2011 Chevrolet Equinox POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

Jerking between gears

Damages to my engine were caused solely as a direct result of excessive oil consumption caused by defective piston rings used by GM during manufacturing that caused piston ring wear. The repairs that are needed are the direct result of excessive oil consumption caused by defective piston ring wear causing time chain to stretch and break. I took very good care of my car and had the oil changed every 2,000 to 3,000 miles. I had the oil consumption test done at Thomas Chevrolet in Media, PA which proved my car was burning excessive oil which was supposed to be covered under multiple recalls from GM - SB 13-06-01-003F. I was told there was nothing wrong with my car and after driving only 2,605 miles, my engine failed. The guide broke off and was sheared into fragments, chain was roaming free, chain cut into top of valve cover, cracked formed in top of valve cover, oil was leaking out of hole, motor shavings all inside motor from internal parts, grinding was due to lack of lubrication from oil being lost, causing knocking noises. Dealer recommended engine replacement at a cost of $7,800. Also SB-10090101-2280-1 also concerns the oil consumption problem and timing chain.

This model with this VIN# was not listed for a recall, however, it burns oil excessively. The oil gets changed to only have to add oil numerous times before the next oil change. It is absolutely absurd that I have to purchase oil by the gallon. The second problem is the A/C. The check engine light comes on at times when the A/C is on, stays on for days or a week or so, go off, comes back on, and the cycle continues to repeat itself. The mass airflow sensor, oxygen sensors(upstream and down-stream) spark plugs, have all been replaced many times thinking the replacement parts were defected. It appears all of this has to do with a vehicle that was not well built. This car has had a lot of things to go wrong to include the transmission which was no good, and it does not appear that much else about the vehicle is good. It has taken a lot to keep this vehicle running! General Motors, please recall this vehicle? I do not have photos of the oil problem, because I am checking it approximately every two weeks, and more often if I must travel a long distance. I add oil as needed. The situation with the air resulted from getting the check engine light read at an auto parts store, and it is unnerving that it is always the same thing. I want to allow my grandson to take this car to college in August, but there is some uncertainty.

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power upon depression of the accelerator pedal with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled while attempting to cross a bridge. The contact called a friend who assisted with towing the vehicle to her residence. The contact then drove the vehicle to two independent mechanics who attempted to retrieve fault codes but were unable to. The mechanics were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The sparks plugs were replaced, and an oil change was performed; however, the failure persisted. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 106,697.

I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ISSUE WITH MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, IDLE'S ROUGH, AND SOUNDS LIKE A ROUGH. MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING.

BURNS OIL EXCESSIVELY, 1 QUART PER 10 DAYS. NO LEAKS . COSTLY REPAIRS, AND MAINTENANCE

MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED, AND WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN I STOPPED FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS. THE ENGINE ALSO SOUNDED VERY LOUD WHEN IN PARK. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP TWO MONTHS PRIOR FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 102,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE ALSO FOUND IN MY OIL. I TRIED DRIVING MY CAR AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" INDICATOR CAME ON, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND BE TOWED. I CONTACTED GM REGARDING A RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTICULAR MODEL OF MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAVE READ REPORTS OF MY 2011 EQUINOX OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES.

THE CAR HAS BEGAN USING RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL, I HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED HAVING ISSUES IT LITERALLY JUST PASSED THE 100K MILEAGE MARK AND THIS STARTED, AS IF IT WAS TIMED BY THE WARRANTY, I SEE TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE

I OWN 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX. ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES. FIRST OCCURRENCE STARTED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME COUPLE OF TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING OR AT STOP SIGN. MALFUNCTION ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT TURNED ON. TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT FOR AN ESTIMATE, SINCE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WILL COST AN ARM AND A LEG, BOTH SAID TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM AND I WOULD NEED TO GET A NEW MOTOR! ALSO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION YET NO SENSOR TURNS ON. CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS BUT ONLY SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!

PCV SYSTEM FREEZES CAUSING THE LOW POWER MODE (LIMP MODE) AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. ITS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND GM COVERED IT ON A FEW CARS. NEXT TIME I MAY BE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 10 MONTHS AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN ANYTHING. IT'S ALREADY ON ITS SECOND ENGINE AND THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 14TH, NOW OCTOBER 23RD IT IS NOW NEEDING A TRANSMISSION. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF OIL CHANGES AND TUNE UPS. I'VE STALLED IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. THE CAR DIED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IS EXTREMELY LOUD AT TIMES. ALL I HAVE FOR DOCUMENTS ARE MY RECEIPTS. I'M DISABLED WITH CHILDREN AND WHEN I THOUGHT WE WERE BUYING A CAR WE BOUGHT A LOT OF PROBLEMS INSTEAD. CONSTANTLY TRYING TO STILL FIND RIDES TO DR APPTS AND SUCH. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT A RECALL HASN'T BEEN DONE YET, AFTER THE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON SAID VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN AUDIBLE TICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER CLASSIC CHEVROLET (6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH (440-602-6020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL WAS BLOWN DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE PCV. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF DRIVING IN EXTREMELY LOW WEATHER TEMPERATURES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,500. *TT *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX I JUST PURCHASED AUG 5,2018 WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I WENT TO TURN IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN I HAD TRY COASTING INTO A SPACE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER ONLY TO LEARN THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH G MM C/CHEVROLET. UNFORTUNATELY GMC IS TURNING A DEAF EAR TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF A MAJOR INTERSTATE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND GMA IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSING TO DO A RECALL I'M PRAYING NOONE GETS KILLED BEFORE THEIR HAND IS FORCED TO MAKE THEIR PRODUCT SAFE FOR THE CONSUMER.

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING THROUGH AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS UNABLE TO FINISH. MY CAR FAILED THANKFULLY WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT ANY TIME EVEN WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR OR ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL BETWEEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES IT RESULTS IN ISSUES WITH THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ENGINE ISSUES AND ULTIMATELY FAILURE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED BY GM FOR THE KNOWN ISSUE BUT NO INFORMATION WAS EVEN SENT TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUE SO THAT I COULD BE MADE AWARE OF IT AND MONITOR THE PROBLEM.

OIL CONSUMPTION, ROUGH IDLE, BAD TICKING ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK, STALLED.

TODAY I ADDED MY NAME TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, CASE NO. 3:17-CV-5337 THAT WAS FILED ON 9/14/17 IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST GM REGARDING MY 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. IF YOU'RE AFFECTED, ADD YOUR NAME AS WELL AS FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. FEB2017, I PURCHASED SAID AUTO WITH 69,684 MILES IN GOOD CONDITION. ON MY WAY TO WORK WHILE AT A RED LIGHT THE SUV SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. BEING UNABLE TO RESTART THE SUV, IT WAS TOWED ON MAY 25, 2018 TO MY MECHANIC (CB ISLAND, 589 UNION AVE, WESTBURY, NY) TO FIND THAT THERE WERE DAMAGED VALVES, A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, AND A BLOWN ENGINE AT 93,675 MILES. THIS MILEAGE IS WELL UNDER GM'S SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT MILEAGE OF 120K. THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR WAS LACK OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. BEING DILIGENT IN GETTING OIL CHANGES, THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE OIL WAS LOW IN THE CAR. GM REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY THOUGH THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT ON THESE ENGINES. THERE ARE MANY ALMOST IDENTICAL MECHANICAL ISSUES OVER MULTIPLE YEARS FOR THE CHEVY EQUINOX. THIS IS NOT JUST A FEW OF US THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ENGINE FAILURE, BUT ENOUGH TO HAVE A CLASS ACTION INITIATED. HAVING A $16K LOAN REMAINING, I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE GOVERNMENT (WHICH WAS ASSISTED GM OUT OF BANKRUPTCY) NEEDS TO HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE BY FORCING THEM TO TAKE ACTION BY RECALLING ALL AFFECTED MODELS, AND TO REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY MADE THE REPAIRS IN ADDITION TO HAVING GM INSPECT THE REPAIRED ENGINES TO ENSURE NO FUTURE PROBLEMS TO PRE-EMPT THE FATALITIES THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BEGIN TO ADD UP.

CAR STALLED OUT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE HOME. WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE NEXT DAY, WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND MADE IT THREE HOUSES DOWN BEFORE IT STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT JUMPED TIME, AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND MADE A MESS OF THE ENGINE. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FAILED AT 73K MILES. BOUGHT THE CAR CERTIFIED USED AT 36K TWO YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY. DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND CHEVY DEALER WON'T FIX....

GM RECALL 11195A - POOR DRIVABILITY/ SAFETY/ EMISSIONS RECALL FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOIDS. MY 2.4L 2011 EQUINOX (APPROX. 47,000 AT PURCHASE 11/16 & 71,000 CURRENT) IS NOW AT DAYS CHEVROLET IN ACWORTH GA. DUE TO 1) SHUTTING OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, 2) STALLING AT IDLE (FWD & REV). I INITIALLY VISITED DAYS ON 12/22/17 TO START AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST RELATED TO 15285C, AS MY CAR PRESENTED WITH STALLING/HESITATION/SURGING AND LOSS OF 3 QTS OIL. AS OF TODAY (1/3/18), I RETURNED TO DAYS WHEN IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP'S DIAGNOSIS IS INTAKE & EXHAUST CAMSHAFT SOLENOID FAILURE. I SUSPECTED THIS BASED ON CODE P0010 RECORDED BY MY DIAGNOSTIC UNIT. SO I GOT A RENTAL, LEFT MY CAR FOR THE CAMSHAFT REPAIRS, AND RESEARCHED RECALLS. THE 2011 2.4L HAS MANY KNOWN ENGINE/POWERTRAIN/SAFETY ISSUES. LO AND BEHOLD, I FOUND THE RECALL ON THE CAMSHAFT DIAGNOSIS. IT READS EXACT TO WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING. MY NEXT STEP WAS CONTACTING DAYS TO ASK WHY I'M BEING CHARGED FOR A RECALLED REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF RECALL 11195A. MY SERVICE ADVISOR, ROB, LOOKED UP THE RECALL AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS IN FACT A RECALL FOR THE EXACT DIAGNOSIS, YET COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. HE ADVISED THAT THE CAR IS EXHIBITING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL IS ISSUED FOR AND THAT IT'S CLEARLY A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE, YET GM WILL NOT COVER MY REPAIR BECAUSE "THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED". I VERY MUCH BELIEVE THIS IS GM'S RESPONSIBILITY AND GM SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR AT NO COST BECAUSE IT'S A RESULT OF THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TONIGHT AND WAS TOLD THERE'S NOTHING GM CAN DO. I STRONGLY DISAGREE. GM CAN DO THE RIGHT THING. I REQUESTED A CASE BE OPENED AND WAS GIVEN #83734190593 AFTER PRESSING (PAUL) FOR ONE. IN THE END. GM WAS OF NO HELP AND MY VIN IS STILL IN LIMBO, SO I'M FILING MY COMPLAINT HERE.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. ENGINE STARTED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, THEN WOULD NOT START. WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SAID ENGINE UNDERPOWERED. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, EVEN THOUGH NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND WE CHECKED THE OIL 3 DAYS EARLIER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY ISSUED BY GM. GM DENIED COVERAGE WITH NO EXPLANATION SENT TO ME. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FILE AN APPEAL, AND WAS GIVEN A FILE NUMBER AND TOLD SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. DESPITE ALMOST DAILY FOLLOW UP CALLS BY ME FOR A MONTH NO ONE HAS CALLED ME BACK. EACH TIME I AM TOLD IT THE CASE IS BEING HANDLED BY A SENIOR ADVISOR AND THAT THE OPERATOR WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT THEM AND THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK. I ASKED FOR THE CASE TO BE ESCALATED TO A SUPERVISOR, AND AFTER 4 TIMES WAS TOLD IT HAD BEEN, BUT WHEN I CALLED BACK TO SEE WHY NO ONE HAD CALLED ME BACK WAS TOLD THAT THE SENIOR ADVISOR WAS STILL ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, WITH THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE STILL IN MOTION, WITH NO WARNING, AND IS CAUSED BY A KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL, NOT "SPECIAL COVERAGE".

HELLO, THE VEHICLE IS UNDER 60,000 MILES. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS REPORTED THE CAR BURNED OIL AND CAUSED OIL SLUDGE. MANY REPORTS ARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE PISTONS AND RINGS. THE COST OF THE JOB IS BETWEEN $4500 - 6000. GM WILL NOT REPAIR THE CAR UNDER THE BULLETIN, 15285C. APPARENTLY, THE CAR VIN IS COVERED; HOWEVER, GM WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE I CAN'T PROOF CHANGING OIL EVERY 5,000 MILES. I DO HAVE SERVICE PROVIDER RECEIPTS DATING BACK TO 2012. I COULDN'T PROOF CHANGING THE OIL MYSELF. I HAVE COMPLETED THIS TASKS IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICE SHOP. GM REPORTED THE CAR TO BURN OIL EXCESSIVELY AT 2,000 MILES. I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS UNTIL 2016, FIVE YEARS AFTER TIME OF PURCHASE. I'M DISAPPOINTED WITH GM NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT. THE CAR HAS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES DUE TO THIS RECALL. -LUNGES AT IDLE -STOPS AT IDLE -SOUNDS LIKE A TICKING TIME BOMB I HAVE ALREADY INVESTED $1200 IN THE ENGINE FIXING THE TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP. ATTACHED IS A CONVERSATION SAVED WITH GM SUPPORT. THANKS, CHAD

I HAVE A 2011 EQUINOX IT'S GOT 146,000 MILES . I AM FAITHFUL WITH OIL CHANGES AND LAST WEEK WHEN I WENT TO GET IT CHANGED I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE HAD NO OIL. MY OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD JUST TURNED ON THE DAY PRIOR. I WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T ANY LEAKS. SO AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FIND THERE IS A OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, HOWEVER SINCE MY MILES ARE I'VE 120,000 I DON'T QUALIFY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! MY CAR COULD HAVE BURNT UP BECAUSE MY LIGHT NEVER INDICATED A PROBLEM AND GM NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF HE ISSUES!

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT, CAR COMPLETELY DIED. NOTHING WOULD WORK. HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER. WAS SENT TO A CERTIFIED GM SERVICE CENTER AND THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE AND CAUSED CHAOS IN MY ENGINE. THEY REPLACED THE CHAIN AS WELL AS THE HEAD AND OTHER NUMEROUS PARTS. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT MY MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. OUT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. NOW JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY ENGINE IS CLICKING AND TICKING AND SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL OUT. I CHECK THE OIL WHEN I GET STOPPED AND MY CAR HAS NO OIL IN IT. NO WARNING LIGHTS HAD COME ON AND MY OIL LEVEL MONITORING SYSTEM STILL SAID 38%. IT HAD JUST REACHED 3000 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER. TIRED OF DROPPING MONEY IN THIS VEHICLE. ALSO NOW WHEN I GET IN MY AIR CONDITIONER MAKE A LOUD NOISE UNTIL I TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON.

SAFETY CONCERNS GALORE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR, WHICH IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CAR STALLING ISSUING SINCE I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER DUE TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH ENTIRE FAMILY IN CAR, VERY DANGEROUS. NEW ENGINE PROBLEM CAUSED CAR TO STALL IN ROAD AS WELL. THERE ARE SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS THAT GM DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO OWN VEHICLE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED DURING THIS CAR. CALLED AND SHARED SAFETY CONCERN WITH GM AND DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES.

RETURNED TO HUBLER CHEVY FOR STRANGE NOISE AT A COLD START. ROUGH IDLE. ALREADY A BULLETIN FOR BALANCING CHAIN. BALANCE CHAIN REPLACED PER EXTENDED WARRANTY. RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED $198. NOT ON A BULLETIN. ALSO, NOW DOING ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BECAUSE OIL WAS LOW AS WELL AS ENGINE COOLANT WAS LOW. AFTER DOING RESEARCH AT HOME, THOUSANDS OF 2.4L ENGINES FOR EQUINOX ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR BAD TIMING CHAIN WHEN THEY HAVE BALANCING CHAIN REPLACED. MOST OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE COMING AT THE 30,000 MILE MARK ON THE ODOMETER. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO WHY THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE IS NOT ADDRESSED WHEN REPLACING THE BALANCING CHAIN? IF THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHES OR BREAKS IT WILL BLOW UP THE ENGINE (SAFETY ISSUE). MY VEHICLE JUST TURNED 29,0000 MILES. NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS INVOLVE ALL THE NHTSA BULLETINS AND ULTIMATELY, THESE PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING NEW REPLACEMENT ENGINES. IF THIS IS THE CASE WHY WON'T GM ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACE THESE ENGINES WITH THE NEW IMPROVED 2013-2014 2.4L ENGINES. MY TIME IS VALUABLE AND EACH REPAIR WILL COST ME A DAYS WORTH OF PAY. IF THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOW SHOWING UP. LET'S END GAMES AND REPLACE THE ENGINE NOW. THIS IS VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, GM NEEDS TO OWN IT AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE INSTEAD OF ALL THESE BAND AID FIXES. *TR

ENGINE HAS ALWAYS MADE A RATTLING NOISE WHICH NOW I BELIEVE LOOSE/WORN TIMING CHAIN. LAST WEEK THE EQUINOX WAS STALLING AT STOP SIGNS. IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP THEN DIE AGAIN. ONCE IT'S TAKES OFF IT RUNS FINE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WERE 2 CODES. 1 READ ENGINE MISFIRE OTHER READ INTAKE CAM VALVE ACTUATOR (SOMETHING). THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODES (CHARGED ME FOR CLEARING CODES) AND THEN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. COUPLE DAYS LATER IT DIES 3 TIMES IN A ROW AT STOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR ONE DAY. NEXT DAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND VEHICLE RUNS FINE. LATER THAT DAY IT DIES AT STOP. I CALL DEALER TO GET ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AND THEY SAY WITHOUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OR IT DYING FOR THEM THERE ISN'T MUCH THEY CAN DO. DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF EQUINOX TIMING ISSUE AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. OF COURSE NOW IT IS 3 MONTHS OUT OF THE 5YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE READ WHERE THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A FEELING I'M GOING TO BE FORCED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY DO NOTHING FOR IT AND CHARGE ME TO CLEAR ANY CODES.