2010 Chevrolet Equinox Other / unspecified Problems

I have had oil consumption problems. Changed oil before due made all maintenance work on time or before due. Right after I bought it I put the main seal in it. Because it was leaking oil. That was$1000 more added to my loan. Put 4 hub bears on the front because of the steering instabilities which corrected it for a short time. But now that I am trying to sell the car I hear there is a recall on the motor but when I run it here there isn't so i am stuck. It hurts me to ride or drive it due to spine issues. And now I am stuck with this suv. Thank you GM for having us buy American.

NHTSA ID

11417619

Incident

May 18, 2021

2 DAYS AFTER DRIVING THIS 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX OFF THE LOT. THE POWER STEERING PUMP GOES OUT. THE POWER STEERING HAD A WINDING NOISE SINCE IT WAS REPLACED, AND THEY TOLD ME THERE MAY JUST BE AIR IN THE LINE. AFTER RIVING IT THAT WAY FOR A MONTH TOOK IT IN TO GET THAT LOOKED AT AND THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THAT AND SAID IT WAS A FAULTY PUMP. THEN DAYS LATER ONE OF THE TIRE SENSORS GOES OUT. HAD THAT REPLACED! THEN A FEW HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT THAT SAME TIRE SENSOR GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE THAT GENERAL MOTORS AS MADE!!!!! IT HAD NEW TIRES WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND NOT EVEN 8 MONTHS THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE MAKING THE REAR END SLIDE ALL OVER THE ROAD AND AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THE TWO REAR TIRES HAD WIRES SHOWING ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND THE WHEELS. TAKE IT IN AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A TIRE ROTATION! WELL, AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES, THEN 6 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD THE NEW TIRES ARE IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE JUST ON THE REAR TIRES. THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE A TIRE ROTATION THAT OFTEN. HAD THEM REPLACED ONCE AGAIN. THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING AND ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR! FOUND OUT THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR THIS ISSUE. THAT SENSOR UP UNDER THE GLOVE BOX ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN/CLOSE THE VENT TO KEEP REGULATING THE HEAT CONTROL. NOW, THE 2ND SET OF TIRES HAVE THE SAME WIRES GOING AROUND THE TIRES!!!!! MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! IF, GM DOESN'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES THEY ARE GOING TO BE FACING A LOT OF LAWSUITS OR CUSTOMERS GOING ELSEWHERE. NOW THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND LIKE THE CONTROL ARMS FELL OFF UNDER THE OUTER DASH AREA!!!! TAKE THESE VEHICLES STRAIGHT TO THE JUNKYARDS. OH, AND THE STABILITY TRAC CONTROL ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AS WELL WERE THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR-LANE FREEWAY!!!

NHTSA ID

11323271

Incident

May 28, 2019

Mileage

129,304 mi

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BUT THEY ARE SAYING THEY FIXED STUFF THAT NOBODY HAS TOUCHED. ATTACHED WILL BE THEIR RECALL. AND SECOND A PHOTO SHOWING NOBODY FIXED IT, LITTLE LONE TOUCHED IT FOR REPAIR. SCAMMING CUSTOMERS. I CANNOT GET MY TIRES TO SYNC TO THE VEHICLE EITHER. BOTH SAFETY.

NHTSA ID

11286806

Incident

Nov 13, 2019

I NEED TO REPORT THAT WHEN DRIVING ON THESE ICY ROADS THAT MY AWD EQUINOX FEELS LIKE IT SWERVES? IT FEELS LIKE IT TAKES ME INTO THE OTHER LANE MOST OF THE TIME. NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF ITS THE AWD CAUSING IT BUT OTHER AWD VEHICLES THAT I'VE DRIVEN HAVE NEVER DID IT THIS BAD TO THE POINT THAT IT FEELS ALMOST LIKE MY BACK END STARTS GOING SIDEWAYS.

NHTSA ID

11173416

Incident

Jan 29, 2019

Mileage

155,300 mi

BEEN HAVING OFF AND ON PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG COMING ON AND OFF. IT WILL APPEAR FOR MAYBE A WEEK THEN GO OFF TOTALLY FOR MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT AND THEY RAN A TEST AND SAID IT WOULD BE OVER 400.00 TO FIX. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AS THIS IS JUST ONCE IN AWHILE SERVICE AIRBAG! HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL.? NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. HATE SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY IF IT IS JUST A FLUKE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10663326

Incident

Jan 2, 2013

Mileage

47,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE WHEEL LUG NUTS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. ALSO, THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE ENGINE OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED PREMATURELY. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,138.

NHTSA ID

10654966

Incident

Nov 7, 2014

Mileage

68,138 mi

CAR BATTERY CONSTANT DRAINS, CAR WONT START UPON HOT/COLD WEATHER...BCM MIGHT BE THE CAUSE-BODY CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER, CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAS STALLED, NOCKING SOUND WHEN AC/HEATER IS ON ,BURNING SMELL.BATTERY REPLACED AND NOT THE PROBLEM, ALT ALSO CHECKED AND IS WORKING GOOD. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHARGE THE BATTERY TO CHARGE THE COMPUTER TO GET THE CAR TO START. *TR

NHTSA ID

10650582

Incident

Oct 10, 2014

REPORTING FAILURE OF ALL FOUR MICHELIN LATITUDE LT P235/55-R18 TIRES. TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL ON ALL TIRES. AIR LEAKING FROM 2; EXPECT OTHERS TO FAIL SHORTLY. STEEL CORDS EXPOSED AND PROTRUDING FROM UNDER TREAD. COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD FORM SIDEWALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10597469

Incident

Jun 10, 2014

Mileage

48,000 mi

THE BACK HATCH LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE ON MY 2010 EQUINOX TO OPEN THE HATCH. IT STARTED WITH A DIFFICULT TRY TO OPEN IT. NOW IT WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. I AM BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW (IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY OVER 36,0000 MILES) THIS HATCH IS NOT OPEN EVERY DAY. IN REALITY IT IS OPEN ONLY ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, SO IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BROKEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10560559

Incident

Jan 15, 2014

FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE DEALER FOR MY REGULAR CAR CHECK-UPS AND EACH TIME WOULD COMPLAIN THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THE KEPT CHECKING THE TIRE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES WERE DOING THAT DUE TO THE WEATHER TO JUST IGNORE THE WARNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALL OF MY TIRES WERE SEPARATING. I TOOK IT IN AND ASK THEM WHY WAS THIS HAPPENING, I CAN SEE MAYBE ONE TIRE BUT ALL FOUR. THEY SAID THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE BUT MY TIRES HAD A LOT OF MILES ON THEM.IN DEC 2012 THEY SAID THAT I HAD 8/32 OR GREATER FOR TREAD DEPTH THEN JUN 2013 THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND THEN OCT 2013 THEY ARE SAYING THAT I HAVE 3/32 OR LESS TREAD DEPTH. I DO NOT DOUBT THAT I NEED NEW TIRES BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE SOME DEFECTIVE TIRES AND I CAN SEE ONE OF THEM WOULD BE LIKE THIS BUT ALL FOUR..... *TR

NHTSA ID

10549426

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

Mileage

75,251 mi

PURCHASED 2010 EQUINOX LS ON 8/14/09. THE VEHICLE HAS INCURRED NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT A MAJOR WATER LEAKAGE PROBLEM,DEFECTIVE MODULE WHICH CONTROLLED DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS INCLUDING HEAT AND DEFROST AND A SEVERE OIL CONSUMPTION CONDITION WHICH REMAINS UNRESOLVED. COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE KNOCKING WERE REPORTED TO 2 DEALERSHIPS WITH NO RESOLVE. APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME KNOCKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN,THERMOSTAT ALONG WITH VARIOUS SEALS AND VALVES. THIS PAST MONDAY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TAPPING NOISE AND SHUTTERING,AFTER WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD NO OIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WERE THEY DISCOVERED THE CAR HAD CONSUMED OVER SIX QUARTS OF OIL WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF OIL LEAKAGE ANYWHERE. THE WERE ADVISED BY GM TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST OVER 5000 MILES WITH A BI-WEEKLY INSPECTION BY THE DEALER. A RESEARCH OF INTERNET FORUMS REVEALED THIS SITUATION TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH VARIOUS CONCESSIONS MADE TO OTHER OWNERS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT CAN LEAVE A DRIVER STRANDED IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER OR DEAD OF WINTER WITH LIFE THREATENING POSSIBILITES. THIS MATTER DESERVES YOU IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10417005

Incident

Jun 15, 2011

Mileage

35,800 mi

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 10/27/10 26 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE. THEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARK,AS I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE,THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE GEAR SHIFT ILLUMINATION WAS NO LONGER HI-LIGHTING WHAT GEAR I WAS IN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY NOT ONLY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AT ALL AND EXPECT ME TO PICK UP THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE PAYMENTS FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS ON IT. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED,MY FIRST MONTHLY PAYMENT WASN'T EVEN DUE YET. MY [XXX] YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. GM AND THE DEALERSHIP (BRYNER CHEVEROLET) REFUSE TO GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR RETURN MY DOWN-PAYMENT. THEY ACTUALLY,EXPECT ME TO PUT MY LIFE AT RISK TO PROVE TO THEM THAT THIS INCIDENT REALLY OCCURRED. UNDER THE LEMON LAW,I AM REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM 3 CHANCES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOW CAN I DO THIS IF THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX. ALSO AM I SUPPOSED TO PUT MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER TO PROVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM? *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

10367348

Incident

Oct 27, 2010

Mileage

410 mi

WHEN SLOWLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT ALL THE WAY TO ALMOST THE VERY END AND WHILE ADVANCING AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THERE'S A SMALL HIGH PITCH NOISE AND "THUNK" OF A SOUND THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT-LEFT OF THE VEHICLE, IF THE RADIO AND VENTILATION IS QUITE DOWN. IT DOES NOT SOUND HEALTHY AND IS QUITE DISTURBING KNOWING THAT THERE'S ONLY 3500KM ON THIS 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS WOULD THERE BE OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKEWISE? AND PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10350725

Incident

Aug 14, 2010

Mileage

3,000 mi

IN NEW CHEVY VEHICLES THERE IS A CENTER STORAGE COMPARTMENT LOCATED ABOVE THE CENTER CONSOLE. THIS IS HELD DOWN IN PLACE BY A SIMPLE PUSH BUTTON. THE BUTTON HOWEVER IS PROBLEMATIC AS IN SOME TRIMS IT IS A CHROME FEATURE. IN SUNNY CONDITION, THE REFLECTION FROM THE CHROME PUSH BUTTON REFLECTS INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES. THIS COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342100

Incident

Jul 6, 2010