Equinox2012

2012 Equinox , 2.4 L FWD 96,900 miles (Recall allows fixing if under 120,000 and under 10 years)

I received my letter from Chevy about my model being recalled for bad rings causing excessive Oil consumption. My dealer had me track and document oil consumption for 6,000 miles before they would do anything about it. I was instructed to check oil appx every 500 miles. Which I did. I was down 1/2 a qt. every 500 miles. The last 4 checks approaching the 6,000 mile mark I have been down 3/4 of a qt every 500 miles. I turned my paperwork in and they have scheduled me next week to do "the fix" dictated by the factory. My SES light is what clued me into an issue about 15,000 miles ago and then ironically, received the letter a month or so after my SES light came on (attached). The last few days I have been getting an "Engine Power is Reduced" along with a "Service Stabili Trak" warning (see attached pics.) The engine dies now at stop lights and at low speeds ... good thing it's going in. I also have the rotten egg smell from my exhaust now.

Here is the issue....I mentioned that to the service manage when I set up the appointment to get the recall work done and asked about the recall covering any items that may be degraded, damaged or are in a non working condition that will need to be replaced because of the excessive oil consumption for the last 10,000 - 15,000 miles, i.e. ox sensor, Catalytic converter, whatever . He told me that they may or may not replace them.

Here is my question...What items could I reasonable expect to need replacing because of the oil blowing by the rings for this amount of time?
Thanks in advance

DisappointedEquinoxOwn

what was the result of this?

Rosemary Hill

I just took my 2013 Equinox to the dealer and I’m having the same problem I never received the notice

langt

At 135,000 miles, my 2013 Equinox LTZ w/2.4 liter 3 cylinder has increasing oil consumption at an unacceptable rate, but not as bad as the originator of this string. My understanding is that you had to have the UNBEARABLE oil consumption as noted in the original string. My dealer told me all GM support for this defect ended in 2020 and never went beyond 120,000 miles. So, effectively, if you took really good care of it by responsible driving and frequent oil changes with top grade synthetic oil, you probably didn't develop the symptoms in time. So, even though you have the same defective piston/ring design, you screwed yourself by taking care of your car under Chevy's program. Best thing would have been to pour sand in the crankcase at a lesser mileage (figuratively)