2011 Chevrolet Equinox Power Train Problems
- 108
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- engine light · 18 records
- engine power · 15 records
- check engine · 15 records
- timing chain · 10 records
- needed replaced · 9 records
- light came · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 40 |
| 1–30k mi | 23 |
| 100–150k mi | 18 |
| 30–60k mi | 17 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
Engine has always made a rattling noise which now i believe loose/worn timing chain. Last week the equinox was stalling at stop signs. It will start right back up then die again. Once it's takes off it runs fine. We took it to the dealer, they said there were 2 codes. 1 read engine misfire other read intake cam valve actuator (something). The dealer cleared the codes (charged me for clearing codes) and then said…
ODI 10915046
Engine · Power Train
While driving on the freeway it would shut off during low speeds. Issue happened 20+ time during one [redacted]. I would need to put the car in neutral to start it again, but once i slowed down it would shut off. This also happened when stopped at a light, once i pressed on the accelerator to begin moving, the vehicle would stall out, powering off and requiring me to place in neutral to start again.
ODI 10908392
Engine · Power Train
After coming to a stop at a light, car completely died. Nothing would work. Had to be towed back to dealer. Was sent to a certified gm service center and the timing chain had broke and caused chaos in my engine. They replaced the chain as well as the head and other numerous parts. They also found that my manifold was cracked and had to be replaced. Out quite a bit of money. Now just a few months later, driving down…
ODI 10959001
Power Train
Takata recall i purchased my car in may 2016. I informed the dealer of the issue right away. It still has not been fixed properly. The dealer had a 30 warranty to fix anything wrong. My car doesn't get enough power. It jerks forward around 30mph. Does drive past 55mph and most recently doesn't reverse, despite returning it to the dealership 5 times within the past 2 months. The error codes read p0700 and p0776.…
ODI 10888569
Power Train
Takata recall - less than 70000 miles and transmission is slipping and having difficulty changing gears when driving, jerking during changin of gears, worse when a/c is on. Can not use cruise control at all. Current onstar reports and dealership report from june shows that there were no issues
ODI 10954943
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Purchased my 2011 chevy equinox in march 2014 at 36,000 miles. At this moment i have 63,000 miles. Past couple months or so i have had many issues with my vehicle. There was a ticking for a period of time after parking and shutting off the vehicle, a rough/loud running of the engine, inconsistent times of knocking type sound, and a hesistant during accelerating and so rough. When we inquired about these things from…
ODI 10859936
Power Train
TIMING CHAIN FAILURE.
ODI 10893879
Engine · Power Train
Oil consumption, rough idle, bad ticking engine sounds like a diesel truck, stalled.
ODI 11076750
Power Train
Sudden internal failure of transmission with around 48,000 miles on vehicle. Vehicle was in motion, started making high-pitched humming noise, wouldn't accelerate, and then stopped moving/driving but stayed turned on.
ODI 10849960
Power Train
The car stopped shifting gears and stopped moving going down the street. Upon stopping the car in a safe location, the car would not go in reverse. Had i been in busy traffic or merging onto an expressway, this could have been very serious.
ODI 10837734
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle began to decelerate independently. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the 35r clutch wave plate had failed causing the transmission to fail and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage…
ODI 10823714
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving to get my 3 small kids from after school and my 2011 chevy equinox started losing power. Could not go over 35 mph.check engine light turned on, then the stabilitrak light followed by reduce engine and it had vibration. The car was in motion. I got to the stop sign and it vibrated. I pulled over and was scared to cut it off. Then after about 2 mins i was able to pull of slowly by the car stalled. And i…
ODI 10820100
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
In jan 5 2016 my 2011 chevy equinox mileage 56747 would just stall without warning and i had no control of steering. Driving on the hwy it just killed and started but didn't want to accelerate again then stalled again couldn't steer. Got it to ray chevrolet it was my camshaft position actuator solenoid valve in sept.2016 mileage 80584 i had it towed again and it was the camshaft position actuator solenoid valves and…
ODI 11253657
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Chevrolet equinox 2011 uses excessive amounts of oil. I have to add oil between oil changes. I keep extra oil on hand always. The car makes rattling noise at start up and just doesn't sound good when running. It runs sluggishly. I wasn't aware of the problem. I only had to add oil between changes to my previous car when it was leaking on the ground. I went to have oil changed and there was none on the dipstick. I…
ODI 11047164
Engine · Power Train
This is a fwd model with 2.4l engine. The transmission 3-5-r plate failed at 67,000 miles and the transmission was ruined. When it failed it caused acceleration and speed problems while the vehicle was on a major highway but there was no check engine light initially. The car limped a few miles home stalling out completely once a block from home, it would not go into reverse and had to be towed to the dealer for…
ODI 10840409
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Transmission shifting issues causing car to jerk and not accelerate. Has been an on going issues for the last 13 month brought in to be looked at multiple time. Dealer is stating that's how the transmission were made.
ODI 10807641
Power Train
I purchased my 2011 chevy equinox in march 2014 at 40,000 miles. In that time i have only added 16,000. In the last 6 months or so i have had many issues with my vehicle. There was a ticking for a period of time after parking and shutting off the vehicle, a rough/loud running of the engine, inconsistent times of a 'whirring' type sound, and a bucking of the vehicle during accelerating and decelerating so rough that…
ODI 10782234
Engine · Power Train
A three occasions i have sat a stop light with the car idling, with a rough sounding idle, the car sounding like it was going to stall. On the third occasion, it actually did stall with me needing to restart (which luckily it did) as traffic was bearing down from behind on an early morning commute. I took the car to get serviced within the next two days, with the mechanic telling me that car was dangerously low on…
ODI 10702462
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
I was driving my 2011 chevrolet equinox and the message "engine power is reduced" displayed. The car slowed down to about 30 mph. Then the message "service stabilitrack" displayed. I was able to pull into a parking lot and shut the vehicle down. I waited a minute and restarted and drove the vehicle 20 minutes and the problem re-occurred. It was sat afternoon, so the dealer was closed. I nursed the vehicle the rest…
ODI 10680635
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
When you are driving the 2011 chevrolet equinox ltz and the vehicle goes into "engine power is reduced" mode the vehicle comes to a complete stop within 10 feet. You are unable to turn the steering wheel or continue to move forward in any way with the phrase service stabilitrack appearing right after. You can be driving slowly at 20-25 miles per hour or faster at 35-40 miles per hour and this is able to happen at…
ODI 10672611
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
I was driving and all of a sudden , the check engine light came on and "reduced engine power" message appeared. You are at highway speed and suddenly you can only go 30 miles an hour no matter how much accelerator is depressed. After pulling over at the first available safe area, turning off the car and restarting seemed to reset the car so it was able to proceed. This continued to happen until i attempted to clean…
ODI 10723747
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was turning left on a green light at the corner of argyle and oakleaf suntrust bank when the car slipped into neutral and i was stuck in oneway opposite traffic until i turned off the engine and restarted it and then was a ble to go into drive, i was almost in a serious accident with several cars. Then i was traveling north on hwy 295 and i had it in cruise control and i could not get it to quit until i turned off…
ODI 10649046
Engine · Power Train
Transmission bangs when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear at slow speed. *tr
ODI 10672626
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
While driving the 2011 equinox will jerk or jump as if being hit from behind while attempting to accelerate between 2nd and 3rd gear. The check engine light will not turn off. The stability track light comes on and off periodically while in motion. When the car is being turned off it shakes as if the motor is going to fall out. I have to turn off the ac before turning the ignition switch to off position to decrease…
ODI 10629718
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Initially the issue started with rough idling of the car, engine ticking, and engine stalling. After indicating this to the dealership, they informed me that the ecm needed to be reprogrammed because the oil life indicator was not properly calibrated causing the system to think that there was more life on the oil than there actually was. The engine balance chain eventually broke while on the interstate (55 mph), due…
ODI 10724818