Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10438657December 5, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLEND AIR DOOR WAS FRACTURED AND AS A RESULT, THE DEFROST SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,714 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438675December 5, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS A BROKEN "HEATER BLENDER DOOR" WITH A REPAIR COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1000 (THE MAJORITY OF THE COST IS FOR LABOR; THE PART IS REASONABLY "CHEAP"). TURNING ON THE HEAT, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY PRODUCE COLD AIR. CONSIDERING IT IS WINTER, THIS PRESENTS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE IS NO DEFROST FUNCTION FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD EASILY FOGS UP AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFOG IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438683December 5, 2011
STRUCTURE
HELLO, I NOTICED A HORRIBLE MILDEW SMELL ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN I HAD CHANGED THE CABIN AIR FILTER. NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL THEN, I TOOK OUT THE CABIN FILTER THINKING THAT I HAD NOT PROPERLY SEALED THE HOUSING ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS SECURED PROPERLY AND IT SMELLS FINE. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE I AM VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CARS. I HAVE READ TONS OF POSTS ABOUT WATER LEAKING INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL AND I LOOKED THERE BUT FOUND NO WATER AND THE SMELL IS NOT COMING FROM THAT LOCATION. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS OR OTHER KNOW HOW TO WHAT I CAN DO TO RID THE CAR. I JUST SPRAYED FABREEZE ON THE CARPET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437989December 1, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
YESTERDAY THE HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BLEND DOOR AND THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED REPLACED. FROM RESEARCHING THE ISSUE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438025December 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DURING THE LAST MONTH I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE MY VEHICLE. THE MORE YOU DRIVE IT THE SMELL GETS WORSE. I CAN NOT PARK IT IN THE GARAGE THE GASOLINE SMELL THEN LINGERS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. I CAN NOT FIND ANY VISIBLE LEAKS. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SMELL IS COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND WHEN I LAID ON THE GROUND TO LOOK AT THE TANK, YOU CAN SEE IT IS LEAKING SOME WHERE BY THE FILLER NECK OR OTHER CONNECTIONS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE IF SOMEONE FLICKS A CIGARETTE OR THERE IS A REAR END OR PASSENGER SIDE COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437891November 30, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER A RECALL - #11195B PRODUCT EMISSIONS POOR DRIVEABILITY - REPROGRAM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THIS RECALL, IF NOT DONE PROPERLY OR WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME CAUSES SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN, THE TIMING GEARS AND OTHER CAM SHAFT PARTS. OUR DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IN A REASONABLE TIME. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437668November 29, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437502November 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING ON A STEEP INCLINE WITH THE GEAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND ENDED IN A NEIGHBOR'S FRONT YARD WEST OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS DRAGGED BACKWARD AND SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE ARMS AND LEGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 01/18/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10437543November 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I START MY EQUINOX IT SOMETIMES IDLES DOWN AND THEN BACK UP TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. IT ALSO HAS DIED AFTER I HAVE STARTED IT. BUT THE MOST CONCERNING IS HAVING TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM DYING, AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. THEN IT WILL RUN JUST FINE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437553November 28, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY HEATER QUIT WORKING IN MY 2006 EQUINOX. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. SINCE THE POTENTIAL DANGER IS THERE DURING THE WINTER GM SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS PART! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437581November 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437579November 28, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
NO HEAT COMING IN THE SUV TO DEFROST WINDOWS OR TO WARM UP THE INSIDE. TOTAL REPAIR WILL BE $800.00 FOR A $30.00 PART. PLASTIC PLATE THAT CONTROLS THE AIR AND HEAT IS DEFECTIVE. APPARENTLY THE PART AFTER SOMETIME GET WEAK FROM HOT AND COLD CONDITIONS. ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO TEAR COMPLETE DASH BOARD OUT TO REACH BLOWER ASSEMBLY, REPLACE VENT DOOR AND REASSEMBLE THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437217November 24, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEAT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING IN TRUCK. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BY OTHER OWNERS , PERTAINING TO THE TEMP BLEND DOOR BEING DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436846November 23, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT WILL COME ON AND IT WILL ALSO SAY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. WITHIN SECONDS THE CHECK ENGINE WILL COME AND THE CAR SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I HAVE TO PULL OVER LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE STABILTRAK WILL RESET ITSELF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL STAYS ON FOR AWHILE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS HAPPENED AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY CANT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING AND IT COULD POSSIBLY WORK BUT NO GUARANTEES BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ERRORS AT THE TIME. NOW THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WONT HELP WITH THE ISSUE. IT IS DOCUMENTED AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY .I FEEL THEY NEED TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437129November 22, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CPSC# I1130330A. 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. VECICLE HAS NO HEAT, THIS IS DO TO A 35.OO PLASTIC PART THAT SHOULD SWITCH FROM HEAT TO COOL WHICH IS STUCK AND MALFUNCTIONING INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436552November 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DROVE IT. TURNED IT OFF FOR 15 MINUTES. WENT TO START IT BACK UP AND WOULD NOT START. WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY SENT SOMEONE TO JUMP IT. WOULD NOT START 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT. THE NEIGHBOR AND MY FIANCEE HAD TO JUMP IT BOTH TIMES. THAT WAS WITHIN 3 DAYS. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE. SAID IT WAS A PROGRAM TELLING MY CAR NOT TO START. THEY RE-PROGRAMMED MY CAR. WORKED FOR A WEEK. THEN WENT TO GET IN IT TO GO TO WORK AGAIN AND WOULD NOT START. THAT WAS A SATURDAY. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON TUESDAY BECAUSE THEY NEED TO FIX A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. LET THEM KNOW IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE THE FIRST TIME ONSTAR CAME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING BUT MY WHEELS WEREN'T. HAD MY BOSS WITH ME TO WITNESS THIS. AFTER 6 TRIES THE WHEELS FINALLY TURNED TO ALLOW ME TO BACK OUT OF MY SPACE. THE DEALERSHIP THOUGHT THAT THE CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM MAY HAVE JUST BEEN TAKING A WHILE TO KICK IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436652November 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I STARTED MY CAR WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A JET ENGINE, LIKE IT WAS GOING TO GO AIRBORNE. I ACCELERATED AND GOING ONLY 5 MPH THE RPM RACED TO 4,000. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS AND THE CAR JERKED. I ACCELERATED AGAIN GOING ONLY 5 MPH AND AGAIN THE RPM RACED TO 4,000. THE CAR JERKED AGAIN AND I FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAD JUST LEFT MY DRIVEWAY SO PULLED BACK IN AND CALLED MY DEALER. THE CAR WAS TOWED IN BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED NOR WAS THERE A CODE. I HAVE THE CAR BACK BUT EXPECT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436683November 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
OWNED FOR 6 DAYS AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD HESITATION, STALLING, HARD SHIFT, RPM'S BOUNCE ALL OVER AND IT AUTO SHIFTS ALL OVER THE PLACE, TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE, SMELLS LIKE IT RUNS RICH WHEN STARTED, DOWN SHIFTS GOING THRU THE MIDDLE OF TOWN AT 20 MPH AND THROWS ME FORWARD, SOME SHIFTING HESITATES LIKE IT STICKS IN NEUTRAL TEMPORARILY, HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP CONSTANTLY. GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING, I AM ALWAYS TOLD THAT IT IS A PART OR THAT IT IS UPDATES THAT COME FROM GM. PURCHASED MARCH 25, 2011 AND NOT ONE WK WITHOUT PROBLEMS. DEALER DOES NOT PROVIDE PAPERWORK FOR MOST VISITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436520November 20, 2011
AIR BAGS
I HAD TOLD THE CHEVY DEALER THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STATES "WARNING PLEASE SERVICE" THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN OLD CODE. A FEW MONTHS LATER I READENDED ANOTHER DRIVER AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN UP. THEY DID CRACK BECAUSE I FELT THE BURN ON MY ARMS. YET, I'M BEING TOLD IT WAS AN OLD CODE AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND NO ONE WILL LISTEN TO ME. I'M AFRAID THERE COULD BE A MALFUNCTION AND IT COULD HURT ME OR MY FAMILY, BUT NO ONE WILL LISTEN TO ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10436454November 19, 2011
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF HEAT AND THE ABILITY TO DEFOG THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE LACK OF VISIBILITY. ALSO THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE BY CHEVY WITH THOUSANDS OF FAILURES REPORTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ACROSS THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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