Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10420107August 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DURING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATIONS THE VEHICLE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATES IT IS A COMBINATION OF BROKEN HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED EGR VALVE. CHEVY UPGRADED THE EGR VALVE AND THE NEW PART DOES NOT FIT ON THE EXISTING EGR COMPONENT. NOW HAVE TO PAY $280 FOR A NEW EGR ASSEMBLY AS WELL. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR FROM OVERHEATING IS $1900. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420125August 19, 2011
AIR BAGS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND IT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BRUISES BUT WERE NOT SEVERELY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. RVK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10420719August 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ABS AND TC LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES GIVE IN AND WILL NOT STOP AS BEFORE. 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. DIFFERENT CODES AND READINGS WHEN HOOKED UP ON MACHINE BY MECHANIC. MASTER CYLINDER AND SENSOR, LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING REPLACED WITH SENSOR AND ABS MODULE REPLACED. STILL SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419886August 17, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING RACK. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AS 76.670..... UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419623August 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO COLLAPSED VALVES INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419731August 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. IT WILL EITHER HANG UP IN THE LAST GEAR OR SHIFT HARD WITH A CLUNK INTO THE NEXT GEAR. HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR A 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. MY 2007 EQUINOX ALSO HAD A 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND NEVER SHIFTED LIKE THIS 2011 DOES. THIS IS THE 6TH CHEVROLET I'VE BOUGHT SINCE 2000. THINK THEY WOULD TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BEFORE I OPT FOR ANOTHER AUTO MAKER. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419589August 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I'VE HAD JUST EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE FOLLOWING OTHER COMPLAINT EXPLAINS... I BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX NEW. A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER TAKING IT HOME A STRANGE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING, AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BETWEEN THE LEFT SPEAKERS AND THE DIRECTIONALS. A LOUD RAPID NOISE WOULD SUDDENLY COME THROUGH THE LEFT SPEAKERS AS I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL I USED THE TURN SIGNAL (EITHER DIRECTION). THE DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM STILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419464August 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE DRIVE-SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO ORDER A NEW DRIVESHAFT AND WAS ADVISED THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419357August 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED 2011 EQUINOX WITH 4-CYL ENGINE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LISTED 32/23 MPG. I DRIVE 30 MILES PER DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, FIGURED I WOULD GET AROUND 24-25 MPG FOR IN CITY HIGHWAY DRIVING. INSTEAD, I HAVE GOTTEN NO BETTER THAN 21 MPG AND USUALLY LESS. I THEN DROVE FROM KANSAS CITY TO OKLAHOMA CITY FOR WORK, USED CRUISE CONTROL MOST OF TIME. HOWEVER, IT WAS WINDY SO I FIGURED IT WOULDN'T QUITE BE AT 32. HOWEVER, I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO ONLY GET 22-23 MPG FOR HIGHWAY MILEAGE. VERY DISAPPOINTING. THE FIRST TIME I CONTACTED DEALER (AROUND 1,800 MILES ON ODOMETER) SERVICE REP EXPLAINED THAT THE POOR GAS MILEAGE WAS DUE TO THE CHANGE FROM WINTER BLEND GASOLINE TO WARM WEATHER GAS. AS THE POOR MPG CONTINUED, AROUND 3,000 MILES I TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE OIL CHANGED AND AT THAT TIME MENTIONED POOR MPG. THE SERVICE REP (DIFFERENT REP THAN PREVIOUSLY) TOLD ME THAT THE EQUINOX HAD A 5,000 MILE BREAK-IN PERIOD WHEN IT COMPUTES HOW THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND ADJUSTS FOR THE DRIVER'S HABITS (HOW WOULD THAT WORK IF MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE?). ANY WAYS, I COMPLAINED BUT WAS TOLD IT WOULD GET BETTER. NOW AT 5,500 MILES AND STILL GETTING NO BETTER THAN 19-21 MPG. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I GENERALLY RUN IN "ECO" MODE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY DRIVER AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY RESEARCH THE CARS BETTER NEXT TIME BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON SEVERAL SOCIAL TYPE WEBSITES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419330August 13, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE VEHICLE ABS SYSTEM START TO FAIL AT 50,000 MILES. WHEN YOU START DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT MAKES THE ABS DIAGNOSTIC AND FAIL THE DIAGNOSTIC. IT'S CONTINUE TO MAKE THE DIAG. WHILE YOUR ARE DRIVING UNTIL IT FAIL. THEN THE VEHICLE CONTINUE OPERATING NORMALLY BUT WITHOUT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS IS ON. IF YOU BRAKE IN BAD WHETHER THE WHEELS LOCK AND ABS DON'T PROTECT. 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS TRY TO FIND THE FAULT UNSUCCESSFUL. THEY REPLACED, ABS MODULES, SOME BRAKE PARTS AND OTHER PARTS BUT THE FAIL CONTINUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419152August 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY MOTHER INLAW AND WIFE HAVE A 2007 EQUINOX WITH 59 THOUSAND MILES ON IT SMELT GAS FUMES FOR A WHILE NOW IT IS POURING GAS FROM TOP OF GAS TANK CAN NOT DRIVE SHE IS 75 YEARS OLD HAVE TO TAKE HER EVERY WHERE IN BORED CAR .CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419188August 12, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE BEEN HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS IN MY 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT SEEN, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO BUZZ. THE DAY BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED, THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS STANDING ON THE PEDAL, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS (THAT'S WHAT THE CODES SAID WAS WRONG). I TOOK IT HOME, AND THAT NIGHT, THE BRAKES VERY BRIEFLY BUZZED AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, THEY BUZZED AGAIN. THE 3RD DAY, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON BUT ONLY AFTER I LOST MY BRAKES AGAIN FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE MECHANIC TRACED THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM LOOKING FOR ANY PROBLEM AND FOUND NOTHING. HE FINALLY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY ON THE SECOND ROUND OF MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT THE CODE WAS TELLING HIM THAT TIME. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND WHEN I WENT OUT FOR LUNCH (ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER), THE BRAKES BUZZED AGAIN (NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME). THAT WAS YESTERDAY. I NOW HAVE IT AT THE CHEVY DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. SO FAR, THEY'VE GOTTEN ANOTHER CODE SAYING THAT THE SAME HUB ASSEMBLY THAT WAS REPLACED THIS WEEK IS THE PROBLEM. SOMEHOW, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE ISSUE. I'M WAITING TO HEAR WHAT ELSE HAD TO BE FIXED AND WHETHER IT WILL REALLY AMELIORATE THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419220August 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT HAS A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 31 AND 48 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES AND STILL NO FIX. THE GM ENGINEER FOR THE OK AREA CAME DOWN AND DROVE IT LESS THEN 5 MILES AND SAID HE THINKS IT IS MY DRIVING HABITS. TOOK IT BACK AND THE GM AREA REP DROVE IT LESS THEN 5 MILES AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION TO DO THAT. I CAN NOT GET THE DEALERSHIP TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE GM SAYS IT IS OK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418954August 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE VEHICLE OPERATION AND SAFETY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, DUE TO IT RUNNING ROUGH, LOSS OF POWER, AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE, A STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND AN ATTEMPTED REPAIR OF THE PCM AND THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE TAC. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE DEFECTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418550August 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST AND THIRD GEAR, THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418102August 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEED. BRAKES LOCK UP MOMENTARILY AT LOW SPEED, JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP WHILE DECELERATING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 39000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418225August 9, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418769August 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
FAILURE 1: WHILE SLOWING AND BRAKING TO MAKE A TURN THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. MILEAGE WAS APPROX. 300. FAILURE 2: AT APPROX. 20 T0 25 MPH I APPLIED MODERATE BRAKING AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN APPLIED FULL HARD PRESSURE AND NOTHING. I THEN RELEASED AND REAPPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND IT WORKED JUST IN TIME. IF I WAS AT A HIGHER SPEED I COULD HAVE KILLED A PEDESTRIAN AND THEY WOULD HAVE BLAMED ME AFTER THE COPS VERIFIED BRAKES WORKED FOR THEM. APPROX. MILEAGE 750
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417845August 7, 2011
STEERING
MY NEW 2010 CHEVY EQUNOX DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH ITS ELECTRIC STEERING AFTER IT GOT WARMED UP AND AS DRIVING SPEED INCREASED. DEALERS KEPT TELLING US THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE SINCE THEY COULD NOT DETECT AN ERROR CODE. ON TRIP TO FLORIDA, STEERING BECOME SO DIFFICULT THAT IT TOOK TWO HANDS TO STEER AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 50 MPH. DEALER (VIENCE FL.) FINALLY CHANGED OUT COMPLETE STEERING GEAR AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417743August 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL TIMES I GO TO START MY EQUINOX, AND IT WON'T START. IT SEEMS AS IF IT OVER STARTS THEN SHUTS BACK OFF, THEN I HAVE TO PUSH ONTO THE GAS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START MOST OF THE TIME BUT SOMETIMES IT HAS TO SIT FOR A MINUTE FOR IT TO EVEN BE TRIED AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED AROUND AND HAS THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS, CHEVROLET SAYS WHEN IT SHUTS OFF IT'S SO THAT THE STARTER DOESN'T BURN UP OVER TIME, AND THAT'S AS FAR AS IT'S GONE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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