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Chevrolet Equinox Fuel System, Gasoline Safety Report | Aug 14, 2011
Reported on Aug 14, 2011
| PURCHASED 2011 EQUINOX WITH 4-CYL ENGINE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LISTED 32/23 MPG. I DRIVE 30 MILES PER DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, FIGURED I WOULD GET AROUND 24-25 MPG FOR IN CITY HIGHWAY DRIVING. INSTEAD, I HAVE GOTTEN NO BETTER THAN 21 MPG AND USUALLY LESS. I THEN DROVE FROM KANSAS CITY TO OKLAHOMA CITY FOR WORK, USED CRUISE CONTROL MOST OF TIME. HOWEVER, IT WAS WINDY SO I FIGURED IT WOULDN'T QUITE BE AT 32. HOWEVER, I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO ONLY GET 22-23 MPG FOR HIGHWAY MILEAGE. VERY DISAPPOINTING. THE FIRST TIME I CONTACTED DEALER (AROUND 1,800 MILES ON ODOMETER) SERVICE REP EXPLAINED THAT THE POOR GAS MILEAGE WAS DUE TO THE CHANGE FROM WINTER BLEND GASOLINE TO WARM WEATHER GAS. AS THE POOR MPG CONTINUED, AROUND 3,000 MILES I TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE OIL CHANGED AND AT THAT TIME MENTIONED POOR MPG. THE SERVICE REP (DIFFERENT REP THAN PREVIOUSLY) TOLD ME THAT THE EQUINOX HAD A 5,000 MILE BREAK-IN PERIOD WHEN IT COMPUTES HOW THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND ADJUSTS FOR THE DRIVER'S HABITS (HOW WOULD THAT WORK IF MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE?). ANY WAYS, I COMPLAINED BUT WAS TOLD IT WOULD GET BETTER. NOW AT 5,500 MILES AND STILL GETTING NO BETTER THAN 19-21 MPG. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I GENERALLY RUN IN ECO MODE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY DRIVER AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY RESEARCH THE CARS BETTER NEXT TIME BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON SEVERAL SOCIAL TYPE WEBSITES. *TR | |
| Make: | Chevrolet |
| Model: | Equinox |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LIBERTY MO |
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| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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