Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) Problems of Chevrolet Equinox - part 1

Egr valve froze cause the rear main seal to blow, has timing chain fixes. Now having more issues again.

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While driving during a short spell of tempertaures around 0 degrees the rear main seal on the engine blew out. This was due to condensation freezing in pvc port of engine. This is a common problem I guess that Chevrolet is aware of on the 2. 4 liter eco teck engine. If I had know about the problem, I would not have driven the car in these conditions. When it dumped the oil, I was able to get stopped before major damage occured. There was never any warning lights before or after the incident. Why haven't the owners been made aware if this problem? why doesn't Chevrolet cover the cost of this design flaw?.

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Whenever I stop at a red light or stop sign my car starts to violently rock back and forth. Not side to side. There's no movement in the car but you can visibly see the jerking of the car. It's very uncomfortable. Lots of places cannot get the vehicle to mimic this so therefore they cannot fix the issue and insist I'm crazy. Or that I've come to a stop to quickly. Which I have not. I have even went the extra mile of slowing down way ahead of time which also causes the issue of safety. I have my two year old with me constantly and she jerks around in her car seat at almost every stop light:( I'm starting to regret purchasing this vehicle.

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While driving on a county highway, the service brake assist light appeared. Upon braking, brakes were extremely hard (like pushing on a brick) to stop. After attempting to brake several times and finally getting stopped, I turned off the vehicle. Upon attempting to restart, car failed to start. Towed from holstein iowa to milford, iowa late on a Friday. Next morning, dealer in spirit lake iowa was contacted. A 2nd tow to the dealer happened on Saturday. Dealer briefly looked at it and stated it was a camshaft actuator or sensor and they would get to it after the holiday weekend. The gave me a rental to get home (5 hrs south) however, I am still paying on a uhaul trailer rental as the rental van did not have towing capabilities. Tow 1 was $250 and tow 2 was $125. Rental is $50 per day. Parts/labor is expected to be a little over $2200 plus the van rental, plus the uhaul trailer extra days rental, plus the gas to go back and get the vehicle and bring it home with the uhaul trailer. Dealer was advised by me to look at the vacuum pump on tue a. M. Tue p. M. Dealer called back. Verified vacuum pump issue and stated it was defective and that it disintegrated. It was also sitting on the front dual overhead exhaust and that was attached to the camshaft exhaust. Both of those broke away as well. Need to replace those and the timing chain with an oil change to ensure no metal remains in the engine. Gm/chevy should be fixing this at no cost plus paying for the towing charges, extra rentals, and gas. Not having brakes is a major safety issue and putting my life, my family's life and the life of people on the road around us is not what I consider a good product. Photos from the dealer will be asked for, especially the vacuum pump. I will promptly forward bills as soon as they arrive.

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Equinox has 4636 miles and all three times it has been driven in snow a service esc message comes on dash and traction control and stability control are turned off along with awd. One time was highway driving, and other two times on a local street. Also while driving down the highway the dash message said reduced engine power (stayed on for 400 miles/two days) may reduce speeds to 50 mph. Rpm's stared running 1000 higher to maintain speed and fuel economy dropped about 8 mpg. Gm mechanic didn't have time to diagnose but said the turbo was frozen because of temperatures (-10 degrees) and that it needed a winter front and new intake tube. Mechanic said he has seen this problem over 10 times with the same engine that day.

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Vehicle completely lost engine response reaction to acceleration peddle from a yield turn into main road. From the yield, slow rolling less than 1 mile per hour, I stepped on the gas peddle to merge into the main road and the vehicle had zero response for nearly 30 feet. If there was a car coming I would not have been able to avoid being completely hit in the side. I pumped the gas peddle in an attempt to regain any response, after several pumps the engine rpms increased drastically to 3000 without upshifting at proper time and the vehicle surged ahead. Odometer reading 2376. 1200 mile service completed. 2400 mile vehicle service scheduled. Filled tank 37. 8 miles prior to event with 89 octane. Roughly 35 to 40 degrees.

The vehicle has had a random bucking motion (as if you ran something over) since I purchased. The garage says they can't find anything. It has manifested to a check engine light, the vehicle randomly shutting down, oil consumption beyond (2. 5 qts) in two weeks. All I am told is that this is known problem with the Equinox and it is probably the pistons, the cam sensor and likely $3-4,000 to repair. How is it, that this is a known problem and we as consumers have to pay twice to own their product? shutting down while driving, without any warning lights, oil low without warning lights. . . Not a safety issue??? gm, what's wrong with you? no integrity, that's for sure. From the volume of the same complaints, why is this not a recall. Gm clearly messed up on this one. Done venting as this won't pay for a new car. Don't buy an Equinox!.

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On may 18th 2019 while accelerating from 45 to 65 mph to enter onto a freeway, heard/felt loud pop from engine, lost power warning lights appeared "reduced power". Contacted on star, noted the problem drove to dealer 8 miles away, diagnosed as plastic clamp on hose from turbo charger broke. Equinox had 732 miles on it, in shop for 14 days waiting for fix. Metal clamp added to re-enforce the plastic clamp, dealer stated new hose ordered as still defect in the plastic coupling. August 7th, back at the dealer to install new tube for turbo charger. August 13th driving 45mph, accelerated lightly maybe from 1600 rpm up to 2500 rpm, felt/heard pop from bottom of engine same warning of reduced power. Same issue as before, different part of the tub from engine to turbo charger. This is a defect in engineering, need NHTSA to step up, order gm to fix this properly. No longer trust this vehicle. Still summer here, will be very unsettled during the winter when temps can stay below 20 degrees for weeks or colder how a plastic tube will react to the cold in a hot engine compartment. Nhtsa needs to act now before this causes accidents with injuries or death because of negligence on the part of gm and those engineers that designed this weak system. This what a government agency is supposed to do, protect the consumers. We purchased a new vehicle to drive not be worried if it will get us safely to where we need to go!.

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Chevy Equinox 2014 blew a rear main seal at 88,610 miles after being told is excessively consumes oil. I heard a pop and the low pressure indicator appeared. No indicator was present to show I had low oil at the time of the vehicle leak starting, so I was left stranded on the side of a highway for about 3 hours in -10 degree weather. This was a "common issue" in these models and I was told I must pay 1,800$ to repair it as there are no recalls out on this particular model. The engine completely ate my oil and neglected to inform that it was doing so and it was low, resulting in me being stuck in my car with no heat.

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I do not know exactly when this happened indications by trials and spots of oil on the streets say that it happened after I returned home when I started to my next destination as described later. It was on city streets if this analysis is correct. I was likely going straight. This is a safety issue two reasons - the engine could lock up causing rapid deceleration and/or loss of control causing an accident - if I had been stranded at the temperatures of -4 to +9 degrees and wind chills -15 to -30 I would have been in danger. On Wednesday January 30, 2019 left for work. The temperature was -4�. After a short distance I stopped at my third stop sign and the engine surged while idling, at the next stop all seemed fine and from there to wok all seemed fine. I left work and drove 2. 8 miles and the engine surged briefly and died. I drove about 27 miles home, no apparent problems. I drove to another location just over one mile away. On my way back home, about � mile from home the engine reduced power notification appeared as well as a message about the traction control. Just as I rounded the corner on which my house is the low oil pressure message came on. The rear main seal had blown out. This car has 67,477 miles. It was out of warranty 11/25/18. Two mechanics said it is common in several gm vehicles. One said he could not believe the number of calls he got about this issue, because of the bulletin he was sending people to the dealership for coverage under a special warranty, he could not believe it when I told him chevy would not help me since my VIN was not included since it is the same vehicle, same engine as those in the bulletin 14882, document id 4098165. My dealer said that he argued with gm that these are the same cars and engines but they would give no assistance. He said it was a bad design and there was nothing I could have done to prevent it.

Takata recall I was involved in a car wreck on a city street. My car was totaled and not even one airbag deployed. It was a front end collision. I was traveling east about 20-25 miles per hour and s vehicle ran a stop sign going excessively fast. I hit the passenger side of her vehicle. My vehicle spun around 90 degrees and ended up in a ditch hitting a stop sign on drivers side door. Front of my Equinox was totaled.

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In my 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, noontime, Sunday, sitting at red light pointed west, three lane road, waiting to cross 7 lane road, got the green light, proceeded forward up to maybe 10mph and got to about 2nd lane of 7 to cross intersection, then wham, I am hit in the intersection, left side just in front of front wheel, by car that ran red light at full speed going north, basically took front of my car off, spun me 1 3/4 times to now face south, the air bags did not deploy, my body left side head, shoulder and hip hit the left side interior even though my seat beat was on (was dazed and had help getting belt off) and received concussion, neck injury, hearing difficulty, accelerated memory loss issues, damaged shoulder, hip troubles, bouts of unexplained outbursts from little anxiety stimulus, heightened startle response, nightmares, and severe trouble controlling anxiety that were all not present prior to the crash. The car was totaled immediately by the insurance company, and even though witnesses saw that I had the green and that the car that hit me at a 90 degree and estimated to be doing 35-50mph while running the red light, the attorney was unable to block the quick disappear of the vehicle and the police investigators crash site notes and report was very incomplete and wrongly documented the accident. My concern is that I have lingering pains, hip trouble, still low pain left side head, neck tensions, new memory issues, severe anxiety attacks that cause over 220 bp and panic breathing issues, and new struggles with mobility I did not have before the crash, and that with horrific impact that spun me nearly 2 times around, took the front of car, declared total loss -- why did none of air bags go off in this 2014 Chevrolet Equinox this accident crash June 24, 2018 ??? attached 5 pics my vehicle next day +crash sketch +florida dhsmv crash report me&my car. J. F. A.

I own a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox LS awd with roughly 86,000 miles. While driving back an appointment this morning, the vehicle began to sputter and the "engine reduced power"/"service stabilitrak system" lights turned on. I was on the interstate with morning traffic that was going 70mph (the speed limit) and higher. The vehicle's rpm reduced suddenly and drastically, and I was only able to sustain 40mph. I was alone. I coasted off the highway as quickly as I could, stopped at the multi-lane intersection, and the vehicle completely shut off. I could not restart it. It was 9 degrees outside with snow on the ground, and the heat stopped working in the vehicle, too. The power steering shut down. I had to wait outside to direct traffic so that I would not get hit. It was a frightening experience. After the tow to the dealership, the mechanic notified me that the entire engine needs to be replaced, quoting me between $2300 for a used engine and $6500 for a new one. Corporate has only offered 10% cost share for a new engine. This is unacceptable and a known issue based on consumer complaints I have read. The complaints are consistent and point to engine failure with total replacement in the range I was quoted. I do not have the money to replace the engine, and it is a shame that a vehicle with so few miles and years needs this type of repair! furthermore, I could have been severely injured or worse, as has happened to many others! this vehicle has had no collisions, no major damages, and I have kept up with all recommended maintenance. Now I have no vehicle, no possibility to recover its value, and I am devastated about the financial blow.

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While driving on interstate on 2/1/18 my oil light came on so I pulled over as quick as I could and shut off the car. I live in nd and it was below zero and it has been extremely cold. Not sure what happened or why there was a pile of oil under my car I got it towed to the shop to find out my rear main seal blew out. The technician told me that there were ice crystals around the main seal and there was nothing that could have prevented it from happening. I paid $1,700 to get it fixed and the shop said that the engine was still good. Well I picked it up from the shop and drove home (I live 40 miles out of town) and it seemed fine. Unfortunately when I was driving to work the next day, mind you it was still well below zero degrees outside, the engine started knocking and I shut of the car as fast as I could; I got stranded along the interstate again but this time with my 6 month old son� sitting in the freezing cold waiting for a ride� I am still furious!! I got the Equinox towed to the shop again to find out that my engine is now wrecked. There is only 84,000 miles on the vehicle and it needs a new engine. This is ridiculous; hopefully Chevrolet will keep me as a customer and pay for the engine that got wrecked because of their faulty rear main seal that can't perform in cold weather.

My 2018 chevy Equinox with the 1. 5l turbo engine fails to shift into 6th gear when the ambient temperature is below 14 degrees fahrenheit. I have brought the car back to the dealer several times for this problem. The first response I got was "this is normal for this vehicle, just drive it as normal". Where I live the temperature is very often below 14 degrees in January and February. Driving at hwy speeds, the engine is often running 3400 rpm or higher locked in 5th gear. I have driven thousands of miles this winter in this condition. This is not normal to me, and the increased fuel consumption, engine noise and wear on the vehicle are not acceptable to me. In addition I was told by dealer service, that 6th gear would return as soon as the temperature rose above 14 degrees. It did not return until the temperature was above 32 degrees. Another trip back to the dealer, and they replaced the "charged air cooler". This worked only until the temperature dropped below 14 degrees again. Obviously this is not a fix. I had filed an online complaint with gm, and was shortly upgraded to a "senior customer service consultant". This consultant aided in the replacement of the cooler, but never followed up with me. When I called back to tell them the problem was not fixed, I was told my case was closed. Great service there gm. Close the complaint without even talking to the consumer. My take on this after the last 2 months of issues, is that gm knew about this problem before the vehicle was released. The transmission is programmed not to shift into top gear below 14 degrees as an inept attempt to prevent condensation from freezing in the "charged air cooler". Even though gm knew this before they sold the vehicle in northern climates, they did not inform the buyers of this problem. This will potentially affect all gm vehicles with either the 1. 4 or 1. 5l gas engine and 6 spd. Trannny.

During a bitter cold evening, the pvc orifice froze and pressure built up within the engine and forced the rear main seal to be pushed out, resulting in complete oil loss. This happened when the temperature was below 15 degrees f. This is a well know issue with the model but the gm dealership saws that my VIN is not one included with the recall. It does have the same engine as the recall, a 2. 4l ecotec.

My car engine seized up due to an oil leak from the rear of the engine due to severe cold temperatures below zero degrees (-18 degrees c). As I was driving the car started making noise and came to a complete stop with all of my oil released from it. The car was moving at the time of the incident.

Greetings, we purchased a used chevy eq. A few months ago at 59000 miles for my wife, currently 60000. Since I bought it the engine has rattling/clicking noise. I bought the vehicle with a rebuilt title from an individual and the noise wasn't that bad. I thought it was because of old oil and hadn't suspected such an engine problem. I am a mechanical engineer myself and couldn't think that an engine would have a defect which affects all of these chevy vehicles so I purchased it. Today I contacted chevy customer service and explained the problem. I was told that they receive too many same complaints. However, there is no recall related to 2014 year models and since it went to salvage condition that it is now out warranty. My car had a front bumper accident, and no radiator or engine issue after the accident. So it is definitely related to a defected engine. Although the powertrain is protected up to 100k miles, due to the title status the owner has to pay for all the expenses. I was told that, if it had a recall, regardless of title status they would repair it. They used a very bad defected engine in their vehicles and did not issue a recall. There are too many similar complaints posted on websites by upset owners, but they still do not issue a recall in order not to cover this problem. I am very regret that I purchased a gm vehicle. I will never again. Can NHTSA do something about it, because these engines are really dangerous on the roads. People posted the same problem about their car which have only 8 to 20k miles in them. The vehicle makes this rattling noise on idle, on reverse gear very much and loses so much power between 20-55 mph, does not accelerate properly and the noise is increased during acceleration. It was addressed as timing chain issue. The engine burns oil. Thank you. Best regards, sedat peker.

I purchased a 2013 chevy Equinox on 5/2/16. On 1/1/18 with 84,000 miles, I was on the highway with my 4 children and the stability track, reduced power warning flashed, engine malfunction warning, and then a message to stop the engine. I pulled to the side of the highway in 0 degree weather with my and stopped the engine. After waiting over 2 hrs I was towed home. On 1/2/18 chevy's corporate office advised towing to chevy dealer. I took all of my service records as requested. 2 days later I was told the main seal failed and was not under warranty and chevy had refused any repair cost assistance so $1500 was the quote later that day they quoted me $2000. I purchased the chevy 18 months prior and owe way too much money. After going back and forth with jeff schmitt chevy in beavercreek, OH and chevy's corporate office, each blaming the other for refusing repair assistance and not honoring the warranty. I had the vehicle towed back home and was billed $130. 00+ for a diagnostic. The dealer acted annoyed by my request to have the results of the diagnostics in writing on the bill. I was also racking up a rental car tab. The next day I called other dealers who quoted $1300 but the seal was on backorder. I located a dealer 2 hours away who had the part in stock and quoted $1300 based on the diagnostic. I had the car towed 2 hours away $ to find out the intake manifold had failed causing the seal to fail and cost $2200. Bs diagnostic? this chevy burns oil like crazy. 1000 miles after an oil change and the dipstick is dry, but no oil leaks. ? now the liftgate has gone rogue. It opens and then closes very forcefully (violently), immediatly after opening injuring me. I find it extremely hazardous and have banned my children from operating the liftgate for fear that it may crush one of them. Generations of my family have been very loyal to chevy. Chevy, where does your loyalty lie?.

I was in city streets going 30 mph at most, 19 degrees in minnesota and it shows reduced engine power and stabiltrack off as traction control light comes on and check engine light is on. The engine starts shaking violently and I pull over, restart it and it goes for a few blocks and then the same warnings come on (engine light has gone off and on intermittently for a few months with no issues. ) as mentioned, speed reduction was stated on screen and I drive slowly and was only able to accelerate slowly. I just went through a Chevrolet forum and see that I'm not the only one who's had these same issues and lights and warnings pop up on the screen. Luckily I was not on a highway or under any other scarier conditions and was close to home. Many others have spent hundreds of dollars to try and remedy this issue and, per the forum, have only been able to do that after at least having the warranty to pay for it. . Read more...

Vehicle stalls at random times, while in motion at 65 mph on the highway or at a stop sign it just stalls. Will start back up but only to stall again. Very dangerous! multiple issues on the internet on this year Equinox and some claim there is a recall; "# TSB #05539 -- product emission recall to replace the powertrain/engine control module (pcm/ecm). The powertrain/engine control module (pcm/ecm) may have been manufactured with damaged internal ic chips, which may affect the fuel pump control and egr out (NHTSA id #10017551, April 01 2005)".

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I replaced the egr valve sensor and hose still getting a code 1404. I don't understand what the main problem could be unless it's the pcm causing problems and it has been changed as well.

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While driving on the NJ turnpike southbound from NJ to va my 2010 chevy Equinox suddenly stopped accelerating! after barely avoiding several collisions, the stabilitrac light came on, the service engine light came on and then the reduced engine power notification came on. The vehicle would not accelerate over 30mph, ¿threatened� to stall repeatedly and was vibrating violently. Luckily I was only about an hour into my trip (the temperature outside was below 30 degrees and I had my 4 year old and 3 year old in the car!) and was able to slowly drive the car home and have it towed the next day. I had to replace the throttle body and the intake and exhaust celenoid actuators at a total cost of $644. 05.

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1. While driving in nashville for work the first occurrence started with check engine light. Moments later check traction control warning popped up and immediately after a reduced engine power notification and vehicle lost power. Went from 55 to 30 mph in seconds. I have no clue how this did not cause a wreck in the heavy traffic. I took the vehicle to the dealership I purchased it from (james corlew in clarksville, TN) and they told me it was a loose timing chain and that they fixed it. 2. 4,000 miles later while working all the same messages popped up and the car completely stalled and would not restart on a busy bypass. Vehicle would not restart and I paid to have it towed. This time the dealership said they had to replace the entire timing chain assembly and a housing due to it being destroyed. It was covered by warranty again and they serviced it for free. 3. Vehicle ran great for 3600 miles and again the same message sequence occured. The car fortunately continued to run and I drove it straight to the dealership. I insisted it was a safety hazard and that I wanted to trade it in immediately. 2 hours later they offered me $7,000 under blue book because of engine problems. This was very funny of course since it is Chevrolet and the dealerships fault for selling such a lemon. I told them it was under warranty. To fix it again for free and I would pick it up. Dealership called next day. Said everything was fine. It was out of oil and that caused safeties to kick in and that created the problem. I ask how this is possible you changed my oil 3600 miles ago. 4. Last week (again 3800 miles later) the car produced all of the same messages and stalled on the same busy bypass. This time I had my 3 year old and 1 year old in the car. The speed limit is 55 so of course traffic regularly runs 60 mph. I was stranded with my children on 20 degree weather with no heat.

It would chug when I started it and check engine light came on. I took it in to a dealership to get fixed and they said there is a big crack in the egr valve piping.

I was driving my 2005 Equinox lx with my two grandchildren when they noticed a smell of exhaust gases in the rear passenger compartment. This was with the heating system on and in its normal configuration. After stopping I checked the exhaust system for leaks and could not identify any immediately with a visual inspection. I opened the hood and noticed the pipe connecting the egr valve to the exhaust manifold was disconnected and emitting exhaust gas into the engine compartment and intake area. It appears that the weld on the pipe boss was cracked. This seems to have occurred prematurely. After calling the dealership for a new pipe I was told by the parts department the pipe was no longer available and I would have to obtain a kit which included the pipe and a new egr valve. My question was this ever considered for a recall item as the kit is $360. 00.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that abnormal fumes were entering the vehicle cabin, which was causing the driver and any passenger to become drowsy. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection and repair where the egr valve was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

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My chevy has a blown head gasket after only 112k. From what chevy mechanics have told me it's because of the faulty egr valve on the vehicles because gm failed to notify the owners of said vehicles to have them replaced. I've had nothing but problems with this car from the start. Window motors have gone bad after only 45k miles, blown gasket, the non starting, no ac unless I'm travelling down the highway, having to pullover and stop turn car off and then back on to get the heat to kick on in the winter. I've contacted gm because of the mileage they refuse to do anything at all about it. The cheapest I could find for my car was 3000 to replace the gaskets. I might as well drop a new engine in the car for that but why pay the 3000 to replace engine for it to crap out once again! wander if I could put an 08 engine in it?? never will I buy an Equinox again not in a million years.

Water swishing noise in dash area. Increasing difficulty turning key in ignition switch. Must pull it out, turn it over and push up and turn to get it to start car. At 65,000 miles door flap on a/c heater failed, weather was 15-20 degrees f in December and caused heater and defrost system to fail. We, incurred a $1400 repair bill for a $129 part, labor expensive as part is "difficult to get to" . Many other complaints for these same issue are posted on-line. Does someone have to get in a serious accident or die before they recall any of these?.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the egr valve that was offered by the manufacturer would not fit securely on the vehicle. An authorized dealer was contacted in regard to the issue and the contact was advised to purchase the part elsewhere. The manufacturer was also contacted who advised that the part was previously recalled by the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 100,000.

I have a 2006 Equinox which I bought in 2010. While I had various "of age" repairs, such as fuel system issues and a fan motor; with the age and mileage, they seemed normal. In 2013 I replaced the egr valve and transmission speed sensor simultaneously; as the code was for egr, but would only intermittently kick in the tss code (the car died in the middle of traffic 3 times before I could get the code to stay so we could find the problem). Among looking online for the problem, it was common, but my dealer would not fix without the code. June, 2014, the brakes started pulsating on the car in low speeds. I would have to pump the brakes to get it to stop. Twice, pumping the brakes at an intersection failed, and nearly resulted in a wreck with my daughter in the car. The abs and tc lights would come on intermittently. I took it to a mechanic: he evaluated each connection and cleaned them, where the abs harness connects to the main harness. He found no discrepancies. After 2 more months of dangerous driving, and a whole new set of brakes (all 4), online research prevailed once again. This problem was common; and suggested a rather cheap fix. The 18 in wire harness from the wheel speed sensor to the main harness had an issue. Sure enough I, a woman, after being told the dealership didn't carry the part, ordered it online and replaced it in 15 minutes. No problems since then. May, 2015. What appeared to be a thermostat issue ended up being a coolant reservoir problem. The reservoir was broken, where the plastic nipple that comes out the bottom attaches with the hose. After I contacted all parts stores in the area, I was told while it was common for Chevrolet trucks and Equinox vehicles, the Equinox part was no made available to the parts stores. I had to special order online, thank goodness it worked.

During normal driving operations the vehicle engine began to overheat with only 60,000 miles. Auto repair shop states it is a combination of broken head gasket and cracked egr valve. Chevy upgraded the egr valve and the new part does not fit on the existing egr component. Now have to pay $280 for a new egr assembly as well. Total cost of repair from overheating is $1900.

01/21/2011 the Equinox would not turn over and was hauled to the dealer. Prior to this incident, there appeared to be a slow loss of coolant, requiring a gallon of coolant to be added over the previous three month period. There were no leaks on the garage floor, nor any interior cabin leaks apparent, but there had been a "syrupy" smell in the passenger cabin. The dealer put in a new battery and also discovered that the heater core was leaking. The new battery and heater core replacement totaled $1090. 11. Apparently, when the battery died, the diagnostics codes relating to this incident were lost. 03/16/2011 the check engine light was on. This has happened frequently in the past but had always been related to a loose gas cap and was easily remedied by tightening the cap. When that solution did not work, the Equinox was taken into the local gm dealership. It was then diagnosed as needing a head gasket replacement, where it is now being repaired. The repair total is expected to be about $1400. In less than two months, this vehicle (with only 68k miles on it) has required at least $2400 dollars in heater core and engine head gasket repair costs. It seems to me that the heater core leaks were likely to have had the subsequent effect of compromising the integrity of the head gasket. I have found many documented references to similar problems occurring in this engine make, the 3. 4l gm v6. There also seems to be a related link to problems with the type of coolant used in this engine (dex cool). At this point, I am not aware that gm has acknowledged that there is problem. I am filing this complaint so that it can be added to the mounting evidence of product defects in this engine type.

Exhaust gas recirculation tube rusted and came apart.

Rough idle during cold start of my 2010 chevy Equinox 2. 4l 4 cylinder engine engine idles rough and misses until it warms up when it gets below 40 degrees took car to dealer at 2,000 miles in November, they said everything was fine and to specifications. Said they would keep a eye out for service bulletins on cold starting, never heard from them. Car continue to run rough on cold start. Found on my own a gm service bulletin in Dec. #p00010 on cold start require calibration of engine. Called dealer told them where to find service bulletin they found it and then took the car in . Same problem still exists even after two service visits. The dealer says "they will keep their eye out for another service bulletin on the cold weather starting" as everything is up to specifications on the car. The car still runs rough and misses until it warms up.