2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 8/31/15*CN UPDATED 9/22/2017*CN

TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION AND MADE THE CAR GO INTO LOW POWER MODE, HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY, RESTART IT MANY TIME TO GO AGAIN. *TR

GM DID A RECALL ON THE RINGS AND PISTONS OF MY CAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT IT WAS USING TOO MUCH OIL. THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, TO KEEP ADDING OIL AND THAT THE CAR "JUST USES OIL." NOW AT 98,000 MILES LATER THEY DO A RECALL AND SAY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE RINGS AND PISTONS, WHICH IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS USING 1 - 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. COMMON SENSE AND MECHANICS TELL ME THAT IF A VEHICLE IS USING THAT MUCH OIL WHERE IS ALL THE EXHAUST AND EMISSIONS GOING, IT IS GOING THROUGH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SINCE I AM USING THREE TO FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT SHOULD BE USED, THEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS WORKING HARDER. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND AFTER HAVING IT TESTED, GM HAS INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE IT IS CLOGGED UP. IT MAKES SINCE THAT IT WOULD BE CLOGGED UP SINCE I AM BURNING THIS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL DUE TO THE FAULTY RINGS AND PISTONS THAT GM HAS ALREADY AGREED WAS WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW, THEY ARE WANTING TO CHARGE ME $1100.00 FOR A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED DURING THE RECALL. THEY TELL ME MY CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES AND THEIR WARRANTY COVERS THE CONVERTER FOR 80,000 MILES. I UNDERSTAND I AM OVER THIS MARK AND ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT I BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THEIR ATTENTION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE THE 80,000 MILE MARK. I SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $1100.00 TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SINCE THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM THE RINGS AND PISTONS. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE WHETHER A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. SHORTLY AFTER, A MESSAGE READING "SERVICE STABILI TRAK" APPEARED. THEN, ANOTHER MESSAGE APPEARED "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". MY CAR STARTED SHAKING FIERCELY AND I COULD NOT GO ABOVE 30MPH. I FELT LIKE I WAS SITTING ON A TICKING TIME BOMB. THEN, THE CAR SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR. IT SEEMED FINE BUT MINUTES LATER THE SAME THINGS HAPPENED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS. I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING CODES: U0100 (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE), P0324 (KNOCK CONTROL SYSTEM), & P2135 (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR). I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO KEPT MY VEHICLE 5 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE, AND RETURNED MY VEHICLE TO ME. THEY SAID THEY COMPLETED A RESET ON THE VEHICLE & THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED. HOWEVER, ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP (10 MINUTES OF DRIVE TIME) THE VEHICLE DID THE EXACT SAME THING WITH THE MESSAGES AND SHUT OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP!! I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY BEFORE IT SHUT OFF AND WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED FROM A VEHICLE BEHIND. AS AN EXTREMELY PREGNANT WOMAN (WHO'S DUE ANY DAY), I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF OR MY UNBORN CHILD IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS SUCH HIGH SAFETY RATINGS. PLEASE HAVE THESE ISSUES RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE TRULY GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TO EAT LUNCH AS WITH ANY OTHER DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE AND AN EXCLAMATION MARK. I'VE DONE A TON OF RESEARCH AND HAVE SEEN THIS SHOW UP AS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY GM MODELS. I FOUND THE GM TSB 11273 THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT CONDITION WE ARE HAVING. WANT TO KNOW THE PROBLEM? MY WIFE'S 2010 EQUINOX ISN'T LISTED IN THE TSB!!! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS AT ALL. I'VE CALLED GM TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION AND THEY WILL HEAR NOTHING OF IT AND ARE TELLING ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME HOW THEY ADMIT FAULT AND PICK OF THE COST OF THE EXACT SAME REPAIR ON OTHER GM MODELS BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE HAVING THIS ISSUE AT A HIGH SPEED, LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS ONLY DRIVING IN TOWN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 55,000 MILES ON IT AND GM IS TELLING ME THE 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOESN'T EVEN COVER THIS! HOW MUCH SENSE DOES THAT MAKE? THE POWERTRAIN IS THE MEAT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CANNOT BE UTILIZED IF THE THROTTLE BODY IS ACTING UP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS KICKED INTO REDUCED POWER MODE! VERY FRUSTRATED WITH GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IN NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSED AS VARIABLE CAM SHAFT SOLENOIDS. SECOND OF THREE VEHICLES WE OWN THAT HAVE THIS ENGINE, THIS HAPPENED WITHIN ONE WEEK. SAME ENGINE, DIFFERENT VEHICLES, DIFFERENT DRIVERS. *TR

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE REGARDING ELECTRICAL, AUDIO, AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON AND NOW ENGINE OIL. THE ENGINE OIL WAS JUST DETECTED AT 80,000 MILES HOWEVER I HAVE COMPLAINED THAT MY CAR DOES NOT RUN RIGHT SINCE THE BEGINNING. THEY CLAIM THAT THE ENGINE IS BURNING OFF THE OIL HOWEVER I AM VERY GOOD AT GETTING MY OIL CHANGES AROUND 3000 MILES AND WHERE IS THE OIL GOING? ITS NOT IN MY GARAGE OR ON THE ENGINE? I HAVE HAD MY CAR COMPLETELY GO BLANK ON THE DASH NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ETC. I HAVE FILLED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY TO NO AVAIL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NOW MY ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR MAYBE JUST HE PISTONS? AT 80,000 MILES? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I OWNED IT FROM SEPT 2009! I THINK CHEVY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT! DISAPPOINTED. JUST FOR THE RECORD I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN CALIFORNIA. *JS

I HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD, ON AND OFF BY TIME. *JS

STARTED MY CAR ON A NORMAL DAY AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A MOTOR BOAT, AND WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEAT THE ENTIRE CAR SMELLED LIKE GAS!!!!! *JS