Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10310684February 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EQUINOX HAS HAD POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 6+ TIMES...ALL WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS (EITHER RAINING OR HAVING JUST RAINED). FIRST TIME WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT I DROVE THRU A PUDDLE AND GOT EVERYTHING WET (I DIDN'T); HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPLACED. HAVE TAKEN CAR BACK TO DEALER WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD ALL OF MY WEATHERSTRIPPING NEEDED REPLACING B/C THAT WAS ALLOWING WATER IN. HAD THIS DONE. HAPPENED AGAIN TONIGHT (WET WEATHER TODAY, BUT WAS NOT RAINING WHEN I WAS DRIVING). THE OTHER TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED, I'VE LET MY EQUINOX SIT WHERE IT DIED FOR A FEW DAYS TO LET IT "DRY OUT" AND THAT HAS WORKED, BUT THIS NOT EXACTLY THE BEST SOLUTION AS I DON'T LIVE IN THE DESERT AND IT DOES RAIN HERE. CHEVY DEALER OF NO HELP; SAID HE AGREES THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO ABOUT IT. ADVISED ME TO CALL CHEVY CS. I HAVE DEALT WITH THEM BEFORE ON ANOTHER EQUINOX ISSUE AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP. WISH I WOULD HAVE INVESTIGATED MY STATE'S LEMON LAW IN TIME. SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IS DANGEROUS!! *TR
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#10308669February 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CENTER CONSOLE (WHERE THE CONTROLS ARE FOR THE RADIO, HEATER/AC, DEFROSTER, HAZARDS, DOOR LOCKS, ETC.) INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF, AND LOCKS UP UNEXPECTEDLY. IT FIRST OCCURRED ON 1 DEC 09, AGAIN ON 2 JAN 10, AND SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. VEHICLE EXAMINED BY LANDERS-MCLARTY CHEVROLET IN HUNTSVILLE AL, THEY WITNESSED PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX OR REMEDY. THEY OPENED A TECHNICAL CASE #11124962, AND GM OPENED CASE #71-790900576. NO FIX TO DATE, ALTHOUGH THEY PROMISE THAT A SOLUTION IS BEING WORKED. SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES ARE PRESENTED BY THE CONSOLE?S ERRATIC OPERATION (SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T). IT IS WINTER NOW, AND WHEN THE CONSOLE IS OUT, THE HEATER, DEFROSTER, DOOR LOCKS, HAZARD LIGHTS AND ON-BOARD WARNING SYSTEM (VIA THE MENU BUTTON) DO NOT WORK. STARTING AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF 20-PLUS TIMES (DEALERS RECOMMENDED TEMP FIX TO RE-SET SYSTEM) DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A VIABLE SOLUTION, AND IT CERTAINLY PRESENTS ADDED STRESS ON THE STARTER AND CAUSES EXCESSIVE ENGINE WEAR IN COLD TEMPERATURES. *TR
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#10307779February 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY BRAND NEW CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2010, WHICH HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES HAS BEEN OVERHEATING ALREADY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES. THE ERROR MESSAGE THAT I AM GETTING: "AC OFF DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE". *TR
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#10308212February 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE WEEK AT ABOUT 40 MPH. *TR
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#10307417February 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IT SEEMS THAT THE BATTERY IS FINE AS ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE ARE WORKING, INCLUDING RADIO/DOOR LOCKS. WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS JUST "CLICK" AND THE MOTOR DOES NOTHING. THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER CHRISTMAS THIS PAST YEAR AS WELL. LUCKILY AT THAT TIME I WAS AT MY PARENTS HOUSE AND THOUGH JUMP STARTING IT WOULD NOT WORK, WE WERE ABLE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS AND THEN IT STARTED. I HAVE ALSO HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY RADIO (ACTUALLY ALL SOUND IN THE CAR - INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS) THAT RANDOMLY JUST DONT WORK OR THAT WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED BLAST SOUND FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE RADIO RETURNS TO NORMAL - BUT THE SIGNALS STILL PRODUCE A WIERD, SOMEWHAT ECHOING SOUND WHEN THEY DO CLICK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND SEND ME ON MY WAY.
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#10305267February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 09/04/09 I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 EQUINOX AND WITHIN 3,000 MILES I BEGAN EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT SHIFTING ISSUES AND ROUGH IDLING/STALLING AT STOPS. ON 01/08/10 I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE SHOP FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 60 DAYS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. VERY CONCERNING IS THAT EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE A NEW GM SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, GM IS NOT PROACTIVELY ADDRESSING THESE KNOWN ISSUES WITH BUYERS. RATHER THE ONUS HAS BEEN PUT INTO THE BUYERS HANDS. WHY IF THEY KNOW A PROBLEM EXISTS ARE THEY NOT OBLIGATED TO CONTACT BUYERS? THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS YOU WILL FIND ON THE WEB, IE EDMUNDS. THE FOLLOWING IS A CHRONOLOGY OF MY EXPERIENCE: #1) 12/08/09-2,561 MILES: CAR HESITATING BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING, VIBRATING BAD AT IDLE WITH S INTERMITTENT STALLS. GM BULLETIN 4469G-METAL SHAVING LEFT BEHIND IN THE TRANNY. REPLACE OIL, REPLACE ACTUATOR SOLENOIDS DUE TO DEBRIS BUILD-UP. #2) 12/15/09-2,713 MILES: ROUGH IDLING/HESITATION. REPLACED OIL LIKE BEFORE, NO DEBRIS. SERVICE BULLETIN FOR ECM UPDATE FOR TCM AND PCM. SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL OTHER BUYERS EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. #3) 12/22/09-2,939 MILES: UNABLE TO MERGE ONTO THRUWAY AND GET UP TO SPEED DO TO BUCKING AND VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING/SHIFTING. ALMOST INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT TRYING TO MERGE AND GAIN SPEED. BUCKING AT STOPS AND STALLING. SERVICE CODE P0011 FOUND IN COMPUTER FOR INTAKE POSITION SYSTEM FAILURE. NEEDED 2 CAM SHAFT ACTUATORS AGAIN. REPLACED OIL & FILTER. 01/08/10-~3,900MILES: CONTINUED ROUGH IDLE. POOR/HARD SHIFTING/HESITATION TO SHIFT ESPECIALLY IN 3 & 4 GEAR. IN 3 & 4 ENGINE SOUNDS MUFFLED AND STRUGGLES TO GAIN SPEED AS IF THE TRAN IS UP-SHIFTING TOO QUICKLY. WHEN UP-SHIFTING IN HIGHER GEARS IT HESITATES AND THEN JOLTS. IN SUMMARY, I AM TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR THE 4TH TIME, SAME PROBLEMS. NYS LEMON LAW BEING CONSIDERED. EACH TIME I HAVE LOST VEHICLE. *TR
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#10305569February 4, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2010 EQUINOX AND WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT PATH FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE STEERING WHEEL BINDS UP/STICKS AND I HAVE TO TUG ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO FREE IT. I AM TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK FOR FURTHER EVALUATION BUT IT APPEARS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BASED ON INTERNET INFO AND A COUPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH YOUR AGENCY. *TR
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#10306146February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
CARRIER BEARING FOR CHEY EQUINOX: RUBBER SEAL SEPARATED FROM CARRIER MOUNT WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO SLAM INTO THE PLATE, IN TURN CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO COME APART WHILE THE AUTO WAS MOVING. *JB
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#10305044February 4, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
SPARE TIRE WELL UNDER THE FLOOR IN THE REAR OF MY EQUINOX FILLS WITH WATER. THIS MORNING IT HAD MORE THAN TWO INCHES. I DID NOT REALIZE THIS WAS HAPPENING AND I DO NOT KNOW WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DOES HIS COWORKER (BOTH ARE FLEET VEHICLES). HE JUST TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND I LOOKED IN MINE. HE HAS GOTTEN A NEW COMPANY CAR AS HE WAS GETTING SICK FROM MOLD FROM THE LEAK. *TR
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#10304769February 3, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE STEERING WHEEL BINDS UP AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE A TUG TO GET IT FREED UP. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED IT STILL DOES IT. I OPENED A FILE WITH CHEVY ON THE PROBLEM AND THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED WAS THAT IS THE WAY THE NEW STEERING IS DESIGNED. NOTHING COMES UP ON THE SCANNER SO THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM,YET THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK THE CAR HOME HIMSELF AND HE ADMITTED IT HAPPENED TO HIM. *TR
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#10303952February 2, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I DRIVE A 06 CHEVY EQUINOX IT HAS 70,000 MILES NOW AND A FEW MONTHS AGO MY HEATER WENT OUT I LIVE IN COLORADO AND IT'S WINTER I HAVE A 1 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MY CAR WILL NOT DEFROST IN THE MORNING ITS EXTREMELY COLD AND IT SUCKS TO DRIVE WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE BECAUSE IT FREEZES ON THE INSIDE AND OUT OF MY WINDOWS AND ITS SO COLD ITS RIDICULOUS....THIS WEBSITE I WENT TO PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS ITS VERY COMMON AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE THE I DON'T HAVE 1200 TO FIX THIS DUMB BLEND DOOR PART THEY MADE SO CHEAP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHY WONT THEY RECALL IT??? GO CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS DUMB CAR IS CAUSING....HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-EQUINOX/TNMHVCTE76U9HGTH4/P9. *TR
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#10303342January 30, 2010
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. THIS MODEL ALSO HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT THE 2010 MODEL HAS. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK FOR THE CAR OR DEFROSTER. IT CAUSES POOR VISION AND CREATES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A DOOR THAT IS DEFECTIVE THAT CONTROLS THE HEAT. THE WHOLE DASH HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 800 DOLLARS. CHEVY KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO DO A RECALL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. *TR
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#10303169January 29, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12300.
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#10302920January 28, 2010
VISIBILITY, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
I HAD TO PAY $700 TO HAVE A DOOR IN MY HEATER REPLACED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD RAN OUT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING A LOT AND NOW THEY ARE PLACING METAL DOORS IN THE HEATER INSTEAD OF PLASTIC SO WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? I THINK I SHOULD BE REFUNDED MY MONEY SINCE THEY FIGURED OUT IT IS A MALFUNCTION OF THEIRS. MY SEAT BELT ALSO GOT STUCK WHERE MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT SITS SO I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE PUT IN. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO HAVE A SHORT IN THEM. *TW
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#10302895January 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE CENTER BEARING ON MY DRIVESHAFT BROKE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED BUT IN GOOD CONDITION. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WITH MY VEHICLE TO CAUSE THE BEARING TO BREAK. I SIMPLY MADE A TURN AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE NOISE AND THAT IT WAS DRIVING HORRIBLY. AS I TRAVELED A FEW MORE FEET DOWN THE ROAD IT JUST GOT WORSE. I TOOK IT INTO A CHEVY DEALER AND I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING ON REPAIR. *CN
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#10302287January 26, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT LED UP TO FAILURE...THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL STAY OFF EVEN THOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED AND ON THE DASH IT WILL READ, " SERVICE AIR BAG." I CALLED GM HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A TSB FOR THAT PROBLEM MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE SELECTED VIN NUMBERS AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10302405January 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
NO HEAT AS OF JANUARY 2010. CANNOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD, VERY LOW VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED BROKEN MODE DOOR. $1211 TO REPAIR, PLUS PARTS AND TAXES. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10302411January 26, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. HE STATED THAT THE DEFOG AND DEFROST SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH HAS CAUSED COLD AIR TO COME OUT OF THE VENTS. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE AND THAT WAS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE DASHBOARD APART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91000.
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0
#10302213January 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 VEHICLE TO WORK NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL. HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302120January 24, 2010
VISIBILITY
OWNED A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 34636 MILES, HEATER GAVE UP ON US, AND WENT TO FIND OUT THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT THE HEATER CASE DOOR NEEDS REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATE OF $1500, WITH 9HRS OF LABOR. NO ACCIDENTS LEADING TO, OR INJURIES, AS OF YET, HOWEVER, THE INTERIOR WINDOWS DO FOG UP CAUSING, MY WIFE AND I, TO CLEAR THE INTERIOR FOG, AND THEN MOVE ON. *TR
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