Twice in one year the timing chain guides broke causing motor damage and the car to stall while driving on a major highway almost causing a major accident both times.
I was driving home from work on hwy 35 outside of dresser, wi and the car dash lights suddenly lit up and the car made a loud rattle and smelled like burning oil. there was no warning. i was 2 miles from home so i came straight home. we checked the oil and added 3 quarts of oil before taking it aproximately 2 miles to our mechanic. they checked the engine and confirmed the rattle was deep in the motor and the motor had blown. after inspection, they found that a small port in the intake manifold was clogged. this caused a pressure build up and the rear seal to blow. we were also then told they had been seeing a lot of this problem in chevy equinox models. we had to replace the motor for a total cost of $5750.51.
Car shuts off on its own, i recently took it to get it diagnosed and didn't show anything was wrong with the vehicle. no engine light is on, nothing seems out of the ordinary, just that its starting to shut off on its own out of no where and looses power. i will be at a stop light and i would accelerate but as i accelerate the car shuts off. also, its happed on the freeway during traffic times, when its heavy in traffic and requires me to stop for a while and then accelerate it either looses power or shuts off.
I just recently bought a 2011 chevy equinox lt awd, and soon after i began driving it, the check engine light came on with code p0420 catalyst system efficiency below threshold. chevy had issued special coverage adjustment 15810 in august 2016 with regard to the catalyst system, but the mileage was over the coverage limit of 120,000 when the sca was issued, and chevy won't cover the issue now.
At red light,my car cut out. wouldn't turn over. had it towed and my mechanic said it was timing chains, which affected engine. checked 8 of 16 valves that were bent, along w/8 rocker arms cracked and torn off. $4000 to fix this issue, money i do not have. mechanic said gm knows about these issues and refuses to do a recall on this issue that has been going on for ten plus years.
A few days ago after work i stopped for gas and took a different route home. i live in a city with traffic so i idle a lot. while stopped, my 'service stabilitrak' and 'engine power reduced' came on. there was no where i could go but up the expressway. once i sped up, the car proceeded to turn off. luckily i was able to pull over onto the shoulder on top of the expressway. after that, the car wouldn't turn on anymore. after about 30 minutes, everything started flickering and then it had no electricity running at all. not even my emergency lights. this was really scary because ppl are driving really fast next to me and and it was already night time. i finally got help and had it towed the next morning. the key was stuck in the ignition but still no sign of life until after it was towed. i can't afford to take it in just yet but i am extremely scared to drive it as i am a single parent with no family in this new city.
I started having issues after a couple months of buying my vehicle. my rpm would sputter and i would always check my oil and it would be a quart low. this went on for months and i continued to drain money into my vehicle with buying oil. i replaced seals thinking it was a oil leak and it wasn't it. my engine finally was just shot so now i'm out of a car and owe money on it still and don't have the money to repair my vehicle. i am very upset with this model of vehicle bc i did research on it and a lot of compliants on this car burning oil. crazy that no one is doing anything to fix the issue. i guess chevy is crap now and just want to loose customers. i won't be buying a chevy again and will not recommend
I was driving to work this morning when i went over train tracks. as soon as i did my "stbilitrak" light came on. all wheel drive turned off as well as abs. my car would no longer accelerate. i tried to break and nearly lost control of the vehicle. i'm upset with my vehicle. i have had so many problems with it. i have always owned a chevy, but i think they quality in work is decreasing. i will be thinking about what kind of car i will get next. i prefer chevy since it's all our family has every bought, however i'm sick of having unexpected problems with it.
Fuel pump/ low fuel issues fuel pump failing, which in part leaks fuel into the engine. running error codes. low engine power light displayed on dash followed by reduce power. dealership advises it's a 900 charge. certain 2011 equinox models fall under the product emission recall 43180 high pressure fuel recall. however i am being advised mine does not although issue appears to be consistent with recall at first glance.
Burns oil really bad and today engine light came on checked the oil and nothing. no check oil no sound no nothing. car stalled out
Most recently was driving in heavy rain and the windshield wipers just stopped working in the upright position, and visibility was extremely impaired. had my granddaughter with me, they had to roll down windows to help me get safely off the road. this vehicle has had problems with the fuel system in 2015, air conditioner quit working in 2014, failed oil consumption test in 2016. i bough a new car because in didn't want mechanical problems and this vehicle has had nothing but problem after problem. it is a lemon.
While driving, the check engine light came on and the car died in the middle of the road. had to coast to the side of the rode. restarted drove another 2 miles and it died again. got it to keep running although it tried to die and took to dealer for repair. this car is a death trap. with all of the complaints, can't figure out how chevy can continue to allow this to happen. i assume when someone dies because of this issue, they may do something then.
Encountered an issue where the car would randomly shut the engine off without any type of light or warning. this happened for the first time a week before we could get it to the shop, in that week it happened 8 times. one of these times was while moving and my wife were nearly t-boned on a highly congested road. my wife began getting extremely anxious when she had to drive the car and scared it would die on the interstate.the chevy dealership said this was being caused by high oil consumption, this was news to us because the car had not notified us of that at all (no oil or check engine lights) and we were at about 3k since last oil change with full synthetic (70k total miles). the dealership then went on to say that the piston rings and pistons need to be replaced for $4,200. i googled '2011 chevy equinox piston rings' and one of the first results was 'special coverage adjustment 15285d' for excessive oil consumption caused by the pistons and rings. i asked the dealership why he never mentioned this and he said it didn't apply to our ...
The engine is burning oil frequently and has metal shavings in oil.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled on several occasions and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was towed to winter chevrolet (3750 century ct, pittsburg, ca 94565, (925) 232-0290) where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter misfired, the pistons and head gasket needed to be replaced, and there was no oil in the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. the failure mileage was 97,700.