Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10445273January 26, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN AN OK CAR UNTIL TODAY WHEN I FOUND SEVERAL GALLONS OF RAIN WATER IN THE REAR HATCH SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL. NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE BECAUSE I GARAGE MY CAR AND I HAD TO PARK OUT SIDE AND IT RAINED 5 INCHES OVER NIGHT. DID NOTICE SUDS IN THE WATER SO AT THIS TIME I AM ASSUMING WHEN IT GETS WASHED IT LEAKS IN THE WHEEL WELL TOO. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR IS MY VEHICLE ABUSED. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A LONE INCIDENT, AS I READ ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS WELL. I HOPE CHEVY WILL STEP UP AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IS SEEMS TO BE SERIOUS IF THE WATER GETS DEEP ENOUGH AND GETS IN TO THE GAS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS ALSO EXPLAINS STRANGE SMELLS WE HAVE HAD IN THIS CAR IN THE PAST. CHEVY PLEASE STAND UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR
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#10445456January 26, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FUEL LINE COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, FUEL WOULD LEAK AND REST NEAR THE RESERVOIR NEXT TO THE TANK. THIS FAILURE CREATED A FIRE HAZARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE LEAK IN THE SAME WAY THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK AND THE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/09/12
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#10444857January 23, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2005 EQUINOX IS LEAKING WATER INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I GET A LOT OF WATER COLLECTED IN THE SPARE TIRE AREA AND A LOT OF WATER IN THE REAR FLOORBOARDS. SINCE MY DRIVEWAY IS ON AN INCLINE IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING IN AT. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THE WATER DRIPS OUT OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS WHEN I BRAKE. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH HAVE RULED OUT A SUNROOF DRAINAGE ISSUE SINCE THE AREA IS CLEAR. I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING, AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT STEPS TO TAKE AT THIS POINT SINCE IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT WEAR AND TEAR. WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL SINCE THE ISSUE IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE? *TR
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#10444488January 19, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ALL THE OTHER OWNERS OF A 2006 EQUINOX. NO HEAT!!! I HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED INTO AND HAVE WASTED OVER $900 ON TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!! SHAME ON THEM!!! I HAVE TO TRANSPORT MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN A FREEZING COLD CAR EVERY DAY BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD THE $1200 THAT I FIND OUT NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO THIS!! I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CHEVY OWNER SINCE I BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR YEARS AGO...BUT NOW I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ONE OR EVEN SUGGESTING ONE TO A ANYONE. *TT
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#10444579January 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON FEBRUARY 12, 2011, I BEGAN NOTICING THE START UP PROBLEMS WITH THE 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. IT INTERMITTENTLY HAS EXCESSIVE CRANKING TIME TO START AND AS OF LATELY (JAN. 19, 2012) IT ONLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET IT SERVICED THE SAME DAY AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. I PAID FOR THAT BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD THE RADIO REPLACED AND THE GAS HAS HAD MANY FUEL DELIVERY ISSUES. I BELIEVE IT IS THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS RECALLED IN THE 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. IT NEEDS TO ALSO BE RECALLED FOR THE 2006 SO THAT I CAN STOP WASTING MY TIME AND MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT WASN?T BUILT RIGHT. THANK YOU. *TT
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#10444363January 18, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY
I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT NOT WORKING IN MY CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER THEY CHARGED ME $50.00 TO LOOK AT IT, DISCOVERED IT WAS THE BLEND AIR DOOR THAT WAS BROKEN. MECHANIC ALSO SAID IT WAS ODD THAT THE PART WAS IN STOCK. THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM TO HAVE. $40.00 PART FOR A $900.00-$1200.00 FIX. HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED AS WE NEED THE HEAT IN WI. ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHEN I DRIVE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I AM NERVOUS TO EVEN USE MY HEAT AS I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, THIS IS HAPPENING OFTEN. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO KEEP FIXING THIS.
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#10444273January 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ABNORMALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,048.
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#10443674January 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS ON A CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2011 DEPLOYED AFTER THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BUMPED A CONCRETE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. THE ONLY EXTERIOR DAMAGE WAS A FLAT TIRE. BUT THE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH INTERIOR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS CAUSED $3400 WORTH OF INTERIOR DAMAGE. NO PERSONAL INJURIES. *TR
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#10443686January 13, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS WHETHER USING COLD OR HOT TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHUTTER DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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#10443589January 12, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS READING THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE A YEAR AGO. MY 2006 EQUINOX WAS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED (WHILE STILL UNDER WARENTY) AND HAD TO PAY ABOUT $900. WELL, ABOUT $750 FOR LABOR. THEY SAID SINCE IT'S REGULAR WEAR & TEAR I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT BEFORE. THE HAD TO TAKE OFF MY ENTIRE DASH BOARD! IT WAS JUST A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT BROKE OFF THAT DOOR BEHIND ALL THE CONTROLS. I ACTUALLY GOT ON HERE BECAUSE RECENTLY MY SAFETY/AUTO THEFT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING! THE OTHER DAY MY CAR WOULDN'T EVEN START AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS TO DO WITH IT OR NOT! HAS ANYONE ELSE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS? IS IT A BIG DEAL? HELP? *TR
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#10443129January 9, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONCERNING 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX 4CYL, ON STARTUP, THERE WILL BE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, SOUNDS AS IF THERE IS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, SOUND LASTS FROM 1-5 SECONDS THEN GOES AWAY. MOST OF THE TIMES IT WILL DO IT ON FIRST START-UP OF THE DAY BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIMES WHERE IT HAS DONE IT MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE SAME DAY. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CAM ACTUATOR AND SOLENOID, WHICH I HAD TO BRING BACK AGAIN (#5) BECAUSE THE GASKET WAS SEATED INCORRECTLY AND WAS LEAKING OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY. SERVICE ACCOUNT MANAGER HAS HEARD THE NOISE THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT IT IN AND THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN, BOTH TIMES THE SOUND LASTED ABOUT 1 SECOND, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH THAT BOTH OF US HEARD IT, NOT AS LONG AS THE TIMES WHEN STARTING AT HOME, PROBABLY BECAUSE THOSE WERE ON FIRST START-UP OF THE DAY WHEREAS THE TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS EITHER ALREADY RUNNING OR WAS STARTED A FEW TIMES THAT DAY. THEY ALSO REPLACED A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP INSULATOR COVER FOR A TICKING NOISE THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE KNOCKING NOISE. ALSO HAVE MENTIONED TO THEM THAT WHILE ACCELERATING (FROM DEAD STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, GOING UP ON-RAMPS TO HIGHWAYS AND MERGING INTO HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC), THE RPM'S WILL DROP DOWN TO ZERO AND CAR ALMOST STALLS THEN IT KICKS BACK INTO GEAR (UP TO 6500 RPMS), THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THAT PROBLEM EITHER. I HAVE TRIED ALL 3 GRADES OF GASOLINE AND ISSUES WERE PRESENT WITH ALL 3. AT THIS POINT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND I FEEL AS THOUGH ONE DAY THE ENGINE WILL HAVE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES.
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#10442719January 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I FEEL VERY STRONG VIBRATIONS AND GRINDING IN THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES BECOME VERY STIFF AND PUSH UP AGAINST ME WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE. IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS UNTIL THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS TURN ON THEN IT RUNS OK. THE MECHANICS FOUND A SPEED SENSOR ERROR WHEN RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS AND REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING. A DAY OR SO LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THEY DID THE ENTIRE REPAIR AGAIN JUST IN CASE THEY HAD DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH THE SAME RESULT. THEY TRIED BLEEDING THE LINES AND SEARCHING FOR BAD WIRES, ETC UNTIL THEY RAN OUT OF IDEAS. I SPENT THE BETTER PART OF A MONTH WITH MY 05 EQUINOX IN THE SHOP AND SIGNIFICANT FUNDS ON REPAIRS AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I AM NOW FORCED TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE. MY KEYS ALSO BEGAN GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION UNTIL THE ENTIRE THING HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM REPLACED. I HAVE SINCE BEEN RESEARCHING THESE PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THE ABS ISSUE AND HAVE LEARNED THAT I AM SURPRISINGLY ONE OF MANY WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW CHEVROLET CAN GET AWAY WITH SUCH A DEFECT WITHOUT ISSUING A RECALL. *TR
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#10442515January 5, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED THIS 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX IN MAY 2006 WITH 26K MILES ON IT. IN MAY OF 2008 WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES ON IT THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW! GM REFUSED TO REPAIR OR DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST FINANCIALLY IN THE REPAIR. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC (I CANNOT AFFORD GM LABOR RATES) WHO DID IN FACT REPAIR THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE VEHICLE RAN AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER 2009 THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW AGAIN. I AGAIN CALLED GM WITH AN ANSWER OF NO, I FILED A COMPLAINT BUT HEARD NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AGAIN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER NON GM DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. YESTERDAY 1/4/2011 WITH 130,000 MILES AND A MOTOR THAT HAS BEEN OVERHAULED TWICE, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN. I AM QUITE SURE THE NHTSA IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST IN THIS; HOWEVER, ONE QUICK SEARCH OF "2005 EQUINOX AND HEAD GASKET" AND YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND GM QUITE SIMPLY REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A PERSON AT GM IN THE PAST AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ENOUGH HAD BEEN REPORTED TO WARRANT A RECALL. *TR
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0
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#10442585January 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A TRANSPORT MODE WARNING ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALL OF THE GAUGES STOPPED ILLUMINATING AS A RESULT. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TURN ON THE IGNITION AND HOLD THE KEY IN THAT POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS TO TRY AND ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ
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#10442192January 3, 2012
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO UNSAFELY FOG UP ON COLD SNOWY AND OR RAINY DAYS. ALL VISIBILITY IS GONE AS THE INSIDE FOGS UP WIPERS ARE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE GLASS. MAY CAUSE POTENTIAL SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH EVERY 2006 EQUINOX OUT THERE. THE ACTUATOR GOES OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE BLEND DOOR TO BREAK AND NOT ALLOW THE HEAT IN. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10442229January 3, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER A MONTH OF PURCHASING MY EQUINOX THE HEAT QUIT WORKING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY EQUINOX TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WAS WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURE DOOR BLEND BREAKING DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE ACTUATOR THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR. THE ACTUATOR WILL PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE DOOR CAUSING IT TO BREAK OVER TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN COLD WEATHER STATES BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE HEAT TO DEFROST YOUR WINDOW PROPERLY. IF THIS DOOR BREAKS ON A ROAD TRIP YOU ARE LIKELY UNABLE TO SEE UNTIL YOU GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I BELIEVE THAT GM IS UNWILLING TO RECALL THIS PART DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS SO LABOR INTENSIVE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THE COST SHOULD NOT BE THE ISSUE AS PEOPLE'S SAFETY SHOULD BE THEIR MAIN CONCERN! I AM ASKING THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND MAKE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR
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#10442108January 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DEAR SIRS, SHIFT 1ST TO 2ND, COMPLETE LOCKUP FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS. AFTER TWO COMPLETE LOCKUPS IN A WEEK, EQUINOX NOW HAS 12000 MILES AND HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM EVERY WEEK OR SO. BAD SHIFTS 1ST TO 2ND AND 5TH TO 6TH.INCLUDING SLAM SHIFTS. DELAYS IN SHIFTS AND DOWN SHIFTS, AS MUCH AS REGULAR, 2 TO 4 SECONDS AND BAD ONES FROM 6 TO 8 SECONDS. FOR HARD DOWNSHIFTS( PASSING GEAR) CAR VERY SLUGGISH TO RESPOND. AFTER THOSE FATAL LOCKUPS, NOW HAS INTERMITTENT HARDWARE PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP,WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THE SALES MANAGER TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CAR ELSEWHERE FOR SERVICE,BECAUSE I DID NOT GIVE HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT A GOOD SURVEY. GRADE . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10442022January 1, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE WAITING ON RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR STARTED STALLING, LOOSING RPM AND ENGINE STOPPED.I STARTED IT AGAIN AND RELEASED THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE GAS SLOWLY TO GET THRU THE INTERSECTION AND THE CAR BEGAN LOOSING RPM AGAIN AND ALMOST STALLED AGAIN PUT ME AND MY BABY IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY EQUINOX ENGINE AND GM HAS TO TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED ON THE ROAD OR CAUSE CHAIN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ENGINE STALLS. *TR
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#10442019January 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR WHEN THE HEAT SHOULD BE ON. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT. IT IS THE TEMP ACTUATOR DOOR. ACCORDING TO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BY A CHEVY DEALER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 EQUINOX. I EMAILED GENERAL MOTORS WHO OFFERED TO PAY 10% OF THE $1000.00 CHARGE IT WILL TAKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THIS MONEY. AND AFTER READING SEVERAL WEBSITES THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I LIVE IN COLORADO WHERE IT IS 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE. MY WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST WITHOUT HEAT. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU MAY BE DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER...AND THEN IT STARTS SNOWING OR RAINING. HOW ARE WE TO SEE WHEN THE WINDOWS FOG OR FREEZE UP. AS WE SAY IN COLORADO...WAIT FIVE MINUTES AND THE WEATHER WILL CHANGE. BUT IT MAY BE TOO LATE IF MY WINDOWS WON'T DEFROST AND I'M OUT ON THE PLAINS OR IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE THERE ARE NO TOWNS FOR 150 MILES. THIS A VERY REALISTIC DANGER. GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL, ALTHOUGH APPARENTLY THEY DO REALIZE IT ON THE 2010 MODEL. I HAVE BEEN A LIFE LONG CHEVY OWNER, AND MY FATHER RETIRED AFTER 32 YEARS WITH GM. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE...I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441573December 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT APROX 45MPH THE ENGINE JUST STALLED. NO WARNING NO SPUTTERING JUST DEAD. BOTH ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ONE WITH THE X THRU THE ENGINE. AFTER APROX 30 SECONDS IT STARTED BACK UP AND WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF DRIVING AND VARIOUS SPEEDS. ON 12/28/11 IT HAPPENED TO US 3 TIMES WHILE OUT. I AM LEARY OF TAKING IT TO THE DEALER CLOSE TO US AS THEY RECENTLY DID A BRAKE JOB THAT I HAVE HAD TO TAKE BACK 4 TIMES AND AM AGAIN HAVING SYMPTOMS OF NEEDING BRAKES. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE DEALER. *KB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
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