Chevrolet Equinox Complaints
9,502 consumer complaints on file.
- #10366838November 19, 2010VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. I BEGAN LOOKING ONLINE TO POSSIBLY SEE WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG WITH IT ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING MANY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING. APPARENTLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC BLEND DOOR PART AND ACTUATOR. THE TOTAL COST OF PARTS IS AROUND $150, HOWEVER THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $1000! THE REASON BEING IS THEY HAVE TO DISASSEMBLE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER TO REACH THIS PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CAR. I REALIZE WHEN OWNING A VEHICLE THAT ISSUES ARISE AND MUST BE DEALT WITH, BUT THE FRUSTRATING THING HERE IS CHEVY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL NOR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. I TEND TO DISAGREE. WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY DEFROST AND DE-ICE YOUR WINDSHIELD YOU ARE PUTTING YOURSELF IN VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS MY FEELING THAT GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS BETTER THAN THIS. ONE QUICK ONLINE SEARCH WILL REVEAL THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS. THEY HAVE SINCED REPLACED THE PLASTIC PART WITH WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY USED WHICH IS A METAL PIECE. THE PLASTIC PIECE WAS CHOOSEN AS A COST SAVINGS MEASURE THAT IN MY OPINION ONLY SAVED GM MONEY AND NOT THE END CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I HOPE SOMETHING WITH BE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR
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- #10366883November 19, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH GASOLINE FUMES WERE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRACKED EGR VALVE AND THE PCV VALVE SEVEN DAYS AGO FOR $600 AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ UPDTATED 2/17/11 *CN UPDATED 04/29/11
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- #10365693November 15, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE HEATER BUT ONLY COLD AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED A PART WITHIN THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED AND WAS CAUSING THE HEATING SYSTEM TO FAIL. VARIOUS REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
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- #10366368November 15, 2010VISIBILITY
I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IN FOR REPAIR WHEN MY WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER DIDN'T WORK EFFECTIVELY AND I DISCOVERED MY HEAT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHARGED OVER $1100 TO REPLACE THE TEMPERATURE VALVE ACTUATOR AND THE HVAC DOOR VALVE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CAR HAD ONLY 44,495 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION, AND WHEN I WENT ONLINE, I FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS COMPLAINED OF THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2006 EQUINOX. I WAS DISMAYED AT THE COST, BUT WAS MORE DISMAYED TO LEARN THEY REPLACED THE BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS WITH IDENTICAL PLASTIC PARTS ON WHICH THERE IS ONLY A 12-MONTH WARRANTY. I LEARNED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX ON WHICH THEY REPLACED THE PLASTIC PARTS WITH METAL PARTS. THE 2006 EQUINOX SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED, SINCE A DEFROSTER WILL NOT CLEAR A WINDSHIELD IN WINTER WITH COLD AIR, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD! GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE BREAKABLE PLASTIC PARTS WITH METAL.
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- #10365662November 14, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND WHEN BRAKING OR ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD. I CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PUMPING (ABS SYSTEM) AND MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO STOP AND THE ABA AND TRACK LIGHTS STAYS ON. *TR
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- #10365545November 13, 2010FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE CHEVY EQUINOX 2007 WHICH HAVE PROBLEM IN THE STEERING(NOISE) WHICH THE DEALER COULDN'T FIX & THERE WAS SOME PROBLEM WITH OIL TANK WHICH SMELLS SO BAD WORRIES ME AS I DRIVE THIS TRUCK WITH MY 9 MTH OLD BABY WAS FIXED FORTUNATELY. *TR
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- #10366297November 13, 2010UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING
THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE STEERING. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN AND 1/2 HOUR, IT BECOMES STICKY ON EACH SIDE OF THE CENTER. I HAVE HAD NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS AS OF YET, BUT THE LONGER IT IS DRIVEN, THE WORSE IT GETS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE NATURAL RESPONSE IS TO CORRECT AND SOMETIMES THIS CANBE QUITE SCARY OR NERVE RACKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.
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- #10365531November 12, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON AUG 15, 2010 MY NEW CHEVY EQUINOX, WITH ONLY 717 MILES ON IT, STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ST. IT WAS TOWED (MIRAK CHEVROLET) ON SUNDAY AUG 15TH, AND THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL TUES. AUG 24TH. IN THE INTERIM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FINALLY A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE ORDERED. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET CORP. AND THE GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES TO INFORM THEM THAT THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. A BRAND NEW CAR ONLY 3 WEEKS OLD SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TOLD THEM THAT I DON'T WANT THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A CHILD AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT. GM TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO; I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK. ON NOV 1ST I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER AFTER WORK AND MY CAR STALLS AGAIN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS TIME I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BROUGHT IT FROM (QUIRK CHEVROLET), AND CALLED GM AGAIN TO NOTIFY THEM OF WHAT HAPPENED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHO WAS DEALING WITH MY VEHICLE [XXX] SAID THAT THE PROBLEM THIS TIME WAS DUE TO DEBRIS GETTING INTO THE CAM SHAFT SCREEN/FILTER. I TOLD GM THAT I DO NOT WANT THAT CAR ANYMORE, EITHER GIVE ME A NEW CAR OR REFUND MY MONEY AND I WILL TAKE MY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. AGAIN, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! ON NOV. 4TH I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR. [XXX] LET ME TRANSFER MY BELONGINGS IN THE SERVICE GARAGE, TOLD ME DRIVE OUT OF THE GARAGE. AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR BUT DIDN'T CLEAR THE TURN, I WOUND UP SCRAPPING AND DAMAGING THE SIDE OF MY CAR[XXX]DIDN'T GUIDE ME NOR DID HE TELL ME TO STOP WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE, HE JUST STOOD THERE WATCHING. HIS MANAGER ([XXX]) CAME OUT AND TOLD ME I HAVE TO GET MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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- #10365384November 11, 2010TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
THE T/C LIGHT STAYS ON AND ACCELERATION IS VERY SLOW. CAR SHOOTS FORWARD WITH LOUD NOISE WITH ACCELERATION. NOV 4TH STARTED...I TOOK IT TO A CAR SHOP AND THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM... *TR
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- #10365204November 10, 2010STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX LS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE JANUARY 2009 SEEMED TO BE DRIVING PRETTY GOOD. I TOOK IT OUT OF TOWN AND AS I BEGAN TO STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT THE STEERING FELT LOOSE AND THE WHEELS MOVED SIDE TO SIDE ON ITS OWN. I THOUGHT IT STRANGE BUT KEPT ON DRIVING. STARTED UP THE ON RAMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOOSE LIKE PLAY IN IT. DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. STARTED TO EXCEL ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND AS I BEGAN TO REACH 60 MILES PER HR THE FRONT END STARTED MOVING LOOSELY LEFT TO RIGHT. THEN I STARTED REACHING 65 MILES PER HR AND THE FRONT BOUNCED AND WOBBLED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO DROP. I HAD TO GO 75 MILES PER HR BEFORE THE JIGGLING OF THE FRONT END OF THE VAN STOPPED. THE VAN DROVE GREAT AT 60 OR LESS. WHENEVER PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THERE WOULD BE A CRUNCHING NOISE AS IF A POLE WAS IN THE WAY KEEPING THE FOOT BRAKE FROM PUSHING DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I WOULD HAVE TO LIGHTLY LIFT MY FOOT THEN PUSH IT DOWN QUICKLY TO STOP THE VAN SAFELY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SELLING THE VEHICLE. *TR
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- #10365211November 10, 2010VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. I HAD NO SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS OF THE FAILURE I HAD WITH MY HEATER. NO LEAKS OR SYMPTOMS LEAD UP TO THE ISSUE- IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. BECAUSE GM (STARTING ROUGHLY IN 2005) STARTED MANUFACTURING VEHICLES WITH A PLASTIC BLEND DOOR FOR THE ACTUATOR- THE HEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND ONLY BLOWS EXTREMELY COOL AIR. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS ARE EXPERIENCING. WE ARE UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS AND SEE VISIBLY- THE ONLY RESPONSE FROM GM THAT WE ARE GETTING IS TO "ROLL A WINDOW DOWN" AND WITH 3 INFANTS IN THE CAR, THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. THE ESTIMATES RANGE FROM 900 TO 1800 TO FIX THIS PART (WHICH REQUIRES DISMANTLING THE ENTIRE DASH DOWN TO THE FIREWALL) WHICH ARGUABLY CAUSES A DOMINO EFFECT OF OTHER ISSUES TO THE VEHICLE. WITH NO VISIBILITY AND NOW WAY TO TRANSPORT MY INFANT CHILDREN SAFELY IN THE WINTER- THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL THAT IS A SAFETY AND HAZARD ISSUE ON MULTIPLE LEVELS. GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. AMERICANS CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE CAR FIX, BUT ALSO CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE NO HEAT. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO AND WE ARE SUFFERING. *TR
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- #10365243November 10, 2010STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SERVICE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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- #10365056November 8, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY, THIS MORNING THE HEATER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR, EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS FULLY WARMED UP. CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY AIR TEMP DOOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $925. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS A CONTINUING AND CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MAKE. *TR
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- #10364320November 7, 2010STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER GETTING IN VEHICLE LEAVING BACK LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FLOOR SOAKING WET WITH MILDEW SMELL , CONCERNED ABOUT DAMAGE TO FLOOR AND MOLD FOR INFANT PASSENGER AS WELL AS SELF. *TR
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- #10364265November 6, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
IN NOVEMBER THE HEAT ON OUR 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WENT OUT-ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS. WAS INFORMED BY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT THE HEAT BLENDER DOOR/VALVE FREQUENTLY BREAKS AND THAT THEY COULD REPAIR IT FOR 1500-1800$. IF THEY FREQUENTLY BREAK WHY HASN'T CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL AND STOPPED USING S SUBSTANDARD PRODUCT? *TR
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- #10364117November 5, 2010VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEATER WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TEMPERATURE DOOR AND TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.
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- #10364217November 5, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE FIRST WAS ISSUES WITH IT NOT WANTING TO START. AT THAT POINT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE HAD IT, AND NOW OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME I START MY CAR. I'VE ALSO HAD THE HEATER BLOW COLD AIR, AND THE DEALER REPLACED BLOWER DOOR AND ACTUATOR. I CONTACTED GM, WHO AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST. THAT WAS IN JANUARY OF 2009. SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES AS WELL WITH THE KEY GETTING "STUCK" IN THE IGNITION. USUALLY AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF MOVING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, IT WILL FINALLY COME OUT. THIS HAPPENED MOSTLY THIS PAST SUMMER WHEN IT WAS REALLY HOT OUTSIDE. I'VE ALSO HEARD CLICKING NOISES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE RANDOMLY WHEN I TURN MY CAR RIGHT AFTER MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED AND RUNNING FOR AWHILE. ANOTHER ISSUE IS REVVING UP FOR NO REASON. BOTH TIMES I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN STARTED TO TURN LEFT AND CAR REVS UP AND SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN GEAR THEN EVENTUALLY KICKS OUT. AFTER READING THE OTHER REPORTS, I AM NOW SCARED THAT THE NEXT ISSUE IS GOING TO BE MY CAR SHUTTING DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WORK IN HOME HEALTH, THEREFORE I AM DRIVING MY CAR ALL DAY EVERYDAY. I ALSO HAVE A TODDLER AND WORRY ABOUT HIS SAFETY IN MY VEHICLE. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10364062November 4, 2010VISIBILITY
THE HEATER IN MY EQUINOX WENT OUT AT ABOUT 45,000-50,000 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDOW AND DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO ME BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PART FIXED AFTER ABOUT 1 YEAR OF DRIVING WITH NO HEAT. IT COST ME $1,035 AND OF COURSE HAPPENED NOT TOO LONG AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *TR
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- #10364095November 4, 2010VISIBILITY
NOTHING CAUSED THE FAILURE. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEAT QUIT BLOWING. JUST BLOWS COLD AIR NOW. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE I CAN NOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS AND I HAVE TO DRIVE MY 6 YEAR OLD HANDICAPPED SON SHIVERING IN THE BACK SEAT. GM KNOWS ABOUT THEIR DEFECT BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME AS MY WINDOWS FROST UP DRIVING. THE PART IS A CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE THAT GM USED THAT IS CAUSING THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR TO BE FAULTY. TO ACCESS THIS PART THE WHOLE DASH HAS TO BE REMOVED, STEERING COLUMN AND ALL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY WHEN IT IS THE MANUFACTURES PROBLEM. *TR
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- #10363829November 3, 2010VISIBILITY
2006 EQUINOX SUDDENLY BEGAN BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR, REGARDLESS OF THE HEAT/COLD SETTINGS, 100% OF THE TIME. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, THE DEFROST FUNCTION IS INOPERATIVE LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY PERIOD, THE QUOTES FOR REPAIR RANGE FROM $800 TO $1800. THIS IS NOT AFFORDABLE AT THIS TIME, AND GIVEN ALL THE OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD RESULTING FROM DECREASED VISIBILITY. FOR REFERENCE, PLEASE SEE THESE FORUMS FOR ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.WEB2CARZ.COM/797/2006/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/REVIEWS/OVERVIEW HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-EQUINOX/TNMHVCTE76U9HGTH4/P18 AFTER BRIEF BROWSING OF THESE FORUMS, YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOWHERE NEAR UNIQUE TO MINE! *TR
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- Injuries:
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- 0