Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10908649September 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908687September 22, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AND HAD AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF FUEL ABOVE THE FUEL TANK AND THEN EVAPORATED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908708September 22, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,855.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908375September 21, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908374September 21, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
"TAKATA RECALL", WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT BAD ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH MY CAR WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD TODDLER IN THE BACKSEAT. ALSO, I'M VERY UPSET WITH THIS MATTER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908392September 21, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT WOULD SHUT OFF DURING LOW SPEEDS. ISSUE HAPPENED 20+ TIME DURING ONE 15 MINUTE DRIVE. I WOULD NEED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO START IT AGAIN, BUT ONCE I SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ONCE I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO BEGIN MOVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT, POWERING OFF AND REQUIRING ME TO PLACE IN NEUTRAL TO START AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908564September 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908351September 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SIDE PILLARS ARE SO WIDE NEAR THE SIDE MIRRORS THAT IT CAUSES A FOOT WIDE BLIND SPOT WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND ALMOST SEVERAL OTHER ACCIDENTS. I HAVE HEARD THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS. THIS BLIND SPOT CAUSED ME TO HIT A POLE WHILE TURNING AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING AREA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908156September 20, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908236September 20, 2016
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AT ANY SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE WIPER LINKAGE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ UPDATED 12/19/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908255September 20, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907684September 19, 2016
ENGINE
CAR STALL MANY TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN YOU PULL OUT FROM A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN DUE TO BAD INTAKE CAM SOLENOID. HAD TO RESTART CAR SEVERIAL TIME JUST TO GET CLEAR OF THE INTERSECTION. CAR MAY THEN RUN OK FOR WEEKS AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. GM STATED IT IS NOT PART OF THERE RECALL, EVEN THOU IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE CARS UNDER THE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907412September 18, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HEATING SYSTEM NO LONGER PRODUCES HOT AIR FOR THE HEATER/DEFROSTER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A BROKEN (DEFECTIVE) CHEAP PLASTIC ARM THAT CONNECTS THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR TO AN ACTUATOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BLEND. ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL IS $750-$1000. LIVING IN THE NORTHWEST IT'S CRUCIAL TO HAVE A FUNCTIONING HEATER/DEFROSTER. A WINTER WITHOUT SUCH CAN PROVE TO BE DISASTROUS, EVEN FATAL. WHAT WILL GM DO ABOUT THIS DEFECT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907421September 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING WITH CODE P0017 CRANKSHAFT POSITION - CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION (BANK 1 SENSOR B). THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TWO MORE CODES CAME ON INCLUDING P0700 AND P182E (I HAVE ON OBD READER). AT THAT MOMENT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO GO INTO A NEUTRAL CONDITION. THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING @ 30 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. AT THAT POINT I COULD REV THE ENGINE BUT THEIR WAS NO FORWARD DRIVE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT IN AN OFF CONDITION FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, I WAS THE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AS THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPONENTS WHICH COULD CAUSE THIS ERROR CODE. THE DEALER THEN CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD APPARENTLY STRETCHED AND WAS CAUSING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO TRIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WAS VERY EXTENSIVE AND OF COURSE COSTLY AS THE MOTOR HAS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE ERROR CODE ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB-10052863-6133) PUBLISHED IN 2014 BY GENERAL MOTORS DETAILING A NEWER TIMING CHAIN KIT THAT WAS RELEASED TO ADDRESS THIS STRETCHING ISSUE. SEVERAL GENERAL MOTORS MODELS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BULLETIN AS THEY ALL UTILIZE THE SAME V6 3.0 LITER ENGINE AS WHAT IS IN MY EQUINOX. MY MAJOR GRIPE IS THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN SOONER, BEFORE THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. GENERAL MOTORS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH TIMING CHAIN FAILURES IN THEIR 4 CYLINDER 2.4 LITER ENGINES AND AN OFFICIAL RECALL WAS DONE FOR THAT ENGINE. I FEEL THIS SAME CONDITION IS NOW STARTED TO AFFECT THE V6 3.0 LITER AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907335September 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE 72615 MILES ON MY CAR. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AT AAMCO SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF WAVE PLATE FAILURE. MY CAR HAS A 6T45E TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO HAVE THIS REPLACED WAS $3,414.43 AND IN HIS PROFESSIONAL OPINION THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DAY IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907387September 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE RAMPING ON TO A BUSY HIGHWAY IN MY 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX (67,000 MILES) ACCELERATING TOWARD 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED DECELERATING AND RPMS CLIMBED. THIS RESULTED IN ME BEING NEARLY REAR-ENDED AND I HAD TO QUICKLY GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REV IN GEAR AND NOT MOVE FORWARD. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT SEEMED AS IF IT HAD FUNCTION BACK. I PROCEEDED A FEW MILES FURTHER TO A PARKING LOT. AT THIS POINT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING WELL ENOUGH TO GO FURTHER. THIS IS WHEN WE CALLED A TOWING SERVICE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. ULTIMATELY, WE WERE TOLD THAT A PLATE HAD GONE OUT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS HAD ALSO DESTROYED SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE QUOTE FOR THESE REPAIRS WAS $4600.00. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 67,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AFTER REPORTING TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES EARLY IN OWNERSHIP AND OVER MULTIPLE VISITS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ODD SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION ON SHIFTS. WE REPORTED THESE ISSUES WAY BEFORE THE 100,000 MILES/5 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. INSTEAD OF FINDING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT IT COULD BE AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND TOLD US TO START COMING IN EVERY 1000 MILES FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A DELAY TACTIC TO MAKE SURE THAT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT HAVE TO COVER WARRANTY REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE, CONSIDERING THAT PRIOR MODELS OF THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION PLATES AND THE CHANCE FOR A DEADLY ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF MOMENTUM IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907256September 16, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906307September 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL HIT ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND DOOR BUMPER LITES BENT THE FRONT WHEEL IN TOO THE MOTOR. JUST STARTED TOO MOVE FORWARD. CITY STREET GOING STRATE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906347September 14, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY 2015 EQUINOX HAS SPOTS ALL OVER THE REAR WINDSHIELD. I'VE BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS. THE SPOTS APPEAR TO BE FADING SPOTS INSIDE THE WINDOW GLASS, CANNOT WIPE THEM OFF OR NO AMOUNT OF CLEANING WORKS. WHEN DRIVING IN CERTAIN LIGHT, THE SPOTS ARE VERY DISTRACTING AND CAUSE A VISUAL PTOBLEM. BOTH DEALERS MORE OR LESS SAID IT'S MY PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 10,000 MILES AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEONE CAN'T HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906427September 14, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL AND OIL WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTONS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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