Chevrolet Equinox Complaints (2007)

685 consumer complaints on file.

#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
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
#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
#10323559April 2, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE THE 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WHICH BEEN A LEMON SINCE NEW. AMONG THE MANY BREAKDOWNS OVER THE THREE YEARS THE DRIVER SIDE POWER LOCK DOES NOT WORK AND THE MOST GLARING IS THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. MY WIFE WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE AND THE BATTERY FAILED. THE BATTERY NEEDED A SUDDEN RECHARGE. WHY PAY ON A VEHICLE WITH CONSTANT BREAKDOWNS. THE REPAIRS ALONE ON THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR ARE OVER 700 DOLLARS TO ALSO GET THE STABILITRAK LIGHT OFF. THE RECALL OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT NEEDS TO EXTEND TO THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX AS WELL. NOW WITH NO MONEY TO FIX THE MOTOR, THE DRIVING HAS AND IS AN ADVENTURE WITH NO POWER STEERING. EVEN IF I COULD FIX THE VEHICLE MYSELF, THE PART IS VIRTUALLY UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322401March 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I DISCOVERED A SMELL OF FUEL FROM MY VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED ON 3/25/10 AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX LT. IT IS JUST BEYOND WARRANTY AND NO EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED. THE FUEL LEAK IS BENEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS NO WEAR AND TEAR TO THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE LEAK IS DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING OF THIS PART. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY INJURY OR FIRE YET. BUT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317059March 5, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX, AND I LOST MY STEERING. I HAD TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE CHEVY COBALT IS HAVING NOW. I CONTACTED GM FOR SOME ASSISTANCE, AND THEY DID NOTHING. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE CHEVY COBALT MIGHT NOT BE THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. LUCKILY FOR ME, I DID NOT HAVE A ACCIDENT, OR ANY OTHER ISSUES LISTED BELOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317216March 5, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WERE I STRUCK TWO HORSES THAT RUN OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF ME IN MY 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LSI. THE FIRST HORSE STRUCK MY PASSENGERSIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND THIS CAUSED ME TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER HORSE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS VERY SERIOUS AND MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH. I KNOW THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE SET OF BY SPECIFIC SPEEDS AND DAMAGE BUT MY WHOLE FRONT OF MY 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS WAS NEARLY REMOVED. I WAS WEARING MY SAFETY BELT AND IT OFFERED LITTLE HELP SINCE I WAS HIT TWICE FROM OPPOSITE SIDES. I WAS TOLD BY RESPONDING EMERGENCY CREW THAT THE AIRBAG MUST HAVE BEEN FAULTY SINCE IT DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
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
#10291526November 9, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN AN OCCUPANT WAS IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THE AIR BAG TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES, IN WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289974October 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TWO WEEKS AGO, STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING. DIDN'T SEE ANY OBVIOUS LEAKAGE. TOOK TO SULLIVAN SATURN/CHEVROLET TO HAVE EMISSION REPAIR BUT THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM WITHOUT REMOVING GAS TANK. THEY CHARGE FOR THIS $500 WITHOUT KNOWING THE EXACT PROBLEM OR IF IT IS COVERED BY EMISSION WARRANTY. THE CAR IS TWO YEARS OLD AND THE LEAK, WHETHER EMISSION OR TANK SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I THINK POSSIBLE DEFECT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND EMISSION ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289503October 23, 2009
TIRES
HAVE HAD MY 07 EQUINOX FOR 1 MONTH AND 1 WEEK AND THE AREA IN THE BACK WHERE THE SPARE TIRE IS HAS FILLED WITH WATER MORE THAN ONCE. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING IT IN THE RAIN AND A VERY LOUD VIBRATING NOISE CAME AND WENT AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENTIRE TRIP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A LEAK. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT MY BEARINGS TO MY ALTERNATOR ARE WORN. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH MY EXPENSIVE PURCHASE THAT IS TURNING INTO MORE EXPENSE AS I DIDN'T GET A WARRANTY. WHO NEEDS A WARRANTY ON A 2 YEAR OLD CAR? WELL APPARENTLY YOU NEED ONE ON A 2007 EQUINOX. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288923October 19, 2009
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUNK COMPARTMENT REPLACED AND SOME AREAS AROUND THE FRAME OF THE BODY RE-SEALED DUE TO EXCESS WATER ACCUMULATING IN THE SPARE TIME AREA. I WAS FIRST TOLD BY THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP THAT IT WAS A DEFECT BUT WHEN I REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT GM DENIED THAT THE DEALER EVER TOLD THEM THIS. I BELIEVE GM IS DENYING THAT THERE ARE SOME STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL AND MY FEAR IS THAT ANOTHER YEAR DOWN THE ROAD THERE WILL BE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE FRAME/BODY OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE. ALSO, IT BOTHERS ME THAT WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO "BUY AMERICAN" BUT THE AMERICAN CAR MAKERS DO NOT WANT TO STAND UP TO THEIR PROMISE OF GOOD MAKEMANSHIP. I AM DISAPPOINTED AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE DISHONESTY AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL OF THIS CORPORATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287112October 12, 2009
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WATER LEAKING INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL. SIX INCHES OF WATER FOUND! DISCOVERED WHEN REAR SEAT FLOOR WAS SATURATED FROM THE SLOSHING IN THE SPARE TIRE AREA. FIRST 60,000 MILES VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN GARAGE. RECENTLY BEGAN LEAVING IT OUTSIDE, RAINY WEATHER OCCURRED, HENCE FLOODING OF SPARE TIRE AREA. DEALER DOES NOT ACCEPT AS "FACTORY DEFECT" GM BULLETIN DOCUMENT ID:2198426. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286917October 9, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL# 07V344000 (AIR BAGS, FRONTAL SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). AFTER THE REPAIR SHE EXPERIENCED ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS OUTLINED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280492August 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION AND KEY WONT TURN. LIKE THE IGNITION IS STUCK. GOT TO FIDDLE WITH IGNITION FOR @ 15 MINUTES AND FINALLY ITS "POPS LOOSE" AND LETS ME START IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279181August 3, 2009
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED AT APPROX 50MPH DUE TO WATER ON ROAD. DURING TRACTION SYSTEM OPERATION, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR, CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL AND PATH DEVIATION INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. THIS HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279183August 3, 2009
WHEELS
17" ALUMINUM WHEELS FREEZE TO THE REAR DISC BRAKE HUBS, REQUIRING SPECIAL TOOLS OR A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE. DEFECT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE A REAR WHEEL ON THE ROAD IN CASE OF A FLAT TIRE, POSSIBLY STRANDING THE DRIVER IN A REMOTE AREA OR IN DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEELS HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE AROUND DISC BRAKE BEARING HUB. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, DISCOVERED WHEN TIRES NEED TO BE ROTATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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