2015 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

May 29, 2021 last oil changed at Chevrolet Service Center Aug 14, 2021 engine stopped working due to empty oil, as a result of oil leakage. However, the oil light didn’t show up. Note: Oil change is not yet due.

Windshield wipers have been repaired 3x in 5 months because in heavy rain when wiper was increased from low to next level they go to left and stop. It’s been a bushing replacement. The last incident occurred on 8/13/2021 during heavy rainstorm in Cincinnati, OH. I am a 63 yr old female, driving by myself at night. The wipers quit working. Found spot to pull over, set for over an hour waiting for rain to ease up, which it didn’t. Luckily for me I was about 2 miles from my home. I finally braved it in the rain which had let up to a steady pace, put on my flashers and made it home on a back road. What a hazard, when I think I could have been on an interstate instead of 45 mph back road, my blood pressure goes sky high. My VIN says no recalls, but numerous articles mention 2015 Equinox wiper issue. What recourse do I have?

Service power steering message comes on when starting vehicle.

While on the highway in the rain, the wipers were engaged to the highest setting and suddenly went was the windshield and stopped working. The wipers are in perfect condition, the wiper motor no longer engages or turns on. Super lucky to not have crashed as I had ZERO visibility from the rain.

I was driving back from Albany to Troy NY on 787 in a steady light rain when the rain roared to full torrential downpour. I put my wipers from the regular steady setting up to high, and they instantly both went all the way to the left and turned off in the upright position. They would not respond again. Middle lane, 65 mph, thunderstorm, and I can’t see anything out my windshield and cars are flying beside me on both sides. I rolled my window down but couldn’t see around my hood to the road and steer at the same time. I couldn’t get to the right lane to pull over because of the traffic and even if I could it was dangerous to be on a narrow shoulder at that point in this rainstorm. I put my flashers on, slowed to 40 and stayed in the middle lane as best I could based on the white lane markers as I still had zero visibility out my windshield. One I was past the last of the on ramps for that section I could pull over to the right lane at least and I got off at the next exit. Once I was on a city street to pull over, there was still so much traffic I had to wait until I could get out and put my wipers at least in the down position. They did not feel broken or slack at all. I waited a while for the rain to let up, but it would soon be dark, so I decided to slowly drive the rest of the way. it took me a half hour to drive the length of Troy on side streets slow enough so I had some measure of visibility in the still downpour. I cannot believe the wipers stopped working at the high

Driving today during a thunderstorm and the windshield wipers just quit working. The wiper blades stopped half way and that was it we made it to the side of the road and I could move the wipers back and forth really easy and could here a clunking down in by the motor needles to say my 2015 equinox with only 90,023 miles on it can’t go down the road with no windshield wipers this could’ve really been bad had not known my surroundings because I immediately couldn’t see the road !!! My 2000 silverado still has all its factory wiper arms and motor yet why is this pile falling apart ?? GM better go back to the drawing board on this major malfunction

On 25 June 2021, about 12:30 pm, driving from home to Bank then Shopping Center in Slidell, La. East bound on I-12 then at I-12/I-59/I-10 junction merged right on I-59s to I-I0w lane merge. In right lane approaching exit 263 (Gause Blvd) when a sudden thunderstorm happened. Switched Wipers on to High. About 1/2 mile from exit lane without any warning the wipers suddenly quit. I eased onto shoulder/turned on Hazard Lights, and continued at a slow speed to exit the Interstate and exit as it was a very heavy rain and I was afraid of being plowed into from someone from behind driving too fast for conditions. Also there is a Truck Stop on this exit and it was a very un-safe to be in on the shoulder. I exited to the right and pulled into the Truck Stop Parking Lot. After about 30 or so minutes the rain stopped so I drove home. My Equinox is well maintained and has about 98,000 miles on it. As an 82 yo driver both myself and my wife(passenger) were in a very dangerous situation as were the others traversing the highway at this time. As it is a Friday afternoon, I will have a mechanic check it on Monday. I think it linkage problem same as been reported in the 2010 to 2016 models, but only the 2013 models were recalled.

The windshield wiper assembly broke off and windshield wipers no longer function. I have not had it repaired yet, so it is available for inspection. My son was driving on the freeway when it started pouring rain. He had to pull over to the side of the Freeway because the windshield wipers didn’t work. I have not brought the vehicle to be inspected yet. No official inspection of any kind has occurred as of yet. There were no warnings.

I was driving with grand babies in my car and a severe rainstorm hit. I turned on the wipers and they went back and forth 2 times then I heard a clunk and they stuck to left side. I could not see at all and almost had an accident! I did some research and see that you have been aware of this issue since at least 2015. NHTSA has been investigating since then as well. There have been over a thousand reports so far. Please advise as to where I should bring my car to get it fixed by GM.

While driving home in a pretty good rainstorm, put windshield wipers on high and they completely stopped working. Couldn't see anything on a busy interstate while driving 75 miles per hour. I feel that this could have endangered my safety and the other vehicles driving on the highway as I had to pull from the middle lane of 3 lane I-75 to find the shoulder, which I could barely see. No warning. Vehicle has 89,000 miles on it. Took to dealer and vehicle was still under my personal extended warranty, but would have been a $400 repair. Couldn't drive the vehicle for a week until it was fixed because I didn't want to put my safety in jeopardy in case it rained.

My wife and son were driving through town in a pouring rain and had the windshield wipers running on high. All of the sudden the wipers stopped and never started working no matter what was selected on the switch. My wife had to blindly pull to the side of the road and wait for the rainstorm to stop. When she got home I went online and researched the problem and it sounded very common that the Chevy Equinox has defective wiper transmissions that have plastic bushings that pop loose. Sure enough when I removed the wiper cowl cover this was the problem. The motor ran fine but the wiper transmission plastic bushing that connects to the motor linkage was worn out and popped off. 2015 Chevy Equinox with 82K miles. The local parts store had a replacement from Dorman that I purchased to replace the wiper transmission with and he said they sold a lot of these as this was a common problem with the Equinox. This caused a very unsafe driving condition during a rainstorm, especially if my wire had been on a bridge or an area where she could not have quickly pulled to the side of the road.

Was driving in the rain when my windshield wipers stopped working causing me to lose visibility. I struggled to pull over to safety since I was unable to see during the downpour.

Without warning, windshield wipers suddenly stopped working during a significant rain storm that resulted in loosing all visual of interstate. Traffic had slowed to 45 MPH due to rain prior to the complete failure of windshield wiper transmission. As we were lowering driver and passenger windows to get a bearing of where we were in the interstate, we were sideswiped by a semi that caused significant damage to the entire drivers side of the car and a flat tire. This was a serious safety issue that was very close to causing a fatality and/or multi-car collision.

The brakes stop working and then the card turns off

Vehicle stalled out at a stoplight, no warning lights or errors. Brought to dealership for service, where they found the cam shaft actuator solenoid control valve wasn’t working, and had to be replaced. Looking online, saw others having the same issue with this particular car (and a history of recall for the same issue on an older model) and so decided to submit a report. Obviously having a car stall in the middle of traffic is a safety risk. I am a relatively new driver, and fortunately had a friend in the car, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have known what to do, and my stalling might have presented a real hazard to others on the road.

While driving car starts to sputter and stalls, just shuts off, both on city streets and highway. While going 70 mph it just stopped. We were lucky no one was driving right behind us or we would have been plowed over. Called Chevy corporate on at least 2 different occasions. They document and that’s as far as it goes. This is a random occurrence. It gets better and is fine for a while and then all of the sudden the issue starts again. We have changed gas, changed gas cap, & have had 2 timing solenoids replaced (all on different occasions) All of this seems to work for a bit and then the issue starts back. There is no warning when this happens. We have had the vehicle at an independent service center last year and it is now currently at another service center. It is just a matter of time before it stalls on the highway and someone gets killed. I’ve added the 1st initial time this happened (below). But there have been many more with the most recent being yesterday, May 25, 2021.

While driving 65 mph in a 70 mpg speed limit interstate highway zone in a rain storm: the wipers were working and then a noise happened and then the wipers stopped, stuck, in "up" on windshield. Had to slow down with other vehicles behind me and to the side of me to move over 2 lanes to get to the shoulder of road to pull over and stop.

Wipers stopped working.

My 2015 Equinox has about 90k miles. Today the lift gate (automatic) started to not stay open. It would open fully and slowly fall. After a few minutes, it would close. About 1 hour later, the tail gate will open, start to close, try to open and then closed quickly. I was under the door and could not hold the door open. If I hadn't moved, I would have lost an arm.

While driving, the check engine light came on. After getting the code we called our local mechanic and he told us the first thing we should do was check the oil level, as this is a common problem with 2015 Equinoxes. We had to add 2 quarts just to get the oil to even reach the dipstick. At no time did we ever receive an indicator about the oil being low, we just got the check engine light. Our mechanic said if we were lucky that an oil change might fix the issue. After leaving the shop, the Equinox kept stalling and the engine light came back on. We took it back in and he replaced both solenoids, which we thought had fixed the problem, but he informed us about this being a well-known issue. We then had to take the Equinox to a GM dealership anyway to fix the windshield wiper transmission issue (which is a known issue that I only discovered after my wipers broke while I was driving on a busy highway in the rain) and we asked them to do a fuel consumption test. The diagnosis came back that the pistons and rings need to be replaced, which appears to be the same issue that the 2011-2013 Equinoxes/Terrains have. There are special coverages for the previous model years and there was also a class-action lawsuit, so I don't understand why I'm repeatedly being told by GM that it's not a common issue with 2015s. As someone who works for a supplier to GM and who has friends and family members who work for GM, I'm not ignorant to how the automotive industry works. It's no secret that the

THIS OCCURRED TWICE NOW. FIRST ON MARCH 24TH 2021, AND SECOND ON MAY 5TH, 2021. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN BOTH TIMES, AND THE WIPERS STOPPED AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN I PUT THEM ON THEIR HIGHEST SPEED. I WAS TRAVELLING AT 65MPH BOTH TIMES, LUCKILY AWAY FROM CARS, SO I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON MARCH 27TH, AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP TODAY. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE WIPER MOTOR APPEARED TO RUN WHEN THE STICK WAS LIFTED TO ACTIVATE THE WIPERS, SO IT WAS NOT A MOTOR ISSUE.

CONSTANT BURNING OF OIL, UP TO 1 QUART IN LESS THAN 1,000 MILES. HAD OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE DUE TO ALL THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS ON OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES WITH THIS MOTOR, AND LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY REFUSES TO COVER ANY REPAIRS THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH OIL CONSUMPTION.

MY 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX WAS SCHEDULED FOR ITS REGULAR OIL CHANGE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH AT 8 AM. THE WEEK PRIOR I STARTED HEARING A "KNOCKING" NOISE AND TWO WEEKS PRIOR SMELLED AN ODOR THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. THREE DAYS BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT I DROVE CAR 5 MINUTES ONSITE AND WORK AND PARKED IT. I CAME OUT 40 MINUTES LATER AND IT WOULD NOT START (HOWEVER, IT DID TURN OVER). ATTEMPTED TO JUMPSTART VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. CONTACTED TOW COMPANY ON MONDAY AFTER CHECKING AGAIN AND HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO DO SERVICE. RECEIVED A CALL AT 10:47 AM STATING THAT VEHICLE NEEDED NEW ENGINE, SOMETHING BROKE INSIDE. I AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. 120 K MILES AND ENGINE DOWN??!! NO WARNING SIGNAL, NO LOW ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING!! GMC NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AND INCLUDE ALL EQUINOX IN THE RECALL, FOR OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM.

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION 1 1/2 QUARTS EVERY MONTH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND MANUALLY WIPED THE WINDSHIELD TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

DRIVING FROM DETROIT MICHIGAN ON I-94 HIGHWAY BACK TO MY HOME IN JACKSON MICHIGAN, MY WIPER BLADES WERE ON THE INTERMITTENT SETTING DUE TO SPRINKLING AND LIGHT RAIN ON APRIL 15TH, 2021. THE WIPERS FAILED AND THE RIGHT SIDE WIPER WAS STUCK IN A VERTICAL POSITION IN THE FIELD OF VIEW OF THE DRIVER, THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND PART OF THE TIP WAS HANGING OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENED NEAR DEXTER, MI WHERE I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK THE BACK WAY HOME WHICH CONSISTS OF DIRT ROADS AND PAVED STREETS FOR THE LAST 20 MILES OF MY JOURNEY HOME. THE WIPERS NO LONGER WORK, BUT I WAS ABLE TO PLACE THEM BACK IN THE CORRECT STARTING POSITION. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, IT CLEAR THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH CHEVY EQUINOX'S OF MY YEAR. I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED. THAT APPOINTMENT IS NOT UNTIL APRIL 23RD, OF 2021.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2015 EQUINOX THAT HAS LESS THAN 55,000 MILES. APPEARS TO BE THE WIPER MOTOR AND NOT JUST A FUSE. I GOT IN MY CAR TO LEAVE THE STORE ON A RAINY NIGHT, TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND HEARD A POP OR A CLICK AND THEY STOPPED WHERE THEY WERE AND I CAN NOW MOVE THEM FREELY WITH MY HAND BUT THEY WILL NOT GO WITH THE CONTROLS.

REAR MAIN SEAL BUSTED OPEN DUE TO FREEZING PCV. THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TBS RECALL. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, MY EINGINE CODE, AND THE REPAIR/THE FIX, AND TYPE OF PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN TBS 14882. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PARKED AT A NEARBY PARKING LOT UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000.

THE WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING USE AND WIPER TRANSMISSION OR BUSHINGS HAVE TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY. IT HAD HAPPENED IN 05/2020 12/20 AND NOW 3/21. WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY THING AS I HAD A CHILD IN THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT THE STORM OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG EXHAUST ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CRACKS TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER EDD ROGERS CHEVROLET BUICK, LLC., (674 W BOCKMAN WAY, SPARTA, TN 38583) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,200.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT IN TO GET ASSESSED. WITH LESS THAN 90,000 MILES, THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. IT CONSUMES A LOT OF OIL AND HAS BEEN SINCE I BOUGHT IT ONE YEAR AGO, ME HAVING TO ADD OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS. ALSO, THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACEMENT-WHICH IS STILL ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAYS THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAS BEEN HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. AND THERE IS NO RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING ON ME. THE FUSE IS FINE AND SO IS THE MOTOR. I HEAR THEM TRY TO MOVE BUT WILL NOT

MY VEHICLE STALLED RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY COMING TO A STOP.. PRIOR TO THE STALL WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON IT MADE A TICK SOUND BUT DROVE OK UNTIL IT STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AND DROVE HOME. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL THERE IT WAS EMPTY. I WAS WELL UNDER THEM TIME BEFORE I NEEDED MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PISTON AND RING ISSUE THAT WAS THE SAME THING DESCRIBED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INVOLVING 2010-2013 EQUINOX. BECAUSE MINE IS A 2015 I RECEIVED SOME COST ASSISTANCE BUT PAID $1200 OUT OF POCKET FOR THE FIX. SEEMS LIKE GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT HAS NOT LET CONSUMERS KNOW ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN WHO ARE 3 AND 1. GM NEEDS TO TELL THEIR CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS A EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN. THE FUMES ARE CONCERNING BECAUSE IT'S COULD CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I REVIEW NUMEROUS FORMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.

OUR 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS JUST OVER 78,000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AND SAID IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND MAKING A NOISE. SHE GOT IT HOME AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP. WE WERE TOLD THAT DUE TO A FAULTY PVC PIPE IN OR NEAR THE INTAKE HAD FROZEN UP CAUSING PRESSURE TO BUILD UP AND IT BLEW OUR REAR MAIN SEAL, SNAPPED THE TIMING CHAIN AND BREAKING OF TEETH. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT A SPECIAL BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED BUT NOT ON OUR YEAR. WE ENDED UP PAYING JUST SHY OF 1900.00 TO FIX THIS. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE DESIGN FLAW HADN'T BEEN FIXED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN REPEATEDLY. WE STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THIS KIND OF BILL AGAIN. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED.

MY VEHICLE HAD A OIL CHANGE AT 86,000 MILES. I HIT 90,722 MILES . THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE AND WHEN I GOT OFF WORK AND TRIED TO START THE CAR IT STARTED BUT THEN SHUT OFF. I HAD NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NO LOW OIL LIGHT AND HAD A PERFECT DIAGNOSTICS REPORT ON MY ONSTAR, I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER PER ON STAR, AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR BLEW UP BECAUSE IT JUMPED TIME AND DUMPED OIL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR BUT GM IS REFUSING TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY JUST WENT UP 6 MONTHS AGO . I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL SHOPS CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS TIME CHAIN OR JUMPING TIME ISSUE AND IN MOST CASES A NEW MOTOR IS REQUIRED. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND HOW OIL COULD DUMP AFTER HAVING A OIL CHANGE 3,000 MILES GIVE OR TAKE ? AND WHY CHEVY IS PASSING THE PROBLEM ONTO THE CUSTOMER.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY EQUINOX DOWNTOWN ST LOUIS, 3 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. CAR WASN'T RUNNING RIGHT. SHAKING AND RATTLING. HE GOT PULLED INTO A PARKING GARAGE WHERE LATER IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THE NEXT DAY, THE BODY SHOP TOLD US THE PCV VALVE WAS CLOGGED OR FROZED AND PROBABLY BLEW THE SEALS. WE HAD TO HAVE OUR CAR TOWED 3 HOURS BACK TO HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON BEFOREHAND. I HAVE COMPLETED ALL MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS AND THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. AND IN THIS CASE LEFT MY FAMILY STRANEDED 3 HOURS FROM HOME!

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN.

LIVING IN TEXAS WE NORMALLY DON'T HAVE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES BUT THIS WINTER WE HAD SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES AND NEGATIVE WIND-CHILL FOR SEVERAL DAYS. MY FAMILY HAD NO RUNNING WATER OR ELECTRICITY AND TRIED TO DRIVE UP THE ROAD FOR FOOD (ROUGHLY 1/8TH A MILE) AND NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL WHEN WE GOT OUT. MY HUSBAND HAS WORKED ON VEHICLES HIS WHOLE LIFE AND AFTER SOME INVESTIGATING AND RESEARCH DETERMINED THE PCV VALVE HAD FROZEN WHICH CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BLOW. AFTER TAKING IT TO A GM DEALER WE DISCOVERED HOW COMMON THE PROBLEM WAS, THERE WAS EVEN ANOTHER EQUINOX WITH THE SAME DIAGNOSIS (WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA SO FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AT THE SAME TIME SAYS A LOT). IT WAS NOT A CHEAP FIX COMING IN AT $1400. THIS WAS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE BUT A FAILURE ON GM"S PART WITH THEIR FAULTY DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF THE MOTOR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER STORIES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, SOMETIMES CAUSING EVEN MORE DAMAGE THAN WE HAD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR COMPENSATION GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN A REAL BIND FROM THIS HAPPENING. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A CLAIM THROUGH INSURANCE, SO HOPEFULLY THEY CAN HELP, BUT I CANNOT SPEAK ON THAT YET.

IT HAS 116 K MILES ON IT. IT DID NOT START. WE CHANGE NEW BATTERY BUT NO LUCK. THEN, WE TOW IT TO THE SHOP, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND MISSED UP LOT OF THINGS. NOW, HE ADVISED TO CHANGE THE ENGINE AND FOUND IT VERY EXPENSIVE. OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND THE MECHANIC FOUND OIL INSIDE THE ENGINE IS STILL CLEAN.

MY VEHICLE HAS CONSUMED MORE OIL THEN I CAN EVEN PHANTOM, TRADITIONALLY OIL IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 3K MILES AND WHEN YOU REGULARLY CHANGE IT YOU SHOULDN'T NOTICE MUCH CONSUMPTION IF ANY AT ALL, THIS VEHICLE NOT ONLY CONSUMES ON AVERAGE A QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 - 1K MILES BUT I AM ALSO NEVER ALERTED THAT MY OIL IS LOW. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS TYPICALLY WITH SYNTHETIC OILS COMING ALONG AND THE NEW RECOMMENDATION BEING 7500K MILES BEFORE OIL CHANGE I WOULD BE COMPLETELY DRIED UP IF I DID NOT CHECK MY DIP STICK REGULARLY. I ACTIVELY SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE WHEN LEAVING A RED LIGHT AND CAN SMELL THE BURN WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY CAR WILL HAVE ROUGH/SURGING IDLE AT RED LIGHTS, HAS EVEN SHUT OFF AT ONE POINT COMPLETELY EVEN. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE O2 SENSORS AND I CONTINUE TO ADD 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES TO KEEP UP WITH THE EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION. THERE WAS A LAWSUIT CLAIMING THIS PROBLEM ONLY EFFECTED 2010-2013 EQUINOX HOWEVER I KNOW NUMEROUS EQUINOX OWNERS WITH MODELS NEWER LIKE MYSELF WITH THESE SAME ISSUES. GM SHOULD EXPAND ENDING WITH MODEL YEAR 2017 AND STOP HIDING BEHIND THE BUSH.

MY 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX COMPLETELY FAILED ON 2/17/21. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR FIRST TIME THAT AFTERNOON AND 8 MINUTES LATER THE CAR COMPLETELT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED TO SAFETY THEN TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WHICH ALSO DESTROYED ENGINE CYLINDERS. VEHICLE HAS 106K MILES AND ALL MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED MAINTAINANCE WAS DONE ON SCHEDULE AT CHEVY DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS AND I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH AND IT EVEN STALLED TWICE WHILE I WAS AT STOP LIGHTS. NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG BASED ON THE LIGHTS (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, ETC WAS LIT) BUT AFTER I GOT HOME I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE ON MY DRIVEWAY. GOT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY RECOMMENDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO THE PCV VALVE FREEZING (I LIVE IN NORTHERN US AND IT'S WINTER) WHICH CAUSED THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL TO FAIL AND A MASSIVE OIL LEAK. BECAUSE OF THAT, I WAS LIKELY DRIVING WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE, SOMETHING THAT THE CAR SHOULD HAVE HAD A SYSTEM TO TELL ME BUT DIDN'T. AND I'VE ONLY GOT 89,000 MILES ON IT! ENGINES SHOULDN'T BE FAILING THAT QUICKLY.

WHEN DRIVING SLOW BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WHEN YOU GET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND TOUCH IT AGAIN YOU HEAR AND FEEL THE CLUNK , AS IF THERE'S PLAY IN TRANSMISSION, TURK CONVER LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHINGS GOING TO BRAKE. OTHER PROBLEM IS THUMPING NOISE FROM SOMETHING IN FUEL TANK STARTS SLOW THEN SEEDS UP .MECHANIC SAID SOUNDS LIKE FUEL PUMP MODULE HE COULDN'T REPEAT THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HEAR IT WHEN I'M STOPPED WITH CAR RUNNING AND OFF THIS COULD MAKE NOISE WHEN DRIVING BUT THE NORMAL SOUNDS OF RADIO,TALKING WOULD DROWN IT OUT . I'M AFRAID IF IT'S THE FUEL PUMP ,IT CAN SHUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING I CAN HAVE AN ACCIDENT!

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THE OTHER DAY AND IT STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE AND A WAS A HALF A MILE FROM MY HOME AND PULLED IN THE DRIVE WAY TO HAVE MY HUSBAND CHECK MY CAR AND OIL WAS PORING OUT OF MY REGION ON THE DRIVEWAY. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT ON TO TELL ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM EITHER. TOOK IT TO A SERVICE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $4,500 TO FIX IT. I SERVICED MY CAR ON THE REGULAR SO I SHOULD OF HAD NO PROBLEMS.

WITH ONLY ONE DAY NOTICE MY ALERT SYSTEM NOTED ON MY DASHBOARD TO REDUCE POWER. AND TAKING MY VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE WAS RUINED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, WHICH IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE CHEVY EQUINOX. MY CAR IS A 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE REASON I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS BECAUSE THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND DIES ON THE HIGHWAY EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 30 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE CAR CONTINUED TO STOP. I STOP DRIVING ON HIGHWAY UNTIL I COULD GET HOME AND THEN THE CAR DIED IN DRIVEWAY AND I HAD NO BREAKS EVEN TO STOP THE CAR FROM ROLLING. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A ISSUE THAT GMC SHOULD BACK UP BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSEDLY A WELL-KNOWN FACT THAT THE CHEVY EQUINOX HAS A HIGH CONSUMPTION OF OIL USAGE. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT INFORMATION WHEN I PURCHASED THAT VEHICLE AS A USED VEHICLE THREE YEARS AGO. I OWE $11,000 ON THIS VEHICLE THAT I AM BEING QUOTED $8000 FOR REPAIRS. IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM THEN MY NAME SHOULD BE ENTERED IN THAT LAWSUIT SO THAT I COULD GET THE REPAIRS DONE ON MY VEHICLE SO THAT I AM ABLE TO GET BACK-AND-FORTH TO WORK AND GET MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED