I just purchased the vehicle she hadn't even driven it 2 months when it started to shut off on it's on. Causing very dangerous situations. Then the oil consumption problem that's been well known and heavily documented time after time. Without warning lights or low oil pressure light or even a check engine light to give any type of warning the front seal blew out causing heavy oil loose that caused the engine bay and over the bottom of the vehicle drenching areas that have really high temperatures that could have caused the oil to possibly ignite at any time from the high heated areas that was covered in oil. Also with front seal blown out without warning led to timming chain becoming faulty and then breaking leading to my valves impacting with pistons because this is a interference engine. The impact caused every valve to bend which led to no compression and without compression no engine will start without compression. All this consumption issue is due to piston rings that are under sized which allows blow by leading to consumption. After all that the price of everything to be fixed at home by myself cost almost $1000 and many man hours not including all the time I have a vehicle that's new to me that I haven't been able to drive but just a few months after purchasing. Checker knows these problems exists and how dangerous these problems can be. You would think a car manufacturer as big as Chevrolet and GMC would do something to help there customers rather than not even showing any kind of care really in the world. I thought these companies stand by there products.
2015 Chevrolet Equinox transmission problems
63 complaints (9% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 81,347. 4 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 63
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 81,347
- crashes
- 4
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Transfer case (4-wheel drive)1
- Automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/tecm)1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Chevrolet Equinox transmission problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox transmission
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2015 Chevrolet Equinox owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Ending result timing chain : Beginning of result: 1. My vehicle experienced a sudden and complete loss of power steering while driving at highway speeds. The loss of power steering significantly compromised the driver's ability to maneuver the vehicle safely, especially during emergency situations, putting both the driver and other road users at risk of an accident. 2. Traveling at high way speeds my car suddenly lost complete power to go. Keep going up and down in speed in middle of interstate 3. No warning signs prior no check engine line appeared until after the safety risk above.
Rear Main Seal has blown out due to the PCV Valve intake issue. GM is not taking any ownership in the known issue which is service bulletin 14882 that appears to have been issued in 2019. No coverage for repair no recall but a class action lawsuit for all these consumers affected.
As I was driving. I had complete engine failure. 60 days after a new engine . I had battery failure, bad battery wire, bad alternator & a bad serpentine belt
excessive Oil Consumption problem- which we were not aware of and it caused our vehicle to shut down in the middle of the street blocking traffic- making it a huge safety issue & should be a recall. Due to the excessive oil consumption that caused our timing chain to break. This is an issue that chevy knew was happening to this year & other years around the same time, but never informed us - now it needs a new engine & they won't replace it. It only has 88,000 miles, we had recently changed the oil & oil filter so this was unexpected.
Truck reads airflow, engine speed reduced, airbag failure
My 2015 Chevy Equinox is burning oil at an alarming rate. I just found out I have been driving this car with NO oil. I had no indicator lights come on warning me of any danger. I have only 68000 miles on this car and they are telling me I need a new engine. I still owe $15,000 on this car that I have only had for 8 months...and they want me to pay $9000.00 for a new engine on a defect that GM knows about. My [XXX] drives this car (well I won't let him now) but what if the engine blew while he was driving? This is a VERY DANGEROUS defect and people can get seriously hurt. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Timing chain broke at 150,000 miles. I have only had the car for a year and a half. This is a known issue for the 2015 Equinox and the warranty company doesn't want to cover it, even though I have a 2 year 24,000 warranty on it. I have only driven 19,000 miles so I'm clearly within the window.
I am constantly having to add oil and get oil changes it burns through oil about 3 quarts every month if not more and it is costing me way more than I should have to be doing and it is a serious problem that something should be done about
The transmission doesn't shift properly and the wheel bearing and the tie rods keep going bad
Questions about the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox transmission
Does the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 63 complaints about the transmission of the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, 9% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2015 Chevrolet Equinox transmission problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 81,347 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chevrolet Equinox have bad transmission?
The Chevrolet Equinox model years with the most transmission complaints are 2010 (182 complaints), 2011 (145 complaints) and 2005 (114 complaints).
Other 2015 Chevrolet Equinox problems
Visibility 278Engine 231Electrical 45Airbags 38Fuel system 35Driver assistance 17Brakes 16Steering 14Acceleration 13Body 10Suspension 7Wheels 6Seat belts 4Seats 4Lights 3Tires 3
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