Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10480857October 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10480869October 17, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX IN APRIL OF 2009 AT 29,000 MILES. IT NOW NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2012 AT 57,500 MILES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NO COST TO ME. BUT NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED, AGAIN AT $1100+ (DEALER ESTIMATE). AFTER A WEEKLONG BATTLE WITH GM, THEY OFFERED ME A 50% COST SHARE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT 29,000 AND AGAIN AT 57,500!! IT HAS GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF DESIGN FLAW. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN DEFECT (DUE TO ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS), BUT THEY REFUSE TO RECALL!! *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10480669October 16, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SMELLED GASOLINE NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. .....UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 1/15/2013 *JS
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0
Deaths:
0
#10480707October 16, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTING IN DECEMBER 2011, OUR HEATER BLEND DOOR BROKE ON OUR 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. IT IS A WIDE-SPEAD ISSUE WITH THE EXACT MAKE/MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE, EFFECTING SEVERAL HUNDRED, IF NOT THOUSANDS. CHEVROLET HAS RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN MAY OF 2012) WITH THE EXACT ISSUE, AS WELL AS RE-DESIGNED THE DOOR FOR FUTURE FIXES, BUT REFUSES TO HELP REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR ME. EVEN KNOW THE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE THE MILEAGE FACTOR IN THE WARRANTY FOR THE PART, AND IS OVER THE MILEAGE NOW, GM REFUSES TO HELP. MY CAR HAS NO HEAT AT ALL, WINDSHIELD DOES NOT DE-FROST, DOES NOT DE-FOG. MY WIFE HAS TO USE THIS CAR TO DROP OUR AUTISTIC SON AT HIS SCHOOL AS WELL AS TO GO TO WORK, WE CAN'T HAVE NO HEAT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480744October 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HAVE A 2007 EQUINOX WITH FUEL LEAK AT TOP OF FUEL TANK. DEALER SAYS SAME ISSUE AS THE ONES WITH THE RECALL NOTICE, YET MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST. DEALER SAYS $1300 TO REPAIR UNLESS I RECEIVE RECALL NOTICE, BUT IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAPPEN. DEALER ALSO STATED HAVE SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH SAME ISSUE AND NOT ON RECALL LIST. IF SO MANY VEHICLES HAVE SAME DEFECT, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT ALL BEING RECALLED? DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION OR FATALITY BEFORE SOMETHING GENERAL MOTORS DOES SOMETHING? *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10480602October 15, 2012
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 12/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S WINDOW DID NOT WORK AT ALL. UPDATED 12/17/12
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0
Deaths:
0
#10480068October 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL LINES. FUEL LINE AND FUEL PUMP COME TOGETHER SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP AT THE COST OF $961.58 SOME OF THE 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX ARE UNDER RECALL FOR FUEL LINE LEAKAGE, BUT NOT THIS ONE ACCORDING TO GM. . I WAS WONDERING WHY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480031October 13, 2012
STEERING
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH IT, IS THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE WHEEL. AT TIMES IT WON'T TURN AT ALL. I CAN BARELY TURN THE CAR. I CAN'T SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THIS CAME ON SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479902October 12, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEATER ACTUATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO HEAT COMING THROUGH THE VENTS IN HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THE HEATER ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479938October 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE A CORRECT READING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479628October 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OUR 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED. WE HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2007 EQUINOX FOR DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS THAT LEAKED. WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY INFORMED US THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS OURSELVES. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS? WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479650October 10, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVERS SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING. DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SLOWLY BEGAN TO FAIL. WOULD WORK WHEN IT WANTED TO AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. SEEMS LIKE THE SAME RECALL AS THE 250K MIDSIZE SUV'S BASED ON THE TRAILBLAZER(2006,2007). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479414October 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TCM FUSE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,176.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479434October 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL A GASOLINE FROM THE THANK. I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THE FUEL PUMP HAS DAMAGE, I HAVE TO REPLACE, I BOUGHT A NEW. DO YOU THINK CAN BE RETURN THE MONEY? *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479495October 9, 2012
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT APPEARS THE SENSOR UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS DEFECTIVE AND THERE IS A RECALL FROM MAY 30, 2012 AFFECTING ONLY 437 VEHICLES FROM MODEL YEAR 2007!: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V344000. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MORE RECENT GM VEHICLES. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479257October 8, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 8/26/11 AT GREENWAY CHEVROLET IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA AT 87K MILEAGE. I SMELL GAS COMING FROM THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL AREA AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAVID MAUS IN SANFORD, FLORIDA ON 5/1/12 TOLD THEM TO CHECK VEHICLE FOR THE SMELL AND TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 99883. THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG TO MAKE THE GAS SMELL. SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SCENT GOT STRONGER AND STRONGER THEN I WITNESS GAS VISIBLE LEAKING SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DAVID MAUS IN SANFORD FOR REPAIR. THEY THEN CONFIRMED THE FUEL PUMP LEAK.SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT. I ALSO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE FIRST TIME TO ADVISED OF THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION, AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND ITS CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN CHEVROLET EQUINOX FUEL PUMP SO I CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THEY ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE/VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. I ALSO OPEN A CLAIM WITH THE BBB (BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU) WHICH CONTACT GM ONCE MORE AND THEY CALL ME AND ADVISED THAT I WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENT, NOT EVEN UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP LEAK SHOULD INCLUDE MY VIN# [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478871October 6, 2012
ENGINE
WE PURCHASED A 2005 EQUINOX A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 1600 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE GETTING HOT, AND THE COOLANT BEING A STRANGE ORANGE-BROWN COLOR AND DISAPPEARING FROM THE OVERFLOW TANK. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP ON OCT. 2, 2012 AND FOUND OUT IT HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ESTIMATE FOR GETTING IT FIXED IS A LITTLE OVER $1400, AND MORE IF THE HEAD IS CRACKED. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED US THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A GOOD ENGINE AND THEY ARE VERY SURPRISED THAT IT HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WITH ONLY 85,700 MILES. WE'RE VERY DISAPPOINTED SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING. WE WILL BE CONTACTING THEM NEXT, EVEN THOUGH IT WON'T MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478689October 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON AUG. 26TH,2012 MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BROKE DOWN I TOWED IT TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT MY FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PAID $750 DOLL FOR PARTS AND LABOR ,2 WKS BEFORE THAT HAPPENED MY CAR WAS GIVING OFF A FUEL SMELL AND WOULDN'T START UNLESS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THAT WORKED UNTIL IT FINALLY BROKE DOWN .GM IS RECALLING EQUINOX 2007-09 FOR FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEMS CAUSING TO LEAK GAS CAUSING A FUEL SMELL AND IN DANGER OF THE CAR CATCHING FIRE BECAUSE OF GAS LEAKAGE AND ALSO DAMAGING THE FUEL PUMP MY CAR IS A 2006 BUT HAS THAT SAME PROBLEM EVEN AFTER A NEW FUEL PUMP ITS STILL GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEMS I THINK ITS MY FUEL INJECTOR AND GM NEEDS TO ALSO RECALL MODEL YR 2006 I'M AFRAID I WILL NEED A NEW EXP FUEL PUMP AGAIN SOON OR WORSE MY CAR COULD CATCH ON FIRE THEREFORE I'M PRAYING GM DOES THE RIGHT THING AND INCLUDE THE CHEVY EQUINOX 2006 IN ITS RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM . THANK YOU *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478694October 5, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING ON A COLD AND RAINY DAY, MY WINDOWS BEGAN TO GET FOGGY. I TURNED ON MY DEFROST AND MY WINDOWS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I THEN NOTICE IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR I TURNED THE KNOBS TO SEE IF I HAD IT ON AIR CONDITIONING INSTEAD OF DEFROST BUT IT WAS ON THE CORRECT SETTING. I BECAME VERY AFRAID BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD! I HAD TO KEEP WIPING OFF THE WINDSHIELD WITH A TOWEL JUST TO GET TO WORK. I THEN I HAD TO REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS RETURNING HOME. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS COMMON IN 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS AFTER CONSTANT USE(HEATER BLEND DOOR) AND IT WILL CAUSE THE DEFROST TO ONLY BLOW EITHER COLD OR HOT AIR. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 800-1000 TO FIX OR MORE DEPENDING WHO FIXES IT. I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN RAINY WEATHER AND SOON WINTER WILL ARRIVE. GM SHOULD REALLY REPLACE THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM A FAULTY PIECE OF PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478707October 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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