2011 Chevrolet Equinox POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT WOULD SHUT OFF DURING LOW SPEEDS. ISSUE HAPPENED 20+ TIME DURING ONE 15 MINUTE DRIVE. I WOULD NEED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO START IT AGAIN, BUT ONCE I SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ONCE I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO BEGIN MOVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT, POWERING OFF AND REQUIRING ME TO PLACE IN NEUTRAL TO START AGAIN.

THIS IS A FWD MODEL WITH 2.4L ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION 3-5-R PLATE FAILED AT 67,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED. WHEN IT FAILED IT CAUSED ACCELERATION AND SPEED PROBLEMS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BUT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INITIALLY. THE CAR LIMPED A FEW MILES HOME STALLING OUT COMPLETELY ONCE A BLOCK FROM HOME, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS PURCHASED 06/11/2011. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES AND ROUGH IDLE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD ITS CAM SHAFT ACTUATORS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2011 AFTER THE ENGINE MADE VERY LOUD NOISES WITH ABOUT 2000 MILES ON THE CAR. I TRADED THE CAR IN 3 DAYS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I DID NOT TRUST THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND ENGINE CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

A THREE OCCASIONS I HAVE SAT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE CAR IDLING, WITH A ROUGH SOUNDING IDLE, THE CAR SOUNDING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, IT ACTUALLY DID STALL WITH ME NEEDING TO RESTART (WHICH LUCKILY IT DID) AS TRAFFIC WAS BEARING DOWN FROM BEHIND ON AN EARLY MORNING COMMUTE. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET SERVICED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS, WITH THE MECHANIC TELLING ME THAT CAR WAS DANGEROUSLY LOW ON OIL. I WAS SHOCKED AND SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS, AS I AM DILIGENT ABOUT GETTING MY OIL CHANGED ON TIME. THE OIL WAS CHANGED ONLY 3 MONTHS PRIOR AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS 3 QUARTS LOW ON OIL!! AFTER HEARING THIS, I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE FOR PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR YEAR MODEL EQUINOXES. SCARY AS I FELT HELPLESS SITTING STALLED IN HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC. LUCKY I WASN'T HIT! *TR

TRANSMISSION BANGS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AT SLOW SPEED. *TR

THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES ANT INFREQUENT AND UNEXPECTED INTERVALS. IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE MOTOR WILL LAG AND/OR DROP IN RPM SIMILAR TO A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR. THE LAG CREATES A 1-2 SECOND DELAY IN THE TRANSMISSION PROPELLING THE VEHICLE FORWARD OR DOING SO AT A SPEED THAT IS CONSTANTLY INCREASING. THIS OCCURS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE AMOUNT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE IS DEPRESSED. THIS DELAY CREATES A SIGNIFICANT DELAY THAT POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN MULTIPLE INTERSECTION COLLISIONS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT SLOW-MID SPEEDS (LESS THAN 30 MPH), IT LOSES POWER. IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN GEAR AND ENGINE BOGS DOWN. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THE DEALER HAS MADE 3 REPAIRS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, HOWEVER IT STILL OCCURS. LAST SERVICE WAS 6-5-13, PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN 6-14-13. OVERALL THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN FEB. 2011. *TR

ON 18 DEC 2012 THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT. TEN MINUTES LATER THE CAR LOST ALL POWER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. . . . THE CAR WAS DEAD. POLICE ARRIVED TO WARN ME OF BEING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT. I WAS TOWED BY AAA TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP = OIL/FILTER CHANGE. ODOMETER - 9778. THE OLD PROBLEM RECURRED TODAY 22 FEB 2013. ODOMETER 10329 SLUGGISHNESS, SLOW RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION, DIED TWICE IN REVERSE, AND GENERAL UNDEPENDABLE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT IS A HAZARD ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP. *TR