2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND STABILITY TRAC.CONES UP AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND CAN'T DRIVE TURN CAR OFF FOR A MIN RESTART AND IT GOES OFF BUT AS DRIVING COMES BACK ON.HAPPENED FIRST ON HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED & GOT STUCK WHILE UP, AFFECTING VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE VISIBILITY WAS NOT ONLY IMPACTED BY THE WIPER STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, BUT WORSE BECAUSE OF THE RAINSTORM THAT WE NO LONGER HAD WIPERS TO HELP WITH. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND SUDDENLY LOSING VISIBILITY BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT OPERATING. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TRYING TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THEM DOWN, BUT THEY WOULD NOT OPERATE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR IS WORKING BUT THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION HAD CORRODED IN THE BALL JOINTS, LEADING TO THE WIPERS BECOMING INOPERABLE. FURTHERMORE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WHILE THIS ISSUE IS RECALLED IN CANADA, ONLY THE 2013 MODELS ARE RECALLED IN THE USA, THOUGH OTHER YEARS AND MODELS ARE ALSO AFFECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE WIPERS STOPPED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (EWALD CHEVROLET BUICK, 36833 E WISCONSIN AVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066, (262) 567-5555) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT CONSUMER STATED FRONT WIPER MOTOR/TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANDREW CHEVROLET (1500 WEST SILVER SPRING DR, GLENDALE, WI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST SOLENOID VALVE WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *TT

THE STABILITY TRACKING SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON THEN EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. I HAVE CALLED ONSTAR SEVERAL TIMES TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND NOTHING SHOWS UP. TT DOES IT ON STRAIGHT ROADS AND CURVES SLOW OR FAST. IT ALSO HAS NOT COME UP ON MY MONTHLY DIAGNOSTICS FROM ONSTAR. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING EITHER. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN, HOW UNSAFE IT IS AND WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED?

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS SERVICE SOON.WHEN I GO TO TURN ON IGNITION CAR WONT START OR EVEN TURN OVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (AUTRY MORLAN CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 1901 W BUSINESS U.S. 60, DEXTER, MO 63841, 573-232-1561) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR AND THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4533589750. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO NOTIFY NHTSA. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

THIS VEHICLE (79,000 MILES) BEGAN STALLING AS WE APPROACH IDLE AND REQUIRES IT TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED - THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHTS ON OR CODES WHEN CHECKED. IT HAS HAPPENED IN TOWN, IN THE COUNTRY ON A HIGHWAY, AND IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IT HAS HAD MULTIPLE FUEL TYPES/BRANDS IN IT SINCE THIS STARTED WITH NO RESOLUTION. AS I DID RESEARCH THIS ISSUE ONLINE, IT SEEMS WAY TO COMMON AND NOW I WORRY THAT OUR ONLY RELIABLE VEHICLE IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN COUNT ON ANY LONGER. PLEASE CONSIDER AN INVESTIGATION WITH A RECALL TO MAKE CHEVROLET FIX THE COMMON ISSUE SPANNING OVER SEVERAL YEARS OF THE SAME ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT POAGE CHEVROLET (851 W PEARCE BLVD, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385, (636) 327-6268); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND NO WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,560.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS ON (NOT FLASHING). SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE ON MESSAGE DISPLAY. NOT CAUSED BY ACCIDENT. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.