Chevrolet Equinox Complaints (2008)

370 consumer complaints on file.

#10459071May 21, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STATE THAT IT IS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS SITTING IN PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. PASSENGER WEIGHS 115 +LBS. SEEMS TO BE FAULTY SENSOR AS SOMETIMES IT WORKS CORRECTLY AND THE NEXT IT DOES NOT. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AS THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS REGUARDING THIS ISSUE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458129May 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS BRAKE SENSORS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM TO VIBRATE AND MAKE STOPPING DIFFICULT. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT BOTH SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IF HAVING TO STOP AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453543March 30, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ECM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,580.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453033March 18, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT LENSES WITH MAJOR MOISTURE ISSUES THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY. THERE IS A MAJOR AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS. GM TELLS ME THAT THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTLY DOES NOT INCLUDE LIGHT BULBS. THIS IS NOT A BULB PROBLEM. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY LETS MOISTURE IN, BUT DOES NOT LET IT OUT. IT GETS TO THE POINT THAT THE HEADLIGHT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A BULB PROBLEM AT NIGHT. THE MOISTURE BLOCKS THAT MUCH LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449881February 29, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE MOISTURE THAT DOES NOT DRY OUT WHEN RUN, EVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING A SNOW STORM. THE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHT FROZE LETTING VERY LITTLE LIGHT THROUGH. CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS DURING A SNOW STORM AND NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449265February 24, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS LOOK LIKE FISH TANKS, THEY ARE ALWAYS FULL OF WATER. WHEN IT RAINS OR THE CAR IS WASHED THE WATER GOES INTO THE LIGHTS. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS 3 TIMES, THERE BOTH BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445273January 26, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN AN OK CAR UNTIL TODAY WHEN I FOUND SEVERAL GALLONS OF RAIN WATER IN THE REAR HATCH SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL. NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE BECAUSE I GARAGE MY CAR AND I HAD TO PARK OUT SIDE AND IT RAINED 5 INCHES OVER NIGHT. DID NOTICE SUDS IN THE WATER SO AT THIS TIME I AM ASSUMING WHEN IT GETS WASHED IT LEAKS IN THE WHEEL WELL TOO. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR IS MY VEHICLE ABUSED. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A LONE INCIDENT, AS I READ ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS WELL. I HOPE CHEVY WILL STEP UP AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IS SEEMS TO BE SERIOUS IF THE WATER GETS DEEP ENOUGH AND GETS IN TO THE GAS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS ALSO EXPLAINS STRANGE SMELLS WE HAVE HAD IN THIS CAR IN THE PAST. CHEVY PLEASE STAND UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441104December 23, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A VERY LOAD BOOM AND WE UNEXPECTEDLY REALIZED THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED, SOME OF WHICH DROPPED DOWN INSIDE THE SUV. THE SUNROOF SHADE WAS 7/8 WAY CLOSED WHICH PREVENTED MOST OF THE GLASS FROM RIDING DOWN ON US. WE WERE ON THE OPEN ROAD , NO OVERPASS, NO ROAD DEBRIS FLYING UP, NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE CLOSED SUNROOF. CLIMATE CONDITION , TEMP WAS AROUND 50 DEGREES.PARTLY SUNNY. WE DO FEEL THAT IF THE SHADE ON THE SUNROOF HAD NOT BEEN ALMOST CLOSED, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH IF THIS SUNROOF GLASS HAD DROPPED DOWN ON US. TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME WAS FAIRLY HEAVY! DEALER CLAIMS THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE. INSPECTION OF THE SUNROOF GLASS REVEALED THAT THE CENTER OF THE GLASS HAD SHATTERED AND CRACKED GLASS WAS STILL IN THE SUNROOF FRAME. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427729September 28, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEATS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR DAYS AND GO OFF FOR DAYS AND CONTINUED DOING THIS FOR A MONTH TILL WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS RIGHT FRONT SEAT MODULE SHORTED OUT AND WAS REPLACED. MODULE KIT 14.865 (PART FP 19207140) TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $416.75. AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL PER GM. I DO HAVE A FILE NUMBER WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOTIFY ME SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420125August 19, 2011
AIR BAGS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND IT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BRUISES BUT WERE NOT SEVERELY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. RVK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10416856August 3, 2011
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN MESSING UP WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR! I TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECKED AND WAS CHARGE $50 DOLLARS AND THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MODULE THAT HAD GONE BAD AND IT WOULD COST ME LIKE $600 TO FIX THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE IVE READ A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 08 EQUINOX. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410536July 5, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED A FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT AN ERROR CODE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407309June 17, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND SHE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THE DEALER MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN APRIL 2009, THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407190June 16, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ON 5/27/11 MY REAR WIPER FROZE UP IN THE ON MODE WHICH CAUSED MY BATTERY TO GO DEAD. IN TRYING TO JUMPER THE CAR WE NOTICED THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN WITH THE HANDLE. THE PASSENGER DOORS WOULD OPEN. I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE TO FLIP THE HOOD RELEASE SO WE COULD START THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT & BATTERY WAS DISLODGED YOU WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THE DRIVER OUT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS 2008 EQUINOX. HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THIS SAFETY HAZARD? I TALKED WITH THE DEALER & HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404320June 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL,SERVICE STABILITRAK, ALL WHEEL DRIVE OFF. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON WITH THESE 3 MESSAGES AGAIN. APRIL 6 THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN A NEW STABILIZER AND IT FAILED AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402822May 26, 2011
AIR BAGS
THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AND HAD BEEN DOING IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. CARRIED IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER SIDE GRID AND MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $486.00. I STARTED CHECKING AND FOUND THE '07 MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THE '08 STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395563April 12, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I WAS RUNNING MY EQUINOX 2008 WHEN SUDDENLY THE LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS THE STABILITY TRUCK SYSTEM SERVICE AND WE CAN'T RUN IT ITS THE POWER STEERING SO HARD WE TOOK THE BATTERY AND IS NOT WORKING, I DON NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, TOMORROW WE HAVE TO TAKE IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND IT WILL COST A LOT OF MANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395437April 11, 2011
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE DEVICE WHEN MY 150 TO 165 LB WIFE IS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY ADVISE THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, AS IT WAS DESIGNED, AND THAT MY WIFE DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE "ON" FUNCTION OF THE AIR BAG. THIS SEEMS UNSAFE, AND UNREASONABLE TO ME. ID LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AND ASK, DOES THIS VIOLATE NHTSA SAFETY STANDARDS? DOES THE NHTSA RESEARCH SUPPORT THAT A 110 LB ADULT SHOULD NOT HAVE AIRBAG PROTECTION? IVE NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR THIS ISSUE. IT WILL GOING IN FOR THE SECOND TIME...LETS SEE HOW IT WORKS NOW. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392128March 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT WORK WHEN SOMEONE THAT WEIGHS 130LBS IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID THAT *I* WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE 2007 EQUINOX'S HAD, WHICH WERE RECALLED. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO SOMEONE IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM CLEARLY VIOLATES FMVSS STANDARD NUMBER 208!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390343March 16, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE 2008 EQUINOX MADE BY GENERAL MOTORS HAS BOTH REAR UNDERBASE WHEEL WATER ENTRY INTO THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT ENTERS INTO THIS AREA FILLS AND RUNS FORWARD TO THE BRAKE AND GAS AREA. THE ENTIRE FLOOR BASE SUBJECT TO WATER DAMAGED AND HEADACHES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLOOR CARPET, PLACED SOME SORT OF BLACK GLUE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENTRY AREA. BUT, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN METAL. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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