6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
$160
Average Mileage:
41,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. change transmission fluid (1 reports)
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problem #1

Mar 312016

Equinox LS 2.6L I4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 41,000 miles

The 2013 Equinox transmission fluid was very dark when changed at 41 Kmiles. The car is not city driven and does not pull a trailer or carry heavy loads. Average # of occupants is two.

I believe the dark fluid indicates clutch material sloughing off prematurely into the fluid. I do not drive the car aggressively-mostly country driving. The manual calls for 45 Kmile change interval. There must be either a design or manufacturing problem with this transmission (clutches too small maybe?).

- Larry K., Vancouver, WA, US