Burns oil or oil level rises

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the piston rings (18 reports) and the PCV valve (5 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the engine covers the 2014 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

What owners paid

9 of the 74 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $2,500 to $5,000.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 61,000 and 115,000 miles, from the 44 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“My 2014 equinox is burning oil to the extent of 7 or more quarts a week. My specific vin isn’t covered in the Plugged PCV Orifice in Intake Manifold recall. I am filing a complaint as this is a safety issue and is a recall on same models and years with different vins.”

Filed May 17, 2023

“The engine is burning oil at a extreme rate causing the oil to be low within a ridiculous amount of time.”

Filed Apr 9, 2023

“Excessive oil consumption. I have to add oil every 3 weeks. No low oil light has ever appeared. This has been occurring since I purchased it in Oct. 2022. The April date is incorrect, but I cannot change it on the date part of the form. The correct date of the incident is Oct 22.”

Filed Apr 4, 2023

“Something wrong with the fueling system, and have a really bad oil leak, and the car burns oil so fast it’s ridiculous. We’re always having to add oil to the car, atleast a qt at a time.”

Filed Jan 18, 2023

Other problems on this car

• Windshield cracks or distorts 115 reports
• Engine stalls or loses power while driving 87 reports
• Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 58 reports
• Check engine light or misfire 53 reports
• Airbag warning light or recall 27 reports