2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE PISTON RING, WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTIFICATION FOR THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

SITTING AT RED LIGHT, IDLING BECAME A LITTLE ROUGH, WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN I TRIED TO GO AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT DID IT AGAIN; TOOK 3 TIMES BEFORE IT CRANKED AND STAYED CRANKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME NOW ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AT RED LIGHT AND STOP SIGN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, THAT IT MAY NOT RESTART OR THAT I MAY BE IN TRAFFIC AND END UP GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. ONCE THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING, SHE HAD TO STOP FIVE TIMES DUE TO THE WIPER FAILURE BEFORE DRIVING TO A DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,697. UPDATED 08/09/17*LJ *CN

BROKEN TIMING CHAIN AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THAT THEY DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR TIMING CHAINS FOR 2012 EQUINOX'S, HOWEVER MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS SPECIFIC RECALL, SO THEY WOULD NOT BE COVERING IT. WHEN THIS CHAIN BROKE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AND ULTIMATELY STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE RATTLED AND MADE A HOST OF NOISES, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO QUARTS OF OIL WERE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, BUT IT PREMATURELY DISSIPATED BEFORE THE INTENDED MILEAGE MARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. .....CAR DIES, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT, ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAR MOVES WITH SHUDDER. I AM BEING TOLD IT IS NOT A SENSOR BUT SOMETHING IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. FEARFUL CAR WILL DIE IN TRAFFIC AND CREATE ACCIDENT OR LEAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER STRANDED. OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS PER INTERNET SITES/SEARCHES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED FOR THE STABILITY AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATORS ILLUMINATING THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT OF WATER LEAKING IN THE AREA NEAR THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE LEAKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A MILDEW ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED REFERENCE NUMBER: 8-2934661496. THE CONTACT INQUIRED AS TO WHY A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NHTSA ISSUES RECALLS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,886. UPDATED 07/11/17*LJ *AS

TIMING CHAIN FAILURES AT A RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, BETWEEN 50000 TO 60000 MILES WHICH IS UNHEARD OF , IT MAKES THE VEHICLE STALL , OURS DID IN THE BUSIEST PART OF WICHITA FALL TX . WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS , AND IM BEING TOLD THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE VEHICLES , TIMING CHAINS SHOULD LAST A WHOLE LOT LONGER THAN THAT AND ITS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED , IVE ASKED CHEVORLET IF THE NEW PARTS ARE AN UPGRADE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER SO IM PROBABLY GOING TO GET RID OF THE CAR WHICH WE LOVE EXCEPT FOR THAT ISSUE.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE. MY CRUISE WAS SET AT 57 MPH AND I DID NOT APPLY BRAKES. BECAUSE CRUISE WAS SET, I HIT ONCE, BOUNCED BACK AND HIT AGAIN. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME BUT NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.