Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10328859May 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM SUBMITTING THIS TO INFORM YOU OF THE HORRIBLE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT, W/ 3.4L ENGINE. I HAVE JUST HAD MY ENGINE'S HEADGASKETS BLOW-OUT AT 43,000 MILES ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED EXACTLY TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. THE CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM IS ALSO DANGEROUSLY UNDER POWERED. I HAVE WORN THROUGH TWO SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS ALREADY IN 43,000 MILES. I DO NOT DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY EITHER. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY AND WHEN THE ROTORS WARP THE BRAKING DISTANCES SKYROCKET AND THE CAR VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE APPLYING THEM. THIS CAR IS A TOTAL LEMON AS I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON REPORTING THIS. JUST READ SOME REVIEWS ON THE 2005 EQUINOX AND YOU WILL SEE - THE 3.4L ENGINE PUT IN THIS CAR IS A DESIGN EMBARRASSMENT FOR GM. WE NEED SOME NHTSA ASSISTANCE, AS CHEVROLET DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THIS PRODUCT. *TR
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0
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#10328585May 3, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE BOTH FALLEN OFF MY CAR. THEY JUST CAME OFF AFTER OPENING THE DOOR. THE PLASTIC IS VERY THIN WHERE THEY ARE CONNECTED AND SNAP OFF. I REPLACED MY PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE. ITS REAL HARD TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR WITH NO DOOR HANDLE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328586May 3, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE BOTH FALLEN OFF MY CAR. THEY JUST CAME OFF AFTER OPENING THE DOOR. THE PLASTIC IS VERY THIN WHERE THEY ARE CONNECTED AND SNAP OFF. I REPLACED MY PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE. ITS REAL HARD TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR WITH NO DOOR HANDLE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328012April 29, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I HAVE A CHEVY EQUINOX 2006 IN WHICH THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR HAS BROKEN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2006 MODELS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. A CAR IN MAINE IN WINTER WITHOUT HEAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10328103April 29, 2010
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE
2006 CHEVY EQUINOX MANY OF THEM INCLUDING MINE HAVE NO HEAT THE DOOR BREAKS AND THE WHOLE DASH MUST COME OFF TO FIX. I CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY MANY OF THIS YEAR HAS OR HAD THIS PROBLEM. VERY COSTLY TO FIX. SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS NEW OF A CAR. WHY NO RECALL OF THIS WITH SO MANY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM? WHERE TO GO? NO HEAT NO DEFROST. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10328111April 29, 2010
VISIBILITY
2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. NO HEAT AS THE HVAC TEMPERATURE DOOR IS BROKEN. PART IS 79.00 CAD BUT DEALER NEEDS 8 - 10 HOURS TO REPLACE PART. MUST REMOVE DASH BOARD. CAR HAS 102,000 KMS. PART LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BREAK AND IF IT DOES, SHOULD BE EASIER TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10327809April 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2010 EQUINOX 4000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SERP BELT THE FIRST TIME. STILL SQUEALING AND TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT WEEK WHERE THEY STATE IT WAS THE PWER STEERING GEAR. REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR AND CAR STILL MAKES THE SAME NOISE. ON MY THIRD ATTEMPT TO REPLACE A RANDOM ENGINE PART PICKED OUT BY WHATEVER MACHINING IS FREE FOR THE DAY. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10327182April 23, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,914. UPDATED 07/19/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG SHOULD TURN ON WHEN AN ADULT OCCUPIES THE SEAT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SAY AIR BAG ON, AND THEN MOMENTS LATER IT WOULD GO BACK TO AIR BAG OFF. UPDATED 07/21/10*JB
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0
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0
#10326967April 22, 2010
VISIBILITY
THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE HEATING BLEND DOOR WHICH CAUSES THE DEFROSTING SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY & OBSTRUCTED VIEW WHEN CONDENSATION COLLECTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD ALSO THE ILLUMINATED LIGHT ON THE CONTROL KNOB HAVE BURNT OUT CAUSING FURTHER INATTENTIVENESS WHILE DRIVING, IF LOOKING TO CHANGE THE SETTING. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326795April 21, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER IN THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN BLEND DOOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO RETURN HER CALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 37,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326818April 21, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE MY VEHICLE IS MOVING/DRIVING I HEAR A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR..I THINK IT'S THE FRONT OR REAR SUSPENSION LEAF SPRING AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326422April 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED,RECEIVED THESE FAULTS NUMEROUS TIMES ALL AT ONCE, CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP ( DEALER ) NOW GOING ON 5 TIMES, MAIN CONCERN BEING ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW SINCE FEB 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325613April 14, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILING. ABS AND TRACTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING ABS SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE IN NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS. DEALER SHIP SAID IT WAS A SENSOR, HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE TUNE OF $110 SYSTEM CHECK, $170 HUB/SENSOR ASSEMBLY PURCHASE. FIRESTONE AUTO CARE SAID IT WAS A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS THAT I AM HAVE REPLACE TO DAY TO THE TUNE OF $250. PER THE TECH AT FIRE STONE THIS IS HIS THIRD REPAIR OF THIS TYPE, SAME MAKE AND MODEL CARE. 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325689April 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED OVERHEATING THIS WINTER. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A BROKEN WATER PUMP. A FEW MONTHS PASSED WITH NO ISSUE THEN IT STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I'VE GONE ON MULTIPLE SITES THAT REPORT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR CHEVY EQUINOX. ALTHOUGH, NO ONE WAS HURT IN MY SITUATION, THE REPEATED OCCURRENCE OF THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER EQUINOX OWNERS IS PUZZLING AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AT THE LEAST. IN MY SITUATION I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN FROM 60 MPH TO UNDER 40 MPH. LUCKILY THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL ALL THE WAY OVER ACROSS TRAFFIC. . THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND CHEVY HAS EVEN LOGGED THIS FAULTY HEAD GASKET ISSUE IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324997April 12, 2010
TIRES
THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I WENT OUTSIDE AND MY TIRE WAS FLAT. HAD IT TOWED TO GET IT FIXED AND 4.5 HOURS LATER THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WATCHED IT AND NOTICED IT SEEMINGLY WAS LOSING AIR. THEN IT WENT FLAT AGAIN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER. STILL THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY 5 HOURS LATER. NOTICED WHEN RAINING THAT WHEN THE TIRE WAS LEFT WHEN RAINING I COULD HEAR THE AIR COMING OUT OF THE TIRE. I BACKED THE CAR TO SEE THE PROBLEM AND SAW NOTHING AND IT STOPPED. IT LOSSES AIR WITHOUT REASON ALL THE TIME. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE EXCEPT REPLACING THE TIRE. WHICH I ASKED POHANKA TO THE LAST TIME AND THEY DECIDED TO CLEAN THE RIMS INSTEAD. I NOW HAVE TO CARRY A TIRE AIR PUMP WITH ME AT ALL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324939April 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SUSPENSION
GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE HAD IT CHECKED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARING . IT FELT LIKE I HAD A TIRE OUT OF BALANCE BUT IT WAS THE BEARING. TALKED WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324786April 9, 2010
VISIBILITY
I WAS DRIVING ON A COLD MORNING AND DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT OBTAIN ANY HEAT OR DEFROSTER ACTION IN MY VEHICLE. FROM SEARCHING ONLINE I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VIOLATION OF YOUR RULE WHICH MOTOR VEHICLES MUST HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX AT THE PRESENT TIME. THE MODULE WHICH CONTROLS THE SAME PART WHICH FAILED IN MY VEHICLE HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE END RESULT FROM THE MODULE FAILURE IS THE SAME THING WHICH I EXPERIENCED, THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOOR HAD BROKEN OFF WHERE IT IS DRIVEN BY THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE ENTIRE DASH HAD TO BE REMOVED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOOR. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $895 LABOR AND $55 FOR THE PART. AFTER CALLING GM AND THEY INVESTIGATED THEY OFFERED ME A DISCOUNT WHICH REDUCED THE PRICE TO$458.40 WHICH I PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. ONCE THE PART BREAKS, THERE IS NO CHANCE OF DEFROSTER ACTION. THE CONSEQUENCES OF NO DEFROSTING ACTION IN WISCONSIN IN THE WINTER MEANS YOU CANNOT SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND NO WAY TO RECTIFY IT TEMPORARILY. IT CAN HAPPEN ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT SINCE ONCE THE CONTROL DOOR FAILS YOU HAVE NO DEFROST ACTION. I ASKED THE DEALER FOR THE PARTS WHICH WERE REPLACED AND HE TOLD ME THAT GM MIGHT ASK FOR THEM. AFTER 30 DAYS IF THEY DON'T WANT THEM I CAN HAVE THEM. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324589April 8, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
STABILITRACK ON THE 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX WILL REDUCE THE POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES, LEAVING NO BREAKS TO COMPLETELY STOP. I WAS DRIVING OUT TO LUNCH THE FIRST TIME WHEN I APPROACHED A RAILROAD TRACK WHOSE BARRIER WAS COMING DOWN, AS I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MPH, I STARTED SLOWING DOWN. MY ENGINE CUT OUT BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD. THE BREAKS WOULDN'T WORK AND FINALLY GOT IT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (WHO WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BARRIER). TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM CLEAN OUT THE AREA AROUND THE THROTTLE SENSOR. APR 08, 2010, I HAD MY CAR DIE ON MY TWICE IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS WHILE DRIVING IT. THE SECOND TIME WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY 4 WAY STOP. LUCKILY, IT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT STOPPED A FEW FEET AWAY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. STEERING WAS DIFFICULT ENOUGH WHEN UPSET THAT YOU MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WON'T SEE ME UNTIL MONDAY (THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION) AND I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO PAY THEM AGAIN TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323957April 6, 2010
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AS IT SHATTERED; THE WINDOW WAS STILL INTACT DESPITE SHATTERING. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323087April 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ENGINE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *KB AN INTERNAL FAULT CODE WAS FOUND WITH THE ECM.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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