![]() I brought it in a few days ago (10/18/22) and the mechanics said that I had a "bad" engine and that the car's issue was excessive oil consumption. Now, the car has 100,000 miles on it and the engine light came on again. I had a minor incident where the windshield wiper flew off in the middle of the street and have seen a few complaints about that, so thought it was noteworthy enough to mention. I thought the issue was fixed, but I think it's related to the current issue I'm now having. Some previous background on my 2016 Chevy Equinox that I bought brand new: - I brought in my car about 6 months ago to get it repaired for an engine seal issue. The amount to fix this design issue with the car is starting $2,000-$4000 and could be more if it damaged the engine. General Motors LLC - 2:22-cv-1078) for this exact issue and there is more than just Equinox on the Lawsuit. I did some research and came across a Class Action Lawsuit where 7 plaintiffs are suing General Motors filed on Ap(Kiriacopoulos et al. Chevy was contacted and they said no recall has been issued and I need to contact Department of Motor Vehicles to get info. He told me I need to find out if Chevy is going to do a recall since so many others have had the same problem. The current mechanic said that the rear main seal blew on the car and it has been a huge problem with this make and model. There has been no issues with the car until this past Christmas eve when the car started to make a rattle noise and completely stopped while she was driving down the road (that in itself could have been a whole other issue if someone would have wrecked into her). My 17 yr old daughter drives a 2016 Equinox and this car was purchased brand new in 2016. Yes the problem was confirmed but a dealer that inspected the vehicle. Had a dashboard indicator light illuminated, I would have immediately pulled over. The vehicle stalled while in use multiple times putting me and my family at risk for an accident. After the intake valve was repaired it was determined a chain snapped in the engine, and the engine was also in need of repair. It was determined an intake value burst causing an oil leak. After parking the vehicle at my destination, oil was observed gushing out from above the real driver's side wheel well. I was less than a mile from my destination. About a mile up the road the vehicle stalled again, but again restarted. While stopped at a stop light the vehicle stalled, but powered back on after restarting. I exited the interstate and noticed the car was not accelerating normally. I checked the dash for any indicator lights or high temperature but nothing was indicated. I heard unusual noises coming from the vehicle and I started to feel more resistance then normal while accelerating. The car was operating normally until about 35 minutes into my drive. I was driving the vehicle from Madison, WI to Janesville, WI on the interstate. Coupled with the fact that these vehicles are extremely dangerous as there is no set warning when itay choose to stop working during operation, therefore running the risk of causing a catastrophic accident/s. ![]() Upon some investigation, it has been revealed that my vehicle is among the many 2014-2017 Chevy Equinox models that are plagued with the same 2.4L engine/oil consumption defect. ![]() Repairs are estimated to be due more than $6K without guarantee that the vehicle will not repeat the same problematic performance. The following was revealed after receiving a diagnostic test performed by the repair shop that the engine suffers from internal damage/massive oil leak and it is not recommended attempting to repair. I noticed during this time that the car was leaking oil. ![]() After the engine stalled, I was able to restart and begin to drive around 20 miles per hour when the engine stalled and cut off again as I was on my way to the repair shop. During my recent travel after a few short miles, oil began to leak and the engine began to knock. ![]()
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