2012 Chevrolet Equinox Engine

Yes, vehicle is available for inspection. Car dies while in motion, which causes increased risk for accidents to occur. Problem has been inspected by several independent service centers. Not inspected by manufacturer (Chevy) as they will not book appointment for recall inspection as they say no recalls on vehicle. The check engine light came after some time of experiencing issues with car prior to the failure (car constantly dying). Concern: I took my vehicle into a mechanic shop to be serviced as it was having multiple issues, one being that my car was constantly dying while being driven. Diagnostics determined that my car has a plugged PCV system. They did not perform repairs as they found a recall for this issue that covers my specific year, make, and model. I called my local Chevy dealership and they stated they could not find a recall and referred me to General Motors. I contacted GM and they stated that my particular VIN was not apart of the recall. I was told that my car did not receive parts from the same location that was deemed to have been producing faulty parts. Given this reasoning, I asked for information on where my parts came from vs where the parts came from for the recall. They said they did not have access to that level of detail and that my option for escalation was to submit a safety concern to NHTSA. I find it highly suspicious that they state my car is not affected, but cannot provide proof as to how they came to that conclusion. I cannot be the first person to question why my car is not covered when it has the exact issue being recalled. This is our family car that transports our children daily and is now unsafe without proper repairs. GM/Chevy should be required to show proof of why my particular car is not covered and if not, they should be liable for the repairs. Here is the recall information that I have: Document ID: 4098165 Document title: #14882: Special Coverage Adjustment – Plugged PCV Orifice in Intake Manifold (Mar 4, 2015)

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while approaching a stop sign and depressing on the brake pedal, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he was able to restart the vehicle but heard an abnormal sound and the vehicle then stalled while parking at a nearby parking lot. The contact stated that there was oil leaking from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to his residence. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with Manufacturer Communications number 17329; however, the vehicle was not included. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure and was informed that the VIN was associated with the Manufacturer's recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,094. The VIN was invalid.

Excessive oil consumption, recall notice received 3/2021. I had been dealing with excessive oil consumption for years and received recall notice from GM about that exact issue in March 2021. Starting 4/26/2021, I have met the excessive oil consumption requirement three times through Bergstrom Chevy in Middleton, WI. The dealership keeps saying I need to demonstrate further excessive oil consumption. Today I called GM and their representative said I needed to submit a claim in order to qualify for the recall. The dealership was given the recall paperwork in April 2021 and did not submit this claim. I am unsure why the recall is not being honored.

My PVC hole for my oil got plugged due to a poor design choice resulting in water build up to accumulate inside the tube. As a result the rear main oil seal blew out resulting in significant damage to the engine.

Car stalled on highway after picking up my children from school. Purchased this car in March 2021 from a used dealership. After the stalling incident, the car started back up. Since that incident the car has been having a rough Idle and stalls when parked, stopped at a light, stopped at a stop sign and also stalls while letting pedestrians cross the street. I have also been having trouble with oil consumption. I have receipts, and I am getting oil changes every 2-3 months with synthetic oil. Oil needs to be changed way before mileage and also before date due for a change. Synthetic oil is supposed to last up to 6,000 miles or every 6 months. I only use my car for travels to work, bringing children to and from school, and travels for necessity purposes only. All my travels are within 5 miles of my home. The car seems to be burning oil very quickly. I have also noticed that the car gets worse while idling every time I need an oil change. It will run fine for a short while then the rough idle starts up again. I have read many complaints in regards to the same vehicle with the same issues. I have spoken with local mechanics and auto shops and have also heard many people having the same troubles with the same vehicle. I am a single parent of 3 children and I feel very unsafe driving my vehicle. My children do need to get to school and I do need to get to work. I feel that this should be considered as a recall on this vehicle. There are hundreds of reviews and comments of other people with the same issues I am having. This is very unsafe especially to stall out anywhere. Best regards -Natasha

Engine makes rough idle noise when stopped or going slow. Took in for an oil change(I assumed it was way over due) I was then told, I still had over 3k miles to go. When they checked my fluid they found it was 3.5 liters short. It’s consuming too much oil in a short amount of time.

The vehicle began to consume oil at an alarming rate (at least a quart per week). When driving on the highway with two toddler children In the backseat of my car, the vehicle began to shake and I lost the ability to accelerate. The engine completely malfunctioned (blew) and the car became inoperable at that point. I had to cross three lanes of highway traffic to get to the side of the road and was doing so at 15 mph when the engine blew. It appears that this is a known issue with GM and there’s contradicting information about legal settlements. My vehicle also shows 0 recalls, which is also confusing because I have the understanding that GM was court ordered to recall affected vehicles. I’m unclear why my vehicle is not part of this recall. In the meantime, my vehicle sits on the side of the highway.

Engine light went on in March 2019. I took it to dealer 4.5 quarts low on oil. Oil light never went on. OnStar report said no issues with car. Only 4000 miles since last oil change. Repairs cost me almost $1800. I was told to bring car back after 1000 miles and they’d check it again to see if car was still over consuming oil. 1000 miles later it was still over consuming oil. They repaired it this time at no cost to me. Then in April 2021 my car started making a noise and I took it to the dealer. They said I needed a new engine because my car was still over consuming oil. That cost me $4300. GM picked up an additional $3700. This was a known issue and GM did nothing.

Vehicle idles rough (low) when at stop lights and stalls out. I just bought it a month ago.

My engine constantly overheats and burns through engine oil at an extremely high rate. This issue has caused my timing chain/belt to fail and render the car useless without replacing the entire engine. The constant overheating added undue stress to my timing belt/chain leading to its failure, and now me without a car. The overheating had been an ongoing issue.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed an excessive amount of oil. The check engine and oil warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic and the spark plugs, timing belt, and some other unknown engine-related parts were replaced however, the failure persisted. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

While trying to back up my engine stalls, engine stalls switching into drive and engine stalls while stopped at stop lights or stop signs. Was almost in several accidents today due to engine constantlystalling out. Check engine light came on reading code : P0010-00

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that her engine would burn excessive oil without warning while driving at various speeds. The contact called her dealer and was informed that her vehicle was out of warranty. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an unknown rate of speed, the vehicle shut off. The contact was uncertain if any warning lights illuminated prior to the failure. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where they diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed an excessive amount of engine oil. The contact stated that the oil level warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the pistons and the rings needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,900.

I purchased a 2012 Chevy Equinox in May of 2020, within eight months the water pump went out, after having three sensors within engine failed causing the stabilitrak indicator light started flashing, causing the engine to power down and not allow the vehicle to go over 35mph. Once I was able to take the vehicle to the dealership, I was told that three sensors within the engine went bad. This repair cost $2100 and now the vehicle is excessive having oil consumption issues, oil level indictor warning light is not working, I am constantly placing about 4 QT of oil within my vehicle every other fill up. Prior to having the oil changed within the time frame that is stated I need too.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine. Additional oil was added weekly. The contact noticed that there was oil leaking on the ground. The dealer was made aware of the failure and performed an oil consumption test however, the vehicle was not repaired because it was over the warranty coverage. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to another dealer but offered no further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.

2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSTITUENT WRITES REGARDING ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF A RECALL DUE TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED. THE REPAIRS ESTIMATED TO BE NEARLY $8000.00 WHICH IS THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE'S WORTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONATACTED, BUT DENIED RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO THE CLASS ACTION SUIT BEING EXPIRED. HOWEVER, THEY DID OFFER TO PAY 1/3 OF THE COST, WHICH LEFT THE CONSUMER WITH THE $8000.00 REMAINING BALANCE.

MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. IT STUTTERS, STALLS, JERKS, THEN DIES. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WE HAVE REPLACED THE O2 SENSORS 3 TIMES, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, EXHAUST MANIFOLD, INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES TWICE, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY TWICE, SPARK PLUG PACKS TWICE, THROTTLE BODY, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. MY CAR STILL STUTTERS, STALLS, ROUGH IDLES, JUMPS WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS, AND RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN SLOW TO ACCELLERATE AS WELL. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE UNTIL THIS WEEKEND. MY CAR SAYS IT IS 40% OIL, IT IS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE I CHECKED THE OIL, VIA THE DIPSTICK, AND MY CAR WAS BONE DRY! I NEVER RECEIVED A LOW OIL WARNING. I AM ASSUMING THIS IS WHY MY CAR HAS BEGUN ACTING CRAZY IN THE LAST YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED ME OF ANY OIL ISSUES SO I HAVE HAD TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY, BECAUSE NOW MY CAR IS AT 126,000 MILES!!!

YESTERDAY WAS PRETTY SCARY MY CAR CUT OFF EVERY 5 MINS WHILE DRIVING I HAD NO CONTROL. I'VE GOTTA EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF FIXED..I WAS DRIVING DOWN GRATIOT & CONNER WHEN IT JUST STOPPED ON ME AT THE GREENLIGHT AS I WAS TURNING. NOW I AM REALLY SCARED TO GET BACK IN IT. I FEEL LIKE GM KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THESE ENGINE/MOTOR AND STILL WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS CRAZY Y'ALL WON'T BE HAPPY UNTIL SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT. MY CAR JERKS THE WHOLE DRIVE REALLY BAD AT STOP LIGHTS AFTER A WHILE IT JUST TURNS OFF I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING HELP ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD RUN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AFTER THE IGNITION HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INITIALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART RIGHT AWAY HOWEVER, AFTER THE LAST FAILURE, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DIAMOND AUTO SALES (255 EASTON RD, GLENSIDE, PA 19038, (215)887-2345) WHO REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE CAM SHAFT SOLENOID ADJUSTER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BRYNER CHEVROLET, INC. (1750 THE FAIRWAY, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046, (215)402-7267) WHO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS THEN REFERRED TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2012 Equinox has oil consumption problem and the special warranty GM issued ends in 7.5 months or 120,000 miles however not all cars will experience this issue in that time frame but GM will not repair the cars unless they do. However they also note on their special warranty that this goes into effect after power train warranty ends but still will not repair car. My car needs new motor due to this issue but because it was after 7.5 years I must pay for motor. GM has had over 1,800 complaints and was sued and lost 3 lawsuits over this matter. How does someone who has a Equinox that’s part of this special warranty get their car fixed if it’s past the time frame?

ENGINE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL WHEN RUNNING. THEN WHILE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE WITH THE PLACE WE CHANGE OUR OIL AT, ALL OF A SUDDEN NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON AT ALL AND IT STALLS AT AN INTERSECTION TO FIND OUT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND NOW THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX ON ILLINOIS, I-90 AT 70 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. ENGINE COULD NOT ACCELERATE, STARTED SHAKING, THAN STALLED. PUTTING MYSELF & FAMILY AT RISK & IN DANGER. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT, HAD IT REBUILT. GM IS AWARE OF THEIR FAULTY ENGINES BUT CONTINUES TO SELL THESE CARS AND PUT FAMILIES AT RISK. THEY LOST A LAWSUIT BUT CONTINUE TO DENY CLAIMS & RESELL THE FAULTY VEHICLES. WAITED ALMOST A YEAR TO BE DENIED. THESE VEHICLES WITH THE FAULTY ENGINES NEED TO BE PULLED IMMEDIATELY & CONSUMERS NEED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF FIXING GM'S MISTAKES.

OIL CONSUMPTION HAD TO DO REPAIRS. TEAR DOWN AND REPLACEMENT OF PISTONS AND RINGS. MOTOR WAS KNOCKING AND SIEZING

ON FEBRUARY 9TH 2021 AT 5:00PM WHEN IT WAS 6 DEGREES WITH SNOW COVERED ROAD OUTSIDE, I WAS DRIVING TO A APPOINTMENT ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO ACT UP. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR BELLS WHEN OFF. I PULLED INTO A QUICK TRIP AND PUT SOME HEAT IN THINKING TO WAS A GAS LINE FREEZE UP. I WENT A SHORT 1.5 MILES TO MY APPT AND MY CAR DIED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICE A LOT OF OIL COMING FROM MY CAR. AGAIN STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS OR BELLS WENT OFF. I TOWED IT TO HENDRICK CHEVROLET WHERE ALL THE OIL CHANGES AND ALL PREVIOUS WORK HAVE BEEN DONE. THE PROBLEM IS A REAR MAIN SEAL THAT IS BLOWN DUE TO THE PCV VALUE GETTING CLOGGED WITH WATER AND FREEZING CAUSING HIGH CRACK CASE PRESSURE, BLOWING THE REAR SEAL. GM HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 WHICH COVERS THIS CONDITION IF THE CAR IS UNDER 120000 MILES/10 YEARS FROM IN SERVICE DATE. MY CAR HAS 110501MILES AND THE END SERVICE DATE 6/2012 AND SHOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER GM SAYS MY VIN # ISN'T PART UP THE 14882 BULLETIN. MY REPAIR COST IS $3200.00 IT SEEMS THE CARS THAT ARE MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO ARE PART OF THIS BULLETIN BUT THE CARS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA ARE NOT. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE FACING AND COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE. THIS CONDITION ONLY WILL OCCURS DURING BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS POTENTIALLY MAKING IT A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. IN MY CASE IF I WAS DRIVING ON I-435 INSTEAD OF HOLMES ROAD MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN DANGER. THIS SHOULD BE A VERY EASY FIX FOR GM IT MAKE TO IN SURE THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS DURING FREEZING CONDITIONS AND TO PREVENT THE VERY EXPENSIVE COST FOR THE CONSUMER TO BARE. IN MY CASE I'M PICKING UP MY CAR, STOWING IT AND FINDING A LAWYER.