2011 Chevrolet Equinox Engine

THE ENGINE STALLED DURING OPERATING, THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR JUST AROUND 24,000 MILES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED, LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING ENGINE OIL AND THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND THE TIMING CHAIN BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK AND STALL SPORADICALLY, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 10,700. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ UPDATED 05/15/12

CAR STALLED-OUT COMPLETELY CUT OFF GOING DOWN ROAD. *TR

WHILE WAITING ON RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR STARTED STALLING, LOOSING RPM AND ENGINE STOPPED.I STARTED IT AGAIN AND RELEASED THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE GAS SLOWLY TO GET THRU THE INTERSECTION AND THE CAR BEGAN LOOSING RPM AGAIN AND ALMOST STALLED AGAIN PUT ME AND MY BABY IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY EQUINOX ENGINE AND GM HAS TO TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED ON THE ROAD OR CAUSE CHAIN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ENGINE STALLS. *TR

THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER A RECALL - #11195B PRODUCT EMISSIONS POOR DRIVEABILITY - REPROGRAM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THIS RECALL, IF NOT DONE PROPERLY OR WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME CAUSES SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN, THE TIMING GEARS AND OTHER CAM SHAFT PARTS. OUR DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IN A REASONABLE TIME. *KB

DROVE IT. TURNED IT OFF FOR 15 MINUTES. WENT TO START IT BACK UP AND WOULD NOT START. WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY SENT SOMEONE TO JUMP IT. WOULD NOT START 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT. THE NEIGHBOR AND MY FIANCEE HAD TO JUMP IT BOTH TIMES. THAT WAS WITHIN 3 DAYS. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE. SAID IT WAS A PROGRAM TELLING MY CAR NOT TO START. THEY RE-PROGRAMMED MY CAR. WORKED FOR A WEEK. THEN WENT TO GET IN IT TO GO TO WORK AGAIN AND WOULD NOT START. THAT WAS A SATURDAY. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON TUESDAY BECAUSE THEY NEED TO FIX A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. LET THEM KNOW IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE THE FIRST TIME ONSTAR CAME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING BUT MY WHEELS WEREN'T. HAD MY BOSS WITH ME TO WITNESS THIS. AFTER 6 TRIES THE WHEELS FINALLY TURNED TO ALLOW ME TO BACK OUT OF MY SPACE. THE DEALERSHIP THOUGHT THAT THE CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM MAY HAVE JUST BEEN TAKING A WHILE TO KICK IN. *TR

ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS, VEHICLE TOWED CAR HAD RECALL FOR PROBLEM. RPM`S GO UP AND DOWN AT IDLE STILL HESITATES EVERY ONCE AND AWHILE HAS ENGINE KNOCK AT START UP DEALER CANT REPRODUCE, BEEN THRU ONE GM BUY BACK ON CHEVY MALIBU WITH STEERING PROBLEMS,AND ENGINE KNOCK. THIS WAS A FOUR CYL. AND THE EQUINOX IS A 4 CYL. TO. THINK THE ENGINES R THE SAME IN BOTH CARS .SEEMS TO ME LIKE GM HAS BIG PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE DESIGN. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX ON MARCH 8, 2011. SINCE PURCHASING I'VE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. FALLS IN THE LEMON LAW CATEGORY AT THIS POINT. MAY 26, 2011. *TR VEHICLE STALLING AND HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING TECH REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EXHAUST AND INTAKE CAMSHAFT ACTUATORS AND THE CAMSHAFT SOLENOIDS (2 ACTUATORS AND 2 VALVES) I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD CORRECT BOTH PROBLEMS SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 VEHICLE STALLING, HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING AND RECALL NO.11195. TECH CLAIMED HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING/HESITATION. TECH PERFORMED CAMPAIGN NO. 11195. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS TO REPAIR THE STALLING/HESITATION AND WOULD CORRECT BOTH PROBLEMS SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 -SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 THIRD VISIT FOR SAME ISSUES! VEHICLE STILL STALLING, HESITATING DURING ACCELERATION AND RATTLE AT STARTUP DAY 1: INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE KEPT OVERNIGHT (PARTS ORDERED). DAY 2: TECH REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT ACTUATORS AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING AFTER REPLACING ACTUATORS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS LIT. I WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NEED TO KEEP MY VEHICLE ONE MORE DAY TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN (PARTS ORDERED) DAY 3 IN SERVICE: CAMSHAFT TIMING CHAIN REPLACED TOTAL WORK OVER 3 DAYS: 2 VALVES, 2 ACTUATORS, 1 SEAL, 1 GASKET AND 1 CHAIN INSTALLED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THESE FIXES WOULD RESOLVE STALLING AND ENGINE HESITATION ISSUES I AM HAVING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME: VEHICLE STALLING HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING I HAVE FILED PAPERWORK FOR LEMON LAW BUT ALSO WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SO THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT CHEVY IS HAVING WITH THEEQUINOX. FROM THE COMPLAINTS, BLOGS, ETC THAT I'VE SEEN ONLINE THIS SEEMS AS IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND OTHER CONSUMERS ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES

I STARTED MY NEW CAR UP TO LEAVE THE GARAGE @ WORK AND MY CAR STALLED 4 TIMES .I TURNED OFF THE CAR EACH TIME AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY CAR. I WAS GOING DOWN THE RAMP AND THE CAR WOULD STALLED AGAIN. FINALLY I WAS AT THE CASHIER BOOTH AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. AGAIN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. IT FINALLY MOVED. WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND RETURNED TO THE CAR AND DROVE AWAY. I GLANCED DOWN @ MY DASHBOARD AND NOTED THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. IMMEDIATELY BECAME CONCERN AND CALLED ONSTAR TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ENGINE PROBLEM AND THAT I NEED TO GET THE CAR TO NEAREST SERVICE CENTER AND FOLLOWED UP. I DROVE THE CAR DOWN THE MAJOR HIGHWAY VERY NERVOUSLY AND SLOWLY HOPING THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T STALL OR GET REAR ENDED TO DEALERSHIP. I PRESENTED THE PROBLEM TO THE REP. HE ASKED ME IF I WAS EVER TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE ENGINE MODULE AND I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T RECEIVE PROPER NOTIFICATION. I PURCHASED THE CAR JULY 18, 2011. THE RECALL WAS DONE JUNE 13, 2011. I WAS SHOCKED THAT CHEVROLET DIDN'T INFORM ME PRIOR TO PURCHASING CAR. HE ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR AND OFFER ME A LOANER AND WOULD HAVE MECHANICS WORK ON CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND LEFT A MESSAGE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPT. I RECEIVED A CALL THAT FRIDAY THAT THE PART WAS INSTALLED. I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE RIDING THIS CAR, AFTER THAT AND MADE IT KNOWN TO THE REPRESENTATIVE. I AM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

ENGINE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES UPON ACCELERATION. VERY CONCERN FOR OUR SAFETY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO COLLAPSED VALVES INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,212.

2011 CHEVY EQUINOX, VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ONE TIME WHILE BACKING UP AND FIVE TIMES IN ONE DAY BEFORE WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER . VEHICLE ONLY HAD 50 DAYS OF PURCHASE AND ONLY 1077 MILES. THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING, THE CAR IS MOVING FORWARD ON ITS OWN , CAN NOT CHANGE LANES BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, CAR COMES TO A DEAD STOP, VEHICLES ARE PASSING BY AT 70 TO 75 MILES WHILE I AM IN THE MIDDLE LANE, CARS BEHIND ME ARE HONKING THEIR HORNS,THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR RE-STARTED WE TOOK OFF LOOKING FOR THE NEAREST EXIT TO THE TURNPIKE BUT BEFORE WE COULD GET OFF THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE, A CAR IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAVE ENGINE FAILURE, SPECIALLY WHEN IT'S BRAND NEW. SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT'S GONNA CAUSE SOME VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND/OR FATALITIES, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THANKS *TR

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR LOST POWER. IT DID START BACK UP AGAIN, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL I GOT HOME. I WAS NOT ON A BUSY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED ON A FRIDAY. I HAD IT TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. THE DEALER DID TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND NOTHING WAS DISCOVERED. *TR