2013 Chevrolet Equinox

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHUT-OFF WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER - RHINELANDER GMC (1935 NORTH STEVENS ST, RHINELANDER, WI 54501) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THAT ENGINE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER. THE A MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,800.

WE PURCHASED A PREOWNED 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX FROM CHEVROLET DEALER IN 2017 AND HAVE NOTICED HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. HAVE TAKEN IT TO REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ON SOME OCCASIONS WERE TOLD WE HAD AN OIL LEAK, BUT WE NEVER NOTICED LEAKS. NOW WE REQUESTED A DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALER BECAUSE THE OIL CONSUMPTION HAS GOTTEN REAL BAD. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE MAY HAVE SMALL LEAKS AND ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE PISTONS THAT ARE ALLOWING ENGINE TO CONSUME OIL AT A HIGH RATE. THEY QUOTED A COST OF FIX OF $5055! SEEMS TO ME FROM LAWSUITS THAT CHEVROLET KNEW THEY WERE SELLING ME A LEMON AND FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED BY THEM AT NO COST TO ME. THE HIGH RATE OF CONSUMPTION OF OIL IS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE IS USING ALMOST A QUART OF OIL EVERY 6-700 MILES. TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL N192268180 AND ASKED DEALER ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION. DEALER STATED THAT IT IS PART OF N192291100 FOR PISTONS AND RINGS AND WOULD BE $4900 TO REPAIR. I OPENED A CASE WITH GM AS THE N192291100 WAS RELEASED IN JAN 2020 AND ENDED JULY 28TH 2020 FOR MY MODEL. THIS DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. GM HAS OFFERED $482 AND CHANGE TOWARDS THE REPAIR. THE CAR IS NOT LEAKING OIL SO IT HAS TO BE GOING OUT THE TAILPIPE WHICH WILL CAUSE EXCESS EMISSIONS AS WELL AS DAMAGE PARTS LIKE THE O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR.

IT IS WIDELY KNOWN THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR CAR, 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX. HAS A MASS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE DUE TO FAULTY PISTONS, ALONG W MANY OTHER YEARS AND MAKES BY GM. I HAVE TO CHECK OIL EVERY 500 MILES; AND CHANGE IT EVERY 2000 MILES. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CREATED FROM THIS FAULTY ENGINE I'VE HAD TO REPLACE SOLENOIDS MANY TIMES, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED TWICE, BUT MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE CARS END UP WITH A BLOWN TIMING CHAIN AND BROKEN ENGINE. I'M SIMPLY WAITING FOR MY ENGINE TO CEASE WORKING WHILE ADDING OIL VIGOROUSLY. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT ONLY REIMBURSES PEOPLE WITH CRITICAL CRITERIA AND VERY FEW ARE ACCEPTED. THE ISSUES ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT SPENT THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY ON A BROKEN VEHICLE. I BOUGHT MY CAR BEFORE ANY INFORMATION OF THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED. NOW SLOWLY SOME ATTENTION IS BEING BROUGHT TO THIS PROBLEM BUT MAINLY FROM THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.

THE VEHICLE HAS A MASSIVE OIL LEAK FROM THE REAR MAIN SEAL CAUSED BY A PLUGGED PCV SYSTEM. SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 EXPLAINS THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. GM IS STATING THAT THE VIN DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS SERVICE BULLETIN. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME ENGINE, SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AS STATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN.

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR PISTON RING OIL FAILURE RESULTING IN HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. CHEVY ARBITRATOR IS DENYING CLAIMS LEAVING CUSTOMERS TO DEAL WITH THEIR PROBLEM. ANT KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANIC KNOWS WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT HOLDING OIL, MULTIPLE THINGS CAN BREAK AND BLOW, BUT CHEVY DENIES THESE THINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT COVERED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.