2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE SIDE TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER AND THE INFANT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES AND BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AUDIBLE TONE VOLUME FOR SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED, DOOR AJAR, KEY LEFT IN IGNITION, TURN INDICATOR, ETC INTERMITTENTLY REDUCES TO A LEVEL THAT MAY BE BARELY BE HEARD. NEXT TIME IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RESTORED RESTORED TO NORMAL. PROBLEM IS RANDOM, SOMETIMES LASTING FOR ENTIRE TRIP BUT IS NORMAL ON NEXT TRIP. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM LISTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET AUTOMOBILE PROBLEM SITES BUT NOT ON YOUR SITE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, BUT CAN STILL HEAR WIPER MOTOR. AFTER 10 MINUTES I FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. TOO MANY PROBLEM ON GM VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BURDENED UPON THE OWNERS. ELECTRICAL, POWERTRAIN, WIPERS, TRANSMISSIONS, ETC... I HAVE HAD TO LAY OUT OVER $5000 IN THE PAST 3 YEARS ALONE DUE TO VERY POOR QUALITY AND DESIGN OF GM TRANSMISSIONS ON ONE CHEVROLET AND OVER 130 HOURS OF DIAGNOSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON ANOTHER CHEVROLET. I HAVE OWNED 17 CHEVROLETS AND PONTIACS OVER THE PAST 47 YEARS (1963 -2010) AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THEM LIKE THIS UNTIL THE LAST 13 YEARS. NO WONDER GM KILLED OF OLDSMOBILE AND PONTIAC (BAD MISTAKE). IF GM CARED FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT THEY PRODUCED THEY WOULD NOT HAVE LOST SO MUCH BUSINESS TO FORD AND TOYOTA .

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I READ ENDED HIM GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. I EXITED THE CAR AND BEGAN SPEAKING WITH THE OTHER DRIVER WHEN WE HEARD A POP IN MY CAR. SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY MY CAR ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. I INJURED MY KNEE AND SHOULDER IN THE INCIDENT.

WE WERE DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT, CAME OUT OF CONSTRUCTION ONTO UPHILL PART OF HIGHWAY. I WAS ACCELERATING AND HEARD A "POP".THOUGHT A TIRE BLEW, SAW WHITE SMOKE ON THE SIDES OF THE CAR AND PULLED OVER. MY BOYFRIEND GOT OUT IMMEDIATELY TO LOOK FOR A BLOWN TIRE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND BLACK SMOKE BEGAN POURING INTO THE CAR. I KNEW THERE WAS NOT A BLOWN TIRE AND YELLED FOR BOYFRIEND TO HELP GET OUR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR. OPENED THE BACK DOOR AND COULDN'T SEE THE KIDS DUE TO ALL OF THE BLACK SMOKE AND ENTIRE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE WITHIN SECONDS. I GOT THE KIDS TO SAFETY AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO BLOW UP THREE SEPARATE TIMES IN WELL UNDER 10 MINUTES. THE MAN DRIVING BEHIND US HELPED AND STATED TO ME THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE CAR WHILE HE DROVE BEHIND US PRIOR TO THE "POP" WE HEARD. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS, NO POLICE REPORT DESPITE HIGHWAY BEING SHUT DOWN FOR A HOUR AND DETECTIVES SHOWING UP LATER. INSURANCE COMPANY WASN'T GOING TO INVESTIGATE, I GOT GM INVOLVED AND NOW THEY MIGHT. WAS GIVEN A CASE # BY GM, CALLED TWICE, NO RESPONSE BACK FOR 6 DAYS. I WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF THIS. 5 YEAR OLD PERFECTLY MAINTAINED CARS WITH NO WARNING SHOULD NOT CATCH FIRE AND BLOW UP. I SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT A MAN IN CONNECTICUT WITH A SIMILAR INCIDENT AND HIS WAS RELATED TO A REGIONAL RECALL THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THAT STATE. I LIVE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND QUESTION IF THIS COULD BE ASSOCIATED. THE CAR COULD HAVE KILLED OUR CHILDREN AND HARMED INNOCENT PEOPLE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE GOOD PEOPLE HELP US AND REACT SO QUICKLY. THE STATE POLICE OFFICER HAD US LEAVE IMMEDIATELY TO CATCH OUR FLIGHT AND TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO AND THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE NAMES OF TWO MEN THAT HELPED DUE TO SHOCK AND BELIEF THAT THERE WOULD BE A POLICE REPORT.

INCIDENT OCCURRED: JUNE 30, 2015 A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO COME INTO THE LEFT LANE. I HAD CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. THE TRUCK CAME OVER ADMITTEDLY AT A SPEED THAT WAS GOING SLOWER THAN THE RATE OF SPEED I HAD ON MY CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE, I FELT AS THOUGH MY CAR WAS NOT DECELERATING ENOUGH BASED ON THE PRESSURE I WAS APPLYING TO THE BRAKE. I QUICK CHECKED MY SIDE MIRROR- I WAS UNABLE TO GO AROUND THE DRIVER BECAUSE A CAR WAS NEXT TO ME AND I CHECKED MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO ENSURE I WAS NOT GOING TO BE REAR-ENDED AS WELL- KNOWING I WAS TOO CLOSE AND GOING TO COLLIDE WITH THE TRUCK DRIVER AT THIS POINT. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE AS I COULD TO THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE BUT UNFORTUNATELY STILL COLLIDED WITH THE DRIVER. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY- DESPITE THIS, IT ALLOWED ME TO SEE MY MIRRORS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT SO THAT I COULD SAFELY COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE PA TURNPIKE WITHOUT DISRUPTING TRAFFIC. MY 2 CONCERNS: WAS BRAKING FAULTY WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED? ALSO- MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THE FOLLOWING: 1. I START MY CAR, AND IT WILL REV LIKE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. 2. IF I AM AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN MY ENGINE WILL SHAKE AND ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE, BUT IT DOESN'T. 2. WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF, IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN FOR 1-2 MORE SECONDS BEFORE COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT THE FUEL IS LEAKING INTO THE CRANK CASE. I HAVE TO HAVE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY I AM OVER THE WARRANTY. ALL OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, IT COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION, OR FIRE, AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATES FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 09/10/15*JB

ON JUNE 21, 2015 WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, I STOPPED BEHIND A VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, MY VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT. THE MOTOR REVVED UP INSTEAD. I HAD A VEHICLE COME UP BEHIND ME AND THANKFULLY THEY WERE ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE OTHER LANE AN GO AROUND ME, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT. I MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. HAD IT HAULED TO THE DEALER. TODAY I'M TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND THE TIMING CHAIN ARE ALL BAD AND TO REPLACE WILL BE $5500. I JUST REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN NOV OF 2014 AT A COST TO ME OF $800. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $1500 TO FIX, SO I HAD IT FIXED AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP. THEN I FIND OUT WHILE BROWSING AROUND MY ONSTAR ACCOUNT THAT THERE ARE 2 EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. WHY DIDN'T THE DEALER KNOW THAT? NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN BECAUSE I'M 188 MILES PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP TO GET A QUOTE FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPAIRED 2 OF THE SAME VEHICLE LAST WEEK AND CANNOT GET A GM TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER BECAUSE GM KNOWS THEY ARE FAULTY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. GM SHOULD HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM VEHICLE.