2010 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

TIMING CHAIN RECALLED BY MFG FIXED, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AGAIN, FIXED AGAIN $2700.00, CONTINUED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 98,000 MILES.

I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DECELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN WINTER CONDITIONS. MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND EXIT THE INTERSTATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LOUD KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE AND A STRONG GAS SMELL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED. THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SUCH AS INTERSECTIONS AS I WENT STRAIGHT TO A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THE REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THEY ALSO SAID THIS HAPPENED DUE TO HIGH POSITIVE PRESSURE IN THE CRANKCASE DUE TO A FROZEN OR BLOCKED PCV VALVE. GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS STATED IN THE GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE BULLETIN 14882. HOWEVER, GM SAYS MY VIN DOES NOT APPLY IN THIS CASE. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE, I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LET SOMEONE KNOW SO OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES COULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE EXTREME HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE IN MOTION WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, IT WAS NOT FULLY IN GEAR SO THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO CHECK. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V502000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). IN ADDITION, WATER ENTERED VARIOUS AREAS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLLED BACKWARD AND FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND THE HATCH CAME DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MULTIPLE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON OIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

WE WERE JUST GETTING TO THE END OF HIGHWAY ENTRY RAMP AND WE COULD NOT GAIN SPEED AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP VERY HIGH BEOFRE IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN. PUT THE CAR IN MANUAL MODE BUT COULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. WE WERE FORCED INTO ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT ROUGHLY 30MPH.

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST TRACTION CONTROL AND DROP SPEED TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. ERROR LIGHT CAME ON STATING "ENGINE POWER REDUCTION" AND THEN "SERVICE ". ALONG WITH THESE ERROR MESSAGES THE ICON FOR ENGINE AND STABILITRAK CAME ON AFTER CAR LOST MOST OF ITS PWLOWER AND TRACTION. IT WAS A COLD NIGHT CHRISTMAS 2016 BUT NOT AS COLD AS OTHER CITIES AS WE LIVE IN PHOENIX, AZ. THANKFULLY I WAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN MY [XXX] DAUGHTER AND I LOST POWER INSTEAD OF BEING ON THE FREEWAY BUT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. I'VE RECENTLY READ MANY COMPLAINTS FROM EQUINOX OWNERS WHO'VE DEALT WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND SOLENOID VALVES AND CHARGED ME $850.00 FOR A REPAIR THAT I TRULY FEEL NEEDS TO BE UNDER A RECALL GIVEN THE SAFETY ISSUE OF LOSING POWER AND TRACTION WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING!!! *TR 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)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ONCE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, THE NOISE WENT AWAY AND THE DEFROST/DEFOGGER SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH THE RPMS WHERE CLIMBING. IT FINALLY COASTED THE REMAINING 2 BLOCKS HOME WHERE ALL GEARS EXCEPT 2ND WERE COMPLETELY GONE. THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A $4500.00 BILL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD THE MOTOR, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL. DUE TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN LOGGED AS WELL AS THE OPEN RECALL ON OTHER 2010 EQUINOXES AND TRAVERSES I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE AN OPEN RECALL ON MY VIN BUT THERE ISN'T. I WISH I'D NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR AND I WILL NOT BE A REPEAT GM CUSTOMER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT AND METAL SHARDS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ UPDATED 7/16/18 *JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAVE ROUTINE SERVICE PREFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE OIL AND THE HIGH PRESSURED FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,782. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT UPDATED 7/13/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,431.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE BALL JOINT IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE BECAME DISCONNECTED DURING OPERATION. THIS MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHERE I WAS DRIVING, AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD. *TR

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENT ON 11/25/2016

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER 46,000 MILES. GEARS SLIPPING. WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. DEFECTIVE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE POSSIBLY. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN BUSY HIGHWAY IN SNOW STORM, MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING. I HAD MY SON IN THE CAR. BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM ON LINE. FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND NO SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS DEFINETLY A SAFETY ISSUE. WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH SNOW COMING DOWN AND NO WIPERS. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR 4 DAYS NOW.

CONSTANT TRANSMISSION ISSUES, REBUILT MOTOR AND STILL HAVING ISSUES DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS OR WILL MAKE CONSTANT PUTT PUTT NOISES LIKE ITS GOING TO QUIT, GOES THROUGH QUARTS OF OIL CONSTANTLY, NO LEAKS FOUND BUT ADDING LARGE AMOUNTS WEEKLY, HEATING/AC SYSTEM DOESN'T TURN ON ALL THE TIME I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND ON AND IT EVENTUALLY WORKS. STABILITRAK KEEPS TURNING ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THE CARS POWER THEN GETS TURNED DOWN ALL THE WAY OR OFF, I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. VERY DANGEROUS CAR STOPPING WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND. NOTHING BUT HEADACHES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP LIFTERS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE ENGINE RUNNING. ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. NEARLY HIT BY OTHER CARS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. CAR WAS THROWING CODE P2135 WHICH IS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS CODE AND THERE IS A CHEVY BULLETIN REGARDING THIS EXACT CODE AND THE ENGINE GOING TO IDLE WHILE DRIVING. I'M SURPRISED THIS IS NOT A RECALL AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR CONDITIONER REMAINED IN USE. THE ISSUE CAUSED THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER NOT TO WORK, WHICH CAUSED A VISIBILITY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

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 THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,450.

MY DRIVERS SEAT WAS CHANGED TWICE IN SIX MONTH, STILL DOESN'T WORK THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES IF NOTING IS IN THE SEAT. THE OIL COMSUMPTION IS UNGODLY AND NOW I HAVE ANOIL LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY ENGINE AND I NEED TO ADD 2 QUARTS OF OIL DAILY. ECOBOOST WENT OUT WITHIN A YEAR OF MY OWNERSHIP. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR OIL LEAK AND IT IS STII PERSISTENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE AROUND 35 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, COASTED A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET, DOWNSHIFTED REALLY HARD AND STARTED MARKING NOISE. IT THEN CAME TO A STOP AND LOST 1ST GEAR. THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO MOVE IN REVERSE. WE WERE LUCKILY ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. AFTER THAT, IT WOULDN'T EVEN GO INTO NEUTRAL. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE DEALER CALLED TODAY AND CONFIRMED THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVERS SEATBELT PRETESIONER CONNECTOR SHORTED. AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. REPAIR COST WAS &161.60. I FEEL THIS SAFETY RELATED ITEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. GM AND THE DEALER SAY SERVICE BULLETIN 14710 ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN 2010 EQUINOXES AND THAT MINE ISN'T INCLUDED BASED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND ONLY PUT ABOUT 20K MILES ON IT AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.

WASN'T INFORMED ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. LETTER NEVER MADE IT TO MY HOUSE. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION HAS CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL PREMATURELY . CHEVY ISSUED A SPECIAL WARRANTY BUT IT DISQUALIFIES YOU IF YOU HAVE MORE 120K MILES. CHEVY HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUES SINCE 2011 BUT INTENTIONALLY WAITED TO ISSUE SPECIAL BULLETIN BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO DISQUALIFY AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME SINCE I DIDN'T PAY THE PREVIOUS REPAIR (WHICH WERE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS) THAT I AM BASICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS CAR HAS HAD OVER 4 MAJOR REPAIRS THAT WERE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS BUT THE REP IS SAYING THAT SINCE I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER THEY WON'T ASSIST ME. I TOLD HER THE ISSUE IS WITH THE CAR, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OWNERSHIP WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE ISSUING ALL THE SPECIAL WARRANTIES. NONE OF THE MAJOR REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE ON THIS CAR ARE LISTED IN THE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT ON CARFAX OR ON THE GM OWNER SITE WHERE IT STATES THAT SUCH REPORTS WILL APPEAR. I GOT THE SERVICE REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I SAW THE SALES ASSOCIATE WITH IT. I TOLD THE REP HAD THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BEEN LISTED ON MY CHEVY PROFILE I WOULD HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FIXED THUS SAVING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SHE STILL CLAIMED IT WAS SENT. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEED TO BE RECALLED WITHOUT EXCEPTION. HONDA REPLACED MY CRACKED MY ENGINE BLOCK NO QUESTIONS ASKED! THEY HAVE HONORED EVER WARRANTY I'VE EVER HAD AND FIXED EVERY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT BECAME EXTREMELY SICK AND LIGHTHEADED AND WAS CONCERNED A CRASH WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY FAILED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

14159 RECALL FOR SOME EQUINOX 2010 2.4L EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND FIRST REPAIR OF SAME ISSUE WAS DONE ON 2014 AND I HAD FOUR CHECK UP AND GM ADDED SOME MORE OIL THEN THEY FOUND SAME ISSUE AND I HAVE DOCUMENT THAT I DONT WANT THAT PISTONS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY REFUSED TO FOLLOW MY SUGGESTION SO FAR THIS PRESENT CAR STILL HAVE A EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION RIGHT NOW SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT REPAIR AND THEY REFUSED TO PROCCED UNDER THE EXPIRED WARRANTY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A LACK OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING WITH CODE P0017 CRANKSHAFT POSITION - CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION (BANK 1 SENSOR B). THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TWO MORE CODES CAME ON INCLUDING P0700 AND P182E (I HAVE ON OBD READER). AT THAT MOMENT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO GO INTO A NEUTRAL CONDITION. THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING @ 30 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. AT THAT POINT I COULD REV THE ENGINE BUT THEIR WAS NO FORWARD DRIVE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT IN AN OFF CONDITION FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, I WAS THE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AS THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPONENTS WHICH COULD CAUSE THIS ERROR CODE. THE DEALER THEN CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD APPARENTLY STRETCHED AND WAS CAUSING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO TRIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WAS VERY EXTENSIVE AND OF COURSE COSTLY AS THE MOTOR HAS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE ERROR CODE ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB-10052863-6133) PUBLISHED IN 2014 BY GENERAL MOTORS DETAILING A NEWER TIMING CHAIN KIT THAT WAS RELEASED TO ADDRESS THIS STRETCHING ISSUE. SEVERAL GENERAL MOTORS MODELS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BULLETIN AS THEY ALL UTILIZE THE SAME V6 3.0 LITER ENGINE AS WHAT IS IN MY EQUINOX. MY MAJOR GRIPE IS THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PREMATURE F

I HAVE 72615 MILES ON MY CAR. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AT AAMCO SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF WAVE PLATE FAILURE. MY CAR HAS A 6T45E TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO HAVE THIS REPLACED WAS $3,414.43 AND IN HIS PROFESSIONAL OPINION THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DAY IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY.

WHILE RAMPING ON TO A BUSY HIGHWAY IN MY 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX (67,000 MILES) ACCELERATING TOWARD 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED DECELERATING AND RPMS CLIMBED. THIS RESULTED IN ME BEING NEARLY REAR-ENDED AND I HAD TO QUICKLY GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REV IN GEAR AND NOT MOVE FORWARD. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT SEEMED AS IF IT HAD FUNCTION BACK. I PROCEEDED A FEW MILES FURTHER TO A PARKING LOT. AT THIS POINT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING WELL ENOUGH TO GO FURTHER. THIS IS WHEN WE CALLED A TOWING SERVICE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. ULTIMATELY, WE WERE TOLD THAT A PLATE HAD GONE OUT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS HAD ALSO DESTROYED SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE QUOTE FOR THESE REPAIRS WAS $4600.00. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 67,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AFTER REPORTING TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES EARLY IN OWNERSHIP AND OVER MULTIPLE VISITS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ODD SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION ON SHIFTS. WE REPORTED THESE ISSUES WAY BEFORE THE 100,000 MILES/5 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. INSTEAD OF FINDING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT IT COULD BE AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND TOLD US TO START COMING IN EVERY 1000 MILES FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A DELAY TACTIC TO MAKE SURE THAT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT HAVE TO COVER WARRANTY REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL

WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CAR BEGAN TO MAINTAIN AN RPM LEVEL OF 5,000 AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH. GOT THE CAR HOME AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED 3 5 WAVE PLATE. WHEN TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. THE WAVE PLATE HAD BEGUN TO DETERIORATE AND METAL PARTICLES WERE FLOATING IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CAR HAD JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES ON IT BUT IT IS 6 YEARS OLD SO IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY. CHEVY OFFERED MINIMAL PRICE ASSISTANCE. THIS ISSUE WITH THE 3 5 WAVE PLATE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE ON 2008 AND 2009 MODELS AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED BY CHEVY. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RESOLVED FOR 2010 MODELS, BUT HERE WE ARE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WENT DIRECTLY TO CHEVY DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AS THE RUBBER SEAL INTO THE BREAK MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER AND FLUSH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AT A COST OF $1,210.92. I DISCOVERED THAT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAD LEAD TO RECALLS IN 2010 OF TOYOTA AVALONS AND HIGHLANDERS. ALSO NISSAN IN 2009 RECALLED SENTRAS FOR SAME REASON. MY CHEVY SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT MY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WAS THE SAME CAUSE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET HEADQUARTERS AND THEY REFUSE TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH ME AND REFUSE TO GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THIS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.CAN YOU HELP ME?WHY IS THERE NO GM RECALL ?

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN POURING RAIN AND THE I TURNED THE WIPERS TO GO FASTER AS THE RAIN CAME DOWN HARDER WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 40MPH ON THE FREEWAY. AT THIS TIME I HAD TO HURRY AND TRY TO GET TO A SAFE SPOT WHICH WAS HARD TO GET TO AS THE VISIBILITY WAS VERY HARD TO SEE.

WAVE PLATE THE WAVE PLATE BLEW UP IN OUR TRANSMISSION LEAVING US WITH A $5000 BILL ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 76000 MILES. THE WAVE PLATE ON 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX'S HAS BEEN RECALLED BY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS BY GM BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT SHOULD BE AND I SHOULDNT BE PAYING A 5000$ BILL. OUR VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD AND 4 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. MY HUSBAND AND A KIND GENTLEMAN HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY.

I'VE HAD AN EXHAUST PROBLEM FOR THE FOURTH TIME!

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING BOTH WIPERS TO STOP WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAINSTORM, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THIS IS THE SAME PART BEING RECALLED ON 2013 MODELS, AND THE DEALER WOULD ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DEC 2014 AT 42,000 MILES AS A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED $15000 CASH. THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE IN JULY 2016 IT WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF OF DIAGNOSTICS FOR EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE REPAIR. AFTER THE CARE BROKE DOWN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT. AUG 2016 THE CAR STALLS AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. WE HAVENT EVEN OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS. IT ONLY HAS 76,000 MILES ON IT. BUT GM SAYS ITS PAST THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY MARK BY 8 MONTHS SO THEY WONT HELP. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THERE ARE STORIES ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHERE PEOPLE HAVE STALLED ON HIGHWAYS FROM THIS ISSUE! IT NEEDS TO GE RECALLED. THIS IS A DEATH TRAP. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OW WORSE. UNFORTUNATELY THATS WHAT IT TAKES NOW A DAYS FOR A COMPANY TO CARE.

2010 CHEVY EQUINOX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I AM SURPRISE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2010 EQUINOX AND GMC HAS NOT RESPONDED. I HAVE THE 2014 AND 2010 EQUINOX MODELS AND I BOUGHT BOTH NEW. I AM NOW WORRIED THAT I HAVE TOO MANY CARS MADE BY GM. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2010 EQUINOX FOR YEARS BUT NOTHING CLOSE TO THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 92,222. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT APPEARED MY CAR SKIDDED. I THEN CHANGED LANE TO BE SAFE. NEXT THING I KNOW, THE CAR RPM SOARED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. ESSENTIALLY, THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS ON NEUTRAL WHEN ON DRIVE. I THEN TURNED OF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND THE CAR DROVE ABOUT 2 POLES BUT WOULD NOT FURTHER ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS STRANDED WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD SON BY THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKE AND THAT I HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL DAYS TO KNOW WHAT OTHER DAMAGE RESULTED. WITH THE SAME CAR, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE BEARINGS AND FREQUENT AIRBAG PROBLEMS. THE CAR DOES NOT RIDE WELL LIKE THE 2014 MODEL. FOR SOME MONTHS NOW, THERE HAS BEEN AN ANNOYING LOW RPM NOISE AT LOW SPEED THAT THE TECH COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. I AM NOW WONDERING IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILING ALL ALONG. THE SAME ANNOYING SOUND IS NOW OCCURRING IN THE 2014 EQUINOX. IT BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THERE IS A PERVASIVE QUALITY PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. TO GM, I DEMAND A FIX TO THIS 2010 EQUINOX TRA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SHIFTER DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,222.

GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV, WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR, NO REVERSE, ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. ALMOST INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFTER BEGAN TO SLIP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

ON 8/20/2016 I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IN POURING RAIN WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HIGH WHEN THE WIPERS WENT LEFT AND STOPPED. THIS LEFT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO LET UP SO I COULD RE-POSITION THE WIPERS. I TRIED TO USE THEM AGAIN BUT THEY STILL DID NOT WORK. I PULLED BACK ON TO THE INTERSTATE, PARKED UNDER AN OVERPASS, AND CALLED FOR SOMEONE TO BRING A REPLACEMENT FUSE. THIS DID NOT WORK EITHER. BASED ON RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND, THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN ISSUE. WITHOUT A DOUBT, IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE! THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE TURNED INTO A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS, ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ONTO THE NEXT ROAD AND TRIED SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE REVVED WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. SHE PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND RE-STARTED IT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TWO MILES TO HER HOME, NEVER GETTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR, WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. UPON RETURNING HOME, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE STREET, OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, BUT SOON DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $ 3,465.90 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE FINALLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SUMMER OF 2014 AND AUGUST 2016. THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/18/17*LJ *TR

I RECEIVED A CHEVROLET 2010 EQUINOX FROM BOB'S SAYS YES SUPER STORE IN COLUMBUS,OHIO IN 2016.TWO WEEKS LATER WE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS.WE INFORMED THEM AND GOT A DIAGNOSTIC AND BOB SAYS YES INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.A FEW WEEKS(APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS) GO BY AND WE TAKE IT BACK AND BOBS TELLS US THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST.SO WE HAD THE STATE OF OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE INVOLVED.BOB SAYS YES AGREES TO A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WHEN THEY FINALLY AGREED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM THEY AGREED TO PAY THE $1000.00 OF THE $1600.00 OF WHICH $600.00 WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY.LATER DURING THE WEEK I CALL BOB SAYS YES TO GET A UPDATE ON THE REPAIRS AND THEY INFORM ME THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND THE WORK COST MORE BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO CHARGE US MORE.APPARENTLY IF THEY ARE COVERING A RECALL THEN UNDER THE FACT IT IS A RECALL I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING ANYTHING SO I WILL BE CONTACTING THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THIS UPDATED INFORMATION.