Chevrolet Equinox Complaints

9,502 consumer complaints on file.

#10302005January 23, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NO HEAT, CAN'T DEFROST WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE AND SEE SAFELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302037January 23, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HEATER DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS GONE OUT, HAZARDS UNABLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS ADEQUATELY AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301907January 22, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE DESTINATION LE 235/65/16 TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SWAYED OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED AND THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE SIDEWALL EXHIBITED AN EXTREMELY LARGE BUBBLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN DUE TO A SAFETY HAZARD. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,769. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301927January 22, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE HEATER FAILED AND BEGAN BLOWING COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE HEATHER VALVE DOOR AND THE HEATER VALVE DOOR. THE DASHBOARD WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $1,500. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300474January 20, 2010
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT
2006 EQUINOX BLEND DOOR PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONS AND RENDERS DEFOGGER AND HEATERS USELESS IMPAIRING THE VISION AND SAFETY OF THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. PLEASE REVIEW THE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS FROM THE LINKS I LISTED BELOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME! HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-EQUINOX/TNMHVCTE76U9HGTH4 HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/WINDOW+DEFROSTER HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/2006/AC_HEATER/HEAT_BLOWS_OUT_COLD_AIR.SHTML HTTP://WWW.WEB2CARZ.COM/797/2006/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/REVIEWS/OVERVIEW#ADDREVIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300301January 19, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE HEAT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME THAT IT IS A HEATER BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 72K MILES AND THIS PART SHOULDN'T BE FAILING ALREADY. IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO - A YOUNG COUPLE IN A REMOTE AREA OF NORTH DAKOTA IN THE WINTER. AND, THEY HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT. THE HEATER BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR FAILS AND THEY ARE 200 HUNDRED MILES FROM THE NEAREST PLACE THEY CAN STOP FOR HEAT. THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE ALRIGHT WHEN THEY LEFT ON THEIR TRIP SINCE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD. INSTEAD, THEY ARE FACED WITH A SITUATION THAT COULD BE FATAL. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS SITUATION ON ALL CHEVY EQUINOXES AND PONTIAC TORRENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300370January 19, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HVAC SYSTEM WENT OUT ON 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES AND WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY WHICH WAS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. WE LIVE IN COLORADO SPRINGS,COLORADO AND HAD MAJOR SNOWSTORM WHEN HEATER WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 25. SAFETY OF DRIVER AND OTHERS WERE PUT AT JEOPARDY DUE TO VEHICLE HEATER FAILURE. FRONT WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT DEFROST PUTTING DRIVER AT RISK. AFTER GETTING HOME SAFELY LOOKED AT INTERNET SITE (TOPIX.COM) AND FOUND APPROXIMATELY 230 OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAS HAD THE SAME TYPE FAILURE OF THE 2006 EQUINOX HEATER SYSTEM FAILURE. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM BY CHEVROLET PUTTING AT RISK THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL WHEN CHEVROLET KNOWS OF THE FAILURE OF THE HEATER SYSTEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON JANUARY 8, 2009 AND EXPLAINED HEATER FAILURE AND CONCERN TO LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE IS NO VEHICLE RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE AND THAT THE NUMBER OF HEATER FAILURES FOR THIS MODEL VERSUS SALES OF THIS MODEL IS LOW. COSTS TO REPLACE HEATER ON VEHICLE WAS $1100 BUT DUE TO MY COMPLAINT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL NOTICE ISSUED BY CHEVROLET DUE TO NUMBER OF HEATER FAILURES ON THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE PUTTING DRIVERS AT RISK BY NOT BEING ABLE TO USE DEFROSTER TO PROVIDE CLEAR VISIBILITY ON WINDSHIELD AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS PRESENTLY A SAFETY RECALL (#090298) DATED DECEMBER 18,2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V489000 FOR THE 2010 EQUINOX DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON SAFETY AND VISIBILITY ISSUE. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THE HEATER SYSTEM IN THE 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR VEHICLE OWNERS. OWNERS ARE HAVING TO PAY FROM $800 TO $1100 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE HEATER SYSTEM REPAIRED SO THAT THEY CAN SAFELY DRIVE IN THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND SAFELY SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH A WORKING DEFROSTER. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE NHTSA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300204January 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY
HOPEFULLY I CAN FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WITH MY WIFE'S 2005 EQUINOX. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING AROUND THE LUGGAGE RACK ALL EQUINOXES , THE SPARE TIRE AREA FILLS UP WITH WATER AND RUNS OVER THE FLOORBOARD WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES I HAVE CONTACTED VARIOUS PEOPLE WITH NO RESULTS. EXCEPT THAT IT'S MY PROBLEM AND WILL COST $800.00 TO REPAIR. THIS SUMMER I NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR WINDOWS ON MY WIFE'S CAR WERE FOGGING UP THE CARPET IN THE BACK SEAT WAS WET. I THOUGHT MY DAUGHTER LEFT THE WINDOWS DOWN, THEN ONE DAY MY DAUGHTER HIT THE BRAKES HARD ONE DAY AND 5 GALLONS OF WATER ROLLED FROM THE BACK SEAT TO THE FIREWALL. WHEN THEY GOT HOME I REMOVED THE TRUNK AREA COVERS AND FOUND 2 TO 3 GALLONS OF WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL .REMOVED THE WATER AND AIR DRIED THE CARPET . NOW EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE AREA FILLS UP AND I REMOVE IT , THIS HAS BEEN A WET YEAR. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE PRIORITY CHEVY DEALER ON MILITARY HIGHWAY AND VARIOUS EMAILS TO GM /CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE ONLINE, TALKED TO WAYNE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND BILLY BOYLE IN THE BODY SHOP AT PRIORITY CHEVY. THEY BOTH TOLD ME THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING INTO THE SPARE TIRE AREA ON 2005 EQUINOX. WAYNE SAID THEY DON'T DO WATER REPAIRS AND REFERRED ME TO WALT'S WATERWORKS IN CHESAPEAKE FOR THE REPAIRS, WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY ARE BOOKED 2 WEEKS OUT AND THAT THEY HAD TWO EQUINOXES IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THE MAIN REASON FOR GOING TO PRIORITY CHEVY , THEY PERFORMED A REPAIR TO THE CAR LAST YEAR AFTER A COLLISION MY WIFE WAS IN . THEY REPAIRED THE REAR BUMPER AREA AND DIDN'T INFORM ME OF ANY WATER PROBLEMS THEN. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO BILLY ON THE 22 DEC 09 AT 1600 TO LET HIM LOOK AT IT THE AREA, I REPORTED THIS TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE , I WORKED WITH CARLOS ( 1-800-222-1020, / 866-962-2868 ,SERVICE REQUEST # 71-787470750) THERE UNTIL HE PASSED IT UP TO HIS REGIONAL MANAGER WHO CALLED ME ON CHRISTMAS EVE TO TELL ME THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299837January 15, 2010
VISIBILITY
CAR HEAT STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. CAR ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR AND WILL NOT DEFROST THE WINDOWS. IN ADDITION THE WINDOWS FOG WITH NO SOURCE TO DEFOG . *TR UPDATED 01/25/10 *BF UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299745January 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STEERING
MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX LS STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. THE ELECTRICAL ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE RADIO WILL START FLASHING AND THE AIR BAG WARNING KEEPS COMING ON EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE STATED ALL OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE OWNED IT. I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299783January 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TERRIBLE ODOR THAT WE CANNOT GET RID OF.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299603January 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR-BEFORE AND AFTER WARRANTY. MOST RECENTLY, I HAD TO PAY OVER 1600.00 TO HAVE MY HEAD GASKETS REPLACED/REPAIRED. I AM STILL WAITING TO SEE IF DIFFERENT GASKETS ARE CRACKED AND WILL NEED REPAIR. I HAVE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS REPAIRS SHOPS AND ONLINE SOURCES, THAT THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY EQUINOX WERE KNOWN BEFORE BEING PUT OUT FOR SALE. MY CAR OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOCKED UP. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THESE ISSUES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF CHEVY WOULD HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO SELLING. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A FOUR YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD REQUIRE THIS MUCH WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299082January 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON JAN. 11, 2010 I STARTED MY CAR TO LET IT WARM UP BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK. I LET THE CAR RUN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. DROVE THE 20 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK, AND WHEN I GOT DOWNTOWN, THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF STREET AND STOP CAR. RESTARTED CAR AND PUT INTO DRIVE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON, AND DON'T HAVE ANY POWER. WAS ABLE TO COAX CAR TO GO THREE BLOCKS TO PARKING LOT, AND CALLED DEALER WHO CAME AND GOT THE CAR. AFTER CHECKING, I WAS TOLD THAT WATER HAD LEAKED DOWN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDOW, FREEZING, THAWING AND BACKING UP WHICH GOT TO THE WIRING AND BURNT IT OUT. REALLY GLAD THAT I WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE THAT MORNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299559January 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1) FAIRLY NEW CHEVY EQUINOX (2006) WITH $65,000 MILES OVERHEATED IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING - WITHIN A DAY, DIFFICULTY STARTING VEHICLE AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING - CAR SHOWED NO SYMPTOMS UNTIL PROBLEM OCCURRED 2) CAR OVERHEATS AND STALLS OUT AS A RESULT - PER THE MECHANIC, IT HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS 3) HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT $2,800 - THE CAR ISN'T EVEN FOUR YEARS OLD AFTER RESEARCHING MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF MY COST OF REPAIR WAS WITHIN THE AVERAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS, I SAW THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY EQUINOX, AND THAT IT IS LIKELY A FAULTY DESIGN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298916January 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
LOSES ANTIFREEZE AFTER EACH TIME IT IS USED. ALWAYS HAVING TO PUT MORE ANTIFREEZE BACK IN IT. ALSO, HEAT QUITS WORKING OFTEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298930January 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
HAVE A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. HAVING ISSUE WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE. WILL START OK SOME TIMES AND OTHERS ITS A BEAR TO START. HAVE HAD TO PRESS ON GAS PEDDLE TO GET STARTED. I HAVE TAKEN BACK TO A COUPLE OF GARAGES AND HAVE HAD INJECTORS CLEANED AND A COMPLETE TUNE UP ON THE VEHICLE. AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH TRYING TO START IT UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298500January 6, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2006 HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY HEATER DOOR OR TEMP VALVE. NOW I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298306January 5, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX MY HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR IN ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD. IT STOPPED WORKING AT 26,000 MILES AND MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. CHEVROLET SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I LIVE IN NEW YORK. IT IS CURRENTLY 30 DEGREES OUTSIDE I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND A 4 YEAR OLD I CAN NOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS BECAUSE I HAVE NO HEAT IN MY CAR. HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE.THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE OWNING A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS GOING TO COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1,500 TO $1,800 DOLLARS I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN I CAN NOT AFFORD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY WHEN CHEVY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297944January 4, 2010
VISIBILITY
2005 CHEVY EQUINOX - THE HEATER/FRONT DEFOGGER STOPPED WORKING DUE TO GM BLEND DOOR OR HEATER ACTUATOR VALVE FAILURE ISSUE. DUE TO THIS FAILURE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON COLD MORNINGS OR EVENING, DUE TO THE POOR VISIBILITY CREATED BY THE INABILITY TO DEFOG THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY WE LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX, SO THE CAR IS ONLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THREE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. IN THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THE WEB, THERE ARE HUNDREDS, LIKELY THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT GM HAS RECALLED THE 2010 VERSION OF THE SAME CAR FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE SAME RESULT, POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO THE FAILING DEFOGGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298140January 4, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2006 EQUINOX WITH 32,000 MILES. NO HEAT. DEALER SAID CONTROL WAS BAD, REPLACED THAT THEN SAID THE BLEND DOOR WAS ALSO BAD. HAD TO REPLACE THAT ALSO. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS FOR A 3 YR OLD CAR, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY BY A COUPLE OF MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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