2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

MY 2012 EQUINOX HAS ABOUT 122,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUT IT IN 2012, NEW. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, IT FREQUENTLY BEGAN TO JERK AND ALMOST STALL OUT WHEN IN DRIVE AND AT A STOP. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL MOST TIMES TO KEEP IT FROM JERKING SO HARD. IT ALSO RAN VERY LOUDLY. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THEN WENT OFF AFTER I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS LOW ON OIL, SO I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY DID. BUT THE ALSO SAID THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY TIMING CHAIN, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT $2000 DOLLARS AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR MAY BE BURNING OIL AND IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE TIMING CHAIN AND PISTONS AND THE PRICE WOULD BE DOUBLE. I PICKED MY CAR UP YESTERDAY AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE CARE DROVE FINE. THEN, THIS AFTERNOON WHILE IN THE CAR LINE TO PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL. MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WHILE IN DRIVE AND AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT EASILY RESTARTED BUT THEN STALLED OUT AGAIN ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATE IN THE LINE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AFTER THAT BUT I AM NOW CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WHEN DRIVING A CAR THAT STALLS OUT WHILE IN DRIVE. I READ UP ON MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME MAKE,MODEL, AND YEAR. SOMETHING DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS GM DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. THANK YOU.

CAR IS USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. CAR IS MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. OIL IS BEING CHECKED EVERY 2-3 DAYS DUE TO AMOUNT OF OIL BEING USED AT WHICH TIME I HAVE TO ADD ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL TO CAR. I HABE ONLY HAD CAR 17 MONTHS AND HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS BOTH CATALYST CONVERTORS AND DONE 3 OIL CHANGES. ONLY USE OIL WITH DEXOS IN IT AS RECOMMENDED. CHECK ENGINE LIKE HAS COME ON A COUPLE TIMES WITH CODE SAYING RUNNING TOO RICH. OIL SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE ON THE STICK. HABE ALSO HAD A WHITE SLIMEY SUBSTANCE ON THE OIL CAP. SPOKE WITH REPAIR TECH AT CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND HE STATED ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY ENGINE. BULLENTIN DOES NOT COVER MY CAR SINCE I HAVE 165,000 MILES ON IT.

THIS VEHICLE FREQUENTLY LOSES CHARGE ON BATTERY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE NEW. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES ALSO THROWS UP COMPUTER CODES RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. I PURCHASED IT USED WITH 40K MILES AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE. I HAVE QUOTES FOR OVER 2K IN REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD AT TIME OF PURCHASE ALL RECALLS WERE CARED FOR. WAS PURCHASED CERTIFIED PREOWNED FROM A DEALERSHIP. EVERY TIME I FIX SOMETHING THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.

SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS WITH ASSOCIATED ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. OCCURRING RANDOMLY, THOUGH SEEMINGLY ASSOCIATED WITH WEIGHT IN THE REAR CARGO AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HITTING LARGER BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHILE HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING, THE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WITH DINGING ALERT. DURATION OF THE MESSAGE VARIES FROM A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO MINUTES BEFORE ALL LIGHTS EXTINGUISH. SERVICE CENTER REPORTED CODE C0045 - REPLACE L/R HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY, THOUGH VARIOUS REFERENCES ONLINE INDICATE THE SOLUTION FOR OTHERS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH SOME DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE SHOPS TRYING MULTIPLE FIXES WITH NO AVAIL. HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO AIR COMING FORM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELKLAND CHEVROLET (505 E MAIN ST, ELKLAND, PA 16920), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,664. *TT CONSUMER STATED DEFROST VENTS DOES NOT BLOW AIR TO CLEAR THE WINDSHEILD OF CONDENSATION.*JB

1/4/2019 6:45 A.M. IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM, IN THE DARK, DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A HIGH SPEED IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE, I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPER SPEED TO MAX. THE WIPER'S STOPPED WORKING. I LOST COMPLETE VISIBILITY. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR FOR THE WIPERS MOVING BUT NOTHING WORKED. IN AN INCREDIBLE PANIC, I TRIED TO TURN THEM ON/OFF, TO NO AVAIL. THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HAD TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD LOOKED LIKE FROM MEMORY JUST SO I COULD PULL OFF WITHOUT BEING HIT/CAUSING A MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT, AND WITHOUT BEING KILLED. I HAD TO NAVIGATE, WITH NO VISIBILITY AND MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD'A BIT TOO FAR MIGHT I ADD. THIS IN TURN CAUSED ME TO BE STUCK IN THE MUD AS I SLIDE TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE TOW AND REPAIRS COST ME $625.87. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND I'M SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SADLY, HAD I WRECKED MY INSURANCE WOULD HAVE MADE ALL REPAIRS AND POTENTIALLY SUED GM FOR RESTITUTION. WHY IS THERE A RECALL TO FIX THIS IN CANADA AND NOT HERE IN THE US? GM SHOULD LIVE UP TO ITS NAME AND REPUTATION AND REIMBURSE ME THIS MONEY FOR THESE REPAIRS AND SHOULD ALSO IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL. I AM SURE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY OTHERS WHO WERE NOT FORTUNATE ENOUGH, OR WILLING TO SHARE THIS AS I HAVE. I WONDER HOW MANY WRECKS OR INJURY'S THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. IS GM REALLY THE COMPANY THEY PROMOTE THEMSELVES TO BE?

EXHAUST CAM SHAFT SOLENOID VALVE REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR. CAM SHAFT INTAKE ACCUATOR REPLACED 1 TIME. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY. ERROR CODE P0014/P0013 CONFIRMED BY DEALERSHIP AT TIME OF REPAIRS. RECENTLY HAD FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. ALSO WHILE TRAVELING VIA FREEWAY DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM THIS CAR HAS 58000 MILES AT THIS TIME AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED.

BRIEFLY, FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF I HAVE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLE ON START AND ROUGH IDLE & STALL WITH THE CAR LOSING POWER AND GOING DEAD AT RED LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANIC AND STORED CODES SUGGESTED REPLACING O2 SENSORS, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A TUNE-UP WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE; I REPLACED ALL OF THE ABOVE TO THE TUNE OF 1400.00; THE ISSUE OF ROUGH IDLING, STALL & LOSING POWER, GOING DEAD AT THE LIGHT/ SITTING IN TRAFFIC HAS NOT RESOLVED. THE 2012 EQUINOX IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE; IT JUST KEEPS STALLING AND GOING DEAD/LOSING POWER WHILE IN DRIVE. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST 1400.00 TRYING TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS ISSUE SINCE DECEMBER 1. MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE CEL BUT STILL IDLES ROUGHLY, STALLS AND LOSES POWER/STOPS RANDOMLY AT RED LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SAFELY USE THE 2012 EQUINOX FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE OUT OF THE FOUR WEEKS OF DECEMBER. OUT OF FRUSTRATION I GOOGLED MY EXPERIENCES WITH THE CAR AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT WAS FOUND IN THE 2011 MODEL (SEE NHTSA ID# 10430919; 10437891; 10499684 & 10413320. RECALL#11195 & 12312. BULLETIN #PI0562, PI0202A, PIP4716 & PI0469). APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED OR ADDRESSED IN SUBSEQUENT MODELS AS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL ALTHOUGH MY CAR A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY 1,000'S OF DOLLARS DIAGNOSING AND FIXING KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECTS. SUBSEQUENT VEHICLES MADE AFTER THE ISSUE WAS FOUND IN TH 2011 SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED OR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SERVICE BULLETINS & RECALLS ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR IDLES ROUGH WHEN STARTING, LOSES POWER AND CUTS OFF WHILE IN DRIVE WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN STOP & GO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR AT STREET RED LIGHTS- THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND CAN RESULT IN AN UNNECESSARY ACCIDENT OR EVEN GOD FORBID A FATALITY.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED. SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. IS THERE A SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE FOR THIS ISSUE?

RECALLED MOTOR WAS RECALLED DUE TO ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION GM FAILED TO REPLACE BEARINGS AND HONE CYLINDERS THAT SHOWED SIGNS OF BURNING DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE PISTONS RINGS AND PISTONS NOTHING ELSE .DID NOT DO ANY MUCH TO RESOLVE MOTOR PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE REPALCED MOTOR COMPLETLY