2012 Chevrolet Equinox
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 685 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 5th highest complaint count among 21 Equinox model years with reports.
Of the 2012 reports, 16 involved a crash and 6 involved a fire. 13 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
Tires, pressure monitoring and regulating systemsOct 19, 2011
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 18, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM" (TPMS). THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ILLUMINATE THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WHEN THE PRESSURE IN A TIRE IS 25% BELOW THE RECOMMENDED COLD TIRE PRESSURE. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE TIRE PRESSURE IS MORE THAN 25% BELOW THE RECOMMENDED COLD TIRE PRESSURE.
UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH. THE RESULTING CRASH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN ALSO RESULT IN PREMATURE OR IRREGULAR WEAR, POOR HANDLING, AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY.
GM DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 9, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Campaign 11V511000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Power train, Engine, Mar 14, 2018
THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH A VALVE IN THE ENGINE THAT CAN BECOME PLUGGED IN COLD WEATHER. ONLY CERTAIN VIN'S WERE COVERED. MY VEHICLE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED HAD. HOWEVER, BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL GM WOULD NOT COVER MY REPAIR COSTS.
Power train, Other or unspecified, Engine, Feb 26, 2018
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. VEHICLE OFTEN STALLS UPON STOPPING AND AT TIMES HAS AN EXTREMELY HARD DECEL, WHICH CONTINUES AFTER THE KEY IS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. VEHICLE IDLES HARD. UPON PARKING, VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY REPORTED REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND " CHECK STABILI TRAK" NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER 40 MPH.
Power train, Jan 28, 2018
THE REAR MAIN SEAL FAILS IN COLD WEATHER. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS MATTER, BUT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE ENGINE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUE. CURRENTLY I'M THE FORTH CAR IN LINE AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED.
Power train, Jan 9, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Power train, Engine, Dec 13, 2017
MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO OIL WARNING, NOTHING. THE VEHICLE JUST DIED, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WOULDN'T RESTART. IT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. I HEARD A KNOCKING/RATTLING FROM THE ENGINE IN SEPT., CHECKED THE OIL & IT WAS BONE DRY! ACCORDING TO LETTER 16118 FROM GM, I WAS TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IF THIS HAPPENED. I DID, AND STARTED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. GOT OIL TESTED 2 TIMES, ONCE IT WAS FINE, THE NEXT TIME IT WAS LOW. THE 3RD TIME I GOT IT CHECKED WAS WHEN IT WAS TOWED IN FROM MY EXPERIENCE LISTED ABOVE. I WAS A QUART LOW. NOW I HAVE A BLOWN-UP ENGINE AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY $750.00 FOR THEM TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE. I'M ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED WITH THIS ENTIRE SITUATION. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! I DON'T KNOW HOW GM CAN SIT BACK AND LET THEIR FAULTY VEHICLES BE DRIVEN ON OUR ROADWAYS PUTTING SO MANY PEOPLE IN DANGER! I DRIVE 40 MILES DAILY TO AND FROM WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO MYSELF AND OTHERS IF THIS HAPPENED DURING THOSE TIMES? MYSELF OR OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! IS THAT WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO MAKE GM RECALL THESE VEHICLES?! AND GM JUST SUGGESTS AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, THAT TAKES MONTHS AND MILES TO DIAGNOSE?! ALL WHILE LETTING PEOPLE DRIVE THEIR DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES?! GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS. STOP PUTTING SO MANY PEOPLE AT RISK FOR SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS! THE DAY I CAME IN TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WITH THIS COMPLAINT, THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MY SAFETY AND OTHERS SAFETY INTO CONSIDERATION. THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD INSTRUCTIONS FROM GM TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE AND THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
Power train, Nov 11, 2017
VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE OIL LEAK CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE REAR MAIN SEAL. IT ONLY HAS 75000 MILES ON IT.
Power train, Fuel/propulsion system, Oct 9, 2017
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING INTO DRIVE, THE ELECTRONICS OF THE CAR SHUT OFF (THE RADIO, AIR CONDITION, SCREEN, POWER STEERING, ETC) AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RE-STARTED; HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED TO INFORM THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING INTO THE FUEL OIL CRANKCASE (WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2010 AND 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE).
Power train, Engine, Jul 19, 2017
CHEVY EQUINOX 2012, BUT THE TRUCK A MONTH AGO, NOTICE A RATTLE NOISE ON THE ENGINE, AFTER A MONTH +1000 MILES DRIVING, NEED TO ADD 2Q OF OIL, TODAY 7/17 HAS NO OIL. TAKE IT TO SIERRA CHEVROLET ON MONROVIA, THE PERSON ON SERVICE DEPARTMENT, MENTION THAT I NEED TO PAY $150 FOR DIAGNOSTIC THE PROBLEM, + NEED TO PAY 3 OIL CHANGE TO SEE IF THIS TRUCK HAS THE ISSUE MENTION ON BULLETIN: 13-06-01-003F. WHY I NEED TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT MY FAULT. DEFECT OF MANUFACTURING. MOTION.
Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 15, 2017
AT TIMES IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE. IT'S AS IF IT'S NOT SURE WHAT GEAR TO GO INTO. CURRENTLY I HAVE AN ENGINE LIGHT ON AND IT STALLS FREQUENTLY. IF I SLOW DOWN OR START TO ACCELERATE IT WILL STALL. I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO GET REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE! IT ALSO BLOWS OUT WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. I SEEM TO BE ADDING OIL MORE OFTEN THAN I SHOULD.
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Apr 2, 2017
MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON.. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. I AM DRIVING A RENTAL. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THIS COMPANY. I HAVE BEEN READING THE COMPLAINTS. WHY HAVE THIS SUV NOT BEEN RECALLED. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY DO THIS?
Power train, Mar 29, 2017
DRIVING MY CAR HOME, STARTED LOSING POWER. PULLED OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. FOUND OUT MY TIMING CHAIN WENT AND RUINED MY ENGINE. I HAVE 75000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE OIL CHANGES IN IT REGULARLY.
Power train, Engine, Feb 27, 2017
MY 2012 EQUINOX BEGAN BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. I HAD TO ADD OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS UNDER THE GM CUSTOMER SATISFACTION #12312A WHICH INITIALLY ONLY COVERED THE 2010 TO 2011 EQUINOX. THIS SAME ISSUE IS ALSO COVERED UNDER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #13-06-01-003H. BASED ON THIS ISSUE, MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET STARTED SO SPUTTER WHILE DRIVING AND FINALLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A DEALERSHIP APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE LOW OIL LIKELY CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP AND RECOMMEND I SHOULD SEE THE DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE AS THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS 85K MILES AND THE WARRANTY RAN OUT 5 MONTHS AGO. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1,600.00. SIMILAR ISSUE TO THE 2010 AND 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX WHICH IS BEING REPLACED. WAS ALSO TOLD THE OIL CONSUMPTION WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED AFTER THE TIMING CHAIN FIX AND WOULD ALSO BE AT MY EXPENSE. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES FOR THIS VEHICLE AND GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE 2010 AND 2011 VEHICLES AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BUT THE ISSUE IS ALSO AFFECTING THE 2012 AND 2013 AS GM HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THEM BUT ARE NOT FIXING A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS TO CUSTOMERS DRIVING AS THE CAR CAN COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR VEHICLE OWNERS AND AN EXPENSIVE ONE FOR CUSTOMERS FROM WHICH GM IS AVOIDING TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.
Power train, Feb 17, 2017
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT 40K MILES IN 2013. SINCE OWNING IT OCCASIONALLY HAD A ROUGH IDLE WHEN INCLINED ON THE OFF-RAMP OF A HIGHWAY. IT WAS A CROSS BETWEEN AND SLIGHT SHUTTER AND A JERK FORWARD LIKE THE HILL ASSIST FEATURE DIDN'T WANT TO HOLD TRUE. AS THE VEHICLE GOT CLOSER TO 100K MILES THE IDLE WAS BECOMING MORE PRONOUNCED AND STARTED SPUTTERING IN DRIVE-THRUS AND STOP SIGNS UNTIL ONE DAY IT SHUT OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD ISSUES BACKING UP WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. TOOK INTO A MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS VERY LOW ON OIL (EVEN THOUGH I WAS STILL IN MY WINDOW) AND SOME SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WERE VERY EXPENSIVE. VEHICLE WAS OK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND NOW IT IS STARTING THE SAME ACTIVITY AGAIN. UNTIL I CAN TAKE IT AGAIN TO GET CHECKED OUT I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE AT STOP SIGNS AND OFF-RAMPS.
Power train, Dec 27, 2016
THE TRANSMISSION JERKS, WHILE VEHICLE ROLLS BACK WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A DEAD STOP OR FROM A SLOWER SPEED. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR A PROBLEM THAT CAN HAVE A FATAL CONSEQUENCE?
Power train, Electrical system, Aug 2, 2016
THIS MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V502000. ON JULY 11, 2016, I WAS IN MY SON'S DRIVEWAY, PLACED MY CAR IN PARK, AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS STILL, AND MY KEYS WERE STILL IN THE IGNITION. WHILE I WAS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE CAR, THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, WHICH KNOCKED ME TO MY FEET AND UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR ROLLED UP ONTO MY RIBCAGE AND MY VISION STARTED TO GO DARK. A NEARBY PERSON MANAGED TO ROLL THE CAR OFF OF ME. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE I LEARNED I HAD FIVE BROKEN RIBS AND A SMALL PUNCTURE IN MY LUNG. MY LEG IS BRUISED FROM MY THIGH TO MY TOES. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I DEVELOPED AN INFECTION IN A WOUND ON MY ANKLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FOLLOW UP VISITS TO DOCTOR TO CHECK FOR PNEUMONIA AND BLOOD CLOTS. A VISITING NURSE COMES TO MY HOUSE TWICE PER WEEK. I CANNOT DRIVE AND HAVE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I HAVE MAILED A LETTER TO THE CEO AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF GM, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.
Power train, Engine, Jun 28, 2016
OUT OF NOWHERE, I GET AN ALERT STATING 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' AND 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' OFF. I CANNOT GO OVER 30 MPH AND THE ENGINE HAS TROUBLE HOLDING POWER. SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS MESSAGE, I WOULD FEEL A LIGHT ENGINE SPUTTER, BT THE ENGINE WOULD THEN KICK BACK INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE AND ON CITY STREETS. APPARENTLY THIS IS INCREDIBLY COMMON ON A LOT OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES AS EVIDENCE ON THE EQUINOXFORUM BLOG.
Power train, Mar 9, 2016
PURCHASED PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT CURRENTLY HAS 51,827 MILES. THE PAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT HARD SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION 10 TO 12 TIMES. THE DEALER ISSUED ME A PAPER EXPLAINING THE CONDITION WAS NORMAL, BUT NOT ADDRESSING WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. THE PAPER PIP4112Q STATES A HESITATION OR SAG WHEN ACCELERATING OR AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATING, NONE OF WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. THE EXPERIENCE IS REPEATED WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING PAST 16 TO 18 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN RELEASING FROM THE ACCELERATOR, AFTER RE-ACCELERATING AT A REASONABLE SPEED THE TRANSMISSION HAS A FORCEFUL, HARD SHIFT AT AROUND 14 MILES AN HOUR. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 71 THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTED AND BOTH PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY AS THIS SITUATION IS VERY FRIGHTENING. I CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THEY ADMITTED THIS OCCURRED TO THEM MANY TIMES AND 'SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF THEM'. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND CREATES A MAJOR DISTRACTION THAT COULD RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. MY UNPROFESSIONAL OPINION AND THE EXPLANATION FROM THE SALES ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP IS THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER TO SHIFT UP OR DOWN AT THAT GIVEN POINT. THE VIOLENT SHIFT CREATES AN ANXIOUS INTERRUPTION OF NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, PUTTING THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS HAVE NOT GIVEN A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO THIS TERRIFYING PROBLEM.
Power train, Engine, Feb 14, 2016
PURCHASED VEHICLE USED WITH 64000 MILES AUG 24TH, 2015. AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS THE CAR STALLED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. RE-STARTED IT AND IT STALLED AGAIN. HAPPENED AGAIN IN LATE SEPT, ONCE IN OCT AND AGAIN IN NOV. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY INTAKE SOLENOID 11-13-15. LEAVING FOR WORK ON JAN 19TH AND NOTICED OIL LEAK (NO LOW OIL LIGHT). DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. 1/4 MILE OUT MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER, DROPS ME TO 30 MPH. GET TO DEALERSHIP AND IT'S A BLOWN REAR SEAL. REPLACED LOOSE TIMING AND BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN, WATER PUMP, COOLANT FLUSH ( I PAID FOR) ABS LIGHT CAME ON, SO SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE "OPEN" ALSO FOUND CHUNK OF MAGNET MISSING FROM WHEEL BEARING. CAR IN SHOP FOR 9 DAYS. PICKED UP ON 1-28-16. STALLED AGAIN 4 X ON 2-4-16. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR REPLACED. STALLED AGAIN 2-7-16 AND 2-8-16. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP ON 2-8-16. NO WORD FROM THEM YET. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TURNING LEFT TWICE!! I COULD BE KILLED BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND 1000'S OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. SEVERAL HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY!! THE ISSUES EXISTS ON 2010, 2011 AND 2012 MODELS. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE GM WILL DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE?? THESE VEHICLES ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THEY NOTED IT WAS A QUART LOW. STILL NO LOW OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON. ONE ARTICLE I READ SAID THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY A COATING THAT WAS SPRAYED INSIDE THE CAMSHAFT DURING PRODUCTION IS NOW LEAKING INTO THE FUEL/OIL CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS AND DIRT TO BE IN THE OIL.
Power train, Nov 6, 2015
UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STATIONARY POSITION, MY VEHICLE JERKS BACK & FORTH WHILE SHIFTING THROUGH 1ST AND 2ND GEARS (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) LIKE IT GETS CAUGHT & THEN JUMPS UP TO SPEED. FIRST I HAD A TRUSTED MECHANIC TAKE A RIDE & HE ADVISED ME WHAT I SUSPECTED - MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT HAS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE (THEY ARE LIKELY TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION) I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS OF SIMILAR TROUBLES & I BELIEVE THERE IS A WIDE SPREAD DEFECT IN THE POWER TRAINS OF MANY LATE MODEL CHEVROLET SUV TRUCKS & THERE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/EQUINOX-23/2012-EQUINOX-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEMS-59190/ HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/12776/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/CHEVY-EQUINOX-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEMS/P2
Power train, Engine, Oct 9, 2015
OIL CONSUMPTION 4000 MILES BONE DRY. WHEN STOP AT A LIGHT, BACKING UP THE CAR STALLS OUT. I HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE. NOW DOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I ONLY HAVE 45000 MILES ON MY 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AROUND 39,000 MILES ALSO AM READING THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING A LOT OF EQUINOXS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!
Power train, Engine, Jul 21, 2015
VEHICLE FIRST STARTED CUTTING OFF WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT IS NOW CUTTING OFF EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOW FOR A WEEK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAVE A P0010 CODE. CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ISSUE IS STILL CONTINUING TO HAPPEN.
Power train, Engine, Jul 21, 2015
VEHICLE FIRST STARTED CUTTING OFF WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT IS NOW CUTTING OFF EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOW FOR A WEEK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAVE A P0010 CODE. CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ISSUE IS STILL CONTINUING TO HAPPEN.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jul 10, 2015
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BOARD WENT CRAZY. THE ECO FUEL ECONOMY LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE STABILI TRAK LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE BUTTON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE GOING UP AND DOWN ERADICALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR THEN APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN I WENT TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR, I HAD NO POWER. THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AND HOUR. ALL THE ABOVE WAS STILL HAPPENING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE AC WAS NOW BLOWING WARM AIR. IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. IN THE END THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. I REACHED SOMEWHERE SAFE AND PARKED THE CAR. I WENT TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THERE WAS A HARD LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE WHERE THEY PRINTED OUT THE CODES APPEARING FOR THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR. ( P069E, P0700, U0073, U0100) THE BATTERY IN THE CAR HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE TWICE. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE DUE TO NOT STARTING THE NEXT DAY AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE AND WORKING NORMAL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THAT EVENING THEY CALLED US BACK SAYING, " WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO EVERYTHING IS FINE." WE LOST OUR MIND AND TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECUASE THE CAR ISN'T THREE YEARS OLD AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. FURTHER, THE CAR ISN'T SAFE!! WE READ BLOGS WHERE THIS IS COMMON WITH THE EQUINOX AND INDICATED THAT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP.
Power train, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 26, 2015
THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES NOTED IN BULLETIN #12313B, WHICH AFFECTS THE 2010 AND 2011 2.4L EQUINOX. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE ENGINE BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER. A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CRANKCASE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AS OUTLINED IN BULLETIN #12313B, BUT THE 2012 MODEL YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF 10 YEARS, 120K MILES, AS OUTLINED IN THE BULLETIN. THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO LATER MODEL CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2.4L ENGINES. THE COVERAGE IS A NECESSITY DUE TO THE WEAR THAT HAS OCCURRED FROM FUEL BEING IN THE OIL.
Power train, Engine, May 3, 2015
HI, MY 2012 EQUINOX STALLED ON ME WHILE I WAS IN REVERSE. I WAS BACKING OUT A DRIVE WAY AND IT STARTED TO JERK. AFTER JERKING IT DID EVENTUALLY GO IN GEAR. ONCE I PUT IT IN DRIVE I DROVE NO LESS THEN A MILE AND THE CAR CUT OFF. I TURN IT BACK ON AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAPPEN A SECOND TIME ON 5/2/15. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WAS JERKING WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN IT STALLED OUT ON ME AGAIN. AM NOT SURE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING CONSIDERING I DO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY CAR. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE PLEASE LET ME. THANKS *TR