2010 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

GOOD AFTERNOON. I PURCHASED A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX ON JANUARY 7TH, 2014. THE DEFROSTER AND THE VENTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE DEFROSTER DELAYS OR DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL. I RESEARCHED RECALLS ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX AND FOUND THAT MY PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT FALL UNDER THE 09298 RECALL WHICH STATES: "BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT MFG. CAMPAIGN NO. 090298 ? COMPUTER MODULE/FMVSS 101 & 103. DOM: 2/09-11/09. VEHICLES FAIL TO MEET FMVSS 101 AND FMVSS 103. SOFTWARE IN CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN CAUSE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, DEFROST, AND RADIO CONTROLS, AS WELL AS PANEL ILLUMINATION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. DRIVING WITHOUT FUNCTIONING DEFROST SYSTEM CAN DECREASE VISIBILITY AND COULD RESULT IN CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. CORRECT BY REPLACING COMPUTER MODULE IN CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL" MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL, BUT IT IS THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING. THE COMPUTER MODULE IS BAD. WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY TO GET THIS CAR FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY? I BELIEVE MY VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED, BUT NO ONE AT CHEVROLET WILL HELP ME WITHOUT CHARGING ME A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. I WOULDN'T MIND IF THE VENTS WEREN'T WORKING, BUT THE DEFROSTER NEEDS TO WORK AND IT ISN'T A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD REACH OUT TO YOU TO SEE IF YOU MIGHT HAVE A BETTER SOLUTION THEN THE RUN AROUND I AM GETTING FROM GM. IF YOU COULD BE CONTACT ME, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT! I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA),

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE TRANSPORT MODE AND BATTERY WERE NOT CHARGING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE KEY IN A CLOCKWISE MOTION TO DIM THE TRANSPORT MODE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

REPORTING FAILURE OF ALL FOUR MICHELIN LATITUDE LT P235/55-R18 TIRES. TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL ON ALL TIRES. AIR LEAKING FROM 2; EXPECT OTHERS TO FAIL SHORTLY. STEEL CORDS EXPOSED AND PROTRUDING FROM UNDER TREAD. COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD FORM SIDEWALL. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS GIVEN. *JB

THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX INSTRUMENT PANEL TOP PAD HAS A INTEGRATED COMPARTMENT IN THE CENTER. THE COMPARTMENT HAS A BRIGHT CHROME LATCH FOR OPENING THE COMPARTMENT. THE LATCH HAS A VERY REFLECTIVE SURFACE. WHEN DRIVING SOUTH EAST THE SUN REFLECTED OFF THE LATCH BLINDING THE DRIVER EVEN WITH SUNGLASSES. VIEW OF THE ROAD WAS LOST AND THE SEAT HAD TO BE REPOSITIONED TO MOVE THE DRIVERS EYES FROM THE REFLECTION. PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE. *TR

THE AIRBAG ALARM KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY SAYING AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. IT IS NEVER CONSISTENT AND I WONDER IF IT IS A FALSE ALARM. I FEEL THE DEALER CHARGES JUST FOR HOOKING UP TO THE COMPUTER FOR A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON IS UNREASONABLE! *TR

AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS STARTING IN 2011 TO CURRENT RECENT ISSUE ON 30/2014. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL "REPAIRS" AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHIFTS HARD/DELAYED WHILE DRIVING, EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OIL IS CHANGED AND ADDED BEFORE EVERY 3,000 MILES OR SOONER IN RECENT MONTHS DUE TO LOW OIL AND ENGINE MAKING "KNOCKING" SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECENT NOISE AND ENGINE LIGHT. THEY ARE STATING IT NEEDS ENGINE WORK DONE FOR OIL BEING "BURNED" IN ENGINE THROUGH THE EXHAUST IN EXCESS OF $1600. LISTED SEVERAL ITEMS THAT NEED REPAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DEFROSTER AND HEAT MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CHECKED THE FUSE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS ANY POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AWAITING MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC, WHEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE OR GO INTO GEAR OTHER THAN PARK. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FOR KEFFER AUTOMOTIVE (CHARLOTTE, NC) IN 2012 WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE, AND COMPRESSOR. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER MAJOR MECHANICAL FLAW. EITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A POORLY MADE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT BY MOVING A WIRE LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. GM PAID HALF OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WILL RECEIVE WHAT HE PAID. BOTH UNITS UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO 1/3 OF COST OF TIRES. UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS

OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE TRANSMISSION STEADILY SHIFTED HARDER AND HARDER, SOMETIME THE GEARS WOULDN'T SHIFT UP, OR DOWN WITHOUT A 3~5 SECOND DELAY AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH OR 50MPH. AROUND MAR 18 2014, WE WERE GOING UP A HILL GOING ROUGHLY 50MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL NOISE, AND SECONDS AFTER, THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND WAS IN LIMP MODE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER AND WAS TOLD THE 3-5-REVERSE WAVE PLATE OR ALSO COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS CLUTCH PLATE SHATTERED AND THE PIECES GOT INTO THE GEARS AND TORN UP ALL THE GEARS WITH IT. THE CAR WAS STILL JUST RIGHT UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE WAVE PLATE AND THE BROKEN GEARS. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM CLAIMED THEY "SUPPOSEDLY" IMPROVED THIS OLD PROBLEM POST 2009 MODELS, HOWEVER, COUNTLESS 2010+ CHEVY EQUINOXES, TRAVERSE, AND GMC TERRAIN, AND ACADIA ARE STILL ENCOUNTERING FAILING TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THIS VERY SPECIFIC 3-5-REVERSE WAVE PLATE ISSUE. JUST GOOGLE FOR "CHEVY EQUINOX TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE", OR "GM 3 5 REVERSE WAVE PLATE" YOU'LL SEE COUNTLESS GMC, CHEVY 2010+ OWNERS STILL ENCOUNTERING PRE-MATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURES DUE TO THIS VERY EXACT ISSUE. IF YOU TAKE ALL THE AVERAGE TRANSMISSION FAILURES FROM ALL THE 2010+ VEHICLES, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL ON AVERAGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60,000~150,000. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE,

STEERING STARTED ACTING ODD. BINDING UP WHEN TURNING. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERS. FIRST THEY TOLD ME THEY RESET THE STEERING. TWO DAYS LATER BROUGHT IT BACK STILL BINDING. DETERMINED IT WAS THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. THE CAR DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST A WEEK. TOLD ME THEY HAD TO ALSO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR, MOTOR ASSEMBLY, AND STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR. TOLD ME CAR WAS REPAIRED. DROVE IT HOME APPROX. 20 MILES. CAR STEERING IS STILL BINDING UP. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERS TWO DAYS LATER. THE MECHANIC DROVE THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW I AM AT A LOSS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE IN AROUND MID-JANUARY OF 2014. TWO WEEKS AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. AFTER A DAY OR SO WE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK AND THE ALERT WAS GONE. TWO WEEKS AFTER TAKING IT IN TO GET FIXED, THE ALERT POPS UP AGAIN. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ON 12 MAY 2014 THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS POPPED UP FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN FOUR MONTHS. IS THERE SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE OR THIS PART? I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING AND ALL WE CAN DO IS TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO GET FIXED. LUCKILY THE LAST TIME THAT WE TOOK IT IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ALERT CAME UP WHILE IT WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION. REGARDLESS, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS IN DANGER DUE TO THE SAFETY BAGS NOT BEING ENGAGED WHEN THE ALERT POPS UP. *TR

MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE THE TURN DUE TO FACT THAT SHE COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS JUST STARTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE TURN SO SPEED WASN'T AN ISSUE. THANKFULLY SHE WASN'T TRAVELING AT A FASTER SPEED. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE EQUINOX NEEDS A STEERING GEAR REPLACED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARM, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN

WHILE DRIVING MY WINDOWS BECAME FOGGED. I TURNED ON MY DEFROSTER AND THE REAR WORKED, HOWEVER THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT CLEAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I REALIZED NO AIR WAS COMING OUT OF THE FRONT DASH VENTS. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 3 MONTHS AGO IT WORKED. THE HEAT AND AC WORK BUT THE VENTS DON'T CHANGE. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING RACK. THE DEALER FOUND THE STEERING GEAR LEAKING AND REPLACED THE RACK ON A 2011 GMC ACADIA AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 03/04/15. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 06/10/2014 *JS

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY 93, WHEN SUDDENLY THE WHEEL START TO BE VERY HARD, AT THIS MOMENT I WAS TRESPASSING OTHER CAR AND FOR VERY CLOSE I COULDN'T COMPLETE THE OPERATION. I ALMOST HIT THE OTHER CAR, COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SPEED. UNFORTUNATELY EVERYTHING END OKAY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND STOP IN A SAFETY PLACE. *JS

WIFE STOPPED FOR GAS PULLED OUT ON TO STREET VERY HARD TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS ALMOST WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE. THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT HAS BEEN CONSTANT WHETHER I AM GOING 2 MPH OR 70 KPH A CONSTANT STIFFNESS IN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT IT'S AS IF IT WAS A FLUID TYPE POWER STEERING NOT ELECTRICAL.NOW THIS IS A EARLY 2010 WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 2009.THERE ARE NO SIGNS OR ANY KIND OF NOISES TO INDICATE ANY KIND OF PROBLEM BUT I AM GETTING KIND OF NERVOUS IN DRIVING THIS SUV ANYMORE.THERE MUST BE OTHER CHEVY CARS THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM I DO HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SOON. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOT DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENTIRE DASH LIT UP AND CAR STALLED. MESSAGES INCLUDED SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE ABS, ENGINE LIGHT, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I LOST POWER, POWER BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING AND COASTED VEHICLE TO A STOP. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES BUT FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO TURN OVER, ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT DROVE TO DEALER. VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATED, IT WAS SLOW AND JERKY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THEY PLUGGED IN THEIR TECH CODE READER AND DETERMINED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. I WAS GIVEN A CONCIERGE VEHICLE AND INFORMED IT WOULD TAKE THEM THE WEEKEND TO FIX. WHEN I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP THEY CHARGED ME SAYING THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND TRIED TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THE RENTAL AND I HAVE STILL NOT BEEN REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR THE RENTAL CAR. THE SERVICE AGENT AT THE DEALERSHIP PRINTED OFF WHERE IT CLEARLY STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THEY EVENTUALLY RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

11/13/13 FIRST REPORT OF TRANSMISSION SURGING/BUCKING WHEN COMING TO STOP THEN ENGINE DIES, HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 12/21/13 TRANSMISSION FAILURE: NO REVERSE, WON'T SHIFT PAST 2ND, TRANS FLUID OK BUT DARK W/ METAL SHAVINGS. FOUND 3,5,R WAVE PLATE FIBERS & STEELS DAMAGED ALONG W/ CLUTCH HOUSING ASSEMBLY, LOW REVERSE SPRING RETAINER & HOUSING. 1,2,3,4,PISTON, LOW REVERSE 1,2,3,4 CLUTCH, LOW REVERSE PISTON. CLEAN CASE, REBUILT VALVE BODY, REPLACED SEALS, INSTALLED OVERHAUL KIT. 2/24/14: REPORTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECURRED, DEALER DROVE FOR 2 WEEKS COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 3/24/14: REPORTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECURRED 7 TIMES ON 3/23. DEALER ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REPLACE SUNGEAR, OUTPUT CARRIER GEAR SET, WAVE PLATES, OVERHAULED TRANSMISSION, RELEARN SHIFT ADAPT. *TR

WHILE TURNING, POWER STEERING NO LONGER PRESENT. POWER STEERING DID NOT RETURN AFTER CHECKING FUSES AND REPLACING BATTERY. DEALER INDICATED NEEDED TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR AND CHARGED $1500. POWER STEERING ASSIST RETURNED FOR A FEW DAYS. POWER STEERING BECAME INTERMITTENT. WHEN I RETURNED TO DEALER, THEY SAY IT WAS THE SHAFT JOINTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND REPLACED THOSE AT NO CHARGE. *TR

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP/STOPPED WORKING WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP. WOULDN'T WORK WHEN PUT BACK IN FORWARD GEAR. HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE. NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS DID THIS INTERMITTENTLY. RECENTLY, IT DID THIS REGULARLY FOR A DAY WHEN DRIVING...VERY DANGEROUS AS IT WOULD HAPPEN OFTEN WHEN EXECUTING A TURN SO CAR COULD LURCH INTO AN ADJACENT LANE AND POTENTIALLY END UP IN AN ACCIDENT. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THIS TIME TOOK TO DEALER WHO TOLD ME THEY DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM THAT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF AT LEAST PART OF THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS WHAT OCCURRED WITH COBALTS, HHR, ETC. IN THE LATEST GM RECALL AND I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THIS MODEL YEAR AND MAKE AS WELL (IF NOT FOR OTHERS TOO!). CAUSED ME ENOUGH CONCERN TO GET THE WORK DONE AND AM NOW WORKING ON MY OPTIONS TO TRY AND GET GM TO REIMBURSE ME BASED ON THIS BEING AN IDENTICAL ISSUE TO THESE OTHER MAKES AND MODELS. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. STEERING LOCKED UP. VEHICLE COULD BE STEERED ONLY WITH EXTREME MANUAL EFFORT. IT OCCURRED REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE, FROM 0 TO 35 DURING THIS INCIDENT. WHEN WHEEL WAS TURNED IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO PREVIOUS POSITION. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN TURNING A CORNER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT WHEN THE TURN WAS COMPLETED UNLESS THE WHEEL WAS MANUALLY PULLED BACK, AGAIN WITH EXTREME EFFORT. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED BUT HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM. DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL BY ITSELF! THEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

I WORK APPROXIMATELY 36 MILES FROM AND WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON THE EXPRESSWAY I NOTICE MY POWER STEERING MONITOR APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY AIR BRAKE WARNING SIGNALS CAME ON AND ALSO MY TRACTION CONTROL SIGNAL WAS ON AND MY STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF AND TIGHT VERY HARD TO CONTROL. I CONTACT GM CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT I HAVE RESEARCH OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BY THEM WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT IS NOW ON THEIR RECALL LIST. THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL.THEY WERE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY IN MY HANDS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM THEN TO SATISFY ME AS A CUSTOMER. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS AUTO, WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A CHEV. DEALER IN ATMORE, AL DEC 2011; FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS NOTICE TO REPLACE ELECTRONIC BOARD, AND BATTERY WHICH WAS RUN DOWN & ALLEGED DUE TO FAIL., REPLACED UNDER BANK SERVICE WARRANTY, PLUS $110. FROM THAT POINT ONTHE CAR WOULD START UNATTENDED, AND PARKED, LOCKED WITH ALARM ON. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT MEANT FIGHTING TO GET LOCK TO STAY OPEN WITH KEY, AND INSERTING SAME INTO IGNITION. CAR HAS ALSO STOPPED FOR NO REASON AT ALL,.COMPLAINT TO GN/CHEVY TWO WEEKS AGO, COMPLAINING OF BROKEN KEY AS BUTTONS HAD DROPPED OFF AND SECOND SET DID NOT WORK AT ALL. MILTON CHEVROLET AT MILTON, FL ALLEGED CORRECTED PROBLEM BY MAKING SECOND (NON-WORKING) KEY WORK. A WEEK LATER CAR PARKED, LOCKED AND ALARM SET, STARTED IN MID AFTERNOON, NO ONE NEAR AUTO OR KEYS AND ALARM RAN OFF. WE HAD TO GET KEY, ENTER AUTO AND TURN OFF IGNITION. THE DEALER WANTS THE COST OF TWO NEW KEYS TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM ENTIRELY. IF CAR STOPPED RUNNING ON INTERSTATE FOR NO REASON, BRAKES, ALARM, AIR BAGS WOULD BE INOPERATIVE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GM/CHEVROLET ABOUT 6 TIMES, A LATE AS YESTERDAY WHEN THEY DEMAND COST OF KEYS TO REPAIR PROBLEM.AT TIMES WE HAVE GONE INTO STORES AND HEARD THE ALARM GO OFF WITH NO ONE AROUND. THIS IS NOT THE INTENT OF CHEVROLET TO MEET RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW THIS CAN BE RESOLVED. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE KEY SYSTEM AND THE KEY AND IGNITION AND ENGINE ARE ALLINKED AND ARE FAUL

OUR SERVICE AIRBAGS LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE TOLD BY OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER THAT THIS COULD DISABLE AIRBAGS. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS A 2 WEEK BACKORDER FOR NEW SWITCH. WE COULD NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS, RENTED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN SPENT $750 TO REPAIR THE SWITCH. OF NOTE, THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED WITH THE NEAR IDENTICAL SISTER VEHICLE, THE CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. I SUSPECT THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM MAY NEED TO CONSIDER RECALLS FOR THE EQUINOX AS WELL. THEY ARE NEAR IDENTICAL VEHICLES, DASHES, CONTROLS, ETC. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. SO, WHY ISN'T THIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL? *TR

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY CHEVY EQUINOX I HAVE HAD ENGINE TROUBLE RELATED TO THE OIL SYSTEM. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I WAS INITIALLY GIVEN THE RUN AROUND IN REGARDS TO A SOLUTION. THE ENGINE NOISE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME THAT MY CAR NEEDED SOME TYPE OF REPAIR. MY PERSISTENCE ENABLED ME TO FINALLY HAVE THE PROBLEM SOLVED. I CANNOT BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THAT EVENT, BUT KEEPING THAT INCIDENT IN MIND LEADS TO THE NEXT. I LATER BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION (SEVERAL MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD). DURING PERIODS IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES I BEGAN TO PUT MORE AND MORE OIL IN MY CAR. THIS DIDN'T MAKE SINCE MY TRAVEL WAS LOCAL AND NOT MUCH. ( I HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK SINCE LAST JUNE 2013). THAT TIME I DECIDED OR I WILL SAY INSISTED THE DEALER LOOK FURTHER INTO THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS THREE WEEKS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS DOWN ALMOST FIVE QUARTS OF OIL. I GOT A LECHER ABOUT THE DAMAGE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED. TO THE POINT OF THE PROBLEM WITH ALL THIS. I READ OTHER LETTERS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE IN REGARD TO OTHER ENGINE OR OIL RELATED ISSUES ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX. IT SEEMS MORE THAN APPARENT THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. EACH PROBLEM OR COMPLAINT ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF HOW MANY OF EACH WERE RECORDED. I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULDN'T TAKE FOR ME TO INJURE MYSELF OR BE JUST ANOTHER TRAGIC DEATH RELATED TO THE BIG CAR INDUSTRIES. TROUBLE SHOOTERS GET PAID BIG MONEY TO PREVENT SUCH TRAVESTIES. I WOULD THEN EXPECT THAT THESE GLITCHES WOULD BE WORKED OUT TO

WHY DON'T YOU LET A PERSON TELL THE COMPLETE STORY? MY ENTRY ABOUT CHEVY EQUINOX COULD CAUSE FATALITIES AND YOU CUT ME OFF AFTER I SPEND TIME TO TYPE IT ALL OUT. I AM SAVING IT TO A WORD FILE IF ANYONE THERE IS INTERESTED, CONTACT ME AT[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD SOUND AND HESITATE WHEN FIRST STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DEFOGGER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO FREEZE AND BLOCK HIS VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70, 000.

THIS CHEVY VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE HAD OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS, ROUGH IDLING, AND LOSS OF GAS MILEAGE. IT IS OBVIOUS CHEVY/GM KNOW ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE ISSUED A PUZZLING LETTER ON JULY 13 ALERTING OWNERS THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH "THE CHROME LAYER ON THE BALANCE CHAIN PINS, ALLOWING THE CHAIN TO STRETCH. THIS WOULD CAUSE AN ENGINE NOISE AND IF LEFT UNTREATED, COULD CAUSE THE CHAIN TO BREAK, LEADING TO ENGINE DAMAGE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL PUMP PLUNGER SHAFT SEAL MAY WEAR AND ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK INTO THE CRANKCASE..." ALSO ON JULY 19, 2013 CHEVY ISSUED #13-06-01-003B,: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION....." THESE TWO PROBLEMS ARE CLOSELY RELATED BUT CHEVY REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. IF YOU ARE DRIVING YOUR FAMILY AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHAIN BREAKS BECAUSE IT LACKS LUBRICATION, ENGINE POWER WILL BE LOST AND PROBABLY MANY LIVES. CHEVY IS AWARE THAT THESE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS EXIST AND INSTEAD OF BEING PROACTIVE THEY STALL THE OWNER BY REQUESTING A 2,000 MILE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THAT TEST IS DESIGNED TO PUT THE BURDEN OF PROOF UPON THE OWNER AND NOT WHERE IT TRULY BELONGS, CHEVY. I HOPE SOMEONE TAKES THESE ISSUES SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. ONE CANNOT DISMISS LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. ACCORDING TO CHEVY, IN ADDITION TO THE CHAIN PROBLEM, THE PISTONS, VALVES, VALVE STEMS, CYLINDER, OIL PUMP, CAM SHAFT OR ROD BEARINGS MIGHT NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO OIL LOSS. IN MY OPINION, THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. TRANSMISSION TYPE IS 6T40. IT APPEARS TO BE EITHER THE WAVE PLATE OR THE REVERSE DRUM. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SERVICE CENTERS, THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUING ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS OTHER VERSIONS. I DO KNOW THAT CHEVY HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE DUE TO A "CONCERN" OVER THE LOWER TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES NEED TO FAIL BEFORE GM WOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE GM/DEALERSHIPS HAVE AGREED TO COVER SOME COSTS FOR CUSTOMERS THAT WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AFTER 100K MILES. ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE CENTER, THE TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO BEGIN FAILING BETWEEN 80MK AND 110K. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I AM 3% BEYOND BEING COVERED. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH MY 2010 EQUINOX. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES REGARDING THE OIL LEVEL BEING LOW AND A LOUD NOISE AND TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK AND SLIPPING. ALSO EXPERIENCING GAS SMELL WHILE I'M DRIVING OR WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO IT'S NOT NORMAL FOR THE ENGINE TO LOSE 3 QUARTS OF OIL OUT OF 5QTS WITHIN 3000 MILES. STARTED NOTICING THE LOST OF OIL MAY OF 2013. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACE THE ENGINE AND OTHER PARTS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT REPAIR. JULY OF 2013 SAME PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN, LOST OF OIL AGAIN, AND THEN THEY REPLACE FRONT DRIVE AXLE INNER SHAFT SEAL. ALSO TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP FOR OIL LOST ON DEC.31, 2013 FOR LOSING 3 QTS OIL OUT OF 5QTS. THEY TELL US THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SAID THEY INSPECTED IT FOR OIL LEAKS, BUT IF THEY WOULD OF CHECK THE OIL DIP STICK THEY WOULD HAVE SEEN THE LOST OF 3QTS OF OIL. ALSO I HAVE PICTURES THAT I TOOK OF THE OIL DIP STICK SHOWING ONLY 2QTS OF OIL ON DEC.17 2013. ALSO WE HAVE CONTACTED GM AND NO HELP FROM THEM. I'VE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM I LEARNED THAT I?M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ALSO ON THE INVOICE THAT I RECEIVED THEY DID NOT DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH INVOLVES MORE THAN JUST CHECKING FOR LEAKS? SEEM LIKE THERE NOT FOLLOWING THE SERVICE PROCEDURES. IT'S OBVIOUSLY AN INTERNAL DEFECT IN THE 2.4 LITER ENGINE THAT CAUSES IT TO BURN THAT MUCH OIL. ALSO I HAVE ALL MY PAPERS WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. ALSO THEY

SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT COME ON. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. THE VEHICLE ENGINE DIED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY "ACTUAL" PROBLEM. SO THEY RESET ALL THE CODES. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS HAPPENING WHEN THE TEMPERATURES GET BELOW FREEZING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY, RADIO AND HEATER CONTROLS, WENT OFF AND STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. THEY ALSO TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON ANY EQUINOX FOR THESE ISSUES EVEN AFTER I RECOMMENDED THEM TO LOOK AT YOUR SITE. THEY TOLD ME TO "STOP LOOKING AT THE INTERNET FOR INFORMATION BECAUSE IT IS NO GOOD AND THAT PEOPLE DO NOTHING BUT COMPLAIN ON THE INTERNET." I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THEM AND THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA TO MAKE IT KNOWN THAT MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALLED CARS TO POSSIBLY GET IT ADDED TO THE RECALL. I AM NOT ONLY DOING THIS BECAUSE THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO, BUT BECAUSE MY FAMILY IS AT A SAFETY RISK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND GM DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT ARE IN THE SAME BOAT AS I AM WITHOUT BEING COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER REAR SEAL FAILED AND FLUID COMPLETELY FILLED THE BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING THE BRAKES TO APPLY. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE TRAFFIC LANE WITHOUT ANY WARNING (BRAKE LIGHTS) TO THE VEHICLES BEHIND ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS LOOSING OR USING OIL. CARRIED TO THE SHOP AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. AT 50,000 MILES ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CARRIED TO THE SHOP, FOUND THAT TIMING CHAIN BRACKET HAD BROKEN. REPLACED TIMING CHAIN, BRACKET , AND GASKETS. TWO MONTHS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS AGAIN. TAKE IT TO SHOP. RAN DIE THROUGH ENGINE TO FIND OUT WHERE OIL LOSS IS , CHECKED TIMING CHAIN AGAIN, CHANGED OIL, CHECKED FUEL PUMP, READING FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS O2 SENSOR BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. CAR COMPUTER FIRST SAYED STABILIZER BAR NEEDED CHECKING. GOT THAT LIGHT OFF AND CAR WILL AT LEAST GO OVER 30MILES PER HOUR BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. GOT TO CARRY IT BACK TO THE GARAGE. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THE CONSUMERS THAT OWN A 2010 EQUINOX. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,367.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCV POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION HAD SEIZED, WHICH OVER PRESSURIZED THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO MALFUNCTION. THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

THE BACK HATCH LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE ON MY 2010 EQUINOX TO OPEN THE HATCH. IT STARTED WITH A DIFFICULT TRY TO OPEN IT. NOW IT WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. I AM BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW (IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY OVER 36,0000 MILES) THIS HATCH IS NOT OPEN EVERY DAY. IN REALITY IT IS OPEN ONLY ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, SO IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BROKEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ

JUST BOUGHT AND BEING TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DEFOGGERS AND ALL THE WINDOWS ARE FOGGING A LOT . TRIED TO CRACK THE WINDOWS TO VENT THE OUT THE CAR NO HELP. INSTRUMENT PROBLEMS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE AT 28000 MILES. HAD SERVICED BUT AFTER SEVERAL MILES NOISE STARTED AGAIN. NOISE CONTINUES SO SERVICE IS NEEDED(10-2-13). I HAD SEVERAL GASKETS, SEAL, BOLTS,FUEL PUMP(WHICH WAS LEAKING RAW FUEL INTO INSIDE OF ENGINE), BALANCE CHAIN, TIMING CHAIN, GUIDE FOR TIMING CHAIN(WHICH GUIDE AND DEBRIS FELL IN OIL PAN), AND TWO TENSIONER REPLACED AS WELL AS OIL LIFE MONITOR RECALL UPDATE. HERE I AM NEARLY 3 MONTHS LATER AND MY 2010 EQUINOX IS IN SHOP(12-31-13) AND CAN'T BE DRIVEN DO TO LOUD NOISES, LOSE OF POWER FUEL AND OIL, AS WELL AS STALLING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON CONTINUALLY. I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR AND MODEL EQUINOX AS MINE TO BE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS AS MINE AT SAME MILEAGE. I FOUND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE DONE BY LEAKING FUEL PUMP. SO NO MATTER WHAT WORK IS DONE OR WHAT IS REPLACED PROBLEMS STILL KEEP HAPPENING BECAUSE DAMAGE IS ALL READY DONE TO INSIDE OF ENGINE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS THOUSANDS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR US OWNERS. THOSE WHO ARE LUCKY TO GET THEIR ENGINE REPLACED DON'T GET AN ACCURATE WARRANTY AND AFTER SEVERAL MILES THE NEW ENGINE STARTS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIMING CHAIN RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN WAS INSTALLED ON APRIL 24, 2013. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, STALLING AND SHAKING AND RATTLING WHILE IT WAS IN IDLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HIM, THE RECALL WAS SERVICED DURING THE APRIL 24, 2013 VISIT. ON NOVEMBER 22,2013 ANOTHER TIMING CHAIN WAS INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE APRIL 2011. THE DEALER REPLACED A WORN COMPRESSOR, THE BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS, OXYGEN SENSOR, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, INTAKE ACTUATOR, INTAKE SOLENOID AND THE TRANSFER CASE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE FUEL PUMP AND CAM SHAFT WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY DEVICES IN HIS 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM; THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR SIX TIMES AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND THE AIR BAG MESSAGE CONTINUES TO COME ON; HE BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *SMD THE DEALER REPLACED THE TENSIONER KIT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED.*JB