2011 Chevrolet Equinox

Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues

Engine is the leading concern among 782 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 21 Equinox model years with reports.

Complaints by model year
  1. 782

Of the 2011 reports, 30 involved a crash and 3 involved a fire. 41 people were injured and 2 people died.

Primary concernEngine386 reports · 49% of complaints
Owner complaints782Filed with NHTSA
Recall relationship3 safety recallsNHTSA campaign records

What owners report most often

  1. Engine386
  2. Power train145
  3. Electrical system74
  4. Visibility/wiper69
  5. Fuel/propulsion system61
  6. Other or unspecified57
  7. Electronic stability control (ESC)55
  8. Air bags52

Recalls and investigations

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Seat belts, front, buckle assemblyDec 15, 2010

    GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC SRX, CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES. THE DRIVER AND /OR FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ANCHOR MAY FRACTURE AND SEPARATE NEAR THE SEAT ATTACHMENT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

    THE SAFETY BELT SYSTEM MAY NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT(S) AS DESIGNED AND COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY.

    DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE PASSENGER AND/OR THE DRIVER SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AS NECESSARY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 18, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

    Campaign 10V623000 on NHTSA.gov

Representative owner complaints

782 reports, newest first.

  1. Engine, Nov 13, 2017

    WE HAVE OWNED A 2011 SINCE 2014 AND IN THE BEGINNING OF 2015 WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO A CHEVY DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR OIL BETWEEN 1, 000 AND 2,000 MILES AND CONSTANTLY CARRYING AROUND OIL "JUST IN CASE". IN AUGUST, 2017, WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCING THE STALLING AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS, AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IDLING, THE CAR "BOUNCES".

  2. Power train, Nov 8, 2017

    I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AND THE CAR JERKED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I TRIED TO PUSH IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO. I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO. ONCE I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO A PARKING LOT, ALL GEARS TOTALLY LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT EVEN GET IT IN NEUTRAL. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ONLY HAVE 76K MILES ON THIS ONE BEFORE IT WENT UP.

  3. Engine, Nov 8, 2017

    2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. *JS

  4. Power train, Engine, Nov 6, 2017

    I HAVE A 2011 EQUINOX IT'S GOT 146,000 MILES . I AM FAITHFUL WITH OIL CHANGES AND LAST WEEK WHEN I WENT TO GET IT CHANGED I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE HAD NO OIL. MY OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD JUST TURNED ON THE DAY PRIOR. I WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T ANY LEAKS. SO AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FIND THERE IS A OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, HOWEVER SINCE MY MILES ARE I'VE 120,000 I DON'T QUALIFY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! MY CAR COULD HAVE BURNT UP BECAUSE MY LIGHT NEVER INDICATED A PROBLEM AND GM NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF HE ISSUES!

  5. Power train, Nov 6, 2017

    EXTREME HARD DOWN SHIFT BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. DEALER SAYS "TRANSMISSION IS FRIED" "PLATES ARE CHARRED". THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. IT HAS HAD ALREADY 2-3 RECALLS & THIS TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS & THEY WILL NOT MAKE THIS A RECALL & THEY WILL NOT HELP PAY FOR REPAIR ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE HELPED OTHERS. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO DRIVER ERROR BUT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE PART. DEALER IS CHARGING AN ARM/LEG TO FIX IT. GENERAL MOTORS CLEARLY DOES NOT CARE.

  6. Engine, Nov 4, 2017

    FOR THE LAST 5000 MILES, AT TIMES, WHEN IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT OR INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE JUMPS EVEN WITH THE FOOT ON THE BREAK. THIS IS FRIGHTENING IN THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE MAY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OR GO INTO THE INTERSECTION.

  7. Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Nov 3, 2017

    I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2016 AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT SINCE THE 7TH DAY OF OWNING IT. ON DAY 7, I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED (AFTER THEY TRIED TO TELL ME I DIDN'T TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP). THEN AFTER ONLY OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS, I HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW ENGINE BUILT (SO THEY SAY IT WAS) THIS WAS AFTER MY VEHICLE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. UP UNTIL THAT POINT EVERYTHING HAD BEEN FINE. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WARNING OR ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS BEFORE I FINALLY GOT IT BACK. THE DAY I GOT IT BACK, MY VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING AND MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS MY RADIATOR AND THAT THEY REPLACED IT. EVERYTHING WAS OK AFTER THAT FOR A GOOD 3 WEEKS AND THEN AFTER THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND MY VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION WHERE THEY HAVE FIXED THE SENSOR A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT THEY SAID IT WAS MY ENGINE AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP NEVER FIXED IT PROPERLY. I CAN BELIEVE THAT TOO BECAUSE NONE OF MY SERVICE INFO IS ON THE CHEVY SITE AND THE SAME CODES SHOW UP THAT DID ORIGINALLY, THIS VEHICHLE IS A SAFETY HAZORD AND A MONEY PIT! WHEN WILL CHEVY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE EQUINOX?

  8. Air bags, Oct 31, 2017

    THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON UPON STARTING IT ONE MORNING , BUT HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS A TOTAL OF 58,863 MILES ON IT. CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAPPENED!

  9. Air bags, Oct 23, 2017

    AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. DEALER FIXED IT BUT IT KEEP COMING ON. COMES ON WHEN I AM STATIONARY AND DRIVING. IT ALWAYS READ SERVICE AIRBAG.

  10. Visibility/wiper, Oct 11, 2017

    10-10-2017 - WHILE DRIVING HOME DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM, WIPERS GOING FULL SPEED, WIPERS STOPPED WITH ONE WIPER GOING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, OTHER WIPER STOPPED IN MY DRIVING VIEW. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET PARKED, I LAID THE WIPER BLADES DOWN, TRIED THE GET THEM TO WORK BUT ONLY HEARD THE MOTOR RUN, WIPERS NOT MOVING. HAD THEM CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION. THIS ONE HAD A WORN OUT PART THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO POP OUT OF SOCKET IF USED. I'VE READ OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING. GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS. GM WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION IS ROUGHLY $150.00 AT THE DEALERSHIP PLUS THEIR LABOR COST. THIS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT SO SOON ON A 2011 MODEL.

  11. Engine, Oct 10, 2017

    MOTOR ON 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX BLEW UP. DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THEY PULLED THE OIL PAN THEY FOUND PISTON, ROD AND RINGS. QUOTED IT WOULD BE >$9,000 TO REPAIR FOR THE MOTOR, GASKETS AND CAT. CONVERTOR. ASKED IF THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. STATED IT WASN'T. I QUESTIONED ABOUT THE PISTONS BEING REPLACED LAST YEAR. HE STATED THAT IT WAS 1.5YR AND 27,000 MILES AGO. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO COVERAGE. I ASKED WHY WOULD THESE GO BAG WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON THE REPAIR ON ONLY 116,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAID DUE TO OIL. THE DEALER HAS COMPLETED ALL OIL CHANGES THE LAST 2-3 YEARS AS LEAST AFTER STARTING TO HAVE ALL THE ISSUES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION AND OTHER PROBLEMS. ALL OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BASED ON OIL USAGE PROMPTED BY CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND HAS JUST TAKEN TIME FOR THE RODS/CRANK TO GIVE WAY. CHEVY SHOULD ISSUE RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF WHOLE ENGINE NOT JUST THE PISTONS. IF PISTONS ARE FAULTY DUE TO LACK OF OIL THERE ARE MORE ISSUES UNDERLYING.

  12. Visibility/wiper, Oct 10, 2017

    THE WINDSHIELD PIPER CAME LOOSE AND SLAMMED AGAINST MY WINDOW

  13. Engine, Oct 10, 2017

    ENGINE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED AND RUINED MY ENTIRE ENGINE, NO WARNINGS, NO SIGNALS OR NONE OF ANY KIND. READING ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL ON THIS 2.4L ENGINE FROM GM A LONG TIME AGO! MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND UP TO DATE SINCE CAR WAS FIRST DRIVEN OFF LOT.

  14. Power train, Other or unspecified, Engine, Oct 8, 2017

    STALLING OUT WHILE SITTING IN DRIVE AT RED LIGHT. GOT UP FOR WORK AND TURNED TRUCK ON, SOUNDED VERY ROUGH. PUT TRUCK IN REVERSE AND TOOK OFF AND WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE RPMS WOULD MOVE ON THEIR OWN, CAR STARTS BOUNCING, MOTOR IS RATTLING, AND SOMETIMES STALLS OUT. I HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AT EVERY LIGHT FOR IT TO NOT ROCK BACK AND FOURTH. NEXT DAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT, READINGS INDICATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE SENSOR BODY AND THE SOLENOIDS. I REPLACED ALL OF THESE AND TRUCK IS STILL RUNNING THE SAME, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE READ WELL OVER 50 OF THE SAME COMPLAINT OF THESE VEHICLES DOING THE SAME THING! WE NEED HELP!

  15. Engine, Oct 8, 2017

    MY 2011 EQUINOX HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT BEGINNING WITH THE OIL LIFE MONITORING SYSTEM, WHICH GM ACKNOWLEDGED, THROUGH A DANGEROUS FAILURE OF THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM IN 2014 WHILE IN MOTION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (POSTED TO NHSTA), RESULTING IN AN ENGINE REBUILD IN 2016, WHICH GM TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INITIAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED BEYOND THE LEMON CAR LIMIT IN OUR STATE AND CONTINUE TODAY. IN SEPTEMBER 2017 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALER AFTER NOTICING SIGNIFICANT EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN PARTICULARLY WHILE STATIONARY DURING START UP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRACKED MANIFOLD. THE MANIFOLD HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2016 AS PART OF AN ENGINE REBUILD AT GM'S EXPENSE. THIS WOULD THEREFORE BE THE THIRD MANIFOLD IN THIS VEHICLE IN ONLY SIX YEARS. BOTH THE DEALER AND I FILED WITH GM CUSTOMER CARE TO REQUEST COVERAGE FOR THE MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK BUT REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT GM WILL ONCE AGAIN STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

  16. Service brakes, Oct 3, 2017

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DALE EARNHARDT, JR. CHEVROLET LOCATED AT: 3127 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304, (850) 270-1463, WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

  17. Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Oct 2, 2017

    REDUCED ENGINE POWER /STABILI TRAK LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IDLE OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT . IT SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF BUT CRANKS BACK UP WHILE IM SITTING AT A LIGHT. USUALLY WHEN ON DRIVING ON 95 THE LIGHT DOESNT COME ON EXCEPT FOR THIS MORNING THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON 95 WHEN I WAS UNDER 60 MILES I HAD TO PULL OVER FOR A FEW MINUTES SO THE INDICATION LIGHT GOES OFF, MY CAR WILL EVENTUALLY LOOSE POWER IF THE LIGHT IS ON AND I TRY TO TRY IT .. IF THE LIGHT IS OFF I CAN DRIVE SO I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND SIT FOR AWHILE BEFORE I CAN RESUME DRIVING.

  18. Engine, Oct 2, 2017

    ROUGH/LOUD IDLE WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL. SOMETIMES ROUGH START UP.

  19. Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 12, 2017

    #43180: VOLUNTARY PRODUCT EMISSION RECALL ' HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ' (SEP 30, 2016) CAR STALLS AFTER IDLING WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT OR IN A SLOW START UP OR TRANSITIONING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND MANEUVERABILITY. THE ENGINE MOUNTED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PLUNGER PISTON SHAFT AND SHAFT SEAL. IF THIS HAPPENS FUEL CAN LEAK INTO THE ENGINE OIL CRANKCASE AND RESULT IN THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

  20. Engine, Sep 6, 2017

    PURCHASED 2011 EQUINOX NEW IN AUGUST 2011 AND ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED EITHER ON TIME OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH - EQUINOX SHUDDERED AND STALLED OUT. RESTARTED AND HAD IT CHECKED AT DEALER BUT NO ENGINE CODES COULD BE FOUND. ABOUT SIX WEEKS LATER ON AUGUST 30TH CAR CUT OUT AT A RED LIGHT, RESTARTED - CAR CUT OUT WHEN I SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN, RESTARTED - CAR CUT OUT WHEN I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT. CALLED AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MECHANIC ON AUGUST 31ST TELLING US THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1600.00. MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ONLY HAS 52000 MILES ON IT, SHAME ON YOU GM - A TIMING CHAIN SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY SINCE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THESE TIMING CHAINS.

  21. Power train, Sep 1, 2017

    AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE OF HOURS ON FREEWAY I TURNED ONTO GRATIOT AVE, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST FORWARD MOTION POWER. I WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAD A 2 MONTH OLD INFANT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST REVERSE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE 3RD/5TH/REVERSE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE HAD FAILED AND I WOULD NEED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP THAT THESE CLUTCH WAVE PLATES HAVE HIGH FAILURE RATES GOING BACK TO 2007 AND GM SHOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR COST. I AM AWAITING THEIR DECISION. ONLY 74,000 MILES ON VEHICLE.

  22. Visibility/wiper, Aug 21, 2017

    DRIVING IN A BAD RAINSTORM THE WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WAS NESS. TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO WAIT OUT THE STORM.HAD TO REPLACE THE WIPER ASM. BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION ARM POPPED OFF OF THE MOTOR.BAD DESIGN GM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED!

  23. Engine, Aug 15, 2017

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO H & K CHEVY BUICK (200 S MAIN ST, CONTINENTAL, OH 45831) WHERE THE OIL WAS CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR WAS LOSING OIL AND THE CHAINS AND PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO A BRANDED TITLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

  24. Engine, Aug 15, 2017

    DEALER LOOKED AT IT, IT USES OIL THEY SAY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS AND PISTON RINGS, WHICH COMPANY HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH. BRANDED TITLE IS STOPPING THE FIXING OF PROBLEM. ONLY ISSUE TO MAKE TITLE BRANDED WAS BUMPER AND AC UNIT ISSUES(HAD TO DO WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE STATE IT HAPPENED IN). THERE WASN'T ANY DAMAGE TO ENGINE / MOTOR. GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT LIKE THEY CLAIM. THEY ALREADY ISSUED THIS POLICY #15285, THEY SHOULD HONOR THE FIX!! - REGARDLESS! VEHICLE IS 2011 WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES. CALLED GM CUS. SUPPORT, AS TOLD BY DEALER,THEY COULDN'T HELP. REPORT # 8-3169085035

  25. Fuel/propulsion system, Aug 10, 2017

    LATELY EVERY TIME I HAVE BEEN TURNING ON MY VEHICLE AND GOING IN DRIVE OR REVERSE IT STALLS ON ME AND I BOUGHT MY CAR THE END OF MAY 2017 AND ITS ONLY AUGUST 2017 FROM A CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALERSHIP.