2016 Chevrolet Equinox Power Train Problems
- 8
- 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 8 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
Pcv valve froze causing rear main seal leak. Car began to leak excessive oil.
ODI 11300733
Power Train
The transfer case failed while the suv was in motion on a city street within a week after an oil change / transmission fluid flush & fill service at the dealership. I called the dealership to ask about the part and it is on back order so, this seems to be a common issue with this vehicle.
ODI 11288531
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
While driving the vehicle, it will randomly turn off. I will then have to place the vehicle in park, turn off the vehicle, and restart it in order to begin driving again. This happened while turning.
ODI 11265492
Engine · Power Train
I was driving down a highway at 65 miles per hour my engine started to flutter when noticing that i pulled over right away and my engine shut off. I had to have my vehicle towed to the dealership after the dealership took a look at it they realized it was a pcv clog from condensation getting in to the pcv valve. I have 72000 miles on my vehicle so there is no more drive train warranty i bought the extended warranty…
ODI 11173142
Power Train
I parked the car on my drive way i did not turn it off i return to the car to turn it off it roll back i had the driver side door open it nocked me down and the rolled over my right knee it was is in park it and my it self went in to neutral the drives side tire was on my right knee
1 injury
ODI 10972190
Power Train · Service Brakes
On october 1, my mother (passenger) and i were involved in a roll back accident at my apartment complex. I put the vehicle in park and exited the vehicle. I remained outside of the vehicle for 1-2 minutes. I returned to the driver's side, opened the door, and proceeded to enter the cabin. Upon opening the driver's door, the vehicle began to roll back, even though the car was in park. I was caught between the vehicle…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10918091
Engine · Power Train
Car started smelling horrible anytime it was running, would make me and my kids physically sick breathing the air coming inside the vehicle.my daughter had pneumonia 4 months ago, and my husband had a severe case of pneumonia 2 weeks ago. Not to mention all the respiratory related problems in the last year the entire family has been having. Chevy would not look at my car, i called multiplke times telling them my car…
2 injuries
ODI 10886153
Power Train
After a month of ownership and about 900 miles my new equinox with v6 and awd developed a howling noise when driving on rural roads at about 30-40 mph the howling stays with the car and can be heard on highways at 60 mph. The car has also developed a whining noise both of which general motors claim are normal noises for this vehicle. Gm calls this condition "driveline echo". To my knowledge the gmc terrain an…
ODI 10924129