2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

WAS DRIVING ABOUT AN HR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ACROSS SCREEN COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DRIVE EVEN WITH GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR RAN TEST CODE CAME UP THROTTLE BODY HAD TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT BATTERY TO MAKE OF WORK AGAIN. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE IN HALF AND MELTED ONE 02 CENSOR. NEVER HAD PROBLEM AGAIN TIL 12/27/14 AGAIN THE REDUCED POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER 2014... GM RECALL 14271 AFTER MAKING NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS TO BOTH THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THERE IS STILL NO PART AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE ONLY RESPONSE IS THE "PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE" AND "WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE IN." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,996.

I TRIED TO PUT THE HEATER ON AND COLD AIR CAME OUT. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THIS VEHICLE USES ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. WITH NO WARNING FROM MANUFACTURER OR DEALER AND THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE AT EVERY 4 TO 5 THOUSAND MILES, THE OIL LEVEL IS GONE BY THE TIME THE OIL CHANGE IS DUE. THIS REPEATED ACTION CAUSES THE CAM POSITION SENSOR TO SLUDGE UP AND BECOME FAULTY. THIS IN TURN CAUSES THE MOTOR TO STALL. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE ENGINE STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. MINE HAS STALLED MANY TIMES IN CITY TRAFFIC. DUE TO MY DRIVING SKILLS I HAVE AVOIDED ANY ACCIDENTS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO THIS ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2007, IT HAS NOT EVEN GONE AS FAR AS INSTALLING A LOW OIL LEVEL SENSOR TO HELP PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *TR

MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. I WOULD START THE CAR AND ALL MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD START FLASHING. EMERGENCY BLINKERS, AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT, STABILITY TRACK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WOULD START TO DRIVE AND THE CAR WOULD JUST STALL OUT. IF I AM DRIVING BELOW 10 MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR WILL TURN OFF. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE ONCOMING LANES ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY CAR SERVICED FOR A WHILE BUT ALL THE CHEVY DEALERSHIPS ARE BOOKED SOLID AROUND ME. READING THE OTHER REVIEWS IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND FOR A CAR TO ONLY BE A COUPLE YEARS OLD, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

ON OCTOBER 8,2014 [XXX] BEGAN TO DRIVE SUBJECT VEHICLE INTO OUR GARAGE SHE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SURGE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD VERY RAPIDLY. WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME SHE HAD TRAVELED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE SHELF, IT WAS PUSHED INTO THE GARAGE WALL DAMAGING THE SHELF NUMEROUS ITEMS ON THE SHELF AND THE WALL BEHIND IT. BEHIND THE SHELF IS A WALL BETWEEN OUR GARAGE AND OUR KITCHEN. CABINETS AND A COUNTER TOP , INCLUDING A BACK SPLASH IN OUR KITCHEN. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ UPDATED 02/10/15 *BF UPDATED 5/1/15 *JS UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF AND WON'T STOP DINGING. NO CRASHES, NO SUDDEN STOPS, 33,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE DEALERS EXPENSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE,WINDSHIELD STARTED TO FOG SWITCHED HEAT CONTROL TO DEFOG WINDSHIELD AND IT DID NOT SWITCH, AS VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.THE DEFROST SYSTEM STILL DOES NOT WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ON 2010 MODELS. CONTACTED DEALER AND ESTIMATE WAS AT LEAST $400.00 TO REPLACE A $21.00 PART VEHICLE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. THIS IS ANOTHER GM SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR