Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10372286December 23, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372167December 22, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2006 EQUINOX...HEAT BLOWS OUT COLD AIR..CANNOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD WHICH IS A SAFETY FEATURE..HVAC FAILS TO BLOW WARM AIR..HVAC TEMPERATURE DOOR FAILED..THIS IS ONLY HAPPENING IN 2006 EQUINOX..MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 EQUINOX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371979December 21, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO FROST UP. TOOK TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS A BROKEN HEATER BLEND DOOR AND IT COST ME $1598.00 TO FIX. CHEVROLET DOES NOT SAY THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THEREFORE WILL NO ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS ON OTHER SITES AND THERE ARE SOME CASES OF PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE THE PART 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371750December 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO FLUSHED THE HEATER CORE, PERFORMED A PRESSURE TEST, REPLACED THE CYLINDERS, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SET, OIL FILTER, HEAD GASKET, EXHAUST MANIFOLD, DISTRIBUTOR O-RINGS, HEAD VOLT SET, AND THE ANTIFREEZE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,075. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ UPDATED 05/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371007December 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER OVER HEATING OCCURRED. REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP AND THEN FOUND OUT THEIR WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. NOW I NEED TO PLACE A NEW MOTOR IN A 2005 EQUINOX WITH ONLY 113000 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371027December 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SLOW DOWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370875December 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
I BOUGHT A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IN JULY OF 2010. IT HAD 5,500 MILES ON IT WHEN I STARTED SEEING PATCHES OF THOUSANDS OF TINY CRACKS ON THE WINDSHIELD. YOU COULD ONLY SEE THEM WHEN THE CAR WAS FACING THE SUN. I WASHED THE CAR ALL SUMMER MYSELF, AND I WAS VERY CAREFUL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND HE POINTED OUT THAT IT COVERED THE WINDSHIELD AND ALL THE SIDE AND BACK WINDOWS. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE SANDED ALL THE WINDOWS WITH A FINE SANDPAPER. HE SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT A DEFECT. THEY SAID THE CAUSE IS FREQUENT WASHES AT TOUCHLESS CAR WASHES, OR SOME MILEAGE. GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. IT IS #00-08-48-005D. IT COVERS 2011 AND PRIOR GM PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS. IT SAYS IN THE BULLETIN THAT THE REPAIR WILL REQUIRE REPLACING ALL THE GLASS ON THE CAR. WHEN YOU DRIVE INTO THE SUN, THE THOUSANDS OF TINY CRACKS BLIND YOU AND SUNGLASSES DON'T HELP. THEY SAID AS A GESTURE OF GOOD WILL, THEY WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, BUT NONE OF THE OTHER GLASS. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR WITH 6500 MILES ON IT WITH DEFECTIVE WINDOW GLASS THAT GM SAYS IS TOO BAD, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370751December 15, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT; HOWEVER, HEAT WAS BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS. FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY COLD AIR WOULD FLOW FROM THE VENTS INSTEAD OF HEAT; THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEATER FLAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A SCREW WAS INSTALLED TO TEMPORARILY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370807December 15, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON SHE COULD FEEL HOT AIR BLOWING FROM THE VENTS. DUE TO THE LOSS OF HOT AIR THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO FOG AND DISRUPT HER VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370831December 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE HEAT STARTED TO TAKE LONGER TO WARM UP THEN AFTER A MONTH OF THIS THE HEAT TOTALLY STOP WORKING. I CAN'T DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME. I HAVE RESEARCH THIS AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT HAVING THIS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BECAUSE THEY CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $900-1200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT THE AIR BLEND DOOR ON THE ACTUATOR THAT CONTROLS THE TEMP OF THE AIRFLOW. I HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM GOING ON SINCE 2008 ON THE 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND PONTIAC TORRENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370521December 14, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AT ROUGHLY 20 MILES AN HOUR IN A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX MOSTLY FRONT END AND DRIVER SIDE DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE SUSTAINED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370381December 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
89,000 MILES NEEDED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET. FAILURE AT CYLINDER #1. LOOKING AT OTHER COMPLAINTS IT APPEARS THAT CYLINDER 1 HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS COMMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370424December 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 EQUINOX WITH 69,000 MILES HAD A GAS SMELL OUTSIDE AS WELL AS IN THE CABIN. TOOK IT RIGHT TO THE DEALER ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND SAID I HAD A GAS LEAK AND COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. INDICATED IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE FUEL PRESSURE MODULATOR. ESTIMATED THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $650 PLUS LABOR. I CALLED BACK THAT MONDAY EVENING TO INQUIRE IF THE LEAK HAD BEEN PINPOINTED. GOOD NEWS!!! THE PART WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO GET IN BUT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY!!! SAVED ME BETWEEN $1200 - $1500. CHEVY DEALER IN ENTERPRISE, AL IS THE GREATEST! DON'T KNOW WHY SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME TYPE PROBLEM ARE TURNED AWAY BY THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369988December 11, 2010
VISIBILITY
DEFROSTER/ HEATER INOPERABLE CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN IN WINTER. UPDATED IVOQ 03/14/11 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369993December 11, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
+2010 EQUINOX LIFTGATE GOES ALL THE WAY UP, BUT IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS SLOWLY COMES BACK DOWN TO ABOUT 3/4 OPEN. I TRIED EVERYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370000December 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY EQUINOX HEAD GASKETS WENT AFTER 76,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369787December 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
IN OCTOBER 2010 WHILE TRAVELING IN ILLINOIS, THE VEHICLE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALERSHIP IN ILLINOIS THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND TO TRIGGER THE ALARM AFTER THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, AND DROVE THE CAR FOR A WHILE. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING FROM ILLINOIS TO COLORADO, THE "SERVICE STABILITRACK" LIGHT CAME ON, BUT WENT OUT AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 60 MILES WITH IT ILLUMINATED. AGAIN I WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE BY THE ILLINOIS DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS PROBABLY NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED WITH, AND IT SHOULD RESET ITSELF. IN DECEMBER 2010, I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I RECEIVED NO ALARMS THE PREVIOUS DAY, AND THE CAR WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE SERVICE STABILITRACK LIGHT REMAINED ON AT THIS POINT. I LOSS THE ABILITY TO DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT AT IN COLORADO. AFTER TOWING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR" HAD GONE OUT, AND WOULD NEED REPLACING AT THE COST OF $1000. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL HISTORY CODES INDICATING BACK TO OCTOBER, THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT CHEVY HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369798December 9, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER STOPPED WORKING AT 75K+ MILES. I AM TOLD BY DEALER AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE BY SAME EXACT VEHICLE OWNERS THAT THIS IS A FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE BLENDER DOOR ARM. IT WAS REPLACED WITH PLASTIC VERSUS METAL FOR 2006 IN EFFORT TO CUT CORNERS. THEY ALL CONSISTENTLY BREAK AT 3 YEARS OR MORE! VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN 20DEGREE WEATHER AND CONSTANTLY GET SICK! ALSO UNABLE TO DEFROST ICE AND HAZE FROM WIND SHIELD SINCE ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS OUT! THIS DIMINISHES THE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY! IF I CAN'T SEE FROM MY WINDSHIELD AND HAVE TO A) DRIVE WITH WINDOW OPEN AND FREEZE, B) USE HAND TO WIPE OFF WHILE DRIVING OR C) PULL OVER CONSTANTLY AND CLEAN OFF WINDSHIELD OR USE THE MINI PLUG IN HEATER I HAD TO PURCHASE TO HELP DEFROST MY ICED WIND SHIELD IN THE MORNING! OVER $1000 TO FIX. IT IS A DEFECT. PLEASE GOOGLE THIS YEAR AND "HEATER" YOU WILL FIND MANY MANY WEBSITES WITH EXACT COMPLAINTS. GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND FIX AT NO CHARGE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369828December 9, 2010
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY
IN OCTOBER OF 2010 MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER BEGAN BLOWING COLD AIR. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND A LOT OF EQUINOX OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I WENT AND RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTICS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE TEMPERATURE DOOR AND THE REPAIR COST IS $1300. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS IF THERE IS A SNOW STORM OR JUST BEING TOO COLD. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I TURN ON THE HEAT AND MY CONCERN IS BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD IF IT FOGS UP OR FREEZES. GMC HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS A WEBSITE WITH OVER 400 COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THEIR VEHICLE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369835December 9, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO CONTROL FUNCTIONS WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE WHILE DRIVING OR BEING RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED TO PROVIDE AN AFTERMARKET CONTROL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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