Action taken — Reprogrammed engine control module. I had it flatbed to the dealer thinking it was under warranty, I was told its not. Then they did the same thing at 60000 and 90000 now my 120000 warranty is off and it is doing it again. Timing chain tensioners again pistons rings covers n a bunch of other stuff had back for 10 days n my husband noticed right away a ticking sound that was not there before the service. Have your valve body replaced. Evidently, they didn't complete the job.
However, handling remains clumsy, even with electronic stability control. Please email me any suggestions or if you know of a recall. Really the light went on after the fact. I work in the oilpatch in Alberta Canada and I know I will be telling everyone I see in the oilpatch to not buy chevy from now on. The hesitation to accelerate on an on ramp of a busy highway is a potential bad accident waiting to happen or is that what they are waiting for like the other recalls of recent. The vehicle sporadically does not shift into 3rd gear and I have to stop and turn it off for at least a minute to reset and then it may or may not do it again.
It is going in the shop for the same reasons again. It went into the shop in August 2011 for the engine just shutting off and Jerking while driving. You can find a lemon law lawyer in your state by clicking here:. I wish I had been notified. When we got it back, it seemed to fix the issues. My traction control light came on — oh about 40k miles ago.
And noticed that when the car is automatic the 6speed gear only stops at 4th gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs. That is why it is important to look into your rights under State and Federal laws. . However, about a week later the transmission stopped shifting altogether. The dealer will be apprised.
The failure mileage was 59,000. Had my air conditioner serviced for first time in car and only 73,000 miles. He stated tht it sounds like the transmission. Trying to decide now what to do. A mechanic then inspected the vehicle and stated that I needed a carrier bearing for the driveshaft, and that they see this problem frequently.
After the first year of our ownership, the engine went out. All this only has happend since the outside temp is higher and after at least a 60 mile highway trip. I got a new motor a couple years ago after they had the vehicle a month plus, and replace everything on the motor just to finally put a whole new one in. Stalling seems to be triggered by low rpm. I will never buy gm again. As soon as he put the spare on the passenger rear side the vibrating stopped. The first time we took it in, I test drove it with the Service Manager and could not replicate it.
Get home and then drive across town to my daughters and notice some lagging in the shifting. She had just pulled off the highway, so thank god it did not happen when she was on the highway going 70 mph or she would be dead. My wife bought a 2013 Equinox with around 80k on it. Mechanic replaced and problem was solved. Maybe I can drive it until the light comes on? They adjusted a sensor again! When I got it back, I promptly traded it off.
Repair Recap: February 2011 — 7,099 miles — Complaint of jerkiness while shifting. Brought it back n then was told needs to come back in for service i asked whats wrong n they said need to rebuild motor. This car has me in the hole and that is why I have not sold it, still open money on it and cant get anything out of the car and I put money down on the car when I bought it. Things have now escalated and the car has stalled twice on me today alone. I am at a loss! I spent so much last year on it they should have let me claim it as a dependent on my income tax! So much for keeping the miles off my car and taking care of it so that I would have it for years to come.
It got worse over the next 30 seconds, and eventually we pulled over. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed a large amount of oil. This problem had existed for a while. Mechanic had a hard time getting the parts to replace apparently everyone needs them but chevy sees no problem with this. Should I be worried about my transmission? May 2014 — 53,160 miles — Jumps and lurches while shifting between gears still. Still loud, still shifts hard, but cannot recreate it.