Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox

2013 chevy Equinox was taken to mechanic for a check engine light and loss of stabilitrak. My mechanic pulled the codes and said this repair was above their ability and recommended I take to chevy dealer. Chevy's service guy said there was an open recall for excessive oil consumption and I said yes it is using a lot of oil we have had it here for similar oil related issues with no success. Tech comes back with broken timing belts and later a shaved piston $4200 in repairs. When researching this it is directly linked to the recall and chevy wont stand by the repairs and cover the cost because the dealership didn't note excessive oil consumption.

We purchased a used 2013 Equinox for my daughter in 2016 and received regular maintenance including on-time oil changes. On Jan 18 at 1:30 am my daughter was driving home and the check engine light came on, she pulled off to the side of the road and the car shut off. She tried to restart and it wouldn't start. We had the car towed to the local Chevrolet dealership and the first diagnosis was it needed a new drive belt and negative battery cable for $860. They called back the next day with a new diagnosis and said it needed a remanufactured engine which would cost $8,000 because a piston rod blew and damaged the engine. The car has 91,836 miles. Luckily, she was in town, near home and not away at school and wasn't on the interstate when her car broke down. She is safe but I can't help but wonder what if she was on the interstate when this happened. The Equinox is not safe if it can easily shut down with no prior warning. After researching this problem I have learned that many Equinox owners have dealt with this issue and some are on their second and third engines. Unfortunately, this unexpected occurrence puts us in a very awkward, expensive situation. I refuse to pay $8,000 for a new engine for a vehicle that I still owe $6,000 on and the new engine can easily have the same issues. Chevrolet knows about this engine problem and does not want to be held accountable. I will never purchase a chevy car again and will definitely let people know about the Equinox issues.

Numerous oil changes. Had to get a new timing belt. Was told it is an engine issue.

Irregular oil consumption and engine problems leading to further repair and continuous diagnosis. Vehicle currently has a mileage of 127,871 and original owner of vehicle. Since February 2019, engine diagnosis is required between oil changes do to low idle and check engine light. Vehicle has stalled while stopped at traffic lights, but stalling has not yet occurred at slow speeds. Dealership has found oil engine level low, causing the timing chains to stretch and creating noise. Performed engine performance restoration service to clean piston rings and changed oil and filter; reset oil life and cleared codes. Dealership recommended to return in 1,000 miles to re-evaluate oil level and perform internal engine repairs. Past repairs included cam, timing belt, and catalytic converter,.

Having issues with my chevy's timing belt. This seems to be a known issue for gm and they refuse to do anything to fix it. They keep blaming it on oil consumption.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. While the contact was retrieving items from the vehicle, the front passenger tire exploded unexpectedly while in park. Also, while driving various speeds, various warning indicators, including the air bag, check engine, and power steering, illuminated intermittently. In addition, the serpentine belt fractured on three separate occasions due to a defective pulley inside the engine. The contact took the vehicle to various independent mechanics to have it serviced; however, the serpentine belt and the warning indicator failures persisted. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 8,000.