Flat tow issues

[Darrol450]

I have a 2022 Equinox LS I purchased it new in Sept. 2021. I currently have 19850 miles on the odometer. I have flat-towed the car for approximately 1200 miles in 3 different runs. I am curious if anyone that flat tows have, any issues that come up with long-term flat towing. Also, do you do any preemptive service, like transmission fluid change sooner than recommended or oil changes on longer or shorter intervals? To be clear, I have no issues with my car. I have done 3 oil changes, 1 trans fluid flush, and 3 tire rotations so far.

 

[macnut]

Great question! I have a 2024 Equinox Premier and I plan on changing oil every 6 months (We will only drive it about 8K-10K miles a year) and change the transmission fluid every other year. I’d love to hear what others are doing.

 

[NXR71]

Your best resource for questions like this will be found here: https://www.irv2.com/forums/f85/

For a 2022 FWD LS with the 6-speed transmission the answer generally seems to be no issues, as long as you keep the speed no higher than 65 MPH when being towed, and do not block the flow of cooling air with some kind of rock shield or bra on the car itself.

The answer is a little less clear for the ones with the 9-speed so I changed the transmission fluid at 35,000 miles with 10,000 more being towed. But the people having problems with the 9-speed are not flat towing, just driving. Still, that seems to be a very small number of people.