2010 Chevrolet Equinox
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 784 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 21 Equinox model years with reports.
Of the 2010 reports, 15 involved a crash and 9 involved a fire. 23 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical system, ignitionJul 5, 2016
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
Campaign 16V502000 on NHTSA.gov
Seats, front assembly, power adjustJul 23, 2014
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Buick LaCrosse, Regal and Chevrolet Camaro, as well as certain 2010-2012 Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles, equipped with power height adjustable driver and passenger seats. In the affected vehicles, the bolt that secures the driver's and passenger's power front seat height adjuster may fall out causing the seat to drop suddenly to the lowest vertical position.
If the driver's seat unexpectedly drops, the distraction and altered seat position may affect the drivers' control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the height adjuster shoulder bolts, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed interim letters to owners on September 11, 2014. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14271.
Campaign 14V447000 on NHTSA.gov
Visibility, defroster/defogger/hvac systemDec 23, 2009
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS AND WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101, CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS". THE SOFTWARE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN CAUSE THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, DEFROST, AND RADIO CONTROLS, AS WELL AS THE PANEL ILLUMINATION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
DRIVING WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING DEFROST SYSTEM CAN DECREASE YOUR VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPUTER MODULE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Campaign 09V489000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Power train, Feb 24, 2016
EXITED FREEWAY ON FLYOVER, ACCELERATING FROM 20-25MPH ON THE DOWNGRADE TO OTHER FREEWAY NOTICED THAT WHILE SPEED HAD INCREASED TO 45-50MPH, RPM'S WERE HIGH. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, SHIFTED TO P, IDLED NORMAL. MERGED BACK IN, AGAIN GOT HIGH RPMS, TURNED ON HAZARD FLASHERS, TOOK OFF-RAMP. SHIFTED TO MANUAL, GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED '2' AND WOULD NOT MANUALLY UPSHIFT TO '3'. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF CAR, WAITED 30 SECS, RESTARTED. CAUTIOUSLY GOT BACK ON FRONTAGE ROAD, DROVE FOR 1 MILE IN 'D' AT 30MPH, SEEMED OK, GOT BACK ON HIGHWAY, GENTLY ACCELERATING UP TO 65MPH. DROVE THE NEXT 6 MILES ON HIGHWAY, EXITED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD. DROVE DOWN PRIMARY BOULEVARD AT 35MPH FOR 2 MILES. TURNED AT 5MPH TO START ACCELERATING UP STEEP HILL INTO NEIGHBORHOOD, IMMEDIATELY FELT SLIPPAGE AND HIGH-REVS. PULLED OVER, WAITED FOR CLEAR TRAFFIC, SWITCHED TO MANUAL SHIFT, ACCELERATED UP HILL IN 1ST, NO PROBLEM; SHIFTED TO 2ND AT 20MPH, NO PROBLEM; SHIFTED TO 3RD AT 30MPH, IMMEDIATELY HIGH REVS AND SLIPPAGE; SWITCHED BACK TO 2ND; ACCEL'D TO 35MPH IN 2ND THEN SHIFTED TO 4TH,ENGINE LUGGED DOWN BUT HELD AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND HOLD SPEED NO PROBLEM. SHIFTED BACK TO 3RD, STARTED SLIPPING AND HIGH REVS AGAIN. SWITCHED BACK TO 2ND AND DROVE LAST MILE TO HOUSE AT 25MPH. DROVE UPHILL PAST HOUSE, TURNED AROUND IN NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY, NOTICED A LOUD 'WHINING' NOISE, LIKE A TIGHT FAN BELT OR IDLER THAT IS ABOUT TO SEIZE. PARKED, WHINING NOISE CONTINUED. REVVED ENGINE A COUPLE OF TIMES, NOISE WENT UP/DOWN WITH RPM. TURNED OFF, WENT INSIDE TO RESEARCH. FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON OLDER VEHICLES W/ 6T70/6T75 TRANSMISSION. THE 35R WAVE PLATE IS KNOWN TO SHATTER. GM HAS ISSUED "#14404: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE - (MAR 3, 2015)" . ONLY COVERS OLDER 2007-09 VEHICLES, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULD COVER ALL VEHICLES W/THESE TRANSMISSIONS EXHIBITING THIS BEHAVIOR.
Power train, Jan 15, 2016
I WAS PARKED AT LOCAL EATERY, ENGINE OFF. CAME OUT, STARTED CAR, PUT IN REVERSE AND PROCEEDED OUT OF PARKING SPOT. REVERSE WORKED FINE. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND NOT DRIVE. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. HAD IT TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER. I HAD NO INDICATION OF ANY TROUBLE, NO LEAKS, NO STRANGE NOISES, JUST THE QUIET REVVING OF THE ENGINE WHEN GIVEN THE GAS.
Power train, Jan 14, 2016
ON THE WAY TO WORK IN MY 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, ON A FRIDAY MORNING, PULLING OUT TO THE HIGHWAY MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF AND SAT FOR A WILE IT WENT INTO GEAR. I THEN WENT BY A LOCAL AUTO STORE AND THEY READ THE CODE AS P0717 AND P0700 THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INFO. GOT BACK TO WORK AND CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT SEE ME UNTIL LATE MONDAY OR TUESDAY. SO ALL WEEKEND I DROVE IT, LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. FORWARD MONDAY AFTERWORK, AT STOP SIGN AND STARTED TO PULL OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. NO REVERSE EITHER, COASTED DOWN THE HILL TO SIDE STREET AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND AFTER SETTING A FEW MINUTES IT WENT INTO GEAR, BUT ONLY LASTED A SHORT WHILE AND WAS STRANDED AGAIN. HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW AND USED TRANCO TRANSMISSION. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE WAVE PLATE HAD BROKE WHICH HAD CAUSED MORE DAMAGE AND WOULD COST $3400. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A LOT OF THESE MOTORS, SO I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. BUT IF THEY DO I CAN SUBMIT MY RECEIPT. I'M HOPING THAT IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SITUATION, BECAUSE I HAD MY GRANDSON IN THE CAR AND WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT TRYING TO PULL OUT AT THE STOP SIGN AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS. JUST GOOGLE WAVE PLATE IN A 2010 EQUINOX AND SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS YOU SEE. WHEN I PAY MY BILL, I WILL UPLOAD THE RECIEPT.
Power train, Dec 30, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE RPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Power train, Nov 29, 2015
MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED JUST OVER 100000 MILES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION ALWAYS SHIFTED ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY, BUT FROM WHAT I READ, THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, I NEVER PURSUED THE MATTER. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. 100000 MILES OUT OF A TRANSMISSION ON A CAR GENTLY DRIVEN UNUSUAL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER I EXITED THE FREEWAY, SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND BARELY GOT ANY POWER. SEVERAL NOISES LIKE SOMETHING SNAPPING OR BREAKING AND LIQUID SPRAYING OCCURED. WITH ALMOST NOW ACCELERATION I MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I SHUT THE CAR OFF. REVERSE, TO MY SURPRISE, NO LONGER WORKED WHEN TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN UP THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT.
Power train, Aug 28, 2015
WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, MY CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND BEGAN SHAKING AND PULSING AS I SLOWED TO A STOP. I PULLED MY CAR INTO AN EMPTY LOT WHERE I DISCOVERED I COULDN'T BACK UP MY CAR. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE WAVE PLATE(35R PLATE) WAS DAMAGED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $4,200. SERVICE DIRECTOR AT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN THESE TYPES OF TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THERE IS NO INDICATION OF WHEN THE FAILURE MIGHT OCCUR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED WITH NO CARS AROUND ME AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, ONLY LEFT WITH A TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.
Power train, Jul 2, 2015
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THE FOLLOWING: 1. I START MY CAR, AND IT WILL REV LIKE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. 2. IF I AM AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN MY ENGINE WILL SHAKE AND ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE, BUT IT DOESN'T. 2. WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF, IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN FOR 1-2 MORE SECONDS BEFORE COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT THE FUEL IS LEAKING INTO THE CRANK CASE. I HAVE TO HAVE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY I AM OVER THE WARRANTY. ALL OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, IT COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION, OR FIRE, AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE.
Power train, Jul 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATES FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 09/10/15*JB
Power train, Jun 23, 2015
ON JUNE 21, 2015 WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, I STOPPED BEHIND A VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, MY VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT. THE MOTOR REVVED UP INSTEAD. I HAD A VEHICLE COME UP BEHIND ME AND THANKFULLY THEY WERE ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE OTHER LANE AN GO AROUND ME, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT. I MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. HAD IT HAULED TO THE DEALER. TODAY I'M TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND THE TIMING CHAIN ARE ALL BAD AND TO REPLACE WILL BE $5500. I JUST REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN NOV OF 2014 AT A COST TO ME OF $800. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $1500 TO FIX, SO I HAD IT FIXED AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP. THEN I FIND OUT WHILE BROWSING AROUND MY ONSTAR ACCOUNT THAT THERE ARE 2 EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. WHY DIDN'T THE DEALER KNOW THAT? NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN BECAUSE I'M 188 MILES PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP TO GET A QUOTE FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPAIRED 2 OF THE SAME VEHICLE LAST WEEK AND CANNOT GET A GM TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER BECAUSE GM KNOWS THEY ARE FAULTY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. GM SHOULD HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM VEHICLE.
Power train, Jun 9, 2015
NO WARNING PRIOR... MY HUSBAND AND I WERE RUNNING ERRANDS AND HAD STOPPED AT HOME. AFTER BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, HE WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. IT JUST SAT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE CUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WENT INTO DRIVE. GOT A 1/10 OF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STOPPED PULLING AND SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUSHED BACK HOME. WE PUT ABOUT A 1/2 QT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IN IT, THINKING MAYBE IT WAS LOW (SINCE YOU CAN'T CHECK THESE MODELS WITH A DIPSTICK). MY HUSBAND TRIED BACKING IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND BACK TO SEE IF THAT HELPED, AT THIS POINT IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR BUT IT SHIFTED VERY HARD. THAT MONDAY WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND IT WOULDN'T EVEN GO INTO GEAR TO GET IT OFF THE TRUCK. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS MAJOR AND WE ARE LOOKING AT LOTS OF MONEY TO GET THIS REPAIRED.
Power train, May 21, 2015
WHEN DRIVING, MY CARS TRANSMISSION HESITATES. IT FEELS LIKE ITS LOSING POWER. ALSO FEELS LIKE THERE'S A MISFIRE. IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND NOT SURE HOW CHEVY CAN MAKE A TRANSMISSION LIKE THIS. THIS IS WHY I DON'T BUY AMERICAN VEHICLES. NO DEALERSHIP WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'M VERY UPSET. I'M A SINGLE FATHER IN THE MILITARY, I NEED A DECENT VEHICLE AND DON'T MAKE MUCH. CAN ANYONE HELP ME?
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Apr 13, 2015
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR ERROR CODE "LOW CATALYTIC CONVERTER EFFICIENCY ", EMISSIONS. MANUFACTURER HAD VOLUNTEER RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY AND COATED ELEMENT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURER REPLACED PISTON SEALS AND RINGS TO STOP OIL CONSUMPTION BUT REFUSED TO REPLACED DAMAGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED BY OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR
Power train, Apr 6, 2015
MY 2010 EQUINOX WAS TAKEN IN TO MY MECHANIC TO CHECK MY OIL AS IT WAS BLACK AND SMELT BURNT AND THEY NOTICED THAT I WAS DOWN TO 1/2 QT IN LESS THAN 500 MILES...THE LAST OIL CHANGE THEY CHECKED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO LEAKS AND SUGGESTED TO TAKE IT IN TO A CHEVY DEALER...I WAS UNDER THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AT THE TIME. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, FRONT SEAL, REAR SEAL AND NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES IN BETWEEN... RIGHT UP TILL THE LAST WEEK OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY... I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER 2000 MILES AND HAD TO ADD OIL UP TO 4 QUARTS EVERY 500 MILES...I TOOK IT IN ONCE AGAIN IN REGARDS TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THEY PERFORMED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH THE VEHICLE FAILED MISERABLY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PISTONS AND RINGS IN CONCERT WITH GM'S WARRANTY COVERING THE REPLACEMENT OF PISTONS AND RINGS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. REMEMBER MY POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY WAS NOW OUT OF DATE DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP PUSHING THE REPAIR ALWAYS TO A LATER DATE. THIS WAS DONE IN 2/4/2015, IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS THE OIL LEVEL HAS DROPPED TO 1.2 A QUART WITH ONLY 500 MILES PUT ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW PISTONS AND RINGS. IT HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT ACCORDING TO BULLETIN PIP 5025,(05-16-2012) TWO ITEMS OF CONCERN ARE BROUGHT TO MIND...ONE THE VEHICLE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST FAILED ORIGINALLY, AND FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES BREAK IN PERIOD FOR PISTONS AND RINGS SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN 2000 MILES AT A LOSS OF 1 QT PER 1000 MILES. TWO...I LOST 4 QUARTS IN A 500 MILE DURATION. THE BULLETIN ALSO SUGGEST THAT ENGINES HAVING THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT BE REPLACED ONLY REPAIRS WILL BE COVERED AND THAT ZEBRA STRIPES ON THE CYLINDER WALLS ARE NOT COVERED ON THIS REPAIR BULLETIN... IT ALSO STATES THAT ZEBRA STRIPES CANNOT BE REPAIRED...IF NOT REPAIRED OIL CONSUMPTION WILL REMAIN POOR. *TR
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 9, 2015
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TO EAT LUNCH AS WITH ANY OTHER DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE AND AN EXCLAMATION MARK. I'VE DONE A TON OF RESEARCH AND HAVE SEEN THIS SHOW UP AS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY GM MODELS. I FOUND THE GM TSB 11273 THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT CONDITION WE ARE HAVING. WANT TO KNOW THE PROBLEM? MY WIFE'S 2010 EQUINOX ISN'T LISTED IN THE TSB!!! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS AT ALL. I'VE CALLED GM TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION AND THEY WILL HEAR NOTHING OF IT AND ARE TELLING ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME HOW THEY ADMIT FAULT AND PICK OF THE COST OF THE EXACT SAME REPAIR ON OTHER GM MODELS BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE HAVING THIS ISSUE AT A HIGH SPEED, LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS ONLY DRIVING IN TOWN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 55,000 MILES ON IT AND GM IS TELLING ME THE 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOESN'T EVEN COVER THIS! HOW MUCH SENSE DOES THAT MAKE? THE POWERTRAIN IS THE MEAT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CANNOT BE UTILIZED IF THE THROTTLE BODY IS ACTING UP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS KICKED INTO REDUCED POWER MODE! VERY FRUSTRATED WITH GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IN NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED. *TR
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Oct 5, 2014
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
Power train, Other or unspecified, Engine, Sep 16, 2014
I AM LOSING A LOT OF OIL WITHIN THE 3000 MILES BEFORE I CHANGE IT. MY CAR IS LOSING POWER IT STALLS IT RUNS VERY LOUDLY AND IT KNOCKS A LITTLE. I PUT AT LEAST 12 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES AND IT'S NOT LEAKING BECAUSE I CHECKED THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF OIL ANYWHERE NOT EVEN OUT OF MY TAIL PIPE. *TR
Power train, Sep 2, 2014
THIS CAR STARTED GIVING ME TROUBLE THE VERY WEEK I GIT IT. IT WAS STALLING AND HAS THIS LOUD RASPY SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP BASIN SUBARU SAID IT IS SUPPOSE TO MAKE THAT NOISE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO CHEVROLET. THE KEPT IT FOR A MONTH. PUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. STILL HAS THE RASPY SOUND, JUST HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONE DAY LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. THEY REPLACED SOME SOLENOID SENSOR. THE AC BLOWS OUT A WEIRD MIST. AIR CONDITION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THAT AWFUL RATTLE NOISE IS STILL THERE. JUST HOLDING MY BREATH FOR THE NEXT THING TO BREAK DOWN. BOUGHT THIS CARE 2 YEARS AGO AND I CANT GET RID OF IT. *TR
Power train, Engine, Jul 7, 2014
I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STABILITRAC AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD MORE THAN A HALF MILE PER HOUR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 1 MONTH AGO PRE OWNED FROM THE DEALER. IT HAD GONE THRU THE GENERAL MOTORS 117 POINT INSPECTION TEST BEFORE I BOUGHT IT... I ONLY PUT ON 1000 MILES SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *JS
Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Gasoline, Power train, Jun 29, 2014
AT 13,000 MILES THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED. AT 56,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP AND BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS WERE REPLACED AFTER THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. AT 64,000 MILES THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACUTATOR AND SOLENOID VALVES WERE REPLACED AFTER ANOTHER HIGHWAY BREAKDOWN. AT 69,000 MILES THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED FOR A BREAKDOWN ONCE AGAIN. AT 81,000 MILES THE FUEL PUMP AND BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS WERE REPLACED ONCE AGAIN AFTER A BREAKDOWN. AT 90,000 MILES THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE WAVE PLATE WAS REPLACED AND METAL DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Power train, Engine, Jun 2, 2014
AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS STARTING IN 2011 TO CURRENT RECENT ISSUE ON 30/2014. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL "REPAIRS" AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHIFTS HARD/DELAYED WHILE DRIVING, EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OIL IS CHANGED AND ADDED BEFORE EVERY 3,000 MILES OR SOONER IN RECENT MONTHS DUE TO LOW OIL AND ENGINE MAKING "KNOCKING" SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECENT NOISE AND ENGINE LIGHT. THEY ARE STATING IT NEEDS ENGINE WORK DONE FOR OIL BEING "BURNED" IN ENGINE THROUGH THE EXHAUST IN EXCESS OF $1600. LISTED SEVERAL ITEMS THAT NEED REPAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Power train, May 26, 2014
VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AWAITING MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC, WHEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE OR GO INTO GEAR OTHER THAN PARK. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FOR KEFFER AUTOMOTIVE (CHARLOTTE, NC) IN 2012 WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE, AND COMPRESSOR. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER MAJOR MECHANICAL FLAW. EITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A POORLY MADE VEHICLE. *TR
Power train, May 16, 2014
OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE TRANSMISSION STEADILY SHIFTED HARDER AND HARDER, SOMETIME THE GEARS WOULDN'T SHIFT UP, OR DOWN WITHOUT A 3~5 SECOND DELAY AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH OR 50MPH. AROUND MAR 18 2014, WE WERE GOING UP A HILL GOING ROUGHLY 50MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL NOISE, AND SECONDS AFTER, THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND WAS IN LIMP MODE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER AND WAS TOLD THE 3-5-REVERSE WAVE PLATE OR ALSO COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS CLUTCH PLATE SHATTERED AND THE PIECES GOT INTO THE GEARS AND TORN UP ALL THE GEARS WITH IT. THE CAR WAS STILL JUST RIGHT UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE WAVE PLATE AND THE BROKEN GEARS. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM CLAIMED THEY "SUPPOSEDLY" IMPROVED THIS OLD PROBLEM POST 2009 MODELS, HOWEVER, COUNTLESS 2010+ CHEVY EQUINOXES, TRAVERSE, AND GMC TERRAIN, AND ACADIA ARE STILL ENCOUNTERING FAILING TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THIS VERY SPECIFIC 3-5-REVERSE WAVE PLATE ISSUE. JUST GOOGLE FOR "CHEVY EQUINOX TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE", OR "GM 3 5 REVERSE WAVE PLATE" YOU'LL SEE COUNTLESS GMC, CHEVY 2010+ OWNERS STILL ENCOUNTERING PRE-MATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURES DUE TO THIS VERY EXACT ISSUE. IF YOU TAKE ALL THE AVERAGE TRANSMISSION FAILURES FROM ALL THE 2010+ VEHICLES, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL ON AVERAGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60,000~150,000. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND IT SHOULD BE LISTED AS AN OFFICIAL RECALL!! *TR
Power train, Apr 14, 2014
I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY 93, WHEN SUDDENLY THE WHEEL START TO BE VERY HARD, AT THIS MOMENT I WAS TRESPASSING OTHER CAR AND FOR VERY CLOSE I COULDN'T COMPLETE THE OPERATION. I ALMOST HIT THE OTHER CAR, COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SPEED. UNFORTUNATELY EVERYTHING END OKAY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND STOP IN A SAFETY PLACE. *JS
Power train, Apr 2, 2014
11/13/13 FIRST REPORT OF TRANSMISSION SURGING/BUCKING WHEN COMING TO STOP THEN ENGINE DIES, HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 12/21/13 TRANSMISSION FAILURE: NO REVERSE, WON'T SHIFT PAST 2ND, TRANS FLUID OK BUT DARK W/ METAL SHAVINGS. FOUND 3,5,R WAVE PLATE FIBERS & STEELS DAMAGED ALONG W/ CLUTCH HOUSING ASSEMBLY, LOW REVERSE SPRING RETAINER & HOUSING. 1,2,3,4,PISTON, LOW REVERSE 1,2,3,4 CLUTCH, LOW REVERSE PISTON. CLEAN CASE, REBUILT VALVE BODY, REPLACED SEALS, INSTALLED OVERHAUL KIT. 2/24/14: REPORTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECURRED, DEALER DROVE FOR 2 WEEKS COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 3/24/14: REPORTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECURRED 7 TIMES ON 3/23. DEALER ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REPLACE SUNGEAR, OUTPUT CARRIER GEAR SET, WAVE PLATES, OVERHAULED TRANSMISSION, RELEARN SHIFT ADAPT. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Feb 26, 2014
TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. TRANSMISSION TYPE IS 6T40. IT APPEARS TO BE EITHER THE WAVE PLATE OR THE REVERSE DRUM. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SERVICE CENTERS, THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUING ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS OTHER VERSIONS. I DO KNOW THAT CHEVY HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE DUE TO A "CONCERN" OVER THE LOWER TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES NEED TO FAIL BEFORE GM WOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE GM/DEALERSHIPS HAVE AGREED TO COVER SOME COSTS FOR CUSTOMERS THAT WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AFTER 100K MILES. ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE CENTER, THE TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO BEGIN FAILING BETWEEN 80MK AND 110K. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I AM 3% BEYOND BEING COVERED. *TR