Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10430156October 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ABS BRAKES OCCASIONALLY GRABBED WHEN STOPPING. NOW (WEEK LATER) IT GRABS AT EVERY STOP AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON EVERYTIME YOU STOP AND THEN STAYS ON UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. WHEN BRAKING FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO CONTROL AND CAR WILL NOT STOP. SCARED TO DRIVE IT - SO IT IS NOW PARKED UNTIL WE CAN TAKE IN FOR REPAIR $$$$$$$. FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS WHILE SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS. NOT EVERYONE KNOWS TO COMPLAIN HERE. HOPE ONE MORE WILL HELP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429553October 12, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT DURING A RAIN STORM ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 18TH, 2011, I TURNED ON THE HEATER AND HEARD A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE DASH AREA, AND THE HEATER WOULDN'T BLOW HOT AIR. THERE WAS/IS STILL COOL AIR BLOWING FROM THE VENT(S). BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DEFROSTER ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT/DOESN'T WORK EITHER, IT TOO ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. I HAD TO CRACK THE WINDOWS OPEN IN ORDER FOR THE WINDOWS NOT TO FOG UP DURING MY DRIVE HOME. BELIEVING THIS WAS JUST A SIMPLE MATTER OF REPLACING A HEATER CORE OR THERMOSTAT, AND BECAUSE I WOULDN'T NEED THE HEATER DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS I DIDN'T START LOOKING INTO THE MATTER UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO. IN HAVING THE PROBLEM CHECKED, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A FAULTY HEATER BLEND DOOR/ACTUATOR. THE COST TO FIX IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE, DUE TO THE LABOR INVOLVED. CHEVROLET SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ THAT CHEVY RECALLED A 2010 EQUINOX BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAUSED AN INOPERABLE DEFROST SYSTEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE 2006 MODEL. (FAILURE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE). *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429459October 11, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DEFROSTER AND NOTICED THAT THE HVAC SYSTEM ONLY EMITTED COLD AIR AND WOULD NOT CLEAR UP THE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BLENDOOR FOR THE HEATER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429273October 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
07 CHEVY EQUINOX LT- 60000 MILES ON IT. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY DROVE TO WORK AND BACK. WE GOT TO SMELLING GAS REALLY BAD THURSDAY 09/29 WHEN I WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE. PUT GAS IN ON FRIDAY 9/30 AND WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING YOU COULD SEE THE GAS LEAKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF THE PROBLEM WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. BUT THEY COULD TELL ME IT WOULD BE $200.00 JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT, AND IF IT WASNT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEN $1000-1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD THEM WHERE IT WAS LEAKING... THE PARTS DEPT ISNT SURE WHAT TO ORDER. IM NOT SPENDING THAT AMOUNT ON AN I THINK THIS WILL FIX IT. I AM ALSO BEING TOLD YOU CAN ONLY ORDER THIS PART THROUGH CHEVROLET. *TT *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429308October 10, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE HEATER AND DEFROST ONLY BLOW COLD AIR MAKING DRIVING A HAZARD. THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR NO LONGER WORKS. THIS MALFUNCTION DEFECT HAS ALREADY COSTS ME MORE MONEY THAN I CAN AFFORD AND NOW I LEARN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY CHEVY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428971October 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN A NOISE WAS A HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE INTERIOR ENGINE WALLS WERE SCARRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,954 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428773October 5, 2011
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN FOUR YEARS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTAC STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS BETWEEN THE CUP HOLDERS AND IF A CUP WAS PLACED INSIDE, IT WOULD BLOCK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FROM BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428816October 5, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN OPENING BOTH REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO OPEN THE REAR WINDOWS AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428700October 4, 2011
STRUCTURE
MY EQUINOX IS FULL OF WATER WHERE THE SPARE TIRE IS AND IT THE WATER HAS LEAKED ALL INTO THE RUGS. I DID NOT KNOW HOW THIS WAS HAPPENING UNTIL THE PAST RAIN STORM. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT IT WAS FULL OF WATER. MY CAR SMELLS LIKE MILDEW AND MY DAUGHTER HAS HAD A HORRIBLE COUGH FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I FEAR SHE HAS MOLD IN HER LUNGS. WHEN I GO ONLINE THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A FAULTY SEAL AND IT LEAKS ALL THROUGH THE CAR. IT TOOK YEARS TO GET THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN MY CARE THAT BROKE DOWN AT LEAST 5 TIMES FROM FAULTY SPARK PLUGS. NOW CHEVY WANTS ME TO $370 FOR THEM JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO AS I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF THIS AND MY CAR MAKES SQUISHING NOISES AND SMELLS SO HORRIBLY THAT I PROBABLY CANT EVEN SELL IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428716October 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE EVEN AFTER VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT. SMELL GETS WORSE AFTER DRIVEN. NOTHING IS VISIBLY LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. I GOOGLED "GAS SMELL 07 EQUINOX" AND AM AMAZED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS 07 EQUINOX OWNERS. OF COURSE MY VEHICLE IS NOW 16 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO ANY REPAIRS FROM GM'S FAULTY PRODUCT WILL NOW BE AT MY EXPENSE. RIDICULOUS THAT IT IS HAPPENING WITH SO MANY VEHICLES, ALL UNDER 100K MILES AND GM HAS YET TO RECALL AND CORRECT THEIR CRAPPY PRODUCT. MY GUESS IS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE'S VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE AND INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE BEFORE THEY TRY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NEXT TIME, I WILL BUY HONDA AGAIN. ALMOST 200K MILES ON MY 99 CIVIC AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428221October 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BAD FUEL SMELL AT THE REAR OF VEHICLE. FUEL DRIPPING FROM FUEL TANK. AFTER REMOVAL OF FUEL TANK A LEAK WAS FOUND COMMON TO PRESSURE LINE CONNECTED TO TOP OF FUEL PUMP. NOTE: THE EXHAUST PIPE IS ROUTED UNDER THE FUEL TANK AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. FIRST NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. DID NOT NOTICE THE FUEL LEAK UNTIL THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND HAD FILLED THE GARAGE WITH FUMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428167October 1, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY
HAVE HAD MY 2007 EQUINOX SINCE 2009 WITH A FEW PROBLEMS. STABILITRAC LIGHT COMING ON....A/C NOT TURNING ON....WINDOW WASHER FLUID NOT SPRAYING. BUT TODAY, OUT OF NOWHERE, A GAS SMELL. NO VISIBLE LEAK, JUST THE SMELL. AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE AND SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, I WONDER, DO I TRY AND FIND OUT THE PROBLEM THROUGH A MECHANIC AND PROBABLY SPEND A FORTUNE OR WAIT TO SEE IF A GM REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WAIT FOR A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427906September 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A READING OF ZERO. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,190.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427729September 28, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEATS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR DAYS AND GO OFF FOR DAYS AND CONTINUED DOING THIS FOR A MONTH TILL WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS RIGHT FRONT SEAT MODULE SHORTED OUT AND WAS REPLACED. MODULE KIT 14.865 (PART FP 19207140) TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $416.75. AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL PER GM. I DO HAVE A FILE NUMBER WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOTIFY ME SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427743September 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HUSBAND GOT HOME AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. I GOT HOME ABOUT A HOUR LATER AND PARKED BEHIND HIM. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR I COULD SMELL GAS. IT WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT PASSANGER SIDE OF HIS CAR. THERE WAS NO GAS ON THE GROUND. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THIS IS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND THEY DID NOT KNOW. I WAS TOLD BY A SOMEONE AT GM THAT SEVERAL OF THESE CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS BUT MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE $1000+. I CALLED GM AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND CALL ME BACK. I HAVE NOT YET HEARD FROM THEM. MY HUSBAND HAD TO RENT A CAR IN THE MEANTIME. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SAFTY ISSUE TO ME. GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427784September 28, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR TEMPERATURE CONTROL BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426987September 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I STARTED MY NEW CAR UP TO LEAVE THE GARAGE @ WORK AND MY CAR STALLED 4 TIMES .I TURNED OFF THE CAR EACH TIME AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY CAR. I WAS GOING DOWN THE RAMP AND THE CAR WOULD STALLED AGAIN. FINALLY I WAS AT THE CASHIER BOOTH AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. AGAIN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. IT FINALLY MOVED. WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND RETURNED TO THE CAR AND DROVE AWAY. I GLANCED DOWN @ MY DASHBOARD AND NOTED THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. IMMEDIATELY BECAME CONCERN AND CALLED ONSTAR TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ENGINE PROBLEM AND THAT I NEED TO GET THE CAR TO NEAREST SERVICE CENTER AND FOLLOWED UP. I DROVE THE CAR DOWN THE MAJOR HIGHWAY VERY NERVOUSLY AND SLOWLY HOPING THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T STALL OR GET REAR ENDED TO DEALERSHIP. I PRESENTED THE PROBLEM TO THE REP. HE ASKED ME IF I WAS EVER TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE ENGINE MODULE AND I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T RECEIVE PROPER NOTIFICATION. I PURCHASED THE CAR JULY 18, 2011. THE RECALL WAS DONE JUNE 13, 2011. I WAS SHOCKED THAT CHEVROLET DIDN'T INFORM ME PRIOR TO PURCHASING CAR. HE ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR AND OFFER ME A LOANER AND WOULD HAVE MECHANICS WORK ON CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND LEFT A MESSAGE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPT. I RECEIVED A CALL THAT FRIDAY THAT THE PART WAS INSTALLED. I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE RIDING THIS CAR, AFTER THAT AND MADE IT KNOWN TO THE REPRESENTATIVE. I AM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426992September 23, 2011
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE STREET WITH TWO LANES GOING SOUTH WITH A MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE AND TWO LANES GOING NORTH. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE GOING SOUTH TOWARDS 1-70 AND WAS GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CORNER TOWARDS THE LEFT AND TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT MY WHEEL AND MY WHEEL WAS STUCK TURNING LEFT. I TRIED AGAIN TO GET MY WHEEL TO STRAIGHTEN OUT, AND IT WAS STUCK. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND WENT OVER THE MEDIAN SEPARATING THE 4 WAY LANES. I HIT A LARGE STREET SIGNS AND MULTIPLE REFLECTORS ON THE MEDIAN. UPON IMPACT MULTIPLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS APPEARED AND WHEEL WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE A TURN TO RIGHT TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR IS NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS OLD AND WAS A BRAND NEW 2011 EQUINOX. WHEN I WENT TO REPORT THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE CAR SALES MAN THERE SAID "OH THIS HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE WITH ANY YEARS OF THE EQUINOX'S".....HATE TO BREAK IT TO HIM BUT LOOKS LIKE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR STEERING AND WHEEL ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL. VERY FRUSTRATING.....GM WAS CONTACTED AND IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 30-120 DAYS FOR THEM TO COME EVALUATE THE STATUS OF MY CAR TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY FRUSTRATING PROBLEM AS MY CAR IS ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD AND WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426863September 23, 2011
VISIBILITY
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY IN HEAVY RAIN. MANAGED TO MOVE TO RIGHT HAND LANE AND EXIT FREEWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT BUT VISIBILITY WAS NEARLY ZERO. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. ON REVIEW OF THE FAILED PART I COULD SEE THAT ONE OF THE PLASTIC INSERTS ON THE BALL JOINTS HAD FAILED/DEFORMED ALLOWING THE LINKAGE TO SEPARATE. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF WINTER USAGE WHERE THE BLADES WERE FROZEN CAUSING HIGH LOADS ON THE JOINTS. REPAIRED PARTS WERE KEPT BY DEALER AND WERE TO BE RETURNED TO GM FOR WARRANTY REVIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426492September 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE HEATER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR. I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT MY CAR IS ONE OF MANY. THERE WAS LESS THAN 60K MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Equinox