I purchased this 2012 Chevy with intentions of it being my last car. I normally purchase foreign cars because I strongly believe in the engines. This car burns all of the oil after an oil change in less than 30 days. I have my car serviced on 4/17/2015 and after checking oil before a road trip on 5/11/2015 it was barely on dipstick. After driving to Atlanta less than 300 miles I had to add more oil. Using synthetic blend gets expensive. I would never recommend this car to anyone. The dealer is not at fault but Chevy is because they have received numerous complaints. They claim bad oil rings and can be repaired for approx. $2500

I was a victim of the excessive oil consumption problems that, I now understand are common with the Chevy Equinox. I did not know that the oil was low, which I had changed approx 4000 miles before. I first became aware of the problem when my engine would stop each time I stopped at an intersection. I was on the way to my repair garage when I heard a rather loud noise coming from the engine compartment. Pull over to the side of the road and called AAA.

Car was towed to my normal service garage. My mechanic could not help so I had the car towed to Lawrence Chevrolet in Mechanicsburg, Pa. A diagnostic check was made and the dealership said that I needed a new engine and that my warranty would not cover the cost of the repairs. Estimated costs to me would be about $6000. I did not authorized the dealership to fix the vehicle due to the cost. Now looking for another way to get the problem fixed.

I will never buy another Chevy in this lifetime. I will also let everyone I come in contact with know about this issue. My 2012 Chevy Equinox (JUNK) has about 1,500 miles on the new Dexos (Recommended Oil) It sounds like a diesel, dies at red lights, and if I check the oil level there isn't one! Problem here? Absolutely! Will Chevy cover this under their "100,000 mile powertrain warranty? NO! Is this false advertisement on their part? YES! My advice to everyone out there. DO NOT BUY A CHEVY OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE THEY ARE AFFILIATED WITH! CHEVROLET IS JUNK!!!! Thank you for reading! Rant over because it is a waste of my breath to talk any more about this auto maker!!!!

Purchased this vehicle and assured by the dealer that I was getting a great deal. I travel ALOT and use my personal vehicle for it. I was in the habit of checking my oil dipstick level every few fill ups. I took it in to the dealer to have it looked at when I noticed that the oil consumption was about a quart every 1000 miles. I was told then that "Yea, you have to keep an eye on your oil level and check it frequently".

My complaint is that if it is known that the engine consumes a quart of oil every 1000 miles, why is it NOT in the manual? Why did the dealer NOT tell me that this is a known problem when I bought it? Why does the manual tell you to change the oil every 4 - 5 k miles? By the time you go to change the oil you have been out of oil and have damaged the engine. I am a mechanical tech and you can not possibly tell me that this is an expected issue for an engine. Why hasn't Chevy installed an oil level sensor to tell the owner that the oil level is low?

I cant wait to get out of this vehicle and will not buy another Chevy due to the way I have been treated as to this. I have been treated as if it is MY fault. I have 95,000 miles on it. That would be about 70 quarts of oil added to it. It is not the cost as much as it is what damage has been done to this engine from this. The car is in the shop right now for stalling. My regular mechanic says it is the cam position sensor that usually does this when the oil gets sludgy due to being low occasionally.