2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

HEARD LOUD TAPPING NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN STARTED UP STOPED ENGINE CHECKED OIL LEVEL DID NOT HAVE ANY OIL JUST CHANGED OIL TWO WEEKS AGO AND HARDLY DROVE ANYWHERE NO OIL LEAKS ANYWHERE PLUS OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON?????

MY 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX TIMING CHAIN BROKE ONLY AFTER 3 YEAR WHYBI WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH A HOUR KEPT HEARING THIS NOISE. I SEE IT'S OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ON JUST THIS PART ALONE AND IT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND IT'S GKONG TO COURT ME 2800 TO GET IT FIX

WHENEVER I'M DRIVING AND PARK NOT ALL THE TIME SWITCH THE KEY OFF BUT THE TRUCK WANTS TO CRANK BACK UP ON ITS OWN IT JUST BE SITTING STILL AND IT TRIES TO TURN THE MOTOR ON IT'S GETTING A LITTLE FREAKY AND I DON'T LIKE THAT

THE TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 140,000 MILES. ($2,000) [OCCURRED JAN. 2018] THEIR IS AN ISSUE CAUSING WITH LEAKY PISTONS CAUSING OIL TO EVAPORATE. MY CAR WAS LOW ON OIL (THOUGH THE "LOW OIL" INDICATOR HAD NOT GONE OFF) AND THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE ENGINE CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BREAK. (REPLACEMENT OF REFURBISHED ENGINE + LABOR EST. $4,000) [OCCURRED JAN 2018 AT 170,000 MILES) NOT TO MENTION THAT THE BACK,LEFT DOOR IS CLOSED, THOUGH A SENSOR SAYS IT IS AJAR. THE SENSORS IN THE TIRES ARE ALWAYS WAY OFF, TEMPTING ME TO OVER-INFLATE TIRES. [INFINITY.]

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DURING A RAIN STORM. I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS RAINING HARD AND I COULDN'T EVEN SEE WELL ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD.

OIL LIGHT DON'T COME ON WHEN THERE IS KNOW OIL IN THE ENGINE THE P V C FROZE AND BLOWN OUT THE BACK SEAL . THE OIL SYSTEM DO NOT WORK RIGHT. THEY SAY IN 2013 THEY FIX THE OIL SYSTEM BUT WE NEVER TOOK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SO HOW THEY FIX IT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEM SINCE. MY WIFE BROUGHT THE EQUINOXE FROM KELLEY COURTESY MOTORS IN DECATUR IN 46733 . THEY SOLD MY WIFE A LEMON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. WHEN THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED, IT WOULD SHUT OFF SOON AFTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL CONTROL, VARIABLE TIMING, AND SOLENOID VALVES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V502000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,527.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM EMAILING YOU REGARDING MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX AND A REAR MAIN SEAL ISSUE. I FOUND THE BELOW SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING SPECIAL COVERAGE IN MARCH OF 2015 REGARDING THE ISSUE RELATED TO MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS ISSUE IN PURCHASING MY VEHICLE FROM TEAM ONE CHEVROLET IN CHARLOTTE, MI AND I HAVE RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM GM. I HAVE BASICALLY BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS TOO BAD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE ASSOCIATED VINS THAT WILL ACTUALLY FALL WITHIN THIS COVERAGE. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 21ST WE HAD EXCEPTIONALLY COLD WEATHER IN LANSING, MI AND MY REAR MAIN SEAL BROKE. THIS WAS DUE TO DEFAULT FROM THE PVC, WHICH IS STATED IN THIS BULLETIN. UPON REACHING OUT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED. IN READING THE BULLETIN, MY CAR IS ONE OF THE IMPACTED CARS; HOWEVER, MY VIN DOES NOT MATCH THE LIST OF 'IMPACTED' VINS. THERE IS NO LOCATION WHERE THE 'IMPACTED" VINS ARE LOCATED FOR PUBLIC VIEW AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINT WITH THE WAY GM IS AND HAS HANDLED THIS ISSUE. HOW IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A DOCUMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE VINS ASSOCIATED AND YOU HAVE TO TRUST THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL YOU IF YOUR VEHICLE QUALIFIES. I AM INCLUDING THE SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN BELOW, AS WELL AS A FORUM OF UPSET CUSTOMERS WHO ALSO HAVE THIS VEHICLE. HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/TSB/SB-10057977-8108.PDF HTTPS://WWW.EQUINOXFORUM.NET/23-EQUINOX-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/15305-REAR-MAIN-SEAL-LEAK-2.HTML I HOPE TO SEE GM MAKE THIS RIGHT IN THE FUTURE AND SUPPORT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I CAN SAY THAT MY FAMILY ALL WORK FOR GM AND I PURPOSELY WENT WITH GM FOR THIS REASON. UNLESS THIS IS CORRECTED, I WILL NOT AGAIN. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

USES OIL LOTS HAD TO REPLACE TIMING CHAIN AT ONLY 67000 MILES NOW BACK IN SHOP FOR ANOTHER GM KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEY WON'T COVER IT HAD THE PVC FREEZE UP WHICH CREATED EXTRA PRESSURE IN CRANK CASE AND BLEW OUT MY MAIN REAR SEAL LOST ALL OIL IN ENGINE AND WHILE IT HAD NO OIL NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON I KNEW TO SHUT OFF ENGINE WITH SOME KNOCKING NOISE I HAVE TWO SMALL KIDS AND THIS IS A LIVE AND DEATH ISSUE THAT GM WON'T TAKE CARE OF THEY PUBLISHED BULLETIN ON THIS FOR MY MAKE AND YEAR OF CAR BUT I PUT IN MY VIN AND IT'S NOT COVERED EVEN THO IT'S THE SAME PART AND DESIGN THAT'S IN QUESTION I DON'T KNOW HOW GM CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS THE CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AFTER THIS REPAIR I'LL PUT IN OVER $4000 IN REPAIRS I THINK THEY NEED TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE KILLED BY THIS

HAD TO HAVE BOTH CONVERTERS REPLACED AND THEY REPLACED THE UPSTREAM O2 SENSOR AS WELL. NOVEMBER 13, 2018 THE CAR WOULD BARELY PULL A HILL, AND WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. WE REPLACED THE DOWNSTREAM O2 SENSOR WHICH TOOK CARE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND THEN WE DID AN OIL CHANGE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2018. WE HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL THE MAINTENANCE AS RECOMMENDED WITH DEXOS OIL. THE CAR IS STILL ACTING VERY SLUGGISH AND LURCHES OR REVS TO A HIGHER RPM WHILE DRIVING AT TIMES. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE TO DECEMBER 15TH, I HAD PUT AN ADDITIONAL GALLON AND A HALF OF OIL IN THE CAR BESIDES WHAT WAS PUT IN DURING THE OIL CHANGE. ON DECEMBER 15TH, WENT TO CHECK THE OIL AND NOTICED A SLIMY YELLOWISH WHITE SUBSTANCE IN THE OIL CAP OF THE CAR. ADVISED ME TO CLEAN THE CAP OUT REAL GOOD AND DRY IT OUT. DO AN OIL CHANGE TO MAKE SURE THE OIL LOOKED FINE AND WAS NOT CLOUDY. WE ALSO CHECKED THE ANTIFREEZE TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO OIL PRESENT. WE DID ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND DID EVERYTHING OUR DEALERSHIP TOLD US TO DO, FOUND THE OIL LOOKED FINE, BUT SMELLED OF GAS. THAT IS WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. RIGHT NOW DON'T HAVE THE THOUSANDS OF EXTRA FUNDS TO SEND IT TO THE SHOP OR REPLACE THE ENGINE, BUT FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT LOOKS LIKE WHAT IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN. SATURDAY SPOKE WITH A TECH AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY CAR, AND THAT GM SENT OUT A BULLETIN IN 2017 BUT THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT BE COVERED AS IT IS OVER THE 140,000 MILES LIMIT SINCE MY CAR IS CURRENTLY 165,000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE CURRENTLY CHECKING THE OIL EVERY 2-3 DAYS AND PUTTING OIL IN AS NEEDED, AS THIS WEEK ALONG WE HAVE ADDED ALMOST 2 QUARTS OF OILS AND HAVE WENT LESS THAN 200 MILES. I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY AS I'M AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I'M GOING TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, SO I TAKE ALL BACK ROADS.