2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ACCELERATING ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. AS I WAS MERGING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STARTED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, STARTED SLOWING, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER, WHERE A QUICK DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS ENGINE HAS HAD 2 WARRANTY REPAIRS RELATED TO OIL ISSUES (8/2011 AND 8/2014). IN BOTH CASES THE TIMING CHAINS, TENSIONER, GASKETS AND SEALS, ETC. WERE REPLACED. ALSO, IN 2014 THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE OIL LIFE MONITOR. THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER IN SEPTEMBER, 2014 REGARDING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL USE DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR CAUSED BY THE PREVIOUS ISSUES. THIS CONDITION WAS TO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. I BLAME THE ENGINE FAILURE AS AN EXTENSION OF THESE OIL RELATED ISSUES, WHILE CHEVY SAYS 'NO".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 05/06/16*LJ UPDATED 05/16/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,107.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING ACTUATOR ROD FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST FUNCTION AND VEHICLE AIR VENT FUNCTION TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ *JS

ENGINE SPUTTERS AND IS VERY NOISY WHEN AT IDLE. ALSO, IT CONSUMES OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE.

AT 45,000 MILES THE VEHICLE SUFFERED FROM EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE ENGINE BECAME VERY LOUD. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A NEW ONE. NOW AT 100,000 MILES IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OUR WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT SO THEY SAID WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED VERY WELL, I HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND GM THEMSELVES TOLD US THEY KNEW ABOUT IT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. THEY EXTENDED SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON MANY OF THE EQUINOXES TO 10 YRS/100K MI, BUT NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE OUR VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO CHECK OUR ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER SEPARATE FROM OUR VIN TO VERIFY THAT IT IS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. GM NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM EXTENDS FARTHER THAN THEY THOUGHT, WHICH IS EASILY SEEN BY SEARCHING ONLINE AND LOOKING AT CASES LIKE OURS. GM NEGLECTED TO PROPERLY FIX OUR ISSUE THE FIRST TIME AND THIS IS POTENTIALLY A MAJOR HAZARD FOR MANY PEOPLE, THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY EXTEND COVERAGE ON ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED. THE ENGINE BURNED 60% OF THE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, IT CLATTERS AND SOON WILL STOP WORKING.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPT. 2014. IT WAS USED. WHEN I TOOK IT FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY OF OIL. I CHECKED IT AGAIN MYSELF AWHILE LATER AND IT WAS DRY AGAIN. I CONTINUED TO CHECK IT AND IT LOSES OIL FAST. IT'S NOT LEAKING AND IT'S DOESN'T SEEM TO BE BURNING IT UP. WHEN I GOOGLE OIL LOSS EQUINOX 2010 I FOULD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE SAYING THE ONLY SOLUTION IS A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE FINALLY CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY MAY NOT COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY.

35R WAVE TORQUE CONVERTOR/TRANSMISSION - DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NO SPEED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR AND HAD TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND GLIDE IT TO THE SHOULDER LANE. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR QUITE A WHILE WITH THE WAVE PLAT TORQUE CONVERTOR AND TRANSMISSION AND HAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS VERY PRISTINE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I AM ACTIVE DUTY AND I DO NOT WANT OTHER LIVES TO BE IN DANGER. THERE ARE MANY POSTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE DUPLICATING MY ISSUE EXACTLY THE SAME AND GM HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.