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Fluid Sound Through Hoses on Acceleration, Chevy Equinox
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When test driving a 2005 Equinox, noticed that upon acceleration, there was the sound of fluid traveling through the hose(s). I am guessing it is fuel. First time I had ever experienced this in any vehicle. Is this common with the Equinox. Does anyone have any comments on this with the Equinox or any other vehicle? Thanks.
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antifreeze out at in the exhaust System.No one seems to know at this point.I have been in an ongoing battle with gm for over 2 years concerning this Issue. They buried their head in the sand!!!Get rid of this Vehicle,more problems occur the longer you keep this vehicle.
I though you had to have a leaking problem or air bubbles trap in the system to make the coolant level go down?
Maybe it's my imagination but just before the dealer changed the head gasket there was a funny smell coming from the exhaust pipe, now the gasket is fixed, no leaks, the level stays the same but that funny smell is still there.
I bought it new so I'm the only owner and driver and very cautious.
The head gasket blew and had to be changed at 29,000 miles last April. The warranty was expired because the 3 years was over.
Called G.M. since it was ridiculous to have to change a head gasket at such a low millage, they told politely to shut up and to pay my repairs.
Now my Nox has 33,000 miles. We own a daycare and I work at home, take my truck for errands around the city and once a month I go for a visit to my daughter 250 miles (round trip) highway driving that's why I have a so low mileage.
Chevy/GM knew about these defective head gaskets when these vehicles were built and knew they only had a 3-5 year vehicle life,my Oldsmobile which I had for 12 years have no head gasket leakage with 129,000 miles on it. My vehicle problems started with only 33,000 miles. Anyone out there 2005-2009 Chevy Equinox are prone to many problems like this one.File you complaint promptly.
I bought it new so I'm the only owner and driver and very cautious.
The head gasket blew and had to be changed at 29,000 miles in April 2009. The warranty was expired because the 3 years was over.
Called G.M. since it was ridiculous to have to change a head gasket at such a low millage, they told politely to shut up and to pay my repairs.
Today, my Nox has 39,000 miles. I work at home, that's why I have a so low mileage.
My mechanic told me that it's very common to see head gasket problems with the 3.4 L engines.
Very expensive job...it cost me 1,400.00 $ (Canadian $$$)
I had a Venture with a 3.4 L engine and the head gasket blew (prematurely) @ 12,000 miles. the a Montana still with that 3.4 L engine and again...a blown head gasket @ 31,000 miles. Now again with my Equinox...another blown head gasket.
So you see...it's not because it's a Equinox.
Every time I called G.M.'s 800 # I always got an answer and talked with a very polite and curtious person at the other end of the line and he/she understood my problem and gave me all the support I needed.
I'm very satisfied with G.M. products and I just traded in my 2005 Equinox for a 2010 HHR LT2 with a 2.4 L engine.
Made sure it wasn't a 3.4 L to avoid the surprise of a blown head gasket again.
By the way, my Equinox has been a very good and dependable truck for 5 years (except for that head gasket).
6 MORE MONTHS AND THIS PIG IS HISTORY. SORRY CHEVY,THIS VEHICLE IS NO GOOD!!!
Why did the head gasket blew on my 3 vehicles that had the 3.4 L engine?
My Venture, my Montana and now my Equinox and lots of people I know have the 3.4 L engine in there car, truck or van and had the same problem with their "head gasket".
How can a bunch of people be so hard or unlucky with "head gaskets"?
I don't know where you got your "certified mechanic diploma" but my brother in law that is a "real" certified mechanic told me that YES there is a serious problem with "head gaskets on the 3.4 L engines and not only the ones in the Equinox.
Do you think your engine knows it's in a Equinox?
So it's NOT because it's Equinox.
SUGGESTION: Buy a other vehicle with the 3.4 L engine and you'll probably get your proof.
She liked the car up to that point so well, that I got her the same year with 60, 000 miles on the odometer at the time we picked it up. From the start, the car had the gurgling sound that everyone mentioned. Every once in a while a drop or 2 of coolant from the area of the water pump would be noticed.
Realizing that the shaft seal was probably letting a drop or 2 of water through from time to time, I planned on changing the pump since this type of leak is bad for the pump bearings.
Once changed, the gurgling stopped for good which led to one of those ah-ha moments where I realized that the coolant was weeping when the fluid was hot and expanding. When the coolant was losing it's heat with the engine off, it contracted which not only withdrew coolant from the surge tank as designed, but introduced air through vacuum through the same waterpump seal.
This air when forced through the engine water jackets and back to the surge tank causes the percolating sound in the tank as its released.
Likely, as the engine heats with air bubbles in different water jacket sections and until it's released into the surge tank, engine uneven heating must occur causing failure around the head gaskets and possible warped heads as well.
Overall, we've been very happy with the stability of these cars and the highway mileage is pretty good on the earlier models, considerably better on the more recent offerings.
Hope this info helps.