2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

I WAS GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN AND MY WIPERS WENT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND STOPPED WORKING, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THAT I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. IT WAS DARK OUT IN POURING RAIN WITH SEMI TRUCKS ALL AROUND ME. THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, SO MY CAR IS STILL WAITING FOR REPAIR.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, STALLING, REDUCED POWER ENGINE LIGHT CONTATLY COMING ON.

EVERY TIME I STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN MY CAR WILL START IDLING REALLY BAD AND WILL COME UP WITH THE CODE ENGINE STABILITY. IF I DO NOT PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THE CAR WILL STALL. IT DOES HAVE 131000 MILES ON IT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD TWICE AND THE TIMING BELTS, UPSTREAM 02 SENSOR AND HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT THREE TIMES. EVERY TIME HE HAS REPLACES SOME DIFFERENT SENSORS AND FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS MY CAR WILL RUN THEN IT WILL PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE AND I HAVE TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP BUT EVEN IN NEUTRAL IT WILL STILL IDLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAWKS CHEVROLET IN BEESVILE, ILLINOIS WHERE THE TRANS-MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN RELATION TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN COMING OFF IDLE CONDITIONS, STALLS WHEN I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, , OIL CONSUMPTION, DRIVES ROUGH

ON MAY 21, 2017 WHILE DRIVING STRAING DOWN I-94 AT 70MPH IN DOWNPOUR THE BUSHING ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION GAVE WAY, CAUSING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION (WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS FLEW OFF TO THE SIDE OF MY CAR, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN MOVEMENT). MY VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED REQUIRING ME TO CAREFULLY NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD (HUSBAND & 2 SMALL CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS). I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED TO SAFELY DRIVE. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING IT WITH A BUSHING FROM AUTOZONE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE REPLACEMENT BUSHING ALSO GAVE WAY & ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2017 THE EVENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON M-106. AGAIN, I HAD TO PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO CLEAR. WE HAD SERVICE REPAIR DONE AT NORM'S AUTOMOTIVE IN SOUTH LYON WHERE HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY ($400 IN REPAIRS). THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE IN CANADA, INCLUDING ONTARIO, WITH A WORK AROUND THAT ENTAILS PLUGGING A DRAIN HOLE & DRILLING A NEW DRAIN HOLE ABOVE THE CURRENT LOCATION TO PREVENT INCLEMENT WHETHER FROM CORRODING THE BUSHING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT "STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT" IN MICHIGAN.

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING INTO DRIVE, THE ELECTRONICS OF THE CAR SHUT OFF (THE RADIO, AIR CONDITION, SCREEN, POWER STEERING, ETC) AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RE-STARTED; HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED TO INFORM THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING INTO THE FUEL OIL CRANKCASE (WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2010 AND 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE HAULING THE VEHICLE WITH A ROAD MASTER ALL TERRAIN TOW BAR, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WOBBLED AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD THE ROAD MASTER ALL TERRAIN TOW BAR INSPECTED AT AN UNKNOWN AUTHORIZED ROAD MASTER LOCATION AND THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS ALSO ALIGNED AT AN UNKNOWN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TOW BAR WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE WOBBLING WAS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS A FOUR CYLINDER AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO BE UNSTABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE WERE FRACTURED AND HAD HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TURNER BUICK GMC, 612 E MAIN ST, NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $9,600. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 866-790-5600 AND STATED THAT GMC REFUSED TO COVER THE EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,559.

OIL CONSUMPTION TEST SHOWED MOTOR USING OIL BEFORE 1000 MILES.I HAD PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL WARRANTY BUT IT ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN ON.I HAVE LOOKED OVER OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THESE CARS AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE GAS CAP TWICE ON THE CAR SO THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY OFF