When I reach around 45-50 mph (sometimes, even 40 mph will do it), the car begins making an ever-increasing roaring noise. It worsens by the minute and becomes painfully deafening, drowns out the stereo, feels like my inner ears are vibrating badly and it hurts. Speeding up doesn't correct the problem, although occasionally the noise decreases a LITTLE and very briefly before coming back with a vengeance. I HATE driving this car, which is a shame because otherwise it isn't a bad car. I talked to ppl who own Chevy truck and they say 'Oh, you mean the 'Chevy shakes' ?" I say you know about this? they say yeah, Chevy is known for it. I say well, I don't see any shaking but it does seem like some sound or frequency is making things "vibrate" and produce more sound, like when a singer hits a note and rattles a glass and makes it "sing"/hum and eventually shatters the glass. Feels like my eardrums are going to shatter. The obnoxious noise is sort of like going highway speed and suddenly shifting into 2nd or 1st gear - VERY LOUD, ROAR.
Brand new car General Motors claims all Equinox with V6 AWD have this problem with what they call driveline echo. General Motors uses the same power plant of V6 AWD in all their cars Cadillac GMC Buick and Chevrolet why do we have this problem only in the Equinox I just shelled out almost $40K for. I think the Equinox was designed for a 4 banger which I had a 2013 and it was perfect. I needed a V6 for towing so I bought the same car. I think going from a 4 banger to a V6 in the same vehicle there has to be a design difference. I think the AWD drive shaft is off pitch. What do you think?
- Gerard L.,
Holbrook, MA, US
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When I reach around 45-50 mph (sometimes, even 40 mph will do it), the car begins making an ever-increasing roaring noise. It worsens by the minute and becomes painfully deafening, drowns out the stereo, feels like my inner ears are vibrating badly and it hurts. Speeding up doesn't correct the problem, although occasionally the noise decreases a LITTLE and very briefly before coming back with a vengeance. I HATE driving this car, which is a shame because otherwise it isn't a bad car. I talked to ppl who own Chevy truck and they say 'Oh, you mean the 'Chevy shakes' ?" I say you know about this? they say yeah, Chevy is known for it. I say well, I don't see any shaking but it does seem like some sound or frequency is making things "vibrate" and produce more sound, like when a singer hits a note and rattles a glass and makes it "sing"/hum and eventually shatters the glass. Feels like my eardrums are going to shatter. The obnoxious noise is sort of like going highway speed and suddenly shifting into 2nd or 1st gear - VERY LOUD, ROAR.
- pso, Tampa, US