Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10578729April 15, 2014
STEERING
2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING RACK. THE DEALER FOUND THE STEERING GEAR LEAKING AND REPLACED THE RACK ON A 2011 GMC ACADIA AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 03/04/15. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579544April 14, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 06/10/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579560April 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY 93, WHEN SUDDENLY THE WHEEL START TO BE VERY HARD, AT THIS MOMENT I WAS TRESPASSING OTHER CAR AND FOR VERY CLOSE I COULDN'T COMPLETE THE OPERATION. I ALMOST HIT THE OTHER CAR, COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SPEED. UNFORTUNATELY EVERYTHING END OKAY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND STOP IN A SAFETY PLACE. *JS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579371April 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. I CAN'T REMOVE THE KEY WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. THIS STARTED MAYBE 1 YEAR AGO. I SWITCHED OUT KEYS (USING MY SECOND KEY) AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL THE LAST 2 MONTHS WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. WHEN IT DOES, I HAVE TO TURN ON THE IGNITION, PUT IT IN GEAR AND DRIVE FORWARD A FEW FEET AND THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE AND GO BACK TO WHERE I NEED TO PARK AND TURN OFF THE KEY. MAYBE IT WILL WORK, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I'VE HAD TO DO THIS EXERCISE 10 TIMES BEFORE I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. JUST THIS MORNING, I HAD TO DO IT 5 TIMES AT A GAS STATION AND THE PEOPLE NEXT TO ME PROBABLY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY!!! *JS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579113April 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ERRONEOUSLY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ACTIVE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND NOTIFIED THE LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000....UPDATED 12/09/15 *BF UPDATED 8/21/2017*CN
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578849April 10, 2014
STEERING
MY CHEVROLET EQUINOX POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY. GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP. IT BOTHERS ME THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED WHEN OTHERS ARE NOT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE GONE ONLINE TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT GM SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578866April 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION IN ANY DIRECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578968April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEMS WITH POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR SPEAKERS. HAD READ ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME. I TOOK THE RUBBER BOOT OFF TO FIND 4 BROKEN WIRES. I WOULD IMAGINE THE OTHER DOORS ARE SIMILAR. HAVEN'T CKD THEM AS OF YET. I HAVE PICTURES IF YOU LIKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578980April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN IGNITION IS NOT OFF . CAN AND DOES FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NO MATTER WHAT GEAR THE SELECTOR SHIFT IS IN ( INCLUDING PARK). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579011April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE ERRONEOUSLY STRUCK THE KEY RING AND THE IGNITION KEY RELEASED ONTO THE CONSOLE CUP HOLDER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE KEY BEING POSITIONED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE KEY BACK INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ENGINE WOULD OPERATE AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHOUT THE KEY BEING PERMANENTLY PLACED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579016April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I CAN START MY CAR AND THEN PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. THIS ISSUE STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR (2013) AND MY EQUINOX ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578397April 8, 2014
STEERING
WIFE STOPPED FOR GAS PULLED OUT ON TO STREET VERY HARD TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS ALMOST WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE. THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT HAS BEEN CONSTANT WHETHER I AM GOING 2 MPH OR 70 KPH A CONSTANT STIFFNESS IN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT IT'S AS IF IT WAS A FLUID TYPE POWER STEERING NOT ELECTRICAL.NOW THIS IS A EARLY 2010 WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 2009.THERE ARE NO SIGNS OR ANY KIND OF NOISES TO INDICATE ANY KIND OF PROBLEM BUT I AM GETTING KIND OF NERVOUS IN DRIVING THIS SUV ANYMORE.THERE MUST BE OTHER CHEVY CARS THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM I DO HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SOON. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578232April 8, 2014
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED BUT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF TEH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577836April 7, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY EQUINOX. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS BUT I FIND IT WEIRD THAT THE RECALL OF THE GM AUTOMOBILES HAVE THE SAME DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS AS MINES. IVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE AS WELL WHEN THE STIBILITRAC LIKE CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO CHEVY BUT THE DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AND THEY SAID THE WOULD ORDER IT. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ELSE FROM THEM. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO DO BECAUSE IF ITS A DEFECT. I NEED TO GO GET IT FIX. IM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578063April 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP FOR LIGHT , LIGHT CHANGED SO I ACCELERATED WHEN I STEP ON GAS VEHICLE HESITATED AND LURCHED FORWARD WITH AN IMPACT SIMILAR TO BEING REAR ENDED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED BEFORE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS AT A DEAD STOP AND WHEN I STEPPED ON GAS PEDDLE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE IMMEDIATELY . THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM GOING ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND 30000 MILES. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR MAINTENANCE I WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT PROBLEM TO NO HELP FROM DEALER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT PROBLEM THEY SENT ME TO SELLING DEALER WHO KEPT IT FOR ONE AND A HALF DAYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE .THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HIS WIFE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE TRADING THERE VEHICLE IN ON THE SAME VEHICLE WITH A 6 CYLINDER. THE SERVICE WRITER WHO WROTE UP MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM IN A DIFFERENT MODEL BUT HE JUST LIVES WITH IT. WE FEEL THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY UNSAFE AND WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AGAIN AND THEY HAD NOT RESPONDED. WE HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON SEVERAL WEBSITES INCLUDING CHEVY FORUM . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578096April 7, 2014
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOT DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577752April 6, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS HAD INORDINATE TRANSMISSION NOISE SINCE AROUND 10K MILEAGE. WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, WENT INTO INCREDIBLY ROUGH IDLE, VEHICLE SHAKING WITH WARNING MESSAGE ABOUT STABILITRACK ERROR AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. WHILE THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED WHILE IDLING, IT ALSO HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT SPEEDS FROM 20-50 MPH AS REPORTED BY SPOUSE. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR UNACCEPTABLE ENGINE NOISE, ENGINE SHUTTING OFF AND CEL ILLUMINATION (SEPARATE ISSUE THAT HAS ALSO NEVER BEEN REMEDIED), AN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND FUEL PUMP WAS ALLUDED TO AND THAT A "FIX" FOR THIS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN LATE SPRING OF 2013. FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED AT NO CHARGE THAT SUMMER, BUT SIMILAR SYMPTOMS CONTINUED. LOUD, ROUGH IDLE, INTERMITTENT VEHICLE SHUTDOWNS. EVENTUALLY TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND THAT THIS SOMEHOW WAS NOT COVERED BY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS "USED" TO BE PART OF THE TRANSMISSION, IT SOMEHOW NO LONGER IS ON NEWER MODELS. AFTER A $500+ REPAIR, ISSUE HASN'T RECURRED IN LAST 3 MONTHS (SO FAR), BUT CEL STILL ILLUMINATES DURING WET CONDITIONS (WHICH BOTH DEALERS CANNOT SEEM TO FIX). I FEEL THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE ABOUT 10K MILES AND CONTINUES TO BE SO. WE ONLY OWN CHEVY'S BUT BETWEEN THIS VEHICLE AND OUR APPARENTLY DANGEROUS '05 COBALT, WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PUT OUR TRUST IN CHEVY AND WILL NEED TO SEEK OUT OTHER VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS. IT IS APPARENT CHEVY ONLY CARES ABOUT THE MONEY WE CAN FUNNEL TO THEM FOR BUYING AMERICAN. THAT WILL STOP WITH THE NEXT VEHICLE PURCHASE THIS SUMMER WHEN WE TURN IN THE COBALT (FOR PROBABLY NEXT TO NOTHING DUE TO ITS NEW SAFETY REPUTATION). I MENTION THIS INFO AS WE REALLY WANT TO PUT OUR FAITH, TRUST AND MONEY INTO AN AMERICAN CAR CORPORTATION LIKE CHEVY AND HAVE BEEN OVERLY PATIENT WITH THEM. NO LONGER...OTHERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577784April 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
THE IGNITION LOCKED UP. IT CONTINUES TO JAM UP SOMETIMES AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. ON THIS MORNING THE SIGNAL FOR SERVICE AIR BAG LIT UP. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT TURNED OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALER ([XXX]) ON MARCH 11, 2014, WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG MAY NOT FUNCTION IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO LIGHT UP MORE FREQUENTLY. PRESENTLY IT TURNS ON ALMOST EVERY DAY OR EVERY 2 DAYS. CONCERNED THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK WHEN IT IS NEEDED. I REALIZE THAT AS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR ON PARTS THAT ARE USED AND WORN, BUT IN THIS CASE, THE MALFUNCTION OF AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE ASSOCIATED TO THE SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE A STANDARD FUNCTIONING PART THAT SHOULD WORK THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. 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
#10577716April 5, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENTIRE DASH LIT UP AND CAR STALLED. MESSAGES INCLUDED SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE ABS, ENGINE LIGHT, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I LOST POWER, POWER BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING AND COASTED VEHICLE TO A STOP. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES BUT FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO TURN OVER, ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT DROVE TO DEALER. VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATED, IT WAS SLOW AND JERKY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THEY PLUGGED IN THEIR TECH CODE READER AND DETERMINED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. I WAS GIVEN A CONCIERGE VEHICLE AND INFORMED IT WOULD TAKE THEM THE WEEKEND TO FIX. WHEN I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP THEY CHARGED ME SAYING THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND TRIED TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THE RENTAL AND I HAVE STILL NOT BEEN REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR THE RENTAL CAR. THE SERVICE AGENT AT THE DEALERSHIP PRINTED OFF WHERE IT CLEARLY STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577528April 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
EN BREAKING 90% OF THE TIME.WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP ON THE FREEWAY MY STEERING COLUMN STARTED VIBRATING AND CONTINUES TO DO SO . WHEN STARTING TRUCK THE IGNITION KEEPS GOING AS IF THE TRUCK IS ON REPEAT START. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF THE TRUCK STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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