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Car consumes entirely to much oil. Every week I am putting 2 quarts of oil in even after getting a fresh oil change. Engine is loud/rattling has been ever since I purchased the car. I have been putting money in this car since I purchased it. Now check engine light is on. Says I need a new timing from what I am being told that is basically a new engine. The radio goes out and comes back on, yesterday the volume on the radio was going up & down by itself. The main issue is a engine and the oil. There is no way this is a known issue with almost every compliant that I have seen so far and there has been no recall on this how insane. I will never purchase another car from GM again! the windshield wiper motor went out twice, this is a overall terrible engine and car. The car is loud when it is running and when you accelerate, turn the car all of the above. I had the muffler and some other things fixed and it's still loud, the noise is coming from the engine.
I've had countless issues from this vehicle since I've gotten it between a constant check engine light having to replace all the sensors and it goes away or oil like nobody's business I stay putting oil in it twice a week as of the past few days I was coming home from taking my brother to karate and my check engine light start flashing in my stability track came on and due to the oil leak it cause my engine to crack a ring so now my vehicle is basically totaled its heartbreaking cuz the amount of money and repairs are put into it it's been one problem after another I highly do not recommend this car to anybody
This year and model of the Chevrolet Equinox has a known issue for oil consumption. I am getting an oil change, on average, every 1,500 miles. My car has stall while driving on the interstate. It stalls most mornings after being turned on for 15-20 seconds. I've also had it stall when changing gears. This is very unsafe for any driver and then engine needs to be replaced.
I've taken my Equinox to multiple mechanics and no one ever told me anything about it. My vehicle uses an excessive amount of engine oil after. My oil changes have to be every 3 weeks.. when turning on my vehicle it sounds like a tractor is ready to go. I have a small SUV that I know never made that loud noise.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled. The driver's side seat failed to move up and down. Additionally, the vehicle was consuming an extreme amount of oil. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact called sands Chevrolet ' surprise (16991 w waddell rd, surprise, AZ 85388, (623) 428-1865) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who referred the contact to the local dealer. The contact stated that failure was like NHTSA campaign number: 14V447000 (seats). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
- Litchfield Park, AZ, USA
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I put in a new Cadillac converter and every time I turn around I have to change the O2 sensors bank1 02 sensor keeps giving me P034 & P054 in a permanent P0420 it gets very expensive changing the same repairs over and over again. This happen when I'm in motion, the engine light comes on all the time.
THERE IS A GM LAWSUIT FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. GM IS FULLY AWARE THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE CONCERNING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE DAMAGE IT DOES TO THE CARS. THEY ARE HIDING BEHIND THE LAWSUIT AND MAKING IT THE BURDEN TO THE CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION HAPPENED TO THEIR CAR. I AM ONE OF THE PERSONS THAT HAS BEEN DENIED COMPENSATION DUE TO THE FACT MY VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 10 YEAR MARK IN THE LAWSUIT WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2019 NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT A LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND DAMAGE TO MY CAR'S ENGINE. I PROVIDED DOCUMENTS NEEDED AND WAS DENIED. I BELONG TO A GROUP ON FACEBOOK FOR THIS LAWSUIT AND CUSTOMERS THAT ARE GETTING SCREWED OUT OF COMPENSATION FOR MONEY ALREADY PUT INTO THEIR VEHICLES. I PURCHASED MY CAR FOR $10,000 IN JUNE 2019 AND HAVE ALREADY PUT ALMOST $6,000 IN REPAIRS DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BACK INTO MY CAR. I AM UPSIDE DOWN IN MY CAR, HAVE BARELY HAD IT A YEAR AND HALF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN AND IS MOSTLY LIKE DUE TO THE SAME ISSUES. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING LOAN. I AM ANGRY AT GM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THERE ARE EXISTING ISSUES IN ALL OF THESE CARS AND THERE IS EVEN A NEW LAWSUIT THAT HAS BEEN FILED FOR MORE OF THEIR VEHICLES. I AM LIVID FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE INCLUDING ME THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES IN [XXX] CONDITION PARTICULARLY NOW WHEN INDIVIDUALS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT HAVING TO FIX THEIR CARS FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND THIS IS DEVASTATING TO ME. I HAVE INVOICES AND SUCH TO BACK MY CLAIMS AS WELL. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
My car began overconsuming oil the moment I bought it in 2016. It broke down on the highway and had no oil it even though I just had the oil replaced merely days before. We were in another state, so I had to have the car towed and rented a rental car for several days. It cost me over $1,000 to complete the repair and associated rental costs. Ultimately, the car was subject to an oil consumption test and the entire engine had to be rebuilt. Last year, my transmission completely went out while driving on a street. I had to get that replaced too. Now GM is refusing to cover the cost of the repair under the class action settlement for the oil consumption issue.
I have spent more than 10K on repairs on my car due to the excessive oil consumption problems. That includes a replacement of engine and catalytic converter, plus other repairs while they tried to find out what was wrong with the engine. I am part of the class-action lawsuit and I have provided all documents to the settler and my claim has been denied. Never buying a GM vehicle again.
I got the vehicle April 12th,2019 driving to work vehicle check engine light came on then died. Oil change end of Oct through midas. Towed to GM part of class action lawsuit berman B motors claim being denied as saying outside of sca date. They say sca date 12/14/2009 the vehicle wasn't made until June of 2010. I had it towed in 12/11/2019 they couldn't service immediately as rural area and other vehicles waiting before mine. Got vehicle out 1/28/2020. Claim was denied saying was outside sca date. Cause found by tech was engine damage due to excessive oil consumption. Many engine parts were replaced. Timing chain and valves were covered by GM when mgr of art hassler seen it was a Equinox then put back in line becauseof date the repair had to be done. $2300 and over to get out. 2 service papers. No oil light came on. May still have debris in engine. Needs exhaust manifold, ball joints just had front brakes replaced and sensor that said all wheel drive is off feature at midas. Its always something. GM should do something they should have approved my claim as it was in the shop the whole time from 12/11/2019 to 1/28/2020. They haven't offered any resolution or money off a new vehicle nothing. Something needs to be done. There are too many of us who have had the same exact problems. Thank you for your time.
No one told me when I got this car how bad the oil consumption was! I go through 5 quarts of oil in less than 2,000 miles. It's stalled out while driving with no warning. It's super dangerous
I love my car was so proud of bessy! I was on my way to work and it just stopped. Wouldn't crank. Got it home to be told that it's the timing chain. That's $1000-$1500 that I don't have. Especially since I'm taking care of my mother N law since my father N law died from cancer. And now my husband can't work due to being almost crippled. I started doing some research due to hearing about a lot of problems with the vehicle after I bought it. Turns out that a lot of people, almost everybody who owns a Chevy Equinox has the same problem! why is this"? why has this not been fixed yet?? why keep making the same mistake again again?? now my car is sitting in the yard. I have a 7 yr old son that I can't even take to the doctor with no way of going or the rest of my family. Someone please tell me what is chevelot going to do about this??" I was hoping one day to get a brand new one! please help!!!
2.4-liter ecotec engines suffer from the defect that consumes oil at a very high rate. The primary cause of the defect is malfunctioning piston rings, which are prone to premature wear, the judge's order states. The defect necessitates the need for the car owner to replenish the car's oil more frequently. We change oil every month because of this problem but now is worse because is coming now white smoke and shaking all the engine so its now out of road my Equinox so I am waiting for this solution from GM but not answers.
My vehicle leaks a lot of oil internally. I was told by my mechanic that my intake valves are covered in oil and my pistons are also containing oil. The mechanism to control/drain that oil doesn't work. Because of this the car is knocking and stalling at idle.
Computer chip malfunction, stability trac, smoke from exhaust with fumes released into the interior, , driver seat malfunction, and other that I cannot do it into words, this all happened when vehicle had 138,000 miles and also check engine light, fuel pump, ignition compartment, vehicle is a 2010 Chevy Equinox all wheel drive ltz and also the AWD does not work lights flickering multiple malfunctions wheels lock up something with the differential I don't know it does not even shift when I put it in the manual I've done everything I could to get inspections and I cannot find the right dealer to give me an answer they all just want my money and I'm an honest person and I want to help a great mechanic out by bringing them business and referring them customers I don't know what to do I'm stuck I need help please I have a one-year-old son I have a family and we have one vehicle and it's the Chevy Equinox, oh and also there's two different size tires being that it's all-wheel drive the front tires have smaller wheels I mean smaller tires than there is on the rears so both fronts and passenger are smaller than the re ar driver and rear passenger the ones on the rear are correct and was supposed to be on that came out of factory they're supposed to be all four of the same of the ones that are on the rear because of the fact it's all wheel drive and they can mess up the transmission and I think it did but I'm not sure I need professional help asap thank you so much and have a blessed day
It uses oil like crazy. We have changed everything, besides getting a new motor. I was driving home from work tonight and the ABS and traction control light came on out of no where. My brakes where trying to lock up. When you crank it now it makes a funny noice
While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, stationary, all night, all morning, key was not in the ignition, no one around, it started by itself. No one was in the vehicle and the doors locked. When next door neighbor left his house, in the morning, he noticed it was running and checked to see if the key was in the ignition, it wasn't, and then if we were around, we weren't. then he touched the hood of the car to see if it was hot, it wasn't and waited until the vehicle turned off. It ran for about 20 minutes before it turned off. We were told in the evening of what happened and went to see if the vehicle would start with the key and it did.
My car wasn't telling me that oil is low. Then it started leaking oil like crazy. Every other day I would put oil. And do frequent oil change. One day I was driving in the freeway with my kids in the back seat. Going 70mph my car suddenly gives out. Have to rush to park it aside. Then my car wont run. Call my insurance but theh couldn't help with towing. I spend $200 just to take it back to a mechanic. Where then he said my engine no good I need a new one. I still owe $5,000 to this car! I've been paying ahead of time to get paid off. Now is not running and just sitting on my driveway for months. And still need to pay it.
Vehicle is burning astronomical amounts of oil, even when car is sitting. Car runs rough and idles and acts as if it will stall out. The ABS and traction control lights have come on. Car acts like it won't start and takes a few times before it actually starts up. Have replaced so many parts and of course at 155,000 miles for a 2010 Equinox we don't qualify under the pending lawsuit. Car is parked because it uses so much oil.
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- Bellwood, IL, USA