general problems of the 2012 Chevrolet Equinox - part 1

2012 Chevrolet Equinox burns/leaks oil which cause the serpentine belt to pop off & I had to replace it. Having problems with the mat & iat codes, just replaced the fuel pump, crankshaft sensor, camshaft sensor, & spark plugs. . . Car still will not crank. They're saying there's no recall but why are all the Chevrolet Equinox malfunctioning with the same problems with no help from the manufacturer?.

The contact’s friend owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that he is an independent mechanic, and his friend brought his vehicle in due to the key became stuck in the ignition. The contact diagnosed the vehicle that the key cylinder lock housing failed and needed to be replaced. The contact referenced the NHTSA campaign number: 16v502000 (electrical system, power train) however, the undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle would display a reduced engine power warning message. The contact stated that while driving up a bridge, the vehicle slows down and failed to increase in speed when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle  was taken to a independent mechanic where they had replaced the accelerator pedal, however the failure persisted. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer but due to fees it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,595.

My 2012 chevy Equinox lt had had nothing but issues with the timing chain the oil consumption where it hardly wants to start I have only had this used vehicle for 6 months or less I shouldn’t be having all these problems with it! the tailpipe isn’t smoking out white clouds but when you put your hand over it it leaves black oil gas smelling grunge on your hand! this is the second Equinox I have owed in less than 1 year and it should not be costing me a fortune in repairs within a year even though it’s used makes no sense to me why chevy allows this to happen!!!.

I bought my 2012 chevy Equinox lt 2. 4l because I owed one just like it but a deer totaled it at only 10 mph! it been nothing but issues since I purchased it drove it off the lot the check engine light comes on and then I go to get it checked and it states that I have a permanent catylic converter code that no one can fix except GMC! when I idle at a stop for longer than 1 min it starts stuttering and jerking like it’s gonna die! so I clean my throttle body like the mechanic said I should do and I found this dark brown whitish sludge in my pvc tube that runs up into the air box which now my air box is full of this gunk! I have to put oil into this vehicle every 3 days cause it will be full then three days later it’s just a smidge above out on the dipstick! I am poor I can not afford huge repairs or replacement of yet another vehicle ??! GMC needs held accountable since they seem to know about this and it’s not recalled they need to do better in taking care of us poor customers who just want a reliable vehicle!! so very upset yet again!!!.

The camshaft actuators continue creating difficultdriving conditions. The poo11 and poo13 codes continually show faulty even after replacement. The vehicle {2012 Chevrolet Equinox} lurches and bucks,creating difficulty for the safe operations of this vehicle. This creates adverse reactions from other motorists by just acting up ,even after repairs. This is my 3rd time replacing these components to no avail. The obd does kick out the engine light, but its definately manufacturer poor designing. This problem while driving in traffic is concerning. Is there any remedy? parrybruce57@gmail. Com August 18,2022 thank you b a parry.

Gauges- oil light does not turn on, when the vehicle is low in motor oil. Which causes internal engine failure, which include, but not limited: timing belts to piston wear. Vehicle was in highway speed and lost vehicle power, which caused safety issues for my vehicle and vehicles behind me. Vehicle also has braking and transmission issues; at full stop on a hill and putting the transmission in "n"eutral the vehicle rolls forward, even when the brakes are fully applied or putting the vehicle back in park.

Chevy sold the Equinox knowing full well that it had engine problems. The oil system fails, using oil at an excessive rate and oil dumping from engine. They were aware that around 80,000 miles the car would need over $4000 in repairs. They also knew the timing chain gets off timing causing over $2000 in repairs. Both of which happened to my vehicle within 6 months. The engine ceased up and was undrivable. It sat in our driveway for over 18 months while we paid off the loan.

Car kept stalling when slowing down on the highway in traffic on beltway from maryland to home in virginia. Very dangerous situation. Car was also sluggish when accelerating. Had to drive with two feet one on brake and gas pedal when slowing down to avoid car shutting off completely on the road. Dropped car off at dealer this evening. I checked and did not see any recalls. Can’t locate safety bulletins from chevy as they are not published. Dealer said would look for any bulletins. Engine light is on. I read others with models from 2011 to 2015 having same issues for chevy Equinox.

I bought a new 2012 equniox in 2012 (2gnalpek4c6236510) last week the engine failed. Low oil waring light never came on! do I have any options � do don't see any recalls for this? I bought a new 2012 equniox in 2012 (2gnalpek4c6236510) last week the engine failed. Low oil waring light never came on! do I have any options � do don't see any recalls for this? 2gnalpek4c6236510 2gnalpek4c6236510 I bought a new 2012 equniox in 2012 (2gnalpek4c6236510) last week the engine failed. Low oil waring light never came on! do I have any options � do don't see any recalls for this? 2gnalpek4c6236510.

2012 Equinox has been using more oil than it should. Took it in for a recall this week, catalytic converters, replaced the exhaust manifold. Engine would lose power when I slowed down or tried to accelerate. Took it back in, service department said I my timing chains are stretched, the chains, guides and actuators need to be replaced ASAP before my engine stops for good. Service person stated they contacted gm and they will not help with the cost to fix it. I bought the car used in April 2019, it has 89,441 miles on it.

I have had multiple issues with the vehicle in question every since I drove it off the lot. The first signs of trouble started when the car would cut off in the middle of driving in busy traffic. Supposedly the dealer fixed the issue, not sure if that was true because it continued as time went on. Secondly I have had so many oil changes since the purchase of this vehicle and there is record of 3/2019,05/2019,07/2019,(johnny londoff Chevrolet up until 05/2020),05/2020,10/2020,11/2020,02/2021. . . And counting. The vehicle has a very high oil consumption and is bringing about more issues within the vehicle. Lastly but not least the sensors and other things are being damaged in the process. At this current time I am having "reduced energy" issues and I just received oil change and I'm being told I needed to add oil, but how when I just got a oil change. I have reached out to the dealer whom sold me the vehicle, recalls dept, etc and I'm not being provided with assistance. Please assist with this ongoing matter. I have records.

Engine is burning excessive oil consumption. Per mechanic this has affected timing chain, valves, pistons for which there was a recall. I do not recall receiving a notice of this recall. Mechanic said there was no/very little oil when I took to him to check what was causing vehicle to run ruff and sound ruff. He said parts were caked with oil. Mechanic suggested to take to dealer for recall kit repair.

The timing chain snapped without any kind of warning causing extensive damage to the engine, I see recalls for this due to excessive oil consumption. I had the vehicle towed to Chevrolet and expected some type of assistance as there is only 68,000 miles on the vehicle. I purchased the vehicle at the ron westphal Chevrolet a salesman named robert ithier had sold us the vehicle introducing us to the former owner, we looked the vehicle over and had one of our mechanics check the vehicle and it seemed fine. Now that Chevrolet is not helping fix this problem we found out before we purchased the vehicle codes were cleared and an engine light was reset just before we purchased the vehicle. I feel cheated, robbed and conned from this dealership, I am still waiting for repairs to be performed.

I own a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox (purchased in September 2011) that had been diagnosed by a certified GMC dealership (carl black GMC roswell, GA) with the exact same conditions as GMC service bulletin no. : 12313d � special coverage adjustment � engine balance chain and fuel pump. While my 2012 model is not listed as covered, I am requesting special considerations for my vehicle to be included in this sca given the exact match in vehicle symptoms and very close chronological proximity to the covered vehicles. I have attached two copies of the bulletins, 1 from your website and 1 from gm. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while at a stop, the vehicle jerked with an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

My vehicles check engine light came on then the stability light came on the vehicle sounded like it was choking. When we got it to the repair shop it stalled out and when the shop did shove investigation there was no oil in the vehicle. Although there was no warning about oil being low or lights on. As we were bringing vehicle to shop it smelled of burning. Vehicle started malfunctioning when stationary and became worse when in motion.

Driving and lost all the oil out of the vehicle. Has a recall that doesnt include my VIN. This is an issue as there are thousands this is happening too. Gm refuses to fix it. They are saying that the only reason it isnt covered is because it didnt come from the right plant.

Done a oil change and about 3 weeks later no oil. Had to change the camshaft sensor and now throwing the code 420. Runs sluggish and exhaust is now blowing through the vents.

Burning oil. I got an oil change and within less than a month I had no oil in my car. Not use and driven a lot either.

Key locked in keyswitch. . Can't put the vehicle in any gear. . Stuck in park. .

At least every 3 months tired pressure is off then a sensor then the car starts turning off on me and I have to take it back to the dealer.

At the start of vehicle is fine but once put in gear reverse and go to put back up it cuts off it does this several times before it's ok then while driving it is ok once stop at red light or just stop in traffic it cuts off once it's cuts off the steering wheel locks up and hard to put back in park once it stops the engine light comes on but once car is back on engine light sometimes goes back out I have taken it to several different shops and the told me to contact manufacture because all codes are good.

The car was in motion when the reduced engine power sensor came on and shut down. It was towed to a local repair shop where it was determined that the timing chain broke due to lack of oil due to bent piston rings and the oil escaping. All of that was repaired and maybe 6 months later the check engine light was back on. We took it back to the shop and it was decided there was extensive damage done to the engine based on the previous oil consumption issue. The engine was then replaced as well as the ecm board due to oil being all over it completely ruining the sensors. We also have had to replace the evap system due lack of oxygen and the car constantly chocking out while in motion and while ideling. We filed our claim when the class action lawsuit came out and of course we're denied, just like the thousands of other people due to there being �lack of proof� that it was due to lack of oil. I was constantly checking my oil, getting it changed, adding the right oil when it was low and because I did not do the oil consumption test through gm we are out almost 10 thousand dollars on a car that still had issues due to the lack of oil. The first time it broke down I had a power train warranty on the vehicle and they did an investigation to make sure it was due to a lack of oil changes and build up of dirty oil, it was proved that the oil escaped through the bent piston rings and burnt off instead of going back into the engine. They did cover the timing chain but once the engine needed to be replaced we no longer had the warranty. I'm not sure why that investigation was not good enough for the settlement to go through but regardless these vehicles are so unsafe and money pits and are still being sold to innocent people who have no idea what they are getting themselves into. A recall absolutely should be made.

Today 08/9/2019 my wife showed me where she saw smoke coming from under the glove box it did melt the plastic cover,no one will help me with lift gate goes up 1/4 way down,up the all the way down have gotten it 3 times in the head I have told catalano motors about it when I bought it never got fixed. Rear window on pass side never worked and light don't go on when you open rear door,manual transmission never worked,no offence but I would rather have my 75 delta 88 I'm just not pleased with the vehicles. Miss having my 97 f150 thank you for your time,also the lift gate would go up and down by itself with keys in my hand I really wish I could afford to get new or diff kind of vehicle.

Vehicle will stop while driving, sitting at light, and driveway. . I have to continue putting oil in every other day. Power steering light came on, unable to start my vehicle or roll windows up. Doesn't want to start now.

The vehicle turned completely off, could not get key out of ignition and electrical system was totally done. I had to get it towed to repair shop. I paid 1500 to get it back on. R stopped in the middle of highway while driving. Repaired it by changing timing chain and a month layer the electrical system went out again while waiting at a stop light. No warning just turned completely off and had to get it towed again to caar repair shop. I was told that it was probably. Tje transmission or engine. Not worth the price of repair because it would probably end up costing more than the car was worth.

My 2012 Equinox has about 122,000 miles on it. I bout it in 2012, new. About 3 weeks ago, it frequently began to jerk and almost stall out when in drive and at a stop. I would have to put it in neutral most times to keep it from jerking so hard. It also ran very loudly. Then a few days ago the engine light came on, but then went off after I filled up my gas tank. I took my car to the dealership yesterday and they said my car was low on oil, so I told them that it was due for an oil change and they did. But the also said that I needed to replace my timing chain, which would be about $2000 dollars and they said that my car may be burning oil and if that's the case then I would need to replace timing chain and pistons and the price would be double. I picked my car up yesterday after the oil was changed and the care drove fine. Then, this afternoon while in the car line to pick up my son from school. My car completely stalled out while in drive and at a complete stop. It easily restarted but then stalled out again about 2 minutes late in the line. I was able to make it home after that but I am now concerned for my family's safety when driving a car that stalls out while in drive. I read up on my vehicle and found that there are numerous complaints from others with the same make,model, and year. Something definitely needs to be done about this as gm doesn't seem to care. Thank you.

Water pump leak.

Briefly, for the last month and a half I have experienced rough idle on start and rough idle & stall with the car losing power and going dead at red lights and in traffic while in drive. I took the car to the auto mechanic and stored codes suggested replacing O2 sensors, the catalytic converter and a tune-up would resolve the issue; I replaced all of the above to the tune of 1400. 00; the issue of rough idling, stall & losing power, going dead at the light/ sitting in traffic has not resolved. The 2012 Equinox is not safe to drive; it just keeps stalling and going dead/losing power while in drive. I have spent almost 1400. 00 trying to diagnose and fix this issue since December 1. My car does not have the cel but still idles roughly, stalls and loses power/stops randomly at red lights and in traffic. I have been unable to safely use the 2012 Equinox for approximately three out of the four weeks of December. Out of frustration I googled my experiences with the car and discovered that this apparently is a common issue that was found in the 2011 model (see NHTSA id# 10430919; 10437891; 10499684 & 10413320. Recall#11195 & 12312. Bulletin #pi0562, pi0202a, pip4716 & pi0469). Apparently this issue was not fixed or addressed in subsequent models as I have been unable to locate a service bulletin or recall although my car a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox is having the same issue. The consumer should not have to pay 1,000's of dollars diagnosing and fixing known manufacture defects. Subsequent vehicles made after the issue was found in th 2011 should have been fixed or should be covered under service bulletins & recalls especially since the car idles rough when starting, loses power and cuts off while in drive with your foot on the brake in stop & go highway traffic or at street red lights- this is very unsafe and can result in an unnecessary accident or even god forbid a fatality.

My Equinox began "bucking" one evening on my way home from work. I have changed the oil regularly (every 5000 miles) and was unaware of any issues with this model having excessive oil consumption problems. I brought to my local mechanic- he informed me that there was actually oil in the tailpipe and that these vehicles were known for having oil consumption issues. I arranged to have the vehicle towed to a Chevrolet dealer- I did not want to drive it as it was a huge safety concern with the engine bucking and possibly stalling in traffic. The Chevrolet dealer had it for the whole week and eventually told me it had "jumped timing". Joe the service manager at central Chevrolet in west springfield, MA told me they would have to see if there was further damage - ie to the valves. So the next call I get is from the warranty administrator at the dealer- she tells me I need a new engine and that Chevrolet will cover 30% of the replacement - would I like to have it done? I ask her- well you tell me they will cover 30% but 30% of what? she said that my share would be $ 5100. This was not acceptable- a vehicle with 48,000 miles and the engine needs to be replaced. It sounds like Chevrolet knew of the issue with this engine as evident by the numerous complaints and class action online. Had they notified owners appropriately and had the appropriate warning systems in the vehicles then this would not have happened. This has the potential to be a huge safety concern as people use these vehicles to transport family members to school, work, etc. If these vehicles run this way and even stall in traffic then there is huge potential for serious injury and/or death. I have tried to speak with general motors directly, but they have not responded with acceptable remedy. Please help the owners of these vehicles get the appropriate help - and to help keep their families safe. Ty.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving about 25 mph, the vehicle lost power. The check engine light illuminated. The vehicle restarted. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician did not do anything. The contact replaced the actuator but the failure recurred. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000. Fe.

When I leave my keys in the ignition while the ignition is off and in park. My car sometimes makes a noise like it is trying to start the engine/car or car with the car being off and no one switching the key over. Making the lights flicker on the inside and outside of the car. The mechanic said it could be electrical faliure but he wouldnt be sure without looking at it. . . However my remote start doesnt work anymore and niether does my bluetooth capability.

This car has a sealed transmission. And I only drive around town and to and from work. When you go to take off it hesitates and jumps. In first and second gears. I have talked to other Equinox owners and apparently this happens to everyone. I feel like this is a defect. Not every car should have transmissions problems.

The key will not come out of the transmission. I've had a mechanic look it over and he stated that the car isn't all the way in park either because the button on the gear shift can be pushed in while the car is turn off and in park.