Chevrolet Equinox Complaints (2005)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10244231October 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PLEASE NOTE MY 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES MECHANICALLY AS I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM,I HAVE BEEN UTTERLY IGNORED ,ONLY LETTER AND NO ACTION TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE HAS. I HAVE WRITTEN BETH KUCHARSKI AT GM-300 RENAISSANCE CENTER DETROIT MICHIGAN SEVERAL TIMES EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT,AND HAVE MADE OVER 100 INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS TO THE CHEVY RESOURCE CENTER FOR OVER A PERIO OF 2 YEARS TO NO AVAIL,THEY HAVE IGNORED AND HAVE NOT ONCE CAME UP WITH A EQUITABLE SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243610September 27, 2008
WHEELS, SUSPENSION
2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, MILEAGE 68,800. "GROWLING" HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. DIAGNOSED BY REPAIR SHOP AS REAR HUB BEARINGS GOING BAD AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SEIZING OR LOSE OF WHEELS. NO RECALL HAS APPARENTLY BEEN ISSUED AND IT ISN'T A "KNOWN" PROBLEM BUT LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAD 16 REPLACEMENTS IN STOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241803September 11, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ANY ATTEMPT AT BRAKING RESULTED IN RAPID POUNDING. THIS WAS NOT THE ABS ACTIVATING. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER (O'KEEFE CHEVROLET, IPSWICH, MA) FOR INSPECTION. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE SERIOUSLY WORN DOWN AND BOTH THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD SLIGHTLY LESS THAT 18,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS OUT OF THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY DUE TO THE ELAPSED TIME. THE DEALER REFUSED ANY WARRANTY CONSIDERATION FOR THE CAR. MY CONCERN WAS THAT THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF MILEAGE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT O'KEEFE STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO "LACK OF USE". NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FOUND THIS TO BE UNBELIEVABLE. I ASKED HOW THE BRAKES COULD BE WORN DOWN BY LACK OF USE. DO THEY DETERIORATE STANDING STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY? I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FURTHER EXPLORE THIS FAILURE. CHEVROLET'S ONLY RESPONSE WAS THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BRAKES FAILING AT LOW MILEAGE WAS IGNORED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AS SHE "WAS NOT TECHNICALLY TRAINED". MY CONCERN IN THE MATTER IS THAT THE BRAKES USED FOR THE 2005 EQUINOX WERE OF SUBSTANDARD QUALITY. THIS PLACE BOTH ME AND MY FAMILY IN A HAZARDOUS POSITION USING THE CAR. AT 18,000 MILES, YOU DON'T EXPECT A PROBLEM TO BE THE BRAKES. CHEVROLET HAS IGNORED MY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240067August 28, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONDENSATION IN HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY, BAD SEAL AROUND HEADLAMP. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NO LONGER REQUIRED TO FIX. A CAR THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE A SEAL GO BAD LEADING TO A BUILDUP OF WATER INSIDE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. I FELT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND GM SHOULD FIX IT, THEY FEEL OTHERWISE SITTING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, I DISAGREE, HENCE THE COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239206August 21, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BEARINGS AND SHAVED THE ROTORS. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS, SWAY BAR, AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES AT THE COST OF OVER $1,000. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SWAY BAR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REALIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238929August 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2005 EQUINOX WITH NORMAL DRIVING, MOSTLY HIGHWAY. BEGAN TO HEAR THE TYPICAL SOUNDS OF A FAILING BEARING PRIOR TO 60,000 MILES. VIBRATION IN STEERING, HUM PRESENT WHEN DRIVING, UNEVEN WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. REPLACED RFHUB UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROX. 69,000 MILES. WITHIN 10,000 MILES THAT RFHUB BEGAN TO FAIL, BY THE TIME I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I HAD SURPASSED MY WARRANTY AND THE 12 MONTHS/12,000 WARRANTY ON THE INSTALLED PART VIA THE DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THE PART TO FAIL SO QUICKLY, WHICH IS NEWS TO ME! HOW CAN A BEARING FAIL THAT QUICKLY AND NOT BE DEFECTIVE. WAS FORCED TO PAY OVER 500.00 TO REPLACE IT. HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT A RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS AND RECEIVED THE "WE COULDN'T REPLICATE IT" RESPONSE SINCE INITIAL COMPLAINT PRIOR TO 60,000 MILES. HAVE HEARD THAT THE TIERODS ARE TO BLAME, HAVE MENTIONED IT, BUT STILL DEAL WITH THIS RATTLE THAT GOES UNACCOUNTED. ALSO HAVE BAD ELECTRICAL THAT "CAN'T BE REPLICATED" AT THE DEALERSHIP. RADIO AND PANEL IN DASH FLASH AT RANDOM TIMES AS IF A WIRE WERE LOOSE OR SHORTING, LOUD BOOMING THUDS COME FROM THE SPEAKERS AT THE SAME TIME. SPEAKER BLEW IN DOOR, BUT AFTER WARRANTY. REGARDLESS OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THESE THINGS WHEN TAKEN IN TO GET LOOKED AT. FUEL GAGE STICKS, BUT EITHER HAVE TO PAY 120.00 TO POSSIBLY CORRECT IT WITH A FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER, OR PAY 700.00 TO REPLACE FUEL FILTER. SUCH GREAT OPTIONS. MY FAMILY HAS WORKED FOR GENERAL MOTORS FOR YEARS, IT'S A SHAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238523August 17, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CARS SHAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238318August 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FIRST I HAD IGNITION PROBLEMS, AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS, BATTERY BEING DRAINED WITHOUT CAUSE, WINDOW CONTROL AND SO FORTH. EACH TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND EACH TIME A REPAIR WAS MADE. ONLY AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OUT DID I DISCOVER BY ACCIDENT THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. THE MAIN DASH WIRING HARNESS LOCATED IN THE LEFT FLOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS SIGNS OF MELTING, AND SHORTS WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT. THE SHORTAGE CAUSES THE AIR CONDITIONER TO STOP BLOWING AND WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY DIE OUT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR EVALUATED BY TWO MECHANICS WHO BOTH STATED, WITHOUT KNOWING SOMEONE ELSE HAD LOOKED AT IT, THAT THE CAR IS A FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. I ALSO SPOKE WITH A LOCAL BODY SHOP THAT HAS REPAIRED AT LEAST ONE EQUINOX THAT BURNED DUE TO THIS SAME WIRING HARNESS. THE REPAIRS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MADE AT A COST OF $4,000.00. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MORE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAN HAS BEEN REPORTED AND HOPE THAT OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WILL SPEAK OUT AS GENERAL MOTORS IS UNWILLING TO INVESTIGATE THIS. I ENCOURAGE NEW CAR BUYERS TO BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY, AS I HAVE BEEN SORELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND SERVICE. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENTIAL AFTER BEING TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE REAR TO CAUSE A NOISE. UPDATED 12/04/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237946August 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS I'VE EXPERIENCED TWO FAILED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON DRIVER SIDE CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, CHEVY GARAGE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY NOW UPON GETTING VEHICLE INSPECTED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CARRIER BUSHING THAT CONNECTS FRONT DRIVESHAFT TO REAR DRIVESHAFT HAS FAILED WHICH COULD CAUSE DRIVESHAFTS TO FALL OFF. CAR IS A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT, I FEEL GM SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND CHECK THESE PROBLEMS OUT BEFORE DRIVERS HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PEOPLE ARE NOT REPORTING THESE FAILED COMPONENTS BECAUSE GARAGES ARE FIXING UNDER WARRANTY SO IT DOESN'T GET REPORTED TO YOU. I FEEL THESE COMPONENTS ARE DEFECTIVE RIGHT FROM FACTORY SO THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236633August 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
JUST THIS WEEK, WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY 2005 EQUINOX DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET AND WOULD NOT START....WHEN THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP GOT IT (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) THEY FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP BLEW A FUSE AND WHILE REPLACING THE FUSE IT CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM. SO I HAD TO FORK OVER A SMALL FORTUNE TO HAVE THE FUEL FILTER REPLACED. SHOULDN'T SOMETHING LIKE THE FUEL FILTER, OF WHICH IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, BE UNDER A LIFE TIME WARRANTY FROM THE ORIGINAL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236552July 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN THE ON POSITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SHE MENTIONED THE DEFECT TO THE MECHANIC, AND THEY INFORMED SHE SHOULD CHECK FOR RECALLS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V302000) HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,776.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236554July 31, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
OUR 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX BEGAN TO BLOW WARMER AIR THAN USUAL WHEN IN THE COLDEST AIR CONDITIONING SETTING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS AN INTERNAL VALVE IN THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. $1,050.00 TO REPLACE. OUR VEHICLE IS 9 MONTHS AND 4,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE SAID WITHOUT HAVING TO LOOK ANYTHING UP. IT'S A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL YEAR EQUINOX AND THE PART IS BACK ORDERED FOR 2 MONTHS BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235756July 25, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE PEDAL IN MY 2005 EQUINOX WENT TO THE FLOOR. I USED MY FOOT TO BRING IT BACK UP AND THEN HAD THE HYDRAULICS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. EXAMINATION BY MY CAR X REPAIR SERVICE SHOWED AND E CLIP IS USED TO HOLD THE MEDAL BAKE ROD TO THE PLUNGER HAD COME OUT CAUSING IT SOMETIMES TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE OTHER PART. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY AS YOU NEVER KNEW WHEN YOU WOULD HAVE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235077July 20, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A CRASH THAT DESTROYED THE DRIVERS FRONT FENDER AND FORCED THE CAR INTO A TREE WITH A FORCE TO DENT THE FENDER AND DESTROYING THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT A SPRING THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231225June 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TOOK DELIVERY O '05 EQUINOX IN JUNE OF '04. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I BEGAN HAVING AN ODOR OF COOLANT IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HAD COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AND TANK CLEANED OUT IN APRIL OF '05. THIS WAS APPARENTLY BEFORE A TSB WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. IN MARCH OF '06 I HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS TIME THEY HAD A TSB FOR IT AND CHANGED THE HOSES AND COOLANT UNDER WARRANTY. AGAIN IN JULY OF '06 DEALER REPLACED THE TANK AND COOLANT DUE TO COOLANT GELLING IN TANK. IN AUGUST OF '06 WITH 35,557 MILES ON THE CAR (JUST UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY THERE WAS AGAIN THE SMELL ACCOMPANIED BY OVERHEATING. DEALER FOUND LEAKS IN THE FRONT AND REAR HEAD GASKET. JUST BARELY GOT THIS JOB IN UNDER WARRANTY! WITHIN WEEKS I WAS BACK AT THE DEALER FOR A HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE HEAD GASKET. (WHY DIDN'T THEY CHECK THIS WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE HEAD GASKET IF THAT WAS THE CASE?) ANYWAY I WAS BACK TO THE DEALER BY DECEMBER DUE TO THE SOUND OF AIR IN THE SYSTEM AFTER THE HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. THEY FOUND A LEAK BETWEEN THE TRANNY AND THE BACK OF THE BLOCK. THEY REPLACED THE METAL HEATER O-RING THAT WAS LEAKING. I NEVER ASKED FOR ANY OF THE OLD PARTS FROM THE DEALER. I RECENTLY HAD THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC (NOT THE DEALER) BECAUSE OF THE SMELL OF COOLANT IN THE CABIN AND THE SOUND OF WATER RUSHING/AIR IN THE SYSTEM. HE TOLD ME THERE IS A TSB FOR HTH PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO FLUSH THE SYSTEM AND CHANGE ALL THE HOSES. THAT WAS THE END OF MARCH AND I WAS SAVING $ FOR THE JOB. THIS WEEK MY CAR OVERHEATED ALL THE WAY TO THE RED AND WHEN I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR IT WAS EMPTY. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE OR FLUSH THE COOLANT SYSTEM EVERY FEW MONTHS OR YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST MUCH LONGER. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE ON A REMEDY FOR THE SITUATION I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH I HAVE NOT LISTED HERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231230June 16, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
PROBLEMS WITH CAR BEGAN IMMEDIATELY (TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER, ODOMETER, WINDOW MOTOR, CAR SHIFTING ABRUPTLY, AND SKIDDING ON ANY WET SERVICE.) FINALLY WENT INTO 20 FT SKID, WHEELS LOCKED, NO RESPONSE TO STEERING. CAR HIT POLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. CAR TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10231014June 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BEGINNING IN 2007, THE CAR WOULD STALL A LITTLE WHEN I TRIED TO START IT. IT WOULD CATCH AND START, BUT THE NOISE WAS OF SOME CONCERN. EARLY THIS YEAR, THE CAR WOULD FAIL TO START AT ALL WHEN I WENT TO CRANK IT. I'VE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE SHOPS AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY'VE BOTH TOLD ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS STRANDED AGAIN TODAY, BUT THE CAR FINALLY STARTED AFTER I WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP, THE FOLKS WORKING ON IT RAN EVERY TEST THEY NEW OF AND TRIED TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM BUT COULDN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228827May 24, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS THAT HOLD THE BACK HATCH OPEN(UP) ON MY EQUINOX JUST QUIT WORKING WITH OUT ANY WARNING . THE HATCH IS SO HEAVY I CAN'T USE IT THERE IS NO SAFE WAY OF HOLDING UP THE HATCH TO PUT ANYTHING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. I'M LOOKING INTO BUYING A NEW SET ,ONE FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE .IF I FIND THEM I WILL KEEP THE OLD ONES.,UNTIL I HEAR OTHERWISE .. IF I ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE HATCH, ITS SLAMS DOWN VERY HARD BECAUSE THE HATCH ITSELF IS SO HEAVY . IF A CHILD HAPPEN TO BE NEAR THE HATCH WHEN IT GOES DOWN THEY COULD BE HURT VERY BADLY AS COULD AN ADULT. I NO LONG CAN OPEN THE HATCH AS ITS TOO HEAVY TO LIFT . THE INFO ON THE PUMPS IS STABILUS USA GASTONIA NC 28052 5480869 4992RQ0830N 007105 B20 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227849May 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
77K MILES ON VEHICLE, LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALSO IGNITION CYLINDER FAILURE, DEXCOOL COOLANT SUPPOSEDLY IS DEGRADING THE NYLON MATERIAL IN COOLANT LINES, THE ENTIRE HEAD GASKET UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED ($1500), I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS FOR VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT MISSED A SCHEDULE PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE/OIL CHANGE/ETC...FOR VEHICLE AND I BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF OF LOT WITH 83 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227272May 11, 2008
SUSPENSION
I TOOK TITLE TO MY 2005 EQUINOX ON DEC 27, 2004. ON MAY5, 2007, I REPORTED A NOISE IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE PARTS AND 1.5 MONTHS LATTER REPLACED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL DRUM & CLUTCH PACK ASSEMBLY ON SEP 9, 2005, I REPORTED A GROANING NOISE IN THE FRONT END TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON SEP 16, 2005, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS AND BOTH TORSION BAR SUPPORTS. ON DEC 16, 2006, I REPORTED A TAPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. ON NOV 13, 2006 REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND LAGS ON UPHILLS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD FUND NO PROBLEM. ON MAY 1, 2007, REPORTED THAT THE DOOR CHIME COMES ON WHEN NO KEY IS IN IGNITION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER. ON AUG 16, 2007 REPORTED THE SAME NOISE FROM FRONT END AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED UPPER STRUT MOUNTS. ON OCT 30, 2007 REPORTED THAT THE GROANING NOISE WAS BACK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED STRUT MOUNTS AND REPOSITIONED STRUT BOOT. ON MAR 18, 2008, REPORTED THE NOISE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE LEAKING STRUT MOUNTS. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR WAS MAKING THE SAME GROANING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. TO THE DEALERSHIPS CREDIT, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY NICE ABOUT ALL OF THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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