2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,500.

IN JANUARY 2017, EXPERIENCED STALLING AND SMELL OF FUEL/OIL THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD REAR OIL SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CHARGED 1500 DOLLARS. ON APRIL 12TH, 2017 DURING ROUTINE REPAIRS FOR BRAKES, WAS TOLD OIL LEAKING AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS LEAKING FROM A DIFFERENT AREA BUT IT IS RELATED TO THE REAR OIL SEAL LEAK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE KNOWN GASKET AND SEAL ISSUES LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE BUT GM/CHEVY HAS NOT RECALLED. THEY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN MARCH 2015 #14882 BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BULLETIN EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE INCLUDED. GM AND CHEVY NOT WILLING TO HELP ME AND I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE.

ON APRIL, 13 2017, MY WIFE WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND SHUT DOWN NEARLY CAUSING HER TO BE RUN OVER BY A SEMI-TRACTOR BEHIND HER. BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED, I HAD IT TOWED TO MY USUAL MECHANIC. HIS DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT HAD A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WHICH TORE UP THE UPPER END OF THE MOTOR. IN HIS EXPERIENCE SUCH DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF OIL ISSUES. THIS CAME AS A GREAT SHOCK TO MEASURE I REGULARLY CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND BEGAN TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MOTOR. I WOULD HAVE TO ADD FROM 1-3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES BUT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BULLETINS OR RECALLS I WAS TOLD I WOULD JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. SO I GUESS I NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE TO DIE IN TRAFFIC OR PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES NOTICE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY MOTOR (OVER $5000) AND GM KNOWS THESE PROBLEMS EXIST. IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, GM EXPECTS ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY AT MY EXPENSE SO THEY CAN CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS. IF THE DIAGNOSIS IS CONFIRMED, THEN I'LL HAVE TO TOW IT BACK TO MY GUY SO HE CAN FIX IT. ANOTHER $200 BUCKS. ONCE AGAIN, DOESN'T ANYONE MONITOR THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS STUFF? PEOPLE GET SO FRUSTRATED WHEN DEALING WITH LARGE CORPORATIONS, THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH INDEPENDENT SOURCES. AND GM SURELY WON'T INCUR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES WITHOUT GOVERNMENT SCRUTINY. WE'VE LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY. I JUST WANT THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. ADMIT IT WAS A PROBLEM-PLAGUED MOTOR AND FIX IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

CAR IDLES ROUGH WHEN STOPPED JERKS DURING ACCELERATION THEN STALLS THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON.

GOES THROUGH 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHAGES WHICH ARE DONE EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES. OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN YOU ARE 3 QUARTS LOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME LOOSE AND FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERMANENTLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON.. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. I AM DRIVING A RENTAL. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THIS COMPANY. I HAVE BEEN READING THE COMPLAINTS. WHY HAVE THIS SUV NOT BEEN RECALLED. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY DO THIS?

WHILE TOWING 4 WHEELS DOWN BEHIND MOTOR HOME...TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON I-75 IN TENNESSEE WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE TENNESSEE GEORGIA BORDER I HIT A VERY ROUGH PATCH OF THE INTERSTATE GOING 64 MPH. MY 2012 4 CYLINDER CHEVROLET EQUINOX STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE MY MOTORHOME, WHEN I GLANCED AT MY REARVIEW MONITOR THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE CAR WAS WHIPPING BACK AND FORTH. FORCING ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE OUTSIDE BERM, THIS WAS AROUND 3:00 AM THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, SO I WAS LUCKY. WHEN MY SPEED DROPPED TO 5 TO 10 MPH IT STOPPED AND IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER SOME THOUGHT THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED AND AROUND THE PART OF I-75 NORTH BOUND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO.

DRIVING MY CAR HOME, STARTED LOSING POWER. PULLED OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. FOUND OUT MY TIMING CHAIN WENT AND RUINED MY ENGINE. I HAVE 75000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE OIL CHANGES IN IT REGULARLY.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A RAIN STORM MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE NEXT EXIT AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP SO I COULD CLEARLY SEE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS SOME KIND OF RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INVOLVE MY VIN NUMBER. CAR HAS 90,000 MILES.