Crankcase (pcv) problems of the 2017 Chevrolet Equinox - part 2

Rear main seal blew out due to known (and recalled in previous years) fault with the pcv valve. The check engine light never came on and neither did the oil light when there was no oil left due to the seal blowing out. This incident caused damage to crucial engine parts including the transmission.

I was in a mcdonalds drive thru when I noticed a strong petroleum smell. I pulled into a parking space and found oil gushing from the engine. I turned the engine off and had it towed to my local chevy dealer. The dealer found that the pcv system had clogged and caused the crankcase to pressurize, thereby blowing the real main seal. Fortunately I was not on the highway at the time or I could have lost all the oil and suffered an engine seizure at highway speeds. I got no indication of a problem other than smell and visual examination. The repairs were quoted at $2320. After complaining to gm customer service they provided cost assistance which reduced the price to $954 plus tax. On further research I found that there is a recall on the 2010-2014 chevy Equinox for this same problem and the warranty was extended to 10 years or 120,000 miles. The 2015-2017 chevy Equinox has the same 2. 4 liter ecotec engine but gm has not seen fit to extend the recall to those years. At the time of the incident I had 83,773 miles on the vehicle and always had it serviced at the dealer I bought it from, sarchione Chevrolet in randolph, ohio. Further contact with gm got them to pay another $400 (which I have not received yet) but they refused to pay the entire amount. This is a dangerous problem that gm is aware of but not acknowledging by extending the recall for the additional 3 years that this engine was available in the Equinox.

I live in a state that has cold weather, dipping well below freezing. I went to get an oil change when my car prompted me, and much to my surprise the mechanics found a severe oil leak. I was told not to drive the vehicle any longer and to have it towed immediately to a repair shop. I had it towed to the dealership I bought it from, and their mechanic just called me. According to him, the pcv had moisture in it that froze, causing air pressure build up that burst and damage a major oil valve. He stated that the pcv hole isn't big enough to avoid these issues, and that once they repair it, they will drill the hole to make it bigger so it doesn't happen again. My concern is, if these vehicles are sold nationwide, and are so popular, why are they not thinking of these possible issues? owners should not have to pay over $2100 for a repair due to an issue in manufacturing!.

We live in mn and went out to start our 2. 4 Equinox and it started and then died. This was sitting in our driveway and was in park when it happened. We had it towed to a shop and was told that it there was a pcv freeze up which caused the main seal to blow loosing the oil. This caused the timing chain to fail. We reached out to gm and they stated this is out of warrantee and that 2017 where not effected even thou it is the same motor as the others that are affected. We reached out to the dealership and they said the same thing that because the car has 80,000 miles we are out of the powertrain warrantee.