general problems of the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox - part 2

Purchased 2019 sept 2021 engine light appeared fixed mass air flow by reedman chevy sept 2022 engine reappears they fixed oxygen sensor Dec 19 2022 engine light reappears. Taken to reedman 12/28/22 states orifice sensor or tube discover gm is aware of issue bullentin no. :20-na-047 reedman refused to honor repairs. States service will be $2,000. 00 after contacting gm protection plan stated they give a $300 good will offer toward repair however the part is not covered under warranty(confused).

The vehicle is operating on reduced power and shuts of almost immediately. After plugging a scan tool in and reading the codes, it said the crankshaft timing was over advanced and the sensor needed to be changed. I've changed all four sensors (both crank and cam sensors). The engine shows no codes, but when I crank it, it immediately reduces power, shuts off, then shows the same codes. After trying a few times, it says the ecm, map sensor, and heat sensors are bad. When I disconnect, then reconnect the battery, it only shows the crank sensor code. The check engine light goes off, but comes on again right before the engine shuts off each time. As a result, the vehicle has been sitting since 10/4/22 due to it shutting off suddenly in traffic. I've had to change the battery twice during this time due to the battery completely dying and a jump start doesn't work.

I've taken my car to the springfield chevy dealership at 840 baltimore pike, springfield, PA 19064 several time. The time the replaced mass airflow sensor had to be replaced or the oxygen sensor last year. I received a message from onstar an issue with the emissions system in your 2019 Chevrolet Equinox has been detected. Please service your vehicle within 7 days. Which was the same message for berfore, wayne the techn stated it the battery which is incorrect I informed him of the onstar message and told him how the car would shut-off and wouldn't start. I had two battery test perform and was told the battery, starter and charging system all passed. He stated we have to change the battery as a starting point and work from there which is ridiculous. I stated if this is so why wasn't this mention in the onstar diagnostic alert. My car was there for six hour and no one call I had to contact them around 4pm and they close at 4:30pm no customer service.

Check engine lite want go off low acceleration and. Reduce engine power light came on today . Just got the car in March . Low engine power light came on was on eway and had to pull over . And someone almost hit my kids and I.

Winter 2021, vehicle went into reduced engine mode as I was going up a hill. There was no one behind me and I made it 100 ft to a driveway. I was able to turn around and get car home. Towed to sonju, dealer where it was leased from. Fixed by them and returned to regular use. 06/28/22, while driving on a hwy 53, 45 mph zone, with no notice, engine went into reduced power mode. I was almost hit due to the proximity of the car behind me and the sudden loss in power. I managed to hit my hazards, pull into middle turn lane until traffic passed. I then was able to get into a business parking lot. I shut car off. I made some phone calls. Turned car back on, all was fine. Back on the road. No call to dealer. 07/08/22, engine in reduced power mode while I was only . 5 miles from my house. Made it to a turnaround point where I was able to turn vehicle off. Called dealer to make appt for service. Limped vehicle home. Vehicle towed to sonju for fix. 07/18/22, after fixed at dealership, it was picked up. We made it 22 miles. I was in a urban part of duluth, mn-speed limit 30, heavy traffic. As I turned to go up hill, engine again went into reduced power mode. There is no shoulder for me to go to and I'm almost hit from behind as the car jerked and slowed. I was able to pull off. Shut car off. When I started it up, it was still in reduced power mode. As it had been 30 mins, traffic had subsided, I went another mile to my work, where car would be safe to sit. Made arrangements for tow back to dealer. 07/19/22-towed to dealer after hours. When I moved it for better position for tow truck, the check engine light was on, but engine reduced power mode message never came on. 07/22/22-per dealer, there is no explanation and thus far they can't figure it out. They continue to drive it to recreate the issue, but no end in sight of when I will get this vehicle back. 07/26/22-no word from dealer-vehicle is still there. I stopped bugging them!.

There was a recall back in 2019 for this same issue the charge air cooler is still disconnecting from the throttle body. I bought this car in 2021 supposedly the issue was fixed back in 2020 after the recall was issued. The same thing is happening. When I accelerate the air hose connecting to throttle body is disconnecting from and causing the engine warning of reduced engine power to show up. This is very concerning because when driving on the freeway with my family this is happening and this could get someone killed. The fixes back in 2020 are not up to standard or the replacement parts are faulty or the repair was not completed successfully. This has been happening since last year summer.

After purchasing the vehicle in April 2021, 3 months later upon traveling home and entering an exit ramp the brakes completely locked while going 35-45mph into ongoing traffic downhill and would not allow me to press down on them so that I could come to a stop. I press the emergency brake and that did nothing. I had to glide through traffic into a gas station parking lot almost slamming into a gas pump. The sewer dip allowed the vehicle to slow up and come to halt blocking the traffic. This happened after midnight so I took it to the dealership in which I purchased. No lights appeared on the dash. They advised me the brake booster pressure sensor, brake booster vacuum hose and then after doing so they said non of it fixed the issue, I would need a new brake booster. All totaling over $2000 for a vehicle I had less than 6 months. Shortly after the month following July or August, stalled and the push to start button wouldn’t activate. I waited a few moments and then it turned on, with the engine light lit. I took it directly to dealerships service department and they had it a month, they eventually said it was the oxygen sensor and it needed to be replaced. I reached out to gm about all of the issues. They stated there were recalls but not for my VIN. Crazy now less than a month, a slight fender bender, another vehicle crossed into my lane, the sensors did not initiate, I had to swerve to Dodge from causing any major damage and avoid on coming traffic. My vehicle sustained minor scratches on the front passenger side. Initially 30 minutes after it was running fine. Then the light sensors on the mirrors both sides remained on. No engine lights, no warnings. I’m traveling down the 5 lane highway @75mph and the vehicle just shuts completely off. I had to get across traffic and avoid causing an accident. The vehicle would not start. Got it towed back into town. Back to the dealership and was advised I needed a new engine! now I’m without a vehicle.

The charge ari cooler duct disconnected from the throttle body. When this happens my car immediately goes into lower power mode. This is a safety concern, when going 70 mph, it will immediately drop down to 50 mph. This sudden decrease in speed can cause other drivers to wreck into me and my family. This problem has been confirmed by a dealer. This has not been inspected directly by the manufacturer, however it was inspected by a dealer. There were no warning signs prior to failure, only a warning after the incident occurs. The check engine light comes on.

I was out driving on a normal errand when my car suddenly seemed to lose all ability to accelerate. When I pressed on the accelerator nothing happened and I could only advance in the car at less than 5 mph. Fortunately I was just leaving my neighborhood and on a residential street where the speed limit was only 35 mph anyways, but I shudder to think about what could have happened if I lost the ability to accelerate when I was on a highway or interstate, or even making a turn in front of oncoming traffic on a normal road. As any driver knows, you estimate your ability to safely turn in front of oncoming traffic based on your car's accelerator working. If I had made that judgment, attempted to turn, and not been able to accelerate and instead been left in the middle of oncoming traffic, I could have been hit and seriously injured or worse. There were no warning lights or anything that appeared prior to the incident. After losing the ability to accelerate, I received an email from Chevrolet within 10 minutes stating "an issue with the emissions system in your 2019 Chevrolet Equinox has been detected. Please service your vehicle within 7 days. Please disregard this message if your vehicle is already in for service. Inaccurate notifications can be generated during service. " my car ended up being towed to the dealer for service where they confirmed and reproduced the problem. They said something about the emissions system valve(s) had to be replaced, and that this was a relatively common problem they had seen in other Chevrolet Equinoxes too, but were not aware of any recall being issued yet.

Same errors codes I received less than 30 days ago when my car stopped while driving. This past 7/2/2021 my car stopped while in the mist of making a right turn.

Automatic engine shutoff did not restart at a busy stop light. Car shut down. Had to tow my car to auto repair. Computer code error u0284,b2575. Engine stalls. Fixed the problem and 10 days later, I am driving and the car stops in the middle of the road again. Diagnosis is the same reason that the computer is not communicating with the car to start the engine.

I was sitting at a stop light. When the light turned green I took my foot off the brake and applied the gas pedal. The car did not respond to the gas pedal at first and just sat there. After a few seconds I was able to start moving. This situation almost caused me to be rear ended. This is the second time this has happened and had the vehicle in for service a few weeks ago for same issue.

I was in the driveway at my home getting ready to leave for church, I was pulling forward before I backed up thinking I might be too close to the gates. When I moved forward with my foot on the brake to just creep along, the engine revved up to an astromical speed. I was head toward my son's truck. I steered away but caught the bumper of an f350 . My car is totally destroyed. I knocked the truck over two feet from where it was sitting and pushed it within one or two inches of going through my house where my son was asleep in the recliner. Before I hit the brick post holding up one end of my car port, I was able to move the car into park and stop it. The hill assist light was on when I got out of the car. I was going down a slight incline and not up a hill. My drive is only about 20-25 feet and the car was going at an alarming rate. Fortunately, I was just bruised and sore from the impact.

Once I have warmed the car and put it in motion whether in reverse or forward as I slow down to come to a stop light or yield the car either starts to die or dies completely. I can try to push the drivers pedal and sometimes it will crank back up and continue in motion and sometimes, in the middle of traffic I might have to put on the brake, put it in park and start it all over again. This is very scary, very dangerous!!! doesn't matter the type of road I am on. I was told this is a normal thing for this vehicle, but this is hard for me to believe that a car is made to go dead at a moments notice in traffic.

While in motion the car randomly and quickly decelerates and will not allow you to accelerate. Phillips Chevrolet has attempted to repair the car citing engine power reduction,transmission, stabilatrak and non verifiable issues over a 2 month period. Within that 2 month period, may 18, 2020 to July 24, 2020, there were 7 attempts to repair the car. All 7 attempts were unsuccessful. Between June 22, 2020 and July 30, 2020 there were more than 20 telephone calls placed between general motors and I, regarding this vehicle and it's engine, transmission and non-verifiable issues. General motors and phillips Chevrolet are refusing to acknowledge that the car is a lemon. There are currently a little over 8,500 miles on the car and I am in fear of my life each time I enter the car and I have made phillips Chevrolet and general motors aware of this issue. This is my second NHTSA report. The initial NHTSA report is 302587, was filed on June 22, 2020. Phillips Chevrolet and general motors are refusing to provide me with a safe vehicle to travel in despite 7 service visits with phillips Chevrolet, and more than 20 telephone interactions with general motors. There a more reports but your system will only allow me five documents,.

I have 33k miles on the vehicle and when driving the car feels as if it wants to shut down. A few recent drives, on city street, I've been feeling the car struggling to accelerate causing a jerking forward motion. Another issue I have is I recently had to put air in my right rear tire, when I plugged my tire inflator in the electric socket and turned the power on, the car sounded like it was struggling to stay on and the engine was becoming increasingly noisier. I proceeded to put air in my tire and the right break light began flashing, only the right brake light. I had used my tire inflator in the past on same vehicle about a year ago and had zero issues. I also received notification from onstar today, 5/13/20 that the system had detected a fuel emissions issue and then my engine light turned on.

While driving home from work at 9:30 pm on a state highway, my 17 year old son hit a deer on the front passenger side of the car. The airbags deployed and he slowed down and pulled over and smelled smoke. He got out of the car and saw flames. He immediately called 911 and his mother. The car was on fire and burned until fire company got there and put the fire out. Most of the passenger side of the car under the hood was destroyed. The car was a total loss. My concern is that car should never have caught on fire. My son is lucky he could get out of the car. He was shaken up and got whiplash from the impact but seems to be ok. However, my brand new 2019 Equinox is not ok. I can tell you, if the car hadn't started on fire, structurally, there wasn't a ton of damage. It could have easily been repaired. I would like to know how this happened?.

I was driving about 45 mph and I heard a noise. Engine said speed reduce. When I went to brake the car hard no power brake and was very difficult to stop. It can not be drive because I have no brakes.

When the vehicle is in motion an intermittent foul chemical type odor emits into the car through all of the a/c vents. I have been in contact with the general motors customer assistance, my dealership service department and the bbb autoline whom are all aware that there is a problem with the vehicle stated in a technical service bulletin and in a recall for the issue but gm states there is no repair to completely eliminate the condition at this time. After 4 service repair attempts and a final repair attempt, the problem is still occurring, in which gm, dealership service departments and bbb autoline are aware as well. This nauseating odor is a chemical type pollution emitting into the vehicle cabin that presents a health concern and safety hazard for myself and all other occupants while inside the vehicle. The odor is so potent that it adversely affects my ability to safely control the vehicle while in motion. The impure ac is nauseating and takes my focus off of the road and into an immediate panic to find a way to get the contaminated air out of the vehicle as quickly as possible. This problem/defect with the vehicle creates an unsafe and unhealthy condition. The component/part causing the problem is unknown by all parties. TSB: pit2726. Gm recall:n192271200.

Tl the contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle backfired and the check engine warning indicator illuminated, which meant there was reduced power. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to cape coral Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (2200 ne pine island rd, cape coral, FL 33909) where it was diagnosed that the turbo needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred with a burning plastic odor. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed a second time that the turbo needed to be replaced. The vehicle was later taken to roger dean Chevrolet (101 sw pine island rd, cape coral, FL 33991, (239) 74-3326) where it was diagnosed that the turbo failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,000.

For unknown reasons vehicle caught fire. Vehicle was parked in a motel gravel parking lot for about 10 hours after having been driven for about 7 hours. Engine compartment was completely consumed by the fire before being put out by fire department.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving, there was an abnormal chemical odor inside of the vehicle, coming through the air vents while the air conditioner was activated. The failure was present after the auto fuel shut off was activated and the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to preston hood Chevrolet located at 212 sw hollywood blvd, fort walton beach, FL (850) 664-7000, however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 600.

8/23/19 I bought a new, 2019 Equinox premier. On 9/19/19 traveling 70 mph on interstate 70 near columbus, OH, car made loud bang, shook, and went to reduced power mode. Car behind us was able to quickly change lanes avoiding a crash. Towed to wyler Chevrolet, told car had a recall notice regarding charge cooler hose. We were never notified of recall. Wyler told us it's fixed so we continued trip to pittsburgh. 9/22/19 same thing happened. This time towed to classic Chevrolet in pittsburgh, they knew nothing about the recall but found it on gm website, printed the necessary repair information, 9/23/19 told us car had a guaranteed fix. 9/24/19, driving 70 mph in pittsburgh rush hour traffic, bang, shaking car, reduced power mode. Onstar told us to drive to crevilli Chevrolet in pittsburgh. Mychevrolet told us they would pay for a rental so we could return to cincinnati and tow the car to our dealer joseph Chevrolet in cincinnati. 9/28/19 car is still sitting where we parked it at crevilli in pittsburgh. We have a case number and advisor. Unfortunately we know nothing as they won't return phone calls and have no documentation that they will pay for rental car. We are FL residents and have to be in flfor medical appointments by 10/7/19 however our brand new car is in pittsburgh. Internet search reveals numerous stories regarding same scenario while driving 2019 Equinox. Unbelieveable that Chevrolet is allowed to continue selling these defective vehicles putting drivers in harms way. All who have posted online complain about terrible gm customer service. My wife and I are 73, on a fixed income, and this stress is taking a toll on our health. Financially we are making payments on a vehicle that can't be driven and is sitting in pittsburgh. What are we to do? no on will tell us the status of our case.

Was driving the vehicle home one evening. Hit the acceleration pedal like normal, and I heard a loud �pop� or �thunk� under the hood. Thought it was really bad wheel hop or something. Right after that the cel came on, and the vehicle went into �low power� mode. Was able to drive it back home slowly. Had it towed to dealer, said a hose to the turbo came off. Took a few days to fix. Picked it up from the dealer, got out of the parking lot. Made it maybe a few hundred feet, and the same exact thing happened. Drove it right back to dealer. They were able to quickly order part and fix it again within a day, this time replacing the clip and the hose. Driven the car pretty hard to make sure it will hold. It has so far and hopefully will continue to do so. This is obviously a serious issue with this particular model, as there are a ton of reports here about the exact same scenario.

Purchased 2019 Equinox had 957 miles on it when "check engine" light appeared. Took it into dealership and they said code was p0442 evap small leak. They found purge tube not seated fully. Prior to driving it into dealership we smelt gas fumes in the interior cabin. 23 days later "check engine" light appeared at 1426 miles. Heard loud pop coming from rear of car. Again gas fumes can be smelt in the interior cabin. Dealership said code p0442 again but it was from the evap canister "o" ring failure. This emission system seems faulty as it is a sealed unit but smelling gas fumes in the interior is not safe at all.

Turbo hose that connects to the throttle bottle pops off under acceleration, and engine loses power. This is an extreme safety issue. It happened two times on our trip home from purchasing the car brand new.

The duct from my turbo to the throttle body exploded while I was driving. Vehicle went to "reduced power mode". Speed was limited to 45 mph. This issue is according to the dealer a "known problem". Someone is going to get killed by this problem. Thank god I was on a local road not a freeway. The service dept. Has my car and said they didn't know when it could be fixed! I bought this lemon 2 weeks ago and it only has 340 miles on it. It is sitting at the dealership -- I don't have my new car. Dangerous situation! also it has an idiotic auto stop feature that stops the engine at every stop sign. This cannot be turned off. When you remove your foot from the brake the engine starts and the car jumps forward. Another horrible situation.

Same as others the turnbo intake tube came off. They tried to repair it with the clip kit and that did not work. My car as been at the dealer since 6/1 waiting for a charge intake tube. No eta on status as its back ordered.

Same as others charge intake tube issue. They tried to repair it with clips and that did not work. My car has been at the dealer since 6/1/19 with no eta on repair as the part is on back order. This happened while I was driving on the highway.

Car would start bucking, stuttering and jerking. This occurred three times. A/c compressor froze, had to be rebuilt. Almost got rear ended twice. The dealer could find no problem on the last two times. This happened on city streets while in motion and from a stop.

There is a major hose problem with this vehicle. While driving, a hose came loose on two different occasions that caused a warning message on the dash that said "engine power is reduced" and the vehicle would not go above 40 mph. This is extremely dangerous and I was just informed this is now happening all over the country and chevy will be issuing a recall.

The car was purchased February of 2019. The car has been stalling, car has shut completely down, and the car decrease speed sometimes while on the expressway which can be life-threatening. Not to mention that the radio freezes and the windows also gets stuck sometimes. It was reported to the car lot where the car was purchased as well as gm. The car was taken into homewood Chevrolet where they stated that it was only a spark plug which is not true. I know that the car is having intermittent problems. They were suppose to an extensive check and I am positive that it was not done. There is an electrical and transit engine related issue that is not being addressed.

The auto stop engine feature has no control device to disable the feature. Auto engine stop causes the vehicle to lurch forward when restarting from the auto stop condition at traffic lights. I have also experienced hesitation of the restart condition when making a left turn at a busy interesection causing myself slight panic when trying to accelerate to complete the turn with oncoming traffic approaching. Very dangerous! this feature should be allowed to be turned off by the owner especially when driving in rush hour traffic. Safety is more important than fuel consumption.

The engine "auto stop" feature can have enough of a delay to allow the accelerator to be pressed as the engine starts causing it to lurch forward rather than accelerate smoothly. It also can cause a delay when pulling out into heavy traffic. There is currently no way to temporarily or permanently defeat the system on this gm model according to gm service department. Though I am sure it is operating as designed for certain owner driving styles and traffic conditions this can be a serious hazard. Car makers should be required to either disable the feature permanently by owner request or have a method for the owner to bypass the system.

I am unable to gauge the time needed for the car to restart after "autostop" shuts the motor at a hard stop. This is dangerous for all drivers as even when lifting my foot from the brake the car does not move as it should in "drive. " instead, placing my foot on the gas pedal is required. This causes unexpected delays in beginning to drive that could have severe and long lasting consequences. I do not at all feel safe in this vehicle. This happens both during city and highway driving, I. E. When sitting in traffic. Other manufacturers have a switch to deactivate "autostop. " Chevrolet does not. I believe a mandatory recall is required to remedy this clear safety over site.