2013 Chevrolet Equinox
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 751 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 21 Equinox model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 20 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 20 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Visibility, windshield wiper/washer, motorAug 4, 2016
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode and wear over time, possibly resulting in one or both of the windshield wipers becoming inoperative.
Inoperative windshield wipers may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
GM will notify owners, dealers will repair the AIP-hole, inspect and, if necessary, replace the front wiper module, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 25302.
Campaign 16V582000 on NHTSA.gov
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
Representative owner complaints: engine
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Engine, Mar 15, 2019
DRIVING ON X-WAY AT POSTED SPEED (70 MPH) FAINT BLUE SMOKE FROM REAR OF CAR (REARVIEW MIRROR) OTHERWISE DRIVING OK (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT); FEW MILES LATER ON 4-LANE AT 50MPH CLATTERING SOUND FROM ENGINE; VEHICLE STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS AND WAS DIFFICULT TO START; NURSED IT TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP; AS DRIVEN INTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE WAS TRAILING A STEADY STREAM OF ENGINE OIL; TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSIS: THE PCV (POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION VALVE)WAS FROZEN SHUT THUS ALLOWING CRANKCASE PRESSURE TO BUILD UP ULTIMATELY BLOWING OUT ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL; LACK OF ENGINE LUBRICATION CAUSED TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND METALLIC DEBRIS WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT ENGINE INDICATING TOTAL FAILURE AND RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLATION REQUIRED ($7651.87 CHARGED). BACKGROUND DATA: CAR PARKED OUTSIDE IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH WIND TOWARD GRILLE OF CAR; SOAKED FOR ABOUT 20HRS BEFORE STARTUP AND DRIVEAWAY WHICH WENT OK; ODO MILES ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP 81,986; VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY AT CHEVY DEALERSHIPS; VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY HARSH DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS WAS A SAFETY RISK FOR MY WIFE WITH THE ENGINE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AND DIFFICULT TO RESTART; FORTUNATELY COMPLETE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY. THERE WAS A GM SERVICE BULLETIN (14882) COVERING THIS SAME FAILURE SCENARIO (PCV FROZEN LEADING TO SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE) BUT GM SAYS MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED, NO EXCEPTIONS! THIS IS A PCV SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM NOT PROPERLY VALIDATED IN PRE-PRODUCTION TESTING; I AM A RETIRED GM ENGINE CALIBRATION ENGINEER AND CAN DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL IF NEEDED; THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT COST ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE TRADE-IN VALUE FOR THIS VEHICLE (WITH AN OPERATING ENGINE) HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/RECALL/SB-10057977-8108.PDF
Power train, Engine, Mar 14, 2019
CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX PURCHASED IN 2015, MICHIGAN.WINTER, 2018. WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. AT THE NEXT STOP, THE RPMS BEAN TO ACT ERRATIC, TEETERING ABOVE AND BELOW 1000. THE VEHICLE THEN COMPLETELY STALLED. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON MY WAY TO MY DESTINATION. EACH TIME, AS I ACCELERATED, IT LURCHED AND I FEARED IT WOULD STALL OUT. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY GAVE ME A DIAGNOSTIC THAT SAID SPARK PLUGS. CAR DROVE OK FOR A MONTH. THEN A DEEP FREEZE CAME. SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. I CHECKED MY OIL (BECAUSE THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION) PRESSURIZED AIR BLEW OUT OF THE DIPSTICK, IT WAS ALSO 2 QUARTS LOW--I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY OIL CHANGED 4 WEEKS PRIOR. PUT SOME OIL IN AND DROVE. SAME ISSUE. STALLED AT BUSY INTERSECTION STOP. GOT TO MY DESTINATION TO DISCOVER A TRAIL OF OIL BEHIND MY VEHICLE. GOT IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN REAR MAIN SEAL DUE TO A FROZEN PCV VALVE. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH EQUINOXES, ENOUGH THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (14882). MY EXPERIENCE/SYMPTOMS MATCH THE CONDITION DESCRIPTION OF THE BULLETIN TO A T, HOWEVER, FOR SOME REASON, MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER COVERAGE FOR THIS ENGINEERING FLAW. CHEVY KNOWS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, YET THEY STILL REFUSE TO RECALL THE VEHICLES. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M STUCK PAYING AN $1800 BILL TO GET THE REAR MAIN SEAL FIXED--WITHOUT ANY REGARD FOR THE PCV VALVE, CRANKCASE, OR OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM. SHAME ON GM.
Engine, Mar 10, 2019
JAN 21'ST, 2019 MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. PVC FROZE UP IN AIR INTAKE AND THE ORIFICE IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BLOCKED. BLEW REAR MAIN SEAL AND LOST ALL THE OIL IN THE CAR. TIMING CHAIN SKIPPED WHEN NO OIL PRESSURE WAS PRESENT TO KEEP TIMING CHAIN TIGHT. SERVICE BULLETIN 14882. GM SAYS MY VIN IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF PROOF OF ISSUE. I AM FROM CANADA, SO I USED A GHOST STATE AND POSTAL TO GET THIS COMPLAINT POSTED. I LIVE IN SMITHVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA. BRING GM TO COME GOOD FOR ALL THIS.
Engine, Mar 5, 2019
ON 2.25.19 WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR STALLED TWICE WHEN I GAVE IT GAS TO GO, THAN WHILE TRYING TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE IT STALLED TWICE. ON MY WAY BACK TO WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AFTER A DAY OR TWO IT WENT OUT. TODAY 3.5.19 ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT A MIN. OR SO AND WHEN IT CAME BACK ON IT WAS LIKE I HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR. AFTER GETTING GAS I STARTED MY CAR AND BEFORE I PUT IT IN GEAR IT STALLED OUT, RESTARTED IT AND IT KEPT STALLING ABOUT 6-8 TIMES THAN FINALLY I TURNED IT ON AND IT DIDN'T HESITATE OR THE DASH LIGHT DIM SO I PUT IN GEAR AND IT DROVE OK BUT I WAS WORRIED THAT IT MIGHT STALL WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOUR CAR JUST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2011 EQUINOX FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON OTHER YEARS 2010-2016 NOTED THEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL THESE YEARS AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I NOTICE THAT UNLESS THERE A NUMBER OF DEATHS INVOLVED THESE DEALERS/MANUFACTORS DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT FIXING THESE PROBLEMS. WE SPEND LOTS OF MONEY ON THESE CARS AND WE SHOULD'T HAVE TO WORRY IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN THEM WITH OUR FAMILIES. THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN IN GEAR OR WHILE I AM PUTTING IT IN GEAR. THE 2011 RECALL 11195A.
Engine, Mar 3, 2019
THE PCV VALVE IS CAUSING AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. DUE TO THE DESIGN IT IS TRAPPING CONDENSATION AND THROWING IT INTO THE AIR INTAKE AND OIL. OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD DAMAGE TO THEIR ENGINES DUE TO THIS FLAW. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL AND DIE ON ME WHILE DRIVING. WHEN CHECKING THE AIR INTAKE THEIR IS FLUID IN THE MANIFOLD WHICH SHOULDN'T HAPPEN IN A CLOSED SYSTEM. I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM, THOUGH MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE CONTACTED THEM WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN IGNORED.
Engine, Feb 27, 2019
MY CAR IS BURNING OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I AM NOT AWARE OF IT UNTIL MY CAR STARTS TO RATTLE. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAS "EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION". I HAVE TO PUT 2-4 QUARTS OF OIL IN MY CAR BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THIS IS NOTICEABLE DURING THE ACCELERATION PERIOD. THE SAFETY RISK IS THIS MAY DESTROY MY ENGINE COSTING ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR.
Engine, Feb 26, 2019
EXCESSIVELY RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION DEFECT RESULTED IN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. OIL PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION (E.G., NO OIL PRESSURE LIGHT INDICATOR). ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING, THEN VEHICLE LURCHING AND STALLING WHEN TRANSPORTING TO MECHANIC JUST BEFORE ENGINE FAILURE. REPAIR REQUIRES ENGINE REPLACEMENT (>$5000). DEALER REFUSING TO COMPENSATE OVER 10% OF REPAIR COSTS. PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO THOSE CITED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR EUINOX 2010-2017: HTTPS://WWW.CLASSACTION.ORG/CHEVY-EQUINOX-LAWSUIT
Engine, Feb 22, 2019
VEHICLE RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND EXPERIENCING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE WAS CLICKING WHEN ACCELERATING AND JERKING BACK AND FOURTH WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. DEALER STATED IT WAS CLOGGED PCV. A RECALL 14882 STATES THIS EXACT ISSUE CONCERNING 2010-2014 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH THE ECOTEC 2.4L ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE BOTH STATED MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE SAME EXACT ENGINE AND MODEL SO I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. TOTAL COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $900. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND CHEVY NEEDS TO COVER THIS AND REIMBURSE FOR THE COST. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION AND A CASE NUMBER WITH GM ON THE MATTER.
Engine, Feb 21, 2019
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 55, NOTICED OIL ON BACK WINDOW THOUGHT IT WAS FROST. ARRIVED AT DESTINATION AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD, LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND NOTICED OIL POURING OUT THE UNDERNEATH. NO OIL LIGHT OR ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON EVEN THOUGH I LOST OVER 3 QUARTS OF OIL. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE PVC FROZE UP AND CAUSED THE REAR MAIN TO BLOW OUT. COST ME $2400, HAD15500 MILES AND FOLLOWED ALL GM MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.
Engine, Feb 20, 2019
ON JANUARY 31 MY EQUINOX EXPERIENCED A FROZEN PCV SYSTEM, A KNOWN ISSUE IN 2010-2014 EQUINOX VEHICLES. THE ENGINE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AND EXCESSIVE CRANKCASE PRESSURE WHICH BLEW THE REAR MAIN SEAL RENDERING MY VEHICLE INOPERABLE. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, AN APPROXIMATE 10 MILE DRIVE, COMPRISED OF A SHORT DRIVE ON A FREEWAY AND THE MAJORITY OF THE TRIP ON CITY STREETS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER I EXITED THE FREEWAY. I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SOUNDED LOUDER THAN USUAL. AT JUST A FEW MILES FROM MY HOME TROUBLE LIGHTS (TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE) ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH ALONG WITH THE "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" MESSAGE. THINKING I HAD A TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO MY HOME, A MERE 2 CITY BLOCKS. AT THAT TIME THE OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND OIL DROPPED WHERE I STOPPED. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME OF THIS ISSUE AND WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR.
Engine, Feb 9, 2019
YET ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX 2.4L ENGINE WITH THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. MY WIFE (WHO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE) CALLED ME IN TEARS TODAY, STATING THAT THE EQUINOX STARTED MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE, AND DRIVING HORRIBLY, SO SHE WENT TO A NEARBY GARAGE, AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALMOST NO OIL - AND THAT THIS WAS THE 2ND OR 3RD EQUINOX THAT THEY HAD SEEN IN THE LAST 2-3 WEEKS THAT CAME IN WITH ALMOST NO OIL. THIS VEHICLE HAS 69,075 MILES ON IT, AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. ALL SERVICE (OTHER THAN TODAY'S) HAVE BEEN HANDLED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM, AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, AND FINDING THAT SO MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS!!
Engine, Feb 9, 2019
DRIVING WHEN THE CHECK EGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO THE MECHANIC HAD NO ENGINE OIL. NOT DUE FOR OIL CHANGE EITHER. O2 UPSTREAM REPLACED AND PISTONS FILLED OF CARBON . MECHANIC ADVISE TO GET RID OF CAR B/C BAD OIL CONSUMPTION, WILL CRACK ENGINE EVENTUALLY. CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES
Power train, Engine, Feb 9, 2019
THE PVC VALVE AND OIL SYSTEM HAS A BAD DESIGN. WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER THE VALVE BLOWS AND OIL COMPLETELY EMPTIES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON BOTH STREET AND HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 69,400 MILES AND IS A 4 CYLINDER
Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Feb 8, 2019
MY EQUINOX REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THIS THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DOWN 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM REAR SEAL. MY MECHANIC ADVISED TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THERE ARE KNOWN PROBLEMS OF THIS IN THE EQUINOX'S AS WELL AS A "14882 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT" OFFERED BY GENERAL MOTORS. THIS SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT ARE FOR THOSE EQUINOX'S THAT EXPERIENCE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FROZEN OR PLUGGED POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES INCREASE CRANKCASE PRESSURE LEADING TO A REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL OIL LEAK. IF THE OIL LEAK IS NOT NOTICED AND CONDITION IS NOT CORRECTED, CONTINUED DRIVING CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. GM STATED ON MY RECEIPT THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM WAS, "MOISTURE FROZE IN THE PCV SYSTEM CAUSING THE CRANKCASE TO OVERPRESSURIZE". HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT EVEN THOUGH I WAS WITHIN THE MILEAGE AND YEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WARNING LIGHTS OF BEING LOW IN OIL AND NO ENGINE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS RELATED TO THESE ISSUES.
Power train, Engine, Feb 7, 2019
JANUARY 22ND 2019 MY WAY TO WORK AT THE LAST TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I PULLED IN WORK AND PARKED I LEFT AT 5:30 P.M REMOTE STARTED I WAS WALKING TO MY CAR IT WAS LOUD I GOT IN WARNING MESSAGE TO TURN CAR OFF THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW. CALLED AAA WAITED THREE HOURS IN THE COLD WITH BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA CALLED MY MECHANIC I WAS HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO HIS GARAGE. JANUARY 25 MECHANIC SAID HE THINKS DUE TO A FROZEN PCV VALVE THERE WAS PRESSURE BUILD UP CAR SPIT THE OIL OUT HE PUT OIL IN MY CAR LET IT WARM UP HE THOUGHT I SHOULD STILL HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT IT. I DROVE THE CAR NOT FAR TO THE DEALER GANLEY REP CAME TO WAITING AREA TOLD ME THE PCV VALVE FROZE AND THE HIGH PRESSURE BLEW MY REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL THE OIL SPILLED OUT MY BATTERY WAS SHOT REPAIR JUST UNDER $ 2000.00 HE SAID THIS FAULT DID DAMAGE TO MY TIMING CHAIN NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD HOLD RECOMMENDED REPLACING $ 1500.00 I SAID DO THE SEAL AND BATTERY. I WENT HOME DID GOOGLE SEARCH EQUINOX 2013 PCV SP. COV. BULLETIN 14882 POPPED UP IT COVERED EQUINOXES BETWEEN 2010-2014 NOT MY VIN. REP CALLED SAID GM IS WILLING TO HELP ME WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AUTHORIZED IT FOR $500.00. I TOLD HIM WHAT THAT BULLETIN SAID IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY CAR. PICKED UP MY CAR MONDAY 02/04/19 AND PAID $ 2606.76. ON 02/06/19 I CALLED CHEVY SPOKE TO REP DUKE WHO GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER # 9-5037906721 TOLD ME A HIGHER-LEVEL REP FROM CHEVY WOULD CALL ME. ON 02/07/19 ADAM CALLED AND SAID THE PHONE CALL WAS BEING RECORDED. HE SAID IN A NICE WAY THAT CHEVY HAD ALREADY HELPED WITH $ 1000.00 TOWARDS THE TIMING CHAIN AND I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP ANYMORE. I TOLD HIM THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. IS THIS VERBATIM FOR THE CALL NO BUT THEN AGAIN, I WASN'T WORKING OFF A SCRIPT OR RECORDING THE PHONE CALL LIKE CHEVY IS.
Suspension, Engine, Feb 7, 2019
"TAKATA RECALL" MY 2013 IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM CONVERTER BACK WHICH THE SMELL IS BACKING UP INTO THE INSIDE CABIN OF VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES (EQUINOX). I HAVE RELATIVES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2010''S. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTED SOUNDING LOUD WHEN PARKED AND WHEN TAKING OFF NO SPEED, COMPARED TO WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE....REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND NO MAJOR WORK NEEDED DONE SINCE MY PURCHASE.
Power train, Engine, Feb 6, 2019
SMELLED BURNING OIL IN GARAGE. CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL AND UNDERSIDE OF REAR ENGINE SOAKED WITH IT. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE. WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS PCV VALUE HAVING MOISTURE/CONDENSATION IN IT AND FREEZING. THIS OCCURRENCE PUT PRESSURE ON THE ENGINE AND SEALS. THE REAR SEAL CONNECTING TO THE TRANSMISSION IS WHAT FAILED. IT WAS A COLD DAY. THE CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT UNTIL END OF SHIFT. MY WIFE SAID IT DID NOT START AS FAST AS IT NORMALLY DOES. THERE WAS NOT SHUTTERING OF THE ENGINE, NO LOUD CLACKING SOUND AND NOT ONE LIGHT ICON LIT UP. I NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL INTO THE GARAGE IN OUR DRIVEWAY BUT NO TRAIL IN THE STREET. I ASSUME IT HAD JUST OCCURRED WHEN SHE WAS ARRIVING HOME. SHE WAS BRAKING TO TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. HER ROUTE FROM WORK IS PRIMARILY STATE ROADS WITH SPEEDS OF 35-55 MPH AND VERY OFTEN HAS DEER CROSSING THE ROADS AS THERE ARE NO ROAD NOISE BARRIERS OR TALL FENCING. SHE ARRIVING HOME AT THE NORMAL TIME BUT I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP OUR SONS. SO SHE WAS ABLE TO JUST GO HOME. THE WEATHER WAS COLD (APPROX. 6-8 DEGREES). I HAVE NO REPORTS, INVOICES OR PHOTOS AS THE CAR IS CURRENTLY STILL IN THE SHOP SINCE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1ST. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6TH 2019. I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF INFORMATION ONLINE REGARDING THIS ISSUE, TSB #14882. SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON.
Engine, Feb 5, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. ADDITIONAL OIL WAS ADDED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINEGAR CHEVROLET IN REPUBLIC (769 U S 60, REPUBLIC, MO 65738, (417) 233-0206) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN SEAL WAS BLOWN AND THE PVC NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER TSB NUMBER: 14882. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT AN ADJUSTER WOULD VERIFY THE DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Engine, Feb 2, 2019
I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THIS HAPPENED INDICATIONS BY TRIALS AND SPOTS OF OIL ON THE STREETS SAY THAT IT HAPPENED AFTER I RETURNED HOME WHEN I STARTED TO MY NEXT DESTINATION AS DESCRIBED LATER. IT WAS ON CITY STREETS IF THIS ANALYSIS IS CORRECT. I WAS LIKELY GOING STRAIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TWO REASONS - THE ENGINE COULD LOCK UP CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION AND/OR LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT - IF I HAD BEEN STRANDED AT THE TEMPERATURES OF -4 TO +9 DEGREES AND WIND CHILLS -15 TO -30 I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER. ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30, 2019 LEFT FOR WORK. THE TEMPERATURE WAS -4. AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE I STOPPED AT MY THIRD STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE SURGED WHILE IDLING, AT THE NEXT STOP ALL SEEMED FINE AND FROM THERE TO WOK ALL SEEMED FINE. I LEFT WORK AND DROVE 2.8 MILES AND THE ENGINE SURGED BRIEFLY AND DIED. I DROVE ABOUT 27 MILES HOME, NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. I DROVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION JUST OVER ONE MILE AWAY. ON MY WAY BACK HOME, ABOUT MILE FROM HOME THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER NOTIFICATION APPEARED AS WELL AS A MESSAGE ABOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL. JUST AS I ROUNDED THE CORNER ON WHICH MY HOUSE IS THE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE CAME ON. THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAD BLOWN OUT. THIS CAR HAS 67,477 MILES. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY 11/25/18. TWO MECHANICS SAID IT IS COMMON IN SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. ONE SAID HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF CALLS HE GOT ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE OF THE BULLETIN HE WAS SENDING PEOPLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR COVERAGE UNDER A SPECIAL WARRANTY, HE COULD NOT BELIEVE IT WHEN I TOLD HIM CHEVY WOULD NOT HELP ME SINCE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED SINCE IT IS THE SAME VEHICLE, SAME ENGINE AS THOSE IN THE BULLETIN 14882, DOCUMENT ID 4098165. MY DEALER SAID THAT HE ARGUED WITH GM THAT THESE ARE THE SAME CARS AND ENGINES BUT THEY WOULD GIVE NO ASSISTANCE. HE SAID IT WAS A BAD DESIGN AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT IT.
Engine, Feb 1, 2019
I OWN A 2013 CHEV. EQUINOX THAT I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. I USED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ALL MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS RECOMMENDED. SOMEWHERE AROUND 60,000 MILES I MENTIONED TO MY SERVICE TECH THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING A KNOCKING AND TICKING NOISE AND APPEARED TO BE LOW ON OIL. HE CONDUCTED THE REG. OIL CHANGE AND SAID ALL LOOKED GOOD. MY OIL CONSUMPTION CONTINUED TO INCREASE WITH NO LOW OIL INDICATOR LIGHT EVER COMING ON. I WAS HAVING TO ADD OIL BETWEEN REG. OIL CHANGES WITH NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES, I MENTIONED TO MY SERVICE TECH AGAIN THAT IT WAS BECOMING A HASSLE ALWAYS HAVING TO BUT OIL IN MY CAR BETWEEN SERVICES. HE SAID HE COULD DO A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, BUT GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. I INFORMED HIM THAT I HAD MENTIONED IT TO HIM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS JUST TO LEARN HE NEVER MADE A NOTE ON MY RECORDS ABOUT IT. HE CHANGED THE OIL AND ASKED ME TO COME BACK AFTER SO MANY MILES. I WENT BACK AS REQUESTED KNOWING IT WAS LOW BECAUSE OF THE TICKING NOISE AND HE SAID IT WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION BASED ON GM. HE THEN ASKED ME TO COME BACK AGAIN AFTER SO MANY MILES WHICH I DID. I KNOW IT WAS LOW BECAUSE I CHECKED IT MYSELF BEFORE GOING BY AND IT WAS ONLY SHOWING ON THE TIP OF THE DIP STICK. AGAIN HE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT BEING WITHIN THE NORMAL CONSUMPTION BASED ON GM. HE THEN ADDED OIL PER MY REQUEST. STILL AT NO POINT DID MY OIL LIGHT EVER COME ON. AFTER GETTING NO WHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO NO LONG HAVE MY OIL CHANGED BY THEM. BUT STILL HAVING TO BUT 2-3 QTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND EVEN CHANGING THE OIL MORE OFTEN. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY LEAKS AND HE SAID THAT MY ENGINE IS KNOWN TO BURN HIGH AMOUNTS OF OIL AND THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO HELP AND RECOMMENDED FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GM.
Engine, Feb 1, 2019
PVC VALVE FROZE AND REAL MAIN SEAL BLEW. CAUSING THE ENGINE TO EMPTY THE OIL ALL OVER THE PARKING. BULLETIN 14882. IT'S A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM CAUSED BY POOR GM ENGINEERING AND I FEEL THEY'RE TOO EMBARRASSED TO COVER ALL VEHICLES. THEY ONLY COVER 'CERTAIN' ONES. SEEMS LIKE MOST OF US THAT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM HAVE TO EAT THE COST AND IT HAS CAUSED A HUGE STRAIN ON MY FAMILY'S DAILY COMMUTE ROUTINE AND FINANCES. ALICIA S. BOLER DAVIS CHEVY'S SENIOR VP CLEARLY ISN'T THAT SORRY FOR OUR INCONVENIENCE AS CLAIMED IN BULLETIN. BULLETIN 14882 SHOULD COVER ALL VEHICLES IN THE YEARS LISTED NOT JUST RANDOM ONES. MY EQUINOX EVEN LANDS IN THE WARRANTY TOO OF UNDER 10YEAR AND 120,000MILES. I KNOW NHTSA IS USUALLY MORE CONCERNED WITH VEHICLES FAILURES WHILE IN MOTION AS THEY CAN CAUSE FATALITIES, BUT A LOT OF THESE SEALS GO OUT DURING FREEZING WEATHER FROM A BLOCKED PVC. PEOPLE COULD BE LEFT STRANDS RS IN BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS TOO LONG. ALSO OIL LOST ALL OVER THE ROAD CAN CAUSE SLICK ROADS. THANK YOU NHTSA FOR A PLACE TO VENT!
Engine, Jan 31, 2019
TAKATA RECALL. WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER ON A HIGHWAY, MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, IT START TO LURCH WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIR. THE REPAIR COST $1,800 FOR A BLOWN OIL SEAL. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND PVC VALVE. CHEVY SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 14882 DATE MARCH 2015.
Engine, Jan 30, 2019
MY 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH 90,000 MILES WHICH IS A COUPLE MONTHS OUT OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS BEEN EATING OIL. I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN AFTER IT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE I RECENTLY GOT AN OIL CHANGE. THIS PLACE GAVE ME AN OIL CHANGE AND ONE MONTH LATER MY EQUINOX STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AND IS OUT OF OIL. AND LIKE OTHERS THE ENGINE NEVER TURNED ON! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME I NEED REPAIRS COSTING $3500 TO GET NEW PISTONS/RINGS AMONG OTHER THINGS. WHILE THERE I TALK TO THE LADY NEXT TO ME. SHE HAS THE SAME VEHICLE SAME YEAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM. I LOOK AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND THEY SAY THE #1 PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL IS THIS. THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2013 MODEL YEAR IS RATED THE WORST YEAR FOR EQUINOX BECAUSE OF REPAIR COSTS. THE DEALERSHIP SOLUTION: BRING THE VEHICLE IN EVERY 1000 MILES TO GET MORE OIL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN ONE? THE CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIT THE BILL FOR $3400 FOR SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURER IS AT FAULT FOR. I PERSONALLY DO NOT SEE HOW I CAN BRING THE VEHICLE IN THAT OFTEN AS I DRIVE 60 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK. ANY ASSISTANCE I CAN GET WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE!
Engine, Jan 30, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. SID DILLON CHEVROLET FREMONT (2500 E 23RD ST, FREMONT, NE 68025, (402) 512-1463) INDICATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED REGARDING THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER AWAITING THE CONTACT'S AUTHORIZATION TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Engine, Jan 29, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE DIPSTICK READING WAS AT A LOW LEVEL AND OIL HAD TO BE ADDED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH ROBBINS CHEVROLET (18611 HIGHWAY 59 N, HUMBLE, TX 77338, (281) 446-3021). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5020307544. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. *DT *DT*JB