2013 Chevrolet Equinox

I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND BEEN DENIED REPLACEMENT OF MY PISTONS. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE APRIL 2019 BEFORE IT WAS EVEN DUE FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE IT WAS EXTREMELY LOW. I STARTED THE OIL CHANGE TESTING WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHICH I THOUGHT CAUSED MY CAR TO DISABLE ITSELF BECAUSE IT'S BURNING OVER A QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES. BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER HAS YET TO REACH THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. HAS PUT ME IN SEVERE DANGER. I KNOW THEY'RE WAITING FOR A SPECIAL COVERAGE ACTION FOR THE 2013 LITER MOTOR MINE WAS MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 2013. THE NEW MOTORS WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM WERE BUILT IN MAY 2013. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU COULD OFFER ME I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I JUST POP BY THAT FEBRUARY 2013. THE NEW MOTORS WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM WERE BUILT IN MAY 2013. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU COULD OFFER ME I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I JUST FAULT AND IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HELP ME.

AT 87000 MILES THE ENGINE HAD TIMING ISSUE AND VALVES MAD PISTON CONTACT. AT 90000 MILES ENGINE HAD PCV VALVE FREEZE UP AND PUSH MAIN SEAL OUT OF ENGINE. BOTH ARE KNOWN RECALL ISSUES BUT ACCORDING TO CHEVY MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. THE ENGINE IS NOW USING 2 QUARTS PER THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE SPOKE WITH CHEVY REPS AND BEEN TOLD TO BASICALLY PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS RIGHT SINCE THESE ARE ALL KNOWN FAULTS AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL LAWSUITS OVER THE ISSUES. I HAVE PAID OVER 5000 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS ON A ENGINE THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES. I HAVE WORKED IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND I KNOW THERE ARE THINGS THAT DEALERS CAN DO TO MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH THE CUSTOMER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO TRUST THIS ENGINE WITH MY FAMILIES SAFETY, THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER STALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR HAVE A OIL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.

FELL VICTIM TO THE PCV VALVE FREEZING THIS WEEKEND AND BLEW OUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL ON MY EQUINOX. WAS LEAVING THE HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE STUTTERED AND ALMOST STALLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT BOTTOM OF EXIT. LUCKLY IT GAINED POWER BACK TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. GOT HOME AND LOOKED THE CAR OVER TO FIND OIL SPRAYED ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. NO OIL LIGHTS OR INDICATORS CAME ON TO LET ME KNOW THE OIL WAS GONE FROM THE CAR. THE DIPSTICK WAS DRY AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $1600 BILL TO REPLACE A $30 SEAL. CAR IS IN THE SHOP TO SEE IF THE REST OF THE MOTOR SURVIVED OR IF IT NEEDS A REBUILD AND A NEW TIMING CHAIN FROM THE DAMAGES CAUSED. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT I WAS TOLD MY CAR VIN WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE. YET IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE THAT WERE. CAR IS ALREADY USING ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES DUE TO FAULTY GM PISTON RINGS THAT AREN'T IN A RECALL HOPEFULLY THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HELPS EQUINOX OWNERS WITH UNNECESSARY EXPENSES. WITH A KNOWN ISSUE LIKE THIS GM SHOULD JUST REPLACE THE MOTORS WITH A NEW IMPROVED ONE AND SAVE THEIR CUSTOMER BASE WHILE THEY CAN. WILL BE CALLING GM IN THE MORNING TO GET THE RUNAROUND LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I'M SURE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON A COLD, WINTER DAY, MY CAR STARTED SMOKING AND MAKING A LOUD TAPPING SOUND. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL HAD SPLATTERED UNDER AND ON ALL SIDES OF MY CAR. THE REAR SEAL IN THE MOTOR BROKE RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO PAY > $5K TO HAVE FIXED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST OF VEHICLES COVERED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX AND IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD DIESEL TRUCK TYPE OF NOISE ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AFTER AROUND 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN 1 WEATHER. I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION AND TURNED IT OFF. IT SAT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS IN A PARKING LOT BEFORE TRYING TO RESTART IT AND IT STARTED FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE BEFORE DYING. I ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL TO IT AND IT SOUNDED SLIGHTLY BETTER. THEN I MOVED TO A DIFFERENT SPOT TO MAKE SURE IT WASNT LEAKING OIL WHICH IT WAS NOT BEFORE LETTING IT SIT FOR ANOTHER 4 HOURS. LATER IN THE DAY I TURNED IT ON TO GET IT HOME TO SIT AS THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GET IT IN FOR A WEEK, AND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO CHECK FOR MORE OIL UNDER IT THERE WAS ABOUT A QUART WORTH OF OIL THAT HAD SPRAYED ALL OVER THE GROUND AND UNDER MY CAR. IT LEAKED OIL THE ENTIRE WAY BACK TO MY HOME ABOUT 25 MINUTES AWAY AND LEFT A TRAIL OF OIL UP MY DRIVEWAY. CHEVY HAS RECALLED THE PART THAT IS BROKEN ON MY VEHICLE AND MODEL YEAR BUT WILL NOT REPAIR IT DUE TO IT NOT BEING ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN.

THE CAR IS HAVING OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS AND MAKES VERY LOUD NOISES WHEN STARTING UP AND IDLING. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT PROBABLY HAD PISTON RING WEAR AND WILL PROBABLY NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO OIL BLOCKAGE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 61000 MILES AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE ON TIME. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH ACTION FROM CHEVY ON THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR HAD BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN OF AND WE LIKE THE CAR OVERALL. I JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE ENGINES DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. MY DEALER HAD BEEN NO HELP AND JUST ACTS LIKE IT'S NORMAL TO REPLACE A ENGINE DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS,. I HAVE RESEARCH A FEW FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND ALOT OF EQUINOX OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I ALWAYS LOVED CHEVY BUT IF I HAVE A CHOICE I WILL NEVER BUY AGAIN. THANKS

OUR EQUINOX HAS HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON STATING THE OIL LEVEL IS LOW. SINCE WE CHECKED TSB'S AND HAD THE DEALER SCAN IT AND FOUND EXCESS CONSUMPTION OF OIL WAS DO TO, CAMSHAFT POSITION AND TIMING SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED ARE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT IN STATIONARY LOCATIONS. WE ASKED CHEVY TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERED. WE'VE HAD THESE ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE MARCH 2019.