2010 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HARD RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THIS CAUSED A NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF FORWARD VISION. WAS ABLE TO GUIDE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. RAIN WAS SUCH THAT ONLY GUIDANCE BY WHITE/YELLOW STRIPES WAS POSSIBLE; ANY OBJECT FORWARD OF CAR COULD NOT BE SEEN THROUGH RAIN ON WINDSHIELD. WIPERS WERE MOVABLE BY HAND, AND MOTOR WAS AUDIBLY OPERATIONAL; A LINKAGE INTERNAL TO THE CAR HAD FAILED.

I HAD EXITED I75 AND WAS DRIVING ON A 35MPH COUNTY ROAD WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED IN ANTICIPATION OF STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. STEPPED ON THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN, BUT CAR WAS STILL ROLLING. NO WARNING SIGN FROM THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MAJOR DRIVER/ROAD SAFETY ISSUE!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FRACTURED WAVE PLATE THAT NEEDED TO PLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64.300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 09/23/16*LJ UPDATED 10/05/16.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON AN ARTERIAL CITY STREET APPROX 50MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED UNEXPECTEDLY WITH A HARD KNOCK SOUND. AFTER SLOWING AT THE LIGHT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON NORMALLY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE, TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE, NOTHING HAPPENED AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT BACK INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO REVERSE AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN LATER THE SAME DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. A TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE WAVE PLATE CRACKING IN THE TRANSMISSION. HE STATES THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AND WHEN IT FULLY BREAKS IT CAN DO ALOT OF DAMAGE. LATER IN THE MORNING THE SERVICE REP CALLED AND STATED THE WAVE PLATE SHOULD BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD COST $3600. I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND THEIR ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS VERY PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, MANY WITH SCARY STORIES OF WHAT HAPPENED. CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THAT THERE WAS A NOTICE PUT OUT FOR MODEL YEARS 2007-2009 BUT NOTHING AFTER THAT FOR THE EXACT SAME SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS BECOME A TREND AND THE WAVE PLATE/TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ITEM SO THAT THE CUSTOMER IS SAFE AND NOT STUCK WITH A $4000 REPAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT THE MANU

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER TO THE CAR WAS REDUCED, WAS BARLEY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONLY HAD ONE GEAR TO DRIVE TO A SAFE DISTANCE. HAD VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND LEARNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO SIGNS OR INDICATIONS OF THERE EVER BEING ANY ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE IS UP TO DATE WITH ALL SERVICES RECOMMENDED BY CHEVROLET. THESE MAKES AND MODELS NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR THE TRANSMISSION AS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL OF VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF THREE LANE TRAFFIC, A SEMI-TRUCK MERGED FROM THE MIDDLE LANE TO THE LEFT LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND RECEIVED EXTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRISTS, BACK, AND NECK AND HAD A CT SCAN FOR LOWER BACK PAINS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A YARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,070.

MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED WITH AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM 86,000 MILES MAY 2016 ALL NEW PISTONS, RINGS, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TIMING CHAIN AND SEALS COVERED ON GM EXTENDED WARRANTY. 1 MONTH LATER THE TRANNY GOES 87,000 MI TOWED CAR TO DEALER THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE NO WARRANTY WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $3-5,000. ALL I READ IS BAD NEWS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY AND AN UNKNOWN SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE ENTERING A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ UPDATED 10/12/2017*JS

I BOUGHT A 2010 EQUINOX JAN9,2016 FROM VIC CANEVER IN FENTON MI FOR 10320 ON MAY26,2016 I JUST DROPPED OF MY SON AND GRANDSON AND WAS ON MY WAY HOME ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING. I ALMOST GOT INTO A BAD WRECK AND COULD OF POSSIBLY LOSE MY LIFE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT ,Y VEHICLE TOWED AND INSPECTED AT BILL'S TRANSMISSION SHOP IN ROSEVILLE MI I WAS SHOWN THE COLOR OF MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH WAS CHARCOAL BLACK AND THICK. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND MADE A COMPLAINT AND WAS CONTACTED BY MIKE AGNONE WHO'S THE SENIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER AND BRANDON WHO'S THE USED CAR MANAGER. I WAS TOLD I'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH 2500 TO GO TOWARDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT I'M ON A SET INCOME AND DON'T HAVE NO MONEY. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THE EQUINOX'S. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND FOUND NOTHING BUT BAD THINGS ABOUT THEM AND ALL YEARS.

PURCHASED CAR FROM TOYOTA OF ROCKWALL IN JAN 2015. IN JULY 2015 STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH SHIFT NOT COMING OUT OF PARK, SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT DUPLICATE, SO I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. INITIALLY TOOK CAR TO STONEBRIAR CHEVY (FRISCO, TX), WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN - I TOOK IT TO NTB (ROCKWALL, TX) & HAD VARIOUS PARTS RELATED TO SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. I HAD IT THERE A FEW TIMES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I THEN TOOK IT TO BRITAIN CHEVY (GREENVILLE, TX) 3 TIMES BETWEEN NOV & DEC 2015 - THE CAR SHOWED ERROR CODES P0326, P0324 & P0014. THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS WERE MADE, SOME COVERED UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTIES: REPLACED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE BALANCE CHAIN, TENSIONER, GASKET, PUMP, PIPE, SEAL GASKET KIT, 3 BOLTS (VARIOUS PART #S), FILTER, GM DEXOSI 5W30, TIMING CHAIN KIT, CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR & LOOSE CONNECTION AT ECM. AGAIN IN MAY 2016 HAD ISSUES. TOOK CAR TO LAKESIDE CHEVY (ROCKWALL, TX) & RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODES: P0324, P0016 & P0017. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES (COVERED UNDER SPEC CVG WARRANTY), BUT THAT A BOLT UNAFFILIATED WITH A SPEC CVG WARRANTY OR ANY BOLTS REPLACED IN THE PAST HAD COME LOSE, CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO HIT ENGINE OVER AND OVER, RESULTING IN ENGINE BEING RUINED AND NEEDING FULL REPLACEMENT (QUOTED $6K FOR THIS). I HAVE BEEN ARGUING THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SPEC CVG WARRANTY #14159 OR 12313 SINCE IT IS RELATED TO TIMING CHAIN, ETC., BUT WAS TO

HAVING THE OIL CHANGED AND NOTED THAT THE OIL WAS EXTREMELY LOW. TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR SERVICE IN JUNE 2016 AND THE OIL WAS ALREADY LOW AGAIN AND HAD NOT BE DRIVEN FAR. MILEAGE IS AT 64,000 MILES. THERE IS NOT A LEAK. HAPPENS EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL.

ON 6-5-2016 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PA TURNPIKE DURING A RAIN STORM THE VEHICLES WIPERS WERE AT FIRST OPERATING PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE IN A SEVERAL MILE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH NO BERM AND CONCRETE BARRIERS ON BOTH SIDES, RAIN SUDDENLY PICKED UP TO A TORRENTIAL LEVEL. WHEN WIPERS WERE TURNED UP TO MAXIMUM SPEED THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER IMMEDIATELY WENT BEYOND THE WINDOW ROOF PILLAR AND BOTH WIPERS FROZE IN PLACE. DRIVER FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDOW OR ACCURATELY DETERMINE WHERE HE WAS ON THE ROAD OTHER THAN TO GUESS BY DISTANCE FROM THE LEFT BARRIER. TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY WITH TRAILER TRUCKS PASSING ON LEFT EXTREMELY CLOSE. EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE ACTIVATED AND SPEED DROPPED TO A CRAWL WITH FEAR OF A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT FROM REAR. PASSENGER LEANED OUT RIGHT SIDE WINDOW AND GAVE GUIDANCE TO DRIVER AS TO DISTANCE FROM RIGHT SIDE BARRIER AND DIRECTIONAL ADJUSTMENTS UNTIL VEHICLE FINALLY REACHED AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF AREA. VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL RAIN SUBSIDED TO THE POINT THAT VISIBILITY BECAME GOOD ENOUGH TO SAFELY CONTINUE AT A SLOWER BUT SAFE HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS WILL BE THE LAST GM VEHICLE I WILL EVER OWN . ONLY A MIRACLE PREVENTED THIS FROM BECOMING A MULTIPLE FATALITY MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 64.000 MILES. ONLY 2 DAYS EARLIER ON THE OUTBOUND LEG OF THIS SAME JOURNEY THE COIL ON THE #3 CYLINDER FAILED ON I80 IN RURAL PA. VEHICLE HAD TO BE NURSED ALONG ON 3 CYLINDERS FOR APPROX. 60

WHILE DRIVING ON I80 IN RURAL PA ENGINE STARTED MISSING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I EXITED THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND THE INFORMATION CENTER WAS SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH STABILI-TRACK - WHICH MADE NO SENSE SINCE IT WAS SUMMER AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR AWHILE AND RESTARTED IT SEEMED TO RUN MORE SMOOTHLY. HOWEVER, AS I ACCELERATED BACK UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE MISFIRING RETURNED. WE CONTINUED TO LIMP ALONG AT A SLOWER SPEED WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS OPERATING WHILE WE SEARCHED BY PHONE FOR THE NEAREST GM DEALER. AFTER SEVERAL DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A DEALER ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY. WE SUCCESSFULLY CONTACTED THEM AND REACHED THEIR LOCATION WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED #3 CYLINDER COIL. A FIX WAS COMPLETED AND WE WERE ABLE TO RESUME OUR TRIP. I ESTIMATE WE DROVE ABOUT 60 MILES PRETTY MUCH IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHEE ON 3 CYLINDERS BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FIND HELP. TWO DAYS LATER ON THE RETURN LEG OF THIS SAME TRIP THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO FAILED IN A SEVERE RAIN STORM WHILE IN A SEVERAL MILE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH NO BERM. ONLY A MIRACLE PREVENTED A MULTIPLE FATALITY MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES THAT HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS.

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX AND IN LATE MARCH WHILE DRIVING OUR YOUNG CHILDREN; OUR TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. WHEN I SAY BLEW UP, I MEAN IT LITERALLY EXPLODED AND MY HUSBAND STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE STRANDED AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE MECHANIC HE SAID HE WOULD DO WHAT HE COULD TO TRY TO "RE-BUILD" IT AND PERHAPS SAVE US SOME MONEY. ONCE HE OPENED THE HOOD; HE SAID HE COULD NOT BELIEVE HIS EYES AND SAID IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO SALVAGE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND WE PD.$4,000 TO GET THIS PART REPAIRED. HE MENTIONED HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN 30 YEARS. WHEN I WENT ONLINE I SAW SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL TRANSMISSION. THEY, AND MYSELF HAVE SENT CONCERNED LETTERS TO GM, HOWEVER; GM WILL NOT HOLD ANY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY. I WOULD HOPE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF ONLINE REMARKS ARE ENOUGH SAFETY CONCERN TO WORK ON OPENING AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION TO GET A RECALL ON THIS. MY TRUCK CAN BE REPLACED; MY CHILDREN CANNOT. I DO NOT BELIEVE GM HAS ACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT BY INITIATING A SAFETY RECALL. I FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO REACH OUT TO TRY TO HELP OTHERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION TO TRY TO PREVENT DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SAVE LIVES THAT COULD BE TAKEN AS A RESULT TO THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION EXPLOSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 07/14/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH LUMBAR SEAT SUPPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD CRACKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE FRONT DRIVER LUMBAR SEAT SUPPORT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,010.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER DID NOT WORK IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED.THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY), BUT THE DEALER DID NOT LOCATE ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CAR SHUTS OFF BY ITS SELF CAN'T PICK UP SPEED I CAN BE AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR WILL JURK AND TRY TO PULL OF AND CAN GO NO MRS. THAN 15MH.

THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN I START THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT UNTIL 10 MINUTES LATER THAT THE RADIO WILL FINALLY TURN ON AND WORK PROPERLY. THIS ALSO EFFECTS THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. I FEEL THAT WITH THE FACT THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS STARTED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HEATER BLEW COLD AIR WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 EQUINOX, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS SINCE IT DISABLES THE AIRBAG SYSTEM? SINCE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHY HAS THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DEFROSTER BLEW COOL AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I HAVE TO REPLACE ONE OF THE TIRE HUBS ON MY CAR BECAUSE THE STABILIZABILITY TRACK IS MESSED UP. COSTING ME OVER $650. THE LIGHTS CAME ON ONE DAY TO GET IT SERVICED. THAT IS THE ONLY REASON I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

FROM INCEPTION THIS VEHICLE HAS BURNED THROUGH OIL AND HAS CONSISTENT ISSUES WITH RUNNING SMOOTH. THE POOR FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAS CAUSED ABNORMAL WEAR ON ENGINE AND PARTS THEREFORE IT HAS CAUSED ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR BREAKDOWN OF PARTS IN A PREMATURE STAGE. NOW MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS BAD, ALL FUEL INJECTORS, COILS AND EVERYTHING AROUND THAT SYSTEM!!! I AM LOOKING AT OVER 3K IN REPAIRS AGAIN!!!

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OUR 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH ROUGHLY 78K MILE ON IT. WE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN FALL OF 2009. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT NEAR A SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. SHE CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE AS THE ENGINE JUST REVVED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $4,150. CALLED GM WHO STATED THE MOST THE MOST COST ASSISTANCE THEY COULD PROVIDE WAS $1546 WHICH IS BASED OFF A CALCULATOR THEY USE SINCE THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE SENIOR ADVISOR FOR GM THAT I SPOKE WITH STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED, BUT THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE SINCE THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL YET FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I RESEARCHED GOOGLE AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL REGARDING THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILING ALSO. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE 2008 AND 2009 MODELS HAD THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION AS OUR 2010 MODEL. I READ THAT GM HAD ISSUED A RECALL AND EXTENDED A WARRANTY IN MARCH 2015 FOR THE 2008 AND 2009 MODELS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS BEEN ISSUED YET FOR THE 2010 MODEL. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT GM HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL YET FOR 2010 MODEL WHEN KNOWING THAT THE SAME TRANSMISSION IN THE 2010 MODEL IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS THE 2008 AND 2009 MODELS.

EXITED FREEWAY ON FLYOVER, ACCELERATING FROM 20-25MPH ON THE DOWNGRADE TO OTHER FREEWAY NOTICED THAT WHILE SPEED HAD INCREASED TO 45-50MPH, RPM'S WERE HIGH. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, SHIFTED TO P, IDLED NORMAL. MERGED BACK IN, AGAIN GOT HIGH RPMS, TURNED ON HAZARD FLASHERS, TOOK OFF-RAMP. SHIFTED TO MANUAL, GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED '2' AND WOULD NOT MANUALLY UPSHIFT TO '3'. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF CAR, WAITED 30 SECS, RESTARTED. CAUTIOUSLY GOT BACK ON FRONTAGE ROAD, DROVE FOR 1 MILE IN 'D' AT 30MPH, SEEMED OK, GOT BACK ON HIGHWAY, GENTLY ACCELERATING UP TO 65MPH. DROVE THE NEXT 6 MILES ON HIGHWAY, EXITED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD. DROVE DOWN PRIMARY BOULEVARD AT 35MPH FOR 2 MILES. TURNED AT 5MPH TO START ACCELERATING UP STEEP HILL INTO NEIGHBORHOOD, IMMEDIATELY FELT SLIPPAGE AND HIGH-REVS. PULLED OVER, WAITED FOR CLEAR TRAFFIC, SWITCHED TO MANUAL SHIFT, ACCELERATED UP HILL IN 1ST, NO PROBLEM; SHIFTED TO 2ND AT 20MPH, NO PROBLEM; SHIFTED TO 3RD AT 30MPH, IMMEDIATELY HIGH REVS AND SLIPPAGE; SWITCHED BACK TO 2ND; ACCEL'D TO 35MPH IN 2ND THEN SHIFTED TO 4TH,ENGINE LUGGED DOWN BUT HELD AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND HOLD SPEED NO PROBLEM. SHIFTED BACK TO 3RD, STARTED SLIPPING AND HIGH REVS AGAIN. SWITCHED BACK TO 2ND AND DROVE LAST MILE TO HOUSE AT 25MPH. DROVE UPHILL PAST HOUSE, TURNED AROUND IN NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY, NOTICED A LOUD 'WHINING' NOISE, LIKE A TIGHT FAN BELT OR IDLER THAT IS ABOUT TO SEIZE. PARKED, WHINING NOISE CONTINUED. REVVED ENGINE A COUPLE OF TIMES, NOISE WENT UP/DOWN WITH RP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, HIS KNEE ENCOUNTERED THE IGNITION KEY CAUSING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ACCELERATING ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. AS I WAS MERGING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STARTED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, STARTED SLOWING, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER, WHERE A QUICK DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS ENGINE HAS HAD 2 WARRANTY REPAIRS RELATED TO OIL ISSUES (8/2011 AND 8/2014). IN BOTH CASES THE TIMING CHAINS, TENSIONER, GASKETS AND SEALS, ETC. WERE REPLACED. ALSO, IN 2014 THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE OIL LIFE MONITOR. THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER IN SEPTEMBER, 2014 REGARDING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL USE DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR CAUSED BY THE PREVIOUS ISSUES. THIS CONDITION WAS TO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. I BLAME THE ENGINE FAILURE AS AN EXTENSION OF THESE OIL RELATED ISSUES, WHILE CHEVY SAYS 'NO".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 05/06/16*LJ UPDATED 05/16/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING ACTUATOR ROD FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST FUNCTION AND VEHICLE AIR VENT FUNCTION TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,107.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ *JS

ENGINE SPUTTERS AND IS VERY NOISY WHEN AT IDLE. ALSO, IT CONSUMES OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE.

AT 45,000 MILES THE VEHICLE SUFFERED FROM EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE ENGINE BECAME VERY LOUD. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A NEW ONE. NOW AT 100,000 MILES IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OUR WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT SO THEY SAID WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED VERY WELL, I HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND GM THEMSELVES TOLD US THEY KNEW ABOUT IT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. THEY EXTENDED SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON MANY OF THE EQUINOXES TO 10 YRS/100K MI, BUT NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE OUR VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO CHECK OUR ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER SEPARATE FROM OUR VIN TO VERIFY THAT IT IS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. GM NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM EXTENDS FARTHER THAN THEY THOUGHT, WHICH IS EASILY SEEN BY SEARCHING ONLINE AND LOOKING AT CASES LIKE OURS. GM NEGLECTED TO PROPERLY FIX OUR ISSUE THE FIRST TIME AND THIS IS POTENTIALLY A MAJOR HAZARD FOR MANY PEOPLE, THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY EXTEND COVERAGE ON ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED. THE ENGINE BURNED 60% OF THE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, IT CLATTERS AND SOON WILL STOP WORKING.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPT. 2014. IT WAS USED. WHEN I TOOK IT FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY OF OIL. I CHECKED IT AGAIN MYSELF AWHILE LATER AND IT WAS DRY AGAIN. I CONTINUED TO CHECK IT AND IT LOSES OIL FAST. IT'S NOT LEAKING AND IT'S DOESN'T SEEM TO BE BURNING IT UP. WHEN I GOOGLE OIL LOSS EQUINOX 2010 I FOULD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE SAYING THE ONLY SOLUTION IS A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE FINALLY CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY MAY NOT COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY.

35R WAVE TORQUE CONVERTOR/TRANSMISSION - DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NO SPEED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR AND HAD TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND GLIDE IT TO THE SHOULDER LANE. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR QUITE A WHILE WITH THE WAVE PLAT TORQUE CONVERTOR AND TRANSMISSION AND HAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS VERY PRISTINE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I AM ACTIVE DUTY AND I DO NOT WANT OTHER LIVES TO BE IN DANGER. THERE ARE MANY POSTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE DUPLICATING MY ISSUE EXACTLY THE SAME AND GM HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

I WAS PARKED AT LOCAL EATERY, ENGINE OFF. CAME OUT, STARTED CAR, PUT IN REVERSE AND PROCEEDED OUT OF PARKING SPOT. REVERSE WORKED FINE. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND NOT DRIVE. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. HAD IT TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER. I HAD NO INDICATION OF ANY TROUBLE, NO LEAKS, NO STRANGE NOISES, JUST THE QUIET REVVING OF THE ENGINE WHEN GIVEN THE GAS.

ON THE WAY TO WORK IN MY 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, ON A FRIDAY MORNING, PULLING OUT TO THE HIGHWAY MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF AND SAT FOR A WILE IT WENT INTO GEAR. I THEN WENT BY A LOCAL AUTO STORE AND THEY READ THE CODE AS P0717 AND P0700 THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INFO. GOT BACK TO WORK AND CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT SEE ME UNTIL LATE MONDAY OR TUESDAY. SO ALL WEEKEND I DROVE IT, LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. FORWARD MONDAY AFTERWORK, AT STOP SIGN AND STARTED TO PULL OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. NO REVERSE EITHER, COASTED DOWN THE HILL TO SIDE STREET AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND AFTER SETTING A FEW MINUTES IT WENT INTO GEAR, BUT ONLY LASTED A SHORT WHILE AND WAS STRANDED AGAIN. HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW AND USED TRANCO TRANSMISSION. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE WAVE PLATE HAD BROKE WHICH HAD CAUSED MORE DAMAGE AND WOULD COST $3400. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A LOT OF THESE MOTORS, SO I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. BUT IF THEY DO I CAN SUBMIT MY RECEIPT. I'M HOPING THAT IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SITUATION, BECAUSE I HAD MY GRANDSON IN THE CAR AND WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT TRYING TO PULL OUT AT THE STOP SIGN AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BECAU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. 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 109,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON DECEMBER 27, 2015, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 465 IN INDIANAPOLIS; WE WERE ON THE LEFT LANE, APPROX. 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WE HEARD A HUGE EXPLOSION. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL DE CAR AND DRIVE TO THE RIGHT WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. THE SMELL OF BURNING WAS PRETTY INTENSE, WE WERE NERVOUS AND SHOOK UP FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED SO MY HUSBAND STEPS OUTSIDE TO VIEW THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE A SCRATCH NOTHING SHOWING THAT WE HIT SOMETHING, HE LOOKED AT THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING WAS CLEAR. WE CALL OUR INSURANCE FOR A TOWING TRUCK AND THEY TOLD US TO CALL 911 FOR A FASTER SERVICE. WHEN I CALL 911 THEY TOLD ME THE POLICE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET INVOLVED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. AFTER 1 HOUR WAITING FOR TOWING TRUCK, MY HUSBAND DECIDES TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON, AND IT DID. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE, TIERS, NOTHING. WE PULL THE SIDE AIRBAGS UP AND HOLD THEM WITH THE CAR WINDOWS AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. GM IS TELLING US THEY CAN'T FIND WHY DE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THEY TOLD ALLSTATE THAT WE MUST OFF HIT SOMETHING CLOSE TO THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL, AND WE HAVE ALREADY RESEARCH ALL THE ISSUES, AND IT'S TELLING US THAT THE AIRBAGS CAN'T BE DEPLOYED FOR THAT REASON. WE WERE VERY LUCKY WITH SOME BRUISES IN OUR ARMS AND NECK, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS TO DO WITH ANY RECALLS OR SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND RELEASING EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WOULD JUST HEAR THIS CLICKING NOISE NEAR THE KEY IGNITION WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT OUT OF PARK. I'VE HAD THE CAR IN AND OUT OF SERVICE ABOUT 6 TIMES FROM JULY - DEC 2015 BECAUSE OF THIS. FIRST FEW TIMES, THE MECHANICS COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE. ONE OF THOSE TIMES, THEY THOUGHT THE BATTERY CAUSED IT AND SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ANYWAY BC IT WAS WEAK - I DID THAT. ANOTHER TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS BC SOME STUFF HAD SPILLED DOWN IN THERE WHERE THE SHIFTER CABLES WERE, SO THEY CLEANED AND REWIRED IT. STILL ANOTHER TIME THEY SAID A COMPUTER PART WAS SENDING WEAK SIGNALS, SO THEY REPLACED THAT. THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ONCE, THEN AGAIN BC ONE OF THE PARTS WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE. THIS LAST VISIT (DEC 2015), THEY SAID IT WAS BAD WIRING FROM THE ECM THAT CAUSED IT. SOME OF THESE SERVICE/DIAGNOSTIC FEES & THE COST OF TOWING HAVE BEEN WAIVED OR REIMBURSED, OTHERS HAVE NO. NONE OF THE ISSUES SPECIFICALLY "RELATED" TO THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I HAVE BEEN OUT AT LEAST $500-700 OVER THESE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. HUGE INCONVENIENCES - BEING STUCK AT WORK AT THE END OF THE DAY OR AT HOME AS I'M READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK. I AM PLANNING TO TRADE THIS CAR IN WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR ALL OF THIS, I WOULD'VE LOVED THE CAR. I WAS SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING ELSE AB

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE, (ANYWHERE BETWEEN IDLING TO TRAVELLING 40 MPH) THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON CONSOLE BETWEEN TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER. DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER WILL CAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GLITCH, AND ALL READINGS WILL GO TO ZERO (TACH, SPEED, TEMP) WHILE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. FURTHER OPERATION WILL CREATE SUDDEN JERKS IN THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION GOES TO THIRD GEAR AND REMAINS UNTIL ENGINE IS CUT OFF. AFTER CUTTING OFF ENGINE AND TRYING TO RESTART, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL GO DIRECTLY TO "SERVICE STABILITRAK" MESSAGE AND THE ENGINE WON'T TURN OVER. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THREE TIMES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER NOT STARTING BACK UP. HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $2K IS DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR/REPLACE ACTIONS. CONSIDERING THAT THIS WEBSITE HAS 8 SEPARATE SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" AND 11 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS CONCERNING "STABILITRAK", THIS IS AN ONGOING AND COMMON ISSUE. I HAVE A WORKMATE THAT HAD A GMC (SAME GENERATION, NOT SURE OF YEAR) THAT HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH "SERVICE STABILITRAK" TO THE POINT OF DUMPING THE VEHICLE TO GET SOMETHING MORE RELIABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE RPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY EQUINOX ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY, I HEAR A NOISE IN THE ENGINE EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE, AND THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE A BIT, PUT THE SUV IN THE MACHINE AND GOT A P0300 CODE FOR MISFIRE, THE COILS AND SPARKPLUGS WHERE LOOSE AND OUT OF PLACE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SYSTEM OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE THERMOSTAT INDICATOR INDICATED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, TIMING CHAIN, FUEL LINES, AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE EMERGENCY ONSTAR SYSTEM RESPONDED AND CALLED THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISON CENTER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, BACK, AND HANDS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED JUST OVER 100000 MILES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION ALWAYS SHIFTED ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY, BUT FROM WHAT I READ, THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, I NEVER PURSUED THE MATTER. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. 100000 MILES OUT OF A TRANSMISSION ON A CAR GENTLY DRIVEN UNUSUAL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER I EXITED THE FREEWAY, SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND BARELY GOT ANY POWER. SEVERAL NOISES LIKE SOMETHING SNAPPING OR BREAKING AND LIQUID SPRAYING OCCURED. WITH ALMOST NOW ACCELERATION I MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I SHUT THE CAR OFF. REVERSE, TO MY SURPRISE, NO LONGER WORKED WHEN TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN UP THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT.