2010 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK AFTER 3 MONTHS AND 3000 MILES SINCE THEY REPLACED MY DRIVE CHAIN AND ADDED OIL I EXPERIENCED NO HEAT AND TRANSMISSION IRREGULARITY. ADDED 4 QTS OF OIL AND CALLED CHEVY DEALER. TOOK IT IN AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE RINGS AND VALVES WHICH WERE LEAKING OIL INTO THE CRANKCASE AND I WAS BURNING THE OIL. IT WILL TAKE A WEEK TO FIX. THEY GAVE ME A FREE RENTAL CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *TR

TOOK A ROAD TRIP AND THE ENGINE WAS MAKING NOISE HALF WAY THROUGH. CHECKED OIL DIPSTICK WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME AND NO OIL REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK! THE 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX IS A LEMON!! STAY AWAY *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED AND THE INTERIOR HEAT WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK. I HAD TO TUG FORCEFULLY ON THE WHEEL FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME BACK TO CENTER. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK CAUSING ME TO NEARLY RUN OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO PULL WITH FORCE TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO CENTER CAUSING ME TO BRIEFLY SWERVE INTO THE LEFT LANE. LUCKILY I DID NOT RUN OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ANYONE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX ON 4/1/2013. I HAVE SINCE HAD A FEW ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE TIMING BELT REPLACED DUE TO KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. I THANK THE GOOD LORD THAT IT WAS UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING OIL LOSS. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IT HAS BEEN USING OIL BETWEEN THOSE CHANGES. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT CHANGED, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK WHEN THEY CHECKED IT PRIOR TO DOING THE CHANGE. I HAVE ALSO GONE WITHOUT A DEFROSTER AS WELL. HAVEN'T THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT SINCE I HAVEN'T NEEDED IT YET BUT NOW THE WEATHER IS CHANGING AND I KNOW I AM GOING TO NEED IT REAL SOON. BUT GUESS WHAT. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT, MINE DOESN'T FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. I F THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE COVERED NO MATTER. IT ISN'T MY FAULT THAT IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SO, RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS I AM GOING TO HAVE TO SHELL OUT OVER $400 TO GET THIS FIXED SO THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE OUT OF MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. I GUESS IT IS MY FAULT THAT I HAVE WAITED TILL NOW TO WORRY WITH IT. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY DASH LIGHTS GOING IN AND OUT AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THERE SHOULD NOT BE THAT MANY ISSUES WITH ONE VEHICLE. *TR

CAR MADE NOISE AND ENGINE STARTED TO STOP. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF FREEWAY, TURNED OFF KEY AND CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS, DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRE LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE P235-55-R18, AND DOT M33J007X1210. THE CONTACT SATED THREE TIRES SPLIT DUE TO PREMATURE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,300. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 04/02/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE, THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE, AND THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE DEALER FOR MY REGULAR CAR CHECK-UPS AND EACH TIME WOULD COMPLAIN THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THE KEPT CHECKING THE TIRE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES WERE DOING THAT DUE TO THE WEATHER TO JUST IGNORE THE WARNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALL OF MY TIRES WERE SEPARATING. I TOOK IT IN AND ASK THEM WHY WAS THIS HAPPENING, I CAN SEE MAYBE ONE TIRE BUT ALL FOUR. THEY SAID THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE BUT MY TIRES HAD A LOT OF MILES ON THEM.IN DEC 2012 THEY SAID THAT I HAD 8/32 OR GREATER FOR TREAD DEPTH THEN JUN 2013 THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND THEN OCT 2013 THEY ARE SAYING THAT I HAVE 3/32 OR LESS TREAD DEPTH. I DO NOT DOUBT THAT I NEED NEW TIRES BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE SOME DEFECTIVE TIRES AND I CAN SEE ONE OF THEM WOULD BE LIKE THIS BUT ALL FOUR..... *TR

THE DEFROST ON MY EQUINOX DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD BUT CAUSES WORSE CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS TURNED ON MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE. I HAVE TO KEEP MY WINDOWS DOWN AND STICK MY HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOWS TO SEE IN COLD WEATHER. I AM TOLD THAT MY EQUINOX DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL # 09298. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD! *TR

MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX (PURCHASED 05/2010) HAS CONTINUOUSLY HAD ISSUES WHEN IDLING OR AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY OR IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT. SOMETIMES THIS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL. THIS HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY SCARY AND PROBLEMATIC ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ON THE BAY BRIDGE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHAT IS PARTICULARLY FRUSTRATING IS WHAT I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TEAM - "IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE LOW ON OIL." WHEN I EXPLAIN THAT I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 1,500 MILES AGO AND TOPPED OFF THE OIL A WEEK BEFORE, THEY SAID, "WELL THIS CAR BURNS A LOT OF OIL, AND YOU WERE DOWN A QUART. YOU SHOULD JUST CHECK IT EVERY WEEK AND KEEP TOPPING IT OFF." NO CONCERN FOR THE FACT THAT I AM DOING THIS, AND IT IS STALLING. NO CONCERN FOR THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND BURNING THAT MUCH OIL. WHEN I ASK WHAT TYPE OF ENGINE PROBLEM WOULD RESULT IN THIS TYPE OF OIL CONSUMPTION, THEY QUICKLY CHANGE THE SUBJECT AND SAY THEY HAVE FOUND "NOTHING WRONG" OR THAT THEY ARE JUST "GOING BY WHAT GM SAYS TO DO, SINCE WE ARE ONLY THE SERVICE TEAM, NOT THE MANUFACTURER." AT THIS POINT, I BRING MY CAR IN ANYWHERE FROM ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH TO MULTIPLE TIMES PER MONTH. SOMETIMES THE OIL IS LOW; SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. JUST LAST WEEK (10/15), AFTER I STARTED A CLAIM WITH GM AND TOLD THE SERVICE TEAM THAT I WAS FILING A COMPLAINT, THEY FINALLY AGREED TO RUN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. WE DID NOT GET THAT FAR, THOUGH, AS MY CAR HAS

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CODE P 0010 WAS FOUND DURING A SCAN BY THE DEALER. CONTACTED GM FOR THE 100,000 POWER TRAIN WARRANTY THEY OFFER ON THIS VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SOLENOID IS NOT COVERED AND WILL COST MY 108.75 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS SCAN AND 157.00 FOR THE PART, WHY IS GM OFFERING THE POWERTRAIN 100,000 WARRANTY ON THERE ENGINES WHEN ONLY CERTAIN PARTS ARE COVERED. IS THERE ANY RECALLED ON THE ENGINES FOR THE CHEVY EQUINOX ENGINE MADE IN 2010. *TR

I PUT KEY INTO IGNITION AND TURNED TOWARD THE START POSITION AND KEY WENT ABOUT HALFWAY AND STOPPED AND ALL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD WENT BLACK,ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OFF. THE CAR WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE KEY BACK. IT WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS UNTIL ERS ARRIVED. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT WOULD STILL NOT GIVE ME THE KEY. MEANWHILE, THE DASH BOARD STARTING FLASHING ON AND OFF AND I HEARD A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE. I CALLED EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CAME AND GAVE ME A BOOST AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE COMPLETELY FINE. *TR

PUT KEY INTO KEY SWITCH AND TURN TOWARD START POSITION AND KEY WENT ABOUT HALFWAY AND STOPPED AND ALL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD WENT BLACK,ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OFF. FINIALLY AFTER MOVING STEERING WHEEL AND MOVING KEY BACK AND FORTH WAS ABLE TO PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH.THEN WHEN I PUT KEY BACK INTO IGNITION SWITCH AND TRIED TO START CAR ALL I HEARD WAS A CLICK,CLICK SO BATTERY WAS DEAD,CALLED ERS AND THEY CAME AND GAVE ME A BOOST AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEMS AND SERVICE REP. CHECKED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND THEY WERE OPERATING FINE.CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT CAR AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THAT SO THEY WERE NO HELP.I CALLED G.M. AND TALKED TO THEM BUT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM EITHER SO HERE I AM WITH A CAR THAT HAS A PROBLEM WHICH NO ONE HAS HEARD OF.. *JS

DRIVING DOWN THE TURNPIKE IN THE RAIN, WIPERS RUNNING ON HIGH. SUDDENLY WIPERS STOP WORKING. FORTUNATELY WAS ONLY A MILE FROM A REST STOP, WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT OUT THE RAINSTORM. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, TURNED OUT WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DURING REGULAR COMMUTE, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY ON THE WAY HOME, THE DRIVER SEAT LUMBAR COLLAPSED WITH A LOUD POP, LIKE A BALLOON POP. I AM A REGULAR SIZED GUY, 5'11", 160LBS. AND I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING SPECIAL. IT WAS JUST A REGULAR DAY DRIVING HOME AND THE LUMBER JUST POPPED AND NOW THERE'S A CAVITY INSIDE THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET. APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON ISSUE, SOME DRIVERS HAD THEIR LUMBAR POPPED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY TWICE WITHIN SIX MONTH. APPARENTLY THERE WAS, AT SOME POINT A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, GM CANNOT FIND IT, AND WON'T REPAIR THE SEAT FOR ME. DESPITE ME GOOGLING AND SEARCHING AND CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO ON MY OWN: "FROM GM... PI0246A 2010-2011 EQUINOX, TERRAIN - FRONT SEAT POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT INOPERATIVE REPLACE ONLY THE SCREWS. A REVISED SCREW HAS BEEN RELEASED DON'T REPLACE THE LUMBAR ASSEMBLY". THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM REFUSES TO ADMIT, NOR ADDRESS. THEY JUST PLAN ON LETTING THE VEHICLE OWNERS DRIVE WITH A CAVITY ON THEIR BACK. *JS

2.4 L ENGINE FUEL PUMP PLUNGER SEAL IS DEFECTIVE. ALLOWS GASOLINE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE, THINNING THE OIL. THIS CAUSES ENGINE BEARING SURFACES TO WEAR THROUGHOUT(BASICALLY RUINING THE ENGINE). ENGINE PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION BEGAN AND SYMPTOMS INCLUDED ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE KNOCK, POOR ACCELERATION AND STALLING. MY WIFE HAD A CLOSE INCIDENT WHEN HER CAR STALLED AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE REPORTED THAT HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAWS EQUINOX STALLED OUT ON A DETROIT EXPRESSWAY - WALK HOME! THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY ENGINE WAS REPLACED AFTER 5 SERVICE VISITS IN AUGUST 2012. TODAY, GM HAS SENT LETTERS TO ALL 2010 AND 2011 CUSTOMERS DETAILING THE "MAY HAVE THIS CONDITION - COULD CAUSE ENGINE RUN-ON OR ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE", WHICH IS TRUE, BUT A VERY WEAK AND UNNACEPTABLE EXPLANATION FOR WHAT REALLY CAN HAPPEN. GM IS "EXTENDING" WARRANTY MILEAGE ON BOTH 2010 AND 2011 EQUINOX VEHICLES WITH THIS2.4L ENGINE. THIS WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF ENGINE STALLING, POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISIONS AND CUSTOMER WALK HOMES. GM'S PATHETIC APPROACH SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED BY NHTSA. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY, AS FOR THE REASONS GM PREFERS TO RISK DRIVER'S SAFETY. RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AT GM MUST NOT EXIST ANY LONGER. CALL ME!

THE STEERING STICKS. EXTRA EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS OFF CENTER. THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO CORRECT OR TURN THE VEHICLE INCREASES OR STICKS. THIS RESULTS IN UNDER OR OVER CORRECTION OR CAUSES PROBLEMS IN TURNING AND RETURNING THE WHEEL TO CENTER. SOMETIME THE STEERING IS FINE AND THEN THIS STICKING OR THIS COULD BE DESCRIBED AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK IN A RUT THAT REQUIRES EXTRA EFFORT TO GET OUT OF. LIKE GETTING OUT OF A RUT SOMETIMES YOUR GO TOO FAR TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DUE TO THE EXTRA EFFORT REQUIRED WHILE AT OTHER TIMES ONLY NORMAL EFFORT IS NEEDED. THIS IS DANGEROUS, I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT GM HAS A BULLETIN PIT 4992A BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS BULLETIN INDICATES. MY LOCAL DEALER DIDN'T KNOW OF THIS BULLETIN BUT SAID THEY WOULD CHECK. I NEVER GOT AN ANSWER. THIS STEERING ISSUED WITH THE 2.4 L ENGINE AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER BEGAN OBSERVING THE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR OVER A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. ON APRIL 12, 2012, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR. AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PISTONS AND THE RINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS A MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTION, BUT THE REPAIR WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINES WERE CAST, THERE WAS SAND LEFT IN THE ENGINE AND SINCE THE ENGINE WAS NOT FLUSHED, IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,138. *TR

MY WIFE NOTICED THAT IT WAS BECOMING HARD TO STEER. IT CONTINUED FOR A FEW MORE DAYS , SO I CALLED CHEVROLET DEALER TO SEE IF THEY HAD BEEN AWARE OF SUH A PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME NO THEY HAD NOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANY CODES STORED. I CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM. IT HAS BECOME INCREASING WORST TO DRIVE WHERE IT MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE ONE PART AFTER PART .THERE ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE FOR GM TO REMAIN BLIND TO SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

CAR STALLS WITH NO WARNING, STALLED IN MID RIGHT TURN, ON FREEWAY, ON NARROW 2 LANE ROAD. DEALER WANTS ME TO DRIVE CAR WITH A MONITOR IN IT SO I CAN PRESS BUTTON WHEN STALL OCCURS, THIS WHILE TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL, TIMING CHAIN, EXCESSIVE USE OF OIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PISTON RINGS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PURCHASED 4/2010 1 AT A RED LIGHT, CAR IDLED REALLY ROUGH, THEN ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I HAD ABOUT 47,000 MILES. 2. OIL CONSUMPTION - THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS HEARING A FUNNY NOISE WHEN I TURNED LEFT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. MY BOYFRIEND CHECKED THE OIL THE NEXT MORNING TO FIND NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. WE PUT IN 2 QTS THEN WHEN THE DEALER SHIP OPENED I TOOK IT IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL LEAKS SO BRING IN WEEKLY FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST (I WAS ABOUT 1500 MILES SINCE MY OIL CHANGE THAT WAS DONE AT THE SAME TIME THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED) DROVE OUT OF TOWN TO VISIT FAMILY (ABOUT 2000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE) AFTER DRIVING 200 MILES HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN CHECKED THE OIL.......2 QTS LOW. ADDED OIL AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. NO PROBLEMS FOUND RELATED TO OIL, BUT DID FIND ANOTHER ALERT THAT NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED WHEN I GOT HOME RELATED TO THE WATER PUMP TENSIONER. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN , BUT ONLY WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL MY NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND START CONSUMPTION TESTS AGAIN. 3. I POD JACK - WORKED FINE FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS, BUT THEN WOULD CAUSE ALL CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTS TO GO OUT, COULD NOT OPERATE RADIO OR A/C. 4. STALLING - I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS PROBLEM ONCE BUT IT WAS AS I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC! 5. JERKY TRANSMISSION - THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE HAPPENED IT JERKED SO HARD I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING. TOOK I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT TOLD WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE COLLISION CAUSED THE CONTACT TO THEN CRASH INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB AND INJURY TO THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR

MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER GIVING TROUBLE REGARDING GETTING INTO GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE HWY AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON IT STARTED TO MAKE A SWIRLING NOISE LIKE A PLANE POWERING DOWN. CAR REFUSES TO GO INTO GEAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IF IT WAS TOWED. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO AN AUTOPARTS STORE TO GET THE CODE. UPON RUNNING THE CODE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE OIL WAS LOW IN THE CAR. THE MECHANIC PUT IT IN 3 QUARTS OF OIL. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED IN OCTOBER AND HAD JUST PUT 3000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS 1 QUART OF OIL LOW. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND GAVE THEM THE CODE P00014. THEY SAID IT WAS MY CAMSHAFT AND TO BRING IT IN FOR WARRANTY WORK. UPON DROP OFF THEY SAID THEY COULD SMELL OIL BURNING AND HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THE OIL IN MY CAR WAS VERY BLACK/DIRTY AND LOW WHEN THEY RECEIVED IT. THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE I CHANGE MY OIL REGULARLY AND NOT FOLLOW THE "OIL LIFE" LIGHT IN THE CAR. THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND SAID THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I WAS INFORMED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE OIL SO THEY COULD DO A CONSUMPTION TEST. A WEEK LATER THE SAME CHECK ENGINE CODE CAME ON IN MY CAR. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED CHAINS AND ACTUATORS IN THE ENGINE. I GOT MY CAR BACK, WATCHED THE OIL AND DROVE 1000 MILES. AT THAT POINT MY CAR WAS 1.3 QUARTS OF OIL LOW. THE DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTED IT AND SENT ME ON. I DROVE 700 MILES AND WAS 3/4 A QUART OF OIL LOW. IT ALSO HAD THAT KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK MY CAR BACK AND CALLED GM. THEY WERE TOLD TOOK LOOK FOR MARKINGS IN THE ENGINE. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING MY ENTIRE ENGINE AND THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM DUE TO THE MARKINGS THEY FOUND. GM SAID THESE PROBLEM

WHEN ACCELERATING TO PULL ONTO HIGHWAY, ENGINE STALLS WITH NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SOMETIMES ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS OFTEN. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SUPPORT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM OF MY CONCERNS OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OWNERS OF 2010-12 CHEVROLET EQUINOXS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

START-UP NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO RUNNING A DIESEL. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLE, OR NEAR STALLING/COMPLETE STALL OUT AT A LOW THROTTLE OPENING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THROWING CODES P0014 AND P0011. VEHICLE IS ALSO BURNING THROUGH AT LEAST 2 QUARTS OF OIL EACH WEEK AND NOT RECEIVING THE EXPECTED AMOUNT OF GAS MILEAGE (ONLY ABOUT 1/2). THESE ISSUES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE RECORDED FOR RECALL 11195A ON THE 2011 EQUINOX MODEL WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE. MY 2010 IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER GM'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS RECALL EXTENDED FOR THE 2010 MODELS AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/EQUINOX-23/YET-ANOTHER-2010-EQUINOX-BURNING-OIL-STALLING-51192/ HTTP://WWW.GMINSIDENEWS.COM/FORUMS/F53/2011-EQUINOX-COLD-START-ENGINE-NOISE-102947/INDEX4.HTML. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HIGH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE WIPERS DISCONNECTED FROM THE DRIVE AND STOPPED ALL THE WAY LEFT WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER HANGING OFF THE VEHICLE AND VISIBLE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. WITH NO VISIBILITY FROM THE FRONT WINDOW, MADE AN EMERGENCY STOP TO EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CARS AROUND ME. *TR

APPROX 6 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR - NEW THE AIR BAG SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE - REPLACED THE AIR BAG HARNESS. ABOUT 6- 8 MONTHS LATER AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, PLUS THE TRACTION CONTROL ALARM. CALLED IN FOR SERVICE REPLACED THE AIR BAG HARNESS AGAIN- CALLED ABOUT SERVICE, THAN THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. ABOUT 6- 8 MONTHS LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON A LONG TRIP (600 MILES), CAME HOME NOTHING. IN OCT 2012 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN REPLACED THE AIR BAG HARNESS AGAIN, ALL OUT OF MY POCKET - NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. LASTED ABOUT 6 WEEKS, ALL ALARMS WARNING GOING OFF, AIR BAG, TRACTION, AND NOW THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS OFF, AND OIL LIGHT WARNING. TOOK CAR BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALER, STATED ENTIRE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, CAN'T FIND A REASON FOR THE TRACTION? I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN 4 WEEKS SINCE MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALER, NO ALARMS UNTIL YESTERDAY, NOW THE AIR BAG ALARM IS GOING OFF EVERY 2.5 MINUTES, VERY ANNOYING IF YOU ARE IN THE CAR TRAVELING FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. I ASKED THE DEALER TO MAKE ME AN OFFER ON THIS LEMON OF A CAR. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONICS ON THIS CAR. *TR

PURCHASE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2009. INSTRUMENT PANEL FAULTY WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE. WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER & LIGHTS ON DASH GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE IN APRIL 2010. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. HAVE BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GENERAL MOTORS IN DETROIT. DEALERSHIP NOR GENERAL MOTORS ARE RETURNING OUR CALLS OR FIXING THE PROBLEM. ONLY 17546 MILES ARE ON THIS VEHICLE. LIGHTS AND DEFROSTER GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING US TO BE VERY INSECURE TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE FOR FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE OUT. *TR

MY CAR BEGAN CHUGGING, LOSING POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALLED AS I CAME TO A STOP. THIS BEGAN WHEN I SLOWED MY VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS (ONCE WHEN I SLOWED TO TURN A CORNER- 2012, ONCE WHEN I SLOWED TO STOP AT A LIGHT-3/2013 AND THE THIRD TIME WAS WHEN SITTING IDLE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE-2/2013.) EACH TIME MY GAS TANK WAS LESS THAN HALF FULL BUT AT DIFFERENT LEVELS AT EACH OCCURRENCE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE INCIDENTS. AFTER THE CAR STALLED, I TURNED IT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP WITHOUT INCIDENT EACH TIME. THE CAR RIDES ROUGH AND IS NOW MAKING A RATTLING/RUBBING NOISE. I HAVE HAD TWO CODE CHECKS; ONE RETURNED AS AN ISSUE IN BANK ONE WITH 3 POTENTIAL ISSUES: OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OR IGNITION MISFIRE. THE SECOND CODE CHECK WAS CODE PO172, FUEL TOO RICH. AFTER THE FIRST CODE CHECK, WE REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR AND THE CAR STALLED THE NEXT DAY SO THE CODES WERE CHECKED AGAIN AFTER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. OTHER ISSUES: *DRIVER SIDE LUMBAR SUPPORT BROKE. CHAIR ROCKS A LITTLE BUT IS STILL USABLE (ALBEIT PROBABLY NOT SAFE): DECEMBER, 2012 *CAR JERKS/SHIFTS ROUGHLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD. ALSO, WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT SLOWS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND ABRUPTLY. (CURRENT ISSUE AND AN ISSUE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST, 2009. *CLIMATE CONTROL STUCK ON HIGH (DOCUMENTED RECALL THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT.) *WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR STUCK TO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE AND THE STABILITY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A DINGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS RESTARTED AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I HAD BEEN HAVING OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS, LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2010 EQUINOXES AND WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. WAS DRIVING ON I-81S ON A 500 MILE TRIP. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS, IT IDLED VERY ROUGHLY. FOOLISHLY, I GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE, THINKING THAT MAYBE A HIGHER SPEED WOULD HELP. THE CAR WOULD NOT GET UP TO A SAFE SPEED AND COMPLETELY STALLED OUT ABOUT A QUARTER MILE FROM THE EXIT, LEAVING ME STRANDED (BY MYSELF) 150 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION. WAS TOWED 70 MILES TO A DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER AND FUEL PUMP. THIS DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LOW OIL LEVEL AS WELL AS DIRTY OIL. I INCURRED AN UNEXPECTED $1200 BILL AND WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR A WEEK. MY HOME DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY ENGINE 2 WEEKS AGO AND I RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR BILL. I AM PLEASED, PRESENTLY, WITH THE RESPONSE FROM GM, BUT IT REQUIRED PERSISTENCE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD MY PRESENT PROBLEM RECTIFIED, I'M REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AS MANY, MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH VARYING RESPONSES FROM GM. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED SOME SHIFTING PROBLEMS AS WELL, BUT THE ENGINE PROBLEM TOOK PRECEDENCE, SO I'M WAITING TO SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CONTINUES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY CONSUMING TWO QUARTS OF OIL PER MONTH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE OIL RINGS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ASKED THE CONTACT TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR NEXT OIL CHANGE TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL CONSUMING OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF OIL LESS THEN 500 MILES AFTER THE OIL RINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE THAT THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE EQUINOX WAS BEING TOWED (ALL WHEELS DOWN) BEHIND A MOTORHOME. CHEVROLET CERTIFIES IT AS TOWABLE IN THIS MANNER. THE TOWING BASEPLATE, PRODUCED BY DEMCO SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS VEHICLE) WAS ATTACHED TO THE CAR'S FRONT RAIL ENDS OF THE FRAME. WHILE UNDERWAY, THE FRONT RAIL ENDS TORE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. THE BASEPLATE, THUS DETACHED, TORE THE FRONT GRILL AND BUMPER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAR GLIDED TO A STOP ON THE ROAD. HAD WE BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR ON A HILL, OTHER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH MAY HAVE OCCURRED. WE FEEL THAT THE FRONT RAIL ENDS ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY STURDY TO SUPPORT TOWING AND CHEVROLET SHOULD NOT CERTIFY THE EQUINOX AS TOWABLE.

IT STARTED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMING ON SOMETIMES. AND YOU HEAR A ROUGH IDLE.AND A HORRIBLE RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE PARKED AND. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING IT SOUNDED WORSE AS IF I WAS DRIVING A DIESEL TRUCK. AND THE CAR WOULD STAY ON FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF. SO I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER THEY CHECKED IT WITH A SCANNER AND THEY GOT THE P0172 - TOO RICH ERROR CODE. AND THEY SAW FOR THEMSELVES THE CAR STAYED ON AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND THE RATTLING NOISE IT WAS MAKING. AFTER 2 DAYS I PICKED UP THE CAR COALITION??T HEAR THE RATTLING NOISE AS MUCH.YOU COULD STILL HEAR THE RATTLING BUT VERY SLIGHTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. AFTER A WEEK DRIVING MY CAR YOU CAN HEAR THE RATTLING NOISE VERY, VERY LITTLE. THEY FIXED THE RATTLING NOISE SOMEWHAT IT WAS COVERED ( BY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY) HOWEVER BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME BACK ON. AND THE CAR STILL WOULD STAY ON FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AND SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR IT WOULD REV UP HAS IF I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN IT WILL DROP TO NORMAL. ALL ISSUES WERE NOT RESOLVED STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STABILITRAK LIGHT ON AND THE CAR STAYING ON. FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER TURN OFF THE CAR. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOW THEY ARE SAYING THEY FOUND THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE BODY THROTTLE. NOT

HELLO ON A FEW DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY CENTER CONSOLE AS STOPPED FUNCTIONING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ON/OFF DEFROSTER, HEAT, ETC. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V489000. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL WHEN I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS? THANK YOU *TR

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

VEHICLE BURNS LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL, OFTEN IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. (WE WILL CHECK OIL, IT'S FINE, AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER WE'VE BURNED TWO QUARTS.) THIS REQUIRES US TO PULL OVER RAPIDLY AND FIND NEW OIL TO PREVENT ENGINE FAILURE, MAKING IT A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. WE'VE BURNED 1 TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 TO 1,500 MILES PRETTY CONSISTENTLY SINCE MARCH, WHEN WE FIRST DISCOVERED WE WERE DOWN 3 QUARTS. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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