2016 Chevrolet Equinox: jerking or lurching

5 of the 400 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 71 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2027
2
2026
1
2025
6
2024
5
2023
3
2022
3
2021
5
2020
12
2019
13
2018
13
2017
7
2016
5
2015
17
2014
11
2013
26
2012
35
2011
27
2010
23
2008
5
2007
7
2006
4
2005
6

What owners say

Filed Jun 1, 2024 · Engine · NJ

Vehicle began to run rough and jerk forward at slow speeds or when stopped. This unexpected jerking forward when stopped occurred several times almost causing the vehicle to strike the one in front of it No dashboard warning lights we observed. Check oil and found it was 3 quarts low despite being changed and topped off a few weeks earlier. Had a mechanic inspect the vehicle for signs of leaks and he found none. Added 3 quarts until read full on dipstick and began to monitor oil consumption. Vehicle is consuming approximately 1 quart of oil every 400 miles. This is a well maintained vehicle with only 83,000 miles and should not be consuming this much oil. A quick search shows this is a common problem with this model and year, but not recall has yet been issued

Filed Feb 9, 2024 · Engine · 103,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed at the drive-thru, the engine made a knocking sound. The vehicle then lost motive power and failed to restart. No warning light was illuminated. Additionally, after the vehicle had an oil change at the dealer, the engine started consuming an excessive amount of oil, causing frequent oil changes every 3,000 miles. The oil life monitor system displayed 60% of oil remaining; however, when the vehicle was taken to Walmart for an oil change, the contact was informed that there was no oil in the engine. The vehicle also jerked while driving. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

Filed Dec 2, 2022 · Engine · IN

This suv uses excessive oil. No oil leaks. Jerking motion and almost causing accidents due to this defect has this so unsafe. Drove to my mechanic. Tells me selonoids burned and need replaced. No oil on dip stick due to engine burning up so much oil and rings thin!! I drove for 300 miles with oil on the dipstick only to find out from the mechanic the rings are too thin on the pistons and no oil!!! Said I will never need to get an oil change because I willbe adding oil all the time..just change the filter! I’m paying $50 every 2 weeks for synthetic oil to add in this pos suv. I’ve contacted GM and no response. The mechanic said to fix the problem I need a new engine or keep adding oil!!! As an Consumer….this is NOT RIGHT!!! Can you help me??? I contacted your office when this started happening and didn’t hear back via phone or email….Or I missed your communication.

Filed Mar 14, 2022 · SC

Bought my equinox from CarMax last Feb. I am hearing a 'knock, knock, knock, knock' coming from the back. It been going on for a while now and no one seem to know why. The car also do a jerking when at stop

Filed Mar 1, 2021 · Visibility · 90,000 miles · KY

The wipers were working perfectly fine. We were traveling down the highway at 70 miles an hour and during a pouring rain storm and they immediately stopped working. They actually violently jerked out of position to where one wiper was actually hanging off the windshield by about a foot. They are not operating now