2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SNAPPED AND STUCK TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, TOUCHING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN- THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN USE. THIS CREATED A STARTLING VISUAL BARRIER AND POSED A SAFETY RISK. AFTER PULLING OVER AND PLACING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN THE CORRECT POSITION THEY NO LONGER WORKED.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SNAP RING IN TRANSMISSION BROKE AND JAMMED IN GEARS CAUSING CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP AND NEAR ACCIDENT,,,,KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS 6 SPEED AUTO.

DRIVING TO WORK IN RAINSTORM WITH WIPERS ON HIGH AND WIPERS STOPPED DEAD. FUSE TO WIPERS WERE GOOD. ENDED UP WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS WIPED. VERY DANGEROUS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. WHEN DRIVING. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

ON MAY 14, 2017 WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM ON 287 IN NJ, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED ON THE WINDSHIELD. I COULD SEE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AS IT WAS POURING RAIN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL OVER. I HAD 4 OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR WITH ME. WHEN I FINALLY RETURNED HOME ( I HAD TO WAIT OUT THE STORM), I TOOK THE CAR TO GET SERVICED AS I COULD NOT DRIVE IT WITHOUT PROPERLY WORKING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION HAD DIED . THIS EXACT ISSUE ON THE 2010 EQUINOX HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY CHEVROLET DEALER IN LANCASTER, CA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER (DAN PERKINS SUBARU LOCATED AT 1 BOSTON POST RD, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA TO HAVE HER VIN ADDED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I STARTED TO DRIVE TO A MEETING DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. HEARD THE ENGINE REV, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER IN MANUAL MODE AT A SLOW SPEED. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, WHICH IS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS MECHANICAL FAILURE. AFTER REPLACING THE CONTROL MODULE, THEY SAID THAT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT MOVE, AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART. COST TO REPLACE THREE PISTONS AND FORWARD CLUTCH FRICTION PLATES WOULD BE $3844 PLUS TAX. THE CAR IS A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX LT AWD WITH 89000 PLUS MILES. REGULAR DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADS IN FLORIDA. I CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DECLINED TO OFFER ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE TRANSMISSION STATING MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS WITH A LOT OF DISSATISFIED CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS THAT HAS BEEN NEGLECTED BY CHEVY. IN MY OPINION THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE EXPERIENCED BY SO MANY CONSUMERS SHOULD WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION/RECALL BY NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AUTHORITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AS WELL AS MAKING A GRINDING AND BANGING NOISE INSIDE THE MOTOR. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE GUARDS AROUND THE TIMING CHAIN DETACHED CAUSING THE MOTOR FAIL AND THE CADILLAC CONVERTERS TO MELT. THE ENTIRE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIVE DAYS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,742.

THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ON THE FREEWAY FORCING THE DRIVER TO LOSE VISIBILITY IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SHOULDER. MY UNDERSTAND IS THAT THERE'S A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM BUT IT'S NOT CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL DUE TO NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE(???).

JUST DRIVING HOME FROM HUNTSVILLE, AL AIRPORT TOOK OFF FROM STOP SIGN ON A MAIN ARTERY STREET IN THE CITY AND MY RPM GAUGE JUST CLIMBED LIKE CRAZY AND I WAS NOT MOVING VERY FAST SO I PULLED OFF MAIN ROAD. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TRIED TAKING OFF AGAIN IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE O.K. SO I PULLED BACKED ONTO ROAD WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN SO KNOW AT THIS POINT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING PRETTY BAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING I LIMPED IT HOME AND CALLED DEALER HE THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK AND ADDVISE FOR $95.00 THEY SAID IT WASNT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I HAD 85000 MILES ON IT. THEY DIAGNOSED THE TRANS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4700.00 I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANS SHOP FOR REPAIRS. ENDS UP ITS A 6SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANS AND THE REPAIR SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE 1/3/5 DRUM SOME KIND OF PLATE BROKE INSIDE THE HOUSING THE OWNER OF THE TRAN SHOP SAID IT A REAL PROBLEM GM HAD 2008/09/10 THEY HAVE AN UPDATED DRUM AND SNAP RING FOR REPAIRES. I FEEL LIKE CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSABLE AT LEAST FOR SOME OF REPAIR COST. THATS MY STORY.