Dear sirs, shift 1st to 2nd, complete lockup for approximately 2 seconds. After two complete lockups in a week, equinox now has 12000 miles and has intermittent problem every week or so. Bad shifts 1st to 2nd and 5th to 6th.including slam shifts. Delays in shifts and down shifts, as much as regular, 2 to 4 seconds and bad ones from 6 to 8 seconds. For hard downshifts( passing gear) car very sluggish to respond. After those fatal lockups, now has intermittent hardware problems. Dealership,where I bought it, the sales manager told me to take my car elsewhere for service,because I did not give his service department a good survey. Grade . [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2011 Chevrolet Equinox transmission complaints
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My 2011 chevy equinox 4 cylinder shifts horribly between 2nd and 3rd. If you accelerate to approx. 20 MPH and remove your foot from the gas the transmission hesitates and then it shifts to 3rd gear with a jolt that would make you think you were hit from behind. When it down shifts from 3rd to 2nd it is like an anchor was thrown out the back. Returned it to a chevy dealer who was able to duplicate it but said that it was normal and that all equinox do it. They had their district manager check on it and he said that chevy designed it to do that and there is nothing wrong. It is going back again tomorrow to a different dealer but I expect to here the same story. When imports are designing constant velocity transmissions that you can't even feel shift, why would gm design theirs to jolt you out of your seat. Guess they no longer what my business.
At 4000 miles the radiator failed and the car overheated. Replaced radiator. At the same time there was and still is a clunking at low speeds and when up-shifting. The clunk has been so dramatic that I thought on several occasions that I was hit from the rear. It actually makes me sick to my stomach driving the car and makes people in the back sicker. Additionally some where above 30 miles an hour the car has several times hesitated as if running out of gas. The gas peddle does not respond properly, hesitating before catching on. Now at 11,000 and three return visits to the dealer they say that this is how all equinox cars have this drive performance and it is "normal" . This was not an issue when we first got the car and had I been told that some equinox drive like this, I would not have bought the car knowing this. I know from searching the internet that this was a problem in 2009 and still is and was sold a car that they knew could be faulty without a current software fix. I will not drive this car again, especially knowing now that they can stall at 30 miles and hour.
Owned for 6 days and the battery was dead hesitation, stalling, hard shift, RPM's bounce all over and it auto shifts all over the place, terrible gas mileage, smells like it runs rich when started, down shifts going thru the middle of town at 20 MPH and throws me forward, some shifting hesitates like it sticks in neutral temporarily, has been in the dealership constantly. Gm has not done anything, I am always told that it is a part or that it is updates that come from gm. Purchased march 25, 2011 and not one wk without problems. Dealer does not provide paperwork for most visits.
I started my car which sounded like a jet engine, like it was going to go airborne. I accelerated and going only 5 MPH the RPM raced to 4,000. I took my foot off of the gas and the car jerked. I accelerated again going only 5 MPH and again the RPM raced to 4,000. The car jerked again and I felt like I had been hit from behind. I had just left my driveway so pulled back in and called my dealer. The car was towed in but the problem could not be duplicated nor was there a code. I have the car back but expect this is going to happen again.
I put the car in drive and the engine sounded like an airplane taking off. I pulled out on the street, accelerated and noticed the needle go up to 4 RPM's at approximately 10 miles an hour. I took my foot off the accelerator and the car jolted and felt like I had been hit from behind. I accelerated again and the same thing happened, again feeling like I was hit from behind. The car is presently at my dealership but they cannot duplicate the problem. Today they are going to drive it for a good distance on the expressway. I had read one complaint on the equinox forum where someone was driving on the interstate with cruise control on and something very similar happened to them with the RPM sticking at 4 RPM's. I told my dealership about this and ask if maybe they are related problems.
Car jerked when slowing down. While waiting at a stop light, the car shut off. Upon starting vehicle, there was a rattle. Car was taken to the dealership where purchased and recall #11195 was done, to include an oil change.
I purchased a 2011 equinox lt - chevrolet -dec 2010 - wanted a nice and safe car for the new year - I am a mother with small kids and wanted a smaller car than what I had, which was a ford windstar, I had for 13 yrs. I started to have problems with the equinox in july, august and again now, with the stability tract service light going on and losing power and now this third time with no power to the tranny - I could not change gears, I would give it gas and it just wouldn't move - then the car power locks go crazy -lock and unlock and the transmission jerks. I do not feel safe in this car. I hope they fix this problem and figure out what is wrong before someone or myself are in an accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 20 MPH the vehicle decelerated. When the contact continued to depress the accelerator pedal, the vehicle jerked forward and continued to accelerate normally. The transmission warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated the transmission would have to be rebuilt. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 4,500.
Transmission does not shift properly. It will either hang up in the last gear or shift hard with a clunk into the next gear. Have returned the vehicle to the dealer twice and have been told this is normal for a 6 speed transmission. My 2007 equinox also had a 6 speed transmission and never shifted like this 2011 does. This is the 6th chevrolet I've bought since 2000. Think they would try to determine what the problem is before I opt for another auto maker.
2011 chevrolet equinox. Consumer writes in regards to defective vehicle operation and safety *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle was returned to the dealer three times, due to it running rough, loss of power, an overwhelming smell of gasoline, a sticky accelerator pedal and the check engine light illuminating. The dealer replaced the high pressure fuel pump, fuel rail pressure sensor and an attempted repair of the PCM and the reprogramming of the tac. The dealer has been unable to resolve the defects.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that when shifting from first and third gear, the engine would rev and the vehicle would stall. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.
Failure 1: while slowing and braking to make a turn there was no response for about 2 to 3 seconds when I tried to accelerate. Mileage was approx. 300. Failure 2: at approx. 20 t0 25 MPH I applied moderate braking and nothing happened. I then applied full hard pressure and nothing. I then released and reapplied brake pressure and it worked just in time. If I was at a higher speed I could have killed a pedestrian and they would have blamed me after the cops verified brakes worked for them. Approx. Mileage 750
Chevrolet equinox transmission problems. It kickback at third shift. At 20 miles when you pull out gas pedal the transmission impact like a kickback. We have gone to the dealer on two times now, and they said that's normal.
2011 chevy equinox transmission and electrical issues. Transmission not shifting smoothly and at times the car will seem to want to die out. 6600 milesand I see online that others are having the same issue. I do not want my wife to break down or get into a crash because of the trans not engaging.
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