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2010 Chevrolet Equinox transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving 5 MPH pulling into a service station, the vehicle started to jerk violently. The contact shifted the gear into park. When she attempted to shift the gear into reverse, the gear shifter failed to go into reverse. The engine warning indicator illuminated with failure code: p0776. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic (fisher transmission) where it was diagnosed that the piston ring, snap ring, and 3-5r wave plate were detached with metal shelving and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under the warranty. The manufacturer did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000. Updated 11/07/17*lj
We have a 2010 chevrolet equinox with 66000 original miles on it and the transmission has failed. We were coming home from a short road trip and the car started to act up. We couldn't go over 25 miles an hour as we only had 2nd gear. We had no reverse or other gears. We prayed to could limp it home and call the tow truck to come and get it. We had to have it towed to the dealer and had to replace the transmission which costs us $4500 and the transmission was not repairable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced hesitation and jerking. The contact also stated that the vehicle experienced a lack of engine power. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was then towed to a transmission specialist where it was diagnosed that the transmission had malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The dealer or manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 94,143.
Brought my SUV in delership for recalls from 12/5/2016. It's been in for mutiplable recalls plus oil consumption recall now received my car back had it for 2 days now service department telling me my transmission wave plate needs to be replaced. Service department had returned my car saying everything was fine to drive let me leave in it knowing they knew this would happen. Very upset plus am out around $800 dollars thought these recalls were covered nope had to come out of my pocket. Now they want $4374.69!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving at a low speed in rush hour traffic, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. After approximately two seconds, the transmission engaged and the vehicle slammed into gear. The contact was able to get the vehicle off of the roadway safely. The contact stated that vehicle was cycled off and back on and it operated normally momentarily; however, the failure recurred. Also, while attempting to traverse a hill, the transmission became inoperable and caused the vehicle to roll backwards. The vehicle was towed to bill kay chevrolet (located at 601 ogden ave, lisle, il 60532; tel: 603‑968‑2900) to be diagnosed. The contact stated that the vehicle was currently still being diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.
Driving on highway snap ring in transmission broke and jammed in gears causing car to suddenly stop and near accident,,,,known problem in this 6 speed auto.
I started to drive to a meeting during evening rush hour and the car would not accelerate when I stepped on the gas pedal. Heard the engine rev, but the car would not move. I was able to drive it to the dealer in manual mode at a slow speed. The dealer said they would have to replace the transmission control module, which is inside the transmission, to find out if there is mechanical failure. After replacing the control module, they said that the car still would not move, and that they would have to take the transmission apart. Cost to replace three pistons and forward clutch friction plates would be $3844 plus tax. The car is a 2010 chevy equinox lt awd with 89000 plus miles. Regular driving on highway and city roads in florida. I called chevy customer service and they declined to offer any compensation for the transmission stating my car was out of warranty. I have found several online forums with a lot of dissatisfied consumers having the same issue with transmission failure. This is a safety issue and a known problem for many years that has been neglected by chevy. In my opinion the transmission failure experienced by so many consumers should warrant an investigation/recall by national highway transportation safety authority.
Just driving home from huntsville, al airport took off from stop sign on a main artery street in the city and my RPM gauge just climbed like crazy and I was not moving very fast so I pulled off main road. I came to a complete stop and tried taking off again it seemed like it was going to be o.k. So I pulled backed onto road when traffic cleared and tried to accelerate and the same thing happened again so know at this point the transmission was slipping pretty bad without any warning I limped it home and called dealer he they told me to bring it in and they would check and addvise for $95.00 they said it wasnt covered under warranty I had 85000 miles on it. They diagnosed the trans had to be replaced at a cost of $4700.00 I could not afford that so I had to have it towed to a local trans shop for repairs. Ends up its a 6speed automatic trans and the repair shop had to replace the 1/3/5 drum some kind of plate broke inside the housing the owner of the tran shop said it a real problem gm had 2008/09/10 they have an updated drum and snap ring for repaires. I feel like chevrolet should be responsable at least for some of repair cost. Thats my story.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While idling at a red light, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the rpms increased to 5,000. The vehicle barely moved and would not engage in gear. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact moved the vehicle to the side of the road, engaged in neutral, waited approximately five minutes, and then engaged in drive. The vehicle returned to normal except it did not go into third gear or reverse. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.
While driving on city streets, my gas pedal became unresponsive. The car began to slow down. Unable to keep my speed, I was unable to make a stoplight and had to stop. While my foot was on the brakes, the RPM for my vehicle were steadily at 6-7000. As the light turned green, I put my foot on the gas pedal, received a jolt as if the car was accelerating, but was slowly making my way up to 20 MPH. As the time took near 30 seconds to make the climb on a flat road to 20 MPH, I decided for my safety to hit my emergency flashers. Around that time, the check engine light came on. I pulled to a side street and hit 'onstar'. They were able to give me two codes that appeared. P0776 and p0700. While talking to onstar, my car was in park and again the engine was pushing 7000 rpms. I was barely able to make it to my house as the car was barely able to maintain it's speed. The next morning I was curious if I was able get the car out of my driveway or if it could move in a forward motion. I was forced to push my car out of my driveway as I could not go in reverse at all and again I noticed that the car could barely move forward. After having my car returned from specialist in transmissions, they gave me pictures of what they found. Which I included five with the complaint. The issue after talking to the dealership is a very common problem and by reading those two codes were able to instruct me the parts that broke inside the transmission without opening it up or checking the transmission fluid.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle started to decelerate with the engine rpms at 6,000 when the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal. In addition, the vehicle failed to reverse and the "d" on the instrument panel was blinking. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also stated that onstar produced codes p0776 and p0700. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,300. ..updated 08/30/17 *bf
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle jerked and a warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle later shut down in the middle of the road and was towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed and replaced the transmission. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Updated 06/07/17*lj updated 06/09/17
I own a 2010 chevy equinox. I was having some issues with my stabilitrak, ABS breaks and my all wheel drive. I took it to the dealership and they hooked it up to the computer. They told me I needed a new right front hub and my catalytic converter replaced. So I made an appointment to have the catalytic converter taken care of as it is a problem chevy pays for. The next day I was driving to work and I noticed my car wasn't shifting. I stopped and had a tow to the dealership. They fixed the converter and put a speed sensor in my transmission because my car simply wouldn't move. I picked up my car after them having it for two weeks. That day I noticed it was shifting extremely hard going from 3rd to 4th gear. I purchased a new hub and a new wheel speed sensor and had them installed. While leaving the garage that installed these new parts I stopped at a red light. When it turned green I pushed the gas peddle and my car just sat there and revved. I turned off and back on and was able to get it back to the garage and there it sat, refusing to do anything but revv. Since this has started I have done some research and found many complaints of the exact same problem for the same make and model. If this is a common problem within this specific transmission I think it needs to be looked into.
Multiple trips to the dealer. Solenoid problem, air bag, engine light on, broken chain, fuel pump injector, leaking sun roof, as of 3/6/2017 I need a transmission. My car was purchased in 2010, I only have 31,000 miles on it. Iv'e visited the dealer jan, feb, and march of 2017. I feel I should be compensated with a new car!!!! Jan, f car
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving 10 MPH, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the reverse snap ring failed and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,889.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle downshifted without warning. In addition, the vehicle would not shift into reverse when prompted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving 40 MPH, the transmission failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact also stated that there was excessive oil consumption with no safety defect. The contact stated that there was an abnormal grinding noise emitted from the engine. The contact also stated that the air conditioning unit and windshield defroster failed to operate as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the air conditioning evaporator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
I bought a 2010 equinox new, at 49,000 miles the transfer case went out of it and now 6 months later at 55,000 miles the transmission went out it was the 3-5 revervse wave plate we were told that shattered. And since it was out of warranty of course gm would not honor to get this plate fixed even though it only had 55,000 miles on it. We were told these plates when they were harden they were harden to hard and so they shatter. This is defiantly a gm issue and they should repair these at no cost but they won't admit there is a problem. This transmission just happened all at once I put it in gear and there it went out. If gm is going to build a throw away car at 50,000 miles then they should sell it as a throw away car. They know they have transmission problems but they keep socking the consumer for costly repairs because all they can say is it's out of warranty. You would think your car would last more than 55,000 miles.
My vehicle starts own its own and know I have the engine light on and the air conditioning turns on own its own!!!! Please help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the transmission stalled at 40 MPH while driving on the highway. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic where they diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000. Updated 03/17/17*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the transmission failed while driving 25 MPH. The vehicle was unable to accelerate. The dealer could not diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000.
I experienced sudden deceleration while driving on the interstate in winter conditions. Many near accidents occurred while I struggled to maintain control and exit the interstate as soon as possible. Loud knocking from the engine and a strong gas smell immediately followed. The engine stalled several times when I came to a complete stop, such as intersections as I went straight to a nearby chevrolet dealer. I was informed the rear main seal blew out causing a sudden loss of oil pressure. They also said this happened due to high positive pressure in the crankcase due to a frozen or blocked pcv valve. Gm is aware of the issue as stated in the general motors service bulletin 14882. However, gm says my VIN does not apply in this case. Due to the severity of the issue, I felt it was important to let someone know so other people with similar vehicles could be notified of the extreme hazard.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to be in motion without the key in the ignition. Also, when the gear was shifted into park, it was not fully in gear so the contact constantly had to check. The VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v502000 (electrical system, power train). In addition, water entered various areas of the vehicle and the electronic stability traction control warning indicator randomly illuminated. The vehicle also rolled backward and forward without warning and the hatch came down unexpectedly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the multiple failures. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the oil warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vehicle was low on oil. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer a second time where it was diagnosed that the piston needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. While driving approximately 50 MPH, there was a noise coming from the engine and the engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the timing chain and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
We were just getting to the end of highway entry ramp and we could not gain speed and the engine revved up very high beofre it started slowing down. Put the car in manual mode but could not shift into 3rd gear. We were forced into entering the highway at roughly 30mph.
While driving on city streets the car would not accelerate even though the rpms where climbing. It finally coasted the remaining 2 blocks home where all gears except 2nd were completely gone. The vehicle will have to be towed to the dealership for a $4500.00 bill to replace the transmission. This vehicle has already had the motor, fuel injection system, and timing chain replaced due to the excessive oil consumption recall. Due to the many complaints I have seen logged as well as the open recall on other 2010 equinoxes and traverses I would think there would be an open recall on my VIN but there isn't. I wish I'd never bought this car and I will not be a repeat gm customer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving 60 MPH with the accelerator pedal depressed, the contact heard an abnormally loud sound coming from the hood of the vehicle. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fluid in the transmission had burned out and metal shards were discovered in the transmission, which needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. Updated 01/27/17*lj updated 7/16/18 *jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle failed to shift into third gear properly. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the 3-5 reverse clutch plate failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,431.
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