2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND THERE IS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I GET REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE AS NEEDED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC TO DO A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD A BAD LEAK AND THAT IT WAS LEAKING ALL INSIDE THE AXLE ETC. THE TOTAL COST TO FIX IS 3,000 TO 4,000 BECAUSE I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS SMOOTHLY AND IT STARTED MAKING A WINDING SOUND. THE CAR WOULD BARELY PICK UP ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION I AM NOT GETTING THE AMOUNT OF POWER I SHOULD BE RECEIVING ONCE I PRESS ON THE GAS. I BELIEVE THE TIMING IS OFF AND I HAVE A CODE: P0013 ISSUE, ACTUATOR CIRCUIT, CAM SHAFT POSITION. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL TO THE 2011 MODEL FOR THE SAME REASONS AND I'M SURE MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES.

THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK IT OVER AND HE STATED THAT THE CAR ISN'T ALL THE WAY IN PARK EITHER BECAUSE THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE PUSHED IN WHILE THE CAR IS TURN OFF AND IN PARK.

THE ENGINE ON MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX "DIED" UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER ~67000 MILES. IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, SHORTLY AFTER I HAD EXITED I-95. IT RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER THAT REQUIRED ME TO SWERVE ONTO THE GRASS BESIDE THE ROAD TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR, AND NONE OF MY CHILDREN WERE PRESENT. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPORTED THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH RESULTED IN MULTIPLE REPORTED CASES OF 2012 EQUINOXES THAT HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. FORTUNATELY, THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY. IF IT HAD OCCURRED 15 MINUTES SOONER, I WOULD HAVE LOST POWER ON THE SCUDDER'S FALL BRIDGE OVER THE DELAWARE RIVER AND WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DANGER. WHEN ASKED WHETHER THE DAME WAS THE RESULT OF A MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE ENGINE, THE GM REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE NON-RESPONSIVE AND WOULD NOT COMMENT.

MY VEHICLE KEEPS RED LINING AT 6000 RPMS AND BANGS INTO GEAR..BEEN AT THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING'S WRONG BUT KEEP REPLACING PARTS...MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THEY WANNA CHARGE ME FOR A TRANSMISSION I HAVE EVERY RECORD SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE DAY 1...THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTIONS AND IT HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS OF IT ACTING UP

MY 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, EQUIPPED WITH A 2.4L ENGINE, IS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION LESS THAN 1,000 MILES PER QUART OF ENGINE OIL. I CONTINUE TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I CONSTANTLY HEAR AN AUDIBLE RATTLE OR KNOCK FROM MY ENGINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM DRIVING A DIESEL TRUCK. THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE OIL IS LOW AS TO NOT BURN OUT MY ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. THE CAR SLOWS DOWN TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MILES AN HOUR. AT THIS RATE, I COULD BE KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE. THE DEALER IS STATING I CAN CONTINUE TO ADD OIL OR REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR 7,000. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR SINCE ITS PURCHASE AND ONLY WENT TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NO WAY I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND GM SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM AND NOT ALLOWING ITS CONSUMERS TO CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN THEY ARE ACUTELY AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAD TO GO ONLINE AND RESEARCH THIS INFORMATION MYSELF. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT SUCH AN ISSUE EXISTED BY GM OR THE GM DEALERSHIP. WHY HAS THE NHTSA NOT FORCING GM TO ISSUE A RECALL IN THIS MATTER? WHEN I LOOK BACK AT MY RECEIPTS, I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE 2016 AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF AN ISSUE WITH THIS SUV. I HAVE BEEN PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR ISSUES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

CAR CONSTANTLY GOES THROUGH OIL, AND TODAY STARTED STALLING WHEN I STOP OR START TO ACCELERATE.

I PURCHASED A 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX IN DECEMBER 2016 EVERY 4 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THEY HAVE COMPLETED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ..REPLACE THINGS AND ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I TOLD THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE HOW I SMELLED GAS AND FUMES AND SHE STATED THERE WERE NO KNOWN RECALLS OR DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PAID FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS AT THE DEALER. AS OF NOW 6/6/18 VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS REGARDING THE ENGINE STALLING. LIGHT ON FUMES . I AM TERRIFIED THAT I WILL NOT BE CAPABLE OF TAKING OFF OR ACCELERATING WHEN NECESSAY. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET BE CAUSE THE INITIALLY SENT ME INFORMATION REGARDING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS AND FUMES. THEY NOW HAVE SAID THE REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE LETTER THEY SENT IN CITY LIMITS CAR STALLS AND STOP SIGN DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE OFF ON HWY OR IN CITY LIMITS FUMES ARE EXCRETED WHEN VEHICLE COMES ON AND DURING DRIVE CONSUME OILS FREQUENTLY CUTS OFF WILL NOT ACCELERATE ON HWY WHEN TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE. .STALLS..

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING ANY TIME I SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, COME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR SLOW DOWN. MY MECHANIC SAYS ITS A PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX THEY SAY ITS AN ON GOING ISSUE THAT THEY SEE. I ALSO HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY WEEK OR SO BECAUSE IT BECOMES EXTREMELY LOW EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS I HAVE OIL ON MY DASH GAUGES.I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP MY OIL CHANGES, VERY ROUGH SOUNDING . VERY LOW MILES UNDER 35,000.NOT SURE WHY THIS IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. NOT SAFE TO BE STALLING ALL THE TIME.EVERYONE KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WHY IS IT NOT BEING ADDRESSED

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WEARING DOWN THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. MY TIMING CHAIN GUIDE BROKE DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL IN THE VEHICLE. MY CHEVY EQUINOX WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 2,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT ALSO STALLS OUT.