After purchasing the vehicle . The vehicle starting malfunctioning. From going into 0rmp to shutting back on after turn the vehicle off. Upon utilizing cruis control the vehicle automatically speeds without pressing the set miles .
2011 Chevrolet Equinox electrical complaints
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My brakes went to the floor going 55 then they got really hard to press almost wrecked had to get towed! Then after that the suspension felt really loose
Car keeps dying while driving at low speeds, stop signs, stop lights ect. Idles very roughy, and is very loud. Check engine light is on.
First time: march 21 - nj turnpike. Car "stabilitrak icon" and service stabilitrak" msg & "tire pressure monitor" light, then "brake icon" and "ABS icon" with "service power steering" msg, then "service all wheel drive system" msg - all while the icons are on - car lost all power. Car died in the middle of the nj turnpike at almost exit 18e/w. Had vehicle towed, took first to firestone a day later, the found a code they said needed the chevy computers (p069e, u0073, d1231) - took to chevy a week later (bellavia chevy, rutherford, nj), dealer said they found no codes - could be the battery. We cleaned the ports, changed the battery. Had new tires installed at firestone on 4/9. 4/9 picked up the car, this time driving from northern nj to brooklyn and the exact same issue happened again, only this time, in the middle of the verrizano bridge in staten island. All the same lights / symptoms as above, lost all power. Managed to get off at the 92nd street exit and into a parking space - towed to parents house in brooklyn, made appt w/ chevy dealer for monday 4/12 (bay ridge chevrolet of brooklyn). Vehicle is now with them, awaiting diagnostic - this is clearly a safety issue and for the first dealer to not be able to diagnose / get a code and the issue happened again. I'm now over 500.00 in diagnostics fees that did not fix anything. Both times were highway driving, weather conditions we good both days.
1) seatbelt light comes on despite having seatbelts secured. It happens when you start the car and stays on throughout all aspects of driving until the car is turned off. 2) service stabilitrac light intermittently flickers on and off while the radio flickers off and on, as though the vehicle were possessed. 3) the previous engine consumed excessive amounts of oil. It resulted in the previous engine being replaced a few months ago. New engine is burning oil just as fast as the old one. Withing one month the dipstick was registering as below the bottom line with 2 months and approximately 3k miles left before next scheduled oil change, per jiffy lube's sticker.
My ignition was getting jammed and stuck when turning the truck on. While driving I felt something losing power my gears felt really slow
My equinox ltz 2011 keep shutting off without a warning when I'm backing up on a red light or a stop no one has been able to find anything because it doesn't show but it keep doing it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. While driving at low speeds, the brake pedal was applied; however, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the fuel pump, camshaft, and battery needed to be replaced. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.
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.
The center infotainment that contains the radio/cd/navigation, phone control, air conditioner, time is really messed up. It no longer holds time. The radio works sometimes and other times not. The same for the air conditioner. Sometimes the navigation believes I am in a state on the other side of the country. I have taken to chevrolet asking for them to fix it. They said it cannot be fixed, only replaced. I was told the replacement alone (the part only for my model car) is $10,000. My car is not even worth $10,000 anymore. Why on earth would you put such a pricey piece of equipment in a car that cannot be fixed? You have put me in a position of being stuck with a car I absolutely hate because the messed up entertainment system and one that I cannot possibly trade in. This needs to be recalled or you need to buy this piece of crap car back. This is not fair to a consumer who works hard for their money. The 10,000 part does not even include the labor costs I would have to pay to have it put in. I have been totally screwed in this deal.
In jan 5 2016 my 2011 chevy equinox mileage 56747 would just stall without warning and I had no control of steering. Driving on the hwy it just killed and started but didn't want to accelerate again then stalled again couldn't steer. Got it to ray chevrolet it was my camshaft position actuator solenoid valve in sept.2016 mileage 80584 I had it towed again and it was the camshaft position actuator solenoid valves and it burnt my electronic control unit aka computer which cost me $800.00. Skipping forward but not without problems there are many. Aug. 2019, I am having to change camshaft position actuator solenoid valves again do to stalling on the road while I'm driving not being able to steer for the third time. It's so dangerous to drive this car without warning it will kill on you for a number of reasons. Then I went change my oil like clock work and was told I have a valve cover gasket leak to go with the solenoid problem. It's so dangerous to drive due to the fact it will stall at anytime. In aug. 2019 my pressure sensor for my right tire went out. Now I can't get it to reset and mechanic tried and said sensor needs to be changed really. I can't tell if I have a low tire it just shows blank line on all tires. Now my actuator bend door broke on defrost and it's hot in louisiana. Almost impossible to get to. This car needs a recall really bad. There is never a time where the car just ran good with no trouble. Things that broke on this car are listed below. Air control iac value, actuator bend door, valve cover gasket, computer, pressure sensor, cv joints, intake & exhaust camshaft position actuator solenoid <>three times
Stopped at the gas station and the car would not restart. Several times the car died while on a busy highway. When I try to start the car the windshield wipers go back and forth 3 times and all power is there but engine is totally dead. Sometimes after several tries and a few hours later the car will start. I have had 4 mechanics, 3 were dealers, and nobody could tell me what was going on.....and yet I was charged 3 out of 4 times. My husband spoke to 2 street mechanics and both without hesitation said it is the PCM computer. After much research and continued problems I am now ordering a new PCM and installing it myself. There is also a ticking sound which seems to baffle the mechanics. And the car consumes tons of oil. Unfortunately I am seeing that there are so many chevy equinox owners out there having these same issues and chevrolet is not helping. Shame on you chevrolet!
Car will throw codes p0700/u0073/u1000 - looses engine power, check stabilitrak lights up, check engine light comes on. Car will buck, odometer/RPM gauge/temp gauge will become erratic. Took to the chevy dealership, unable to replicate problem. Unsafe to drive. Doesn't happen daily - sometimes car will not start/unable to drive.
When the can starts it sounds like a diesel.some thimes the enison will turn over and over and I have to turn it off the try to start it than it will start.the car will die in the midel of the highway. Some thime I have to pump the gas to get it going like it just ran out of fule.
Excessive oil consumption with less than 1000 miles on this oil change I heard ticking noise from under the hood so I checked the oil to find that there was none on the dip stick, I added 3.5 quarts. Whats so bother some for me is that there was no warning light. There was a recall on these SUV's for that vary problem but it expires at 120000 miles or 7.5 years which ever comes first all other recalls are 120000 miles or 10 years except this one, what would have happened if I was on a long trip with the family ran completely out of oil , car dies on expressway without any warning then what.I did take it to the dealer & service was the one that told me about the 7.5 years. This car had a comprehensive carfax report with dealer maintenance being done since the car was new. No mention of the excessive oil consumption . That was the reason that I purchased it
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start and an abnormal clicking noise was heard. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to 1ownercar (410 w oak ln, glenolden, pa 19036, (610) 915-3417) where it was diagnosed that the battery was dead. The contact mentioned that the alternator, starter, and battery were replaced, but the failure recurred and could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not provided. The failure mileage was 97,000.
Going down the road the AC started blowing hot air so we have no air in this SUV not fair and it started to jerk like it was losing power scary
While driving the car stalls and it does it also when slowing down for a traffic lite and then when restarted it surges. This is a safety defect in my car. Cannot believe with all the complaints I have read for this problem and there is no recall, really. Maybe not enough people have been killed yet. Mine stalled out 4 times just trying to get out of the parking lot and then within a block it did it in traffic.
My fianc bought her 2011 equinox used from a local dealer. She bought the 4 cylinder with 2 wheel drive. I think it's the plain edition? Anyways it wasn't long after buying it that it started making noises that sounded like the vehicle was going to raddle apart any min. From day one it goes through oil like crazy! It seems like I put more oil in then fuel. Then she was coming home from work one day and the tranny stopped working. Pushing on the gas only made rps go up, like it was in neutral. So we towed it to a transmission shop with a great reputation. It didn't take long for them to find the problem and tell us the bad news. Whole tranny needed to be done and the bill wasn't going to be cheap. It ended up costing us around 3700 dollars after it was all said and done. Few week went by and it happened again. So we brought it back and more needed to be replaced. Thank the liars the shop guarantees their work because they took it for another week. We got it back a right away it was slipping going into 3rd every once in awhile. Once again we had issues with if and this time the guy said he going to order some aftermarket parts instead of using the cheap factory crap! The tranny has worked since then but I know that it's not working perfect either. Since then we have had to dump another few thousand replacing gaskets, the timing chain, and exhaust manifold. Now a new problem just came up and the center dash went blank and nothing works on it. The display is blank, no radio, can't adjust air flow and all interior sound stop making noises. Like the ticking of the blinker or dinging are just not working! We could have the car paid off with the amount of money we sunk in her car!! I hate everything about this vehicul and feel helpless. We still own on the car and I dont think it will ever be paid off before it dies for good!
The vehicle has suffered several engine failure since I purchased it. Several sensors and module have gone out, costs of over $1500.00 to date. Faulty electrical panel failed to indicate the vehicle was low on oil, and overheating. The oil was changed and within a month, the oil had depleted for unknown reasons. None of the indicator lights signaled and the engine stopped while driving, the mechanic said the engine froze up and it is a total loss. The mechanic said the vehicle only had two quarts of oil but was not signaling any oil problems and it should have. The sensors and electric panel were malfunctioning. The dealer never disclosed any recalls to me when I bought the vehicle used. The mechanic is getting the history together of work performed. I will upload as I get them.
When exiting the car on several occasions, I was unable to remove the key from the ignition. The most recent time that made me realize the safety hazard at hand was monday, november 20, 2017. I parked and turned the engine off while putting my coat on and my daughter began exiting the passenger side. As I went to take the key out of the ignition the vehicle began to roll forward. I pushed the emergency brakes and it stopped. Because she was holding onto the door, it startled my daughter and she was shaken thinking we were going to hit the vehicle in front parked of us. I turned the vehicle on and off, moved the car from park to neutral for approximately 5 minutes before I was able to remove the key.
I have had this vehicle since 2016 and have had issues with it since the 7th day of owning it. On day 7, I had the catalytic converter replaced (after they tried to tell me I didn't tighten the gas cap). Then after only owning the vehicle for 4 months, I had to have a whole new engine built (so they say it was) this was after my vehicle turned completely off in the middle of an intersection while driving with my 2 year old daughter. Up until that point everything had been fine. There was no check engine light, warning or anything. The dealership had my vehicle for almost 2 months before I finally got it back. The day I got it back, my vehicle started overheating and making a horrible noise. This time the dealership told me it was my radiator and that they replaced it. Everything was ok after that for a good 3 weeks and then after that the engine light has been on and my vehicle will randomly turn off. I have taken it to a different location where they have fixed the sensor a couple of times, but they said it was my engine and that the dealership never fixed it properly. I can believe that too because none of my service info is on the chevy site and the same codes show up that did originally, this vehichle is a safety hazord and a money pit! When will chevy be held responsible for all of the same complaints on the equinox?
June 9, 2017 at 10:00 pm I hit a deer on south dakota hwy 11 in lincoln county. The speed limit was 65 MPH and I was going 68 MPH when I hit the deer head on. I drove over to the side of the road and the vehicle stopped. After a few minutes my wife and I smelled burning electrical wire. We got out of the car and started to walk away and within 10 minutes the whole thing went up in flames. The car was totaled and the airbags did not go off. If we would have went in the ditch and been unconscious we would have burnt up with the vehicle. There is no reason that vehicle should have started on fire. Gmc will not acknowledge that there was anything wrong with the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. Once the key was shifted to the off position, it became jammed in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,850.
No air flow out of defroster and top vents on driver and passenger side after 40,000 miles on car. Unable to see clearly out of windshield on rainy days and heavy fog days.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. While stopped at a red light, the stability control, traction control, and check engine indicators illuminated while the engine stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle shut off without warning. The dealer diagnosed that the ignition shaft was faulty. While driving home, the vehicle continued to shut off. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Dear sir or madam, after long waiting for those issues resolve; I decided to contact professional. I paid over 40k for this vehicle and I have lot of problem. Also the air conditioner was broken and I paid 1400 dollar. Huge problem with these car please contact me as I will hired a lawyer.
I was driving the vehicle on a rural road at approximately 55 MPH and it abruptly shut off. I had no electrical power at that point and so I wasn't able to use the hazard lights or turn signals. I also was not able to steer the car or brake. The brake pedal could not be depressed at all. Once I coasted to a complete stop and sat for about 30 seconds, electrical power returned (the warning lights on the dashboard illuminated). I was then able to restart the car and drive away.
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