2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PCV FAILED AND CAUSED THE REAR SEAL TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER (PADDOCK CHEVROLET, 3232 DELAWARE AVE, KENMORE, NY 14217) STATED THAT THE REAR SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN AUDIBLE TICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER CLASSIC CHEVROLET (6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH (440-602-6020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL WAS BLOWN DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE PCV. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF DRIVING IN EXTREMELY LOW WEATHER TEMPERATURES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,500. *TT *TR

OIL CONSUMPTION - HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE WARNING OIL PRESSURE LOW - STOP ENGINE. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS ONLY COVERED BEFORE 120,000 MILES OR BY SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL SERVICE CHARGES AND TIMING OF ADDITIONAL OIL USED. TALKED WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER TO REIMBURSE FOR CHARGES INCURRED.

CHEVY PLACE WHERE I TAKE IT IN QUINCY FLORIDA SAID THEY CHECK IT QUOTE ? RIGHT! ) BUT HAD TO GOT AND PAID AT A MECHANICAL SHOP THAT CARE FOR THE SAFETY OF THERE CUSTOMER TO CHECK FOR ME AND THE SAID THIS NOT RIGHT PART FOR THIS SUV 2011 THAT WHY IT KEEP MAKING THEY NOISES AND DAMAGING THE SIDE OF MY BACK WINDOW CASE NOT THE RIGHT ARM FOR THE BACK WINDOW ARM PUTTING A MOTOR HIT HARD STRAIN. LET I SAID CHEVY IN QUINCY FLORIDA SAID THEY FIT BUT IT STILL DO IT

WHEN SEATING IN THE DRIVER SEAT TURN ON THE CAR MY AIR BAG WARREN COME ON EVEN WHEN I TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT IT COME ON AND I DID GET WARRANT CARD AND I CALL A CHEVY DEALER IN QUINCY FLA AND THEY SAID THEY DID IT STILL IT KEEP POPPING UP LET TALK ABOUT THAT OIL THAT I KEEP LOSING WITH IN 4WEEK BOUT THE OIL WHEN I GET A OIL CHARGE WHEN IN A 3 WEEK CHECKING MY CAGE AND CHECKING MY OIL STICK NOW I KNOW WHAT THE CAGE ON THE OIL STICK LEVEL SHOULD BE I HAVE A UNCLE THAT WORKS FOR CHEVROLET DEALER IN UPPER STATE THAT SHOW ME WHAT TO LOOK FOR NOW THIS DON'T MAKE SENSE SO

GM RECALL 11195A - POOR DRIVABILITY/ SAFETY/ EMISSIONS RECALL FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOIDS. MY 2.4L 2011 EQUINOX (APPROX. 47,000 AT PURCHASE 11/16 & 71,000 CURRENT) IS NOW AT DAYS CHEVROLET IN ACWORTH GA. DUE TO 1) SHUTTING OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, 2) STALLING AT IDLE (FWD & REV). I INITIALLY VISITED DAYS ON 12/22/17 TO START AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST RELATED TO 15285C, AS MY CAR PRESENTED WITH STALLING/HESITATION/SURGING AND LOSS OF 3 QTS OIL. AS OF TODAY (1/3/18), I RETURNED TO DAYS WHEN IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP'S DIAGNOSIS IS INTAKE & EXHAUST CAMSHAFT SOLENOID FAILURE. I SUSPECTED THIS BASED ON CODE P0010 RECORDED BY MY DIAGNOSTIC UNIT. SO I GOT A RENTAL, LEFT MY CAR FOR THE CAMSHAFT REPAIRS, AND RESEARCHED RECALLS. THE 2011 2.4L HAS MANY KNOWN ENGINE/POWERTRAIN/SAFETY ISSUES. LO AND BEHOLD, I FOUND THE RECALL ON THE CAMSHAFT DIAGNOSIS. IT READS EXACT TO WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING. MY NEXT STEP WAS CONTACTING DAYS TO ASK WHY I'M BEING CHARGED FOR A RECALLED REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF RECALL 11195A. MY SERVICE ADVISOR, ROB, LOOKED UP THE RECALL AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS IN FACT A RECALL FOR THE EXACT DIAGNOSIS, YET COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. HE ADVISED THAT THE CAR IS EXHIBITING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL IS ISSUED FOR AND THAT IT'S CLEARLY A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE, YET GM WILL NOT COVER MY REPAIR BECAUSE "THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED". I VERY MUCH BELIEVE THIS IS GM'S RESPONSIBILITY AND GM SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR AT NO COST BECAUSE IT'S A RESULT OF THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TONIGHT AND WAS TOLD THERE'S NOTHING GM CAN DO. I STRONGLY DISAGREE. GM CAN DO THE RIGHT THING. I REQUESTED A CASE BE OPENED AND WAS GIVEN #83734190593 AFTER PRESSING (PAUL) FOR ONE. IN THE END. GM WAS OF NO HELP AND MY VIN IS STILL IN LIMBO, SO I'M FILING MY COMPLAINT HERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. FRIENDLY CHEVROLET IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

GM 2.4 ECOTEC ENGINE PLUGGED PCV VALVE. VALVE WAS FOUND BY DEALER AS BEING FROZEN SHUT CAUSING THE CRANKCASE TO PRESSURIZE AND BLOW OUT THE READ CRANK SHAFT SEAL COSTING $1817 TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM FOR GM. OTHER MAKES AND MODELS OF A SEVERAL YEAR SPAN WITH THE ECOTEC 2.4 HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 TO COVER TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. GM IS REFUSING TO COVER THIS ENGINE BECAUSE IT WASN'T PART OF THE "SPECIAL RECALL" ISSUED MARCH 2015. IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL THE ECOTEC 2.4 ENGINES. HAD THIS VEHICLE BEEN ON A HIGHWAY OR HEAVY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OR SEIZED DUE TO LACK OF OIL. THIS ECOTEC ENGINE HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS RESULTING IN RECALLS. TIMING CHAINS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT TO PISTON RINGS WEARING AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST STARTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. AFTER A FRESH OIL CHANGE THE ENGINE PROMPTLY BLEW OUT OVER 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 15 MILES. HAD I NOT CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION START POINT THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVEN UNTIL THE ENGINE SEIZED UP MORE THAN LIKELY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT..... WHICH BRINGS ME TO ANOTHER POINT. DO I NEED TO CONTACT THE EPA OVER THE OIL LEAKS ON COUNTLESS GM VEHICLES? UNDER MY ESTIMATE THIS SINGLE GM VEHICLE DUMPED APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS OF SYNTHETIC OIL TO THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF GALLONS ARE BEING DUMPED DUE TO GM REFUSAL TO OWN UP TO THEIR BAD DESIGN? I UNDERSTAND THIS WEBSITE MAY BE TO DEAL WITH MORE SAFETY CONCERNS BUT GM INSISTED I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU..

THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS & RECALLS BY GM. IN 2017 I HAVE REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP X 2, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, TRANSMISSION, SVC TRACTION, ABS STABILITY TRACK, SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER, STRUT MOUNTS, LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, L & R REAR TRAIL ARM BUSHINGS, THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR IS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY AND I AM KEEPING RECORDS OF THIS AS THERE IS A RECALL/LAWSUIT PENDING ON THIS ISSUE CURRENTLY. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO MUCH OF THESE ITEMS WERE REPAIRED UNDER THAT EXCEPT LABOR AND TAXES WHICH STILL IS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS AND MONEY I SPENT ON A 6 YEAR OLD CAR. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY COULDN'T CARE LESS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED.

THE VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED SEVERAL ENGINE FAILURE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. SEVERAL SENSORS AND MODULE HAVE GONE OUT, COSTS OF OVER $1500.00 TO DATE. FAULTY ELECTRICAL PANEL FAILED TO INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON OIL, AND OVERHEATING. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND WITHIN A MONTH, THE OIL HAD DEPLETED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. NONE OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS SIGNALED AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING, THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE FROZE UP AND IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE MECHANIC SAID THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD TWO QUARTS OF OIL BUT WAS NOT SIGNALING ANY OIL PROBLEMS AND IT SHOULD HAVE. THE SENSORS AND ELECTRIC PANEL WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER NEVER DISCLOSED ANY RECALLS TO ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. THE MECHANIC IS GETTING THE HISTORY TOGETHER OF WORK PERFORMED. I WILL UPLOAD AS I GET THEM.