Chevrolet Equinox Complaints
9,502 consumer complaints on file.
- #10369470December 7, 2010TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH VEHICLE FROM 6/08-CURRENT - CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND SEVERAL REPAIRS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND CURRENTLY AWAITING PARTS FOR A NEW PROBLEM. CAR 24 MONTHS OLD, PURCHASE NEW AND HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES AND HAS BEEN TOWED 4 TIMES FOR BREAKDOWNS. HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN UNDER 5YRS AND TERRIFIED TO DRIVE WITH ISSUES. HAVE COPIES OF ALL DEALERSHIP PAPERWORK, REPAIRS. REPAIRS INCLUDE, NOT LIMITED TO TRANSMISSION REPLACED, HEATER/COOLER SYSTEM LEAK, LIGHTING/DASH REPLACED, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED BUT CURRENTLY BROKE, CURRENTLY AWAITING PARTS FOR TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT APPROX COST $5000 REPAIR, LEATHER CRACKING, WINDSHIELD WIPER REAR NOT WORKING, CARPETING COMING OUT IN NEED OF REPAIR, FRONT HEADLIGHT LEAK AND FOGGY IN NEED OF REPAIR. THIS CAR IS CONSTANTLY IN THE SHOP, GETTING NOWHERE WITH GENERAL MOTORS. HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN WHEN BROKE DOWN. DANGEROUS NOW KNOWING WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10369357December 6, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
HEATER NOT WORKING ON 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX CAUSING SAFETY AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. ONE DAY THE AC AND HEAT WERE WORKING FINE, THE NEXT DAY THE HEATER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR...NO HEAT AS WELL AS A NON-WORKING WINDOW DEFROSTER. THIS BEGAN IN EARLY NOVEMBER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TEMPERATURE DOOR (BLEND DOOR). COST IS $100 FOR THE ANALYSIS AND ABOUT $1,000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I HAVE A SECURENET EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY SAY THIS IS NOT COVERED. CAR IS AT DEALERSHIP NOW AWAITING MY APPROVAL TO DO THE WORK. I AM IN LIMBO AND LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SHOP WHO CAN MAYBE FIX IT CHEAPER. CONSIDERING THE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE ABOUT THIS, AND THE FACT THE PARTS WERE CHEAP AND SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING SO SOON, THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR
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- 0
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- #10369204December 4, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
A STARTED TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE INSIDE THE CAR. CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL AND IT WAS GOOD. LAST NIGHT STARTED THE CAR IN 40 DEGREE WEATHER, AND THE WINDOWS IN THE WHOLE CAR WOULD NOT DEFOG. NO VISIBILITY TO DRIVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HEATER CORE AND/OR BROKEN AIR BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR PROBLEM. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10368992December 3, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. LETTER FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR COLLINS ON BEHALF CONSTITUENT RE THE CHEVY EQUINOX RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND OCCASIONALLY THE HEAT WOULD NOT WORK. DURING THE SUMMER, THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN HIS DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITION MODE. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED IT WAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005-2010 MODELS AND A RECALL HAD ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2010 MODEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DOOR BLEND, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE TEMP CONTROL AND BY THE DOOR MOVING BETWEEN THE HEAT AND AC, THE TEMPERATURE COULD BE ADJUSTED. THE DOOR USED TO HAVE A METAL TAB THAT CONNECTED TO THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. STARTING WITH THE 2005 MODELS, GM USED A PLASTIC TAB. THE TAB WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH AND SNAPPED OFF CAUSING THE DOOR TO STAY IN THE AC POSITION. *JB
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10368685December 2, 2010FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE LEAK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 58,000.
- Crash:
- No
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10368586December 1, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON LEVEL PAVEMENT AT 65 MPH, WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED 2 GEARS, AND THE TACH ROSE TO 5300 RPMS. I TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE AND PROCEEDED IN A NORMAL CONDITION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10368591December 1, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG AND IMPAIR HER VISION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10368592December 1, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEAT IN MY CAR STOPPED WORKING, BUT THE FAN WORKS. A CHEVY DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED HEATER DOOR, WHICH COSTS $900-$1300 TO FIX AS THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE DASH BOARD APART. I FOUND OUT THIS IS HAPPENING ON A LOT OF 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS AND FIX IT AS IT'S A FAULTY PART. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX IT NOW AS I NEED HEAT IN MY CAR AND NEED A DEFROSTER. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL AND PAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD REIMBURSE ANYONE THAT HAS ALREADY PAID. *TR
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10368611December 1, 2010VISIBILITY
JUST ONE DAY THERE WASN'T HEAT ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 50,900 MILES. WITHOUT HEAT FROST COULD FORM ON THE WINDSHIELD AND BLOCK VISIBILITY. A QUICK CHECK ON THE NET INDICATED A COMMON PROBLEM (LATENT DEFECT?) THAT THE STUB TO THE ACTUATOR ON THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR BREAKS OFF. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND IT TOOK THEM 8.5 HOURS TO REPLACE THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10368411November 30, 2010VISIBILITY
LIKE HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF OTHER 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS, THE HEATER WILL ONLY BLOW COLD AIR OUT BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PART THAT WEARS OUT AND BREAKS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2-3 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT GM IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER WHEN I AM DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND CANNOT SEE WHERE I AM DRIVING BECAUSE I CAN'T DEFROST MY WINDOWS, IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT MY CHILDREN ARE FREEZING. ANY LENGTH OF TIME IN THE DURING A MICHIGAN WINTER WE WILL RISK HYPOTHERMIA & FROSTBITE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS $900 TO FIX, WHICH LIKE MANY OTHERS I DON'T JUST HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY SITTING AROUND AND NOW HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE TO GET THE REPAIR MADE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS GO WRONG WITH CARS AND CARS REQUIRE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH GM'S DESIGN AND DECISION TO USE CHEAP PARTS THAT WOULDN'T LAST AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR POOR DECISION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10368141November 29, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR ACUATOR WOULD OVEREXTEND AND BREAK. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE HEAT AND THE DEFROSTER FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AND WOULD OCCUR AGAIN EVEN AFTER REPAIR IF THE HEAT WAS ON FULL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,622.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10368228November 29, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND NOW HAS 31T MILES ON IT AND THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK. THEREFORE, MY WINDSHIELDS FREEZE UP AND CANNOT BE DEFROSTED. I AM PREGNANT WITH MY FIRST CHILD AND AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP SITED IT WOULD COST ME $1,076.00+TAX TO FIX THE AIR DIRECTOR DOOR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10368037November 28, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR 19 MONTHS I HAD BOUGHT IT USED FROM A GM DEALER. I WAS DRIVING TO THANKSGIVING AND NOTICE IT NO LONGER BLEW HOT AIR. THE SUV ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT SO I BEGAN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM, THE CHEVY EQUINOX FROM 2005 TO 2010 HAS A DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE VALVE ACULATOR AS WELL AS THE HVAC DOOR VALVE, GM DECIDED TO MAKE THESE PARTS PLASTIC AND FROM OTHER BLOGS I HAVE READ THAT AS AN EQUINOX OWNER YOU WHERE NOT TO EVER USE YOUR HEAT ON ITS HIGHEST SETTING THIS WILL DESTROY THE VALVES. THEN UPON TALKING TO A GM DEALER I WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE VALVES WILL COST 1500 DOLLARS AND THEY REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER PLASTIC PART AND GIVE YOU A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGER SINCE A DEFROSTER WILL NOT CLEAR A WINDSHIELD IN WINTER WITH COLD AIR. GM HAD THE DECENCY TO RECALL THE 2010 EQUINOX PART, BUT REFUSES TO HEAR OUT ANY OF THE OWNERS OF PRIOR YEAR MODELS. I TURN TO YOU IN HOPES SOME ONE WILL HELP. *TR
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10367864November 26, 2010FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 CHEVY EQUINOX GAS LEAK. NOTICED INCREASED SMELL OF GAS. PREVIOUS TO THIS I HAD A LONGER THEN NORMAL STARTING PROBLEM, WINDS OUT THEN STARTS. I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN START POSITION TO BUILD UP PRESSURE IN THE GAS LINES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO WARRANTY THE DEFECT. I ASKED FOR A QUOTE AND SAID IT WAS UPWARD OF $1,500. THIS IS AFTER HAVING TO PAY $93 DOLLARS FOR TELLING ME I HAD A GAS LEAK I KNOW I ALREADY HAD. TO MY OWN TROUBLESHOOTING I FOUND THAT THE FITTING THAT ATTACHES THE HIGH PRESSURE GAS LINE TO THE GAS PUMP MANIFOLD APPEARS TO BE A PLASTIC TO PLASTIC COMPRESSION FITTING. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT AFTER CONSTANT VIBRATION THESE TWO PLASTIC PARTS CAN CREATE A GAP FOR GAS TO ESCAPE IN LARGE QUANTITY. THUS THE CONSTANT GAS SMELL. WITH THE KEY IN THE START POSITION NOTICEABLE GAS CAN BE SEEN DISPENSING ONTO THE FLOOR. A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN MY EYES. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX IT MYSELF WITH GM PARTS AT A HIGH COST OF & 600.00 DOLLARS, A GAS PUMP ASSEMBLY NOT OTHERWISE FOUND ELSEWHERE. WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF THE NEW PART HAVING THE SAME DEFECT. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10367348November 24, 2010TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 10/27/10 26 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE. THEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARK,AS I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE,THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE GEAR SHIFT ILLUMINATION WAS NO LONGER HI-LIGHTING WHAT GEAR I WAS IN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY NOT ONLY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AT ALL AND EXPECT ME TO PICK UP THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE PAYMENTS FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS ON IT. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED,MY FIRST MONTHLY PAYMENT WASN'T EVEN DUE YET. MY [XXX] YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. GM AND THE DEALERSHIP (BRYNER CHEVEROLET) REFUSE TO GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR RETURN MY DOWN-PAYMENT. THEY ACTUALLY,EXPECT ME TO PUT MY LIFE AT RISK TO PROVE TO THEM THAT THIS INCIDENT REALLY OCCURRED. UNDER THE LEMON LAW,I AM REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM 3 CHANCES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOW CAN I DO THIS IF THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX. ALSO AM I SUPPOSED TO PUT MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER TO PROVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM? *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10367220November 23, 2010STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX SPORTS AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE I WAS DRIVING AND STOP THE TRUCK FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC AND WHEN IT WAS CLEAR TO GO THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE AND ALSO I HAD THE STEERING COLLAR REPAIRED AND THE NOISE IS BACK AGAIN THOSE TWO THINGS NEED TO LOOKED AT AND EVALUATED BECAUSE THAT IS DANGEROUS THEIR IS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ITS BACK AGAIN. *TR
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10367275November 23, 2010STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT
2007 CHEVY EQUINOX. WATER LEAKS INTO SPARE TIRE WELL. I NEVER HAD OCCASION TO LOOK IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL AS I HAVE NEVER HAD A FLAT TIRE SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTED LEAKING. BUT AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT GM STARTED PRODUCING THIS VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10367292November 23, 2010STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 SPORT EQUINOX NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT 2 YEARS AGO WITH ONLY 6 MILES. 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX SPORTS & THE TRANSMISSION WANT AT 40,000ISH MILES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM. TOOK THE DEALER ONE MONTH TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE PARTS. ALSO HAD THE STEERING REPAIRED 4 TIMES, COLAR REPAIRED. THE OLD DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE ME AND THE NOISE WAS THERE AGAIN & AGAIN. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE RACK.IT WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHICH SHOULD LIKE MY ABS, BUT IT WAS THE STEERING RACK AND A LOUD SQUEALING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I FOUND A NICE DEALER WHO FINALLY BELIEVED ME AND FIXED IT LAST WEEK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH THE NEW DEALER & GM'S HELP. JUST MAKES ME NERVOUS WHAT ELSE IS IN STORE FOR ME SINCE THE TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE WAS OTHER ISSUES TOO, LIKE THE CO SENSOR, COMPUTER AND BRAKE IS FRONT HEAVY. THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED, MAKES YOU WONDER WHILE THIS MODEL WAS ONLY MADE FOR 1 YEAR. BUT SINCE I AM A WOMEN I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT! TRIED TO TAKE IN, LOL, NOT WORTH ANYTHING AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO START OVER. *TR
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10367183November 22, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE HEATING COIL WHICH WAS BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HARD TO REACH AND REPLACE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10366992November 21, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 59,900 MILES. TOOK IT IN TO FIRESTONE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND SAID THAT THE SPARK PLUGS / WITING WERE BAD. HAD THEM REPLACED FOR AT A COST OF $400. A WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND CAR OVERHEATED. TOOK IT IN TO FIRESTONE AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN AND THE #1 CYLINDER WAS LEAKING. REPAIR ESTIMATE $1500 TO REPLACE THE GASKETS, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $1000 IF THE HEAD IS CRACKED. HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG GM VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE THE DEX-COOL COOLANT. FOUND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CA AND MO BUT THAT ONLY COVERED UP TO 2003 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY GM KNOWS THIS TO BE AN ISSUE, SO I HAVE TO WONDER WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO CONTINUE SELLING DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS? *TR
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0