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Alot is going on with my 2010 chev my exhaust pipe crack and I was told that is a real problem with Chevy's my car is consuming way to much oil I constantly have to get oil changes. My driver side head light keeps going out I'm changing my head light 2-3 times a year. I replaced my spark plugs and coils a few months ago and my car when I'm driving it will stop and the wheel will lock up while I'm driving it.
Engine's oil consumption issues are ridiculous. GM has a special extended warranty for this vehicle, called adjustment 14159, but failed to notify me of the special recall and it's end date of 7/31/2019. This engine is awful, hence why there were recalls and they are now being sued for it. Timing chains, engine knocking, oil consumption, pistons and rings.. secondly, the transmission is awful. This thing blew before it was even due for its first service! my owners manual states the service is recommended on it, including fluid change, at 100,000 miles - I'm at 96,125 miles and this is where I sit. GM is denying all liability for both of these.
Engine has major oil consumption issues. I am burning through an average of 2 to 3 quarters of full synthetic oil within a 2500 mile span. Secondly, the transmission is extremely poor. Only 96,000 miles and am already have issues in reverse, trouble going up hills, high RPM's, and shaking/sputtering. This would happen at any time once out of park, flat land or hill.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start without warning. Wally edgar Chevrolet (3805 S lapeer rd, orion charter township, mi 48360, 248-494-8698) was notified and stated that the vehicle would be covered under a power train warranty. The contact purchased an electrical box from the dealer to repair the engine failure; however, the box did not assist with the failure. The contact stated that the failure occurred again four days later without warning. Since owning the vehicle, the contact has had the engine, fuel pump, electric line, doors, and windshield wipers replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and did not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000. The consumer stated that the vehicle while at a stop sign, during rainy weather, the windshield wipers failed. The consumer crashed into another vehicle. The consumer's vehicle began smoking. The consumer had headaches, back/neck/shoulder pains, and whiplash.
- Lake Orion, MI, USA
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Oil consumption. I have to put oil in it every two week because oil is empty. It does not leak and the vehicle is part of a class action lawsuit 4 oil consumption issues. I called Chevrolet they only want to cover half the parts to repair which will cost me an additional $3,000. I have already replaced the timing chain at $1,800 and the transmission at another $3,700.
Car was dying when I tried to pull out onto the road, city street from a stop sign.was almost hit. My grandaughter is just learning to drive and I am scared to death to let her drive it. Running after key taken out, running very ruff. Check engine light kept going on & off as well as stabli trac warning.smelled like catalytic convertor burning took to dealer to have diagosed and they said high pressure fuel pump needed to be replaced. Engine had high content of fuel scanned and had excessive amaount of rich codes and misfire codesthat there was fuel getting in my oil said there was a recall but not on my VIN. Saw other complaints same problem that were told VIN wasn't right. Cost me $500 to fix bought this car brand new and had to get a new engine at 62,000 and new pistons & cracked manifold replaced at 102,000. I had taken the car to dealer a few years ago for same issue and engine light had gone off and they said they could not find anything wrong. Out of warranty now and finally diagnosed the problem.getting ready to buy 2 cars and I will never by another Chevy or GM car again.going with the foreigns. I think these cars are all lemons.I have seen others that were also told wrong VIN but same issue, needs investigated. I have already recieved invitation for class action suit on this darn car! really
Timing and or balance chain to the engine is stretched and could result in breakage. This can happen at anytime. This has been a known issue with this engine as reported in GM special coverage 12312D that specifically covers 2010-2011 Chevrolet Equinox, along with 3 other model vehicles. My VIN is not flagged as part of this special coverage although it is causing the same issue with the same model and year as depicted in the special coverage.
At 58569 miles the engine light was on. The catalytic converter, gasket, and nut were replaced. I began complaining about oil consumption at 72388 miles. At 77313, the engine light was flashing. The dealer got the code P0300. There was a misfire in cylinder #2. the dealer replaced the #2 coil and gasket as well as the spark plugs. At 91968 miles the engine light was on and the catalytic converter was replaced. At 103123 miles the engine light was on and throttle body gasket replaced. At 105185 miles the engine light on again. Replacedspark plugs, reprogramed ECM and tcm. There was a misfire in cylinders 1-3-and 5. the dealer also performed major throttle body service and cleaned the intake. At 112358 miles the car was towed to dealer. The engine light was flashing and dealer said a misfire in cylinder #4 and oil wad found in #2 spark plug well. I check my oil level every week and have been doing so for months. I am putting in at least 1 1/2 quarts of oil every month. I change the oil every 3500 miles whether the vehicle indicates the need or not. I have read many complaints on different websites. The dealers response is that they can get me into a new Equinox. It seems that this oil consumption problem is known by Chevy but this SUV has never been recalled for this problem.
Oil consumption. I've spend 2K in repairs over this past year for oil consumptions problems and it still consume an excessive amount of oil, to the point I have to add a quart a week to stop the oil from extremely running low.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving, the check engine and stability control warning indicators illuminated, and the engine would stall. The vehicle was taken to ferman Chevrolet (9751 alamo dr, tampa, fl) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The contact indicated that the high pressure fuel pump was previously replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,000.
Number one excessive oil started at about 55,000 miles. Number two excessive engine noise from timing chain and cam seizures. Number three transmission failure 52,000 miles. Number 4 wiper transmission failure at approximately 48000 miles number 5 check engine light on due to faulty cam actuators.
'oil consumption and driveability, vehicle using more than one quart of oil every 400 miles or less, was at busy intersection in city on major city street and car froze up, would not accelerate and almost caused another vehicle to hit me from behind. Turned off vehicle, then turned key and it started long enough to drive into nearest parking lot. Had to press gas peddle all the way down and vehicle would not reverse at at. Tow truck was called and towed to local Chevrolet dealership. It was diagnosed with oil consumption problems due to the 2010 engine that it was built with. Was advised to keep watch on oil until decide how to fix engine.
Oil comsumption, ABS light want go off. Stableizer track light want go off and the dashboard light warning with the car and the wiggle lines wnat go off. Now my dashborad brake light is on. Every time I start the car up all these lights come on and I am afraid to drive it. I have had it coded but nothing comes up. And my ignition is starting to slip when I crank it. It does not matter if I am moving or not the lights still stay on.
I have a 2010 Chevy Equinox and I just got it out of the shop for the 2nd time in 3 weeks within that time it burned through all the oil that was in the engine from a brand new oil change. We have had problems with extremely high oil consumption. We had the pistons & rings replaced a couple years ago but it did not fix the problem at all. We regularly change our oil but at this rate we need to put oil in it weekly. The mechanic told us that our engine is about to go out because of burning of the oil so fast. This needs to be recalled and now. Changing just the pistons and rings will not fix it. Chevrolet owes this year of Equinox a new, solid engine that doesnt excessively burn oil at an alarming rate. We have been set up to fail by financing this vehicle.
This car burns oil fast and I learned the hard way. 2 years after buying the car all the pistons in the engine bent due to lack of oil. When the car was getting fixed the mechanic said it was bone dry and I had just had an oil change 2 months prior. $3,200 later the car was fixed, but it still had issues shifting. In colder weather the car felt like it would barely move. I had no real mechanical issues until a year later. I had driven it 45 miles and stopped at a gas station, when I went to turn the car back on all of the emergency lights came on as well as the 'stabilitrak' light and the car wouldn't move. The only way I could get it to move was by turning the traction off, and was thankfully able to drive it home. I got it into the GM dealership and they said the stability track and the crankshaft needed replaced. My ABS light was still failing and I'm total it was another $1,400 of work. Now the engine seems to be making a cranking noise. I'm tired of wasting money on this piece of junk!!!!!
I got my 2010 Chevy Equinox on January 4, 2019. Ever since the second week, I've had it I've been having trouble with it at first I thought it just because I needed a tune up and oil change after I got those the problem continued. So around the end of February, I put the SUV in the shop they said it was the water pump/balance shaft chain the entire thing cost $669.49. I was very excited to get my SUV back on March 15, 2019, just in time for me to go to out of town just to find out the car is making the same noise and doing the same rough riding. I took the car back in the shop for a diagnostic in April they said that they had a lot of vehicles with the same and to file a complaint. I put the car down since then and it's just sitting under garage taking my money. The car also cut off on me multiple times the latest time it happened to me, I was driving down the street and I couldn't accelerate and it just cut off and I had to put on hazards and I almost got hit.
High oil consumption and loud unknown noise from engine. The engine sounds like it is going to come apart when started and during acceleration. The mileage on the car is " 91860 ". the dealer performed an oil consumption report last May. Said that it was within the requirements set by Chevrolet. Engine noise has increased. I do not feel that it is safe to drive on interstate highways.
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- Tonawanda, NY, USA