Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10695109March 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT EJECT FROM THE IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF PARK AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. UPDATED 04/28/15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695112March 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WE TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR A $300 CHECK UP & COMPLAINED THAT WHEN WE STARTED IT UP IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS NO OIL. DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. JUST ABOUT 10DAYS AGO ANOTHER NOISE WAS HEARD. IT GOT WORSE. TOOK IT IN & THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. WE JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO. OH YES AT THAT TIME IT KEPT LEAKING OIL WHEN PARKED. TOOK IT BACK 3 TIMES TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. NOW THEY HAVE SEALED EVERYTHING OFF & THEY WILL CHECK THE OIL IN 500 MILES. MAY NEED PISTONS & RINGS. THEY TELL ME THIS IS HAPPENING TO THE 2010 EQUINOX CARS. LOOK UP OUR RECORD. WE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR OTHER THINGS. 1 PART 3 TIMES IN 9 MTHS. NOT HAPPY AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695131March 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. WEIGHT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT REGISTER. CODE FOUND IS SAME AS CODE FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES UNDER RECALL FOR AIRBAGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695196March 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VISIBILITY/WIPER
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT LETTING OFF THE GAS, VALVE BODY SOLENOID PROBLEM. REAR WIPER MOTOR BAD, IGNITION GETS STUCK ON WITH KEY IN, HAVE TO PUT GEAR SHIFTER IN AND OUT OF GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET KEY OUT. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF LIGHTS COMES ON AFTER JUST A FEW SECONDS OF VEHICLE BEING STARTED. ALTERNATOR WAS WHINING EXTREMELY LOUD, HAD TO REPLACE. HEATER BLEND DOOR BROKEN, CANNOT HAVE HOT AIR FOR WINTER OR COLD A/C IN SUMMER. SOUNDS LIKE WATER RUSHING THROUGH DASH BOARD WHEN CAR IS STARTED. VERY HEAVY ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE INSIDE CAR WHEN HEAT IS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694907March 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR VEHICLE'S RADIO BEGAN TO NOT SHUT OFF AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED, AND THE KEYS WERE OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CONVINCED THAT IT WAS EITHER THE DOOR SWITCH OR THE RADIO. HAVING A MAJOR GUARD PROTECTION PLAN, THE RADIO WASN'T TO BE COVERED AND THE DOOR SWITCH WOULD. I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED THINKING THAT WE'D CONTINUE TO SHUT THE RADIO OFF. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND I REPLACED THE MOTOR (TO NO AVAIL) AND DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE DID I FIND THAT SIMILAR OWNERS HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I EVENTUALLY RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL PATHWAY FROM THE CAR BODY TO THE DOOR CAUSED THE WIRES INSIDE TO STRETCH, CRACK, AND BREAK. THE 2 WIRES THAT WERE BROKEN WERE THE DOOR SENSOR WIRE AND THE POWER WINDOW WIRE. TAKING IT BACK TO PARKWAY CHEVROLET TO HAVE THEM RESEARCH THIS AND DIAGNOSE, THEIR REMEDY WAS TO HAVE THE WIRES RE-SAULDER. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE WIRING HARNESS BE REPLACED. LOOKS AND SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694927March 17, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ACCELERATOR SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694422March 16, 2015
ENGINE
DISCOVERED VEHICLE USING AROUND 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. IT WAS 200 MILES SHORT OF NEXT OIL CHANGE. ADDED THE OIL, DROVE APPROX. 500 MILES AND IT WAS 1/2 QT. SHORT. GM SAYS NORMAL TO USE 1 QUART IN BETWEEN. THIS IS CRAZY. WE HAVE BEGAN THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH PHOTOS DOCUMENTING. WHEN WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT A DEALER THE OIL WAS WAY OVERFILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694606March 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I NOTICE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING NO SIDE BREAKLIGHTS BUT CENTER LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS AND CHECKED FUSES AND STILL NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694736March 16, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FRONT LIGHTS ON THE CAR COMES ON AT NIGHT WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, NOT BEING USED BY PERSONS. THIS CAR MAY NOT START IN THE MORNING BECAUSE THE BATTERY MAYBE DEAD, DUE TO LIGHTS COMING ON BY IT SELF. WE HAD THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH REPLACED IN THE PAST WEEK, AND THAT'S WHEN THE LIGHTS STARTED TO ACT UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694136March 13, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693777March 12, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKE HUB AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE MADE A BEEPING SOUND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE ABS HUB AND BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693457March 11, 2015
ENGINE
THE EQUINOX IS BURNING OIL WAY TO FAST. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $1100 TO REPAIR THE PISTON/GASKET ISSUE AND THE GARAGE SAID THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY EQUINOX OWNER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. MY OIL IS CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 5000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693559March 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECENTLY, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR ELECTRIC WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK, NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL UNLESS I PUSH THE DOOR OPENED. THIS WEEKEND THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. SINCE I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL BACKGROUND, I STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. AFTER 20 MINUTES I FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM TO BE COMPLETELY BROKEN WIRES THAT ARE PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS RIGHT BEFORE IT GOES THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND PROTECTED BY A RUBBER BOOT/SLEEVE . ALMOST ALL WIRES THAT ARE PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS AT THIS LOCATION WERE EITHER BROKEN AS I MENTIONED OR THE INSULATION WAS SO BRIDLE AND CRACKED THAT THE COPPER WIRE STRANDS WERE EXPOSED. I WOULD NOT EXPECT A VEHICLE BARELY OVER 50,000 MILES TO HAVE WIRES THAT ARE IN A LOCATION WHERE THEY ARE NOT EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES, TO BE IN A CONDITION LIKE THIS. I TOOK A COUPLE OF PICTURES TO SUPPORT WHAT I AM WRITING. AS IT RELATES TO SAFETY AND BEING THAT I WORK IN THE ELECTRICAL FIELD, THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARD, IF THE EXPOSED WIRES EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH CHASSIS GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693339March 10, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692990March 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE LIGHTS FOR SERVICE STABILITRAC, ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR WILL BE LIT ON DASH. CAR HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. CAR WAS CHECKED BY DEALER BUT THEY UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692856March 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE HEAT ON AND IT WOULDNT GO HIGHER THEN LOW AND ABOUT 5 MILES LATER I WENT HIGHER ON ITS OWN. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER THE HEAT STARTED BLOWING AND THEN STOPPED AND NOW WILL NOT BLOW HOT OR COLD AIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692714March 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
IN THE PAST THE TRANSMISSION HAS QUIT WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, NOW THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING. 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
#10692420March 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STEERING
ON 2/17/15, I, ALONG WITH 3 OF MY CHILDREN, WERE DRIVING ALONG THE ROADWAY AT APPROX. 7AM. AS I WENT AROUND A MINOR BEND IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT SLAMMING THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTO THE SNOWBANK AROUND THE GUARDRAIL. IT CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD AS I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND LIGHTLY MOVE THE WHEEL TO GET US BACK INTO OUR LANE. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN IT UP, I WAS SENT INTO A SPIN UNTIL THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE SNOW ON OUR SIDE OF THE ROAD, BRINGING US TO A STOP. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED & AS I TRIED TO PULL AWAY, I REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON. IT HAD SHUT ITSELF DOWN. I HAD MY BROTHER LOOK AT IT & TEST DRIVE, HE FOUND NOTHING, SO I ASSUMED IT WAS A 1 TIME EVENT AND PROCEEDED TO USE THE VEHICLE. ON 2/22/15, MY NEPHEW AND MY DAUGHTER USED THE VEHICLE TO GO TO TOWN. HE GOT LESS THAN 3 MILES FROM HOME, HEADING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, WHEN HE REALIZED THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO STEERING. HE LOOKED DOWN & SAW THAT ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT ITSELF OFF. HE TOO ENDED UP CRASHING. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RD, INTO THE SNOWBANK JUST BEFORE A SEMI WENT SPEEDING BY. AGAIN, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT CONCERNS ME WITH THE MASSIVE RECALL THAT I FOUND ONLINE, THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST, BUT MANY PPL SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN OUR INCIDENTS. BUT THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE & SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROADS IN THIS CONDITION. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT BOTH INCIDENTS WERE DURING A CLEAR SPOT IN TRAFFIC. NOW THE VEHICLE SITE IN MY DRIVE BECAUSE I DO NOT TRUST THAT WHATEVER THEY DO WILL FIX IT & I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE PASS THIS DEATH TRAP ON TO ANYONE ELSE. I CONTACTED GM HOPING FOR A BIT OF HELP & PERHAPS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY REFUSED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692496March 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I GOT IN MY CAR THIS MORNING AND MY FAN WASN'T WORKING FOR MY HEATER. WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ITS WINTER AND MY WINDOWS ARE ICED OVER. I LOOKED UP AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692334March 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I OWN A 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX. I AM HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS. MY SERVICE AIR BAG COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ITS WARM OUTSIDE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEEMS TO WORK FINE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. THE FUNNY THING IS THE DOOR LOCK SEEMS TO WORK BETTER IN THE WINTER MONTHS. ALSO, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO AFFECT THE VEHICLE WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT WILL STAY ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN ONE DAY IT WILL BE GONE. IT WILL STAY OFF FROM A FEW WEEKS TO A FEW MONTHS. THEN IT WILL START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEVY. I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE CHEVY IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE REGARDLESS OF THE MILES AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN IT AND DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN. ALL THIS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND THE 100,00 MILE MARK I AM NOW AT 110,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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