vehicle stalled while driving on highway. engine seized up while driving due to no oil. no dash indicators, lights, audible tones or other warnings were evident to indicate any problems with oil level, or oil pressure. total engine failure resulted, leaving me stranded on the highway. general motors' "2.4l ecotec" motors are known to exhibit severe excessive oil consumption, due to faulty piston rings. a class action lawsuit was settled in 2019, see 2.4 liter oil consumption litigation c/o analytics consulting llc p.o. box 2003 chanhassen, mn 55317-2003
The car overheats within a very few minutes. Faster when idelling at a stop light or sign waiting to enter a busy street. I have replaced the thermostat, water pump, temperature sensor, antifreeze (with gm antifreeze) after flushing out the radiator, and it still gets hot. The dashboard heat gauge is not working but the warning “engine hot. Ac off” flashes all the time. We took the thermostat out so the coolent could circulate while the weather is warm. I am aware that the computer in the car has been replaced at least once and I think it may be malfunctioning now. I have an appointment with the service dept at mclaughlin Chevrolet dealer in milwaukie oregon on Tuesday June 22, 2021. I hope they will check the compression on the chambers and the computer. I want them to replace the sensor, thermostat, water pump and radiator cap with gm parts. I am slow income 80 years old grandma who helps her single daughter who works full time take care of her kids. I need to have a dependable car and I worry that if the computer does like first one did, we will get stranded on the freeway with a completely dead vehicle. Please let me know if there is any help with the expense of making it safe to drive.
noticing excessive engine oil consumpion with out warning from the car's computer. the car does start to have operating issues and will chug and turn it self off if the oil does run low before i can catch it. the only system notification for this is a check engine light. no oil notifications appear.
stalls sometimes when trying to start vehicle, every 3 to 4 months will not start at all autoway chevrolet replace the part however the same thing keep happening every 3 to 4 months. the truck was new when purchased. *tr
tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that the engine and traction control warning indicators were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. the mechanic stated that the exhaust system was causing the warning indicators to illuminate. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 15,000.
bought 2005 chevy equinox brand new. chemical smell in cab at about 1200 miles and at 19,000 a/c leak detected and compressor and parts replaced. *tr
i purchased this 2005 chevy equinox in may 2006 with 26k miles on it. in may of 2008 with less than 60k miles on it the head gaskets blew! gm refused to repair or do anything to assist financially in the repair. i took it to another mechanic (i cannot afford gm labor rates) who did in fact repair the head gaskets and the vehicle ran again. in november 2009 the head gaskets blew again. i again called gm with an answer of no, i filed a complaint but heard nothing about it. i again took the vehicle to another non gm dealer and had it repaired. yesterday 1/4/2011 with 130,000 miles and a motor that has been overhauled twice, the head gasket blew again. i am quite sure the nhtsa is not going to do anything to assist in this; however, one quick search of "2005 equinox and head gasket" and you will find that this problem is happening over and over and over again, and gm quite simply refuses to take responsibility. i have spoken to a person at gm in the past and was told they were aware of the problem but not enough had been reported to warrant a recall. *tr
car overheated going down the interstate (about 65 mph). blew a head gasket, fixed that. then overheated a week later while in town driving (about 45 mph) blew a head gasket again. *tr
tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that smoke was coming from under the hood of the vehicle, the vehicle would stall at anytime and the check engine light would illuminate on the instrument panel. the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 37,000. sm.
at approx 125k miles the thermostat failed. *tr