Check Engine Light On problems of the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox

Bought the car with 3 miles on it. Has less than 80 miles on it now. It's in the shop parts are backordered to fix a turbo hose connector problem. We have owned this car less than 24 hours before returning to the dealer for repairs. The car was going roughly 35mph. When check engine light appeared and power alert came on onstar also sent an alert that the car had the check engine light and advised to take to the dealer within 24 hours.

Same issue as most of the other complaints. While driving on the highway about 60 mph we heard a loud pop. We thought we hit something in the middle of the road. The check engine light came on and the warning that we were losing power. We didn't see anything leaking and the manual said it was okay to drive with the warning light. Since it was late at night there were no open chevy dealers we nursed it home. The next morning we took it to the dealer we bought the car from and they knew what it was right away because they had someone come in the day before with the same issue, the clip that connects a hose to the throttle body popped off. They put the hose back on and but kept the vehicle so they could put a new clip on it. It's been two weeks and we are still waiting for the part to come in. The car is brand new, it has 2000 miles on it.

The turbo cooler tube pops off when you accelerate. This causes the check engine light to come on and the vehicle to go into engine reduce power mode. Vehicle max speed will then be set to 45 - 55 miles an hour. I was able to push the tube back into place, it ran fine for another 100 miles than popped off again. I called my dealership and talked with the service person and he new exactly what I was talking about. He said there is a clamp service kit to fix. I asked him if there was a recall on this he said no it doesn't happen very often but they are aware of the issue.

While on vacation traveling on 81s in va & doing 70 mph on the 3-lane hwy. , without a warning a power reduction message appeared on the dash; then the check engine light came on. Our vehicle went from 70 mph (posted speed) to 40 mph. In a matter of seconds. We had a tractor trailer pushing us & a car passing us on the left. Had it not been for the fast reactions of my husband and help from the man above, we would now be 6' under. After shaking & gaining our wits, we consulted the vehicle handbook to check on a possible reason for the power reduction & how to proceed. This accident would have been logged as driver error, when actually it was vehicle malfunction. We left the vehicle in va at a chev dealership on Monday & they advise it would be 4 days until they could work on the unit. We agreed to pick it up Friday on our return trip to PA. The dealership called thurs. Morning to advise it was ready. We had to request paperwork showing that it was worked on & that they found no issues with it, but that the check engine light went out. Upon arriving home, we took the unit to our local dealership and while the unit did not register a code in the computer a mechanic did find---5242 vehicle has a u0100 lost communication with the ecu--checked communication with the pcm, tcm & bcm---no poor connections found at this time. The dealership drove the vehicle for two weeks, but could not duplicate the issue. It is with much trepidation that we must now drive this vehicle for 3 yrs. Until our lease is up and will not be able to allow passengers in it for fear of this happening again and taking their lives too. We have read five reasons for the 2019 Equinox to experience a power reduction, but none of them fit what we experienced. We would like to suggest further testing & investigation into this matter. Our unit had 4,785 miles on it when this incident happened.

Traveling south on 81 in the far right lane, a triple lane highway. With heavy morning work traffic going 70 mph with an 18-wheeler pushing our vehicle & a car passing us on the left, our 2019 Equinox dropped to 40 mph and a power reduction message appeared on the dash. The check engine light came on at the same time the speed dropped down 30 mph. It was by the grace of god that the 18-wheeler missed our vehicle and we were able to pull to the side of the road. My husband put the engine in park and revved the engine checking to see if the vehicle would take fuel. The power reduction light cleared off the screen, but the check engine light stayed on. We slowly traveled to a gas/comfort area (in woodstock, va) and read our vehicle handbook for possible reasons of power reduction---there were quite a few, but none that we could relate to. We stayed over night at a motel and Monday (6/3/19) took our vehicle to the local Chevrolet dealership. After being told they couldn't work on our vehicle until Thursday, we had to continue our trip in a rental unit. We were contacted by the dealership on Thursday (6/6/19) that our vehicle was ready for pickup. The unit threw no codes, but the check engine light did go out after their diagnostic check. We arranged to pick up our vehicle Friday morning and drove it home with much trepidation. The unit was taken to our local Chevrolet dealership, where it was purchased and they have been driving it to make the same mechanical defect occur; but to no avail. To face death once and survive, does not make one comfortable to drive the same vehicle. Had we died after being hit by the 18-wheeler, the fault would have gone to driver's error as one reads in many accidents in the news.

Bought Equinox with 9 miles o it on Monday 05/27/2019 and on Friday 5/31/2019 on the way home from going to dinner, with only 213 miles on the vehicle, the check engine light came on and the engine power is reduced warning light came on. Looked up the error code on line, because the owner's manual is not that easy. Code displayed could shut engine off at any time to prevent further damage. Thank god we were a 2 miles from home.

After leaving the dealership to have them put on the plate, the check engine light came on. I drove it to a secure location so I could get someone to follow me back to the dealership for service. The car did not have full power. When I went to pull out of the secure location , I took my foot off the brake and the car stopped. I decided to have the car towed, the car had only 45 miles on it. I picked up the car from service, they reported that they removed and inspected the intake duct seal and retaining clip. Installed duct to throttle body and check duct locks into place, intake duct is secure. As I was driving home, the same thing happened again. The car was towed again, the car has 60 miles on it. I am waiting for a response from the dealer. Both times the rate of speed was around 45 - 50 mph.

The turbo cooler tube pops off when you accelerate. This causes the check engine light to come on and the vehicle to go into engine reduce power mode. Vehicle max speed will then be set to 55 miles an hour. Engine and engine compartment gets hot due to no proper cooling. I went to chevy dealer and they stated this is starting to become a known issue with no fix. Chevy snapped the tube back into place, but it popped off again. Dangerous when on highway and speed immediately reduces to 55 mph and also very bad on overheating the engine.

I was driving on the highway at 70 mph when I heard a loud bang. The vehicle immediately loss engine power and began �sputtering. � the reduces engine power warning came on and the check engine light. I was able to safely make it off the interstate before the car completely stalled/quit. I have to have the vehicle towed and pushed into the service bay. I was told the intake valve was damaged and came loose. This could have been a very dangerous even fatal situation if theirs had been a car tailgating me.