2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DIGITAL DISPLAY WAS FLASHING "ENGINE POWER LIMITED" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK". ENGINE BEGAN SHUDDERING AND THE QUICKLY CAR SLOWED TO 35MPH ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT EXCEED THAT SPEED. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED CAR OFF FOR 2 MINUTES AND RESTARTED. PULLED AWAY AND IN LESS THAN 2 MILES THE SAME OCCURRED. I DISABLED THE STABILITRAK AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 10 MILES TO MY DESTINATION. CAR SAT FOR 8 HOURS. STARTED THE CAR AND IN LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ENGINE SHUDDERING AND "ENGINE POWER LIMITED" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK". *TR

WHILE CHANGING LANES DURING AN ICE STORM, THE VEHICLE'S BACK END LET LOSE AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND SLIDE INTO THE MEDIA AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PROJECTED INTO THE GUARDRAIL HEAD ON. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED NOR DID ANY OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. *TR

THIS CAR HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND I HAVE HAD ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS EXPERIENCED THE CAR STALLING, OR NEAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING IDLING IN TRAFFIC AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BOTH OF WHICH TOLD ME I HARDLY HAD ANY OIL IN THE ENGINE WHEN CHECKED. (I CHANGE MY OIL AS RECOMMENDED MY CAR IS MAINTAINED AS IT SHOULD BE) MY MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS, I REMOTE STARTED MY CAR ON 1/31/15, I CAME OUTSIDE TO GET IN IT AND I COULD SMELL OIL BURNING, THE INSIDE CABIN SMELLED OF BURNING OIL/ FIRE LIKE SMELL. I WITNESSED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR AT JUNCTION OF PIPE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA AND MUFFLER. I HAD MY FATHER COME AND CHECK THE CAR OUT WITH ENGINE OFF MY FATHER POPPED THE HOOD AND WHEN PULLING THE DIPSTICK OUT TO CHECK THE OIL, THE OIL SHOT 2-3 FEET IN THE AIR ONTO HIM AND DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL OF THE CAR. MY FATHER COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY BURNED OR HAD EYE DAMAGE HAD IN BEEN ANY CLOSER OR STANDING ON SIDE OF CAR WHEN CHECKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 2/2/15 I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED THEY KEPT THE CAR AND CHECKED IT, I GOT A CALL THE SAME DAY TELLING ME THAT THE CAR HAD TO HAVE THE PISTONS, VALVE COVER AND TIME AND CHAIN REPLACED, ALL COVERED BY MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY (THANK GOD). I FEEL COMPELLED TO TELL YOU THIS B/C IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BOTH FOR THOSE DRIVING AND ANYONE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE (4CYL) AND IT SEEMS NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE A MASSIVE RECALL, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG! I DO BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN PART OF ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT EARLY ON WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR IT WOULD, AND CONTINUES TO DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING, COMPLETELY ON ITS OWN AND VERY RANDOMLY. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" DISPLAYED. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THEN THE MESSAGE "SERVICE STABILITRACK" DISPLAYED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. I WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED AND DROVE THE VEHICLE 20 MINUTES AND THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. IT WAS SAT AFTERNOON, SO THE DEALER WAS CLOSED. I NURSED THE VEHICLE THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER MONDAY MORNING. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY BEFORE THEY EVEN LOOKED AT THE CAR, WHICH TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE REPAIR, SO I HAD THEM DO THE SERVICE FOR $603 DOING SOME RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH SOME MECHANIC FRIENDS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 50,000 - 60,000 MILES AND I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH DOWN A RURAL ROAD WHEN A MESSAGE SUDDENLY APPEARED SAYING NO OIL PRESSURE, STOP ENGINE. I CONTINUED ABOUT A HALF MILE TO STOP SIGN AND ENGINE QUIT AS I WAS BRAKING. WOULD NOT RE-START. I WAS STRANDED ON THE ROADSIDE. UPON CHECKING REASON FOR NO OIL PRESSURE I DETERMINED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, NO VISIBLE LEAKS OR DRIPS ON UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE. ENGINE APPARENTLY HAD CEASED UP. OIL CHANGE INDICATOR WAS AT 44%, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OIL. THERE WERE NO OIL SPOTS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. NO LOW OIL INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH PANEL PRIOR TO THE STOP ENGINE WARNING. THERE WAS NO KNOCKING OR LIFTER TICKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO INDICATE THERE WAS A LOW OIL ISSUE. 3.0 L V6. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V447000 (SEATS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVING AT 55MPH SUDDENLY CAR DECELERATES AND WARNING LIGHT FLASHES "ENGINE POWER REDUCED"...CANNOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. SERVICE AT CHEVY DEALER DIAGNOSIS - THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACEMENT... CONCERNED TO HAVE THIS SUDDEN PROBLEM AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEEDS. *TR

WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LTZ AND THE VEHICLE GOES INTO "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" MODE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHIN 10 FEET. YOU ARE UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OR CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN ANY WAY WITH THE PHRASE SERVICE STABILITRACK APPEARING RIGHT AFTER. YOU CAN BE DRIVING SLOWLY AT 20-25 MILES PER HOUR OR FASTER AT 35-40 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS IS ABLE TO HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS LOST AND THE ENGINE IS UNUSABLE. CHEVROLET INFORMED US THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY A BAD SENSOR IN THE THROTTLE BODY. THE SENSOR IS UNABLE TO BE REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE WITHOUT REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT COVERED AFTER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY OF 24,000 MILES. FROM YEARS 2006-2009 THE THROTTLE BODY WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AT 100,000 MILES. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET AND SPEAKING WITH LOCAL MECHANICS, IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT MULTIPLE EQUINOX DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT ALWAYS OCCURS BETWEEN 50,000-60,000 MILES. FRANKLY THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CHEVROLET DOES NOT CARE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO EITHER INCLUDE THIS FAULTY PART IN A 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY (AS THE ENGINE WILL NOT OPERATE WITHOUT IT) OR A RECALL SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED. IN THE EVENT THAT AN EQUINOX IS TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (SUCH AS ON A HIGHWAY) THE SITUATION COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FATAL INJURY. VIDEO OF THIS OCCURRING WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF OF THE ROAD AND SHOOK CONSTANTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN, FUEL PUMP, AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V447000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.