENT AS IF TO GO, OR SHUT DOWN,THEN TOOK OFF. POSSIBLELY RELATED TO POWERTRAIN? .

BRAKES GRABS,MAKES LOUD SCRUBBING NOISE WHEN APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN,STOP,OR TURN.SOUND LIKE RIGHT FRONT END RODS GOING TO BREAK, AND FEELS LIKE BRAKES SLIPPING, AND NOT WANTING TO STOP AT TIMES.

I HAVE KEYLESS START ON MY 2018 EQUINOX. PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT AT 5PM ONTO MAJOR ATLANTA STREET AND CAR SHUT OFF. RESTARTED IT AND IT SHUT OFF AS SOON AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. REPEATED THIS FOUR TIMES UNTIL I REALIZED THAT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WAS CAUSING IT TO POWER DOWN. RESTARTED IT AGAIN, LEFT IT IN DRIVE, AND COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED IT. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE'S BEEN TOWING A LOT OF NEWER EQUINOXES BECAUSE THEY LOSE POWER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING. THERE'S NO RECALL, BUT ANOTHER WEBSITE SAID THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

WINDSHIELD WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED FROM THE MANUFACTURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, SEATS AND MIRRORS RANDOMLY MOVED. AT ONE POINT THE SEAT WAS SO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING HUSBAND'S STOMACH TO TOUCH THE WHEEL. THUS CAUSING THE INABILITY TO TURN AND CONTROL THE STEERING OF VEHICLE. MIRRORS MOVED RANDOMLY OUT OF POSITION, CAUSING INABILITY TO SEE BLIND SPOTS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 5-15. THIS FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 5-24. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED 6-10 AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THE RAIN INSIDE THE UNSEALED WINDSHIELD CAUSED CORROSION ON ELECTRICAL WIRING AND CONNECTIONS. THERE IS CORROSION ALSO INSIDE THE BODY. THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR EITHER ELECTRICAL OR BODY.

I WAS TRAVELING 70+MPH ON A FREEWAY AND I WENT TO SLOW DOWN FOR A SPEED LIMIT CHANGE FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION. I COULDN'T PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKES!! THANKFULLY THERE WASN'T ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME! I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND COAST WHILE PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKES. I MADE IN TO AN OFF RAMP AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO STOP AND THROW IT IN PARK AND E-BRAKE IT. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY! I FOUND THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THE VACCUM PUMP, BUT NO OFFICIAL RECALL... (WHICH IS WHAT MINE TURNED OUT TO BE) I HOPE THEY ARE NOT WAITING FOR FATALITIES!!

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SHUT DOWN 5 TIMES. ERRATIC DELAYED STALLING AT IDLE OR SPEED. BUCKING. NOT ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. BUCKS STALLS TURNS BACK ON. CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY, ON CITY STREET, MERGING WITH TRAFFIC. MADE DRIVING DIFFICULT INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. HARSH SHIFTS. MISFIRE AND HESITATION. LAST 10 MONTHS.

WHEN I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC I GET A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL IN MY AIR CONDITIONER. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY "COULD NOT SMELL IT" . MY EYES WATER,AND I GET A HEADACHE IF I DRIVE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME I HAVE TO PUT MY WINDOWS DOWN. TWO TECH DID SAY THEY SMELLED IT FAINTLY. I GAVE UP TAKING IT IN BUT I DO STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 18000 MILES ON IT AND DRIVE MOSTLY SHORT TRIPS.