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<blockquote data-quote="RGonzalez" data-source="post: 18693" data-attributes="member: 6365">I started having the same problem with my 2013 Equinox (2.4 L engine) at about 115K miles. One-owner car, never driven hard--just started failing. Turns out the engine was dry, no oil. Now I have to add a quart of oil every 1000 miles or so, to keep the car running. Defective piston rings led to excessive oil consumption, a huge problem that apparently thousands of owners were never informed about:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.classaction.org/blog/new-class-action-claims-more-chevy-equinox-gmc-terrain-vehicles-plagued-by-oil-consumption-issue[/URL][URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/01/gm-hit-with-2-4l-ecotec-engine-class-action-lawsuit-in-missouri/[/URL]Turns out that I wasn't infomed either (even though GM has sent me notices about other unrelated recalls). GM Customer Care keeps giving me the runaround, even though it has already cost me $230 for diagnostic tests and now, the excessive oil consumption has now ruined the front catalytic converter. Estimated cost to replace piston rings and catalytic converter: $82002013 Equinox owners beware--you may have never been informed about these extended warranties ('Special Coverage Adjustments'), and it's now too late to seek help--unless a class action suit is initiated someday:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10171426-9999.pdf[/URL][URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10183216-9999.pdf[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RGonzalez, post: 18693, member: 6365"] I started having the same problem with my 2013 Equinox (2.4 L engine) at about 115K miles. One-owner car, never driven hard--just started failing. Turns out the engine was dry, no oil. Now I have to add a quart of oil every 1000 miles or so, to keep the car running. Defective piston rings led to excessive oil consumption, a huge problem that apparently thousands of owners were never informed about: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.classaction.org/blog/new-class-action-claims-more-chevy-equinox-gmc-terrain-vehicles-plagued-by-oil-consumption-issue[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/01/gm-hit-with-2-4l-ecotec-engine-class-action-lawsuit-in-missouri/[/URL] Turns out that I wasn't infomed either (even though GM has sent me notices about other unrelated recalls). GM Customer Care keeps giving me the runaround, even though it has already cost me $230 for diagnostic tests and now, the excessive oil consumption has now ruined the front catalytic converter. Estimated cost to replace piston rings and catalytic converter: $8200 2013 Equinox owners beware--you may have never been informed about these extended warranties ('Special Coverage Adjustments'), and it's now too late to seek help--unless a class action suit is initiated someday: [URL unfurl="true"]https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10171426-9999.pdf[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10183216-9999.pdf[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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