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RandyW, 01/04/2018
2012 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I had the V6 and not the 4 cyl but it was not an option. I loved this car, but selling it after 116,000 miles.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Mostly good

jzr1sy40, 02/21/2012
2012 Chevrolet Equinox LT 4dr SUV w/1LT (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

The Pros - Good ride, Comfortable, Nice design, roomy interior, Far stronger that other vehicles in his class, Very comfortable highway ride. The Cons - Lousy millage, in the city I'm lucky when I get 16 mpg, I just took my first road trip, I have 5900 miles in my Equinox, (I have owned it for 14 months, mostly city driving), after an average of 54.8 mph I got an average of 23.6 mpg. Very disappointing.

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2 out of 5 stars

I tried to give them a chance

Mike, 10/23/2019
2012 Chevrolet Equinox LT 4dr SUV AWD w/1LT (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 4 people found this review helpful

I Purchased my 2012 Chevy equinox in the fall of 2014, used with around 20,000 miles on it. We now have about 95,000 on it. Back in late December 2018, the engine began to act up, at around 85,000 miles. We went back-and-forth with the dealership and basically rebuilt the engine and they gave me a partial discount down to $2000 It is eight months later and the engine is chewing up a tremendous amount of oil and they now tell me I need a complete new engine. I left purchasing American made cars back in the late 80s and thought I would give Chevrolet a chance as this car had good reviews when I purchased it. Neither myself or wife or son or daughter will ever look at another American made car for the forseeable future

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3.38 out of 5 stars

Cmon Chevy get it right!!

indianaman, 08/10/2012
2012 Chevrolet Equinox LT 4dr SUV AWD w/1LT (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 21 people found this review helpful

Purchased the 2012 Equinox LT 3 months ago and am 100% dissatisfied with the performance. You should NOT feel the car downshift everytime you hit 30-34mph. The car jerks you forward during the downshift!! This doesnt happen to the 6cyl and wish i had known that before dropping $23k on a new car. I have contacted my dealer and they feel it to and drove another new one that did the same. Said they have had numerous complaints about this. I spoke with the Disctrict MGR for Chevy and he said its the way its made and cant help me!! Chevy even has the "guranteed customer satisfaction promotion" going on and I didnt buy it during the promotion so they cant help. Ill be trading for a CRV this wknd!!

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2.38 out of 5 stars

Should have bought a G class!

mrdubious, 07/03/2012
2012 Chevrolet Equinox LT 4dr SUV AWD w/1LT (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 30 people found this review helpful

Rent one B4 you by one! Poor fit/finish of interior dash and front door panels. Primer showing thru paint. 6 cyl with 6 speedTrans upshifts/downshifts at an annoying rate! Tradn' for a Benz!

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