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
685 reports, newest first.
Visibility/wiper, May 22, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. ONCE THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING, SHE HAD TO STOP FIVE TIMES DUE TO THE WIPER FAILURE BEFORE DRIVING TO A DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,697. UPDATED 08/09/17*LJ *CN
Engine, May 19, 2017
BROKEN TIMING CHAIN AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THAT THEY DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR TIMING CHAINS FOR 2012 EQUINOX'S, HOWEVER MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS SPECIFIC RECALL, SO THEY WOULD NOT BE COVERING IT. WHEN THIS CHAIN BROKE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AND ULTIMATELY STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.
Engine, May 19, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE RATTLED AND MADE A HOST OF NOISES, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO QUARTS OF OIL WERE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, BUT IT PREMATURELY DISSIPATED BEFORE THE INTENDED MILEAGE MARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Visibility/wiper, May 10, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Engine, May 8, 2017
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. .....CAR DIES, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT, ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAR MOVES WITH SHUDDER. I AM BEING TOLD IT IS NOT A SENSOR BUT SOMETHING IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. FEARFUL CAR WILL DIE IN TRAFFIC AND CREATE ACCIDENT OR LEAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER STRANDED. OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS PER INTERNET SITES/SEARCHES
Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, May 4, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED FOR THE STABILITY AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATORS ILLUMINATING THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT OF WATER LEAKING IN THE AREA NEAR THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE LEAKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A MILDEW ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED REFERENCE NUMBER: 8-2934661496. THE CONTACT INQUIRED AS TO WHY A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NHTSA ISSUES RECALLS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,886. UPDATED 07/11/17*LJ *AS
Engine, Apr 24, 2017
TIMING CHAIN FAILURES AT A RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, BETWEEN 50000 TO 60000 MILES WHICH IS UNHEARD OF , IT MAKES THE VEHICLE STALL , OURS DID IN THE BUSIEST PART OF WICHITA FALL TX . WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS , AND IM BEING TOLD THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE VEHICLES , TIMING CHAINS SHOULD LAST A WHOLE LOT LONGER THAN THAT AND ITS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED , IVE ASKED CHEVORLET IF THE NEW PARTS ARE AN UPGRADE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER SO IM PROBABLY GOING TO GET RID OF THE CAR WHICH WE LOVE EXCEPT FOR THAT ISSUE.
Air bags, Apr 23, 2017, crash
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE. MY CRUISE WAS SET AT 57 MPH AND I DID NOT APPLY BRAKES. BECAUSE CRUISE WAS SET, I HIT ONCE, BOUNCED BACK AND HIT AGAIN. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME BUT NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
Engine, Apr 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,500.
Engine, Apr 17, 2017
IN JANUARY 2017, EXPERIENCED STALLING AND SMELL OF FUEL/OIL THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD REAR OIL SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CHARGED 1500 DOLLARS. ON APRIL 12TH, 2017 DURING ROUTINE REPAIRS FOR BRAKES, WAS TOLD OIL LEAKING AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS LEAKING FROM A DIFFERENT AREA BUT IT IS RELATED TO THE REAR OIL SEAL LEAK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE KNOWN GASKET AND SEAL ISSUES LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE BUT GM/CHEVY HAS NOT RECALLED. THEY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN MARCH 2015 #14882 BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BULLETIN EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE INCLUDED. GM AND CHEVY NOT WILLING TO HELP ME AND I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE.
Engine, Apr 14, 2017
ON APRIL, 13 2017, MY WIFE WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND SHUT DOWN NEARLY CAUSING HER TO BE RUN OVER BY A SEMI-TRACTOR BEHIND HER. BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED, I HAD IT TOWED TO MY USUAL MECHANIC. HIS DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT HAD A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WHICH TORE UP THE UPPER END OF THE MOTOR. IN HIS EXPERIENCE SUCH DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF OIL ISSUES. THIS CAME AS A GREAT SHOCK TO MEASURE I REGULARLY CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND BEGAN TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MOTOR. I WOULD HAVE TO ADD FROM 1-3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES BUT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BULLETINS OR RECALLS I WAS TOLD I WOULD JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. SO I GUESS I NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE TO DIE IN TRAFFIC OR PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES NOTICE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY MOTOR (OVER $5000) AND GM KNOWS THESE PROBLEMS EXIST. IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, GM EXPECTS ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY AT MY EXPENSE SO THEY CAN CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS. IF THE DIAGNOSIS IS CONFIRMED, THEN I'LL HAVE TO TOW IT BACK TO MY GUY SO HE CAN FIX IT. ANOTHER $200 BUCKS. ONCE AGAIN, DOESN'T ANYONE MONITOR THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS STUFF? PEOPLE GET SO FRUSTRATED WHEN DEALING WITH LARGE CORPORATIONS, THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH INDEPENDENT SOURCES. AND GM SURELY WON'T INCUR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES WITHOUT GOVERNMENT SCRUTINY. WE'VE LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY. I JUST WANT THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. ADMIT IT WAS A PROBLEM-PLAGUED MOTOR AND FIX IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Engine, Apr 13, 2017
CAR IDLES ROUGH WHEN STOPPED JERKS DURING ACCELERATION THEN STALLS THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON.
Engine, Apr 13, 2017
GOES THROUGH 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHAGES WHICH ARE DONE EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES. OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN YOU ARE 3 QUARTS LOW.
Visibility/wiper, Apr 7, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME LOOSE AND FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERMANENTLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
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?
Steering, Apr 2, 2017
WHILE TOWING 4 WHEELS DOWN BEHIND MOTOR HOME...TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON I-75 IN TENNESSEE WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE TENNESSEE GEORGIA BORDER I HIT A VERY ROUGH PATCH OF THE INTERSTATE GOING 64 MPH. MY 2012 4 CYLINDER CHEVROLET EQUINOX STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE MY MOTORHOME, WHEN I GLANCED AT MY REARVIEW MONITOR THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE CAR WAS WHIPPING BACK AND FORTH. FORCING ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE OUTSIDE BERM, THIS WAS AROUND 3:00 AM THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, SO I WAS LUCKY. WHEN MY SPEED DROPPED TO 5 TO 10 MPH IT STOPPED AND IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER SOME THOUGHT THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED AND AROUND THE PART OF I-75 NORTH BOUND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO.
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.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 28, 2017
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A RAIN STORM MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE NEXT EXIT AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP SO I COULD CLEARLY SEE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS SOME KIND OF RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INVOLVE MY VIN NUMBER. CAR HAS 90,000 MILES.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 25, 2017
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING WIND AND RAIN STORM. THE MECHANISM THAT MOVES THE WIPER ARMS POPPED OFF THE BALL JOINT/SOCKET ON THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT NOW I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING THE CAR IN THE RAIN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL RIGHT ONTO THE SHOULDER, BUT IF I WAS ON A ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER OR IN A MIDDLE LANE IN TRAFFIC, IT COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION.
Engine, Mar 23, 2017
AROUND THE TIME FRAME OF MAY, 2016 I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH A 2.4L ECOTEC STARTED HAVING A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WHILE IDLING. THE MILEAGE AT THIS POINT IN TIME WAS AROUND 99K MILES. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE KNOCKING BEGAN, I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO AN AUTO ZONE TO CHECK MY OIL LEVELS, AND REALIZED THAT THE DIP STICK SHOWED THE OIL WAS MUCH LOWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I WENT INSIDE AND PURCHASED DEXOS 5W30 OIL PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND ADDED 1 QT TO IT. ADDITIONALLY, I NOTICED AFTER I TOOK THE OIL CAP OFF THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE. PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE GM OIL LIFE MONITOR SYSTEM USES AN ALGORITHM THAT ANALYZES YOUR DRIVING ACTIVITY, TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE, AND SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS TO DETERMINE WHEN THE OIL NEEDS CHANGED. ACCORDING TO THIS SYSTEM I WAS AT ROUGHLY 70% OIL LIFE. THE SYSTEM STATES THAT THE OIL ONLY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED WITHIN 600 MILES OF THE LOW OIL LIFE ALERT COMING ON, THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN UNTIL YOU GET AROUND 15%. AT THIS POINT I BEGAN MONITORING MY OIL CONSUMPTION MUCH MORE CLOSELY AND CARRIED OIL ON ME AT ALL TIMES. AS TIME HAS GONE BY, I'VE NOTICED THE CAR IS BURNING OIL QUICKER, AND AS OF MY MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, WE BEGAN DOING OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS PER GM TSB # 13-06-01-003H THAT EXPLAINS THIS ISSUE. THE TSB NOTES THAT IT COVERS MY MAKE AND MODEL, BUT MY VIN DOES NOT COME UP AS BEING COVERED UP TO 120K MILES FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE HAD A DEALER TELL ME THAT THE FIX LISTED IN THE TSB IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT THAT IT WILL COST $3.4K. MANY OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME ENGINE ARE COVERED BUT MINE ISN'T. MY CAR HAS SINCE STARTED STALLING WHEN IT IS IDLING AT LOW RPM'S, SPECIFICALLY ON 3/22/17 IT STALLED TWICE WHILE IN A DRIVE-THROUGH.CURRENT MILEAGE TODAY IS 118.6K AND THE 2 OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS SHOW BURNING UP TO 1 QT PER 1K MILES.
Engine, Mar 23, 2017
AROUND THE TIME FRAME OF MAY, 2016 I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH A 2.4L ECOTEC STARTED HAVING A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WHILE IDLING. THE MILEAGE AT THIS POINT IN TIME WAS AROUND 99K MILES. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE KNOCKING BEGAN, I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO AN AUTO ZONE TO CHECK MY OIL LEVELS, AND REALIZED THAT THE DIP STICK SHOWED THE OIL WAS MUCH LOWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I WENT INSIDE AND PURCHASED DEXOS 5W30 OIL PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND ADDED 1 QT TO IT. ADDITIONALLY, I NOTICED AFTER I TOOK THE OIL CAP OFF THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE. PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE GM OIL LIFE MONITOR SYSTEM USES AN ALGORITHM THAT ANALYZES YOUR DRIVING ACTIVITY, TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE, AND SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS TO DETERMINE WHEN THE OIL NEEDS CHANGED. ACCORDING TO THIS SYSTEM I WAS AT ROUGHLY 70% OIL LIFE. THE SYSTEM STATES THAT THE OIL ONLY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED WITHIN 600 MILES OF THE LOW OIL LIFE ALERT COMING ON, THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN UNTIL YOU GET AROUND 15%. AT THIS POINT I BEGAN MONITORING MY OIL CONSUMPTION MUCH MORE CLOSELY AND CARRIED OIL ON ME AT ALL TIMES. AS TIME HAS GONE BY, I'VE NOTICED THE CAR IS BURNING OIL QUICKER, AND AS OF MY MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, WE BEGAN DOING OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS PER GM TSB # 13-06-01-003H THAT EXPLAINS THIS ISSUE. THE TSB NOTES THAT IT COVERS MY MAKE AND MODEL, BUT MY VIN DOES NOT COME UP AS BEING COVERED UP TO 120K MILES FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE HAD A DEALER TELL ME THAT THE FIX LISTED IN THE TSB IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT THAT IT WILL COST $3.4K. MANY OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME ENGINE ARE COVERED BUT MINE ISN'T. MY CAR HAS SINCE STARTED STALLING WHEN IT IS IDLING AT LOW RPM'S, SPECIFICALLY ON 3/22/17 IT STALLED TWICE WHILE IN A DRIVE-THROUGH.CURRENT MILEAGE TODAY IS 118.6K AND THE 2 OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS SHOW BURNING UP TO 1 QT PER 1K MILES.
Engine, Mar 14, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK OIL ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACTED ASSUMED THAT THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Engine, Mar 13, 2017
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC MY CAR IDLES RUFF AND WANTS TO STALL. WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING - IT JUMPS. THIS HAPPENS WHIT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5-25 MPH. MY CAR OFTEN STALLS WHILE REVERSING. I HAD THE CAM SHAFT REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TO PAY A $130.00 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE JUST FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WORK WITH THE CAR. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE - THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I WILL STALL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THIS STARTED IN 10/2015 AND STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.
Engine, Mar 6, 2017
I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR TO WORK WITHOUT A PROBLEM WHICH IS ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. AFTER WORK I WENT TO THE STORE AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN I BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE MY CAR STALLED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT, BUT ONCE I PUT IT IN REVERSE AGAIN IT SHOOK, AND STALLED. I RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND GAVE IT A LITTLE MORE GAS, THEN PUT IT IN GEAR TO BACK UP. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IT WASN'T ON BEFORE ALL THE STALLING. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT THINKING IT MAY BE BAD GAS. A WEEK WENT BY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. . I CAME TO A LIGHT AND STOPPED, WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL TO CHANGE. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING A LITTLE AND STALLED.THIS IS A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BE STUCK IN ONCOMING TRAFFI AS I WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. AGAIN IT STALLED. I RESTARTED IT GIVING IT MORE ACCELERATION THEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE..I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE CAR STALLED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I LEFT THE PARKING LOT. I DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT SOUND EXACTLY LIKE MINE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR KNOWING IT CAN STALL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT PUTTING ME, MY FAMILY,AND OTHER TRAVELERS AT RISK. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THE CODE CAME BACK AS P0010. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE 2011 EQUINOX HAD AND IT WAS RECALLED. I STRONGLY FEEL GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Mar 6, 2017
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS HAVING TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE TO THIS VEHICLE FOR THE CAMSHAFT ACULATOR AND SOLENOID VALVE. ONCE AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE CAR SHUT OFF! TRIED GETTING IT TO GO BY PUTTING IT IN PARK AND AS I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO PRESS THE GAS IT SHUT OFF AGAIN! I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A CAR IN THE MIST OF ALL THIS. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION WITHIN THIS VEHICLE!!! I'VE SEEN SO MANY COMMENTS BY PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM IN THIS 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX!! PLEASE RECALL THESE PIECES!