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Engine Starts Jerking, Stalling And Shuts Down At Stop Light
2012 Chevrolet Equinox (Page 2 of 2)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
8.7
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,530
- Average Mileage:
- 75,450 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 22 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (13 reports)
- replace engine (4 reports)
- replace actuator solenoid (3 reports)
- replace variable valve timing (vvt) solenoid (1 reports)
- replaced the cam shaft (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Since the day I drove my vehicle off the lot I have had problems with lack of acceleration, shuddering, rattling of the motor and my vehicle sounding like a semi. I took the vehicle back to dealership on multiple occasions and the dealership could never reproduce the issue. While driving on the expressway in traffic, the vehicle died twice and almost did not restart. There was no shoulder to pull off on. I made it home and did not drive the vehicle the following day.
On Sunday I tried to start the vehicle and it would not start. The starter is clicking, the fuel is pumping and the engine is trying to turn over. When I release the ignition the car keeps trying to turn over! I had the vehicle towed to my local mechanic who would not touch it. He said it needed to be immediately towed to the dealership and it's possible that there was a timing issue which in turn ruined the lifters and heads. I had to pay for a second tow to the dealership and an now waiting for them to look at it. Hopefully whatever it is is covered under the power train warranty.
The vehicle is less than 3 years old and well maintained. Hopefully the dealership is good to deal with, but in the meantime I have no vehicle as they have no loaner vehicle for me. I am so disappointed and frustrated since I can clearly see, reading the web sites that this is a common problem with the 2011 and 2012 Equinoxes. I hope the dealership does right by us and repairs this issue appropriately since we brought the vehicle in under warranty when we first purchased it and they claimed to not be able to reproduce the issue. This could have been avoided.
- Melissa P., Wauconda, IL, US