The 2012 Chevy Equinox has been nothing but a frustrating money pit for me. I’ve spent an outrageous amount of money on replacement parts, from constant engine issues to transmission problems, and it feels like something new breaks down every other month. Whether it’s the faulty timing chain, excessive oil consumption, or malfunctioning sensors, I’ve poured way more into repairs than the car is even worth at this point. Instead of being a reliable vehicle, it’s been a source of constant headaches and expenses. I regret ever buying it, and it's become the definition of a financial burden.

My dad is a 72 year old man who bought this car from stars cars/green light in Ohio . His engine blew and has wynns warranty. Palecheck auto who keep his car for two months . My dad and I are looking into this further everything keeps breaking and the car won’t run barely now

Bought this vehicle as my first car, used, about 2 years ago, and one of the very first experiences with it was it shutting down as I tried to leave a gas station, and found the thing to have no oil. I believe to have bought it at around 100,000 miles on it. This thing was a oil guzzler through and through, and oil changes and checking my oil was almost religious in how often I was on it, often trying to set up the next oil change appointment so that I was the least amount of miles over. Having it shut off whilst trying to take off or slow down was a very often experience, to the point that I ussually had one to two quarts of oil in the back in preparation. Don’t get me wrong though, even though Oil changes were incredibly often and checking oil was a near often 3 times a week basis, this was the only problem I had with my car. I did not have any other major problems with this vehicle, nothing transmission or otherwise. I was able to take this vehicle across multiple states, including one or two trips almost getting up to 20 hours of driving in one direction. Another warning though, do try to avoid any mountains, as the vehicle was only a few mph faster then the semi trucks going up, no breaking whilst going back down the steep slopes was more of a fear for my life type deal. Eventually, the vehicle served its purpose, missing an oil change by 2,000 miles due to life circumstances, and the oil pan thing cracking severly by the timing belt, at 252,478 miles (approximate). I would not recommend this car, due to awful oil consumption, and if you do think about getting this, know that you must be on top of maintenance for this vehicle as it is not forgiving on forgetfulness.