Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#11141251October 18, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WE WERE DRIVING OUR EQUINOX AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. WE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US ON THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP AND THAT CAR HIT THE NEXT CAR. BOTH DRIVERS REPORTED INJURIES. THERE WAS NO WAY TO SLOW DOWN LET ALONE STOP. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND A BRAKE BOOSTER IS THE PROBABLE PROBLEM. BOTH OUR CAR SERVICE PROVIDER AND ON LINE BLOGS LIST THIS AS AN ISSUE. SOMETHING ABOUT THE VACUUM AND BRAKE FLUID CAUSING TOO MUCH PRESSURE SO THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENS IN HIGH HEAT AND WHEN THE CAR IS ON A HILL. AFTER THE CAR STOPS AND COOLS DOWN OR IS LEFT ON LEVEL GROUND, THEN THE BRAKES START WORKING AGAIN. THIS MAKES THE ISSUE HARDER TO FIND ACCORDING TO OUR CAR REPAIR SHOP. WE HAD GM TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OVERALL DEFECT IN THE PART. THEY DID NOT LOOK AT OUR SPECIFIC PART. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR INCLUDING HAVING THE ENGINE REBUILT FOR THE HIGH OIL USAGE ISSUE. WE ARE GLAD THAT WE AND OUR CHILDREN WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS DEATH TRAP ANYMORE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11141048October 17, 2018
ENGINE
MY VEHIVLE HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY. I CAME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION TODAY AND I HIT THE GAS BECAUSE MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD CARS BEHIND ME. THE LIGHT IS TURNING RED, SO I HAVE THE OPPOSITE LANES TRAFFIC GETTING READY TO GO, AND THERE I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. LUCKILYI WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND GET OUT OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFICS WAY. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON YESTERDAY. I HAD IT CHECKED AND CODES P0010 AND P0011 CAME UP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. A LOT OF PEOPLE! HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? ESOECIALLY WHEN IT PUTS THE DRIVER AND ANY PASSENGERS IN HARMS WAY. I HAVE MY KIDS AFRAID TO RIDE IN THE CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN AND WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. AND THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE BECAUSE WHAT THEY ARE AFRAID OF COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140537October 16, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS STABLE TRACK LINK ERROR AND WILL NOT GO AWAY! PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BOTH AFTERMARKET AND SWAPPED FOR GENUINE GM AND STILL THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AND WILL JUST AT RANDOM SHOW OVER THE FULL MARK OR UNDER THE EMPTY MARK WHEN I HAVE PURCHASED FUEL ON THE SAME DAY. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 45,000 MILES WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND JUST SAT ON A BUSY ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140560October 16, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL- I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND IT SEEMS LIKE GAS IS LEAKING ABOVE THE GAS TANK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR MAY CATCH ON FIRE WHILE I AM DRIVING. NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A RECALL. WHEN I FIRST SMELLED IT, I WAS PARKED AT THE STORE BUT NOW I SMELL IT WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IT IS PARKED!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140643October 16, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
I COULD NOT TURN ON MY DEFROST ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR IT TO KICK BACK ON SO IT COULD DEFROST ENOUGH FOR ME TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING TO GET HOME I HAVE THE VIDEOS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140278October 15, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TAMATA RECALL MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING ON BACKROADS TO WORK WITH LOW LIGHTING AND IN A STORM WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT AS I TURNED THE SPEED UP BECAUSE IT BEGAN TO RAIN A LOT MORE. THE WIPER JUST SWUNG ALL THE WAY UP AND OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND WOULD NO LONGER WORK. I PULLED OVER INTO CLOSEST NEIGHBORHOOD I COULD FIND AND LIMPED MY VEHICLE HOME AS SLOW AS I COULD TRYING TO SEE OUT OF MY CAR. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT ;AM ON MY WAY TO WORK OR ELSE I COULD HAVE EASILY NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE WITH THE LIGHTS AND THE RAIN WITH MY WIPERS NOT WORKING. AFTER SEEING A LOT OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON THE PROBLEM OCCUR INFO IN MODELS FROM 2010-2016 I FELT THE NEED TO FILE A REPORT. THE WIPER LINKAGES ARE HELD TOGETHER WITH CHEAP PLASTIC BUSHINGS THAT WILL FAIL INSTEAD OF USING LONGER LASTING HARDWARE LIKE A SHORT BOLT AND SELF LOCKING NUT TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140509October 15, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING UP RAMP TO GET ONTO HIGHWAY WHEN CAR ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND I PRESSED ON BREAK PEDAL BUT THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN. I PUSHED HARDER TO GET CAR DOWN TO 65 AND THEN RELEASED BREAK AND IT ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. I THEN PUT BOTH FEET ON BREAK PEDAL AND PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD AT THAT POINT I KEPT BOTH FEET ON BREAK PEDAL UNTIL I GOT CAR OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED AT THAT TIME I PUT CAR IN PARK. THE ENGINE HAD SLOWED DOWN AND I TURNED THE KEY OFF. I THEN TURNED THE KEY TO ACCESSORY PUSHED CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THEN BACK OFF. SHUT KEY IN OFF POSITION THEN STARTED THE CAR AND HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE SINCE. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK THE LORD THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC OR IT WOULD HAVE BE A TRAGEDY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140183October 13, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
[email protected] MAY 25, 2018, 8:42 AM TO ME EMAIL ID# T1EM01CAC (DO NOT DELETE/ALTER THIS LINE) ================================================== DEAR JOEY, THANK YOU FOR CALLING CHEVROLET WITH REGARD TO YOUR 2018 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. FOR YOUR REFERENCE, YOUR CASE NUMBER FROM OUR CONVERSATION TODAY IS 8-4188760340. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST YOU. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CHEVROLET HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TRUST THE FUEL GAUGE. IT WILL NORMALLY TAKE 10 GALLONS TO FILL A TANK THAT HOLDS 15 GALLONS AND IT SHOWS EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139944October 12, 2018
ENGINE
HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CHEVY'S TIMING BELT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE FOR GM AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. THEY KEEP BLAMING IT ON OIL CONSUMPTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140040October 12, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USE IT WAS WONDERING WHY THE OWNER GOT RID OF IT NOW I KNOW. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE HILL ASSIST ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS ON THE FORM THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOT KNOWN WHAT IT WAS. THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS WHEN THE HILL ASSIAT ENGAGE'S IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. I ACTUALLY HAD TO HAVE A MECHANIC RESET THE WHOLE COMPUTER TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE THE OTHER DAY AND REMOVE THE BATTERY TERMINAL TODAY TO GET A DISENGAGED. I EVEN CALLED THE DEALER TODAY AT THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT CONVENIENT. SEVERAL MECHANICS KNOW BUT THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. I'VE ALREADY DIAGNOSED IT, I JUST WANT TOKNOW WHAT THE FIX IS. ACCORDING TO EVERY MECHANIC OF SPOKE TO ITS IN THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND THERE IS NO FIX. I WILL HAVE ON THIS VEHICLE FOR WEEKS AND IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140065October 12, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING FUEL A FARE AMOUNT. IT BEGAN THIS SUMMER HERE IN MESA AZ. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2017 AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH FUEL LEAKING UNTIL THIS SUMMER. NOW IT HAS BECOME A HAZARD AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, IT IS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN LATE JULY AND I HAVE LEFT IT PARKED SINCE. IT HAS BECOME AN SERIOUS LEAK. BECAUSE THE FUEL EVAPORATES QUICKLY, I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY PICTURES. IT DID MAKE A SIX INCH PUDDLE UNDER THE TANK HERE IN THE DRIVE WAY THE LAST TIME I MOVED THE CAR A FEW FEET FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER OF THE DRIVE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139872October 11, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS AT STOP LIGHT 3 DAYS AGO AND AT A LOW SPEED AND ABOUT TO STOP MY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS AND IN DOING SO IT RELEASED THE BRAKES EVEN THOUGH I WAS STILL PRESSING THEM. I AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR AHEAD OF BY SHOVING IT INTO PARK. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO STOP AND NOW HAVE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKES TO ACTUALLY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN ABS ACTIVATES AND RELEASES BRAKES. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED I REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES AND THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS ALSO THE TIRES. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT BUT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT LET ME KNOW IT WASN'T FIXED AND NEARLY ROLLED OUT ONTO A HEAVY TRAFFIC ROAD. I CALLED THEM AND INFORMED THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND ASKED WHY THEY LET ME DRIVE A UNSAFE VEHICLE BUT WHEN I ASKED THAT THEY REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THEY SAID THAT WAS UNSAFE AND NOT LEGAL FOR THEM TO REMOVE THE FUSE. I ASKED POHANKA CHEVY HOW IS THAT ANY MORE OR LESS UNSAFE THEN NO BRAKES TO STOP. IT IS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS FAILING FOR SOME REASON AND WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED TO FIX. POHANKA ONLY OFFERED A APOLOGY BUT WILL NOT FIX OR HELP AND I NOW HAVE A UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT COULD FAIL ME AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT. I SPENT $785.41 AND THEY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THEM TO MY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CONSUMER DIVISION OFFICE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 12 YEARS AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF IT. NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM UNTIL 3 DAYS AGO. DO A RECALL ON THIS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139477October 10, 2018
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A FEW RACALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND NEED TO KNOW HOW I CAN FIX THE RECALL S WITHOUT OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139481October 10, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE ARM/LINKAGE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKE CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP WORKING. HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139042October 8, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER IS FLOODING INTO THE CABIN. SEEMS TO DO SO AFTER DECENT ABOUT OF RAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139055October 8, 2018
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION OF THE REAR END AND FRONT END ....AIR BAGS SMOKED BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN REAR ENDED AND THEN HIT STATIONARY CAR IN FRONT WHILE TRAVELING ON CITY STREET
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11139116October 8, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THE 3,5,R WAVE PLATE. COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE WIFE WAS HEADING TO WORK, BROKE DOWN IN BUSY INTERSECTION. GM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE COMMON PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138854October 7, 2018
SEATS
WHEN SETTING DOWN IN MY CAR THE SET CLOSE UP ON YOU I HAVE TO STOP AND PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT THIS HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME I GET INTO MY CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133505October 5, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS ARISING FROM A KEY PART IN THE WIPERS BEING MADE OF PLASTIC INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUSLY USED METAL AND THIS WEARING OUT. HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT A RECALL WAS LIKELY BUT THAT CHEVY WAS DRAGGING THEIR FEED. I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE ISSUED THE RECALL IN CANADA. THE WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING DURING A MAJOR RAIN STORM, CREATING A VERY REAL SAFETY HAZARD AS I DROVE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133531October 5, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILDENBERGER MOTORS (1717 N 1ST ST, HAMILTON, MT 58940, 406-626-3050), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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