Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10383428February 21, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON JAN 17TH,2011 MY VEHICLE WAS WRECKED BY THE DEALER ON SITE OF DEALERSHIP. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS CAVED IN ON CENTER. THE DRIVER A MECHANIC AT DON WOODS CHEVROLET WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHER THEN NORMAL SPEED. HE HIT A POLE DEAD CENTER AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED TO WHAT EXTENT I AM NOT SURE, BUT I AM NOT WANTING THIS CAR BACK FEELING THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY AT ANYTIME DUE TO THE HIT IT TOOK OR IT ISN'T SAFE AND WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10383455February 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP YOU WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY OVER A COUPLE TIMES TO PRIME THE LINE BEFORE IT WOULD START. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A GAS LEAK DUE TO FAULTY FUEL LINES. GM DOES NOT MAKE THE REPLACEMENT LINES SEPARATELY SO THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP MOST BE REPLACED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURING DEFECT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR, UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO RECALL SO I WILL BE PAYING FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383467February 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEAT IN 2006 EQUINOX CHEVY QUIT DUE TO HEATER BLEND DOOR FAILURE. COST TO FIX WAS $944 + TAX. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW, AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT GMC EXPENSE, NOT THE CONSUMER. ALSO CAREGARD WARRANTY SERVICES INC. DIDN'T COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE AIR AND HEATING SYSTEM IS COVERED IN THEIR POLICY. DUE TO SMALL PRINT AND A PLAY ON WORDS THEY CAN CLAIM THAT ANY PART THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT BY NAME IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH THE HEATING SYSTEM IS COVERED. STAY AWAY FROM BOTH CHEVROLET AND CAREGARD WARRANTY SERVICES INC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383314February 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY ABS BRAKES WERE LOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP CAR WHICH REQUIRED REPEATED STOMPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER REPAIRED FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND SENSORS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER OR GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE AND ALSO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. COST TO REPAIR WAS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383315February 19, 2011
VISIBILITY
MY CAR LOST ALL HEATING FUNCTION DUE TO A FAULTY HEATER BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR WHICH PREVENTED HOT AIR FLOW FROM COMING INTO VEHICLE. THIS DOOR WAS INSIDE THE DASH CONSOLE AND REQUIRED DISASSEMBLING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. WE WERE DRIVING AND UNABLE TO DEFROST OUR WINDSHIELD AS NO HEAT WAS COMING OUT OF VENTS AND ICE/FOG BUILD UP DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE VEHICLE BECAME A DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AS WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY WAS LIMITED AND BLOCKED. DEALER AND GM CONSIDERED THIS A NON-SAFETY ISSUE AND REQUIRES AUTO OWNERS TO REPAIR THE FAULTY PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383313February 19, 2011
STEERING
I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX TO DEALERSHIP FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE. WE WERE LOSING STEERING FUNCTIONALITY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND AFTER 2ND VISIT I WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SEE FROM INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALER AND GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REQUIRES AUTO OWNERS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT OUR COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383844February 18, 2011
VISIBILITY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
YESTERDAY I GOT IN MY VEHICLE, TURNED ON THE HEAT AND DEFROSTERS. I ONLY GOT VERY COLD AIR, THE CAR NEVER WARMED UP, THE WINDOWS NEVER DEFROSTED, THEY ONLY BECAME FOGGY INSIDE. G.M. SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORDS OF THIS PROBLEM. THE INTERNET RECORDS OVER 500 INCIDENTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX'S. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED, G.M. KNOWS THE PART (PLASTIC) FAILS BECAUSE ON LATER MODELS THEY BEGAN USING A METAL PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383290February 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I'VE BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING IT. THE CD/RADIO WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY DISPLAYING NUMBERS/LETTERS AND SIGNS. -FAILURE TO START -POOR FUEL ECONOMY -RADIO/CD FAILURE I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR FAULTY PCM, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER A NHTSA RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT IT CAN CAUSE THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE AT RANDOM TIMES: I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO LISTING FOR RECALLS ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383115February 17, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WIRING BEGAN TO SMOKE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,147.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382874February 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT
LAST SUMMER THE AC IN MY CAR STARTED TO ACT WEIRD, I JUST HAD BOUGHT THE CAR AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT FOR A WHILE. THEN, AFTER HAVING MY DAUGHTER AND HAVING HER GET OVER HEATED BECAUSE THE AC WAS FREEZING UP I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR PLACE THAT TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PLASTIC VERSUS A METAL ARM THAT OPENS A DOOR THAT ALLOWS THE COLD AND HOT AIR FLOW TO GO THROUGH MY CAR AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH IN FACT A METAL ONE. THIS WAS GOING TO COST ME A LOT OF MONEY, ROUGHLY 1000-1500 DOLLARS OF WHICH I DO NOT HAVE, SINCE SUMMER WAS NEARLY OVER I DECIDED IT WAS NOT THAT CRITICAL AND I DROVE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS VEHICLES IF I HAD A LONG WAY TO DRIVE SO MY BABY DIDN'T OVER HEAT IN HER CAR SEAT. NOW AS OF TODAY MY HEAT ISN'T WORKING, IT IS FREEZING OUTSIDE AND ONCE AGAIN THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD IS AT RISK BECAUSE SHE IS COLD. I HAVE READ TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND REVIEWS HAT TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE METAL ARM REPLACEMENT PART IS VERY CHEAP BUT THAT THE LABOR IS THROUGH THE ROOD. I CANNOT AFFORD THE LABOR AND I CANNOT AFFORD MY CHILD TO BE OVER HEATED OR FREEZING BECAUSE CHEVY/GM DECIDED TO BE CHEAP AND USE A PLASTIC PIECE INSTEAD OF METAL TO SAVE A BUCK OR TWO. I WANT THIS TO BE RECALLED, THIS IS AFFECTING HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOTTEN A 2006 EQUINOX. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I CANNOT CONTINUE TO PUT MY CHILD IN AN UNSAFE AND UNCOMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382754February 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
AT 60 MPH MY 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WAS RATTLING. WE BROUGHT THIS TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED US THAT THE CARRIER BEARING AT THE U-JOINT WAS FAILING. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT. COST TO REPAIR WAS $550.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382637February 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACK SYSTEM AND ENGINE POWER REDUCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382653February 14, 2011
WHEELS
2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS TWICE IN TWO YEARS. BOTH REPAIRS WERE OVER $900. NOW THE CAR IS BLOWING COLD AIR. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381739February 13, 2011
STRUCTURE
MY 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX KEEPS TAKING ON WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL, THE WATER WILL ENTER THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE THUS WETTING THE CARPET ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. HOW THE WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RESEALED AROUND THE REAR DOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE WATER MUST BE ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX OWNERS. BASED ON THEIR COMPLAINTS, THEY ARE NOT GETTING ANY RESOLUTION FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THIS MOISTURE IN VEHICLE CAN CAUSE MILDEW TO OCCUR IN THE VEHICLE. THIS CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO THE OCCUPANTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382428February 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. ENGINE; BLOWN HEAD GASKET; ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382011February 10, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 CHEVY EQUINOX. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE "POWERED DOWN" *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD READ OBD2 MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP SERVICE REQUIRED AND THE STABILI-TRAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE SOFTWARE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HEATING, AIR CONDITION, DEFROSTER, RADIO CONTROL AS WELL AS THE PANEL ILLUMINATION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS WERE IN FACT FLICKERING AND THEN THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT, POWERED ON A LITTLE AND THEN DIMMED AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381343February 9, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT BLOWER MALFUNCTIONED; NEITHER THE HEAT NOR DEFROSTER WOULD WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BLEND DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380951February 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED A WEEK LATER THAT ALL THE ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380229February 4, 2011
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. HAVE TO PUSH GAS PEDAL TO EVEN GET IT TO START AT TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN DEC OF 2007 WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. SECOND DAY AFTER WE HAD CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO WE BROUGHT IT IN. AFTER THAT IS WHEN THE STARTING ISSUES STARTED HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE ISSUE WILL NOT DUPLICATE ITSELF FOR THEM SO THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE TO THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380008February 2, 2011
AIR BAGS
"SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND THE WARNING CHIME GOES OFF EVERY 20 SECONDS. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF THE NEW 2010 EQUINOX. OAKLAND, CA CHEVY DEALER INFORMED US THAT WITH THIS LIGHT ON, THERE IS NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A "FAULTY MODULE". ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. I TRY CALLING THE OAKLAND DEALERSHIP TO BRING THE CAR IN, AND NO ANSWER. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF CALLING, I STOP BY DEALERSHIP AND IT'S CLOSED. I TAKE THE CAR TO THE NOVATO DEALERSHIP (40 MILES AWAY), THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT PROVIDE A LOANER CAR BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW IT WILL TAKE LONGER THAN 6 HOURS TO FIX. I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING HOME. SO I DRIVE THE CAR HOME (WITH NO AIRBAGS). I HEAR THE OAKLAND DEALERSHIP IS OPENING UNDER NEW OWNER, SO I WILL TAKE CAR BACK TO THEM WHEN THEY OPEN. I DRIVE THIS CAR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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