general problems of the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox - part 1

When gas is applied the transmission skips and doesn't get the power needed to drive car safely. I don't have any lights to indicate this is a problem within the engine. This recall has been issued for my vehicle but when I contacted the customer service for repairs, my vehicle information says there is no recalls for my vehicle. I did receive a letter in the mail stating my car has a recall.

We live in mn, weather was below zero and was driving home in my 2013 Chevrolet Equinox with 45,000 miles on it. Car started to shutter and just shut off. Called tow truck, mechanic said pcv froze and blew out rear seal. I am 24 and fighting brain cancer (medulloblastoma)…I have heard this is a design flaw and Chevrolet knows it. I have medical bills and college debt that are continuous…. Now I have no vehicle…it will be a couple thousand dollars to fix as long as they don’t find other things wrong with it when I can afford to fix it.

As I was coming to a red light, I heard a pop from underneath the front. About 3/4 miles down the road, I started smelling rotten eggs and hearing a rubbing noise. At the next red light, with my foot on the brake, the noise went away but the smell got stronger. When the light changed, the noise came back louder so I safely pulled off the road and had it towed to a dealership. No warning lights came on to indicate a problem. The dealership would not look at it because of a dispute with my repair service. So it was towed to a mechanic that took a picture of the transfer case blow-out. He does not do this type of repair. So I had it towed to a 2nd dealership. This dealership visually confirmed the transfer case issue but indicated he would not let his mechanics work on it because "it is too rusted and the chassis is bent. " so I have a 3rd dealership that says they will do the repair. I am currently waiting for their inspection report.

Issue started appx 2015-2017, loss of oil in between oil changes but would only happen every 6-9 months, took it to chevy dealership for inspection because there was no oil anywhere. They did 2 free oil changes 3 months apart and said nothing wrong with vehicle, even when I explained it wasn't long enough. But miracously it stopped for about 3-4 years and started slowly again, had mechanic look at it and he didn't see oil anywhere but found that the Equinox has had piston ring issues about the same time I took to dealership. Now in 2023, I cannot drive my car any further than 30 miles without it starting to jerk all over because it is out of oil. I literally stalled on the highway a few times putting myself and my family in danger, I called the dealership and service dept. Told me nothing they can do unless I pay for it because they checked it back in 2015-2017 so claim is closed. In the meantime, my family's safety is at risk, I take extreme care of my vehicle so I check my oil daily and if it starts to jerk, I know it's lost the oil again. I carry oil in my car for this reason, but there was a recall and now it won't be honored because it took so long to fully arise.

While driving in November of 2022 my truck started to make some really horrific noises. Got it into a shop who proceeded to tell me that my transfer case basically exploded. While trying to research my options for repair ( which this & extensive oil burning and consumption seem to be very common on this year, make, and , model) I learned through gm that my truck also has a branded title which wasn't disclosed to me at purchase from a dealership, because they said they didn't klnow. I don't know if this all ties into the branded title, but I feel like there needs to be a recall to address the faulty transfer case and the excessive oil consumption.

Since I have had this vehicle and made car payment one, I thought this was the best vehicle for me. Then shortly there after came the recalls/problems (catalytic converter, electrical system inside the vehicle, and last but not least, the engine. I have to make sure I take the vehicle in 1000-1500 miles early than normal because of the oil is low and the vehicle. The vehicle starts to vibrate/shake in the steering wheel and making noise that I know that it is time for the oil change. This vehicle has been not at all what I thought it was. I have spoken to someone at gm, which was supposed to get back to me. Please call for more information. 816-349-2674 tabitha wesley. Really would like to resolve this. If this vehicle is not safe for my 3-year-old granddaughter that I have in the vehicle or myself that I have put my trust and money in. I would love to give you my vehicle and you can drive your love ones and yourself to doctor and other places you need to go.

I was driving along and all of a sudden heard and felt a crunching underneath my car. I went directly home and upon shutting my vehicle off, it ran for a few seconds more before quitting. There was also fluid(gear oil) pouring out from underneath my car. No warning lamps or messages. I had the vehicle towed to a mechanic where it was confirmed that the fuel pump and transfer case were non operational.

No prior symptoms or warning lights the transfer case in my Equinox went upon further research tons of Equinox’s and similar gm cars have had the same issue where a part inside the transfer case cause the case to crack and fluid to leak out if this happens when driving the car will become inoperable creating a safety hazard gm made a replacement transfer case without the issue but never issued a recall a quick look online and you will see a ton of consumer complaints related to this issue I do believe gm knew about it and instead of doing the right thing just made a replacement and left it at that.

Engine problems due to excessive oil consumption, rattling, and failure. Then there is the electrical issues which would drive anyone insane causing certain functions not to work. The constant dimming of the screen it self. Im very upset cause im a single mom of a college student, I can’t afford these kind of issues.

I was driving on the highway and the stabilitrak light came on as well as the power steering, abs, traction control light and engine light then my car literally slowed down and had no power. I was doing 60 mile an hour and it down shifted to almost 5 miles an hour.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift out of park and the key would not move, preventing the contact from turning off the vehicle. The contact also mentioned that the service air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact initially called the dealer where they informed him to tow the vehicle to the dealer location. The contact then called aaa where they were able to reset the gear box; the contact was then able to shift the vehicle into the drive and drove to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure with a defective gear box; the vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer while they awaited for the parts to repair the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 16v502000 (electrical system, power train) however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 168,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while pulling into the driveway, the vehicle was shuddering. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the timing chain had fractured and caused engine damage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,539.

On 9/25/21, my engine light came on. I went to the dealership. The temperture light and the check oil light never came on. When the service man checked the oil he said there was almost no oil left in the engine. My dashboard said that I had 18% oil. The engine was also making a loud noise and stopping was difficult. The dealership did an oil change and talked to me about having the pistons changed, close to $3,000. I had heard the engine noise once before, I bought the car to the dealership and the service person refused to do an oil change and he did not check my oil. The oil percentage at that time was between 33 and 38%. The service person kept ranting that the company was not going to pay for the oil change it was too early. I have a buyer protection plan that pays for my oil changes. The dealership wants to know how bad the oil consumption problem is so they are having me come to the dealership so they can check my oil in between this oil change. A few days after the oil problem, I received in the mail from gm alerting me for the first time about the oil consumption vrs. Dash board oil consumption usage as indicated by the cars computer. According to one of the service persons, general motors has known about the oil consumption problem but they have not alerted their customers. My warranty has expired, both my husband and I rely on social security as our source of income. This could have been and engine fire, loss of life could have happened. General motors should have issued a recall and alerted their customers of this serious problem, instead of choosing to ignore it. They should realize that a dead customer can not drive a car. If the engine had blown up because of the inaccurate oil reading, alerting the customer sooner may have prevented the problem. Pro active works better than hiding your head in the sand. I am telling you about this problem so that others never experience what I did. This may be the last gm car I ever buy.

My 2013 Equinox has a oil consumption issue and a engine noise ,causing the engine to turn off while driving, loosing the power brakes, steering causing loos of control of the vehicle ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

After performing a diagnostic check on January 15th 2021, I was informed by jefferson Chevrolet that my engine light was on because of the timing chain and misfiring pistons. I have not had this car six months. It has a hundred and one thousand miles on it and I have been excessively adding oil. Even the prior visit in December 2020, the representative at jefferson Chevrolet in detroit michigan informed me that my car had no oil after a recent oil change and that he could not perform any inspections until they perform another oil change. I would like information on how to receive payment from the manufacturer to repair my vehicle.

While traveling less than 2 miles from home at about 40 mph on a smooth straight road the vehicle made a sudden jerk like slamming on brakes. Made control difficult momentarily.

On more than one occasion my Equinox turned off while I was driving. The first time it happened I was driving home (on the streets), and when I slowed down to turn and began to step on the accelerator the SUV turned off. In the middle of the street. Another time it happened on the freeway while I was driving through slow traffic. Once again, after having to slow down, when I stepped on the accelerator the SUV turned off. On the freeway!!! I could've been killed and I wouldn't have been at fault for it. This is a deadly issue with this SUV. I've had this Equinox since the beginning of 2019 and I keep up with the maintenance on it. I should not be having life threatening issues with this SUV.

Severe oil consumption I'm adding oil constantly.

Has metal shavings in system. Very dangerous!!! kept up with maintenance & oil changes. Vehicle jerks, check engine comes on stalls out of no where. Mechanics saycommon problem they deal with. . Must recall or get sued!!.

All oil came out of engine while driving, vehicle stopped on a main road in town.

The stabilitrak says reduced engine.

The vehicle has been making strange noise and burning oil for the past year. We had it to the dealer in may 2019 and they informed us that it was something with the muffler that was not covered under the extended warranty. Fast forward to today, and the dealer told us that the timing chain and the pcv need to be cleaned for a total of 2100. But now the warranty has expired, and the reason for the problem is due to the excessive oil consumption which will lead to further problems. I am extemely dissatisfied with Chevrolet and their service.

Class action lawsuit for piston ring oil failure resulting in high oil consumption. Chevy arbitrator is denying claims leaving customers to deal with their problem. Ant knowledgeable mechanic knows when the engine is not holding oil, multiple things can break and blow, but chevy denies these things because they are not covered in the class action lawsuit.

Our Equinox has had a check engine light come on stating the oil level is low. Since we checked TSB's and had the dealer scan it and found excess consumption of oil was do to, camshaft position and timing system. This caused are vehicle to stall out in stationary locations. We asked chevy to fix the issue but no recalls have been volunteered. We've had these issues since purchasing the vehicle March 2019.

Excessive oil consumption with no warning light.

Blown engine. Large oil consumption.

The truck would cut off at red lights and stop signs and it has started was oil.

Motor when I got it they told me they did have it check and there as no recalls on it. I drive it for about a moth an the motor stated to make a ticketing nose check the oil an it was about around a 1,000 miles it needed an oil change when I had it change it look like it had not been change in a long time. An around the same time again I check the oi again it was a low again so I had it change again this time the oil filter look good it to look the firs time, like it had not been change. Then it started skiping and like it did want to stay crack up like it wanted to cut off on,it still doing it it hardiey ever drive it then the transmission started to act up I started to have it not wanting to change gears but then it stop. It does it now sometimes. I"ll check the time and it usually slow than want it supposed to be,,also the locks do not work most off the time when I push the button most of the time an also the car want start sometimes in the morning when I go to crack it up with the key. I been having problems with the air condioner, first the freon went out the first time I use it, also then it started to make nose when I turn around are turn a corner and the freeon would turn a corner then it started to leak inside the carwhen I was steating at a stop signet would srop leaking so much when I would go that just started I finally looked up recalls an seen that all these things were in a recall of may 19 <2019 I bought my car in oct 19,2019. They said they were no recalls , but when I looked it recalls jt had every thing wrong with it that all the recalls was on there an a few etras' they also sued and they do not put my car in the problems areas.

Purchased vehicle approximately June 29, 2019 from chevy dealer in roseville CA. About 3 months after I purchased vehicle I noticed the liftgate coming down by itself. I notified the dealer and set up an appointment to bring vehicle in. In the meantime the check engine light started coming on and staying on, so when I made the appointment I also mentioned this to the service agent. I took the vehicle in , as a drop in appointment because I stay over an hour away from where the vehicle was purchased. I;d happened to be in the area on this day, the vehicle was checked in and the service agent helping me asked could I leave the vehicle I at this time replied no, because of how far we'd traveled to get there I did not have a way home. I'd stated to him at this time when I'd brought the vehicle in before for service that I was provided a courtesy vehicle, he said that would not be possible and that I could rent a vehicle, I declined. The agent came outside to witness the liftgate going down on it's own and again asked if I wanted to leave the vehicle,I again stated to him I drove over 1 hour and I did not have a way to get home. He at this time stated he had 300 vehicles ahead of mine and it would take him some time to get to my vehicle. He was very rude and unprofessional while helping me. I asked to speak to his supervisor which I did and he also witnessed the liftgate going down on its own, we in turn went inside to check the warranty and extended warranty I had on the vehicle, however, I was told it had expired the prior month and did not cover them checking to see why the check engine light was coming on. I believe the dealership sold me an unsafe vehicle and they refuse to try to work something out. Recently, as I was in the rear of the parked vehicle the liftgate came down on my shoulder which required me to seek medical attention.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds, the vehicle unintentionally shut off with the tire traction and engine warning light illuminated. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was turned off then turned back on. The contact mentioned that the failure was consistent. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for an oil change and the contact was informed that metal shaving were detected inside the oil. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the cam shaft position sensor,fuel pump intake exhaust and camshaft all needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000. Dr.

Certified pre-owned 2013 chevy Equinox purchased in 2015, michigan. Winter, 2018. While driving, my vehicle began to lurch while accelerating from a stop. At the next stop, the rpms bean to act erratic, teetering above and below 1000. The vehicle then completely stalled. This occurred several times on my way to my destination. Each time, as I accelerated, it lurched and I feared it would stall out. Took it into the dealer, they gave me a diagnostic that said spark plugs. Car drove ok for a month. Then a deep freeze came. Same issue occurred. I checked my oil (because these vehicles have a problem with oil consumption) pressurized air blew out of the dipstick, it was also 2 quarts low--I had just gotten my oil changed 4 weeks prior. Put some oil in and drove. Same issue. Stalled at busy intersection stop. Got to my destination to discover a trail of oil behind my vehicle. Got it towed to dealership. Diagnosed as a blown rear main seal due to a frozen pcv valve. This is a well-known issue with Equinoxes, enough that there is a service bulletin (14882). My experience/symptoms match the condition description of the bulletin to a t, however, for some reason, my VIN does not fall under coverage for this engineering flaw. Chevy knows this is a safety issue, yet they still refuse to recall the vehicles. In the meantime, I'm stuck paying an $1800 bill to get the rear main seal fixed--without any regard for the pcv valve, crankcase, or oil consumption issue that contribute to the problem. Shame on gm.

Had oil change on Feb 5, 2019. Feb. 9, 2019 had someone ask if I had an oil leak. I saw a trail of oil up my driveway and into my garage. There was a massive amount of oil under my vehicle. Luckily it was stationary in the garage. If I hadn't had someone see it before I drove it again my engine would have seized up. There were no warning lights that came on. Weather conditions have been bad this year with record low temperatures, snow and icy roadways. If I had driven this with, my nine-year-old son and had been on the highway or interstate I drive everyday it could have been a dangerous situation. My pcv clogged from the accumulated moisture getting frozen. Chevy has a service bulletin (#14882) on this, however my VIN was not included. There are many complaints with the same problem that are also not included in the service bulletin.

The vehicle blew a rear main seal from an accumulation of sludge in the manifold. Gm knows about the problem and had issued a select special coverage that doesn't cover all Equinoxes model years 2010-2014. This vehicle left the driver stranded and had to be towed. The repair cost was over 2100 dollars and gm has refused to cover the bill. The issue was well known to them as a design defect yet they are refusing the repair stating that it happened outside the warranty. Apparently only certain areas of the country were covered under their special coverage.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving 55 mph, the contact heard a loud abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over and towed to diane sauer Chevrolet (700 niles rd se, warren, OH 44483, (330) 373-1600) and the contact was informed that the rear main seal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing the same failure as listed in TSB number: 14882. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 88,000.

In motion driving to work entering onto two lane highway decelerated and not able to maintain speed limit. No warning lights came on car started sounding louder. Pull off and shut the car off got out and saw oil running out from under the car. Had to have car towed to repair shop.