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Service Bulletin
Just bought my V6 Equinox. See my post in the 'buying' thread for details. I really liked the Traverse, but in the end decided it was just too big, too heavy, and too costly (up-front and long-term fuelwise) for our 4-person family.
Mileage depends on where you drive and how you drive. Driving in the mountains without cruise control, with a heavy payload, in windy conditions, would be the perfect storm for bad mileage.
What were the driving conditions during your road trip?
Some with the 4 cyl have had a problem with fuel mixing with oil (fuel pump thing), do a sniff test on your dipstick to see if it smells like fuel is in there.
Have you spoke with your dealer?
Christina
GM Customer Service
One thing I have notice so far is all the people bad mouthing the vechile and saying go buy this or that. To me thats what this form is NOT about but rather the Vechile its self. Okay, my two cents on that.
Anyhow when I purchase my SUV I ask the salesman if it had the Home Link so I could open my garage door and he oh yes the buttons are right here and he pointed up, I was test driving it so I just did a quick look and saw buttons. (I had stress to him I wanted everything that my 2000 Blazer LT had in it at the least, and it does have the buttons to open your garage door). So anyhow we made the deal and I got it home and this morning I got up and said okay let program the garage door opener..Well, there isn't one and they don't come with one at any model stage for this vech.
So I call up the sales rep and said Hey man these vech does not have what you said it had and this can be a deal breaker...He look for himself and found out I was right, the vech does not come with it. So he call me back in about 1/2 hour and said he can order the kit for the vech and have it install, and I said okay how much and he said for free, it was his mistake.
So all you out looking for Home Link on this type of Vech it doesn't come with it regardless of model, But it can be order and installed... :shades:
One of the major contributors to poor fuel economy are under inflated tires. Tires low with pressure create drag that the vehicle’s powertrain must overcome, wasting dollars in fuel. Always keep your tires inflated to the proper pressure as shown on the vehicle placard. This not only serves to increase gas mileage but cuts down on tire wear, further decreasing your costs per mile.
A vehicle that has a dirty air filter can’t efficiently draw air into the engine. This restriction forces the engine to expend energy to "breathe" wasting fuel in the process. Change recommendations are found in your vehicle Owner’s Manual.
Always use the proper viscosity oil in your engine. Oil that has a higher than required viscosity will create more drag on the internal components of the engine causing more work for it, especially when cold. Each Owner’s Manual contains information on the proper type of oil for your vehicle. Look for the "starburst" symbol on the front of the bottle, and the SM rating on the API circle on the back label. If you are in doubt, stop by your dealer for an oil change, and any other services required. Most current GM vehicles are equipped with oil life monitors to further assist on the "when" to change your oil. (Aveo/Wave/Optra/Epica currently do not have oil life monitors).
Note: GM Vehicles DO NOT require additional engine oil additives. Some additives may cause harmful effects to the internal seals and additionally void the terms of your vehicles New Car Warranty.
Purchasing higher than required octane fuel is a waste of money. Using higher octane fuels in a vehicle that only required regular unleaded fuel will neither increase performance nor improve gas mileage. In all cases refer to your owner’s manual and ONLY use the octane rated fuel recommended for your vehicle.
Even though current GM vehicles have 100,000 mi (160,000 km) service intervals for spark plugs if your vehicle is at that point in its life, have the spark plugs changed to assure proper running and continued efficient, trouble free operation.
Avoid quick/full throttle acceleration from a standstill in town and high cruising speeds on the interstates. While the optimum MPG for highway cruising speed varies from vehicle to vehicle, faster is almost always worse. If your vehicle is equipped with a Driver Information Center that displays Instant Fuel Economy, select that readout and vary your cruising speed while on the highway. The display will change continuously with uphill and downhill sections but you should quickly be able to identify on level ground the speed range that your vehicle does the best in. Avoid leaving unnecessary items in your trunk. It takes power to move increased weight and that means more gasoline consumption and reduced performance. While the change may be slight, multiplied by thousands of miles, it all adds up. Your vehicle uses much more fuel when the engine is cold. This is especially true in the winter months when the engine will take the longest to warm up. Combine errands or trips so that the vehicle only needs to warm up once to encompass many different stops.
Thank you,
Caron, GM Customer Service
To me its a nice little upgrade they can only help with the resale value of the Nox.
jdp4
Right now my younger brother is drying of cancer, so I'm on alert to go back to Ohio here shortly..So there can be a delay in the picture...