2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT BECAME EXTREMELY SICK AND LIGHTHEADED AND WAS CONCERNED A CRASH WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

14159 RECALL FOR SOME EQUINOX 2010 2.4L EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND FIRST REPAIR OF SAME ISSUE WAS DONE ON 2014 AND I HAD FOUR CHECK UP AND GM ADDED SOME MORE OIL THEN THEY FOUND SAME ISSUE AND I HAVE DOCUMENT THAT I DONT WANT THAT PISTONS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY REFUSED TO FOLLOW MY SUGGESTION SO FAR THIS PRESENT CAR STILL HAVE A EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION RIGHT NOW SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT REPAIR AND THEY REFUSED TO PROCCED UNDER THE EXPIRED WARRANTY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A LACK OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING WITH CODE P0017 CRANKSHAFT POSITION - CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION (BANK 1 SENSOR B). THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TWO MORE CODES CAME ON INCLUDING P0700 AND P182E (I HAVE ON OBD READER). AT THAT MOMENT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO GO INTO A NEUTRAL CONDITION. THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING @ 30 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. AT THAT POINT I COULD REV THE ENGINE BUT THEIR WAS NO FORWARD DRIVE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT IN AN OFF CONDITION FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, I WAS THE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AS THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPONENTS WHICH COULD CAUSE THIS ERROR CODE. THE DEALER THEN CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD APPARENTLY STRETCHED AND WAS CAUSING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO TRIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WAS VERY EXTENSIVE AND OF COURSE COSTLY AS THE MOTOR HAS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE ERROR CODE ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB-10052863-6133) PUBLISHED IN 2014 BY GENERAL MOTORS DETAILING A NEWER TIMING CHAIN KIT THAT WAS RELEASED TO ADDRESS THIS STRETCHING ISSUE. SEVERAL GENERAL MOTORS MODELS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BULLETIN AS THEY ALL UTILIZE THE SAME V6 3.0 LITER ENGINE AS WHAT IS IN MY EQUINOX. MY MAJOR GRIPE IS THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN SOONER, BEFORE THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. GENERAL MOTORS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH TIMING CHAIN FAILURES IN THEIR 4 CYLINDER 2.4 LITER ENGINES AND AN OFFICIAL RECALL WAS DONE FOR THAT ENGINE. I FEEL THIS SAME CONDITION IS NOW STARTED TO AFFECT THE V6 3.0 LITER AS WELL.

WHILE RAMPING ON TO A BUSY HIGHWAY IN MY 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX (67,000 MILES) ACCELERATING TOWARD 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED DECELERATING AND RPMS CLIMBED. THIS RESULTED IN ME BEING NEARLY REAR-ENDED AND I HAD TO QUICKLY GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REV IN GEAR AND NOT MOVE FORWARD. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT SEEMED AS IF IT HAD FUNCTION BACK. I PROCEEDED A FEW MILES FURTHER TO A PARKING LOT. AT THIS POINT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING WELL ENOUGH TO GO FURTHER. THIS IS WHEN WE CALLED A TOWING SERVICE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. ULTIMATELY, WE WERE TOLD THAT A PLATE HAD GONE OUT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS HAD ALSO DESTROYED SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE QUOTE FOR THESE REPAIRS WAS $4600.00. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 67,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AFTER REPORTING TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES EARLY IN OWNERSHIP AND OVER MULTIPLE VISITS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ODD SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION ON SHIFTS. WE REPORTED THESE ISSUES WAY BEFORE THE 100,000 MILES/5 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. INSTEAD OF FINDING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT IT COULD BE AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND TOLD US TO START COMING IN EVERY 1000 MILES FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A DELAY TACTIC TO MAKE SURE THAT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT HAVE TO COVER WARRANTY REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE, CONSIDERING THAT PRIOR MODELS OF THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION PLATES AND THE CHANCE FOR A DEADLY ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF MOMENTUM IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING.

I HAVE 72615 MILES ON MY CAR. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AT AAMCO SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF WAVE PLATE FAILURE. MY CAR HAS A 6T45E TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO HAVE THIS REPLACED WAS $3,414.43 AND IN HIS PROFESSIONAL OPINION THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DAY IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY.

WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CAR BEGAN TO MAINTAIN AN RPM LEVEL OF 5,000 AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH. GOT THE CAR HOME AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED 3 5 WAVE PLATE. WHEN TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. THE WAVE PLATE HAD BEGUN TO DETERIORATE AND METAL PARTICLES WERE FLOATING IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CAR HAD JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES ON IT BUT IT IS 6 YEARS OLD SO IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY. CHEVY OFFERED MINIMAL PRICE ASSISTANCE. THIS ISSUE WITH THE 3 5 WAVE PLATE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE ON 2008 AND 2009 MODELS AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED BY CHEVY. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RESOLVED FOR 2010 MODELS, BUT HERE WE ARE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WENT DIRECTLY TO CHEVY DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AS THE RUBBER SEAL INTO THE BREAK MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER AND FLUSH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AT A COST OF $1,210.92. I DISCOVERED THAT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAD LEAD TO RECALLS IN 2010 OF TOYOTA AVALONS AND HIGHLANDERS. ALSO NISSAN IN 2009 RECALLED SENTRAS FOR SAME REASON. MY CHEVY SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT MY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WAS THE SAME CAUSE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET HEADQUARTERS AND THEY REFUSE TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH ME AND REFUSE TO GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THIS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.CAN YOU HELP ME?WHY IS THERE NO GM RECALL ?

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN POURING RAIN AND THE I TURNED THE WIPERS TO GO FASTER AS THE RAIN CAME DOWN HARDER WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 40MPH ON THE FREEWAY. AT THIS TIME I HAD TO HURRY AND TRY TO GET TO A SAFE SPOT WHICH WAS HARD TO GET TO AS THE VISIBILITY WAS VERY HARD TO SEE.