Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#11151054November 12, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHILE TURNING ON THE CAR AND DRIVING THE TC, BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, ENGINE, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE CAR TURNS OFF BUT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. AS YOU DRIVE IT CONTINUES TO RING THE BELLS AND TURN ON OF THE OFF AND ON INCLUDING THE RADIO. YOU CAN ALSO PULL THE KEY OUT AND IT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. ALL THIS ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150787November 11, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IS ON I HAVE 50,000 MILES IT SHUT OFF WHEN U COME TO STOP OR IDLE.. PULLED CODE CAME BACK AS P0010,& P0011, CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR . THIS CAR HAS BEEN EXCELLENT CARED FOR. UNEXCEPTIONABLE.. CAR WAS IN MOTION, ON THE STREETS, HIGHWAY S. CARS BLOWING FOR ME TO PULL OFF. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH FLASHER TO KEEP CARS BACK TO KEEP FROM GETTING REAR ENDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150277November 9, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-76 WESTBOUND EAST OF AKRON. MY WIFE GOT IN A NEAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT SEE AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. WENT ON-LINE TO SEE THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. HAD TO BUY THE LINKAGE AT THE DEALER AND THE PARTS GUY SAID THAT THIS PART IS IN STOCK BECAUSE IT IS COMMON TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150367November 9, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR ON THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE WIPERS WERE BRAND NEW AND WERE THE REQUESTED BRAND FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150432November 9, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FIRST TWO DAYS OF HAVING VEHICLE WITH 36K MILES AND I'M AT A RED LIGHT AND THE THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. ALL THE LIGHT WERE ON AND THE GAS NEEDLE NEVER MOVED. I HAD TO CUT CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUT OF IF I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I GOOGLED MY ISSUE AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY BY PUTTING CAR IN NEUTRAL EVERY TIME I HAD TO STOP. A CHIP WAS REPLACED. NOW I'M ALMOST AT 75K MILES AND THE STABILITRAK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SOMETIMES WITH A LOSS OF POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE. WAITED FOUR HOURS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF AND TO DRIVE UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. THIS OCCURS IF I'M TURNING OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SOMETIMES EVEN AFTER WAITING 15 SECONDS TO RESTART CAR, IT HAS TROUBLE TURNING OVER. I LET SIT FOR ANOTHER 15 SECONDS AND IT'S FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINS ON BUT WILL BE OFF IN THE MORNING. LOSING POWER ON A CONGESTED 6 LANE HIGHWAY WOULD NOT BE GOOD BUSINESS FOR CHEVROLET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150064November 8, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS PULLED AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4808902384. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150071November 8, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I EAS FRIVONG 2 PASSENGERS FOR LYFT AND IT STARTED RAINING VERY HARD.I TURNED ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE FASTEST SETTING BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND I HEARED THE WIPERS BANGING HARD AS THEY WERE WIPING THE RAIN AWAY SO I CAN SEE THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY MY WIPERS STOPPED EN ROUTE TO MY FIRST ADDRESS.MY FIRST CLIENT LIVED 10 MINUTES AWAY IN RUSH HOUR BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC.I GOT SO SCARED AND MY CLIENTS WERE EVEN MORE SCARED BECAUSE I HAD TO DRIVE THEM HOME WITH MY HEAD STICKING OUT OF THE WINDOW.AFTER DROPPING THEM OFF SAFELY IN A TERRIBLE RAIN STORM MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING.WHEN I LOOKED INTO THEM IT WAS MY WIPER MOTOR AND LINKAGE THAT BROKE OFF AND STOPPED THEM FROM WIPING THE HEAVY RAIN.LUCKY I HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE WITH THIS PART BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE IN A DIFFERENT VEHICLE,SO I BOUGHT A USED SET FROM THE JUNK YARD TO PUT ON MY NEW CAR.BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR A BRAND NEW SET PUT IN MY VEHICLE BEFORE THE USED ONE BREAKS ON ME.I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN AIR CONDITIONING/HEAT PART THAT BROKE INSIDE THE SAME VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150081November 8, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO OPERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150113November 8, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN IN MY 2015 EQUINOX ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING CREATING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. NEEDED TO HAVE THE WIPER TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST $380.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150125November 8, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 2 WEEKS AGO IN THE RAIN, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER GOT STUCK AND STOPPED WORKING. I ENDED UP GETTING IT FIXED AND IT WAS $300 TO REPAIR. I ALSO SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW THIS WAS COMMON ON OLDER MODELS OF THE SAME CAR. UNFORTUNATELY SINCE I HAVE A 2015, I JUST MISSED THE RECALL NOTICE, EVEN THOUGH I APPARENTLY HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150004November 7, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2014 EQUINOX DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM WHEN THE WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. SHE WAS ON I90 HEADING BACK TO NEW YORK FROM A CONFERENCE IN MASSACHUSETTS. SHE IS LUCKY SHE DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS IN A HEAVY DOWN POUR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT HOME ON A FLATBED AS IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ONCE THE CAR WAS HOME I REMOVED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION COVER AND FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINT THAT CONNECTS THE MOTOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FELL APART. SINCE I NEED THE CAR I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT WIPER TRANSMISSION FROM A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. I CALLED GM TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149865November 7, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE EXTREMELY SLOWLY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. SHOTTENKIRK CHEVROLET (755 W HICKMAN RD, WAUKEE, IA 50263, 1-(877) 291-9490) INSPECTED THAT THE CHAIN THAT LINKED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO THE MOTOR WAS FRACTURED. THE CHAIN WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149921November 7, 2018
AIR BAGS
NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ALTHOUGH HEAD ON COLLISION INTO 2 PARKED CARS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11149655November 6, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AFTER SHORT TRIPS AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER (BURTNESS CHEVROLET, 802 GENESIS DR, ORFORDVILLE, WI 53576, (608) 352-3053) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED EVEN AFTER THEY PROMISED TO OFFER THE CONTACT AN EXTENDED FOUR YEAR WARRANTY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149719November 6, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I BOUGHT MY EQUINOX USED IN 2015 WITH 87,000. SINCE HAVING IT, I'VE REPLACED THE TIRE VALVE SENSORS (BROKE AGAIN). I WAS TOLD THAT FIXING THEM ARE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. I'VE REPLACED TURN SIGNAL HANDLE. A MONTH LATER, I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF MY TURNING SIGNALS NO MATTER HOW SHARP OR WIDE MY TURNS ARE. SINCE I FIRST GOT MY VEHICLE, MY STABILITY TRACTION SERVICE LIGHT, I THINK THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPS ON. CAN'T TAKE TO MECHANIC DUE TO THE ISSUES NOT BEING CONSTANT. ONCE I CAUGHT ENGINE LIGHT ON,IT WAS A EGR VALVE, REPLACED THAT. ISSUE CONTINUES. WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, MY VEHICLE SEEMS TO HESITATE AND/OR STALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149783November 6, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE WIPERS QUIT WITH THE LEFT WIPER RIGHT IN MY LINE OF VISION. I TRIED TURNING THEM OFF AND ON AND HAD TO STOP AT A GAS STATION BECAUSE IT WAS POURING RAIN AT THE TIME. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE WIPERS WITH NO LUCK. I HAD TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION IN POURING RAIN WITH NO WIPERS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT WITHOUT A CRASH TAKING PLACE. I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR OF THE WIPERS AT CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN THE AMOUNT OF $385.45. NOW I HAVE LEARNED THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF A RECALL. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH REIMBURSEMENT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149809November 6, 2018
ENGINE
ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE CODES CHECKED IT SHOWED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, SO HAD THAT REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON AGAIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO BE TOLD THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH COST ME ABOUT $350.00. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY EQUINOX'S AND THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR IT BECAUSE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND YOUR VEHICLE JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145288November 5, 2018
ENGINE
EACH YEAR, WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE COLD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LOSES POWER EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR IDLE, AND THE VEHICLE RUNS VERY ROUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145361November 5, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN A RAIN STORM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A THREE (3) HOUR DRIVE AHEAD OF ME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED, I HAVE SEEN THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PASS WITH THE EQUINOX AND IT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS TODAY. I'M A EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND AT 72 YEARS OF AGE MY THOUGH WAS OF A INEXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WHAT THEIR REACTION WOULD BE IN THE SAME SCENARIO. I EXPLAINED THIS TO A GM REP. AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, THAT I WILL DO AT MY EXPENSE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN 1956 IT WOULD BE REPAIRED AND NOT A ISSUE NEXT YEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145377November 5, 2018
ENGINE
OIL INDICATOR AND SCREEN FLASHED MESSAGE TO SOP CAR IMMEDIATELY. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND FORCED TO TRY TO GET TO THE BERM. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND WALK TO THE STORE FROM THE FREEWAY TO PURCHASE OIL. A NEW OIL CHANGE HAD JUST BEEN PERFORMED 2000 MILES BEFORE SO THE CAR WASN'T DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE YET. THIS CAR HAS THE ECOTEC 2.4 LITER ENGINE AND IS CONSUMING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. IT CONSUMED 3.5 QUARTS WITHIN 2000 MILES. THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY OR ELSEWHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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