2010 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

AIR COMPRESSOR- HAS GONE OUT AND THE CAUSE FOR IT WAS WHEN I HAD A RECALL FIXED. CHEVROLET HAS STATED THEY WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND NOW AS A COLLEGE STUDENT I HAVE TO PAY $1000 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I EXPECTED A RELIABLE CAR AND AFTER MORE THAN 5 TIMES IN THE SHOP I REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY 2001 VEHICLE WHICH WAS MORE RELIABLE THAN WHAT THIS EQUINOX WILL EVER BE. *TR

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

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

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 RESPONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED WITH ABOUT 30K MILES ON IT, AT FIRST OIL CHANGE WAS TOLD OIL WAS LOW, THIS CONTINUED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL CHANGES, A FEW TIMES IT WAS FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL, NO OIL LEAK WAS FOUND, AT 39K MILES BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT 55K MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR ALMOST CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I HAD MY INFANT SON WITH ME, THE CAM SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED, 56K THEY REPLACED PISTONS, RINGS, FUEL PUMP, AND TIMING CHAIN DUE TO USING EXCESS OIL, A FEW MONTHS LATER MY AIR COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 70K MILES ON IT. ALSO HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS NORMAL HOWEVER I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE AT THE CHEVROLET HOME OFFICE THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL, I ALSO DROVE ANOTHER EQUINOX WHILE MINE WAS IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED AND IT DID NOT MAKE THIS NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS BE NOTIFIED OF ALL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE HOME OFFICE FOR GM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LOST ALL POWER REDUCED POWER AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. JUST CHECKED OIL ON DECEMBER 17 IT WAS FULL AND CHECKED IT ON DECEMBER 19 AND IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY OIL IN IT AND IT IS NOT LEAKING ANYWHERE ON THE CAR. *TR

CHEVY WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS APPROX. 30 FEET BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CHEVY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, DRIVER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE BY STEPPING HARDER ON BRAKE PEDAL, HE SWERVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, BUT STILL HIT VEHICLE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CHEVY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A BURNING TALC ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AND BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS NO LONGER WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS HIGH RESISTANCE CONNECTORS WERE FAULTY. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG HARNESS CUSHING TERMINAL KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,050.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS CONTINUOUSLY BEEPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,441.

BEEN HAVING OFF AND ON PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG COMING ON AND OFF. IT WILL APPEAR FOR MAYBE A WEEK THEN GO OFF TOTALLY FOR MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT AND THEY RAN A TEST AND SAID IT WOULD BE OVER 400.00 TO FIX. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AS THIS IS JUST ONCE IN AWHILE SERVICE AIRBAG! HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL.? NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. HATE SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY IF IT IS JUST A FLUKE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS MATTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE SOUTHBOUND FROM NJ TO VA MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING! AFTER BARELY AVOIDING SEVERAL COLLISIONS, THE STABILITRAC LIGHT CAME ON, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER NOTIFICATION CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30MPH, THREATENED TO STALL REPEATEDLY AND WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR INTO MY TRIP (THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS BELOW 30 DEGREES AND I HAD MY (XXX) YEAR OLD AND (XXX) YEAR OLD IN THE CAR!) AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND HAVE IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST CELENOID ACTUATORS AT A TOTAL COST OF $644.05 *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING & SERVICE ENGINE STAYS LIGHT IS ON, ENGINE HAS LOW POWER OR IS IDLING ROUGH WITH A WHINING NOISE FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MODEL 2010 EQUINOX, HAS A COUPLE OTHER RECALLS THAT ALSO TIE INTO THE CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ALSO I RECENTLY WENT TO ADJUST THE VENT AND THE BUTTON DISAPPEARED INTO THE DASH. WHAT'S THIS. IT'S SOMETHING NEW EVERY WEEK NOW. NO KNOW CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT, DESPITE DIAG. TESTS. MY FUEL MILEAGE IS ALSO SHORTENED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS ON A STRICT MAINT. SCHEDULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE WHEEL LUG NUTS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. ALSO, THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE ENGINE OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED PREMATURELY. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,138.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 12/19/14*CN UPDATED 9/25/2015 *JS

MY DEFROSTERS WILL NOT WORK. I CANNOT SEE AS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS SNOWED THIS SEASON. I CHECK MY VIN FOR A RECALLS AND IT SAYS NO THERE IS NO RECALL. I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE IT IN THIS WEATHER AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY AS IT IS SOMETHING EVIDENTLY WRONG WITH THE EQUINOXES. I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD EXPAND THE RECALL FOR THIS AS IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT IN THIS COLD WEATHER AND FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. I KNOW THAT CHEVY PROBABLY DOESN'T CARE BUT ITS SOMETHING THAT REALLY SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

CAR BATTERY CONSTANT DRAINS, CAR WONT START UPON HOT/COLD WEATHER...BCM MIGHT BE THE CAUSE-BODY CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER, CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAS STALLED, NOCKING SOUND WHEN AC/HEATER IS ON ,BURNING SMELL.BATTERY REPLACED AND NOT THE PROBLEM, ALT ALSO CHECKED AND IS WORKING GOOD. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHARGE THE BATTERY TO CHARGE THE COMPUTER TO GET THE CAR TO START. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OPERATING IN HEAVY RAID FOR FOUR (4) HOURS. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM CST IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-90 THE WIPERS CANTED OFF OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD RESTING ON THE DRIVER SIDE VIEW MIRROR. THE WIPERS COULD ONLY BE MANUALLY MOVED BACK TO THE WINDSHIELD. A CHECK OF THE FUSE SHOWED IT TO BE INTACT. WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY CAN BE HEARD TO 'HUM' WHEN WIPERS ARE ENGAGED, BUT WIPERS DO NOT MOVE. *TR

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

I PURCHASED MY CAR AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2013, A MONTH LATER MY WIFE NOTICED THE CAR SOUNDED LOUDER THAN USUAL SO I CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. I QUICKLY ADDED OIL AND PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE ASAP. I CALLED UP THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASSURED ME AN OIL CHANGE IS DONE BEFORE EVERY PURCHASE. I ROUTINELY CHECK THE OIL AND ADD ABOUT A QUART A MONTH. AT THE END OF JULY 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THE AC CHECKED OUT AND I ASKED THE SERVICE CENTER TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE SINCE IT WAS LOSING ABOUT A QUART A MONTH. I GET THE CAR BACK A WEEK LATER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THAT I BRING IT BACK FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE FOR AN INSPECTION. THIS WAS ON 8/1/2014 AND YESTERDAY 10/2/2014 I CHECKED THE OIL AND ONCE AGAIN THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF OIL. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TECH CALLED GM IN JULY 2014 AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR EQUINOXES LOSING OIL IF THEY TOW BUT THAT DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND I DO NOT SEE THAT RECALL ANYMORE. *TR

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG CONNECTORS UNDER BOTH FRONT SEATS. THIS WAS A NEW VEHICLE AT THE TIME SO THE CONNECTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NEW. AFTER 2 AND A HALF YEARS LATER THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY APPLIED A DIELECTRIC GEL TO THE CONNECTIONS. AS I WAITED FOR MY VEHICLE, I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THIS CAR COMPANY AS A RECALL. I WAS THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING A CHEVY IMPALA BUT I MIGHT HAVE TO RETHINK THIS DECISION. *TR

PURCHASED SUV IN FEB. LOVE IT AND GREAT SUV. HAD OIL CHANGED IT NEVER ALERTS WHEN OIL IS LOW, BUT MUST KEEP CHECK CAUSE COMPUTER AND ACTUAL AMOUNT DO NOT CORRESPOND. EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TIME THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WORKS. ONE DAY TOOK PERSON HOME ONLY LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT CURB AS TURNING AROUND. TRAFFIC WAS COMING IT HAD COMPLETELY CUT OFF, WAITED A MINUTE RESTARTED. JUST KNEW I WOULD GET HIT. AS MORE MILES, IT LOSES MORE POWER, GETTING ON INTERSTATE I HAVE TO MEASURE TRAFFIC TO ENSURE I CAN GET ON IN ORDER NOT TO GET HIT. LOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT AFRAID IF KEEP MORE MILES LESS POWER. *TR

I AM LOSING A LOT OF OIL WITHIN THE 3000 MILES BEFORE I CHANGE IT. MY CAR IS LOSING POWER IT STALLS IT RUNS VERY LOUDLY AND IT KNOCKS A LITTLE. I PUT AT LEAST 12 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES AND IT'S NOT LEAKING BECAUSE I CHECKED THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF OIL ANYWHERE NOT EVEN OUT OF MY TAIL PIPE. *TR

DEFROST NOT WORKING AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FADES OR COMPLETELY GOES OUT... I WENT TO MY LOCAL HERITAGE CHEVROLET DEALER IN CHESTER VA. 23831.. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE... BUT THEY WOULD HOOK IT UP AND DO A TEST TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM... AT THE COST OF $170.00.. I TOLD THEM MY VEHICLE WAS ON THE RECALL FOR THE VISIBILITY #09V489000 SOFTWARE INSTRUMENT PANEL/ FMVSS 103 & 101.. I TOLD THEM FORGET IT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A RECALL AND LEFT.... *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT AND WARNING KEEPS COMING ON, CALLED DEALER, CAN'T GET AN APT. UNTIL THE 8TH, TOLD IS OK TO DRIVE, I DON'T THINK THAT'S OK AND DEALER DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE MUCH...... *TR

THIS CAR STARTED GIVING ME TROUBLE THE VERY WEEK I GIT IT. IT WAS STALLING AND HAS THIS LOUD RASPY SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP BASIN SUBARU SAID IT IS SUPPOSE TO MAKE THAT NOISE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO CHEVROLET. THE KEPT IT FOR A MONTH. PUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. STILL HAS THE RASPY SOUND, JUST HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONE DAY LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. THEY REPLACED SOME SOLENOID SENSOR. THE AC BLOWS OUT A WEIRD MIST. AIR CONDITION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THAT AWFUL RATTLE NOISE IS STILL THERE. JUST HOLDING MY BREATH FOR THE NEXT THING TO BREAK DOWN. BOUGHT THIS CARE 2 YEARS AGO AND I CANT GET RID OF IT. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY FUEL PUMP RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL INCLUDED ABOUT 41,000 VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN, TIRE LINE: LATITUDE TOUR, AND TIRE SIZE: P235/55R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION FROM BOTH REAR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

COMING OFF OF EXIT 50 ON SUNRISE HWY IN LONG ISLAND N.Y. A CROSS STREET LIGHT TURNED RED AND THE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPING SO I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY CAR, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO STOP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE CAR HAS 51823 MILES ON IT. *TR

WHEN GAS IS ADDED TO VEHICLE GAS TANK. THE ENGINE IS HARD TO START. APPEARS AS IF ENGINE IS FLOODED. WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS CROSS-CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE OIL. THE MIXTURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY AND ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS IN THE MORNING FOR THE FIRST 15-20 SECONDS YOU COULD HEAR A LOAD RATTLING NOISE THEN THE NOISE GOES AWAY. I HAD CHANGE THE OIL FROM SYNTHETIC TO REGULAR 5W30 BECAUSE WHEN I DRAINED THE CRANK CASE THE ONLY THING I HAD LEFT WAS 1.5 QT, IM TRYING WITH THE REGULAR OIL TO SEE WHAT IT DOES .I HEAR THAT MANY EQUINOX OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORTED ,MAYBE ITS A PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES OWNERS. *TR

WHILE AT RED LIGHT, I WENT TO PULL OUT AND CAR JUST TURNED OFF. AND HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START AND HAD TO DO IT AGAIN. *JS

PURCHASED A 2010 EQUINOX,NEW WITH 23 MILES, NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT I HAD TO PUT OIL IN SEVERAL TIME WHEN I FILLED UP WITH GAS. TOOK IN FOR 3,00 MILE CHECK WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS, I ALWAYS CARRIED OIL WITH ME AND GO OIL CHANGES EVERY 1,500 TO 2,000 MILE. CAR FINALLY BROKE DOWN THIS WEEKEND AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED. SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, IT NO LAUGHING MATTER TO SPEND 25,000 TO 30,000 ON A CAR AND IT FALLS APART AT 71,000 AND I AM NOT EVEN THROUGH PAYING FOR IT. *JS

GM, USED A FELT LIKE MATERIAL ON THE 2010 EQUINOX BETWEEN THE FRONT FENDER AND THE FIRE WALL FOR SOUND DEADENING . I HAVE CHECKED OUT THEIR NEW MODELS AND THEY ARE USING IT ON ALL OF THEM NOW [TRUCKS,CARS,SUVS]. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS MATERIAL STAYS WET, COLLECTS SALT, MUD, ETC. AS WE DRIVE ON ROADS WHERE SALT IS USED IN THE US AND CANADA I HAVE REMOVED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SO FAR. THE FIRE WALL AND FENDER BOTH HAVE SERIOUS RUST WHICH WILL LEAD TO A PERFORATION OF THE PASSENGER CABIN. THERE MUST BE A BETTER MATERIAL TO USE FOR THIS PURPOSE THAT WILL NOT STAY WET. I HAVE CONTACTED GM BUT THEY DID NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUE. HOPE YOU FOLKS HAVE BETTER LUCK THEN MYSELF. PLEASE NOTE WE LIVE IN CANADA AND ARIZONA ABOUT 50/50. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT OUT THE STORM, TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COST ME $400. *TR THE CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 14V447000 (SEATS) BECAUSE THE SEAT HAD DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT FOR THE 2010 MODEL. UPDATED 10/05/15.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 9/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. UPDATED 2/12/2015 *JS

I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STABILITRAC AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD MORE THAN A HALF MILE PER HOUR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 1 MONTH AGO PRE OWNED FROM THE DEALER. IT HAD GONE THRU THE GENERAL MOTORS 117 POINT INSPECTION TEST BEFORE I BOUGHT IT... I ONLY PUT ON 1000 MILES SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 290 (NY), A HEAVY RAINFALL STARTED. DRIVER PUT WIPERS TO HIGH SPEED AND WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WIPERS WERE AT THE END OF THE WIPE SWEEP. DRIVER WAS ABLE, DUE TO THE PRIOR USE OF "RAIN-X" TO SEE TO EXIT THE ROAD. WIPERS DID NOT REGAIN FUNCTIONALITY, AFTER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND WIPERS WERE ATTEMPTED TO BE USED AGAIN. DRIVER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE, TOP BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR STUCK AT COOLING POSITION PREVENTING THE DEFROST TO WORK. I COULD NOT SEE AND ALMOST HAD A WRECK. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $600 AS YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE WHOLE DASH APART TO GET TO THE ACTUATOR. I THINK THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE GMC EQUINOX AND TERRAIN ACTUATOR ISSUES ON THE WEB. IF YOU CAN SEE OUT THE WINDOW AS THE DEFROST IS STUCK ON COOL YOU COULD HAVE A WRECK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A MAJOR INTERSECTION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND STABILITAC LIGHT WITH A WARNING OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON. THE CAR COULD ONLY GO 5 MPH WHICH WAS CAUSED ME TO SLOWLY GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. TWO ON COMING CARS HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS TO AVOID ME. THE DEALER FOUND A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THEY SAID THE CAR IS PROGRAM TO GO INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE WHEN THE COMPUTER DETECTS THIS ISSUE. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THIS COME ON WITH OUT WARNING, IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. SEARCH THE WEB AND YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR FROM GM ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY FOR THOSE NOT REPLACED YET AND A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE ALREADY PAID. I HAD TO PAY $400.64 FOR THIS SAFETY REPAIR SO I COULD A AVOID FUTURE ACCIDENTS WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. THE REPAIR DETAILS ARE ON FILE AT THE DEALER. *TR

AT 13,000 MILES THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED. AT 56,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP AND BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS WERE REPLACED AFTER THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. AT 64,000 MILES THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACUTATOR AND SOLENOID VALVES WERE REPLACED AFTER ANOTHER HIGHWAY BREAKDOWN. AT 69,000 MILES THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED FOR A BREAKDOWN ONCE AGAIN. AT 81,000 MILES THE FUEL PUMP AND BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS WERE REPLACED ONCE AGAIN AFTER A BREAKDOWN. AT 90,000 MILES THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE WAVE PLATE WAS REPLACED AND METAL DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR