Check engine light came on after flushing fluids by dealer, car now stalls at when ideling
When going in reverse, or coming off a red light or stop sign, the vehicle will suddenly stall out. while it starts up right away, this is a safety issue, especially if you have to get out of the way. my vehicle has done this about 4-6 times over the past year. chevy says there is nothing wrong, and there are no warning lights on the vehicle. all the electrical components work, however the vehicle just turns off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. two months after the contact had the oil checked, the vehicle made an abnormal noise without warning. the contact called on-star who informed her that the diagnostic on the vehicle was well and the oil life was thirty one percent. the contact was advised to have the oil changed after the vehicle was taken on a long trip. the contact attempted to start the vehicle and noticed an abnormal knocking noise coming from the engine. the contact had the vehicle towed to the local dealer (barry's automotive inc located on m 62 w, dowagiac, mi, 49047) where it was diagnosed that the engine failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer stated that there were no open recalls on the vehicle. the failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
Bad oil consumption and oil warning light does not come on. while driving with my kids the suv started to idle very rough and would just shut off once i got into slower traffic. after the 4th time in less then 2 miles of traffic the check engine light came on and i took it to a mechanic. i was told that the code that was displayed was for the vvt solenoid and so i had it replaced along with an oil change. the mechanic said that oil can effect the vvt solenoid so i should change the oil frequently for the next year. each time i did an oil change i started noticing that less oil was draining out then what was put in. after the year i went back to full synthetic oil changes at 6000 miles apart but then had the same issue with the vehicle driving rough and making weird noises 8 months later. along with missing oil on the change between. not long after this my wife was driving in boston traffic when the vehicle stalled several times and was nearly hit before she could get to a safe place where i was able to tow it back home. the check engine light was on and gave the same code for the vvt. i replaced this for a second time and while replacing i noticed that the engine oil was extremely low (less then a quart came out). i took it to a mechanic for further testing and he said that at no point during his test period did the oil pressure light ever illuminate. i have been adding almost 2 quarts every 5-8 hundred miles just to keep up with it. i found several other equinox owners with the same issue so i called the local chevy center and was told that there are a few complaints that they see from equinox owners with the 2.4l engines burning oil however, there is nothing they can do and that it is not covered under warranty. i mentioned the service bulletins that i found about these issues and he just said that they don't mean anything and that there are no recalls.
Intermittent vibration felt when engine idling. then engine would stall when coming to a stop. happened maybe 6-8 times. got an oil change (wasn't overdue), and problem stopped.
Engine stalled out while idling in gear, accelerating from a stop or when deaccelerating to a complete stop. needed one foot on brake one foot on gas to keep running. lost all power assist controls in traffic when vehicle stalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. while driving 55 mph, the check engine indicator illuminated without warning. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 106,000.
I turned my vehicle off to get gas and when i started my vehicle back up, the heating, air conditioning, defrost, radio controls and the center instrument panel lights had all become inoperative. everything stayed inoperative for 2 days. on the third day, i was getting ready to leave and started my vehicle up but then realized i forgot something and turned my car off. i returned to my vehicle to restart it but the vehicle would not start. the center instrument panel lights and radio controls suddenly returned working but everything else that had been inoperative (the defrost, a/c and heating), stayed inoperative and my vehicle now showed the message "service power steering" under the gas gauge. i attempted to start the vehicle a day later but nothing had changed and it would not start. the vehicle was stationary when anything had become inoperative on the vehicle.
My husband and i bought brand new 2014 chevrolet equinox. thinking that this would be an investment as a reliable and safe family car, it has been nothing but a headache. it currently has less than 60k miles and it has engine failure problems and isn't drive-able... the engine unexpectedly lost power while my husband was driving down the 91 freeway from irvine to riverside around 70 mph. the engine literally slowed to about 10-15 mph. my husband is a decorated marine corps war veteran who has survive three tours in afghanistan, who would have thought that a humdrum commute to work almost cost him his life. and now the check engine light is on and i am too afraid to drive it. this life threatening situation is only the most significant sometimes the car get stuck in back up cam mode or the radio shut off randomly and refuses to come back on. if i am going up a hill or a mountain the car won't go over 40 mph, and i can't trade it in cause i owe more than what the car is worth.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled after the reduce engine power warning light illuminated. the vehicle failed to restart. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the ecm fuse was blown and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 4,500. updated 1/13/15*cn updated 01/15/15*jb
Started vehicle and rpms were bouncing and car was idling very rough. i took the car the dealership and was told there was nothing wrong, they could not duplicate anything. i also asked about the hard downshifting and brake fade and was told they were unable to duplicate any issues with car. i picked the car up 4 days later from the "service" and the greasy handprints all over the hood and sides of the car were tell tale signs i would not be returning. i waited approximately 1 month and the start up idle was getting worse so i took the car to another dealer and was told it was normal for this engine to idle rough and emit black smoke on initial start and was given a bulletin that said this was a normal condition for this vehicle. then on 12/5/14 i received a letter stating that if the car is driven straight for a long period of time the steering could not operate properly and be difficult to turn and you should use force to turn the wheel. this is a new car with less than 7500 miles on it and no one is willing to help? thanks for nothing gm. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that while reversing from a residential garage, he noticed that there was an oil leak. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the front engine seal was leaking and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 640.
Ignition key difficult to get in and difficult to turn engine over; ignition key sticks both off and on??? i know of similar problems with the same vehicle. ongoing problem with gm??? *tr