2010 Chevrolet EQUINOX problems and owner complaints

ON 09/04/09 I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 EQUINOX AND WITHIN 3,000 MILES I BEGAN EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT SHIFTING ISSUES AND ROUGH IDLING/STALLING AT STOPS. ON 01/08/10 I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE SHOP FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 60 DAYS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. VERY CONCERNING IS THAT EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE A NEW GM SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, GM IS NOT PROACTIVELY ADDRESSING THESE KNOWN ISSUES WITH BUYERS. RATHER THE ONUS HAS BEEN PUT INTO THE BUYERS HANDS. WHY IF THEY KNOW A PROBLEM EXISTS …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10305267 at NHTSA ↗

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING" OR BUMPING BETWEEN SHIFTS. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER TWICE. SAID IT WAS PROGRAMMING ISSUES - SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT - BUT STILL DOING IT. THEN LAST WEEK WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES - I HAD A STABILITY TRACK LIGHT COME ON AND IT IDLED VERY ROUGHLY. I LEFT IT AT DEALER TO BE FIXED - OVER A WEEK AGO! THEY SAID IT IS A TIMING BALANCE CHAIN??? I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM! *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10352685 at NHTSA ↗

ON AUG 15, 2010 MY NEW CHEVY EQUINOX, WITH ONLY 717 MILES ON IT, STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ST. IT WAS TOWED (MIRAK CHEVROLET) ON SUNDAY AUG 15TH, AND THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL TUES. AUG 24TH. IN THE INTERIM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FINALLY A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE ORDERED. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET CORP. AND THE GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES TO INFORM THEM THAT THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. A BRAND NEW CAR ONLY 3 WEEKS OLD SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TOLD THEM THAT I DON'T WANT TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 717 miles reported. Look up ODI 10365531 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE IDLES VERY ROUGH AND RPMS FLUCTUATE SIGNIFICANTLY ENOUGH THAT IT SHAKES THE VEHICLE. ENGINE NOISE IS VERY LOUD, EVEN FOR A SMALL DIRECT-INJECTED ENGINE. WHEN DRIVING THE THROTTLE IS SLOW OR JERKY TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE NOISE INCREASES. AT DIFFERENT RPMS A RATTLING SOUND COMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND WILL FALL OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE AT OUR CHEVY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND MOST RECENTLY FOR THE VEHICLE NOT SHUTTING-DOWN WHEN POWERED OFF. T…

Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10470353 at NHTSA ↗

IT STARTED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMING ON SOMETIMES. AND YOU HEAR A ROUGH IDLE.AND A HORRIBLE RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE PARKED AND. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING IT SOUNDED WORSE AS IF I WAS DRIVING A DIESEL TRUCK. AND THE CAR WOULD STAY ON FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF. SO I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER THEY CHECKED IT WITH A SCANNER AND THEY GOT THE P0172 - TOO RICH ERROR CODE. AND THEY SAW FOR THEMSELVES THE CAR STAYED ON AFTER TURNI…

Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10485991 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX LS STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. THE ELECTRICAL ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE RADIO WILL START FLASHING AND THE AIR BAG WARNING KEEPS COMING ON EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE STATED ALL OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE OWNED IT. I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 17 miles reported. Look up ODI 10299745 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE STEERING WHEEL BINDS UP AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE A TUG TO GET IT FREED UP. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED IT STILL DOES IT. I OPENED A FILE WITH CHEVY ON THE PROBLEM AND THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED WAS THAT IS THE WAY THE NEW STEERING IS DESIGNED. NOTHING COMES UP ON THE SCANNER SO THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM,YET THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK THE CAR HOME HIMSELF AND HE ADMITTED IT HAPPENED TO HIM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,125 miles reported. Look up ODI 10304769 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ON LEVEL PAVEMENT AT 65 MPH, WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED 2 GEARS, AND THE TACH ROSE TO 5300 RPMS. I TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE AND PROCEEDED IN A NORMAL CONDITION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10368586 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND DOWN A STEEP HILL WHEN THE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY IN ORDER FOR THE GEARS TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WOULD ONLY SHIFT FROM FIRST TO THIRD, BUT NOT SHIFT INTO ANY LOWER GEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET YET THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AW…

Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10417032 at NHTSA ↗

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING HER 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED CONDENSATION FORMED ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. SHE ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, WHERE THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD DIM AND THEN COME BACK ON.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE TURNED THE A/C ON, A STRONG ODOR WAS PRESENT. UPDATED 05/22/12

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10459426 at NHTSA ↗