Chevrolet Equinox Complaints (2015)

680 consumer complaints on file.

#11144855November 2, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHIN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE LOST ALL SOUND IN MY 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JUNE 2017, THE SECOND TIME WAS OCTOBER 2018. THE FIRST TWO TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET AN UPDATE THROUGH OUR LOCAL DEALER. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT IF HAPPENED AGAIN, I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIO (AND RELATED COMPONENTS). THIS NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE RADIO, BUT ALL SOUND, BLINKERS, LANE DEPARTURE AND CRASH ALERT. PROOF OF SERVICE CAN BE PROVIDED IF REQUIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144160October 30, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM I HAD MY WIPERS RUNNING AT THE MEDIUM INTERVAL AND THEY COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, BETWEEN LARGE ORANGE BARRELS, AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO SUBSIDE. I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUSES AND THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I JUST GOT THE DIAGNOSTIC BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $355.00. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 55,000 MILES ON IT. I'M HOPING THAT IT WILL BE COVERED BY WARRANTY, ESPECIALLY SINCE A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AND I SEE OVER 20 OTHER REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND TURNED A 4 HOUR DRIVE INTO A 7.5 HOUR DRIVE BECAUSE I HAD TO STOP REPEATEDLY WHEN THE RAIN PICKED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143659October 29, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PUMPED GAS THIS AM, WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT CAR CUT OFF AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. NOW STILL ON WANT GO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143342October 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON THE EVENING OF THE 26TH OF OCTOBER 2018. FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND THOUGH GOOD REPLACED. THERE IS A HUM WHEN YOU TURN THE WIPERS ON. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE FRONT WIPERS, THE REAR WORKS FINE. DANGEROUS AS IT WAS ALMOST DARK AND I HAD TO DRIVE HOME SLOWLY AND OUT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. SEEMS THIS IS A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX AS I FOUND OUT IN RESEARCH. WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS? BEFORE OR AFTER A FATALITY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142556October 25, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIPER BLADES STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A THUNDERSTORM. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THROUGH MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL ON THE SIDE AND WAIT UNTIL MY VISIBILITY WAS CLEAR TO PROCEED ON MY ROUTE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142725October 25, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WITH OUT WARNING MY WIFES CAR WENT INTO ENGINE POWER FAILURE MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THEN 10 MPH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FOUR QUARTS LOW OF ITS MOTOR OIL. THEY THEN ASKED ME FOR ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS I HAD TO ESTABLISH A HISTORY. THEY HAD THE OIL CHANGES THAT I DID FROM THE DEALER, ONE FROM A WELL KNOW AUTO MERCHANDISER AND BECAUSE I DID THE MOST RECENT ONE MYSELF, THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT ONE BECAUSE THERE IS NO DOCUMENTATION OF ME DOING IT AND HENCE THE VEHICLES POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WILL NOT BE HONORED. THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS 75000 MILES ON IT. NO INDICATION OF ANY ISSUES WERE PRESENT AT ANYTIME WITH THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142115October 23, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN HARD RAIN ON A FREEWAY. WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHEVY EQUINOX AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE IN CANADA FOR SAME ISSUE. HAVE TO REPLACE BUSHINGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141532October 20, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HOME I TURNED ON WIPER BLADES TO CLEAN LIGHT RAIN FROM FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BLADE FAILED TO WORK. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A COUNTY/STATE ROAD IT WAS DARK OUT. ALSO UPON ARRIVING HOME WHILE STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE I AGAIN TRIED WIPERS, PASSENGER SIDE WIPER AGAIN, FAILED TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140509October 15, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING UP RAMP TO GET ONTO HIGHWAY WHEN CAR ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND I PRESSED ON BREAK PEDAL BUT THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN. I PUSHED HARDER TO GET CAR DOWN TO 65 AND THEN RELEASED BREAK AND IT ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. I THEN PUT BOTH FEET ON BREAK PEDAL AND PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD AT THAT POINT I KEPT BOTH FEET ON BREAK PEDAL UNTIL I GOT CAR OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED AT THAT TIME I PUT CAR IN PARK. THE ENGINE HAD SLOWED DOWN AND I TURNED THE KEY OFF. I THEN TURNED THE KEY TO ACCESSORY PUSHED CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THEN BACK OFF. SHUT KEY IN OFF POSITION THEN STARTED THE CAR AND HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE SINCE. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK THE LORD THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC OR IT WOULD HAVE BE A TRAGEDY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138854October 7, 2018
SEATS
WHEN SETTING DOWN IN MY CAR THE SET CLOSE UP ON YOU I HAVE TO STOP AND PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT THIS HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME I GET INTO MY CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131998September 27, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. THE MOTOR STILL WORKS AND THE FUSES AWARE GOOD. IT STOPPED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131625September 25, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPER LINKAGE ARM BROKE WHEN DRIVING ON ROAD. MADE WIPER INOPERABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130429September 20, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INDEPENDENTLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM VIEWING THE ROAD CLEARLY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED BEFORE RESUMING DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVID MAUS CHEVROLET (972 TOWNE CENTER BLVD, SANFORD, FL 32771, (407) 641-4198) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,950.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129301September 13, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT GOES ON EVERY FEW SECONDS. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF ANYONE IS IN THE SEAT OR IT IS EMPTY. IT JUST STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE AND I AM READING THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128763September 11, 2018
ENGINE
ON 9/11/18 I WAS DRIVING THRU AN INTERSECTION AND AND VAN PULLED IN FRONT OF ME CASUING ME TO BRAKE AND MY CAR SHUT OFF. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED SO I COULDN'T PULL OFF THE ROAD. IT TOOK 2 TRIES TO RE-START MY CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PRESSED ON THE GAS IT STARTED SPUTTERING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING. PREVIOUSLY WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT SAID THAT NO CODES SHOWED UP SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123984September 1, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH IN A RAIN STORM, THE WIPERS WENT CLEAR LEFT AND STOPPED WORKING, I COULD NOT SEE TO CROSS OVER AND PULL OFF AND ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT. WIPER MOTOR RUNNING, APPEARS TO BE BROKEN LINKAGE ARM. THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON SAME YEAR AND MODEL IN CANADA, WHY NOT US
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122897August 28, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EXTREME DESIGN FLAWS. REAR-SIDE/CORNER VIEW WINDOWS ARE TOO SMALL & LOCATION IS OF NO HELP VISUALLY. BACK SEAT HEAD RESTS ARE NON-REMOVABLE & BLOCK VIEW OF MERGING TRAFFIC. WE MUST FOLD DOWN BACK SEATS FOR SAFETY. RARELY DO WE CARRY BACK SEAT PASSENGERS; BACK SEAT HEAD RESTS SHOULD BE REMOVABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122648August 27, 2018
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PANEL HAS BEEN DETACHING ITSELF. POPPING IT BACK IN BUT IT CONTINUES TO FALL OFF ON ONE END. AFRAID IT MIGHT GO OFF AT RANDOM WHEN SOMEONE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121195August 21, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, DURING A TERRIBLE RAIN STORM, THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED. THANKFULLY, WE WERE SLOWING BECAUSE OF THE TORRENT OF RAIN AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF SAFELY AND CHECKED THE FUSES BUT THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHY NOT THE US?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121520August 21, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, RURAL, WINDING 2 LANE, SPEED 45MPH, WIPERS ON HIGH SPEED, BLADES SUDDENLY STOPPED IN UPRIGHT POSITION. NO VISIBILITY. HAD TO PULL TO SHOULDER AND WAIT OUT THE RAIN. FUSE GOOD. REAR WIPER WORKING. FRONT WIPER MOTOR MAKING SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO WORK. WAS TOLD AT AUTO PARTS STORE THAT SOME CONNECTION/GEAR INSIDE THE MOTOR LIKELY BUSTED. WOULD NEED A NEW WIPER MOTOR. DANGEROUS. LUCKY I WAS NOT ON A LARGE, BUSY FREEWAY AT THE TIME. THESE MOTORS SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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