2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ENGINE CONTINUED DYING OUT. GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND TOOK SIDE STREETS HOME TO A MECHANIC WHO SHOWED NO OIL IN ENGINE. OIL LIFE STILL READ 40%. DEALERSHIPS KNOW ABOUT AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH THESE 2.4 ENGINES AND ONLY TOLD DEALERSHIPS TO REPAIR AFTER AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IS PERFORMED. GM NEVER ISSUED A NOTICE TO CONSUMERS ONLY DEALERSHIPS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN BEFORE THE LETTER WAS SENT TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND NOW THAT WERE OUT OF THE "SPECIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE" WE NEED TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. THERE ARE COUNTLESS CASES OF THESE ENGINE ISSUES ONLINE, AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN STARTED. CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED WHEN THEIR ENGINE BLOWS WHILE DRIVING. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL UNLESS TOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DO IT. THIS AFFECTS 2010 THRU 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES.

MY TRUCK CONSUMES OIL EVERY WEEK, DEPENDING ON IF I DID HIGHWAY DRIVING OR NOT. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND THEY STATED EVERY THING WAS OK, BUT ITS NOT. I PUT OIL IN THIS TRUCK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TRUCK ON THE ROAD BUT CANT NOT DUE IT USING EXCESSIVE OIL. I FEEL THAT TIM LALLY IS PLAYING GAMES. THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM BUT WONT FIX IT.

2012 EQUINOX, DRIVING AND ENGINE RUMBLED BEFORE LOSING POWER. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, AND ENGINE FAILED. BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP (~96400 MILES) AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FAILED CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE VALVE. FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. IF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR BUSY INTERSECTION, COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL ASIDE SAFELY. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE COMPLAINT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE AND THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, THEIR REASONING IS THAT THEY CANNOT PERFORM THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE LAB SERVICE INDICATED THAT THE OIL WAS LOW.

THE BATTERY JUST DIED BUT THE SCARY PART WAS THAT THE DOOR DIDNT OPEN, NEITHER THE WINDOWS. I WAS LOCKED INSIDE MY CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, ALSO THE KEY SWITCH DID NOT WORK, THE IGNITION KEY DID NOT COOPERATE IN RELEASING THE KEY.

WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME SINCE WE GOT THE CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER. WE WILL BE REPLACING IT AGAIN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS FROM THE LAST TIME WE REPLACED THIS PART. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME VERY COSTLY AND VERY UNSAFE FOR MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON. MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK IN THE BAD ICE STORM IN MICHIGAN ON 04/15/2018 AND THE WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKE FOR THE 4TH TIME. VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM ASAP. I AM TIRED OF REPLACING THIS PART EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017 I PURCHASED A USED 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 52753 MILES ON. IT APPEARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AT 54502 MILES THE CHANGE ENGINE OIL MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER STICKER IN THE WINDOW IT WAS NOT DUE UNTIL 57620. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL IT WAS BONE DRY. THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. I HAD TO PUT IN ALMOST 3 QUARTS. I CALLED THE LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN MODEL YEAR GMC VEHICLES. " EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES" IS THE TERM HE USED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED AND CONTINUE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR THE 2010- 2017 CHEVY EQUINOX. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AS GM CLEARLY HAS NO INTENTION OF DOING THE RIGHT THING AND TAKING CARE OF THIS ON THEIR OWN.

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR WIPER TRANSMISSION CORROSION WHICH COULD CAUSE THE WIPERS TO FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RECALL IN CANADA ONLY IS FOR YEARS 2010-2017 (25300-03: SAFETY RECALL ' FRONT WIPER TRANSMISSION CORROSION FAILURE (CANADA ONLY) ' 2010-2017 CHEVROLET EQUINOX & GMC TERRAIN). THERE IS ALSO ONE IN THE US BUT IT DOES NOT COVER 2012, THE YEAR OF MY EQUINOX (25302-01: SAFETY RECALL ' FRONT WIPER TRANSMISSION CORROSION FAILURE (USA ONLY) ' 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX & GMC TERRAIN). MY WIPERS RECENTLY FAILED DUE TO THIS VERY ISSUE ON 4/2/2018 AND THE US RECALL SHOULD EXPAND TO COVER THE SAME YEARS AS THE CANADIAN RECALL. THE CAR WAS THANKFULLY IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH PA STATE INSPECTION AND THE WIPERS FAILED DURING A TEST DRIVE.

2012 CHEVY EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SMELLED HOT, STALLED, AND MADE A BANGING NOISE. IT BEGAN CHUGGING AND DIED. THE PCV WAS CLEANED AND THE MAIN BEARING OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED. *JS

THE CAR HAS ONLY 82,000 MILES AND THE TIMING CHAIN IS SHOT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE EQUINOX CAUSED BY BAD VALVE RINGS WHICH GM ADMITS TO BUT WON'T FIX RINGS WITHOUT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST OF 3,000 MILES. I'VE ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL SINCE THE LAST OIL CHANGE (ONLY 2,000 MILES AGO). THERE IS NO OIL LEAK. THE DEALER (ATLANTIC CHEVROLET, BAYSHORE, NY) HAS HAD MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS BUT WON'T REPAIR THE TIMING CHAIN WITHOUT A GO AHEAD FROM GM WHICH THEY SAY WILL REQUIRE 2 MORE DAYS! THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX RINGS AND TIMING CHAINS WITHOUT MAKING CUSTOMERS JUMP THROUGH SO MANY HOOPS.

RUBBING SOUND IN FRONT END WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEED. DEALER DIAGNOSE IT AS LOW SPEED SHUDDER AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE THAT WILL LAST. VERY ANNOYING SOUND AND I AM VERY UNCONFORTABLE DRIVING WITH THIS.