2012 Chevrolet Equinox Power Train Problems
- 58
- 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.
Among these 58 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- check engine · 12 records
- engine light · 11 records
- light came · 5 records
- control module · 4 records
- stop light · 4 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 60–100k mi | 12 |
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
When the car is stop and you start to drive it will jerk forward as the transmission shift. *tr
ODI 10641057
Power Train
Upon acceleration, when the transmission upshifts into 2nd gear it will go into neutral. The engine will rev up but the vehicle just coasts. If you take your foot completely off the gas it will eventually slam into gear and will resume driving but has erratic and hard gear changes and may also go back into neutral again. This will last for the entire drive cycle unless you pull over and turn the ignition off and…
ODI 10509948
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
After applying the brakes to make a right turn, i then applied the gas to go around a corner. Upon applying the gas, the engine revved up much faster than it would normally. I quickly applied the brakes, and stopped forward movement. However,the engine continued to "rev". I put the gear in "neutral" and then "park", the motor continuing to "rev". I drove about 50 ft to the top of the hill, put the gear in neutral,…
ODI 10476904
Power Train · Structure · Vehicle Speed Control
2012 chevrolet equinox. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle transmission issues. *smd a month after purchasing the vehicle, the consumer stated the vehicle was sluggish, as the transmission was not shifting correctly. The next occurrence happened on january 2, 2013. The consumer stated before she could come to a complete stop, the vehicle stopped on its own, as if she hit a stone wall. The vehicle was taken back…
ODI 10543705
Power Train
While driving i slowed down to stop for light , light changed so i accelerated when i step on gas vehicle hesitated and lurched forward with an impact similar to being rear ended at a high rate of speed. On another occasion when accelerating vehicle almost stalled before transmission engaged. On another occasion the vehicle was at a dead stop and when i stepped on gas peddle vehicle did not move immediately . This…
ODI 10578063
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
My vehicle keeps red lining at 6000 rpms and bangs into gear..been at the dealer many times and they say nothing's wrong but keep replacing parts...my car is still under warranty and now they wanna charge me for a transmission i have every record since we bought the car that this problem has been happening since day 1...the vehicle is in motions and it happens at different speeds i also have videos of it acting up
ODI 11103873
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet equinox. The contact was driving 70 mph when the vehicle decelerated abnormally with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 2,048.
ODI 10444273
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced three separate sudden acceleration failures. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, where the transmission control module and the power train control module were updated. The dealer stated that they could not guarantee the repairs would remedy the failure. The contact also stated that for the past 100 miles, the…
ODI 10465439