Transmission Failure problems of the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox

I was driving on our cities bypass and all of a sudden my car began to jerk and not want to accelerate. After getting to a place that I could safely pull over, I placed the car in park and listened. The car seemed to be running fine. I thought may be it was bad gas but I was on a half tank and had been driving with the same gas for almost a week with no issues. I tried to drive home and when I put the car in drive and went to press the gas, nothing happened. The car would not move. I could hear acceleration, but the car did not budge. I put it in reverse and the same thing occurred. I am reading that transmission failure has been a problem with many 2011 chevy Equinox owners. I have a little under 124,000 miles. Its too many people with this same issue for it not to be recalled by gm. This is not a inexpensive fix and is not fair to consumers.

Pulled onto a main highway, traveling at traffic speed when transmission failure left us in the middle of the road. Had to be pushed off the highway, and then towed to a garage, where told transmission failure is common with these cars. Repair cost of 4100$.

While accelerating on frwy ramp, sudden catastrophic transmission failure, I got to the shoulder, had the car towed to my regular repair garage, he had seen this before, a plate inside the transmission shatters with no warning, had car towed to transmission shop, they diagnosed the same thing, said they have repaired 4 to 5 every year and it's a flaw with these transmissions. They completely rebuilt the transmission and showed me the broken parts. Cost was $3400. 00. Called the chevy dealer for reimbursement and they deny any design or manufacturing defects and refused to do anything. I think you should investigate these transmissions for early failures due to a design or manufacturing defect and make chevy extend the warranties on them. My car had only 52000 miles on it and should not have this failure. I was lucky to get to those shoulder safely. If I can provide any additional information, please contact me. Also, please inform me of your investigation.

Transmission failed at 50,000 miles. I was driving 25 mph down a city street. Of course, I'm out of warranty because of years, and, gm will not consider giving any assistance, even though this is a common problem with the 2011 Equinoxes. An employee at a local dealership said the transmission in the Equinox like mine is garbage. I purchased the car new in March, 2011, and in February 2015 at 26,000 the a/c compressor went out, and I had to pay for that repair.

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. While attempting to merge into traffic, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle began to decelerate independently. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the 35r clutch wave plate had failed causing the transmission to fail and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 121,000.

Transmission failed to shift into any gear when stopping after a long drive. So far two instances where the car failled to move after stopping at a light and at a stop sign after driving more than 50 miles. Dealer can find no problem with car.