2020 Equinox RPM

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I am new to this group and to Chevy cars in particular the Equinox models. I have a few questions about this particular car.

Unlike my previous cars, I noticed when driving this car, I am going 60-65 for speed, the RPMs are about 2.5 but I don't know if that is considered normal for this car or not. My other cars stayed around 2 for RPMs when going 60+ for speed. Yes, I am aware of every car is going to be different in terms of the engine and related parts.

This is my first car where it has the "auto stop" feature. I know this feature is controlled by sensors to turn it off/on but my question is what happens if the sensors fail or stop working. What happens if the "auto stop" is active and the car doesn't come out of it?

Overall I am happy with this car. I hope this car is reliable and minor issues over time.

 

[CocoaJeff]

I'll have to check my RPMs the next time I'm on the highway. I want to say that mine is around 2.5 when doing around 70-75 mph (that's with the 1.5 turbo 4 cylinder, and 6 speed trans).

As for the auto-stop "feature", you'll hear a lot of opinions on that in here. Personally, I hate it and I have disabled it by installing a simple pigtail device under the hood. Cost me about $12 bucks, and I never have to worry about it again. This is the one that I bought:

Amazon.com

You need to make sure that you get one that is listed for your specific year. There are MANY different ones available.

Welcome to the forum, I hope that you enjoy your new 'Nox!

 

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Thanks for the response. So, this car is operating as it should when it is on the highway? Another words, when the speed is 65-70 then the normal range for the RPMs is 2.5. Obviously, the car is a AWD LT, 1.5 engine model.

 

[Lee]

Yesterday on the other forum you said you would take a closer look at the RPMs on the way home from work.
How did that go?