2013 Chevrolet Equinox fuel, hybrid & EV propulsion problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Jun 29, 2026COEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV PropulsionTransmission & Drivetrain

   My 2013 Equinox is experiencing the excessive oil loss without warning..this led to transmission..engine..timing failure. The car loses power jerks at slower speeds it sounds horrible and has cost a lot of money for repairs. Still don’t know if it will last much longer. This is a burden on my family as we can’t afford to just go buy another vehicle. I purchased it in 2022 and in 2019 there was a lawsuit being settled for these exact problems and I was not told this nor was…

   NHTSA complaint #11747310 · source
2. Filed Dec 4, 2025INEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV PropulsionTransmission & Drivetrain

   My 2013 Chevrolet Equinox (~132,000 miles) has a serious and unsafe oil consumption problem. I had a full oil change, and only two weeks later the dipstick was completely dry. The vehicle provided no warning lights, no low-oil indication, and the GM Oil Life Monitoring System gave an inaccurate reading, failing to alert me to the critically low oil level. On November 25, 2025, while stopped with my foot firmly on the brake, the vehicle began constantly jumping and jerking…

   NHTSA complaint #11702890 · source
3. Filed Oct 16, 2025KYFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   It keeps throwing an error and my truck goes into Reduced engine power mode. It happens out of nowhere. One minute it's fine the next my engine starts to reduce power and I can't go faster then 25 mph. We have already replaced the high pressure fuel rail sensor and the fuel pump. It still is having this issue.

   NHTSA complaint #11693767 · source
4. Filed Jan 24, 2024MIEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   Excess oil consumption resulting in having to get oil changed monthly. Oil can be full one day and empty the next without any warning. I have read it is a defected piston however the special circumstances gm was granted rather than a recall has expired according to gm customer service. I was never sent anything in this exception either

   NHTSA complaint #11567662 · source
5. Filed Mar 14, 2023CAEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   At about 115,000 miles my carefully maintained one-owner vehicle began to occasionally shudder, and then finally stalled on a couple of occassions. I found out later (after the check-engine light was activated, apparently due to a failing catalytic converter) that the shuddering, and the ruined catalytic converter, were both due to excessive oil consumption--the result of a piston ring defect that I learned about years after a class-action settlement that I was never…

   NHTSA complaint #11511685 · source
6. Filed Jul 31, 2022WIFuel, Hybrid & EV PropulsionTransmission & Drivetrain

   I was driving along and all of a sudden heard and felt a crunching underneath my car. I went directly home and upon shutting my vehicle off, it ran for a few seconds more before quitting. There was also fluid(gear oil) pouring out from underneath my car. No warning lamps or messages. I had the vehicle towed to a mechanic where it was confirmed that the fuel pump and transfer case were non operational.

   NHTSA complaint #11476745 · source
7. Filed Jul 30, 2022MIEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   2013 Equinox Awd - Issue while driving and coming to a stop or low idle car stalls out while waiting to turn in intersection. Very scary car goes into limp mode after about 15 minutes of driving with engine light on. Have taken to dealer ship in 3/31/2022 code p0191 and p0172 vehicle runs rough. Dealer replaced fuel tank fuel pump and said fixed. Driving home 15 min issue happened again took back to dealer. Dealer ran many test and replaced many parts with no luck solving…

   NHTSA complaint #11476716 · source
8. Filed May 8, 2022WIFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   Fuel pump stopped working and caused the car to stall while moving at high speeds. Only has 120000 miles on it. Almost crashed into another car.

   NHTSA complaint #11463784 · source
9. Filed Mar 14, 2022TNEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   Excessive oil consumption. 4 quarts plus oil used between oil changes. Reeders in Knoxville TN did part of recall but not all and made us pay for it. Work done on 4/9/2019. Oil consumption gets worse every oil change. GM should be forced to fix this issue due to emissions laws and cost factor at $7 a quart. No wonder current administration wants electric cars. Maybe GM should ve turned in to current administration for these excessive emissions.

   NHTSA complaint #11456708 · source
10. Filed Nov 19, 2021CTEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV PropulsionTransmission & Drivetrain

    On 9/25/21, my engine light came on. I went to the dealership. The temperture light and the check oil light never came on. When the service man checked the oil he said there was almost no oil left in the engine. My dashboard said that i had 18% oil.the engine was also making a loud noise and stopping was difficult. The dealership did an oil change and talked to me about having the pistons changed, close to $3,000. I had heard the engine noise once before, i bought the car to…

    NHTSA complaint #11441066 · source
11. Filed Jul 11, 2021KYFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

    Engine runs rich with a P0172 code and requires a new fuel pump to resolve the issue. Causes an engine light, fluctuating tach reading at idle, excess fuel consumption, and some performance issues as the computer figures out how to compensate.

    NHTSA complaint #11424272 · source
12. Filed Jul 1, 2021OKEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV PropulsionOther / Unknown

    My car received a recall and special coverage notice some months ago and the recall part for the oxygen sensor was fixed but the special coverage they are not wanting to fix the dealership or Gm motors. My Cadillac converter made my pistons go bad because of the oil consumption and there was an open special coverage that I was not notified of last year in 2020 that closed and that would cover the piston ring where so they’re saying they will not cover it anymore even though…

    NHTSA complaint #11423078 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology