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2012 Chevrolet EQUINOX Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1365712
Internal NHTSA #	10968215
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	EQUINOX
Model Year	2012
File date	03/05/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Around the time frame of may, 2016 i began to notice that my 2012 chevrolet equinox with a 2. 4l ecotec started having a knocking noise from the engine while idling. The mileage at this point in time was around 99k miles. At the same time that the knocking began, i noticed the check engine light came on. I went to an auto zone to check my oil levels, and realized that the dip stick showed the oil was much lower than it should have been. I went inside and purchased dexos 5w30 oil per the owner's manual and added 1 qt to it. Additionally, i noticed after i took the oil cap off that there was smoke coming from inside. Per the owner's manual, the gm oil life monitor system uses an algorithm that analyzes your driving activity, temperature outside, and several other factors to determine when the oil needs changed. According to this system i was at roughly 70% oil life. The system states that the oil only needs to be changed within 600 miles of the low oil life alert coming on, this doesn't happen until you get around 15%. At this point i began monitoring my oil consumption much more closely and carried oil on me at all times. As time has gone by, i've noticed the car is burning oil quicker, and as of my most recent oil change in february of this year, we began doing oil consumption tests per gm tsb # 13-06-01-003h that explains this issue. The tsb notes that it covers my make and model, but my vin does not come up as being covered up to 120k miles for this repair. I have had a dealer tell me that the fix listed in the tsb is what needs to be done, but that it will cost $3. 4k. Many other models with the same engine are covered but mine isn't. My car has since started stalling when it is idling at low rpm's, specifically on 3/22/17 it stalled twice while in a drive-through. Current mileage today is 118. 6k and the 2 oil consumption tests show burning up to 1 qt per 1k miles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	99000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GREEN VALLEY, IL
VIN pattern	2GNALBEK6C6XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	14/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Chevrolet EQUINOX Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Chevrolet EQUINOX Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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