Chevrolet Equinox Complaints (2005)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10694736March 16, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FRONT LIGHTS ON THE CAR COMES ON AT NIGHT WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, NOT BEING USED BY PERSONS. THIS CAR MAY NOT START IN THE MORNING BECAUSE THE BATTERY MAYBE DEAD, DUE TO LIGHTS COMING ON BY IT SELF. WE HAD THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH REPLACED IN THE PAST WEEK, AND THAT'S WHEN THE LIGHTS STARTED TO ACT UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694136March 13, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692714March 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
IN THE PAST THE TRANSMISSION HAS QUIT WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, NOW THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692420March 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STEERING
ON 2/17/15, I, ALONG WITH 3 OF MY CHILDREN, WERE DRIVING ALONG THE ROADWAY AT APPROX. 7AM. AS I WENT AROUND A MINOR BEND IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT SLAMMING THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTO THE SNOWBANK AROUND THE GUARDRAIL. IT CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD AS I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND LIGHTLY MOVE THE WHEEL TO GET US BACK INTO OUR LANE. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN IT UP, I WAS SENT INTO A SPIN UNTIL THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE SNOW ON OUR SIDE OF THE ROAD, BRINGING US TO A STOP. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED & AS I TRIED TO PULL AWAY, I REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON. IT HAD SHUT ITSELF DOWN. I HAD MY BROTHER LOOK AT IT & TEST DRIVE, HE FOUND NOTHING, SO I ASSUMED IT WAS A 1 TIME EVENT AND PROCEEDED TO USE THE VEHICLE. ON 2/22/15, MY NEPHEW AND MY DAUGHTER USED THE VEHICLE TO GO TO TOWN. HE GOT LESS THAN 3 MILES FROM HOME, HEADING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, WHEN HE REALIZED THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO STEERING. HE LOOKED DOWN & SAW THAT ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT ITSELF OFF. HE TOO ENDED UP CRASHING. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RD, INTO THE SNOWBANK JUST BEFORE A SEMI WENT SPEEDING BY. AGAIN, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT CONCERNS ME WITH THE MASSIVE RECALL THAT I FOUND ONLINE, THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST, BUT MANY PPL SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN OUR INCIDENTS. BUT THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE & SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROADS IN THIS CONDITION. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT BOTH INCIDENTS WERE DURING A CLEAR SPOT IN TRAFFIC. NOW THE VEHICLE SITE IN MY DRIVE BECAUSE I DO NOT TRUST THAT WHATEVER THEY DO WILL FIX IT & I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE PASS THIS DEATH TRAP ON TO ANYONE ELSE. I CONTACTED GM HOPING FOR A BIT OF HELP & PERHAPS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY REFUSED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691759March 3, 2015
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD BEEN CHANGED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682617February 10, 2015
ENGINE
I PURCHASED THE EQUINOX ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND IT HAD 1 PRIOR OWNER. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH START UP. AND RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK LAST WEEK IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS JUST NOT RUNNING PROPERLY, I ENDED UP STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION.. WHEN I FINALLY IT HOME IT STALLED AGAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY.. I'M REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS VEHICLE HAS SO MANY ISSUES AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS! I WORK HARD TO PAY THE BILLS I ALREADY HAVE AND REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THING OR PAY FOR A NEW VEHICLE.. PLEASE TELL CHEVY TO PULL THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR BUTTS AND TRY HELPING SOME HARD WORKING FOLKS INSTEAD OF TRYING TO KILL THEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682106February 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680718February 2, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I TRIED STARTING CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND WOULD NOT START. PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO START AND FINALLY STARTED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. HAD THE FUEL FILTER CHANGED AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679460January 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECEIVED VEHICLE UPON MY MOTHERS PASSING. HAD 45K ON IT, GARAGED AND ONLY IN TOWN DRIVING. IN JUST OVER YEAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE REAR ROCKER JOINT, AC UNIT, FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER, FRONT BRAKES AND STARTER. NOW, THERE IS A WATER NOISE UNDER HOOD AND TRUCK IS STARTING TO ROCK WHEN AT STOP LIGHT. IT IS ALSO TRYING TO RUN HOT BUT NO LIGHTS, LEAKS OR ISSUE CAN BE FOUND. THE BACK SPOILER WAS LOOSE HTTP BEFORE THEN AND LEAKS IN THE BACK. LIFT GATE HARD TO OPEN AND MOLDING AROUND FRONT WINDSHIELD IS COMING LOOSE. I HAVE 65K ON THIS TRUCK. THERE IS NO WAY THIS TRUCK SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS LIGHTLY USED AUTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671163January 8, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION CYLINDER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668690December 29, 2014
ENGINE
CAR OVERHEATED GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE (ABOUT 65 MPH). BLEW A HEAD GASKET, FIXED THAT. THEN OVERHEATED A WEEK LATER WHILE IN TOWN DRIVING (ABOUT 45 MPH) BLEW A HEAD GASKET AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664502December 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I WOULD TRY TO START THE CAR THE STARTER WOULD STICK AND JUST KEEP TURNING OVER AND OVER, AND WOULD NOT START, WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT TO START I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE RPM'S WOULD SHOOT UP BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AND DROP TO 0 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND EVERYTHING IN THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN, THIS IS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SET THERE UNTIL IT DECIDED TO START, SOMETIMES IT TOOK AWHILE AND OTHERS IT WOULD START RIGHT UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT, THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS, I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT VERY BADLY. ALSO THE KEY WOULD STICK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT TURN I WOULD HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND ROCK IT BACK AND FORTH IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN TO START THE CAR. I HAD EVERYTHING POSSIBLE DONE TO THIS CAR THAT THE MECHANIC COULD POSSIBLY THINK OF, EVEN A NEW COMPUTER AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LATER IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY BAD WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IT NEED TO BE FIXED. I AM TIRED OF PUTTING OUT MONEY AND IT NOT BEING RESOLVED. HAVE PAPER WORK ON ALL THE WORK DONE TO THE CAR. MORE THEN 1 MECHANIC HAS LOOKED AT IT AND THEY ARE STILL SCRATCHING THERE HEADS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660580November 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION WOULD LOCK MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE PASSLOCK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. THE CONSUMER OWNS 2 CHEVROLETS WITH THE SAME MALFUNCTION. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATED 9/28/15*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660222November 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOUND KEY WOULD NOT TURN PAST 'OFF' POSITION. AFTER WIGGLING KEY FINALLY TURNED ON AND WAS OK. AFTER A FEW DAYS FOUND KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. SEVERAL DAYS LATER FOUND KEY WOULD NOT MOVE SWITCH TO FULL OFF POSITION. JUST FOUND THIS SITE AND SEE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR TROUBLES. LOOKS TO ME LIKE THESE SWITCHES ARE POORLY MANUFACTURED AND SHOULD BE REPLACE BY GM AT NO OR MINIMAL CHARGE TO OWNERS WHO TRUSTED THEY WERE PURCHASING A TOP NOTCH VEHICLE WITH A TRUST-WORTHY MANUFACTURER. MILEAGE AT FAILURE 90,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654583November 12, 2014
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARK, THE SHIFT LEVER INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653216November 6, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ENGINE
WATER NOISE IN DASH FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. LOOSING ANTIFREEZE BUT CAN'T FIND WHERE. NOW THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. CAN BECOME AN ISSUE WHEN DRIVING SINCE WINDSHIELD CAN FOG UP AND YOU CAN'T GET RID OF IT WITH YOUR DEFROSTER... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648343October 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644312October 13, 2014
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT THE FRONT DOOR. VEHICLE WENT RIGHT AFTER IMPACT AT FULL THROTTLE INTO A 12 FT DITCH. TURNED 90 DEGREES OUT OF THE DITCH,CAME OUT OF THE DITCH, ACROSS A 4 LANE ROAD. FRONT LEFT WHEEL CAUGHT ON A CURB, VEHICLE STILL A FULL THROTTLE WITH DRIVER TRYING TO BRAKE. VEERED TO THE LEFT, JUMPED A 2 FT DITCH, WENT TO THE RIGHT, HIT A 3 FT ROCK, KNOCKED THE ROCK INTO THE DITCH AND CAR ENDED UP ON TOP OF THE ROCK. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THIS THIS. VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 953 FT AT FULL THROTTLE BEFORE HITTING THE ROCK. GM HAD REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH ONCE UNDER POLICY VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF GEAR WHEN PARKED SOMETIMES. EVEN AFTER REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH WE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE HAS POSSESSION OF THE CAR AND IS PAYING AN OUTSIDE VENDOR TO DOWN LOAD THE DATA FROM THIS ACCIDENT. GM WAS CALLED AN WE GOT ONE PHONE CALL BACK ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT A WEEK AGO. DO HAVE PICTURES AND VIDEO FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE. ALSO HAVE A DIAGRAM OF THE DISTANCES THE CAR TRAVELED WHILE CHANGING DIRECTIONS AFTER BEING HIT. BEST TIME TO CALL IS BETWEEN 10AM AND 1PM AS I DRIVE A SCHOOL BUS AND CAN NOT TALK. OR AFTER 6PM TO 9PM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643424October 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
IGNITION SWITCH WON'T TURN UNLESS YOU WIGGLE IT SOMETIMES FOR 10 MINUTES. DEALER SAYS NEEDS IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED I HAVE 5 KEYS NONE WORK. WILL COST $300-$400 TO REPLACE. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES 15 _ 25 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS CHEVY WILL ONLY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF SOMEONE DIES. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR ACCOUNTABILITY. I HAVE READ MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS BUT NO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640583October 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND GO TO TURN KEY OVER, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN. I HAVE TO SIT THERE AND WIGGLE UP AND DOWN AND BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE KEY TO FINALLY TURN SO I CAN START THE CAR. NO ONE ELSE CAN DRIVE MY CAR, BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER. ALSO, MY KEYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE CAR IS IN THE ON OR OFF POSITION. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE RECALLS ON THE GM AND CHEVY VEHICLES AND BELIEVE I AM HAVING THE SAME IGNITION ISSUE AS THE OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. I HAVE TALKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GMC ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HELP ME. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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