I was driving along and all of a sudden heard and felt a crunching underneath my car. I went directly home and upon shutting my vehicle off, it ran for a few seconds more before quitting. There was also fluid(gear oil) pouring out from underneath my car. No warning lamps or messages. I had the vehicle towed to a mechanic where it was confirmed that the fuel pump and transfer case were non operational.
2013 Chevrolet Equinox transmission complaints
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No prior symptoms or warning lights the transfer case in my equinox went upon further research tons of equinox’s and similar gm cars have had the same issue where a part inside the transfer case cause the case to crack and fluid to leak out if this happens when driving the car will become inoperable creating a safety hazard gm made a replacement transfer case without the issue but never issued a recall a quick look online and you will see a ton of consumer complaints related to this issue I do believe gm knew about it and instead of doing the right thing just made a replacement and left it at that.
I was driving on the highway and the stabilitrak light came on as well as the power steering, ABS, traction control light and engine light then my car literally slowed down and had no power. I was doing 60 mile an hour and it down shifted to almost 5 miles an hour
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift out of PARK and the key would not move, preventing the contact from turning off the vehicle. The contact also mentioned that the service air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact initially called the dealer where they informed him to tow the vehicle to the dealer location. The contact then called AAA where they were able to reset the gear box; the contact was then able to shift the vehicle into the DRIVE and drove to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure with a defective gear box; the vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer while they awaited for the parts to repair the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V502000 (Electrical System, Power Train) however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 168,000.
On 9/25/21, my engine light came on. I went to the dealership. The temperture light and the check oil light never came on. When the service man checked the oil he said there was almost no oil left in the engine. My dashboard said that I had 18% oil.the engine was also making a loud noise and stopping was difficult. The dealership did an oil change and talked to me about having the pistons changed, close to $3,000. I had heard the engine noise once before, I bought the car to the dealership and the service person refused to do an oil change and he did not check my oil. The oil percentage at that time was between 33 and 38%. The service person kept ranting that the company was not going to pay for the oil change it was too early. I have a buyer protection plan that pays for my oil changes. The dealership wants to know how bad the oil consumption problem is so they are having me come to the dealership so they can check my oil in between this oil change. A few days after the oil problem, I received in the mail from gm alerting me for the first time about the oil consumption vrs. Dash board oil consumption usage as indicated by the cars computer. According to one of the service persons, general motors has known about the oil consumption problem but they have not alerted their customers. My warranty has expired, both my husband and I rely on social security as our source of income. This could have been and engine fire, loss of life could have happened. General motors should have issued a recall and alerted their customers of this serious problem, instead of choosing to ignore it. They should realize that a dead customer can not drive a car. If the engine had blown up because of the inaccurate oil reading, alerting the customer sooner may have prevented the problem. Pro active works better than hiding your head in the sand. I am telling you about this problem so that others never experience what I did. This may be the last gm car I ever buy.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while pulling into the driveway, the vehicle was shuddering. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the timing chain had fractured and caused engine damage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,539.
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
Class action lawsuit for piston ring oil failure resulting in high oil consumption. Chevy arbitrator is denying claims leaving customers to deal with their problem. Ant knowledgeable mechanic knows when the engine is not holding oil, multiple things can break and blow, but chevy denies these things because they are not covered in the class action lawsuit.
The stabilitrak says reduced engine
84,000 miles, transfer case housing cracked. Dealer stated that the side was "blown out" due to internal damage. Car started to lose power, and strong smell of burnt fluid. Drove straight to dealership. New transfer case installed for $2,600. Of course, the 100,000 mile drivetrain warranty was only for 5 year. This car is 7 years.
After performing a diagnostic check on january 15th 2021, I was informed by jefferson chevrolet that my engine light was on because of the timing chain and misfiring pistons. I have not had this car six months. It has a hundred and one thousand miles on it and I have been excessively adding oil. Even the prior visit in december 2020, the representative at jefferson chevrolet in detroit michigan informed me that my car had no oil after a recent oil change and that he could not perform any inspections until they perform another oil change. I would like information on how to receive payment from the manufacturer to repair my vehicle.
Excessive oil consumption with no warning light
Severe oil consumption I'm adding oil constantly
While traveling less than 2 miles from home at about 40 MPH on a smooth straight road the vehicle made a sudden jerk like slamming on brakes. Made control difficult momentarily
On more than one occasion my equinox turned off while I was driving. The first time it happened I was driving home (on the streets), and when I slowed down to turn and began to step on the accelerator the SUV turned off. In the middle of the street. Another time it happened on the freeway while I was driving through slow traffic. Once again, after having to slow down, when I stepped on the accelerator the SUV turned off. On the freeway!!! I could've been killed and I wouldn't have been at fault for it. This is a deadly issue with this SUV. I've had this equinox since the beginning of 2019 and I keep up with the maintenance on it. I should not be having life threatening issues with this SUV
So first started to use oil more than it should between changes but it would be just 1 quart low it would knock. Than transfer case went out than a wheel bearing went out. I like my car but it's stuff I keep maintained but seems like every time I turn around something goes wrong. Now when you open the door an the keys are in my hand I hear a clicking noise like the computer is one in it also once an awhile you can smell gas not always. It's like it's costing money to fix it on stuff that shouldn't go bad if you maintain it. I talked to four other people who own equinox an different year rang from 2011 to 2017 with same issues. Why is it we the public have to fix issues when you maintain the car!! I don't want to trade but if it goes down again it's going to be trade for a non chevy car I have had chevy since I started driving 40 plus years my second equinox never had issues with the first one like I have this one . I changed batter in it thinking it would take care of the clicking but it didn't I almost don't want to drive it to my doctors appointments which are quit often due to will it die on me an leave me stranded on the road
I use excessive amount of oil and now my motor is acting up I have to put two quarts in a week and was not told at purchase I bought my vehicle january of 2019 I'm under the 120 000 miles this I noticed about 2weeks I had to have my vehicle in the same week I bought it cause of issues and it was a 2000 repair after I already paid 13,000 for it. I love the vehicle but my motor is knocks and it's getting worse
Motor when I got it they told me they did have it check and there as no recalls on it. I drive it for about a moth an the motor stated to make a ticketing nose check the oil an it was about around a 1,000 miles it needed an oil change when I had it change it look like it had not been change in a long time. An around the same time again I check the oil again it was a low again so I had it change again this time the oil filter look good it to look the first time, like it had not been change. Then it started skipping and like it did want to stay crack up like it wanted to cut off on,it still doing it hardly ever drive it then the transmission started to act up I started to have it not wanting to change gears but then it stop. It does it now sometimes. I'll check the time and it usually slow than want it supposed to be, also the locks do not work most off the time when I push the button most of the time an also the car want start sometimes in the morning when I go to crack it up with the key. I been having problems with the air conditioner, first the freon went out the first time I use it, also then it started to make nose when I turn around are turn a corner and the freon would turn a corner then it started to leak inside the car when I was standing at a stop signal would stop leaking so much when I would go that just started I finally looked up recalls an seen that all these things were in a recall of may 19, 2019 I bought my car in oct 19, 2019. They said they were no recalls , but when I looked it recalls it had every thing wrong with it that all the recalls was on there an a few extras' they also sued and they do not put my car in the problems areas.
Has metal shavings in system. Very dangerous!!! Kept up with maintenance & oil changes. Vehicle jerks, check engine comes on stalls out of no where. Mechanics saycommon problem they deal with.. Must recall or get sued!!
All oil came out of engine while driving, vehicle stopped on a main road in town
Blown engine. Large oil consumption
The vehicle has been making strange noise and burning oil for the past year. We had it to the dealer in may 2019 and they informed us that it was something with the muffler that was not covered under the extended warranty. Fast forward to today, and the dealer told us that the timing chain and the pcv need to be cleaned for a total of 2100. But now the warranty has expired, and the reason for the problem is due to the excessive oil consumption which will lead to further problems. I am extemely dissatisfied with chevrolet and their service.
The truck would cut off at red lights and stop signs and it has started was oil.
Purchased vehicle approximately june 29, 2019 from chevy dealer in roseville ca. About 3 months after I purchased vehicle I noticed the liftgate coming down by itself. I notified the dealer and set up an appointment to bring vehicle in. In the meantime the check engine light started coming on and staying on, so when I made the appointment I also mentioned this to the service agent. I took the vehicle in , as a drop in appointment because I stay over an hour away from where the vehicle was purchased. I;d happened to be in the area on this day, the vehicle was checked in and the service agent helping me asked could I leave the vehicle I at this time replied no, because of how far we'd traveled to get there I did not have a way home. I'd stated to him at this time when I'd brought the vehicle in before for service that I was provided a courtesy vehicle, he said that would not be possible and that I could rent a vehicle, I declined. The agent came outside to witness the liftgate going down on it's own and again asked if I wanted to leave the vehicle,I again stated to him I drove over 1 hour and I did not have a way to get home. He at this time stated he had 300 vehicles ahead of mine and it would take him some time to get to my vehicle. He was very rude and unprofessional while helping me. I asked to speak to his supervisor which I did and he also witnessed the liftgate going down on its own, we in turn went inside to check the warranty and extended warranty I had on the vehicle, however, I was told it had expired the prior month and did not cover them checking to see why the check engine light was coming on. I believe the dealership sold me an unsafe vehicle and they refuse to try to work something out. Recently, as I was in the rear of the parked vehicle the liftgate came down on my shoulder which required me to seek medical attention.
Our equinox has had a check engine light come on stating the oil level is low. Since we checked tsb's and had the dealer scan it and found excess consumption of oil was do to, camshaft position and timing system. This caused are vehicle to stall out in stationary locations. We asked chevy to fix the issue but no recalls have been volunteered. We've had these issues since purchasing the vehicle march 2019.
Noise started to come from underneath car, then it wouldn't move. Was towed to dealer who identified problem as transfer case burned out. Car has 80,000 miles, recommended service is at 150,000 miles. Cost $2,000 to replace!
Transfer case went out at 36595.. They can't understand how it happened
Noise and burning around 6 quarts of oil a week
In motion driving to work entering onto two lane highway decelerated and not able to maintain speed limit. No warning lights came on car started sounding louder. Pull off and shut the car off got out and saw oil running out from under the car. Had to have car towed to repair shop.
Certified pre-owned 2013 chevy equinox purchased in 2015, michigan.winter, 2018. While driving, my vehicle began to lurch while accelerating from a stop. At the next stop, the rpms bean to act erratic, teetering above and below 1000. The vehicle then completely stalled. This occurred several times on my way to my destination. Each time, as I accelerated, it lurched and I feared it would stall out. Took it into the dealer, they gave me a diagnostic that said spark plugs. Car drove ok for a month. Then a deep freeze came. Same issue occurred. I checked my oil (because these vehicles have a problem with oil consumption) pressurized air blew out of the dipstick, it was also 2 quarts low--I had just gotten my oil changed 4 weeks prior. Put some oil in and drove. Same issue. Stalled at busy intersection stop. Got to my destination to discover a trail of oil behind my vehicle. Got it towed to dealership. Diagnosed as a blown rear main seal due to a frozen pcv valve. This is a well-known issue with equinoxes, enough that there is a service bulletin (14882). My experience/symptoms match the condition description of the bulletin to a t, however, for some reason, my VIN does not fall under coverage for this engineering flaw. Chevy knows this is a safety issue, yet they still refuse to recall the vehicles. In the meantime, I'm stuck paying an $1800 bill to get the rear main seal fixed--without any regard for the pcv valve, crankcase, or oil consumption issue that contribute to the problem. Shame on gm.
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