2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

EQUINOX STARTS POWERING DOWN OCCASIONALLY DURING ACCELERATION THROUGH HARD RIGHT TURNS AND, ONCE, DURING A SOFT BUMP AGAINST A CURB. DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURN OFF, ENGINE DIES, ETC. CAN BE RESTARTED FROM STOP. WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO SO AT THE DEALERSHIP, SO IT REMAINS UNFIXED. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT MAY POWER DOWN DURING A HARD RIGHT TURN AND HEAVY ACCELERATION. WE NOW INTENTIONALLY ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY THROUGH RIGHT TURNS. WE WORRY THAT WE WILL GET IN A SITUATION WHERE, FOR INSTANCE, WE'LL NEED TO TURN OUT OF THE WAY OF A SEMI TRAILER AND OUR CAR WILL POWER DOWN, PUTTING US IN GREAT DANGER. *TR

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT APPEARS THE SENSOR UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS DEFECTIVE AND THERE IS A RECALL FROM MAY 30, 2012 AFFECTING ONLY 437 VEHICLES FROM MODEL YEAR 2007!: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V344000. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MORE RECENT GM VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS ENVIRONMENTAL CORROSION INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONNECTORS TO THE AIR BAG TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 10/18/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE OLD CONNECTION DID NOT HAVE A SEAL WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. UPDATED 10/26/2012 *JS

CAR WAS HAVING ROUGH IDLING AND INTERMITTENT STALLING AT STOPS STARTING ABOUT A WEEK AGO. STALLED AT LIGHT YESTERDAY AND COULDN'T KEEP IT STARTED; HAPPENED TO BE ACROSS THE STREET FROM DEALERSHIP. SHOP INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO LATE OIL CHANGE (LOW AND DIRTY OIL). ONLY POTENTIAL ISSUE IDENTIFIED WAS THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATORS STICKING BUT INDICATED THERE WERE NO BULLETINS OR RECALLS AND IT WAS JUST FROM THE LATE OIL CHANGE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF INFORMATION INDICATING THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF STALLING AND ACTUATOR ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE REALLY WOULD BE NO REASON AT ALL MY OIL WOULD BE LOW OF COURSE (LAST OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN 7000 MILES AGO - I COMMUTE TO WORK DAILY SO THE MILES ADD UP QUICKLY). I'M DEFINITELY ANTICIPATING FURTHER ISSUES BUT SO FAR SINCE YESTERDAY, JUST THE OIL CHANGE HAS IMPROVED THE ROUGH IDLING AND NO STALLING YET. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON LINE (AND EVEN MY CO-WORKER GUESSED I HAD AN EQUINOX WHEN I DESCRIBED THE ISSUE BECAUSE HE HAS HAD 2 ACTUATOR REPLACEMENTS AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED), I'M FINDING IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW THESE ISSUES ARE OUT THERE. *TR

EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE,PINGING,MISFIRES-TRANSMISSION SHIFT HESITATIONS UPON ACCELERATION-BACKFIRES/TINY EXPLOSIONS COMING FROM EXHAUST-SUSPENSION NOISE.ERRONEOUS MPGS-DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONING/INTERMITTENT/STALE SMELLING AIR/NOT COLD. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE IDLES VERY ROUGH AND RPMS FLUCTUATE SIGNIFICANTLY ENOUGH THAT IT SHAKES THE VEHICLE. ENGINE NOISE IS VERY LOUD, EVEN FOR A SMALL DIRECT-INJECTED ENGINE. WHEN DRIVING THE THROTTLE IS SLOW OR JERKY TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE NOISE INCREASES. AT DIFFERENT RPMS A RATTLING SOUND COMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND WILL FALL OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE AT OUR CHEVY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND MOST RECENTLY FOR THE VEHICLE NOT SHUTTING-DOWN WHEN POWERED OFF. THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BASED ON GM BULLETIN BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT THE LOUD AND OBSCENE ENGINE NOISE. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION ALTHOUGH BULLETINS EXIST IN GM SYSTEM FOR TIMING AND VALVE-TRAIN ISSUES AND REPAIRS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL SIMPLY QUITE ONE DAY UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE AT 100,001 MILES? I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER VERY SOON TO TRY AN REMEDY THE SITUATION AND UNDERSTAND MY CONCERN AND WORK WITH ME TO CORRECT ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FANS WOULD CONTINUE RUNNING FOR 20 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN POWERED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEATING CENTER WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WAS JERKING BACK AND FORTH LIKE I WAS HITTING THE GAS AND BRAKE OVER AND OVER. I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND THE ENGINE MADE ANOTHER JERK AND THEN DIED. THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR FAULTS. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY DIED AGAIN. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND DIED AGAIN. IT DID THIS TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I REACHED HOME. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GM SERVICE CENTER. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WASN'T THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE WHICH IS AN ACTUATOR PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED I CHANGE THE OIL MORE FREQUENTLY WHICH I DID BUT LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE VEHICLE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE BUT THAT THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE THE ACTUATOR IF IT HAS FAILED. *TR

DURING IDLE FROM STOP LIGHT TO STOP LIGHT IN CITY TRAFFIC, VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE VERY ROUGH DURING STOPS AND HAD REDUCED POWER WHILE MOVING. EVENTUALLY IT DIED OUT AT A STOP LIGHT. GENERAL MOTORS REFERENCE PIP5025 FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND CYLINDER DAMAGE PER DEALER REPAIR REPORT. CAR HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" BUT IS STILL RUNNING SOMEWHAT ROUGH AND IS GIVING OFF A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AND ENGINE OIL SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE - HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT - HAS NOT STALLED OUT AGAIN SINCE REPAIR THOUGH. *TR

LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. SOUNDS LIKE LOOSE VALVE TRAIN.WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOWER SPEEDS NOISE BECOMES LOUDER. TRIED HIGHER OCTANE FUEL BUT THAT WAS NO HELP. *TR