First, in feb. 13, 2019 my 2013 equinox the pcv froze causing my rear main seal to blow. There was a service bulletin for this problem. Unfortunately, my VIN # was not one covered. This cost me $ 1,714.00. I was fortunate enough that someone noticed the big oil trail my car left on my street. If I would not have checked it, I would had tried to drive to work and probably would have blown my engine. So many others had this happen while driving. Never had an oil problem until after this. Started noticing lately that I was having to add oil once or twice between oil changes. Took it to a gm dealership to have it looked at. I ended up having to replace pistons, chains, and solenoids. I had them fix anything that needed done. So, there were a few other things I had fixed that did not have to do with the oil consumption. It was another $ 4,100. 00. My vehicle only had 78,500 miles at the time. However, there was a class action settlement, my vehicle was past gm's expiration 7 years and 6 months or 120,000 miles which ever comes first. Gm knows they were at fault but has a time limit on fixing it. So, people like me that have low mileage for a 2013, I had to pay for it. Now, I am still making payments on the vehicle and have to pay a loan to have it fixed. I am, a single mom of an 11-year-old with autism. Already struggling during the pandemic. I just want to say how disappointed I am in gm, for not taking care of their once loyal customers.
2013 Chevrolet Equinox engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shook abnormally with the brakes depressed. The contact stated that the next day that the vehicle failed to start-up. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and referred the contact to a local dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000. The consumer stated the timing chain failed.
We have a 2013 chevrolet equinox. We burn oil like its nothing. Changing our adding oil with in 700 to 1500 miles constant. Vehicle stall or don't want to run sometimes. You hear and sound like the catalytic converter is messed up. We hear knocking sound rattling. Our oil pressure light has come on over and over. Engine has stopped due to no oil before not knowing due to the issue. I will not pay almost 5k to fix issues that is not our fault.
Engine is using nearly 1 quart of oil per 1000 miles driven. Issue began around 95000 miles. Currently has 104000 miles.
My 2013 equinox has a oil consumption issue and a engine noise ,causing the engine to turn off while driving, loosing the power brakes, steering causing loos of control of the vehicle
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently shut-off while shifting gears. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer - rhinelander gmc (1935 north stevens st, rhinelander, wi 54501) to be diagnosed. The contact was notified of that engine was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The vehicle was repaired by the owner. The a manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 162,800.
We purchased a preowned 2013 chevy equinox from chevrolet dealer in 2017 and have noticed high oil consumption. Have taken it to regular oil changes and on some occasions were told we had an oil leak, but we never noticed leaks. Now we requested a diagnosis from dealer because the oil consumption has gotten real bad. We were told that we may have small leaks and also an issue with the pistons that are allowing engine to consume oil at a high rate. They quoted a cost of fix of $5055! Seems to me from lawsuits that chevrolet knew they were selling me a lemon and feel this issue should be fixed by them at no cost to me. The high rate of consumption of oil is while driving the vehicle.
Vehicle is using almost a quart of oil every 6-700 miles. Took it in for recall n192268180 and asked dealer about oil consumption. Dealer stated that it is part of n192291100 for pistons and rings and would be $4900 to repair. I opened a case with gm as the n192291100 was released in jan 2020 and ended july 28th 2020 for my model. This during a global pandemic. Gm has offered $482 and change towards the repair. The car is not leaking oil so it has to be going out the tailpipe which will cause excess emissions as well as damage parts like the o2 sensor and catalytic convertor.
Oil consumption. 76,990 miles with excessive oil use. No leak did a complete check over a 2 week period to make sure no leak.. Just using about 1 quart oil in about 2 weeks/ only driving 2 and from work about 28 miles round trip 5 days a week.
It is widely known that this model and year car, 2013 chevy equinox. Has a mass oil consumption issue due to faulty pistons, along w many other years and makes by gm. I have to check oil every 500 miles; and change it every 2000 miles. Due to the excessive heat created from this faulty engine I've had to replace solenoids many times, the exhaust manifold has cracked twice, but most people that have these cars end up with a blown timing chain and broken engine. I'm simply waiting for my engine to cease working while adding oil vigorously. There is a class action lawsuit that only reimburses people with critical criteria and very few are accepted. The issues are clearly visible and nothing is being done for millions of people that spent their hard earned money on a broken vehicle. I bought my car before any information of this issue was reported. Now slowly some attention is being brought to this problem but mainly from the owners of these vehicles.
Numerous oil changes. Had to get a new timing belt. Was told it is an engine issue.
The vehicle has a massive oil leak from the rear main seal caused by a plugged pcv system. Service bulletin 14882 explains the reason for the problem and the vehicle was diagnosed by the dealership as having this problem. Gm is stating that the VIN does not apply to this service bulletin. Even though it has the same problem, same engine, same year make and model as stated in the service bulletin.
Car burns oil as fast as it does fuel. It stalled in a bad traffic situation that almost got me and my two children into an accident
Car had an oil change and three days later, it burst into flames. It was a 2013 chevy equinox with a ecotec engine. The care was sitting in a parking lot.
While driving the equinox on a very cold day (9 degrees), I began to lose power as I approached my place of work. Thankfully, my vehicle made it to the small road off of the state route I was traveling, which is 55mph. Upon turning off of the road, my engine completely shut off and I lost all acceleration and power from the engine. I got out of the vehicle to find oil all over the bottom of frame of my vehicle. Upon getting to my office, I looked up what could have caused the issue. Gm has published service bulletin 14882 that claims certain models of vehicles, including the 2013 equinox, can experience a plugged pcv orifice on very cold days, which could result in the blowout of the rear main oil seal of the engine. I had hoped this was not my issue, but it seemed to fit the bill. I had the vehicle towed to a local gm service center and to be diagnosed. The service manager called me two days later to inform me that my rear main oil seal (crankshaft seal) had blown and that I had lost oil while driving. Although the description from the bulletin matched my situation perfectly, gm claimed that my VIN did not line up. As you can understand, this could have been a much more serious situation if it had happened minutes earlier while I was traveling on a 75mph interstate, or if my wife and one year old were in the vehicle. Gm has documented that they know about this issue, but in an effort to reduce their exposure, they are limiting it to a very small number of VIN numbers. Two other customers with the same model car were also at the service center that very day. As a health and safety manager in manufacturing myself, I am surprised that gm has not stepped up and corrected this issue when it is presenting a potential serious hazard to the general public.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that there was a pool of engine oil in the engine compartment leading to the vehicle losing power without warning. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the mass airflow sensor to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. The contact stated that the vehicle is still inoperable from last year.
2013 chevrolet equinox. Check engine light illuminated. Code p0014 code definition camshaft position 'b' - timing over-advanced or system performance (bank 1) replaced both intake and exhaust vvt. Vehicle is losing about a quart of oil every 1000 miles. Took to dealer. Did a diagnostic. Old code found, no new "problems" found. Was told running normal. It died 2 times on the way home. This caused my vehicle to stall while attempting to take off at a green light, almost causing a rear end accident two times. Fortunately, I didn't need to break or I would have probably hit another vehicle. After reading other reviews, this appears to be a continuation of a 2011 problem with the equinox. We were in the process of looking at a chevy tahoe, but with chevy's history it appears we'll look at a different brand.
My 2013 equinox is using a massive amount of oil I have the oil changed every 2000 miles and still have to keep an eye on it no oil light comes on to warn me my car also died on me right after starting it and when I pulled the dip stick so much air pressure blew out and blew oil on me I have already replaced the throttle body and pedal postings sensor as well as my back up camara went completely yellow with a blue line going across it my date is never right and I still owe 6000 on it I've had my car 2 years and 6 months
The stabilitrak says reduced engine
I had my oil changed at car x , was told there were metal shavings in my oil, I took this vehicle too mauer chev in inver grove heights,mn , they said no there wasnt, I said it burns 1-2 quarts every 1000 miles, mileage was at 119,958, I asked about oil consumption, they did not inform me this vehicle was on recall for oil consumption ! They said there was nothing they could do it was running fine without performing the oil consumtion test , on a recalled vehicle still under 120,000 miles and under the 7 years and 6 month recal by 1 month! How do I procede ? At 126,000 miles the cam shaft sensors failed and the flex pipe cracked because of this consumption recall ! What do I do at this point
Rear main seal blew due to a faulty pvc valve, and warranty will not cover repairs. Say it is because it is a know factor with gm and they will not recall. I had just started my vehicle to drive to work when check engine light came on. It died right after the light came on and would not start back up.
The vehicle' pcv valve failed, causing high crankcase pressure, causing the rear main seal to fail. All of the engine oil left the engine in a short period of time. And no engine light or service message came up. Vehicle was in motion at about 35 MPH. The vehicle only had 72,000 miles.
First problem since I bought car june of 2020 was the stalling issue. I changed exhaust and camshaft selenoids still idled rough but didnt stall.. The car would start ticking every other week from the excessive oil this vehicle consumed . Luckily I knew what the tick meant because no low oil light ever came on. Then I got the notice for the oxygen sensor recall and hoped itd take care of oil problem . When I took it to the gm dealer it started ticking on way there so I figured I'd let them add oil this time since I spend as much as I do already on oil. Get back into my car . The car still idled roughbk ang didnt seem like they touched it other than adding air to tire . When I left dealers car still ticking oil not even on dipstick I went to walmart immediately and added oil. Then not even a monthlater I got sick and the car sat outside 3 days I had to go get corona test and on my way home on a county rd low oil pressure light came on on said shut off engine immediately. I did my dad came brought oil followed me to mechanic they said rear main seal blew, oil was gushing out. Low oil light has never came on. The tube running into intake. Bulletin. 14882 is exactly what happened the intake tube got plugged and froze from condensation water is known to sit in tube and freeze. When I took my car in for recall on 02 sensor tha dealer should have checked out any other problems this recall could cause knowing the history of oil consumption on these vehicles should have discussed the problem with pcv and added a vent of some sort so main seal didnt blow and this could have prevented what happen 1month after being there for recall this car also will allow u to take key out when not in park and a few times would try restarting on it's own after I shut it off. Running this car low on oil im sure has had many underlying bad effects on my engine.but warning light never came on.
We purchased a used 2013 equinox for my daughter in 2016 and received regular maintenance including on-time oil changes. On jan 18 at 1:30 am my daughter was driving home and the check engine light came on, she pulled off to the side of the road and the car shut off. She tried to restart and it wouldn't start. We had the car towed to the local chevrolet dealership and the first diagnosis was it needed a new drive belt and negative battery cable for $860. They called back the next day with a new diagnosis and said it needed a remanufactured engine which would cost $8,000 because a piston rod blew and damaged the engine. The car has 91,836 miles. Luckily, she was in town, near home and not away at school and wasn't on the interstate when her car broke down. She is safe but I can't help but wonder what if she was on the interstate when this happened. The equinox is not safe if it can easily shut down with no prior warning. After researching this problem I have learned that many equinox owners have dealt with this issue and some are on their second and third engines. Unfortunately, this unexpected occurrence puts us in a very awkward, expensive situation. I refuse to pay $8,000 for a new engine for a vehicle that I still owe $6,000 on and the new engine can easily have the same issues. Chevrolet knows about this engine problem and does not want to be held accountable. I will never purchase a chevy car again and will definitely let people know about the equinox issues.
I am very frustrated with gm right now! There is a known issue with the rear main oil seal on several of the vehicles from 2010-2014 but they are only covering repairs for certain VIN numbers. The seal broke on the engine causing oil to leak out of the vehicle. This left me stranded in freezing cold temperatures. Now I am being told that I am responsible for thousands of dollars to fix an issue that gm knows is their fault. They have a service bulletin out on the issue but are stating that because my car was manufactured at a different plant it is not covered. The service department let me that the hole in the engine was too small causing the seal to break. Had my car suddenly stalled on the highway there would have been a wreck. There was no indication of an oil leak or any issues with the car until the main oil still broke.
Found a pool of oil on the driveway in the morning, had it towed to a dealer, told the main rear seal let go, oil changed at dealer 5 days prior for an oil consumption check, because of constant oil loss, in the past two years. Never had a visible leak on the engine or oil spots on the driveway or garage since owning the vehicle since 2014.
My engine light came on and the shop diagnosed that the catalytic converter needs to be replaced. Looking online I see the 2012 is covered by chevrolet but my 2013 is not. Speaking to the shop they tell me this is very common with these cars.
Excessive oil consumption. I have to add oil every week and check frequently so that I do not run out of oil when oil is low there is no safety feature that lets you know
I bought my 2013 equinox in 2012. It now has about 68,000 miles. Oil changes are on time and regular. Recently I made a 7 hour round trip. Towards the end of the trip the car began to idle very rough and the engine sounded louder than normal. At the end of the trip the check engine light came on. The next day I took it for an oil change. I thought it might be the oil filter. After the oil change, it seemed to drive smooth for one day then the check engine came on again. The almost immediately a message that said 'reduced engine power.' the next time I drove it was to take it to the dealership for a diagnosis. On the way there the car stalled at a busy stop light. After a few minutes I was able to get it started again and made it the maybe 1000 feet to the dealer. The first diagnosis they gave me was a time chain issue ($1800) then they called me a day later and said pistons/piston seals were also an issue and now it would be ($2500). I started to do some research and I found the lawsuits about the piston issues and oil consumption. It sounds exactly like the problem w/my car. I can detail regular oil changes and never had an oil light come on but I see where other people describe how the screen that gives the oil % is not really monitoring the cars actual oil use. I relied heavily on this screen, always checking it to see if I needed oil. I would like info on how to access the special warranty to pay for these repairs.
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