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The contact's daughter owns a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's daughter inspected the vehicle and discovered that there was no oil in the engine on the dipstick. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve was clogged due to moisture buildup, which caused the crank case to fail. The dealer was notified of the failure and provided an estimate for a new engine. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.
My 2017 Chevrolet Equinox has a cracked exhaust manifold which is causing fumes smell of gas and oil burning and the engine smoking profusely and inside the car. I researched online and found a lot of recalls for Chevy Equinox with this same issue.
Rear main seal engine could have blown causing accident on highway or other road while driving. GM knows of this ongoing problem with this vehicle. Problem was reported by auto shop. Auto shop pulled up to customer of this GM ongoing problem. Car produces no warning lights. no warning lap messages no other symptoms of problems prior to failure. First. When temperature was around 5?
PCV valve froze causing rear main crankcase seal to break and massive oil loss. Fotunately I was able to get home and not have the engine die on the road in -10 degree Fahrenheit temperatures.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle began to hesitate and shake, prompting the contact to tow the vehicle to be diagnosed. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who determined there was no compression in cylinder #2. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 89,000.
- Huntley, IL, USA
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When I was driving the vehicle, the dash said low pressure oil turn car off. Not even enough time to find a place to pull over. It just shuts off. Had been going 55 instead of 35. I could-??ve gotten rear-ended with it just shutting off talk to a Car repair shop and they said those are all starting to do that the rear main seal blowing out. They didn-??t have a big enough hole in the intake and it-??s plugging up and building pressure and blowing the rear main seal.
Below zero driving car it stall heard noise smelled awful coming from exhaust conked out while in traffic was told this is commonly known problem by General Motors blown rear seal due to ice buildup on PCV valve no warning.
On 12/31/23, my 2017 Chevrolet Equinox burst into flames in the driveway. I had not driven it in three weeks due to a medical problem, so my husband cranked up the car and idled briefly to keep the battery operational. About 15 minutes after he exited the SUV, it caught fire. I have seen recalls for other model years that describe the Equinox's excessive oil consumption, which can lead to engine fires and other hazards. Although there is no recall on the 2017 model, those complaints are consistent with my experience. The insurance company has declared the car a total loss.
My son was driving when the Pvc froze in very cold weather causing the rear main seal to leak oil, ruining the timing chain. Vehicle not drivable. Very expensive repair and could have been even worse if he had not pulled off he highway when he did. Can't believe GM knew about this problem for years and did nothing to solve it.
This vehicle continues to burn oil and the engine light does not turn on when the vehicle is low on oil. I have had this car for 4 years and it has been an issue where when I take it in for oil change there is no oil left in engine. Vehicles are not supposed to burn oil. I have been told it is an internal engine issue and that this is a known problem from this vehicle by the Chevy dealership. It is unsafe for anyone to be traveling without oil in their vehicle and not have any type of alert to know it is low. I could break down at anytime and it would be a serious cost to me to have this repaired even though it is a -??known issue-?? with Chevy equinox.
The 2.4L Ecotec engine has a known issue, established in a previous GM service bulletin for older models using the same engine, that causes the rear main oil seal to burst.
I had no warning lights car was driving fine no hesitation when stopped to turn car off it wouldn-??t start back up had it checked by a shop said the engine is completely gone due to no compression and possible timing belt or chain broke. Uses excessive amount of oil the car does not even have 100,000 miles on
Rear main seal, issue causes the oil pressure to fail. If not stopped immediately, the engine block blows and destroys the engine. This is a known problem with the 2017 Equinox, but has not been recalled yet
Car keeps throwing a P0014 code. Have changed the camshaft position sensor, changed oil and air filter. 200 miles later, check engine light is back on and throwing P0014 code again
Car is burning to much oil l. Per tsb the accepted rate of oil consumption for engines used in tge vehicles referenced is 0.946 liter (1qt) in 3200 km (200) mi). Just got an oil change on 5/2/22 it was 101,612. when I got it changed.. And currently it's at 103,346. When I check dip stick and oil level it had approximately half of quart of oil remaining. Took to courtesy mitsubishi In Attleboro Massachusetts where I brought the car because of engine warranty. You can smell oil in the interior of vehicle when driving. No oil leak coming from vehicle
My vehicle burns oil I know other people who have the same problem but know body's wants to figure it out so I'm probably wasting my time thank you anyways
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- Springvale, ME, USA