2011 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FEATURE NEVER WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND NEEDED A CODE RESET, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER PASSENGER SEAT AND AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE SIDE 2 PASSENGER AIRBAG KEPT GOING ON AND OFF UNTIL FINALLY IT SHUT DOWN. HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR HAS THE AIRBAGS HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE. SAFETY ISSUE HERE NEEDS FIXING. MULTIPLE THINGS STARTED HAPPENING AFTER I HIT 50K MILES. TIRES LOSING AIR, PASSENGER BAG NOT WORKING AND SOUND GOING OFF AND ON.

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE.

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 35 MPH RESULTING IN IMPAIRED STEERING ABILITY, AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IN A ROAD CURVE. A CRASH WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. NO WARNING LIGHT OR OPERATOR NOTIFICATION WAS PRESENT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ODB SCAN CODES INDICATED A P0010 CODE 'CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID VALVE'. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON AT LEAST 5 OTHER OCCASIONS RETURNING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. SERVICE HISTORY INDICATES THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT SOLENOID WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2011 DUE TO IDENTICAL FAILURE MODE AND FAULT CODE, THE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT SOLENOID FAILED WITH CODE P0011 AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2015, AND THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT SOLENOID FAILED AGAIN IN 2016 AT 34,681 TOTAL VEHICLE MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATED IN NOMINAL CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CONSISTENT MAINTENANCE OF THE OIL AND OIL FILTER PER THE OEM OIL LIFE MONITOR. THE THIRD FAILURE OF THE CAMSHAFT SOLENOID WAS CHARGED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. REPEAT FAILURE OF THE CAMSHAFT SOLENOID ACTUATOR INDICATED AN UNMITIGATED PRODUCT DESIGN ISSUE RESULTING IN ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND IMPAIRED STEERING CONTROL.

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SOMETIMES WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE MY CAR IT WILL JUST DIE (EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC!!!). IT HAS HAPPENED 9+ TIMES ALREADY AND SOME OF THOSE TIMES THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON.

GM RECALLED 590002010 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX OVER FAULTY DEFROSTERS, I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH THE SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN AUTO BLOG DATED DECEMBER 28 2009. IT'S MY FEELING THAT THE SAME PARTS ARE INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IF THIS IS THE CASE WHY DID NOT CHEVROLET RECALL THE 2011 AS WELL?

TAKATA RECALL I PURCHASED MY CAR IN MAY 2016. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY. IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED PROPERLY. THE DEALER HAD A 30 WARRANTY TO FIX ANYTHING WRONG. MY CAR DOESN'T GET ENOUGH POWER. IT JERKS FORWARD AROUND 30MPH. DOES DRIVE PAST 55MPH AND MOST RECENTLY DOESN'T REVERSE, DESPITE RETURNING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THE ERROR CODES READ P0700 AND P0776. YESTERDAY THE CAR STOPPED GOING IN REVERSE. IT CAN ONLY DRIVE FORWARD.

WHILE DRIVING 50+ MPH ON A BUSY LOCAL HIGHWAY, THE WIPER TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND THE WIPER BLADES STOPPED IN AN UPWARD POSITION COMPLETELY BLOCKING VISIBILITY! THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A MECHANIC AND THIS PART WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER'S MECHANIC WHERE IT PRODUCED INTAKE CAM ACTUATOR FAILURE CODE P011. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY BLOWER MOTOR EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW - EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN IT INTO A CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALERSHIP THE ISSUES IS NOT HAPPENING BY THE TIME I GET THERE THEY JUST TELL ME "WELL THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO IF THE ISSUE IS NOT HAPPENING" IT IS THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER AND NOT HAVING AIR FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES IS HORRIBLE, BY THE TIME I GET CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN SO NOT ONLY AM I WASTING GAS TRYING TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT I'M HOT OR COLD WHILE TRYING TO DO IT... I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO FRUSTRATED WITH A VEHICLE AS I AM WITH THIS ONE... I LITERALLY HAVE TO HIT A DEEP POTHOLE FOR IT KICK IN WHICH MAKES ME THINK IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET THEM TO DO IT THEY JUST TELL BE WELL THERE WILL BE A FEE FOR DIAGNOSING IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN TELLING THEN SINCE 2012 THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SPORADICALLY. EVEN TRIED TO CONTACT GM ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID WELL THERE ISN'T MUCH WE CAN DO WITHOUT THE ISSUE HAPPENING WHEN YOU GET THERE... THAT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AT MINIMUM THE BLOWER MOTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED IF THEY DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES IN THE WIRING BUT THEY REFUSE TO NARROW DOWN THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR BUT I HAVE NOTICED IT SOMETIMES STRUGGLES WHILE DRIVING AS WELL... SO THE ISSUE IS JUST GETTING WORSE. ON TOP OF THAT - EVERY TIME I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY NEVER NOTED THAT I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ISSUE SINCE BACK IN

I BOUGHT MY 2011 EQUINOX NEW IN APRIL, 2011. THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED APRIL, 2016. I JUST HAD TO HAVE A NEW A/C COMPRESSOR INSTALLED ($745) AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 26,300 MILES! OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND OF COURSE THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR AND I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN CHEVROLET.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY IN THE MESSAGE AREA TWO MESSAGE WERE DISPLAYED - "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" AND SERVICE STABITRACK SOON". IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 3000 RPM AND 50 MPH. WITHIN A MILE THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER (LUCKILY THIS WAS AS I WAS HITTING THE EXIT RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY). AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO FIRE IT UP BUT THE ERRORS RETURNED. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WERE 9 ERROR CODES WHEN HE LOOKED WITH HIS SCANNER RELATED TO FUEL PRESSURE, CAM SENSORS, AND MOTOR TIMING. FURTHERMORE, SINCE I WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, HE DRAINED THE OIL PAN AND SAW I WAS NEARLY 3 QUARTS LOW ON OIL. THIS IS PUZZLING AS (1) I JUST CHECKED THE OIL TWO WEEKS AGO AND, WHILE A BIT LOW, WAS IN OPERATING RANGE AND (2) THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND OTHER SITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. SO NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH 63,000 MILES THAT MY MECHANIC SAYS HAS SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE (TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS, CAM SENSORS, FUEL PUMP). THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BELIEVE SINCE THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON FOR LOW OIL AND AT THIS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. MY ONLY ALTERNATIVES ARE TO PONY UP FOR THE PARTS (AND HOPE THE PISTONS/SEALS ARE UNDAMAGED) OR REPLACE THE MOTOR. I ALSO THINK ITS QUITE DANGEROUS FOR THE MOTOR TO JUST CUT OUT LIKE THIS WITHOUT MORE ADVANCE WARNING (I WAS LUCKY I

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ENGAGING DRIVE GEAR. CODE INDICATES ENGINE VARIABLE TIMING SOLENOID INTAKE TO BE REPLACES.

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME, THE VEHICLE STOPPED GOING FORWARD WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS. IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT HAD NO POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WAS ALMOST RUN OVER DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I CUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT WOULD ONLY MAKE A CLICKING SOUND. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP WE TOWED IT TO, THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED AND RUINED THE MOTOR. THIS IS A 2011 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 73000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND SINCE WE MADE OUR FINAL PAYMENT LAST MONTH, NONE OF IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. SURELY THIS IS NOT TYPICAL OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE CHEVROLET COMPANY CAN STAND BEHIND THIS REPAIR.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. 1QT PER 1,250 MILES. NEEDS MAJOR ENGINE REPAIRS AT LESS THAN 86,000 MILES. I'VE HEARD THAT IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THAT ENGINE CAN STALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS CONDITION IF STALLING WHILE TRAVELLING AT MAXIMUM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DRIVER COULD LOSE STEERING CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND ENGINE CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

MY 2011 EQUINOX HAD A LOUD BANGING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AT 104K AND IS NOW AT 109K. CAR BROKE DOWN IN DRIVEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY COULD FIND A LEAK OR BURNING OF OIL. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ONE DROP OF OIL LEFT AND THE TIMING CHAIN AND GUIDES WERE RUINED. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMED JIFFY LUBE BY SAYING THEY DID NOT PUT SUFFICIENT OIL IN THE CAR; AND JIFFY LUBE BLAMED CHEVROLET STATING THEY KNOW THEY HAVE ENGINE ISSUES IN THIS MODEL (THE CARS "EAT" OIL) THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS WANT TO OPEN THE MOTOR UP FOR 2K TO SEE IF IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MODEL. I AM NOT WILLING TO PAY THIS. TWO YEARS AGO THEY HAD TO REBUILD THE CYLINDER HEAD BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.

PURCHASED MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX IN MARCH 2014 AT 36,000 MILES. AT THIS MOMENT I HAVE 63,000 MILES. PAST COUPLE MONTHS OR SO I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS A TICKING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER PARKING AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, A ROUGH/LOUD RUNNING OF THE ENGINE, INCONSISTENT TIMES OF KNOCKING TYPE SOUND, AND A HESISTANT DURING ACCELERATING AND SO ROUGH. WHEN WE INQUIRED ABOUT THESE THINGS FROM THE DEALER WE PURCHASED FROM WE WERE TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS 'NORMAL' AND THAT'S WHAT A CHEVY SOUNDS LIKE. TODAY I WAS DRIVING UP A 30 MPH ROAD AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH GOING STRAIGHT UP THE ROAD. THERE WAS A HESISTATION THEN IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF.WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I DROVE FAST HOME AND TURNED ONTO MY STREET AND IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT DIDNT GO ANYWHERE. I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT STARTED UP I DROVE IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SHUTOFF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE FROM WHAT I HAVE NOW FOUND AND SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT. I DO NOT DRIVE LONG DISTANCE. WORK, SCHOOL AND HOME. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH THE ENTIRE SITUATION. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVY AND THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR ISSUE. THEY NEED A RECALL ON THIS. CAN SOMEONE HELP. I DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY ANYMORE. IM A SINGLE MOM OF 2 AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS. THE CRAZY THING IS.

THE HEADRESTS ON THIS CAR PUSH MY HEAD SO FAR FORWARD THAT I HAVE TERRIBLE PAIN WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO CANNOT SEE WHERE I AM GOING DUE TO THE EXTREME ANGLE OF MY HEAD JUTTING FORWARD. NOT TOO SAFE--ANY REASONABLE PERSON CAN FIGURE THIS OUT. IN ADDITION, THE CAR IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. ALSO, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT BOGS. AGAIN, NOT VERY SAFE. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF CRAP--NEVER AGAIN WILL I GET A CHEVROLET. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!!

THE OBD LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE SPEND LOTS OF MONEY ON THIS CAR.

SUDDEN INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITH AROUND 48,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, STARTED MAKING HIGH-PITCHED HUMMING NOISE, WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, AND THEN STOPPED MOVING/DRIVING BUT STAYED TURNED ON.

THIS IS A FWD MODEL WITH 2.4L ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION 3-5-R PLATE FAILED AT 67,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED. WHEN IT FAILED IT CAUSED ACCELERATION AND SPEED PROBLEMS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BUT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INITIALLY. THE CAR LIMPED A FEW MILES HOME STALLING OUT COMPLETELY ONCE A BLOCK FROM HOME, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS PURCHASED 06/11/2011. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES AND ROUGH IDLE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD ITS CAM SHAFT ACTUATORS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2011 AFTER THE ENGINE MADE VERY LOUD NOISES WITH ABOUT 2000 MILES ON THE CAR. I TRADED THE CAR IN 3 DAYS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I DID NOT TRUST THE CAR.

TRAVELING 70 MPH DOWN FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY CEL ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI SKID LIGHTS. AFTER CAREFULLY DODGING A FEW VEHICLES, I PULLED TO SIDE OF FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TURNED OFF MY ENGINE FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. RESTARTED AND ENGINE APPEARED TO RUN FINE HOWEVER THE CEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY INDICATED A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS NEEDED TO REMEDY MY SITUATION TO THE TUNE OF $340.00. THE MONEY PART DOESN'T BOTHER NEAR AS MUCH AS HAVING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY 70 MPH TRAFFIC. THIS IMPOSED A VERY SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT ALL OCCUPANTS IN MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME.

WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILURE - I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE EXPRESSWAY DURING HEAVY SNOW AND THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. WIPERS STOPPED IN THE UPWARD POSITION BLOCKING MY VIEW ALONG WITH THE SNOW. WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE MY WAY TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE WIPERS CHECKED TODAY AND WAS ADVISED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED.

I BOUGHT MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX BRAND NEW, IN 2011. 4/2015 I HAD A LEAK IN MY A/C LINE RESULTING IN A $450 CHARGE (MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED). NOW, 10 MONTHS LATER UPON TURNING ON MY A/C FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, YET AGAIN MY A/C IS NOT WORKING. IN TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, I'M NOW TOLD THAT MY COMPRESSOR NEEDS REPLACING WITH A PRICE TAG OF $963. UPON ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST 2010 AND 2011 EQUINOX. I'M NOT SURE AS TO WHY CHEVROLET HASN'T LOOKED FURTHER INTO THIS ISSUE AND/OR ISSUED A RECALL. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON VEHICLES THAT ARE 4-5 YEARS OLD. HAVING TO HAVE MY A/C WORKED ON TWICE ON A THEN 4 YEAR OLD, NOW 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE IS ABSURD. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE FAULTY EQUIPMENT.

BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN APRIL 2014. IN APRIL 2015 HAD TO HAVE THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. IN JULY 2015 HAD TO HAVE THE RINGS, PISTONS, AND CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED. NOW IN FEBRUARY 2016 I HAVE HAD THE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, AND THE STARTER AND IT STILL WON'T START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED ON THE DRIVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT OR DETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED SURGING AND A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER, HAD TO REALLY PUSH ON THE BREAK SO IT WOULD NOT LUNGE INTO THE INTER SECTION, LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STARTED TO GO, BUT I COULD ONLY GET UP TO 25 MPH, THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ALONG WITH A SERVICE STABILITRAK MESSAGE, MANAGED TO GET TO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT RAN BETTER BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER, HE NEW BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT IT WHAT IT WAS. ENDED UP BEING THE THROTTLE BODY, IF YOU LOOK ONLINE THERE ARE MANY EQUINOX VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. BUT GM WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS WHAT SUPPLIES AIR TO THE ENGINE.

THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS AND STOPPED MOVING GOING DOWN THE STREET. UPON STOPPING THE CAR IN A SAFE LOCATION, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. HAD I BEEN IN BUSY TRAFFIC OR MERGING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS.

MY ODOMETER JUST WENT OVER 30,000 LAST WEEK. TOOK IT IN FOR THE OIL CHANGE (RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 6 MONTHS, ALTHOUGH I ONLY DRIVE AROUND 3,000 DURING THAT TIME) AND THE REAR ENGINE SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN ONE WEEK. WE'RE TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIR BEFORE IT EXPIRES BUT I'M APPALLED THAT AN ENGINE WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT IS ALREADY LEAKING OIL. THE ONLY REASON WE'RE KEEPING IT IS BECAUSE IT'S PAID OFF. MY NEXT NEW CAR WILL NOT BE A CHEVROLET.

DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE 6:45AM TO WORK. 2-16-16 HEAVY RAIN 50 MI PER HOUR IN THE PASSING LANE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE. FLOPPED OVER I COULD NOT SEE A THING IN FRONT OF ME I PUT THE WINDOW DOWN AND GRABBED THE WIPER TIP MANUALLY WORKED IT PUT ON MY FLASHERS HAD TO PULL GET OVER ON THE PASSENGER LANE THEN ONTO A PULL OVER MILE MARKER 307. I COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. HAD THE WIPERS WENT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION I WOULD NOT BE WRITING YOU AT THIS TIME. THIS WAS SO DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS THERE ARE MANY MODELS THAT WILL START SEEING THIS HAPPEN IF IT IS A USAGE DEFECT? IT IS AT OUR CHEVY DEALERS SERVICE AT THIS MOMENT BEING REPAIRED I AM NOT SURE YET WHAT BROKE TO CAUSE THIS.

WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, MY ENGINE STARTING REVVING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I LOST POWER AND CONTROL. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND STABILITRAK CONTROL WARNING CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING SLOW, SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE STABILITRAK WARNING CAME BACK ON. TURNED IT BACK OFF AND LET IT SIT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO ISSUES, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. FROM MY SHORT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON, SERIOUS ISSUE. I HAVE A NEW, [XXX] YEAR OLD DRIVER WHO USES THIS CAR - NOT ANYMORE - UNTIL A FIX IS FOUND! 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).*CC

HAD MY CAR FIXED FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE AND A WEEK LATER I LOST POWER AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. DEALERSHIP DENIED ANY THING WRONG WITH THE CAR.... AFTER HAVING IT TOWED BACK TO THEM, THEY FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY CONNECTORS WERE NO GOOD AND NEED A NEW WIRING KIT TO FIX. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME! PLEASE RECALL THE 2011 EQUINOX AS A WHOLE, YOU OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T BUILD THIS CAR CORRECTLY.

UPON DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING, THE DASHBOARD LIT UP "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AS WELL AS STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN 20MPH AND THEN DIED ON ME. I CONTACTED GM, RECEIVED A CLAIM NUMBER AND THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK AS PROMISED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE ON MY WAY IN FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. AS A RESULT OF THIS, I TOLD MY HUSBAND I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH OUR KIDS IN THE CAR AND WE WOULD TRADE CARS UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE EQUINOX TO WORK AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM, "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" LOSS OF STABILITRAC/ TRACTION CONTROL. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WASN'T AS LUCKY AS ME AND WAS ON A TURN WHEN THIS SUDDENLY HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TRACTION, STEERING CONTROL AND CRASHING INTO A DITCH. NOW WE HAVE AN INSURANCE CLAIM TO DEAL WITH AND ONLY ONE CAR. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL. NOT UNTIL 13 PEOPLE DIE WILL THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AS PROVEN IN THE PAST. BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE, FAULTY DEADLY VEHICLES! BY THE WAY, NEARLY 48 HOURS LATER AND I HAVE STILL NOT HEARD BACK FROM GM AFTER A PROMISE OF A CALL BACK WITHIN 2 HOURS!

THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ARE EITHER LOOSE OR ARE MISSING IN MY CAR. THE MOTOR SHAKES WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HIT MY BRAKES AGAIN THE SHAKING STOPS, AND MY CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS MISSING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE HAD FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE IN FRONT OF HER AND HAD TO ROLL THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN TO SEE THE ROAD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL POPPED OUT OF SOCKET ON THE WINDSHIELD MECHANISM. THE MECHANIC POPPED THE BALL BACK INTO THE SOCKET. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED AS DESIGNED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT USE THE WIPERS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF UPDATED 03/03/16.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE DISPLAY ON THE DASH DISPLAYED THE WORDS "POWERING DOWN" AND THEN THE CAR PROCEEDS TO SLOW TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALL WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN MCKINNEY, EL DORADO, ADVISED ME THAT THE ENGINE SIMPLY FELL APART AND BROKE. I JUST GOT A TUNE UP AND OIL CHANGE WITHIN THE PAST 60 DAYS...HOW CAN AN ENGINE JUST FALL APART WITH NO INDICATION, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO SMOKE, ETC.

FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT DEFROST OR DEFOG FRONT WINDSHIELD.WINDSHIELD FOGS IF THERE IS ANY MOISTURE

I WAS DRIVING TO GET MY 3 SMALL KIDS FROM AFTER SCHOOL AND MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED LOSING POWER. COULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN THE STABILITRAK LIGHT FOLLOWED BY REDUCE ENGINE AND IT HAD VIBRATION. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. I GOT TO THE STOP SIGN AND IT VIBRATED. I PULLED OVER AND WAS SCARED TO CUT IT OFF. THEN AFTER ABOUT 2 MINS I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF SLOWLY BY THE CAR STALLED. AND I STILL COULDN'T GO OVER 35MPH. SLOWLY MADE IT TO MY KIDS SCHOOL AND I COULD HERE CLUNKY NOISES. I CUT OFF, AFTER 5 MINS I WAS ABLE TO CRANK, THE ONLY LIGHT THAT WAS ON WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ITS STIL ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE REGULAR BUT STILL HAD A LITTLE VIBRATION. I DO NOT HAVE WARRANTY AND IM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 SMALL KIDS FROM AGE 18MONTHS - 9YEARS OLD. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I CANT AFFORD ANY REPAIRS. I JUST GOT THIS VEHICLE JANUARY 30, 2015

FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR NEW MAJOR ENGINE WORK WAS UNDERTAKEN. 1ST WAS A TIMING CHAIN WEAR ISSUE CAUSING ENGINE NOISE AT ABOUT 50K MILES. NEXT WAS A NEAR TOTAL ENGINE REBUILD DUE TO EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION WHERE RINGS, BEARINGS, PISTONS ETC AT GM WARRANTY COST. ALL EXCEPT FOR CAM ACTUATORS FOR WHICH I WAS CHARGED $391. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND ALL SEEMED FINE. WITHIN 100 MILES OF PICKING UP THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A P0420 ENGINE CODE WAS LOGGED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WHEN I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED IT TO SEE WHAT HAD BEEN DONE WRONG THAT I NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OXYGEN SENSORS AND NEW CAM ACTUATORS. (I JUST PAID $391 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED LESS THAN A WEEK AGO!!!) THE DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE WARRANTY COVERED EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION OR POSSIBLY NOT FOLLOWING THE DETAILED BLOCK CLEANING, AND RINSING PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN THE TSB FOR THE ENGINE REBUILD. I TOOK THE COMPLAINT TO GM CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW CONVERTER AND I REFUSED SERVICE SO I HAVE NO RECOURSE BUT CONTACT MY AFTERMARKET WARRANTY MY DEALER PUSHED ON ME WHO HAS ALREADY REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY FAILURES BECAUSE GM IN THEIR OPINION HAS ADMITTED FAULT BY ACKNOWLEDGING THEY HAVE A KNOWN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. SO I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS DONE CORRECTLY, DO I REALLY NEED CAM ACTUATORS OR WERE THEY NEVER R

AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS OF USE, I BELIEVE THAT THE BLENDER DOOR HAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND THE FRONT AND DRIVER-PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAVE FOGGED UP TO THE POINT THAT DRIVER CANNOT CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHILE ON A CITY STREET.

WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHOOK AND SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH AND THE RPMS SHOT UP TO 5,000. I JUST GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD JUST REPLACED THE BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN AND TENSIONER & HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TO HOPEFULLY REMEDY THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH APPRX 52K MILES. 11/27/15. I FIRST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN ON 12/11/15 AND IT WAS RETURED AFTER 4 DAYS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO "RECREATE" THE PROBLEM. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 1/4/2016 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH OCCURED ON NEW YEARS DAY. I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER REPAIRS ON 1/7/16 AND NOW TWO DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM HAS AGAIN OCCURED. THE LAST TIME IN THE SHOP THEY ALSO COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THE ISSUE AFTER DRIVING APPRX 50 MILES, BUT I POINTED OUT THAT THE OIL WAS VERY DIRTY AND SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE WHICH THEY CHECKED AND CONFIRMED AND DID THE REPAIRS OF THE FUEL PUMP AND BALANCE CHAIN. THE ENGINE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED AND I WILL BE RETURNING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON MONDAY. I JUST GOT PLATES TODAY BECAUSE MY 30 DAY TAG JUST EXPIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT SHOOK AND THE CHECK ENGINE REDUCED POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

I WAS IN CITY STREETS GOING 30 MPH AT MOST, 19 DEGREES IN MINNESOTA AND IT SHOWS REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND STABILTRACK OFF AS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE ENGINE STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I PULL OVER, RESTART IT AND IT GOES FOR A FEW BLOCKS AND THEN THE SAME WARNINGS COME ON (ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW MONTHS WITH NO ISSUES.) AS MENTIONED, SPEED REDUCTION WAS STATED ON SCREEN AND I DRIVE SLOWLY AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY. I JUST WENT THROUGH A CHEVROLET FORUM AND SEE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S HAD THESE SAME ISSUES AND LIGHTS AND WARNINGS POP UP ON THE SCREEN. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY OR UNDER ANY OTHER SCARIER CONDITIONS AND WAS CLOSE TO HOME. MANY OTHERS HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO TRY AND REMEDY THIS ISSUE AND, PER THE FORUM, HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT AFTER AT LEAST HAVING THE WARRANTY TO PAY FOR IT. HERE'S THE LINK TO THE EXTENSIVE FORUM: HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/MALIBU-15/VERY-DANGEROUS-REDUCED-ENGINE-POWER-ISSUE-62499/PAGE27/ I DON'T WANT TO BE A/THE CASUALTY THAT MAKES THIS ISSUE MORE IMMEDIATE. FURTHERMORE, I DON'T WANT TO BE THE CAUSE OF INJURY TO ANY OTHERS BECAUSE OF THIS.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ENTERING THE HIGHWAY ON A SLIGHT RIGHT CURVE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND BEGAN QUICKLY DECELERATING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CAR WENT FROM 60MPH DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH, ALMOST AS IF IT HAD STALLED OR STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. THIS LASTED FR SEVERAL SECONDS, ACCELERATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAR WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES. I PURCHASED IT CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED ONLY 3 WEEKS PRIOR FROM THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS A SECOND SIMILAR INCIDENT 3 WEEKS LATER.

I WAS DRIVING MY EQUINOX APPRX 40MPH DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH MY HUSBAND AND 2 KIDS WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS RANDOMLY UNLOCKED THEN LOCKED. MY HUSBAND AND I LOOKED AROUND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO BUMPED THE LOCKS BUT REALIZED ONLY THE DRIVER COULDVE DONE THE AND I DID NOT BUMP THE LOCKS. SECONDS LATER THE CAR ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND QUICKLY STARTED SLOWING DOWN WHILE THE RPMS SHOT UP TO 3,000 AND THE ENGINE LET OUT A LOUD REVVVVVVVV. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE AT THIS TIME AND THE CAR WAS QUICKLY SLOWING DOWN TO 20MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVING LANE. TAKING INTO DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. THIS HAPPENED ON NEW YEARS DAY. ALSO, I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 WEEKS, I BOUGHT IT CERTIFIED PREOWNE FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND 3 WEEKS AGO SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENED BUT DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO NO FIX WAS MADE.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM/CHEVROLET IN AUGUST 2015 REGARDING OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES IN MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX (SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: SB-15285). I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THIS ISSUE MONITORED FOR THIS AS I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY 1,000 MILES FOR MONITORING BEFORE THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE GOTTEN A CHECK ENGINE CODE P0420 WHICH RELATES TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY EQUINOX HAS JUST AT 84,500 MILES ON IT AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARRANTY IS ONLY 80,000. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD THE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING. AFTER SPEAKING WITH MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS I UNDERSTAND AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND PISTON ISSUES HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM YET GM/CHEVROLET IS TELLING ME THEY WILL ONLY HELP ME APPROXIMATELY $200 TO HELP WITH THE NEW CONVERTER. THEY MUST KNOW THIS IS WHAT'S CAUSED THIS ISSUE AS IT APPEARS THAT A LOT THE 2010 EQUINOX HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND PROBLEMS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR GM/CHEVROLET TO FIX THE CONVERTER ON MY EQUINOX AT 100% THEIR COST AS IT HAS HAD MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES INCLUDING TRANSMISSION (COVERED UNDER A BULLETIN LISTED ON YOUR SITE HERE) , CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR (COVERED UNDER A BULLETIN LISTED ON YOUR SITE HERE), ETC. THE CONVERTER PER QUOTES ARE ANYWHERE FROM $600-$1,200 WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR AN ISSUE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE THEY KNOW ABOUT, BUT HAVE TO MONITOR FIRST BEFORE THEY WILL FIX

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES CAUSING CAR TO JERK AND NOT ACCELERATE. HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUES FOR THE LAST 13 MONTH BROUGHT IN TO BE LOOKED AT MULTIPLE TIME. DEALER IS STATING THAT'S HOW THE TRANSMISSION WERE MADE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL LEVELS IN THE VEHICLE WERE VERY LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,367.