I bought this car for my wife 2 years ago for reliable transportation. A very cold winter day in upstate NY. She got about 5 miles into a trip to visit family, and the car suddenly began to shake and slow down, so she immediately pulled over. She shut it off quickly and called me. Sounded to me like it ran out of oil? But I had just checked it the other day.

I rushed the 40 miles from work to where she had stopped. No oil on the dipstick but plenty under the car and in the road. I opened the filler cap, had her start it and oil blew all over. Plugged PVC? I put 4 1/2 quarts of fresh oil in it, and drove it back to my shop. I put it on the lift and saw oil coming out from between the engine and the trans. Rear main seal blown out?

I googled it and found this site. I have always driven GM cars only and have worked on them extensively. I have never heard of a PVC valve freezing in cold weather. Never. I now have to replace the seal myself. Merry Christmas I've smiled thru rusted fuel and brake lines, and welded cracked truck frames and fixed rotted rockers on 2 yr old trucks, all the time defending GM. I'm running out of patience. GM needs to own this issue and make it right in my opinion.

They said PVC value was clogged causing a rear man seal to blown...oil spewed all over the road and needed to have it towed. I was on my way to drill so I was late for formation so I was "awarded additional work". Dealership said this is second card in as many weeks to have this issue. Hope for a recall to recoup my money as I have always been a big Chevy fan. Repairs cost over 2k total. I have never been so disappointed in a car before.

Side note- it was below freezing the day it happend ( same issue as another person had)

I'm devastated that my 2017 Chevy Equinox with 72k miles, had blew the rear main seal. It had been parked for 3 days while I was out on travel. I live in a cold climate, but on my way home from the airport which was an hour away, the rear main seal blew. spewed oil all over my engine. Now I'm stuck paying for a new engine. How can this happen with a practically new vehicle? In researching the issue now, it seems that this is an issue for people who live in cold climate areas. I live in Northern Minnesota. Chevrolet should warn people before purchasing vehicles if they cant withstand a harsh Minnesota winter. I wouldn't have purchased the vehicle knowing this.