2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Problems & Recalls

Subframe rust ? my 2006 chev eq , has only 50, 000 mile on it and the sub frame is rust out ? I check for recall but said 0 ? I can’t under stand how ? Body guy said it going to cost thousands of dollars ! I can’t afford that ! ! what should I do ? There Should be a recall ? on this fr...

Subframe rust ? my 2006 chev eq , has only 50, 000 mile on it and the sub frame is rust out ? I check for recall but said 0 ? I can’t under stand how ? Body guy said it going to cost thousands of dollars ! I can’t afford that ! ! what should I do ? There Should be a recall ? on this fr...

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Both front frame mounts that hold the engine suspension crossmember rusted away. What is even worse GM discontinued the replacement parts. I had to use components from a similar platform. This is a safety related rusting problem that is life threating as vehicle can become unstable and uncontrollabl...

I just got the car on Thursday, 11/3/2022. around 1:00 pm. On 11/3/2022 around 3:30 pm, the following happened: The equinox started wobbling as I reached the speed of approximately 40 mph. Then I had a red light. After it turned green and I began driving, the vehicle started wobbling and it was ha...

I just got the car on Thursday, 11/3/2022. around 1:00 pm. On 11/3/2022 around 3:30 pm, the following happened: The equinox started wobbling as I reached the speed of approximately 40 mph. Then I had a red light. After it turned green and I began driving, the vehicle started wobbling and it was ha...

I just got the car on Thursday, 11/3/2022. around 1:00 pm. On 11/3/2022 around 3:30 pm, the following happened: The equinox started wobbling as I reached the speed of approximately 40 mph. Then I had a red light. After it turned green and I began driving, the vehicle started wobbling and it was ha...

My 2006 Chevrolet Equinox blows cold air will not defrost windshield. And while driving I push the gas pedal and it’s like surges and jumps. The car manufacturer knows about the issues and they don’t vare

My 2006 Chevrolet Equinox blows cold air will not defrost windshield. And while driving I push the gas pedal and it’s like surges and jumps. The car manufacturer knows about the issues and they don’t vare

Vehicle keeps over heating fixed everything that can cause it to overheat and the problem still consists read many complaints over 700 with the same issue even when the problem get temporarily fixed it starts overheating again in a couple month car will mainly over heat at idle the heat won’t work...

BRAKE PEDAL STARTED VIBRATING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP SO I HAD BRAKE PADS REPLACED. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME MY PADS WERE STILL GOOD AND HADN'T NEEDED CHANGING BUT THEY CHANGED ANYWAY. THE NEXT SHOP RESURFACED MY ROTORS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. IT STOPP...

Mileage: 90,000

CAR WAS IN MOTION TRIED TO STOP AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN REALLY HAD TO PUMP BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON TC / TBS. IF CARS WERE CLOSE BY THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME OR I HIT THEM.HAVE CLEANED MODULE, CHANGED BRAKES, CHANGED OTHER PARTS IN WHEELS. WORK A LITTLE WHILE THEN GOES BACK TO LIGHTS TURNING ON TC / TBS

Mileage: 54,000

CAR WAS IN MOTION TRIED TO STOP AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN REALLY HAD TO PUMP BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON TC / TBS. IF CARS WERE CLOSE BY THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME OR I HIT THEM.HAVE CLEANED MODULE, CHANGED BRAKES, CHANGED OTHER PARTS IN WHEELS. WORK A LITTLE WHILE THEN GOES BACK TO LIGHTS TURNING ON TC / TBS

Mileage: 54,000

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU GET CONSTANT VIBRATION CAUSING YOU TO SKID. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO SKID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AND ALSO DEFROST IS NOT WORKING CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN THE CO...

Mileage: 172,000

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU GET CONSTANT VIBRATION CAUSING YOU TO SKID. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO SKID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AND ALSO DEFROST IS NOT WORKING CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN THE CO...

Mileage: 172,000

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU GET CONSTANT VIBRATION CAUSING YOU TO SKID. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO SKID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AND ALSO DEFROST IS NOT WORKING CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN THE CO...

Mileage: 172,000

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED UP. OVER-HEATING DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRICTION FROM BRAKES LOCKING. FRONT END STARTED SHAKING DUE TO FRONT END BRAKES SEIZING WHILE IN MOTION. FRONT CALIPERS SMOKING DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRICTION BUILD UP. I WAS ON US 265 IN NEW ALBANY, IN. SHAKING SEEMED TO SUBSIDE A BIT WHILE T...

Mileage: 171,318

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED UP. OVER-HEATING DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRICTION FROM BRAKES LOCKING. FRONT END STARTED SHAKING DUE TO FRONT END BRAKES SEIZING WHILE IN MOTION. FRONT CALIPERS SMOKING DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRICTION BUILD UP. I WAS ON US 265 IN NEW ALBANY, IN. SHAKING SEEMED TO SUBSIDE A BIT WHILE T...

Mileage: 171,318

CAR STALLS NO MATTER IF I'M AM NOT MOVING OR GOIN 65 MILE AN HOUR,WITHOUT WARNING, I LIVE IN RURAL AREA LOT OF CURVY ROADS, KEY WILL NOT WORK AT TIMES IN IGNITION, WHY WAS THERE NO RECALL ON 06 EQUINOX IGNITION SWITCH ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS, I AM PETRIFIED TO DRIVE IT , BUT NEED TO WORK,IT DOESN'T ...

BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 11/3/19, WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK THERE WAS A HORRIBLE THUMPING AND VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING THE WHEEL. SO I TOOK IT BACK, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD REPLACE MY WHEEL HUB ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, I RETURN TO PICK UP MY CAR, THE SAME ISSUE IS THERE JUST NOT AS BAD, HE CLAIMED HE ST...

Mileage: 172,000

BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 11/3/19, WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK THERE WAS A HORRIBLE THUMPING AND VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING THE WHEEL. SO I TOOK IT BACK, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD REPLACE MY WHEEL HUB ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, I RETURN TO PICK UP MY CAR, THE SAME ISSUE IS THERE JUST NOT AS BAD, HE CLAIMED HE ST...

Mileage: 172,000

BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 11/3/19, WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK THERE WAS A HORRIBLE THUMPING AND VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING THE WHEEL. SO I TOOK IT BACK, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD REPLACE MY WHEEL HUB ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, I RETURN TO PICK UP MY CAR, THE SAME ISSUE IS THERE JUST NOT AS BAD, HE CLAIMED HE ST...

Mileage: 172,000

CAR KEEPS OVERHEATING REPLACED EVERYTHING STILL OVERHEATING

Mileage: 180,000

CAR KEEPS OVERHEATING REPLACED EVERYTHING STILL OVERHEATING

Mileage: 180,000

CAR KEEPS OVERHEATING REPLACED EVERYTHING STILL OVERHEATING

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING, SMOKE SUDDENLY WAS PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THROUGH THE AIR VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE DOORS LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE O...

Mileage: 140,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO FROM A USED DEALER SHIP AFTER THE CAR TURNED 12 MONTHS THE CAR STARTED SAYING IT WAS OVER HEATING BUT WHEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOT HOT AT ALL THE SENSOR JUST SAID OVERHEATING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED WHEN THE CAR READ OVERHEATING THE RADIATOR FLUID OVERF...

I BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO FROM A USED DEALER SHIP AFTER THE CAR TURNED 12 MONTHS THE CAR STARTED SAYING IT WAS OVER HEATING BUT WHEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOT HOT AT ALL THE SENSOR JUST SAID OVERHEATING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED WHEN THE CAR READ OVERHEATING THE RADIATOR FLUID OVERF...

I BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO FROM A USED DEALER SHIP AFTER THE CAR TURNED 12 MONTHS THE CAR STARTED SAYING IT WAS OVER HEATING BUT WHEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOT HOT AT ALL THE SENSOR JUST SAID OVERHEATING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED WHEN THE CAR READ OVERHEATING THE RADIATOR FLUID OVERF...

EVER SINCE I GOT THIS VEHICLE I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD WHAT SOUNDS LIKE WATER IN THE DASH WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I'M CONSTANTLY REFILLING THE ANTIFREEZE DAILY, I'VE BEEN READING THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE ANTIFREEZE WHICH IN SOME CASES LEAKED OUT OF THE AIR VENTS INTO T...

Mileage: 58,000

THE PLASTIC BLEND ARM FOR THE HEATER SELECTOR MOTOR BROKE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON THE EQUINOX CARS. IT CAUSES THE HEATER TO BLOW COLD AIR ONLY. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET WHILE TRAVELING TO THE STORE. WHEN I TURNED THE HEATER ON IT MADE A FUNNY NOISE LIKE IT WASN'T ENGAGING. THE WINDOWS ...

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVER SEAT IS HAVING A SHORTAGE. SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK AND DOES NOT MOVE ANYMORE. THE MOTOR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE SEAT IS HOT. IT MAKES A NON STOP NOISE FROM THE SHORTAGE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE HOT SEAT. IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE TO GET TO WO...

Mileage: 155,000

DRIVER SEAT IS HAVING A SHORTAGE. SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK AND DOES NOT MOVE ANYMORE. THE MOTOR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE SEAT IS HOT. IT MAKES A NON STOP NOISE FROM THE SHORTAGE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE HOT SEAT. IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE TO GET TO WO...

Mileage: 155,000

THE KEY SLIDES OUT THE IGNITION & THE IGNITION CAN SLIP FROM THE "RUN" TO THE "ACCESSORY" OR "OFF" POSITION WHILE I'M DRIVING, CUTTING POWER AND CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 201,960

THE FRAME IS RUSTING WHERE THE SUBFRAME CONNECT TO THE CAR TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUBFRAME ISN'T REALLY CONNECTED ANYMORE

Mileage: 168,000

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE FLOORBOARD IS STAYING WET, LIKE STANDING WATER. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT MAKES IT FEET WET AND SLIP OFF THE BREAK AND GAS PEDDLES. WHY HASNT GM FIXED THIS? NOT TO COUN...

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE FLOORBOARD IS STAYING WET, LIKE STANDING WATER. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT MAKES IT FEET WET AND SLIP OFF THE BREAK AND GAS PEDDLES. WHY HASNT GM FIXED THIS? NOT TO COUN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTERWARDS, SMOKE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DI...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTERWARDS, SMOKE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DI...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE EMERGED FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON APRIL 1, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...

Mileage: 171,045

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MIST FROM THE HEATER BLEW INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND CREATED AN ABNORMAL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MIST PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SEEING OUT OF THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IND...

Mileage: 167,000

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR LONGER THEN 5 MINUTES IT OVER HEATS AND YOU LET IT COOL DOWN AND START TO DRIVE THEN OVER HEATS AGAIN BUT IT HAS ENOUGH COOLANT IN IT AND YOU FIX THE THERMOSTAT AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM. AND THERE IS NO HEAT IN THE CAR WHAT SO EVER.

Mileage: 200,000

WEAK PLASTIC IN THE BLEND DOOR OF THE HVAC SYSTEM CAUSES DOOR TO BREAK AND GET STUCK IN THE "COLD" POSITION. NO HEAT IN SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS YOUR WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST AND VISIBILITY DROPS BECOMING HAZARDOUS IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 199,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING TURNED OFF AND THE RADIO SIGNAL WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAY-DANIELS CHEV...

Mileage: 78,000

I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT IT IS THAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR IT HAS TO DO WITH MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL.. I THOUGHT THE BRAKE PADS WERE BAD. WHEN I CHANGED THEM IT HAD ALMOST BRAND NEW ONES ON.. MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON AND MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON.. THE PEDAL HAS HARD SPOTS IN IT AND IT JUST GRI...

Mileage: 115,000

I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT IT IS THAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR IT HAS TO DO WITH MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL.. I THOUGHT THE BRAKE PADS WERE BAD. WHEN I CHANGED THEM IT HAD ALMOST BRAND NEW ONES ON.. MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON AND MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON.. THE PEDAL HAS HARD SPOTS IN IT AND IT JUST GRI...

Mileage: 115,000

I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT IT IS THAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR IT HAS TO DO WITH MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL.. I THOUGHT THE BRAKE PADS WERE BAD. WHEN I CHANGED THEM IT HAD ALMOST BRAND NEW ONES ON.. MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON AND MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON.. THE PEDAL HAS HARD SPOTS IN IT AND IT JUST GRI...

Mileage: 115,000

RAN HOT .BLOWN HEAD GASGET

WHILE TURNING ON THE CAR AND DRIVING THE TC, BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, ENGINE, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE CAR TURNS OFF BUT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. AS YOU DRIVE IT CONTINUES TO RING THE BELLS AND TURN ON OF THE OFF AND ON INCLUDING THE RADIO. YOU CAN ALSO PULL THE KEY OUT AND IT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. A...

Mileage: 147,617

WHILE TURNING ON THE CAR AND DRIVING THE TC, BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, ENGINE, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE CAR TURNS OFF BUT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. AS YOU DRIVE IT CONTINUES TO RING THE BELLS AND TURN ON OF THE OFF AND ON INCLUDING THE RADIO. YOU CAN ALSO PULL THE KEY OUT AND IT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. A...

Mileage: 147,617

WHILE TURNING ON THE CAR AND DRIVING THE TC, BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, ENGINE, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE CAR TURNS OFF BUT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. AS YOU DRIVE IT CONTINUES TO RING THE BELLS AND TURN ON OF THE OFF AND ON INCLUDING THE RADIO. YOU CAN ALSO PULL THE KEY OUT AND IT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. A...

Mileage: 147,617

ONE WIPER BLADE QUIT FUNCTIONING AND CAUSES SEVERE DANGER TO THE DRIVER. HEATER QUIT WORKING CAUSING FOGGING ISSUES AND KEEPING MY KIDS & WIFE IN DANGER. APPARENTLY THESE ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON ACCORDING TO THE 2009 REPORT GM RECALLED 59,000 VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLU...

ONE WIPER BLADE QUIT FUNCTIONING AND CAUSES SEVERE DANGER TO THE DRIVER. HEATER QUIT WORKING CAUSING FOGGING ISSUES AND KEEPING MY KIDS & WIFE IN DANGER. APPARENTLY THESE ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON ACCORDING TO THE 2009 REPORT GM RECALLED 59,000 VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLU...

ONE WIPER BLADE QUIT FUNCTIONING AND CAUSES SEVERE DANGER TO THE DRIVER. HEATER QUIT WORKING CAUSING FOGGING ISSUES AND KEEPING MY KIDS & WIFE IN DANGER. APPARENTLY THESE ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON ACCORDING TO THE 2009 REPORT GM RECALLED 59,000 VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLU...

THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING FUEL A FARE AMOUNT. IT BEGAN THIS SUMMER HERE IN MESA AZ. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2017 AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH FUEL LEAKING UNTIL THIS SUMMER. NOW IT HAS BECOME A HAZARD AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, IT IS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN LATE JULY AND I HAVE ...

Mileage: 122,301

AS I WAS AT STOP LIGHT 3 DAYS AGO AND AT A LOW SPEED AND ABOUT TO STOP MY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS AND IN DOING SO IT RELEASED THE BRAKES EVEN THOUGH I WAS STILL PRESSING THEM. I AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR AHEAD OF BY SHOVING IT INTO PARK. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I ATTEMP...

Mileage: 73,708

WATER IS FLOODING INTO THE CABIN. SEEMS TO DO SO AFTER DECENT ABOUT OF RAIN.

Mileage: 110,000

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR WHILE IN ANY OTHER POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL WAS MADE FOR MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 130,000

BRAKES LOCKING IN THE 20-35 MPH RANGE. LOCKS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND VAN SMELLS VEHICLE GETTING HOT. HAVE TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE AND CHEVY DEALER AND COMPLETED ALL SUGGESTED REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME A DEFINITIVE REASON TO THE BRAKES LOCKING. REPAIRS DID NOT FIX BRAKE LOCKING ISSUE.

Mileage: 85,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON-STAR CODES ARE P0137 AND P0128. I HAVE 81,368 MILES/130948,843750 KM. I WAS DRIVING.

Mileage: 81,368

AT A LOW SPEED BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT STOPPING. IT SEEMED AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED. NO BRAKES AS MY CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AT THIS LOW SPEED EVENTUALLY REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR AS MINE NEVER STOPPED. THE BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS PR...

Mileage: 1

IN APRIL OF 2015 I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX FROM SID DILLION CHEVY DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IT RAINED AND WATER HAD LEAKED INTO DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IT STARTED BUT THERE WAS NO ACLERATION AND THE CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE WHEN PUT IN GE...

Mileage: 118,350

IN APRIL OF 2015 I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX FROM SID DILLION CHEVY DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IT RAINED AND WATER HAD LEAKED INTO DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IT STARTED BUT THERE WAS NO ACLERATION AND THE CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE WHEN PUT IN GE...

Mileage: 118,350

IN APRIL OF 2015 I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX FROM SID DILLION CHEVY DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IT RAINED AND WATER HAD LEAKED INTO DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IT STARTED BUT THERE WAS NO ACLERATION AND THE CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE WHEN PUT IN GE...

Mileage: 118,350

1. MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON ALMOST EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. MOST OF THE TIME THEY COME ON FOR NO REASON, JUST DRIVING ON SMOOTH/GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS THEY COME ON OR PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. 2. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE ABS LIGHT IS ON OR OFF, I'VE HAD TO SMASH DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDA...

Mileage: 150,000

1. MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON ALMOST EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. MOST OF THE TIME THEY COME ON FOR NO REASON, JUST DRIVING ON SMOOTH/GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS THEY COME ON OR PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. 2. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE ABS LIGHT IS ON OR OFF, I'VE HAD TO SMASH DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDA...

Mileage: 150,000

1. MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON ALMOST EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. MOST OF THE TIME THEY COME ON FOR NO REASON, JUST DRIVING ON SMOOTH/GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS THEY COME ON OR PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. 2. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE ABS LIGHT IS ON OR OFF, I'VE HAD TO SMASH DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDA...

Mileage: 150,000

ANY TIME THERE IS RAIN OR GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH MY CAR HAS A LEAK OF WATER THAT COLLECTS IN MY FLOORBOARD. I HAVE READ A MILLION REVIEWS ONLINE AT CHEVROLETFORUM.COM AND NUMEROUS YOUTUBE VIDEOS DOCUMENTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL. IF GM PLANS ON CHARGING FOR AN UPGRADE LIKE A SUN...

ANY TIME THERE IS RAIN OR GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH MY CAR HAS A LEAK OF WATER THAT COLLECTS IN MY FLOORBOARD. I HAVE READ A MILLION REVIEWS ONLINE AT CHEVROLETFORUM.COM AND NUMEROUS YOUTUBE VIDEOS DOCUMENTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL. IF GM PLANS ON CHARGING FOR AN UPGRADE LIKE A SUN...

ANY TIME THERE IS RAIN OR GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH MY CAR HAS A LEAK OF WATER THAT COLLECTS IN MY FLOORBOARD. I HAVE READ A MILLION REVIEWS ONLINE AT CHEVROLETFORUM.COM AND NUMEROUS YOUTUBE VIDEOS DOCUMENTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL. IF GM PLANS ON CHARGING FOR AN UPGRADE LIKE A SUN...

MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN MY WINDSHIELD HAS A LAYER OF FROST OR SNOW ON IT, I HAVE NO ABILITY TO CLEAR IT BY WAY OF UTILIZING MY DEFROST. I DRIVE WITH ALL OF MY WINDOWS DOWN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOVING CONSTANTLY IN ATTEMPTS TO SEE. CHEVY IS AWARE THAT ...

Mileage: 57,700

VEHICLE DOES NOT GET WARM. BLOWS COLD AIR.

Mileage: 140,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT START! PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN KEY FOB UNLOCK BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK, SO KEY WAS USED TO OPEN DOOR, ALARM ACTIVATED, DEACTIVATED ALARM, TRIED TO START, LOCKED CAR ICON INDICATING SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND WILL NOT RELEASE, EVEN WHEN DISCONNECTING THE CAR BATTERY AND RECONNECTING IT.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT WORK, AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSIS THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. ...

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT WORK, AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSIS THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. ...

Mileage: 127,000

LOSS CONTROL OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING STABILIZER LIGHT CAME ON COULDN'T TURN STEERING WHEEL.

Mileage: 78,000

LOSS CONTROL OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING STABILIZER LIGHT CAME ON COULDN'T TURN STEERING WHEEL.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE HEATER BLOWER ONLY BLEW OUT COLD AIR AND WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET IN FENTON, MO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER ARM WAS DAMAGED AND NE...

Mileage: 52,000

3.4L GM POWER PLANT USED IN UNTOLD AMOUNTS OF VEHICLES BLOWING HEAD GASKETS, AND INTAKE GASKETS SINCE 1996. I DESIGN FLAW THAT WAS NEVER ADDRESSED. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT. WE CANT KEEP ALLOWING COMPANIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HARD WORKING PEOPLE BUY SELLING THEM JUNK. ALL OF THE...

Mileage: 98,000

3.4L GM POWER PLANT USED IN UNTOLD AMOUNTS OF VEHICLES BLOWING HEAD GASKETS, AND INTAKE GASKETS SINCE 1996. I DESIGN FLAW THAT WAS NEVER ADDRESSED. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT. WE CANT KEEP ALLOWING COMPANIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HARD WORKING PEOPLE BUY SELLING THEM JUNK. ALL OF THE...

Mileage: 98,000

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN DUE TO NO HEAT - THEY INFORMED ME THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE 200 EQUINOX FOR THE HEATER CORE - AT THIS POINT I AM OUTSIDE THE 10 YR AND THE 120000 MILE WARRANTIES FOR THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IF THERE IS A RECALL IT SHOULD BE HONORED AT ANY TIME THE SITUATION ARISES IF NO FORMER...

Mileage: 191,000

WITHIN THE LAST MONTH WHILE I AM DRIVING MY TRUCK WOULD JUST CUT OFF WITH OUT ANY WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD A TUNE UP, THE LEFT WHEEL BARRING CHANGED, FRONT STRUTS DONE AND I HAVE JUST BROUGHT A PCM. MY ABS AND TC LIGHTS STAYS ON AND MY MECHANIC CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT KEEPS CUTTIN...

Mileage: 127,045

WITHIN THE LAST MONTH WHILE I AM DRIVING MY TRUCK WOULD JUST CUT OFF WITH OUT ANY WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD A TUNE UP, THE LEFT WHEEL BARRING CHANGED, FRONT STRUTS DONE AND I HAVE JUST BROUGHT A PCM. MY ABS AND TC LIGHTS STAYS ON AND MY MECHANIC CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT KEEPS CUTTIN...

Mileage: 127,045

WITHIN THE LAST MONTH WHILE I AM DRIVING MY TRUCK WOULD JUST CUT OFF WITH OUT ANY WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD A TUNE UP, THE LEFT WHEEL BARRING CHANGED, FRONT STRUTS DONE AND I HAVE JUST BROUGHT A PCM. MY ABS AND TC LIGHTS STAYS ON AND MY MECHANIC CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT KEEPS CUTTIN...

Mileage: 127,045

A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLES ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, RIGHT AFTER THAT THE BRAKES HAVE STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OR LOCK UP ALTOGETHER TO WHERE I CAN'T STOP. I HAVE DONE PLENTY OF RESEARCH OVER THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THING WITH THESE VEHICLES. IF ...

Mileage: 190,000

A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLES ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, RIGHT AFTER THAT THE BRAKES HAVE STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OR LOCK UP ALTOGETHER TO WHERE I CAN'T STOP. I HAVE DONE PLENTY OF RESEARCH OVER THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THING WITH THESE VEHICLES. IF ...

Mileage: 190,000

I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER, WHEN I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE JUST GAVE ME A PROBLEM, WHEN I GO RUNNING THE CAR IT GOES AWAY AND I FEEL SCARED, THE LIGHTS NEVER TURN OFF AND I FIXED EVERYTHING, ALWAYS HAS NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING IN THE STREET. ME REGRET HAVING BOUGHT IT.

I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER, WHEN I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE JUST GAVE ME A PROBLEM, WHEN I GO RUNNING THE CAR IT GOES AWAY AND I FEEL SCARED, THE LIGHTS NEVER TURN OFF AND I FIXED EVERYTHING, ALWAYS HAS NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING IN THE STREET. ME REGRET HAVING BOUGHT IT.

I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER, WHEN I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE JUST GAVE ME A PROBLEM, WHEN I GO RUNNING THE CAR IT GOES AWAY AND I FEEL SCARED, THE LIGHTS NEVER TURN OFF AND I FIXED EVERYTHING, ALWAYS HAS NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING IN THE STREET. ME REGRET HAVING BOUGHT IT.

NO HEAT COMING FROM THE VENTS AND IT WON'T DEFROST THE FRONT WINDSHIELDS OR THE BACK GLASS, MOST FRUSTRATING THINGS IS NOT HEAT IN THE CAR AT ALL DURING WINTER. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP SAID EITHER BLEND DOOR STOP WORKING OR ITS BROKEN . NEED HELP MISS [XXX] MOTHER OF 2 VERY COLD WITH OUT HEAT. STOP WORK...

BOUGHT MY 06 EQINOX IN MAY OF 2015. DAY 2, BATTERY DIED. DEALER PUT NEW BATTERY IN. NEXT WEEK, BATTERY DEAD AND TOOK OUT STEREO WITH IT. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY AND STEREO. NOW HAVING TROUBLE STARTING AGAIN. HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE ON REAR WHEELS AND FRONT ONCE. CAR MAKES GRINDING ...

Mileage: 165,000

BOUGHT MY 06 EQINOX IN MAY OF 2015. DAY 2, BATTERY DIED. DEALER PUT NEW BATTERY IN. NEXT WEEK, BATTERY DEAD AND TOOK OUT STEREO WITH IT. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY AND STEREO. NOW HAVING TROUBLE STARTING AGAIN. HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE ON REAR WHEELS AND FRONT ONCE. CAR MAKES GRINDING ...

Mileage: 165,000

BOUGHT MY 06 EQINOX IN MAY OF 2015. DAY 2, BATTERY DIED. DEALER PUT NEW BATTERY IN. NEXT WEEK, BATTERY DEAD AND TOOK OUT STEREO WITH IT. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY AND STEREO. NOW HAVING TROUBLE STARTING AGAIN. HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE ON REAR WHEELS AND FRONT ONCE. CAR MAKES GRINDING ...

Mileage: 165,000

AIR BAG IS STUCK TO THE HORN WHICH DISABLED THE ABILITY TO HONK

AIR BAG IS STUCK TO THE HORN WHICH DISABLED THE ABILITY TO HONK

TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT CAUSE IT WON'T DEFROST WINDOWS

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER S...

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE ISNT SHIFTING IN THE PROPER WAY IT SHOULD. THERE IS A CHAIN RATTLING KIND OF SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AS IT ACCELERATES, CLOSER TO THE DRIVER SIDE. WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKES PADS ARE ALL NEW, IT WILL SOMETIMES MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND HAVE LITTLE TO NO BRAKE RESISTANCE I...

Mileage: 99,620

WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE ISNT SHIFTING IN THE PROPER WAY IT SHOULD. THERE IS A CHAIN RATTLING KIND OF SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AS IT ACCELERATES, CLOSER TO THE DRIVER SIDE. WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKES PADS ARE ALL NEW, IT WILL SOMETIMES MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND HAVE LITTLE TO NO BRAKE RESISTANCE I...

Mileage: 99,620

WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE ISNT SHIFTING IN THE PROPER WAY IT SHOULD. THERE IS A CHAIN RATTLING KIND OF SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AS IT ACCELERATES, CLOSER TO THE DRIVER SIDE. WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKES PADS ARE ALL NEW, IT WILL SOMETIMES MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND HAVE LITTLE TO NO BRAKE RESISTANCE I...

Mileage: 99,620

ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKES BRAKE PEDAL VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. (THIS OCCURS REGARDLESS OF TURNING/GOING STRAIGHT, AND HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED AND/OR WHEN IT'S RELEASED, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I'M NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL.) THIS ...

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY LOOSE ACCELERATION PEDAL FUNCTION. DANGEROUS SLOW DOWN IN HIGHWAY WHILE CARS PASS YOU BY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND YOU JUST CANT GET TO MOVE OUT THE WAY.WITH FAMILY IN VEHICLE

Mileage: 120,175

DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY LOOSE ACCELERATION PEDAL FUNCTION. DANGEROUS SLOW DOWN IN HIGHWAY WHILE CARS PASS YOU BY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND YOU JUST CANT GET TO MOVE OUT THE WAY.WITH FAMILY IN VEHICLE

Mileage: 120,175

IN ALL DRIVING MODES, HEATER ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR, NOT HOT AIR

Mileage: 88,110

IN ALL DRIVING MODES, HEATER ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR, NOT HOT AIR

Mileage: 88,110

THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY VEHICLE SHUT ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE CAR IS PARKED AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SHUTTING THEM OFF AFTER DRIVING AND ARRIVING TO MY DESTINATION. I ALSO NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL.

IT HAS NOT BEEN TWO YEARS AFTER THE HEATING SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE WAS FIXED, AND NOW I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. THE HEAT IN MY VEHICLE IS ONLY WORKING WHILE MY VEHICLE IS MOVING. WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK OR WHEN I STOP AT THE LIGHT THE CAR BLOWS OUT COLD AIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN ROAD, THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED INTO FIRST GEAR AND FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT LET OFF THE THROTTLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 86,000

MY HEAT ONLY WORKS AT IDLE SPEED. REPLACED THE BLEND DOOR AND THE HEATERCORE ALL AT ONCE WHILE THE DASH WAS OUT. REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND TOPPED OFF COOLANT AFTER LINES WERE FLUSHED, NO LEAKS FROM THE WATER PUMP. WHAT ARE MY OTHER OPTIONS?

Mileage: 170,000

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 77,000 MILES, I NOTICE A GALLON OF WATER IN SPARE WHEEL WELL. HAD TO RESEAL REAR DOOR WHETHER STRIPE. 5 MONTHS LATER THE ACTUATOR OF THE HEATER FAILED AND BROKE THE BLEND DOOR TO THE HEATER. I DIDN'T HAVE HEAT FOR A YEAR. BRAKE SYSTEM SENSORS FAILED 3 MONTHS AGO ...

Mileage: 77,000

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 77,000 MILES, I NOTICE A GALLON OF WATER IN SPARE WHEEL WELL. HAD TO RESEAL REAR DOOR WHETHER STRIPE. 5 MONTHS LATER THE ACTUATOR OF THE HEATER FAILED AND BROKE THE BLEND DOOR TO THE HEATER. I DIDN'T HAVE HEAT FOR A YEAR. BRAKE SYSTEM SENSORS FAILED 3 MONTHS AGO ...

Mileage: 77,000

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 77,000 MILES, I NOTICE A GALLON OF WATER IN SPARE WHEEL WELL. HAD TO RESEAL REAR DOOR WHETHER STRIPE. 5 MONTHS LATER THE ACTUATOR OF THE HEATER FAILED AND BROKE THE BLEND DOOR TO THE HEATER. I DIDN'T HAVE HEAT FOR A YEAR. BRAKE SYSTEM SENSORS FAILED 3 MONTHS AGO ...

Mileage: 77,000

TEMP CONTROL DOOR FAILED CAUSING NO DEFOGGING/DEFROSTING IN CAR. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE DRIVER INABILITY TO SEE THRU WINDSHIELD AND HAS RECALLED SOME YEAR MODELS, BUT NOT 2006 MODELS. I REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE FOR $1162.49. THE PART IS NOT EXPENSIVE, REQUIRES MANY HOURS O...

Mileage: 116,000

HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR IN WINTER

Mileage: 75,000

MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE AS ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND PULLED INTO HER PATH. SHE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE BOTH AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH. THE FRONT CLIP WAS TORN FROM HER CAR AND NO DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SHE DID HAVE HER SEATBELT ON WHICH DID PREVENT ...

Mileage: 137,250

HEATING BLOWS COLD AIR DUE TO BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTION

Mileage: 116,020

HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR IN WINTER IN CHICAGO CAN'T SEE WHILE DRIVING , VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER START BLOWING COLD AIR ON DECEMBER 1, 2016. PER THE CHEVY DEALER THE HEATER BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN IT COST ME OVER $2,300 TO FIX THE HEATER . THERE ARE TOO MANY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH THE ME PROBLEM. THIS IS S DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. GM NEED TO PAY FOR THIS ...

Mileage: 51,736

BAD BLEND DOOR HEAT BLOWS COLD AIR

MY HEATER IS BLOWING COLD AIR. THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR BROKE, AND IT WILL COST ME ALMOST $1000 TO FIX IT! THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF IT HAD GONE OUT IN -30 DEGREE MINNESOTA WINTER TEMPERATURES.

Mileage: 140,000

AIR BLEND DOOR BROKEN. HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING.

Mileage: 110,430

WHAT IS HAPPENING: THE HEATER BLEND DOOR IS STUCK BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR. THIS IS AFTER THE ENGINE IS WARM AND WORKING PROPERLY. IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. FROM A QUICK SEARCH THIS IS HAPPENING FAR TOO OFTEN FOR IT TO BE ANYTHING OTHER THAN A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. IT IS A VERY POOR ...

Mileage: 150,000

THE HEATING SYSTEM NO LONGER PRODUCES HOT AIR FOR THE HEATER/DEFROSTER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A BROKEN (DEFECTIVE) CHEAP PLASTIC ARM THAT CONNECTS THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR TO AN ACTUATOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BLEND. ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL IS $750-$1000. LIVING IN THE NORTHWEST IT'S CR...

Mileage: 84,000

I BOUGHT A 2006 IN FEB ..IT WAS RUNNING FINE THEN ALL A SUDDEN THE HEATER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR..A MONTH LATER IT JUST STARTED RUNNING HOT POUR WATER IN COOLANT LEVEL IT CUMES BACK OUT IN A PUDDLE ON DRIVER SIDE. ..TEMP GAUGE HITS RED WHEN IDLE UP...SMOKE OUT TAIL PIPE...COOLANT SMELL AROUND CA...

Mileage: 17,745

MY WIFE AND I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX A FEW MONTHS AGO THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REPEATEDLY STARTED COMING ON CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PULSATE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE HUB BEARINGS SEEING THE CODES WE PULLED THOSE THE LOCK RING WAS BAD. DID NO GOOD SCAN THE VEHI...

Mileage: 160

SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES GRINDING, STARTS UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCE AND HAPPENS OUT OF BLUE, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKES SO IT CAN STOP. AT TIMES BRAKES WILL ALSO BE HARD AS ROCK NO WARNING AND HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL, BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON. ABS/TC LIGHTS ON, I WAS TOLD I NEE...

Mileage: 134,000

SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES GRINDING, STARTS UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCE AND HAPPENS OUT OF BLUE, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKES SO IT CAN STOP. AT TIMES BRAKES WILL ALSO BE HARD AS ROCK NO WARNING AND HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL, BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON. ABS/TC LIGHTS ON, I WAS TOLD I NEE...

Mileage: 134,000

SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES GRINDING, STARTS UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCE AND HAPPENS OUT OF BLUE, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKES SO IT CAN STOP. AT TIMES BRAKES WILL ALSO BE HARD AS ROCK NO WARNING AND HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL, BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON. ABS/TC LIGHTS ON, I WAS TOLD I NEE...

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 118,000

GRINDING, MOANING, STARTS UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCE AND HAPPENS OUT OF BLUE, ABS/TC LIGHTS OFF AND ON, SO FAR EVERYTHING I HAVE READ ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A WHEELSPEED SENSOR OR HARNESS. AT TIMES BRAKES WILL ALSO BE HARD AS ROCK NO WARNING AND HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL. BEEN HAPPENING FOR AWHILE OFF AND...

Mileage: 3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING.SOMETIMES, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE I...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING.SOMETIMES, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE I...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED T...

THE KEY IS HANGING UP IN THE IGNITION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION TO THEN START IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE NOW STALLS WHILE RUNNING WITHOUT NOTICE. WHEN IT DOES, ALL POWER CUTS OFF (POWER BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL, LIGHTS RADIO, BREAKS - ANYTHING E...

Mileage: 188,000

THE KEY IS HANGING UP IN THE IGNITION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION TO THEN START IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE NOW STALLS WHILE RUNNING WITHOUT NOTICE. WHEN IT DOES, ALL POWER CUTS OFF (POWER BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL, LIGHTS RADIO, BREAKS - ANYTHING E...

Mileage: 188,000

VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE EVERY THREE DAYS UP TO 6 TIMES IN 20 MINUTES. IT HAS OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AND CITY STREETS. HAD PCM REPROGRAMMED, NO LUCK. I HAVE BEEN TESTING DIFFERENT FIXES. WHILE DOING SO I NOTICED I AM ABLE TO PULL ...

Mileage: 118,000

VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE EVERY THREE DAYS UP TO 6 TIMES IN 20 MINUTES. IT HAS OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AND CITY STREETS. HAD PCM REPROGRAMMED, NO LUCK. I HAVE BEEN TESTING DIFFERENT FIXES. WHILE DOING SO I NOTICED I AM ABLE TO PULL ...

Mileage: 118,000

VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE EVERY THREE DAYS UP TO 6 TIMES IN 20 MINUTES. IT HAS OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AND CITY STREETS. HAD PCM REPROGRAMMED, NO LUCK. I HAVE BEEN TESTING DIFFERENT FIXES. WHILE DOING SO I NOTICED I AM ABLE TO PULL ...

Mileage: 118,000

HVAC BLOWER MOTOR INOPERABLE WHILE MOVING ON HIGHWAY. BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BURNED BECAUSE BLOWER MOTOR DRAWING TOO MANY AMPS.

Mileage: 83,675

CAR STARTED OVER HEATING DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM VALUE, BLOWN HEAD GASKET AFTER 93000 MILES RAN HOT WHILE IDLE.

Mileage: 93,000

IGNITION. WHEN KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION IT IS VERY DIFFICULT...TAKES A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF TRIES TO GET IT TO TURN ON.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. T...

Mileage: 133,785

MY CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN IN TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS INCLUDING CHEVROLET NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE SPENT PLENTY OF MONEY. BUT, STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ABS & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS PERIODICALLY COMING ON AND WITH THE UNCERTAINTY THAT MY BRAKES ARE GOING TO WORK PROPERLY EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO DRIVE. I ...

Mileage: 125,000

MY CARS ENGINE LIGHT AND LOW ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION REDUCING MY SPEED AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT! WHEN IT RAINS, SNOWS OR GOES THROUGH A CAR WASH THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 130,000

MY CARS ENGINE LIGHT AND LOW ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION REDUCING MY SPEED AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT! WHEN IT RAINS, SNOWS OR GOES THROUGH A CAR WASH THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 130,000

WE HAVE NOTICED THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY LIGHT UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UPON BRAKING/TURNING TO THE LEFT, AS WELL AS, WHEN BRAKING/HITTING A BUMP OR ROUGH TERRAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO BE TOLD THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS; THAT THIS IS A DEALERSHIP ...

Mileage: 65,000

ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND CHANGES THE VEHICLE BREAKING DISTANCE. IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN HOW MUCH IT WILL CHANGE THE DISTANCE. SO IT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LOW SPEED IMPACT ACCIDENT. THIS IS DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHERE TO BREAK FOR PROPER STOPPING DISTANCE. ...

Mileage: 110,000

ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND CHANGES THE VEHICLE BREAKING DISTANCE. IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN HOW MUCH IT WILL CHANGE THE DISTANCE. SO IT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LOW SPEED IMPACT ACCIDENT. THIS IS DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHERE TO BREAK FOR PROPER STOPPING DISTANCE. ...

Mileage: 110,000

ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND CHANGES THE VEHICLE BREAKING DISTANCE. IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN HOW MUCH IT WILL CHANGE THE DISTANCE. SO IT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LOW SPEED IMPACT ACCIDENT. THIS IS DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHERE TO BREAK FOR PROPER STOPPING DISTANCE. ...

Mileage: 110,000

MY HEATER IS ONLY BLOWING OUT A LITTLE BETTER THAN COOL AIR I WOULD SAY IT IS RIGHT BELOW WARM AND I HAVE A 14 MONTH OLD CHILD THE FIX IS 750.00 DOLLARS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE MAYBE A RECALL IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ??

Mileage: 140,000

MY HEATER IS ONLY BLOWING OUT A LITTLE BETTER THAN COOL AIR I WOULD SAY IT IS RIGHT BELOW WARM AND I HAVE A 14 MONTH OLD CHILD THE FIX IS 750.00 DOLLARS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE MAYBE A RECALL IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ??

Mileage: 140,000

THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AT TIMES AND HAVE GRINDING NOISE FROM BRAKE PEDAL AND IT PUSHES BACK AND IT HAS AND AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON

JANUARY 2015 GM SENT A SPECIAL COVERAGE NOTICE REGARDING SEAT HEATERS THAT OVERHEAT AND FAIL. I OBJECT TO THE DIAGNOSIS FEE CHARGED IF THE HEATER ELEMENT IS NOT CAUSING THE FAILURE. IF IT IS ANOTHER PART SUCH AS A HEATER MODULE I WILL BE CHARGED $110.00 REFUNDED IF I REPLACE THE MODULE AT EXTRA CO...

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQINOX HAS PROBLEM WITH STARTING SINCE IT WAS NEW ,I TOOK IT IN GM SERVICE WHEN IT WAS 1 YEAR OLD AND TOLD THEM THE CAR STARTS HARD SOMETIME SHUTS OFF COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT TURNS OVER AND GM SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS OK BUT NOW IT IS HARDER AND HARDER TO START IT UP ...

Mileage: 5,000

I PURCHASED MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX NEW. AT 53K MILES MY IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM MY RUNNING CAR. THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER LAST YEAR IN 2015. NOW IT IS HARD TO START AND AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR I HAVE TO OPEN ANOTHER DOOR BESIDES THE DRIVER ...

Mileage: 50,000

TAKATA RECALL RECENTLY MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS HAS STOPPED HEATING UP MY VEHICLE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ARTICLES OF OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DUE TO THE HEATER BLEND DOOR BEING BROKEN. TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED IS AROUND 1,000 DOLLARS. THAT IS RIDICULOUS, AFTER KNO...

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATOR DISPLAYED HOT AS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITH A BURNING ODOR. ALL THE INTERIOR WINDOWS BECAME EXTREMELY FOGGY AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE S...

Mileage: 89,934

I AM SUBMITTING INFORMATION TO REPORT A SAFETY COMPLAIN IN REGARDS TO A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. I HAVE HAD BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL ISSUES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW IN BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE ISSUES OCCUR AT ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS. THIS IS THE FIRST OF ANY MAJOR ISSUE WIT...

Mileage: 100,000

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE PEDAL AND CONNECTOR FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE ENGINE WENT TO FULL POWER. HE TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT ...

Mileage: 85,003

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATOR DISPLAYED HOT AS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITH A BURNING ODOR. ALL THE INTERIOR WINDOWS BECAME EXTREMELY FOGGY AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE ...

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOOR F...

Mileage: 117,500

1. 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED THIRD TAILLIGHT SHORTED OUT DIDN'T KNOW HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER 7 TIMES AFTER WIRING HARNESS, THIRD TAILLIGHT REPLACED BECAUSE SPOILER CRACKED, HATCH UNABLE TO OPEN. DEALER MOVED HATCH HINGES AND SPOILER KEPT CRACKING. STILL HAVING THIRD TAILLIGHT NO BRAKE LIG...

Mileage: 10,000

1. 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED THIRD TAILLIGHT SHORTED OUT DIDN'T KNOW HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER 7 TIMES AFTER WIRING HARNESS, THIRD TAILLIGHT REPLACED BECAUSE SPOILER CRACKED, HATCH UNABLE TO OPEN. DEALER MOVED HATCH HINGES AND SPOILER KEPT CRACKING. STILL HAVING THIRD TAILLIGHT NO BRAKE LIG...

Mileage: 10,000

1. 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED THIRD TAILLIGHT SHORTED OUT DIDN'T KNOW HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER 7 TIMES AFTER WIRING HARNESS, THIRD TAILLIGHT REPLACED BECAUSE SPOILER CRACKED, HATCH UNABLE TO OPEN. DEALER MOVED HATCH HINGES AND SPOILER KEPT CRACKING. STILL HAVING THIRD TAILLIGHT NO BRAKE LIG...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL HUB AND WHEEL SENSOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....

Mileage: 104,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. I HAD AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. I HAD SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON AT ONE TIME AND THE GAS LEVEL IN THE CAR WAS NOT REGISTERING. I WAS TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AT THE STORE SO I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT...

Mileage: 93,232

VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING WITH A JUMPED IDLE, I REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE, VALVE SEATS, O RINGS, 3 THERMOSTATS. IT HAS BEEN BLEED FOR TWO DAYS NOW, AT FIRST IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING SO I BLED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND TRIED IT AGAIN. IT DROVE FANTASTIC DIDNT OVERHEAT AT ALL. I PULLED INTO...

Mileage: 160,000

HEATER BLEND DOOR- TEMPERATURE DOOR IS BROKEN. THIS REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $1000.00. AFTER READING SEVERAL THOUSAND REVIEWS, THIS IS A PROBLEM OCCURRING IN ALL OF THE 06 CHEVY EQUINOX'S. CHEVY NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT AND ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR THAT MOST CAN NOT AFF...

MY HEADLIGHT ALWAYS GET FOGY AND BUILDING UP WATER INSIDE WHICH IT MIGHT CAUSE SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM OR EVEN CAUSE FIRE IN THE CAR, THE SEAL IS IN GOOD SHAPE. I TRIED TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THAT BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. MY ONLY GUESSING IS THE BULBS ARE CAUSING HEAT THAT MAKES FOG T...

Mileage: 131,885

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE BELL STARTED RINGING, THEN THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. TC-ABS-BRAKE, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED UP AS LIKE STANDARD BEFORE POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WENT TO A GM AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP THE SAID IT WAS N...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE BELL STARTED RINGING, THEN THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. TC-ABS-BRAKE, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED UP AS LIKE STANDARD BEFORE POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WENT TO A GM AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP THE SAID IT WAS N...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE BELL STARTED RINGING, THEN THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. TC-ABS-BRAKE, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED UP AS LIKE STANDARD BEFORE POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WENT TO A GM AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP THE SAID IT WAS N...

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN MY EQUINOX HIT 60,400 MILES IT WAS RUNNING FINE AND AFTER PARKING IT FOR 20 MINUTES IT SUDDENLY RAN HOT WHICH CAUSED THE HEADS TO WARP. CHEVROLET PAID $3000 TOWARDS THE REPAIR AND I PAID $1000. THEY CALLED IT A "GRACE WARRANTY" AND GAVE ME A 12 MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR. THE CAR...

Mileage: 120,000

FAULTY GASKETS (HEAD GASKET AND INTAKE GASKET) LETS AIR INTO COOLING SYSTEM. THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS DISPLACED TO THE OVERFLOW TANK. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AS IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT, WAS ABLE TO GET THRU THE INTERSECTION TO A SERVICE STATION. GASKET REPAIRS ESTIMAT...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 109,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF CAUSING LOST OF STEERING,BRAKES ETC...GOT TRUCK PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD TRIED TO RESTART IT TOOK 6 TRIES BEFORE RESTARTING,THEN ON THE SAME DAY STOPPED AT STORE CUT OFF TRUCK RETURNED AND TRUCK WOULD NOT START AGAIN TAKING 6 TRIES IT MADE NO NOIS...

Mileage: 91,800

LATELY DRIVING HAS BEEN A BIT OF A CHALLENGE; TURNING CORNERS TOUGH WHICH LEAD ME TO THINK MAYBE I NEEDED STEERING FLUID OR SOMETHING! SOMETHING WAS EXACTLY IT! WHILE DRIVING HOME FRIDAY NIGHT, 7/24 GOING MY USUAL ROUTE (90W HIGHWAY IN OHIO) I WENT TO TURN FOR THE OFF RAMP AND WHEEL/STEERING LOCKED ...

Mileage: 141,000

HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING SUB. NEW BATTERY, ALL LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKS, KEY SLIDES OUT WHEN CARE IS ON. ENGINE AND FAN COME ON FOR NO REASON.

Mileage: 178,000

HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING SUB. NEW BATTERY, ALL LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKS, KEY SLIDES OUT WHEN CARE IS ON. ENGINE AND FAN COME ON FOR NO REASON.

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING FAILED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMI...

Mileage: 160,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX: HEAT CENSOR WENT OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN, AFTER GOING LESS THAN A BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE, SAYING THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. WE STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SUPER HOT AND SO WAS EVERYTHING INSIDE, INCLUDING THE ROD YOU PROP THE HOOD OPEN WITH. WE LET IT COOL D...

Mileage: 94,615

IGNITION LET'S THE KEY GO WHILE VEHICLE IS STARTED. RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET STATING A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR IGNITION CYLINDER. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER ON 7/14/15 AND THEY SAID MY IGNITION HOUSING IS BAD ALSO. TRYING TO CHARGE ME 230.00 TO FIX THE IGNITION. I FEEL A RECALL NEEDS TO BE PL...

NO HEAT FROM HEATER ...BLOWS COLD AIR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY 7 YEAR OLD DISABLE SON WHO CANNOT REGULATE HIS BODY TEMP VERY WELL.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS KNOWN BY THE MAN...

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS KNOWN BY THE MAN...

Mileage: 124,000

CAR ALWAYS DROVE BEAUTIFUL. PURCHASED USED IN JANUARY, DIED IN JUNE. DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND SUDDENLY RAN HOT. PULLED OVER AND COOLED DOWN. NURSED IT HOME PULLED OVER TWICE IN 15 MILES TO COOL DOWN. DIAGNOSED BY ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC. DEALER WAS UNAVAILABLE BY CELL. MANY COMPLAINT...

Mileage: 140,000

HEAT STOPPED WORKING. COOLANT LEVELS ARE FINE, NO EXPLANATION

Mileage: 108,752

IGNITION IS STICKING. SOMETIME CANT TURN THE KEY.

Mileage: 94,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEH...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. T...

Mileage: 16,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED TO BELOW 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED TO BELOW 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIM...

Mileage: 70,000

I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AND THE WHEEL SNAPPED IN MY HANDS AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES AND SINCE I FELT UNSAFE I, OF COURSE, TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT. $900.00 LATER WE HAD ...

Mileage: 75,000

THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR IS THE PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY HEAT, WHICH MEAN I DO NOT HAVE DEFROSTERS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, IN WHICH THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS VEHICLE.. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS NOT RECALLED. I WAS TOLD MY MY LOCAL CHEVY DEAL...

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE A 2006 EQUINOX WHICH I BOUGHT IN 2010. WHILE I HAD VARIOUS "OF AGE" REPAIRS, SUCH AS FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES AND A FAN MOTOR; WITH THE AGE AND MILEAGE, THEY SEEMED NORMAL. IN 2013 I REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR SIMULTANEOUSLY; AS THE CODE WAS FOR EGR, BUT WOULD ONLY INTERMI...

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE A 2006 EQUINOX WHICH I BOUGHT IN 2010. WHILE I HAD VARIOUS "OF AGE" REPAIRS, SUCH AS FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES AND A FAN MOTOR; WITH THE AGE AND MILEAGE, THEY SEEMED NORMAL. IN 2013 I REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR SIMULTANEOUSLY; AS THE CODE WAS FOR EGR, BUT WOULD ONLY INTERMI...

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE A 2006 EQUINOX WHICH I BOUGHT IN 2010. WHILE I HAD VARIOUS "OF AGE" REPAIRS, SUCH AS FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES AND A FAN MOTOR; WITH THE AGE AND MILEAGE, THEY SEEMED NORMAL. IN 2013 I REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR SIMULTANEOUSLY; AS THE CODE WAS FOR EGR, BUT WOULD ONLY INTERMI...

Mileage: 145,000

IGNITION SWITCH GETS STUCK AND YOU CAN NOT TURN THE CAR ON. SOMETIME YOU CAN NOT GET THE KEY OUT AND SOMETIMES T FEELS LIKE THE PINS IN THE SWITCH ARE NOT DROPPING . THIS ORIGINALLY HAPPENED WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX SINCE 2008. WE RECENTLY NOTICED A SWOOSHING FLUID NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH. WHEN THE CAR IDLES THE TEMP LIGHT GAUGE COMES ON AND THE NEEDLE GOES TO HOT. TOOK IT TO BILL JACOBS CHEVROLET IN JOLIET ILLINOIS TODAY AND THE ADVISED IT HAS A LEAKY HEAD GASKET WITH A MIN...

Mileage: 78,890

I REPLACED THE EGR VALVE SENSOR AND HOSE STILL GETTING A CODE 1404.I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MAIN PROBLEM COULD BE UNLESS IT'S THE PCM CAUSING PROBLEMS AND IT HAS BEEN CHANGED AS WELL. *TR

I REPLACED THE EGR VALVE SENSOR AND HOSE STILL GETTING A CODE 1404.I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MAIN PROBLEM COULD BE UNLESS IT'S THE PCM CAUSING PROBLEMS AND IT HAS BEEN CHANGED AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED...

Mileage: 123,048

I HAVE A CHEVROLET EQUINOX LX AND I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND TRACKING CONTROL SO I GOT THE BRAKES REPLACE AND THERE STILL A BAD GRINDING THE SAME THING BEFORE I REPLACE THE BRAKES THE ABS AND TRACKING CONTROL COME ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND STAY ON WHILE I AM DRIVING I HAVE CHANGE M...

Mileage: 122,773

I HAVE NO HEAT, YESTERDAY, I DID . THIS MORNING MY HEAT WILL NOT WORK RECIRCULATION WORKS FAN CONTROLS WORK A/C WORKS, AFTER ALL OF MY HOURS OF RESEARCH, I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER EQUINOX OWNERS . ITS THE VENT DOOR AND ACTUATOR, I NARROWED ALL DOWN AT FIRST COOLANT TH...

Mileage: 100,586

EVER SINCE I GOT THIS VEHICLE I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD WHAT SOUNDS LIKE WATER IN THE DASH, I'VE BEEN READING THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE ANTIFREEZE WHICH IN SOME CASES LEAKED OUT OF THE AIR VENTS INTO THE VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO HAD MY HEATER BLEND DOOR GO BAD AND GOT THAT REPLACED. M...

I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH DOWN A ROAD, AND MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY FINE, THEN MY CAR SLOWED TO 40MPH, THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAITED ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT WORKED A...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKE HUB AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL A...

Mileage: 58,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE HEAT ON AND IT WOULDNT GO HIGHER THEN LOW AND ABOUT 5 MILES LATER I WENT HIGHER ON ITS OWN. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER THE HEAT STARTED BLOWING AND THEN STOPPED AND NOW WILL NOT BLOW HOT OR COLD AIR. *TR

Mileage: 223,000

I GOT IN MY CAR THIS MORNING AND MY FAN WASN'T WORKING FOR MY HEATER. WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ITS WINTER AND MY WINDOWS ARE ICED OVER. I LOOKED UP AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 81,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, THEY DID NOT FULLY ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS DIMINISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WHICH THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO WORK FOR HEAT OR COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MEC...

Mileage: 117,480

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WHICH THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO WORK FOR HEAT OR COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MEC...

Mileage: 117,480

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF AND IT TAKES ALONG TIME TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY. *TR

Mileage: 101,567

I HAD LEFT WORK, DRIVEN ABOUT 6 MILES, SHUT ENGINE OFF TO FILL WITH GAS, GOT BACK IN TO CRANK ENGINE AND NOTHING - NO LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAD HAULED TO GARAGE, BATTERY WAS PUT ON SLOW CHARGE OVER NIGHT, SHOWED LITTLE LOW BUT WOULD CRANK CAR, MFG REPLACED BATTERY BUT 2 MONTHS LATER IT WOULD ...

THE HEATING SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILED AND BLOWS COLD AIR AFFECTING THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING ABILITY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE PROBLEM IMPACTS THE ABILITY OF THE CAR TO DEFROST. AS NOTED IN A LETTER FROM GM'S DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND SAFETY TO THE NHTSA ON DECEMBER...

Mileage: 153,550

THE HEATING SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILED AND BLOWS COLD AIR AFFECTING THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING ABILITY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE PROBLEM IMPACTS THE ABILITY OF THE CAR TO DEFROST. AS NOTED IN A LETTER FROM GM'S DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND SAFETY TO THE NHTSA ON DECEMBER...

Mileage: 153,550

BRAKES LOCKUP INTERMITTENTLY HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE SPENT OVER $700.00 AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 122,300

THE HEATER IS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR, IT'S IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK WITH A BLANKET ON MY LAP, HEAVY JACKET AND GLOVES. THE BLANKET ON THE LAP IS NOT THE SMARTEST CHOICE BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $800 - $1000 TO GET THIS FIXED. I ALSO HAVE TO ...

VEHICLE RUNS FINE, SHUT IT OFF IT WON'T START. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE 2 OR 3 TURNS TO START IT OTHER TIMES 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO START IT. REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER, SWITCH AND TUMBLERS, THINKING THIS WAS IT. NO. NO ONE CAN FINE PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2006 EQUINOX FROM THE FORUMS I RE...

Mileage: 110,000

VEHICLE RUNS FINE, SHUT IT OFF IT WON'T START. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE 2 OR 3 TURNS TO START IT OTHER TIMES 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO START IT. REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER, SWITCH AND TUMBLERS, THINKING THIS WAS IT. NO. NO ONE CAN FINE PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2006 EQUINOX FROM THE FORUMS I RE...

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN I TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL EITHER WAY, THE HIGH-BEAMS COME ON. I THOUGH IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY DOING, BUT I PAYED ATTENTION MANY TIMES AND IT WILL ALWAYS DO IT. *TR

Mileage: 79,642

WHEN I TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL EITHER WAY, THE HIGH-BEAMS COME ON. I THOUGH IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY DOING, BUT I PAYED ATTENTION MANY TIMES AND IT WILL ALWAYS DO IT. *TR

Mileage: 79,642

THE SWITCH HANGS UP WHEN TRYING TO CRANK THE AUTO. IT KEEPS TRYING TO CRANK THE ENGINE WHEN YOU RELEASE THE SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 137,259

CAR WONT START, TURNS OVER BUT HAVE TO PUT FOOT ON GAS TO MAKE IT START. SPUTTERS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND IS THEN OK. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN 1 TIME TO START IT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT STARTING WHEN CRANKED.\I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND CHANGED IT, BUT STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE POWERTRAIN/ENGINE CONTROL MODULES WERE THE ISSUES IN NUMEROUS CHEVY EQUINOX WHICH MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE CAR NOT STARTING. *TR

Mileage: 175,469

EQUINOX OVERHEATED. WE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE EQUINOX IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP, THE TESTS SHOWED THE EQUINOX HAS TWO CRACKED HEADS. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

THE ISSUE WITH THE HVAC APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, NO HEAT JUST COLD AIR, DEFROSTER WILL NOT DEFROST WINDOWS BUT FOGS THEM ALL UP, WHICH IS REALLY A PROBLEM @ 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. SPOKE TO DEALER ABOUT TSB # 11135 ISSUED BY GM MAY OF 2012 AND THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT WHAT IS CONTAINED IN...

Mileage: 102,000

ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *JS

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTOR O-RING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE R...

Mileage: 120,381

THE HEATER BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN. THE COST OF REPLACING THE DOOR IS $1000 +. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. *TR

Mileage: 158,000

HEATER AND DEFROSTER ARE NOT WORKING. BLOWER WORKS GREAT BUT IN THE WINTER COLD AIR DOES NOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD. THERE IS NO WARM AIR AT ALL. THIS MAKES DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY DIFFICULT IN THE COLD WEATHER. MY WIFE DEPENDS ON THIS CAR TO GET TO WORK EVERY DAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ISSUE IS A PART ...

Mileage: 135,000

I PURCHASED A CAR FROM DRIVETIME, IN THE YEAR OF 2012, A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX [AWD]. ON NOVEMBER 22, 2014, I WAS IN MY CAR AND ENTERING A BLINF CURVE, WHEN ANOTHER CAR CAME HEAD TO HEAD TOWARDS MY SUV. I TURNED TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP FROM GOING HEAD ON WITH THE CAR. THERE WAS A 6 FOOT DROP DITCH ON MY ...

Mileage: 145,000

THE HEATER IS CURRENTLY BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. I HAVE TRIED EVERY SETTING TO TRY TO SEE IF ANY OF THE SETTINGS HELP BUT ALWAYS BLOWS OUT COOL/COLD AIR. ANOTHER COSTLY REPAIR TO ADD TO THIS VEHICLE. AVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE WORST CHEVY MODEL I HAVE EVER OWNED. HAVE HAD THIS...

Mileage: 118,000

THE FAN IS MY CAR ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD AIR. NOT GREAT WHEN THE WEATHER IS 25 DEGREES AND SNOWING. REALLY GM, STEP UP TO THE PLATE. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

THE HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR AND AFTER HAVING MY '06 EQUINOX TO THE GM DEALERSHIP TWICE NOW (THEY SAID THEY FIXED WHAT THE BULLETIN NO.: 11135 SAID TO FIX) BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND THEY SAID IT'S GOING TO COST ME $1085 TO FIX IT. I SAY THAT GM NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS...I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH ...

A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE FAN WOULD WORK AND BLOW AIR - BUT NO HEAT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE ISSUE. IMMEDIATELY UPON TELLING THEM THE SYMPTOMS, THEY DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE...

Mileage: 123,000

A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE FAN WOULD WORK AND BLOW AIR - BUT NO HEAT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE ISSUE. IMMEDIATELY UPON TELLING THEM THE SYMPTOMS, THEY DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE...

Mileage: 123,000

WE JUST PURCHASED OUR 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX ON 11-15-2014 AN AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE CAUGHT IN A SNOW STORM AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE HEAT TO WARM UP INSIDE. THE HEAT WASN'T HOT AND THE DEFROST WOULD NOT WORK EITHER AND SO NEED LESS TO SAY WE HAD TO USE A/C AN CRACK THE WINDOWS AN CONS...

Mileage: 90,620

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT THE HEATER WILL ONLY BLOW COLD AIR , NO HEAT , TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THIS COULD COST ME $1200, OR $800, , I ALREDY REPLACED ONCE AND NOW HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

06 CHEVY EQUINOX LT2, HEAT STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR. I DIDN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM BUT FORTUNATELY I WENT INTO MY ONSTAR ACCOUNT TO LOOK FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT SINCE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON IT COULDN'T TELL ME. BUT WHILE IN MY ACCOUNT IT WAS SHOWING ACTIVE WARRANTY. IT SHOWED ME THERE WAS AN A...

Mileage: 112,000

I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING AROUND 6:10 TO TAKE MAY DAUGHTER TO THE BUS STOP. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO GET WARM AND BEFORE I WENT TO PULL OFF, I TURNED ON THE HEAT, THE TEMP SETTING WAS SET IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN HOT AND COLD. I TURNED THE KNOB ALL THE WAY TO HEAT AND THEN TURNED TH...

Mileage: 97,412

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FOR OUR COLLEGE STUDENT. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM SEEKER TOYOTA IN ST. ROBERT MO. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE. BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOCKED UP. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. WE REPLACED THE CALIPERS, ROTORS, BRAKES PADS, AND T...

Mileage: 145,000

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FOR OUR COLLEGE STUDENT. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM SEEKER TOYOTA IN ST. ROBERT MO. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE. BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOCKED UP. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. WE REPLACED THE CALIPERS, ROTORS, BRAKES PADS, AND T...

Mileage: 145,000

HEATER / DEFROST SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. LIVE IN IDAHO AND TEMPERATURES GET BELOW ZERO. NO WAY TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. CHEVY DEALERSHIP QUOTED REPAIR OF THE HEATER VENT DOOR ACTUATOR AT $1200.00, SINCE THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. HISTORY...

Mileage: 95,913

ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLICKER WHEN STARTED AND WILL SOMETIMES DO IT WHEN BREAKS ARE APPLIED. DOES NOT START ON FIRST TRY SOMETIMES. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STARTING BUT JUST STOPS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLICKER WHEN STARTED AND WILL SOMETIMES DO IT WHEN BREAKS ARE APPLIED. DOES NOT START ON FIRST TRY SOMETIMES. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STARTING BUT JUST STOPS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TRIED TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD OF FROST. ONLY COLD AIR CAME OUT OF VENT. SAME COLD AIR ON ALL HVAC SETTINGS. *TR

Mileage: 71,884

SINCE THIS CAR HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES AND SO MUCH IS GOING ON . SUNROOF LEAKED, PROBLEMS W/ WINDOWS, NOT THE HEATING AND COOLING DOESN'T WORK , I JUST HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

SINCE THIS CAR HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES AND SO MUCH IS GOING ON . SUNROOF LEAKED, PROBLEMS W/ WINDOWS, NOT THE HEATING AND COOLING DOESN'T WORK , I JUST HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BLEND DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE AP...

Mileage: 80,000

IT WAS VERY HARD TO APPLY BRAKES. THEY DID NOT WORK. THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR AT LOW SPEED HIT A POST DUE TO BRAKES NOT WORKING. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO MORE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO TOW DIFFERENT GM DEALERS REGARDING ABS/TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES. I HAVE SPENT $1000.00 AND THE GM TECHNICIANS CANNOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSOR & THE HUB ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. THE ABS SYSTEM IS CONSTANTLY ACTIVATIN...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM WOULD ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY WHEN ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM WOULD ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY WHEN ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM WOULD ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY WHEN ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIO...

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO CRANK, YOU HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE STEERING COLUMN, AND REPEATEDLY TRY TO CRANK IT. KEY IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. ON SEPT 29, 2014, THE KEY CAME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE IN DRIVE. I REPORTED TO GM AT 18002221020 AT 8AM ON SEPT 30, TO , WHO TOOK DETAILS, AND SAID A SR. S...

Mileage: 99,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO CRANK, YOU HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE STEERING COLUMN, AND REPEATEDLY TRY TO CRANK IT. KEY IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. ON SEPT 29, 2014, THE KEY CAME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE IN DRIVE. I REPORTED TO GM AT 18002221020 AT 8AM ON SEPT 30, TO , WHO TOOK DETAILS, AND SAID A SR. S...

Mileage: 99,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO CRANK, YOU HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE STEERING COLUMN, AND REPEATEDLY TRY TO CRANK IT. KEY IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. ON SEPT 29, 2014, THE KEY CAME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE IN DRIVE. I REPORTED TO GM AT 18002221020 AT 8AM ON SEPT 30, TO , WHO TOOK DETAILS, AND SAID A SR. S...

Mileage: 99,000

THE IGNITION GETS STUCK. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY SEVERAL ...

Mileage: 150,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT AND THE SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE HAD NO GIVE. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A DEATH AND TWO SERIOUS EMERGENCIES TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR PASSENGER LOCATED BEHIND THE PASSENGER...UPDATED 09-25-14 *BF *TR

Mileage: 73,499

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT AND THE SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE HAD NO GIVE. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A DEATH AND TWO SERIOUS EMERGENCIES TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR PASSENGER LOCATED BEHIND THE PASSENGER...UPDATED 09-25-14 *BF *TR

Mileage: 73,499

THE EQUINOX WAS AT A DEAD STOP WAITING FOR AN ONCOMING CAR TO PASS SO A LEFT TURN COULD BE MADE. A DISTRACTED DRIVER REAR ENDED OUR VEHICLE AT ABOUT 55 MPH CAUSING OUR VEHICLE TO SPIN 180 DEGREES INTO THE OPPOSING LANE OF TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT BOTH FRONT RECLINING SEATS BROKE INTO A PE...

Mileage: 74,500

FAILURE OF THE HVAC BLEND DOOR [1] HAS MADE DEFROSTING THE FORWARD WINDSHIELD IN COLD TEMPERATURES IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE LIMITING OF VISIBILITY AND IN VIOLATION OF STANDARD 103 [2] FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. GM HAS ADMITTED A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HVAC BLEND...

Mileage: 118,000

THE ENGINE FAILED. THIS IS MECHANIC REPORT FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP:" THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND MISFIRE ON THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER. THE EXHAUST LIFTER IS COLLAPSED CAUSING NOISE AND NOT OPERATING, ALSO HEARD A LOWER END KNOCK FROM ROD BEARINGS,SUSPECT LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AT ONE TIM...

Mileage: 84,000

WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT FROM A STOP LIGHT I LIGHTLY TAPPED MY BRAKE. IMMEDIATELY MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED. I PRESS THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP THE BRAKE COMPLETELY DI...

Mileage: 128,813

OUR 2006 EQUINOX HAS HAD OUR ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON US SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN APRIL 3RD THRU SEPT. 4TH OF 2014. IT HAS SHUT DOWN TWICE WHILE AT A STOP AND ABOUT 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. AFTER 1-2 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START BACK UP. IT SEEMS IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING 50-...

Mileage: 131,000

TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE AT ANY SPEED ,ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . IT WAS LIKE TRYING TO DRIVE A BUS ! PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED ! IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT . *TR

Mileage: 58,000

AFTER STOPPING WHEN DRIVING LONGER DISTANCES THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE WOULD FAIL TO DISENGAGE, SO THAT THE BRAKE WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE ON INTERSTATE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COLLAPSING WHEN HOT PREVENTING BRAKE FLUID TO BRAKE. TH...

Mileage: 73,000

THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHTS COME ON. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT OCCASIONALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE LIGHTS BECOME PERSISTENT AND SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE NO LONGER FIXES THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AROUND 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKES ARE...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVE SHAFT BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 76,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD LOCK UP AND SOMETIMES IT TURNS OVER CONTINUOUSLY, LIKE IT IS STUCK. THE AIR CONDITION BLOWER HAS STOPPED WORKING 3 TIMES. IT WOULD SMELL LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING BUT THE SWITCH ACTUALLY WOULD BE BURNING OUT. I HEAR OTHERS THAT HAVE CHEVROLET VEHICLES HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROB...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ENTER THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TO BE REMOVED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ENTER THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TO BE REMOVED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...

Mileage: 105,000

ALL IS GOOD UNTIL THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON THEN YOU CAN GO ABOUT 10MPH - ALSO KNOW AS "LIMP MODE", WHICH AROUND HERE WOULD BE "RUN ME OVER" MODE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT GET HIT WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. OCTOBER 11, 2008: 45,000 MILE...

Mileage: 45,000

ALL IS GOOD UNTIL THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON THEN YOU CAN GO ABOUT 10MPH - ALSO KNOW AS "LIMP MODE", WHICH AROUND HERE WOULD BE "RUN ME OVER" MODE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT GET HIT WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. OCTOBER 11, 2008: 45,000 MILE...

Mileage: 45,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM A GM DEALERSHIP IN HANFORD, CA AFTER JUST I TOOK MY USED 2006 EQUINOX HOME AND WENT OUT THE START IT THAT NIGHT IT WOULD NOT START KEY KEPT GETTING STUCK, ALSO A VERY ROUGH IDLE, IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE I WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT FROM TIME TO TIME DID LEAVE ME STRANDED I CALL...

Mileage: 80,125

I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM A GM DEALERSHIP IN HANFORD, CA AFTER JUST I TOOK MY USED 2006 EQUINOX HOME AND WENT OUT THE START IT THAT NIGHT IT WOULD NOT START KEY KEPT GETTING STUCK, ALSO A VERY ROUGH IDLE, IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE I WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT FROM TIME TO TIME DID LEAVE ME STRANDED I CALL...

Mileage: 80,125

I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM A GM DEALERSHIP IN HANFORD, CA AFTER JUST I TOOK MY USED 2006 EQUINOX HOME AND WENT OUT THE START IT THAT NIGHT IT WOULD NOT START KEY KEPT GETTING STUCK, ALSO A VERY ROUGH IDLE, IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE I WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT FROM TIME TO TIME DID LEAVE ME STRANDED I CALL...

Mileage: 80,125

THE ABS AND T/C LIGHTS COME ON AFTER DRIVING. IF THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, AND YOU TURN THE CAR BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHILE DRIVING AROUND OR UNDER 10MPH, BUT THE SYMPTOMS ARE THAT THE BRAKES WILL GRIND AND BE VERY HARD TO PUSH, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN BRAKING BEHIND SOMEBODY WAITING T...

Mileage: 66,000

IN THE LAST MONTH MY 2006 EQUINOX'S ENGINE HAS FAILED 5 TIMES, 3 TIMES WHILE SITTING AT INTERSECTIONS AND TWICE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALL 5 TIMES THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE ON THE DASH AND THEN ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE HAS BEEN LOST. IT TAKES A GOOD MINUTE BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER AGAIN. WE...

Mileage: 65,000

IN THE LAST MONTH MY 2006 EQUINOX'S ENGINE HAS FAILED 5 TIMES, 3 TIMES WHILE SITTING AT INTERSECTIONS AND TWICE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALL 5 TIMES THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE ON THE DASH AND THEN ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE HAS BEEN LOST. IT TAKES A GOOD MINUTE BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER AGAIN. WE...

Mileage: 65,000

I FIRST REPORTED TO CHEVROLET IN 2011 THAT MY IGNITION/KEY IN MY 2006 EQUINOX WOULD GET "STUCK". IT WOULDN'T TURN AND I'D SPEND SOMETIMES SEVERAL MINUTES JUST TRYING TO GET THE KEY TO TURN SO I COULD START THE CAR. I SOMETIMES HAD TO TAP THE KEY FORWARD WITH A SCREWDRIVER HANDLE. I REPORTED THIS ...

Mileage: 42,000

I FIRST REPORTED TO CHEVROLET IN 2011 THAT MY IGNITION/KEY IN MY 2006 EQUINOX WOULD GET "STUCK". IT WOULDN'T TURN AND I'D SPEND SOMETIMES SEVERAL MINUTES JUST TRYING TO GET THE KEY TO TURN SO I COULD START THE CAR. I SOMETIMES HAD TO TAP THE KEY FORWARD WITH A SCREWDRIVER HANDLE. I REPORTED THIS ...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE IT WAS ON ACCESSORY MODE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A/C AND THE HEATER BLOWER RELAY WAS MELTED AND ...

Mileage: 125,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE IT WAS ON ACCESSORY MODE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A/C AND THE HEATER BLOWER RELAY WAS MELTED AND ...

Mileage: 125,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE A/C AND HEATER WAS NOT ACTIVATING PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF WOULD ALLOW WATER TO LEAK THROUGH WHEN IT WAS FULLY CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE A/C AND HEATER WAS NOT ACTIVATING PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF WOULD ALLOW WATER TO LEAK THROUGH WHEN IT WAS FULLY CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...

Mileage: 147,000

ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS A FEW WEEKS APART THE CAR WENT DEAD WHILE IN OPERATION. THE 1ST TIME I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE 2ND TIME HAD JUST REACHED 55MPH ON THE HWY AND SET THE CRUISE. FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS STARTED FINE IN THE MORNINGS BUT HAS TROUBLE STARTING ON NEXT TRIES, AND GETS HARDER E...

Mileage: 84,300

WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DRIVING STUDENT TO HIGH SCHOOL AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE IGNITION/STEERING COLUMN AND IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I AM LEAVING IT AT CHEVY DEALERS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD STARTING PROBLEMS IN THE PAST MONTH ON...

Mileage: 128,947

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (OUT OF STATE - HOURS AWAY FROM HOME), WHICH HAD A STEEP GRADE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. ENDED UP HAVING TO...

Mileage: 110,000

I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR STARTING PROPERLY AND THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN ONE EVENING, I DROVE TO A STORE AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. CAME BACK AND IT WOULDN'T START. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY THOUGH IT WAS THE BATTERY, ...

Mileage: 122,000

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IS HARD TO START. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TESTED. THEY SAID IT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE GAS CAP. I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP AND THAT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE STARTING. THEY RESET THE LIGHT. I BOUGHT A NEW GAS CAP. LIGHT CAME BA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE F...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE F...

Mileage: 83,000

PURCHASED MY EQUINOX IN 2006 NEW AT 12,000 MILES SERPENTINE BELT BROKEN,WINDOW HAS JUMPED GOING UP AND DOWN SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM.AT 110000 MILES THE HEAT STOP WORKING.THEN BY SUMMER THE A/C WENT TOO.AND CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD IGNITION ISSUES ...

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE, IT PULSATED AND THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/HUB ASSEMBLY AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE SA...

Mileage: 95,714

WATER SWISHING NOISE IN DASH AREA. INCREASING DIFFICULTY TURNING KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH. MUST PULL IT OUT, TURN IT OVER AND PUSH UP AND TURN TO GET IT TO START CAR. AT 65,000 MILES DOOR FLAP ON A/C HEATER FAILED, WEATHER WAS 15-20 DEGREES F IN DECEMBER AND CAUSED HEATER AND DEFROST SYSTEM TO FAIL. W...

Mileage: 65,000

WATER SWISHING NOISE IN DASH AREA. INCREASING DIFFICULTY TURNING KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH. MUST PULL IT OUT, TURN IT OVER AND PUSH UP AND TURN TO GET IT TO START CAR. AT 65,000 MILES DOOR FLAP ON A/C HEATER FAILED, WEATHER WAS 15-20 DEGREES F IN DECEMBER AND CAUSED HEATER AND DEFROST SYSTEM TO FAIL. W...

Mileage: 65,000

PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM. WHEN STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS ( 5MPH) THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES EVERY TIME. WE HAVE HAD ALL BRAKE PADS, SHOES, ROTORS, AND DISC REPLACED. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES APPEARING ON INTERNET FORUMS. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO WE ...

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE MECHANIC REPLA...

Mileage: 110,000

PASSENGER SIDE TIRE/WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED UP. NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IN ANY GEAR. APPEARED TO BE BRAKES LOCKED UP. POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER. WHEEL GOT SO HOT IT MELTED OFF THE PLASTIC HUB CAP COVER. SMELLED OF BURNING PLASTIC/BRAKE. TRYING TO GET SAFETY EVAL BY GM DELAERSHIP THIS WEEK. THIS IS A VERY DAN...

Mileage: 108,000

PASSENGER SIDE TIRE/WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED UP. NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IN ANY GEAR. APPEARED TO BE BRAKES LOCKED UP. POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER. WHEEL GOT SO HOT IT MELTED OFF THE PLASTIC HUB CAP COVER. SMELLED OF BURNING PLASTIC/BRAKE. TRYING TO GET SAFETY EVAL BY GM DELAERSHIP THIS WEEK. THIS IS A VERY DAN...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP GEARS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TH...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP GEARS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TH...

Mileage: 80,000

A. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME I TURNED THE KEY. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION AND TRY AGAIN, THIS COULD SOMETIMES TAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE DEALER DID STATE THAT IT WAS INDEED THE IGNITION SWITCH. B. WE ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNI...

Mileage: 40,000

A. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME I TURNED THE KEY. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION AND TRY AGAIN, THIS COULD SOMETIMES TAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE DEALER DID STATE THAT IT WAS INDEED THE IGNITION SWITCH. B. WE ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNI...

Mileage: 40,000

A. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME I TURNED THE KEY. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION AND TRY AGAIN, THIS COULD SOMETIMES TAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE DEALER DID STATE THAT IT WAS INDEED THE IGNITION SWITCH. B. WE ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNI...

Mileage: 40,000

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED IN 2012 ( JUNE 26) AND 1-2 MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AS KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER. STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH IGNITION SWITCH NOT TURNING OVER INTERMITTENTLY SO WE LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION AND LOCK WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLLER. *TR

SAME AS REPORTED BELOW, ABS ISSUES, IGNITION SWITCH, OVER HEATING, WATER SOUND IN DASH, BLEND DOOR ISSUES. ONLY HAVE 80K ON CAR BUT PROBLEMS SURPASS VALUE. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS FOR EQUINOX? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SAME AS REPORTED BELOW, ABS ISSUES, IGNITION SWITCH, OVER HEATING, WATER SOUND IN DASH, BLEND DOOR ISSUES. ONLY HAVE 80K ON CAR BUT PROBLEMS SURPASS VALUE. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS FOR EQUINOX? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SAME AS REPORTED BELOW, ABS ISSUES, IGNITION SWITCH, OVER HEATING, WATER SOUND IN DASH, BLEND DOOR ISSUES. ONLY HAVE 80K ON CAR BUT PROBLEMS SURPASS VALUE. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS FOR EQUINOX? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SAME AS REPORTED BELOW, ABS ISSUES, IGNITION SWITCH, OVER HEATING, WATER SOUND IN DASH, BLEND DOOR ISSUES. ONLY HAVE 80K ON CAR BUT PROBLEMS SURPASS VALUE. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS FOR EQUINOX? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SAME AS REPORTED BELOW, ABS ISSUES, IGNITION SWITCH, OVER HEATING, WATER SOUND IN DASH, BLEND DOOR ISSUES. ONLY HAVE 80K ON CAR BUT PROBLEMS SURPASS VALUE. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS FOR EQUINOX? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

OUR CAR IGNITION FROM DAY ONE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE .THERE ARE TIMES YOU TRY TO START IT WONT .WE TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO START MY CAR,ONE TIME THE IGNITION SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ,ONSTAR CAME ON AND HAD ME GO OUTSIDE CAR AND REDO FUEL CAP,THEN TURN KEY ON WITH OUT STA...

Mileage: 380

OUR CAR IGNITION FROM DAY ONE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE .THERE ARE TIMES YOU TRY TO START IT WONT .WE TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO START MY CAR,ONE TIME THE IGNITION SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ,ONSTAR CAME ON AND HAD ME GO OUTSIDE CAR AND REDO FUEL CAP,THEN TURN KEY ON WITH OUT STA...

Mileage: 380

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. NOW HAS 095431 MILES ON IT AND THIS STARTED AROUND THE 83K MILES POINT. KEY WILL NOT ROTATE FROM OFF POSITION TO ON POSITION, THUS THE CAR CAN NOT BE STARTED AND THIS HA. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL CHEVROLET VEHICLES UTILIZING HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME. TH...

Mileage: 83,000

TEMP DOOR ACTUATOR BROKE LEAVING ME WITHOUT HEAT TO DEFROST WINDOWS. REPAIR COST OF DOOR $50.00 COST OF LABOR $1200.00. THE DOOR IS MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC BUT THE ENTIRE FIREWALL MUST BE REMOVE TO REPLACE PART. THEN MY ENGINE BLEW 1 YEAR LATER. COST $1700.00. NOW MY ENGINE BLEW AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 96,369

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS DASH BOARD INDICATORS CAME ON AND THE ABS BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSE SUDDENLY. THE PULSING WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME (DRY OR WET SURFACE AND AT ANY SPEED). WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHTS WOULD BE OFF BUT WOULD LIGHT UP ...

Mileage: 39,000

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. KEY WILL NOT ROTATE FROM OFF POSITION TO ON POSITION, THUS THE CAR CAN NOT BE STARTED. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER PRESUMED, AS THE FACTORY KEY IS INCAPABLE OF EVEN BEING ROTATED TO THE ON POSITION. A SECOND FACTORY ISSUED KEY THAT HAS BEEN SPARINGLY USED SIN...

Mileage: 60,000

I AM A OWNER OF A 2006 EQUINOX, I HAVE NOTICED THE CHANGE IN SHIFTS WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT'S LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING AND JERKS THE CAR THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. IT STALLED OUT ON ME ONE WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION HARD FOR ME TO ...

Mileage: 96,460

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTO...

Mileage: 60,000

THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AT EACH STOP. *TR

Mileage: 70,286

I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME I TURNED THE KEY. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION AND TRY AGAIN, THIS COULD SOMETIMES TAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY OVER AND OVER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPEAT ...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ABS AND TRAC WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED WHENEVER DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AUTHORIZED DEALER FO...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ABS AND TRAC WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED WHENEVER DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AUTHORIZED DEALER FO...

Mileage: 150,000

THE BLEND DOOR ON THE HEATED IS BROKEN. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? IF NOT WHY ISN'T THERE? I SEE YOU ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2010 EQUINOX FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER WHO IS A COLLEGE STUDENTS DRIVES THIS CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD THE $1000+ ...

Mileage: 80,000

THE BLEND DOOR ON THE HEATED IS BROKEN. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? IF NOT WHY ISN'T THERE? I SEE YOU ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2010 EQUINOX FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER WHO IS A COLLEGE STUDENTS DRIVES THIS CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD THE $1000+ ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DECELERATING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DECELERATING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO...

Mileage: 109,000

IT WOULD CHUG WHEN I STARTED IT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED AND THEY SAID THERE IS A BIG CRACK IN THE EGR VALVE PIPING. *TR

Mileage: 210,000

WE HAVE HAD REPETITIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES KICKING IN AND THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO STOP. HAVE HAD IT SERVICED 3 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. (HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS). REPLACED BOTH FRONT WHEEL ABS SENSORS AND THE LAST TIME THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND NOW IT IS DOING THE...

Mileage: 107,000

MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CAR HIT THE TREE. IT HIT SO HARD THE BACK TIRES CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE GROUND. *TR

Mileage: 74,825

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 20,000

EN BREAKING 90% OF THE TIME.WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP ON THE FREEWAY MY STEERING COLUMN STARTED VIBRATING AND CONTINUES TO DO SO . WHEN STARTING TRUCK THE IGNITION KEEPS GOING AS IF THE TRUCK IS ON REPEAT START. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF THE TRUCK STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 98,546

EN BREAKING 90% OF THE TIME.WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP ON THE FREEWAY MY STEERING COLUMN STARTED VIBRATING AND CONTINUES TO DO SO . WHEN STARTING TRUCK THE IGNITION KEEPS GOING AS IF THE TRUCK IS ON REPEAT START. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF THE TRUCK STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 98,546

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT HAD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND EXITED WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 99,000

I HAVE AN 06 CHEVY EQUINOX. OVER THE PAST MONTH IT HAS BEEN RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT SHUT OFF. AFTER A FEW TRIES TO START IT BACK UP I CALLED MY HUSBAND HE CAME TO GET ME AND IT STARTED BACK UP. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC THAT DAY. HE SAW ...

Mileage: 149,000

HEATER STOPPED WORKING ON VEHICLE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST MY FRONT WINDOW. THIS CREATES A DRIVING HAZARD DUE TO FOGGY WINDOW. THIS CAN HAPPEN IN COLD OR HUMID WEATHER SO IT IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 85,576

THE HEATER VENT DOOR HAS BECOME INOPERABLE RESULTING IN NO HEAT ENTERING THE CABIN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE BUT YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY GM (ONLY SERVICE BULLETINS). THIS IS A FLAWED DESIGN AND IS A HAZARDOUS SAFETY ISSUE DURING AN ICE/SNOW EVENT. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 96,350

2006 EQUINOX OVERHEATED CAUSING CAR TO QUIT ON INTERSTATE, HAD TO BE TOWED, RENT A CAR, RENT A MOTEL ROOM, HAD MY CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET SERVICE TALLAHASSEE, WAS TOLD THAT HAD HEAD GASKET PROBLEM EXT COST 2400.00 IF NO OTHER PROBLEMS SO I HAD CAR TOWED HOME, HAD TO PAY FOR TRAILER AND GAS, TOOK TO L...

Mileage: 94,000

ONE DAY I NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE HARDER THAN NORMAL TO PUSH TO STOP THE CAR AND THEN MY ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, WHEN THEY DID THE CAR WOULD BRAKE FINE. THIS NOW HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON AS SOON AS I START THE CAR AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES ...

Mileage: 115,000

ONE DAY I NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE HARDER THAN NORMAL TO PUSH TO STOP THE CAR AND THEN MY ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, WHEN THEY DID THE CAR WOULD BRAKE FINE. THIS NOW HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON AS SOON AS I START THE CAR AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES ...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2010. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED SPORADICALLY AND LOST STEERING. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY CONTINUOUSLY. ...

Mileage: 88,859

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST OF 2010. AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE I NOTICED THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD PARTIALLY JAMMED WHEN TRYING TO START. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT GRAPHITE IN THE SWITCH. IT STILL JAMS TO THIS DAY. I WAS CURIOUS IF THIS...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO THEN ADVISED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE EVEN AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO STOP THE ...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE EVEN AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO STOP THE ...

Mileage: 85,000

THE CAR IS OVER HEATING EXCESSIVELY AND IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED THE HEATING SYSTEM IN MY CAR. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET IN BRODHEADSVILLE, PA THAT IT WOULD COST ME $2,800.00. THIS PRICE IS EXTREMELY HIGH. UPON DOING RESEARCH, CHEVROLET, EQUINOX HAVE BEEN KNOW TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET. TH...

Mileage: 148,000

VEHICLE HAS NO HEAT OR DEFROST. TOOK TO SHOP. SHOP STATED BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN AND ACTUATOR NEEDS REPLACED. SHOP HAS TO DISSEMBLE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE DASH TO ACCESS AND REPLACE THE 2 PARTS TO THE COST OF $1030.00. MAJORITY OF COSTS $750 IS LABOR TO DISSEMBLE AND REASSEMBLE THE ENTIRE DASH TO REPL...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE HAD ALL KIND OF TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. FIRST IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS. CHANGE ONE AN NOT LONG AFTER HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER. HAVE CHANGED ABOUT 4. THREE ON ONE WHEEL AN ONE ON THE OTHER. AND NOW HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER THAT I CAN TELL. THEN IT STARTED WITH BRAKES RECENTLY. THEY WOULD STI...

Mileage: 82,000

I HAVE HAD ALL KIND OF TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. FIRST IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS. CHANGE ONE AN NOT LONG AFTER HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER. HAVE CHANGED ABOUT 4. THREE ON ONE WHEEL AN ONE ON THE OTHER. AND NOW HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER THAT I CAN TELL. THEN IT STARTED WITH BRAKES RECENTLY. THEY WOULD STI...

Mileage: 82,000

I HAVE HAD ALL KIND OF TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. FIRST IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS. CHANGE ONE AN NOT LONG AFTER HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER. HAVE CHANGED ABOUT 4. THREE ON ONE WHEEL AN ONE ON THE OTHER. AND NOW HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER THAT I CAN TELL. THEN IT STARTED WITH BRAKES RECENTLY. THEY WOULD STI...

Mileage: 82,000

I HAVE HAD ALL KIND OF TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. FIRST IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS. CHANGE ONE AN NOT LONG AFTER HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER. HAVE CHANGED ABOUT 4. THREE ON ONE WHEEL AN ONE ON THE OTHER. AND NOW HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER THAT I CAN TELL. THEN IT STARTED WITH BRAKES RECENTLY. THEY WOULD STI...

Mileage: 82,000

HIT A ONE TON LOW BED DUMP TRUCK, THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY SUV WAS DEMOLISHED, MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I ENDED UP WITH REALLY BAD WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT, TO WHERE I'M STILL IN MAJOR PAIN! WONDERING IF THERE WAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS? NEVER DEALT WITH A WRECK THIS BAD, I WAS JUST CURIOUS! ...

HIT A ONE TON LOW BED DUMP TRUCK, THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY SUV WAS DEMOLISHED, MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I ENDED UP WITH REALLY BAD WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT, TO WHERE I'M STILL IN MAJOR PAIN! WONDERING IF THERE WAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS? NEVER DEALT WITH A WRECK THIS BAD, I WAS JUST CURIOUS! ...

HIT A ONE TON LOW BED DUMP TRUCK, THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY SUV WAS DEMOLISHED, MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I ENDED UP WITH REALLY BAD WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT, TO WHERE I'M STILL IN MAJOR PAIN! WONDERING IF THERE WAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS? NEVER DEALT WITH A WRECK THIS BAD, I WAS JUST CURIOUS! ...

I LIVE IN FLORIDA, SO I DON'T NEED THE HEATER THAT OFTEN. LAST YEAR WHEN IT GOT COLD, I TURNED ON THE HEATER AND GOT NOTHING BUT COLD AIR BLOWING OUT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD PROBABLY COST AROUND $1000 - $1500 TO FIX. THEY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO PULL OUT THE WH...

Mileage: 80,000

THE HEATER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR WHILE DRIVING NOT ALLOWING THE WINDSHIELD TO DEFROST AND LIMITING VISIBILITY. I HAD TO PULL OVER MULTIPLE TIMES TO WIPE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO SEE SO I COULD GET HOME. NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 165,327

WAS IDLING IN CAR AT MILITARY CHECK POINT TO GET TO SCHOOL IN 2012 AND FANS UNDER HOOD GOT LOUD TO COOL IT DOWN. WENT DEAD SEVERAL TIMES. LET SIT 45 MINUTES. CHECKED RADIATOR AND WAS FULL OF WATER. BARELY MADE IT HOME, GOING DEAD ALL THE WAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND SAID COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AT ...

Mileage: 112,000

HEATER IS BLOWING COLD AIR AND DEFROSTER IS NOT WORKING. WENT ON-LINE AND SAW THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. WHEN IT RAINS THIS POSES AS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE DEFROSTER NOT WORKING. CAN YOU PLEASE RECALL SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I HAVE A 2006 EQUINOX AFTER I DRIVE IT AND IT SITS FOR AWHILE...30 MINS OR SO ....IT DOESN'T WANT TO START AGAIN....I HAVE READ SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HEATER IS BLOWING COLD AIR AND DEFROSTER IS ALSO NOT WORKING. WENT ON-LINE AND SEE THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE THIS COSTLY BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY SAFETY ISSUE (CAN'T SEE OUT OF WINDOW BECAUSE DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK). I'VE BEEN CUTOFF BECAUSE I HAVE NO WARRANTY BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM SU...

Mileage: 200,000

OVER HEATING BLEW ALL WATER OUT HAD WRECKER TAKE TO LYNN SMITH DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS !ST TIME . TOOK BACK TO LYNNSMITH HEATING UP AGAIN ,COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM 2ND TIME .OVER HEATED ON DEC 15 TH ,REPLACED THERMOSTAT GOOD FOR TO DAYS OVER HEATED A 3RD TIME BLUE ALL WARER OUT AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RES...

Mileage: 142,000

2006 EQUINOX IS POSSESSED. I WOKE UP AT 2:30AM TO MY EQUINOX RUNNING IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. I HAD TO PUT THE KEYS IN IT AND MOVE IT FORWARD IN ORDER TO SHUT IT OFF. IT MUST HAVE RAN FOR AWHILE AS IT WAS WARM INSIDE. IT ALSO UNLOCKED ITSELF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

HERD A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN A GEAR. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO OGDEN CAR CARE WHERE I WAS TOLD IT'S A WHEEL BEARING ON THE LEFT AND THAT THE CAR IS PULLING EMISSIONS CODES BRING IT TO CHEVY. SO I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO SUNRISE CHEVROLET WERE THEY CONFIRMED A BAD WHEEL B...

Mileage: 61,000

HERD A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN A GEAR. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO OGDEN CAR CARE WHERE I WAS TOLD IT'S A WHEEL BEARING ON THE LEFT AND THAT THE CAR IS PULLING EMISSIONS CODES BRING IT TO CHEVY. SO I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO SUNRISE CHEVROLET WERE THEY CONFIRMED A BAD WHEEL B...

Mileage: 61,000

THE BLEND DOOR BROKE AND WAS REPLACED FOR ONLY $50 DUE TO CARMAX DEALER WARRANTY. NOW MY CAR HAS 115K MILES ON IT AND THE HEATER IS BLOWING COLD AIR AGAIN. I BELIEVE IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM, A BROKEN BLEND DOOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN! THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A HUGE SAF...

Mileage: 51,000

BLENDER DOOR BROKE NO HEAT TO DEFROST WINDOWS. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CUTS OUT AND THE VEHICLE JERKS AND BUCKS LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME FROM SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT NEW. THIS OCCURS SOMETIMES WHEN PULLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY PULL MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS TO MAKE IT STOP AND P...

Mileage: 3,500

THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE HAS QUIT AND AFTER INVESTIGATING, WE BELIEVE THAT THE HEATER DOOR IN THE DASH COULD BE BROKEN. MY 16 YEAR OLD NEW DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND WOULD NOT DEFROST. I SAW THAT TSB 11135 WAS RELEASED FOR EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT BUT ONLY FOR LIMITE...

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS NEEDE...

Mileage: 53,000

LOSS HEAT,AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR FAILING TO OPERATE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVING, EITHER JUST GETTING INTO THE CAR AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR HAVING DRIVEN FOR A DISTANCE, WHEN PUSHING ON THE BREAKS TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THEY GRIND AND THE CAR DOESN'T STOP. SOMETIMES, THERE IS JUST A GRINDING SOUND AND I DON'T BOTHER PUSHING ON THE BREAKS BECAUSE I KNOW ...

Mileage: 116,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, COMPLETELY. NO POWER TO THE CONSOLE OR ANYTHING ELSE. I COULDN'T EVEN TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I WAS AFRAID THAT SOMEONE GOING TO HIT ME BECAUSE IT WAS DARK. *TR

Mileage: 87,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 01/07...

Mileage: 59,000

2006 EQUINOX: MY HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR. UPON RESEARCH, I'VE LEARNED THAT I AM AMONG HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, WHO HAD HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH STEMS FROM A BROKEN BLEND DOOR. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY FRONT WINDOWS DO NOT DEFROST ON COLD MORNINGS, CREATIN...

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS NOW HAD THREE SEPARATE INCIDENCES OF SPONTANEOUS ENGINE TURN OVER. THE FIRST WAS IN MAY OF 2012, NEXT IN APRIL 2013, FOLLOWED BY AUGUST 2013. ON EACH OCCASION; THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED AT THE TIME THAT IT SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED. WITH EACH EVENT I HAD TO PUT THE KEY IN...

Mileage: 76,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS NOW HAD THREE SEPARATE INCIDENCES OF SPONTANEOUS ENGINE TURN OVER. THE FIRST WAS IN MAY OF 2012, NEXT IN APRIL 2013, FOLLOWED BY AUGUST 2013. ON EACH OCCASION; THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED AT THE TIME THAT IT SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED. WITH EACH EVENT I HAD TO PUT THE KEY IN...

Mileage: 76,000

HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER DIAGNOSIS BY CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUATOR FOR THE HEATER BLEND DOOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY/DAMAGED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED SAFETY COMPLAINTS FILED IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. A ...

Mileage: 35,000

HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER DIAGNOSIS BY CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUATOR FOR THE HEATER BLEND DOOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY/DAMAGED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED SAFETY COMPLAINTS FILED IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. A ...

Mileage: 35,000

AS REPORTED BY OTHER EQUINOX OWNERS, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CUTS OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A MECHANIC WHO CAN WORK OUT WHY IT DOES THIS. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CAN CUT BACK IN AS QUICK AS IT DROPS OUT, THAT MAKES DRIVING V...

Mileage: 150,000

THERE IS 241 SAFETY COMPLAINTS ON THE HEATER BLEND DOOR! THE BLEND DOOR ON THE 2006 EQUINOX IS DEFECTIVE CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND ANY ONE ELSE ONE THE ROAD. THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR ROTATES TO FAR CAUSING THE BLEND DOOR TO BREAK. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN OVER A SHO...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE HEATER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE BECAME ICY, IN WHICH THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VIEW THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SUN ROOF FAILED TO CLOSE COMPLETELY CAUSING RAIN TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE SUN ROOF RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND...

Mileage: 100,000

I LIVE IN ALASKA WHERE IT DOES GET COLD DURING THE WINTER TIME. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM ANCHORAGE TO OUR HOME ABOUT 45 MILES AWAY WHEN SHE HAD NO HEAT INSIDE HER CAR. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND SENSOR CHECK THE HEATER CORE ALL WERE FINE. I COULD NOT FIGURED OUT WHY NO HEAT. NO HEAT ALSO MEAN...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND NOTICED A GAS LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 34,000

MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS A UN -FIXABLE [PER DEALER] A.C. PROBLEM. DRIVING IN FLORIDA WITH TEMPS IN THE HIGH NINES IN TRAFFIC THE TEMP INSIDE THE CAR IS MUCH HIGHER. BEING IN OUR SEVENTIES I NEARLY PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPART ON GOOGLE WITH HUNDREDS OF THE SAME ISSUE...

Mileage: 75,400

MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS A UN -FIXABLE [PER DEALER] A.C. PROBLEM. DRIVING IN FLORIDA WITH TEMPS IN THE HIGH NINES IN TRAFFIC THE TEMP INSIDE THE CAR IS MUCH HIGHER. BEING IN OUR SEVENTIES I NEARLY PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPART ON GOOGLE WITH HUNDREDS OF THE SAME ISSUE...

Mileage: 75,400

MY HEATER QUIT BLOWING HOT AIR AND THUS, THE WINDOWS FOG UP. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND IT IS THE BLEND DOOR. UPON FURTHER READING OF THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY 2006 EQUINOX HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A 10 HOUR LABOR JOB AND SO 1000.00 TO REPLACE. SINCE THIS EFFECTS VISIBILITY, I FE...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELA...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO TURN THE KEY AND POWER THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO TURN THE KEY AND POWER THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES GRINDING NOT WANTING TO STOP AND TOOK TO A SHOP SAID MY BRAKES WERE LIKE BRAND NEW BUT YET IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP MAKES GRINDING NOISES. I REPLACED THE STARTER IN MY CAR FOUR TIMES AND AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS STICKS WHEN STARTING OR DOESN'T WANT TO WORK ...

Mileage: 96,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES GRINDING NOT WANTING TO STOP AND TOOK TO A SHOP SAID MY BRAKES WERE LIKE BRAND NEW BUT YET IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP MAKES GRINDING NOISES. I REPLACED THE STARTER IN MY CAR FOUR TIMES AND AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS STICKS WHEN STARTING OR DOESN'T WANT TO WORK ...

Mileage: 96,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES GRINDING NOT WANTING TO STOP AND TOOK TO A SHOP SAID MY BRAKES WERE LIKE BRAND NEW BUT YET IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP MAKES GRINDING NOISES. I REPLACED THE STARTER IN MY CAR FOUR TIMES AND AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS STICKS WHEN STARTING OR DOESN'T WANT TO WORK ...

Mileage: 96,000

WE HAD A COLD FRONT COME THROUGH TODAY CAUSING MY WINDOW TO FOG. I CHANGED MY AIR TO HEAT BUT JUST GOT COLD AIR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT ITS MY BLEND DOOR. HE SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $45 FOR THE PART BUT $1200 IN LABOR!!!!! HE ALSO SAID THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF EQUIN...

Mileage: 98,000

IN JANUARY 2012 WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING OUR 2006 EQUINOX, WE STARTED HAVING IGNITION PROBLEM. WE WOULD TRY TO START IT AND IT WOULD JUST KEEP CRANKING UNTIL IT WOULD FINALLY START. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE AND THEY TRIED REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROB...

Mileage: 85,000

IN JANUARY 2012 WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING OUR 2006 EQUINOX, WE STARTED HAVING IGNITION PROBLEM. WE WOULD TRY TO START IT AND IT WOULD JUST KEEP CRANKING UNTIL IT WOULD FINALLY START. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE AND THEY TRIED REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROB...

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH DOWN A MAIN ROAD, WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, AND THERE WAS RESISTANCE. I SWERVED TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND RAN INTO A MAILBOX ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PRIOR TO THIS, MY CAR EXPERIENCED...

Mileage: 108,300

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH DOWN A MAIN ROAD, WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, AND THERE WAS RESISTANCE. I SWERVED TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND RAN INTO A MAILBOX ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PRIOR TO THIS, MY CAR EXPERIENCED...

Mileage: 108,300

TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION, WAS TOLD THAT THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARING IS LOOSE AND WORN, COULD CAUSE THE AXLE TO FALL OFF. HAVE BEEN READING DIFFERENT FORUMS AND THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. CAR HAS LESS THAN 56,000 MILES ON ...

Mileage: 55,788

MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS OUTLINED IN GM RECALL 13V-248. THE DRIVER DOOR POWER WINDOW AND POWER LOCK WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND IS NOW TOTALLY INOPERABLE. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES, SHOULD I BE CONCERNED THAT THIS IS REL...

Mileage: 150,000

THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL ON THE DRIVER SIDE NO LONGER WORKS, THE POWER LOCK ON THAT SIDE QUIT WORKING AS WELL. NOW I HEAR THERE IS A RECALL OF 2006 GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOT MY CAR. IS THIS A COINCIDENCE OR NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FROM EQUINOX OWNERS? THE RISK THAT CAUSED THE RECALL ...

Mileage: 89,000

THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL ON THE DRIVER SIDE NO LONGER WORKS, THE POWER LOCK ON THAT SIDE QUIT WORKING AS WELL. NOW I HEAR THERE IS A RECALL OF 2006 GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOT MY CAR. IS THIS A COINCIDENCE OR NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FROM EQUINOX OWNERS? THE RISK THAT CAUSED THE RECALL ...

Mileage: 89,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY OF 2013, NOTICED THAT ABS AND TC LIGHT WERE COMING ON WHILE DRIVING, AND THAT FRONT BRAKES HAD CRUNCHING AND GRINDING SOUND, AND WOULD JAM WHEN BRAKES WERE HIT. HAD FRONT BRAKE REPLACED, AND NEW TIRES PUT ON, AND STILL HAD THE SAME ...

Mileage: 117,539

I HAVE NO HEAT OR DEFROSTERS. IS THERE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN COLD WEATHER IS PRESENT. SHOULD I FILE A LAW SUIT? I UNDERSTAND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN OTHER VEHICLES OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX. MY GARAGE STATES $1100.00 TO FIX. WH...

Mileage: 138,001

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD MALFUNCTION...

Mileage: 141,000

HEAT JUST STOPPED BLOWING OUT , WAS TOLD IT COULD BE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOOR, $25 PART AND $800 IN LABOR , THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM RELEASING THE CHILD FROM THE CAR SEAT. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY, WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO POWERED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE STARTED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAK...

Mileage: 70,000

SPOUSE DRIVING THE VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE HAD RISEN QUICKLY WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE GAUGE ONLY DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. SUSPECTED A THERMOSTAT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY INDICATED THE SAME. REPLACED THE THERMOS...

Mileage: 95,500

I RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A GUARDRAIL AND COULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ON TOP OF THE GUARDRAIL INTO AN EMBANKMENT. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED AS WELL AS MOST OF THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AS WELL AS GIVING ME A BLACK EYE,...

I RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A GUARDRAIL AND COULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ON TOP OF THE GUARDRAIL INTO AN EMBANKMENT. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED AS WELL AS MOST OF THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AS WELL AS GIVING ME A BLACK EYE,...

I RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A GUARDRAIL AND COULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ON TOP OF THE GUARDRAIL INTO AN EMBANKMENT. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED AS WELL AS MOST OF THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AS WELL AS GIVING ME A BLACK EYE,...

THE VEHICLE HAS NO HEAT AND ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR....DOES NOT ALLOW THE WINDOWS TO DEFROST AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. PURCHASED THE CAR BACK IN AUGUST 2009 AND A FEW DAYS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I WOULD TURN THE KEY TO TURN THE CAR ON AND IT WOULDN'T COMPLETELY TURN OVER AND IT WOULD "STICK," CAUSING ME TO TURN THE CAR BACK TO OFF. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE C...

Mileage: 26,000

I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE FROM WHAT FELT LIKE UNDER MY FEET. I THEN TRIED TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES, ONLY HAVING THE PEDAL GIVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE WITH LOUD ABS NOISES. IT WILL CONTINUE DOING THIS UNTIL BOTH MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON. I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY SA...

Mileage: 52,000

I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE FROM WHAT FELT LIKE UNDER MY FEET. I THEN TRIED TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES, ONLY HAVING THE PEDAL GIVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE WITH LOUD ABS NOISES. IT WILL CONTINUE DOING THIS UNTIL BOTH MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON. I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY SA...

Mileage: 52,000

I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE FROM WHAT FELT LIKE UNDER MY FEET. I THEN TRIED TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES, ONLY HAVING THE PEDAL GIVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE WITH LOUD ABS NOISES. IT WILL CONTINUE DOING THIS UNTIL BOTH MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON. I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY SA...

Mileage: 52,000

NO HOT AIR BLOWS THROUGH VENTS, ONLY COLD AIR. ALSO, THE CAR CRANKS, BUT DOESN'T TURN OVER MOST OF THE TIME, YOU HAVE TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN OVER. VERY FRUSTRATING FOR A MOM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

NO HOT AIR BLOWS THROUGH VENTS, ONLY COLD AIR. ALSO, THE CAR CRANKS, BUT DOESN'T TURN OVER MOST OF THE TIME, YOU HAVE TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN OVER. VERY FRUSTRATING FOR A MOM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED 90 MINUTES LATER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE...

Mileage: 57,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING AND THE HEATER STARTED BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. SOME TIME LATER, I TOOK MY CHEVY EQUINOX TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $1,000 TO REPAIR. THIS WAS A SHOCK BECAUSE MY MECHANIC IS VERY REPUTABLE; I HAVE USED HIM FOR YEARS. HE NEVER TRIES TO C...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING AND THE HEATER STARTED BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. SOME TIME LATER, I TOOK MY CHEVY EQUINOX TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $1,000 TO REPAIR. THIS WAS A SHOCK BECAUSE MY MECHANIC IS VERY REPUTABLE; I HAVE USED HIM FOR YEARS. HE NEVER TRIES TO C...

Mileage: 150,000

A CHEAP PLASTIC PART (AIR TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOOR ) BREAKS AND YOU LOSE ALL HEAT AND CANNOT DEFROST OR DEFOG WINDOWS, AND AS SUCH HAVE VIRTUALLY NO VISIBILTY, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 10,700

A CHEAP PLASTIC PART (AIR TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOOR ) BREAKS AND YOU LOSE ALL HEAT AND CANNOT DEFROST OR DEFOG WINDOWS, AND AS SUCH HAVE VIRTUALLY NO VISIBILTY, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 10,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR AND DEFROST DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE AND IT FELT LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. AFTER A FEW TIMES, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. IN OCTOBER 2012, I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT ABS SENSOR. THEN I WENT FOR ALMOST A MONTH WITHOUT AN INCI...

FAULTY TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. NO HEAT RESULTING IN NO DEFROST OR DEFOGGER. MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN LIVING IN THE MIDWEST IN THE COLD AND WET SEASON. YOU (GM) SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLASTIC PIECE BEING REPLACED, NOT THE CONSUMER. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL ISSUE DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES ...

Mileage: 16,753

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK. THE BLOWER FAN AND ALL THE SWITCHES ARE FINE. WHEN I TURN THE TEMP KNOB TO HOT AIR, ONLY GET COLD COME OUT. DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SETTING THE MODE DOOR IS IN. VEHICLE NO LONGER BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN HEAT IS ON THEREFORE THE DEFROSTER WILL ...

Mileage: 125,000

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 10-35MPH MY BRAKES LOCK UP AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AT ME AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE IS TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN I'M TRYING TO STOP IT. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY FIXES ITSELF BY TURNING OFF ITS ABS SYSTEM...

Mileage: 65,000

2006 EQUINOX LT I RECEIVE THE 30 DAY FACTORY WARRANTY I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER GROUP LLC I PURCHASED THE CAR 2-11-11 BEFORE THE 30 DAY WARRANTY WENT OUT I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR OVERHEATING ON FEB 8 GOT CAR BACK ON FEB 15, ON MARCH 11 TOOK THE CAR AGAIN FOR OVERHEATING RECEIVED C...

2006 EQUINOX LT I RECEIVE THE 30 DAY FACTORY WARRANTY I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER GROUP LLC I PURCHASED THE CAR 2-11-11 BEFORE THE 30 DAY WARRANTY WENT OUT I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR OVERHEATING ON FEB 8 GOT CAR BACK ON FEB 15, ON MARCH 11 TOOK THE CAR AGAIN FOR OVERHEATING RECEIVED C...

NO WARM AIR FROM DEFROSTER HEATER. THERMOSTAT REPLACED, PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. MECHANIC TOLD ME HEATER DOOR BLEND DOOR BROKEN. NO RECALLS, EVEN THOUGH COMMON PROBLEM. 2010 EQUINOX REPORTED SAME PROBLEM AND HAS RECALL. APPROX $ 1000 REPAIR AND DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. GM SHOULD RECALL 2006 EQUINOX ALSO. ...

Mileage: 78,000

NO WARM AIR FROM DEFROSTER HEATER. THERMOSTAT REPLACED, PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. MECHANIC TOLD ME HEATER DOOR BLEND DOOR BROKEN. NO RECALLS, EVEN THOUGH COMMON PROBLEM. 2010 EQUINOX REPORTED SAME PROBLEM AND HAS RECALL. APPROX $ 1000 REPAIR AND DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. GM SHOULD RECALL 2006 EQUINOX ALSO. ...

Mileage: 78,000

THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX IN APRIL OF 2009 AT 29,000 MILES. IT NOW NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2012 AT 57,500 MILES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NO COST TO ME. BUT NOW IT NEEDS REPLACED, AGAIN AT $1100+ (DEALER ESTIMATE). AFTER A WEEKLONG BATTLE W...

Mileage: 29,000

STARTING IN DECEMBER 2011, OUR HEATER BLEND DOOR BROKE ON OUR 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. IT IS A WIDE-SPEAD ISSUE WITH THE EXACT MAKE/MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE, EFFECTING SEVERAL HUNDRED, IF NOT THOUSANDS. CHEVROLET HAS RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN MAY OF 2012) WITH THE EXACT ISSUE, AS WELL AS RE-...

Mileage: 118,000

STARTING IN DECEMBER 2011, OUR HEATER BLEND DOOR BROKE ON OUR 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. IT IS A WIDE-SPEAD ISSUE WITH THE EXACT MAKE/MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE, EFFECTING SEVERAL HUNDRED, IF NOT THOUSANDS. CHEVROLET HAS RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN MAY OF 2012) WITH THE EXACT ISSUE, AS WELL AS RE-...

Mileage: 118,000

ON AUG. 26TH,2012 MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BROKE DOWN I TOWED IT TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT MY FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PAID $750 DOLL FOR PARTS AND LABOR ,2 WKS BEFORE THAT HAPPENED MY CAR WAS GIVING OFF A FUEL SMELL AND WOULDN'T START UNLESS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THAT WOR...

Mileage: 114,528

WHILE DRIVING ON A COLD AND RAINY DAY, MY WINDOWS BEGAN TO GET FOGGY. I TURNED ON MY DEFROST AND MY WINDOWS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I THEN NOTICE IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR I TURNED THE KNOBS TO SEE IF I HAD IT ON AIR CONDITIONING INSTEAD OF DEFROST BUT IT WAS ON THE CORRECT SETTING. I BECAME VERY AFRA...

Mileage: 121,000

THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTUAL INCIDENT. I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE LACK OF HEAT AND DEFROSTING CAPABILITIES OF THE 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX MAY CAUSE. IF THE ISSUE OF THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED THERE IS A CHANCE THAT A WINDOW WILL NOT BE DEFROSTED AND THE DRIVERS VIEW WILL BE OBST...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE WHERE THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE IG...

Mileage: 70,000

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED OUR 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IN JANUARY OF 2011, 10 1/2 MONTHS AFTER OWNING IT (OUT OF WARRANTY OF COURSE), THE HEATER BLEND DOOR/ACTUATOR PROBLEM OCCURRED ON OUR CHEVROLET AS WELL. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, AND IT'S EFFECTING VISIBILITY IN THE CO...

Mileage: 125,000

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED OUR 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IN JANUARY OF 2011, 10 1/2 MONTHS AFTER OWNING IT (OUT OF WARRANTY OF COURSE), THE HEATER BLEND DOOR/ACTUATOR PROBLEM OCCURRED ON OUR CHEVROLET AS WELL. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, AND IT'S EFFECTING VISIBILITY IN THE CO...

Mileage: 125,000

CAR WAS PARKED AND MY DAUGHTER WENT TO LEAVE TO COME HOME AND CAR WOULD NOT START. WE TRIED TO JUMP IT, BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT START. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE A PASS LOCK ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

CAR WAS PARKED AND MY DAUGHTER WENT TO LEAVE TO COME HOME AND CAR WOULD NOT START. WE TRIED TO JUMP IT, BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT START. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE A PASS LOCK ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX (130,000 MILES), WHEN I TRIED TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD ONLY COLD AIR BLEW CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP. I COULD NOT SEE AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. AFTER AN HOUR LONG WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE THE DEFROST STILL ONLY BLEW COLD AIR. I LIVE IN THE EXTREME N...

WAS DRIVING GETTING ONTO FREEWAY (ON THE ON RAMP) CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE LANE ONTO SHOULDER ALL THE WAY. IN RUSH HOUR OF COURSE. CAR WOULD START BUT AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO PULL IT OVER MORE IT WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AGAIN. HAD A TODDLER AND BABY IN 95 HEA...

THE HEATER STOPPED PRODUCING WARM AIR. DIAGNOSED IT AS A HEATER BLEND DOOR PROBLEM. GM SENT US A LETTER ASKING TO FIX AND THEN DENIED THE CLAIM. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

THE HEATER STOPPED PRODUCING WARM AIR. DIAGNOSED IT AS A HEATER BLEND DOOR PROBLEM. GM SENT US A LETTER ASKING TO FIX AND THEN DENIED THE CLAIM. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE EASILY THE ABS KEPT KICKING IN FOR NO REASON I HAD ALMOST HIT A CAR INFRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SO HARD IT ALSO KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES PEDAL STARTS PULPUTATIONS AND GETS HARD AND MAKING A NOISE ...

Mileage: 75,205

I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH ONE PREVIOUS OWNER FROM A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I USE THE BLINKER, MY BRIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD BE UNABLE TO TURN THEM OFF. THEN MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD START TO SMOKE. I WOULD PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT TOOK S...

Mileage: 68,800

BOUGHT THIS PIECE OF [XXX] USED IN 2011. AMONGST OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH IT A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THIS JUNK (SOME WEIRD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR WHEEL, SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3-4 TIMES TO START THE CAR, ETC) STARTED OVERHEATING JULY 2012. THEY REPLACED THERMOSTAT - 280.00. STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN - ...

Mileage: 96,500

BOUGHT THIS PIECE OF [XXX] USED IN 2011. AMONGST OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH IT A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THIS JUNK (SOME WEIRD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR WHEEL, SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3-4 TIMES TO START THE CAR, ETC) STARTED OVERHEATING JULY 2012. THEY REPLACED THERMOSTAT - 280.00. STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN - ...

Mileage: 96,500

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAD FOUR PROBLEMS THAT WERE FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR: * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UNTIL I JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH (OUT OF FRUSTRATION). * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WH...

Mileage: 23,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAD FOUR PROBLEMS THAT WERE FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR: * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UNTIL I JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH (OUT OF FRUSTRATION). * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WH...

Mileage: 23,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAD FOUR PROBLEMS THAT WERE FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR: * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UNTIL I JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH (OUT OF FRUSTRATION). * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WH...

Mileage: 23,000

KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. *TR

Mileage: 43,327

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE PULSATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT HUBS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PULSATION C...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE PULSATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT HUBS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PULSATION C...

Mileage: 120,000

THE DEFROST AND HEATING SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK. ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS FROM THE VENTS. THIS ALLOWS THE WINDOWS TO FOG AND CAUSES CONCERN. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX. THE FLAP TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF OUTSIDE AIR IS CONTROLLED BY A STEPPER MOTOR. THE MOTOR SHORT CIRCUIT...

Mileage: 95,000

BOUGHT IN JAN 2009 WITH 65,000 ON IT. SUMMER 09 IN A RAIN STORM IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TURNED A FAUCET ON IN MY CAR THE WATER WAS COMING IN ON DRIVERS SIDE MY LEFT FOOT LOOKED LIKE IN THE TUB, FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. OUT OF POCKET $100, THE BY END OF 09 THE REAL FUN BEGAN, HAD ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED,...

Mileage: 114,000

BOUGHT IN JAN 2009 WITH 65,000 ON IT. SUMMER 09 IN A RAIN STORM IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TURNED A FAUCET ON IN MY CAR THE WATER WAS COMING IN ON DRIVERS SIDE MY LEFT FOOT LOOKED LIKE IN THE TUB, FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. OUT OF POCKET $100, THE BY END OF 09 THE REAL FUN BEGAN, HAD ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED,...

Mileage: 114,000

BOUGHT IN JAN 2009 WITH 65,000 ON IT. SUMMER 09 IN A RAIN STORM IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TURNED A FAUCET ON IN MY CAR THE WATER WAS COMING IN ON DRIVERS SIDE MY LEFT FOOT LOOKED LIKE IN THE TUB, FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. OUT OF POCKET $100, THE BY END OF 09 THE REAL FUN BEGAN, HAD ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED,...

Mileage: 114,000

MY HEATER STOPPED WORKING IT BLOWS OUT COLD AIR. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO COMMON WITH ALL 2006 EQUINOX. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOON ROOF WAS LEAKING DOWN TO THE DASH BOARD AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM AN ADJUSTMENT BUT TO NO AVAIL...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASE CAR APPROX: 7/09 WITH APPROX: 33000 MILES. IN JAN 2010 NOTICE PROBLEMS STARTING CAR, HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF & ON EVER SINCE. CAR NOW HAS 114000 MILES. *TT

Mileage: 36,000

VERY COLD MORNING. WINDOWS FOGGED UP. TURNED ON DEFROST HEARD SOMETHING POP AND FELT COLD AIR COME INTO THE CAR. DROVE TO WORK BY WIPING THE WINDOW WITH NAPKINS. CALLED MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE DONE WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. CALLED DEALER TO ASK IF THEIR WAS A RECALL A...

Mileage: 99,892

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE A 2006 EQUINOX THAT I BOUGHT USED WITH 91,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH CLEAN CAR FAX. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IT ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO CRANK. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO EVEN GET IT TO CRANK. I'M ASSUMING THIS A FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEM OF S...

Mileage: 143,000

I HAVE A 2006 EQUINOX THAT I BOUGHT USED WITH 91,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH CLEAN CAR FAX. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IT ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO CRANK. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO EVEN GET IT TO CRANK. I'M ASSUMING THIS A FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEM OF S...

Mileage: 143,000

I HAVE A 2006 EQUINOX THAT I BOUGHT USED WITH 91,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH CLEAN CAR FAX. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IT ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO CRANK. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO EVEN GET IT TO CRANK. I'M ASSUMING THIS A FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEM OF S...

Mileage: 143,000

MY 2006 EQUINOX INITIALLY BEGAN HAVING START UP ISSUES WHERE THE STARTER WOULD CRANK AND THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND THEN DIE. IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. THEN I FIGURED OUT IF I GAVE IT GAS WHEN I STARTED IT UP IT WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF STARTING. SOMETIMES IT WORKED. THE...

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2006 EQUINOX INITIALLY BEGAN HAVING START UP ISSUES WHERE THE STARTER WOULD CRANK AND THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND THEN DIE. IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. THEN I FIGURED OUT IF I GAVE IT GAS WHEN I STARTED IT UP IT WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF STARTING. SOMETIMES IT WORKED. THE...

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2006 EQUINOX INITIALLY BEGAN HAVING START UP ISSUES WHERE THE STARTER WOULD CRANK AND THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND THEN DIE. IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. THEN I FIGURED OUT IF I GAVE IT GAS WHEN I STARTED IT UP IT WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF STARTING. SOMETIMES IT WORKED. THE...

Mileage: 55,000

LIGHTS DON'T TURN OFF,HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 200,310

LIGHTS DON'T TURN OFF,HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 200,310

HEAT IS BLOWING COLD AIR. REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND DID NOT HELP. NO HEAT. READ ON-LINE AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS YEAR/THIS VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 149,800

HEAT STOPPED WORKING. NOT ABLE TO TURN ON THE HEAT IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PART THAT WORKS THE HEATER BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN AND WOULD TAKE 24 HOURS AND ABOUT $1000.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL ONE FREEZING COLD MORNING I TURNED ON THE HEAT IN MY CAR ONLY TO REALIZE THAT IT WAS BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR! I BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVY DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE FOR THE LACK OF HEAT AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE TEMP BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN INSIDE THE HVAC CASE. IT IS...

Mileage: 120,823

BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 65,000 MILES. WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED, CAR LOST POWER. NO INDICATION OF ANY ISSUES BEFORE, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO OTHER WARNING WHATSOEVER. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2005 & 2006 EQUINOX'S SINCE I WAS INFORMED OF HOW COMMON IT IS FROM THE LADY AT T...

Mileage: 65,000

OUR 2006 EQUINOX BLEW A HEAD GASKET AT 100000 MILES UNDER NORMAL USE. WE HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF OTHER 06 EQUINOX OWNERS ONLINE THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE FORUMS OF EQUINOX OWNERS DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM. CHEVY SHOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF FIXING THIS. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM A...

Mileage: 100,000

ON 4/14/12, THE HEATER/DEFROSTER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR ONLY. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO FOG AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF REPORT OF THE SAME FAILURE IN THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR DATING BACK TO 2008...

Mileage: 77,481

BOUGHT USED IN FEB 2012 FROM LOCAL DEALER THE HEATER WORKED FINE UNTIL EARLY APRIL. WE HAD WEIRD WEATHER HERE IN UPSTATE NY VERY WARM SO DID NOT NEED TO USE HEATER THAT MUCH. TOOK DAUGHTER TO WORK AT 4 AM AND TURNED ON HEAT AND COLD AIR IS COMING THRU VENTS, THE TEMP GAUGE IS FINE I AM THINKING MA...

Mileage: 115,200

BOUGHT USED IN FEB 2012 FROM LOCAL DEALER THE HEATER WORKED FINE UNTIL EARLY APRIL. WE HAD WEIRD WEATHER HERE IN UPSTATE NY VERY WARM SO DID NOT NEED TO USE HEATER THAT MUCH. TOOK DAUGHTER TO WORK AT 4 AM AND TURNED ON HEAT AND COLD AIR IS COMING THRU VENTS, THE TEMP GAUGE IS FINE I AM THINKING MA...

Mileage: 115,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY COLD AIR BLEW FROM THE VENTS. THE CONTACT HAD THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VENT THAT SHIFTED BETWEEN HEAT HAD BROKEN AND N...

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAT NO LONGER BLEW THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRE...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 70,000

JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, 1 DAY AFTER OWNING IT ABS AND NO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE'S A RUMBLE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC, SO HE PUT NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS ON AND CLEANED WHEEL SENSORS. TOOK IT TO SEARS AND HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE DONE. ...

Mileage: 144,000

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY CONCERN WITH DEFROSTER FAILURE, BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BLEND DOOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAILED PLASTIC END PIECE THAT WAS SHEARED OFF THE DOOR BY THE ACTUATOR THAT CAU...

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY CONCERN WITH DEFROSTER FAILURE, BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BLEND DOOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAILED PLASTIC END PIECE THAT WAS SHEARED OFF THE DOOR BY THE ACTUATOR THAT CAU...

MY CAR BLOWS COLD AIR. I HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE AIR FLOW BLEND DOOR INSIDE THE HEATER SYSTEM. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE REMOVED. TO REPAIR IT WILL COST $1291.00 AND $96.86 FOR THE DEALER TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. I LIVE IN CHICAGO , MY WINDOWS WILL NO...

Mileage: 86,000

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED ON 11-21-11. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE THINKING THAT A PISTON WAS BAD, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE WAY IT FELT, LIKE NOT GETTING THE RIGHT PRESSURE FROM THE PISTON ONCE THE BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED/PRESSED. ONCE WE GOT THE CALL BACK FROM MECHANIC, HE STATED THAT WE N...

Mileage: 55,502

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED ON 11-21-11. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE THINKING THAT A PISTON WAS BAD, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE WAY IT FELT, LIKE NOT GETTING THE RIGHT PRESSURE FROM THE PISTON ONCE THE BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED/PRESSED. ONCE WE GOT THE CALL BACK FROM MECHANIC, HE STATED THAT WE N...

Mileage: 55,502

THIS VEHICLE BLOWS OUT COLD AIR WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. IT DOES NOT DEFROST AND TAKE CLOSE TO 30 MINUTES TO COME TO A TOLERABLE HEAT TEMPERATURE. I SPENT 500.00 TRYING TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR NO MATTER WHAT TEMPERATURE SETTING IT IS ON. THERE IS ALSO NO DEFROST ON THE FRONT WINDOW. *KB

Mileage: 95,000

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ALL THE OTHER OWNERS OF A 2006 EQUINOX. NO HEAT!!! I HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED INTO AND HAVE WASTED OVER $900 ON TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!! SHAME ON THEM!!! I HAVE TO TRANSPORT MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN A FREEZING COLD...

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ALL THE OTHER OWNERS OF A 2006 EQUINOX. NO HEAT!!! I HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED INTO AND HAVE WASTED OVER $900 ON TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!! SHAME ON THEM!!! I HAVE TO TRANSPORT MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN A FREEZING COLD...

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2011, I BEGAN NOTICING THE START UP PROBLEMS WITH THE 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. IT INTERMITTENTLY HAS EXCESSIVE CRANKING TIME TO START AND AS OF LATELY (JAN. 19, 2012) IT ONLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET IT SERVICED THE SAME DAY AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW...

Mileage: 47,859

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2011, I BEGAN NOTICING THE START UP PROBLEMS WITH THE 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. IT INTERMITTENTLY HAS EXCESSIVE CRANKING TIME TO START AND AS OF LATELY (JAN. 19, 2012) IT ONLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET IT SERVICED THE SAME DAY AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW...

Mileage: 47,859

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2011, I BEGAN NOTICING THE START UP PROBLEMS WITH THE 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. IT INTERMITTENTLY HAS EXCESSIVE CRANKING TIME TO START AND AS OF LATELY (JAN. 19, 2012) IT ONLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET IT SERVICED THE SAME DAY AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW...

Mileage: 47,859

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT NOT WORKING IN MY CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER THEY CHARGED ME $50.00 TO LOOK AT IT, DISCOVERED IT WAS THE BLEND AIR DOOR THAT WAS BROKEN. MECHANIC ALSO SAID IT WAS ODD THAT THE PART WAS IN STOCK. THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM TO HAVE. $40.00 PART FOR A $9...

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT NOT WORKING IN MY CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER THEY CHARGED ME $50.00 TO LOOK AT IT, DISCOVERED IT WAS THE BLEND AIR DOOR THAT WAS BROKEN. MECHANIC ALSO SAID IT WAS ODD THAT THE PART WAS IN STOCK. THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM TO HAVE. $40.00 PART FOR A $9...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS WHETHER USING COLD OR HOT TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHUTTER DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...

Mileage: 69,000

I WAS READING THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE A YEAR AGO. MY 2006 EQUINOX WAS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED (WHILE STILL UNDER WARENTY) AND HAD TO PAY ABOUT $900. WELL, ABOUT $750 FOR LABOR. THEY SAID SINCE IT'S REGULAR WEAR & TEAR I HAD TO PA...

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS READING THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE A YEAR AGO. MY 2006 EQUINOX WAS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED (WHILE STILL UNDER WARENTY) AND HAD TO PAY ABOUT $900. WELL, ABOUT $750 FOR LABOR. THEY SAID SINCE IT'S REGULAR WEAR & TEAR I HAD TO PA...

Mileage: 60,000

HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO UNSAFELY FOG UP ON COLD SNOWY AND OR RAINY DAYS. ALL VISIBILITY IS GONE AS THE INSIDE FOGS UP WIPERS ARE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE GLASS. MAY CAUSE POTENTIAL SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH EVERY 2006 EQUINOX OUT TH...

Mileage: 68,000

HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO UNSAFELY FOG UP ON COLD SNOWY AND OR RAINY DAYS. ALL VISIBILITY IS GONE AS THE INSIDE FOGS UP WIPERS ARE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE GLASS. MAY CAUSE POTENTIAL SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH EVERY 2006 EQUINOX OUT TH...

Mileage: 68,000

HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO UNSAFELY FOG UP ON COLD SNOWY AND OR RAINY DAYS. ALL VISIBILITY IS GONE AS THE INSIDE FOGS UP WIPERS ARE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE GLASS. MAY CAUSE POTENTIAL SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH EVERY 2006 EQUINOX OUT TH...

Mileage: 68,000

AFTER A MONTH OF PURCHASING MY EQUINOX THE HEAT QUIT WORKING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY EQUINOX TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WAS WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURE DOO...

AFTER A MONTH OF PURCHASING MY EQUINOX THE HEAT QUIT WORKING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY EQUINOX TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WAS WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURE DOO...

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR WHEN THE HEAT SHOULD BE ON. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT. IT IS THE TEMP ACTUATOR DOOR. ACCORDING TO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BY A CHEVY DEALER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 200...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR WHEN THE HEAT SHOULD BE ON. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT. IT IS THE TEMP ACTUATOR DOOR. ACCORDING TO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BY A CHEVY DEALER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 200...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APROX 45MPH THE ENGINE JUST STALLED. NO WARNING NO SPUTTERING JUST DEAD. BOTH ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ONE WITH THE X THRU THE ENGINE. AFTER APROX 30 SECONDS IT STARTED BACK UP AND WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF DRIVING AND ...

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APROX 45MPH THE ENGINE JUST STALLED. NO WARNING NO SPUTTERING JUST DEAD. BOTH ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ONE WITH THE X THRU THE ENGINE. AFTER APROX 30 SECONDS IT STARTED BACK UP AND WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF DRIVING AND ...

Mileage: 95,000

HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR. HEATER JUST STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THE DEALER FOUND THE TEMP (AIR BLEND )DOOR BROKE AND IN THE DEFAULT COLD POSITION. HAD TO REPLACE THE TEMP DOOR AND THE ACTUATOR. PARTS $163 LABOR $930.60 PLUS MISC. TOTAL COST $1184.12. *TR

Mileage: 38,920

HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR. HEATER JUST STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THE DEALER FOUND THE TEMP (AIR BLEND )DOOR BROKE AND IN THE DEFAULT COLD POSITION. HAD TO REPLACE THE TEMP DOOR AND THE ACTUATOR. PARTS $163 LABOR $930.60 PLUS MISC. TOTAL COST $1184.12. *TR

Mileage: 38,920

IT JUST GOT COLD IN MY REGION AND I NOTICED MY HEATER WAS NOT WORKING. IT JUST BLOWS COLD AIR OUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THAT THERE WERE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT A HEAT BLEND DOOR BREAKING IN THIS MODEL. THE PART COSTS APPROXIMATELY 30 DOLLARS TO BUY BUT THE ASSOCIATED LABOR IS OVER $1200 DOLL...

Mileage: 72,000

I'VE HAD THREE INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING THAT I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF A MECHANIC STARTED IT UP TO CHECK IT OUT AND IT DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT AFTER I TURN THE IGNITION OFF IT RESETS ITSELF. IT HAS HAPPENED THIS WAY SEVERAL TIMES NOW THAT I WAS ...

Mileage: 6,015

2006 EQUINOX; AIR TEMP BLEND DOOR NOT OPERATING, NO HEAT NO DEFROST ON SUV. THIS POSES A ISSUE DURING WINTER MONTHS. CAUSING ISSUES VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL FORUMS THAT DISCUSS MANY MANY EQUINOX SUV WITH SAME PROBLEM WITH VIN STARTING WITH 2CNDL. REALLY NEEDS A RECALL ON THIS A...

Mileage: 74,000

2006 EQUINOX; AIR TEMP BLEND DOOR NOT OPERATING, NO HEAT NO DEFROST ON SUV. THIS POSES A ISSUE DURING WINTER MONTHS. CAUSING ISSUES VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL FORUMS THAT DISCUSS MANY MANY EQUINOX SUV WITH SAME PROBLEM WITH VIN STARTING WITH 2CNDL. REALLY NEEDS A RECALL ON THIS A...

Mileage: 74,000

BLEND DOOR ISSUE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

THE HEATER BLEND DOOR AND /OR ACTUATOR HAVE FAILED. THERE IS NO HEAT OR DEFROSTER. IT IS NOW WINTER AND BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS, THE DEALER CANNOT GET REPAIRED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR MORE. PART COST = $55. ESTIMATED LABOR COST $1500. THIS REPAIR IS OVER 10% VALUE OF THE CAR AND I AM TOLD REQUIRES REMO...

Mileage: 59,806

MY AIR BLEND DOOR BROKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE WINDOWS FOG UP. *TR

Mileage: 75,821

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLEND AIR DOOR WAS FRACTURED AND AS A RESULT, THE DEFROST SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,71...

Mileage: 43,000

VEHICLE HAS A BROKEN "HEATER BLENDER DOOR" WITH A REPAIR COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1000 (THE MAJORITY OF THE COST IS FOR LABOR; THE PART IS REASONABLY "CHEAP"). TURNING ON THE HEAT, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY PRODUCE COLD AIR. CONSIDERING IT IS WINTER, THIS PRESENTS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE IS...

Mileage: 51,000

YESTERDAY THE HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BLEND DOOR AND THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED REPLACED. FROM RESEARCHING THE ISSUE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

YESTERDAY THE HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BLEND DOOR AND THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED REPLACED. FROM RESEARCHING THE ISSUE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

WHEN I START MY EQUINOX IT SOMETIMES IDLES DOWN AND THEN BACK UP TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. IT ALSO HAS DIED AFTER I HAVE STARTED IT. BUT THE MOST CONCERNING IS HAVING TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM DYING, AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. THEN IT WILL RUN JUST FINE. *KB

WHEN I START MY EQUINOX IT SOMETIMES IDLES DOWN AND THEN BACK UP TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. IT ALSO HAS DIED AFTER I HAVE STARTED IT. BUT THE MOST CONCERNING IS HAVING TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM DYING, AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. THEN IT WILL RUN JUST FINE. *KB

MY HEATER QUIT WORKING IN MY 2006 EQUINOX. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. SINCE THE POTENTIAL DANGER IS THERE DURING THE WINTER GM SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS PART! *KB

Mileage: 71,000

MY HEATER QUIT WORKING IN MY 2006 EQUINOX. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. SINCE THE POTENTIAL DANGER IS THERE DURING THE WINTER GM SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS PART! *KB

Mileage: 71,000

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *KB

Mileage: 118,230

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *KB

Mileage: 118,230

NO HEAT COMING IN THE SUV TO DEFROST WINDOWS OR TO WARM UP THE INSIDE. TOTAL REPAIR WILL BE $800.00 FOR A $30.00 PART. PLASTIC PLATE THAT CONTROLS THE AIR AND HEAT IS DEFECTIVE. APPARENTLY THE PART AFTER SOMETIME GET WEAK FROM HOT AND COLD CONDITIONS. ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO TEAR COMPLETE DASH BOARD ...

Mileage: 60,559

NO HEAT COMING IN THE SUV TO DEFROST WINDOWS OR TO WARM UP THE INSIDE. TOTAL REPAIR WILL BE $800.00 FOR A $30.00 PART. PLASTIC PLATE THAT CONTROLS THE AIR AND HEAT IS DEFECTIVE. APPARENTLY THE PART AFTER SOMETIME GET WEAK FROM HOT AND COLD CONDITIONS. ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO TEAR COMPLETE DASH BOARD ...

Mileage: 60,559

NO HEAT COMING IN THE SUV TO DEFROST WINDOWS OR TO WARM UP THE INSIDE. TOTAL REPAIR WILL BE $800.00 FOR A $30.00 PART. PLASTIC PLATE THAT CONTROLS THE AIR AND HEAT IS DEFECTIVE. APPARENTLY THE PART AFTER SOMETIME GET WEAK FROM HOT AND COLD CONDITIONS. ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO TEAR COMPLETE DASH BOARD ...

Mileage: 60,559

NO HEAT COMING IN THE SUV TO DEFROST WINDOWS OR TO WARM UP THE INSIDE. TOTAL REPAIR WILL BE $800.00 FOR A $30.00 PART. PLASTIC PLATE THAT CONTROLS THE AIR AND HEAT IS DEFECTIVE. APPARENTLY THE PART AFTER SOMETIME GET WEAK FROM HOT AND COLD CONDITIONS. ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO TEAR COMPLETE DASH BOARD ...

Mileage: 60,559

HEAT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING IN TRUCK. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BY OTHER OWNERS , PERTAINING TO THE TEMP BLEND DOOR BEING DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

HEAT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING IN TRUCK. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BY OTHER OWNERS , PERTAINING TO THE TEMP BLEND DOOR BEING DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

CPSC# I1130330A. 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. VECICLE HAS NO HEAT, THIS IS DO TO A 35.OO PLASTIC PART THAT SHOULD SWITCH FROM HEAT TO COOL WHICH IS STUCK AND MALFUNCTIONING INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. *LN

THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF HEAT AND THE ABILITY TO DEFOG THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE LACK OF VISIBILITY. ALSO THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE BY CHEVY WITH THOUSANDS OF FAILURES REPORTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ACROSS THE INTERNET. *TR

THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF HEAT AND THE ABILITY TO DEFOG THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE LACK OF VISIBILITY. ALSO THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE BY CHEVY WITH THOUSANDS OF FAILURES REPORTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ACROSS THE INTERNET. *TR

I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS YOU'VE HAD REGARDING THIS 2006 EQUINOX LT BLOWING COLD AIR. GMC IS NOT DOING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE DUE TO IT WILL NOT DEFROST WITHOUT HEAT AND DEFOG. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

HEATING PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO THE BLEND AIR DAMPER (VALVE) BEING BROKEN FROM THE BLEND AIR ACTUATOR TORQUING IT TOO FAR. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR GM AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 56,352

HEATING PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO THE BLEND AIR DAMPER (VALVE) BEING BROKEN FROM THE BLEND AIR ACTUATOR TORQUING IT TOO FAR. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR GM AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 56,352

THE HEATING SYSTEM IN MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX FAILED. I SEE THAT THIS IS QUITE A COMMON ISSUE. WE BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE IN AND AFTER BEATING AROUND THE BUSH, THE DEALER IS QUOTING APPROX $1000 TO REPLACE THE BLEND DOOR MECHANISM. MOSTLY LABOR, I UNDERSTAND THE PART ITSELF IS RATHER IN EXPENSIVE. SIN...

Mileage: 128,000

THE DEFROSTER HAS GONE OUT. THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK. THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 114,833

THE DEFROSTER HAS GONE OUT. THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK. THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 114,833

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS ON A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TURNED ON THE DEFROST SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, BUT ONLY COLD AIR WOULD BLOW THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR MOTOR FAILED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 64,000

2010 NOVEMBER 7 HEATER KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF, WEIRD TIMES, WHILE TURNING, SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING HARD, ALSO LOST THE LIGHT FOR THE WINDOW SWITCHES AND HEATER CONTROL 8 HEATER NOT WORKING TODAY 9 HEATER KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF, WEIRD TIMES, WHILE TURNING, SOMETIMES WHILE BREAKING HARD, ALSO LOS...

Mileage: 54,000

2010 NOVEMBER 7 HEATER KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF, WEIRD TIMES, WHILE TURNING, SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING HARD, ALSO LOST THE LIGHT FOR THE WINDOW SWITCHES AND HEATER CONTROL 8 HEATER NOT WORKING TODAY 9 HEATER KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF, WEIRD TIMES, WHILE TURNING, SOMETIMES WHILE BREAKING HARD, ALSO LOS...

Mileage: 54,000

THE HEATER DOOR HAS BROKEN AND THE HEATER/DEFROSTER NO LONGER WORK. THE ISSUE CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO FROST OVER WHILE DRIVING. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 126,863

THE HEATER ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IS NOT WORKING IT BLOWS COLD AIR. WE NOTICED IT ME AND MY FAMILY THAT IT STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED IN THE EVENING AND WE TURNED ON THE HEAT AND ONLY COLD AIR WAS BLOWING OUT, LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO MY LOCA...

WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED TO GET COOLER I ATTEMPED TO PUT THE HEAT ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND NOTHING BUT COLD AIR CAME OUT! I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS A SAFTEY CONCER BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE NO DEFROST. THE LACK OF HEAT IS CAUSED B...

Mileage: 55,300

WITHOUT WARNING THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR FAILS AND THERE IS NO HEAT. THIS ALSO EFFECTS THE VISABILITY AS THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT PRODUCE AND HOT AIR AND IN A COLD CLIAMTE I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND GMC REDESIGNED THE BLEND DOOR ON THE 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX SO...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER AND THE DEFROSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TEMPERATURE DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 82,585

VEHICLE NO LONGER BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN HEAT IS ON THEREFORE THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT BLOW HOT AIR AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! IF WINDOWS ARE FOGGED OR ICED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER YOU CAN NOT SEE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN FATALITIES. I FOUND OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBL...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE DURING COLD WEATHER, THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR FAILED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR ...

Mileage: 58,000

THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN EARLY SPRING 2011, TEMPERATURES IN OKLAHOMA ARE STILL COLD IN MARCH, THE HEATER STOPPED PUTTING OUT HOT AIR. THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT DEFROST. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND HAD TOLD ME THAT THE HEATER IS NOT WORKING. I GUESS I PROCRASTINATED ABOUT IT, AS TEMPERATURES BECAME WA...

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT DURING A RAIN STORM ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 18TH, 2011, I TURNED ON THE HEATER AND HEARD A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE DASH AREA, AND THE HEATER WOULDN'T BLOW HOT AIR. THERE WAS/IS STILL COOL AIR BLOWING FROM THE VENT(S). BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DEFROSTER ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT/D...

Mileage: 80,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DEFROSTER AND NOTICED THAT THE HVAC SYSTEM ONLY EMITTED COLD AIR AND WOULD NOT CLEAR UP THE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BLENDOOR FOR THE HEATER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 87,000

THE HEATER AND DEFROST ONLY BLOW COLD AIR MAKING DRIVING A HAZARD. THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR NO LONGER WORKS. THIS MALFUNCTION DEFECT HAS ALREADY COSTS ME MORE MONEY THAN I CAN AFFORD AND NOW I LEARN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY CHEV...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR TEMPERATURE CONTROL BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY AS...

Mileage: 52,000

THE HEATER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR. I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT MY CAR IS ONE OF MANY. THERE WAS LESS THAN 60K MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

THE HEATER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR. I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT MY CAR IS ONE OF MANY. THERE WAS LESS THAN 60K MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

MY CAR CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT. I HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED AND NEW FLUIDS PUT IN A NEW THERMOSTAT PUT IN BUT IT CONTINUED TO OVER HEAT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOK AT (VAN DORN AUTO), I WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLING FANS ARE NOT WORKING. THE MECHANICAL SHOP (VAN DORN AUTO) CALLED THE DEALER AND W...

MY CAR CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT. I HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED AND NEW FLUIDS PUT IN A NEW THERMOSTAT PUT IN BUT IT CONTINUED TO OVER HEAT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOK AT (VAN DORN AUTO), I WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLING FANS ARE NOT WORKING. THE MECHANICAL SHOP (VAN DORN AUTO) CALLED THE DEALER AND W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGN...

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX FOR 5 MONTHS NOW. ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON SPORADICALLY, CAR OVERHEATS WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR IDLING. I CANNOT DRIVE MY TOO LONG. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS IN THE MIDDLE. A/C BLOWS OUT HOT/FAN AIR WHILE IDLING, SOMETIMES BLOWS OUT BAD SMELL. WHILE CAR...

ABS AND TC LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES GIVE IN AND WILL NOT STOP AS BEFORE. 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. DIFFERENT CODES AND READINGS WHEN HOOKED UP ON MACHINE BY MECHANIC. MASTER CYLINDER AND SENSOR, LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING REPLACED WITH SENSOR AND ABS MODULE REPLACED. STILL SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING RACK...

Mileage: 76,670

ABS BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEED. BRAKES LOCK UP MOMENTARILY AT LOW SPEED, JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP WHILE DECELERATING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 39000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 38,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURR...

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 10-15 MILES PER HOUR, CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION PERTAINING TO MY JOB,WHEN I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM MY ENGINE AREA.I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF.AFTER LETTING THE ENGINE REST/COOL FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES,I RESTART THE VE...

Mileage: 83,613

FOR A FEW MONTHS MY KEY WAS HAVING TROUBLE TURNING IN MY IGNITION AS WELL AS MY SPARE KEY. IT FINALLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED AND HAD TO HAVE THE HOUSING AND IGNITION REPLACED. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX MODELS. MY FRIE...

FOR A FEW MONTHS MY KEY WAS HAVING TROUBLE TURNING IN MY IGNITION AS WELL AS MY SPARE KEY. IT FINALLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED AND HAD TO HAVE THE HOUSING AND IGNITION REPLACED. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX MODELS. MY FRIE...

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS STEERING COLUMN SHUDDER, NOISE, VIBRATION WHILE TURNING AND SLOWING FROM 45-5 MPH. FEELS AS IF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WILL FALL APART IN YOUR HANDS. I HAVE HEARD THIS MAY BE A CARRIER BEARING/INTERMEDIATE SHAFT/STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 61,450

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE REMOVED THE JACK FROM THE TRUNK SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE CARRIER AND ON THE CARPET INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, SHE STATED THAT THEY HAD A HARD TIME REMOVING THE WHEELS BECAUSE OF CORROSION AND MOLD....

Mileage: 38,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS TROUBLE STARTING. THE PROBLEM USED TO BE INTERMITTENT, BUT HAS BECOME MORE REGULAR OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM OR THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS IT WILL ONLY START ...

Mileage: 3,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS TROUBLE STARTING. THE PROBLEM USED TO BE INTERMITTENT, BUT HAS BECOME MORE REGULAR OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM OR THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS IT WILL ONLY START ...

Mileage: 3,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT WE HAD BOUGHT NEW, NOW THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS COME OUT AND THE BRAKES WILL GRIND AND UNLESS YOU PUMP THE BRAKES IT WON'T STOP. I TOOK THE BRAKES TO BE CHANGED TWICE IN A YEAR AND NO RESULTS SO FAR. WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND NOW RECENTLY HAS HAD MORE PROBLEMS STOPPING...

Mileage: 60,000

SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL INSTALLED REAR FACING IN 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. SOLID INSTALL WITH SUPERLATCH SYSTEM, BARELY 1/4 INCH OF MOVEMENT AT THE BELT PATH, HOWEVER UPON WIGGLING THE SHOULDER AREA OF THE SEAT WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE, THE SUPERLATCH LOOSENED DRAMATICALLY AND THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER SECURE...

I INSTALLED A SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL IN MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX REAR-FACING CENTER USING THE LATCH SYSTEM/REAR FACING TETHER. A WEEK OR SO AFTER INSTALLING, AS MY DAUGHTER GOT IN THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE LATCH STRAP HAD LOOSENED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THAT THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER IN TIGHTLY. I TOOK MY...

VEHICLE NO LONGER BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN HEAT IS ON THEREFORE THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT BLOW HOT AIR AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! IF WINDOWS ARE FOGGED OR ICED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER YOU CAN NOT SEE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN FATALITIES. I FOUND OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBL...

Mileage: 45,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE REQUIRED EMISSION, DUE TO READINESS ERROR CODE. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN THE EVAP AND EGR SYSTEM CODE WILL NOT RESET (NOT READY CODE). WE WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. AFTER 800 MILES AND SEVERAL FAILED TEST LATER THE SYSTEM STI...

Mileage: 57,646

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HAD MUCH LUCK WITH AMERICAN CARS BUT MY WIFE LIKED IT. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS SHE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ALMOST EVERY COMPLAINT FILED LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. IF I HAD THE POWER I WOULD CLASSIFY THE CH...

Mileage: 300

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS. PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW IN 2006. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION GETTING STUCK A LOT. IT PROGRESSIVELY BEEN GETTING WORSE SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I'M NOT ALONE. HAVING VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF PEOP...

Mileage: 64,500

VEHICLE NO LONGER BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN HEAT IS ON AND DEFROSTER NOT LONGER BLOWS HOT AIR. FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH A PLASTIC TEMPERATURE DOOR VALVE (TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR) THAT IS BROKEN. NO HEAT MEANS WINDOWS FOG UP AND AND CAN NOT SEE TO DR...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD WATER MOVING INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2007. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND LIFTERS WERE FAILING. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE DEALER TO REPLACE TH...

Mileage: 25,000

CHEVY EQUINOX 2006-BROKEN BLEND DOOR DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE ACTUATOR. COST FOR DIAGNOSES $44, COST TO REPAIR $1,000. HAVE NOTICED THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS YEAR AND MAKE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AROUND THE 50,000 MILE MARK, MINE IS AT 51,000. PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND P...

Mileage: 51,000

HEAT STOPPED WORKING IN 06 EQUINOX. TOLD IT WAS THE AIR BLEND DOOR. $40 DOLLAR PART BUT $1000 TO REPLACE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IS A DESIGN FLAW BY GM. THEY WILL NOT BACK IT. THIS LEAVES THE CAR WITH NO WAY TO DEFROST/DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ABNORMALLY. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS EITHER PARKED OR IDLE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD INCREASE AND SHE WOULD BE FORCED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO PREVENT IT FROM OVERHEATING....

Mileage: 74,000

NO HEAT IN 2006 EQUINOX. DOOR USED TO CHANGE FROM HEAT TO COOL BROKEN DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF ACTUATOR. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

BROKEN BLEND DOOR ON 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR

BROKEN BLEND DOOR ON 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR

MY BLEND DOOR ALSO BROKE FROM DEEP INSIDE THE DASH CAUSING THE HEAT SETTING TO BLOW ONLY COLD AIR AND I AM UNABLE TO DEFOG WINDSHIELD. SINCE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAS HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. SOMETIMES IT STARTS UP ON THE FIRST TRY AND OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS IN ORDER TO GET VEHICLE TO S...

Mileage: 40,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BLOWING COLD AIR. DEALERSHIP SAID PLASTIC DOOR PART IS BROKEN THAT CONTROLS DIRECTION OF COOL OR HOT AIR. $50.00 PART $1200.00 LABOR TO REMOVE DASH TO FIX, NOT UNDER WARRENTY. SAFETY ISSUE, MOISTURE BUILDS UP ON INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD AND FREEZES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BLOWING COLD AIR. DEALERSHIP SAID PLASTIC DOOR PART IS BROKEN THAT CONTROLS DIRECTION OF COOL OR HOT AIR. $50.00 PART $1200.00 LABOR TO REMOVE DASH TO FIX, NOT UNDER WARRENTY. SAFETY ISSUE, MOISTURE BUILDS UP ON INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD AND FREEZES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A MONTH AGO AND TWO DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR BROKE AND IT COST ME $1200.00 TO FIX AND NOW AGAIN THE DOOR HAS BROKEN AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT A SECOND TIME. THERE IS NO HEAT AND THIS HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE WINDOWS IMMEDIATELY FOGGED UP AND I...

Mileage: 85,423

THE BLEND DOOR IN MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX LT IS BROKEN. THE KNOB THAT TURNS IT FROM COLD TO HOT IS CRACKED AND I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS PIECE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BROKEN AND IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. IT IS ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXA...

THE BLEND DOOR IN MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX LT IS BROKEN. THE KNOB THAT TURNS IT FROM COLD TO HOT IS CRACKED AND I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS PIECE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BROKEN AND IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. IT IS ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXA...

COMPLAINANT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WHERE THE HEAT AND DEFROSTER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ON MARCH 1, 2011. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR TEMP ACTUATOR OVER ACTUATED AND BROKE THE AIR TEMP DOOR. THE AIR TEMP DOOR AND ACTUATOR ARE NOW FAULTY AND NEED TO BE REPLA...

Mileage: 41,169

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT FUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HEATER BLEND DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT...

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD SIGNAL THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE GASKET WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPL...

Mileage: 73,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX . THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFROSTER ON HIS VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. HE MENTIONED THAT WHEN HE TRIED TO PUT IT ON, IT WOULD NOT BLOW HOT AIR AND IT IMPAIRED HIS VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR BLENDO...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE BUILT INTO THE HUB AND WHEN IT WOULD FAIL, IT COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO FRACTURE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER TWO YEARS AGO BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION,...

HEAT IN 2006 EQUINOX CHEVY QUIT DUE TO HEATER BLEND DOOR FAILURE. COST TO FIX WAS $944 + TAX. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW, AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT GMC EXPENSE, NOT THE CONSUMER. ALSO CAREGARD WARRANTY SERVICES INC. DIDN'T COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE AIR AND HEATING SYSTEM IS COVERED I...

Mileage: 72,500

HEAT IN 2006 EQUINOX CHEVY QUIT DUE TO HEATER BLEND DOOR FAILURE. COST TO FIX WAS $944 + TAX. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW, AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT GMC EXPENSE, NOT THE CONSUMER. ALSO CAREGARD WARRANTY SERVICES INC. DIDN'T COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE AIR AND HEATING SYSTEM IS COVERED I...

Mileage: 72,500

MY ABS BRAKES WERE LOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP CAR WHICH REQUIRED REPEATED STOMPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER REPAIRED FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND SENSORS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER OR GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 54,001

MY CAR LOST ALL HEATING FUNCTION DUE TO A FAULTY HEATER BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR WHICH PREVENTED HOT AIR FLOW FROM COMING INTO VEHICLE. THIS DOOR WAS INSIDE THE DASH CONSOLE AND REQUIRED DISASSEMBLING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. WE WERE DRIVING AND UNABLE TO DEFROST OUR WINDSHIELD AS NO HEAT WAS COMING O...

Mileage: 52,317

I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX TO DEALERSHIP FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE. WE WERE LOSING STEERING FUNCTIONALITY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND AFTER 2ND VISIT I WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SEE FROM INTERNET MESS...

Mileage: 54,000

YESTERDAY I GOT IN MY VEHICLE, TURNED ON THE HEAT AND DEFROSTERS. I ONLY GOT VERY COLD AIR, THE CAR NEVER WARMED UP, THE WINDOWS NEVER DEFROSTED, THEY ONLY BECAME FOGGY INSIDE. G.M. SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORDS OF THIS PROBLEM. THE INTERNET RECORDS OVER 500 INCIDENTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO 200...

Mileage: 62,577

YESTERDAY I GOT IN MY VEHICLE, TURNED ON THE HEAT AND DEFROSTERS. I ONLY GOT VERY COLD AIR, THE CAR NEVER WARMED UP, THE WINDOWS NEVER DEFROSTED, THEY ONLY BECAME FOGGY INSIDE. G.M. SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORDS OF THIS PROBLEM. THE INTERNET RECORDS OVER 500 INCIDENTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO 200...

Mileage: 62,577

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I'VE BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING IT. THE CD/RADIO WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY DISPLAYING NUMBERS/LETTERS AND SIGNS. -FAILURE TO START -POOR FUEL ECONOMY -RADIO/CD FAILURE I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND A RE...

Mileage: 67,760

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I'VE BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING IT. THE CD/RADIO WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY DISPLAYING NUMBERS/LETTERS AND SIGNS. -FAILURE TO START -POOR FUEL ECONOMY -RADIO/CD FAILURE I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND A RE...

Mileage: 67,760

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WIRING BEGAN TO SMOKE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,147...

Mileage: 107,147

LAST SUMMER THE AC IN MY CAR STARTED TO ACT WEIRD, I JUST HAD BOUGHT THE CAR AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT FOR A WHILE. THEN, AFTER HAVING MY DAUGHTER AND HAVING HER GET OVER HEATED BECAUSE THE AC WAS FREEZING UP I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR PLACE THAT TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PLASTIC VERSUS A MET...

Mileage: 40,000

LAST SUMMER THE AC IN MY CAR STARTED TO ACT WEIRD, I JUST HAD BOUGHT THE CAR AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT FOR A WHILE. THEN, AFTER HAVING MY DAUGHTER AND HAVING HER GET OVER HEATED BECAUSE THE AC WAS FREEZING UP I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR PLACE THAT TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PLASTIC VERSUS A MET...

Mileage: 40,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS TWICE IN TWO YEARS. BOTH REPAIRS WERE OVER $900. NOW THE CAR IS BLOWING COLD AIR. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT BLOWER MALFUNCTIONED; NEITHER THE HEAT NOR DEFROSTER WOULD WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BLEND DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSIS...

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED A WEEK LATER THAT ALL THE ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC W...

Mileage: 58,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. HAVE TO PUSH GAS PEDAL TO EVEN GET IT TO START AT TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN DEC OF 2007 WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. SECOND DAY AFTER WE HAD CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO WE BROUGHT IT IN. AFTER THAT IS WHEN THE STARTING I...

Mileage: 34,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX (49351 MILES) JUST QUIT BLOWING HOT AIR THROUGH VENTS OR DEFROSTER. DEALER SAYS A BROKEN BLEND DOOR COST $1500 TO REPAIR. SEEMS THIS MAKE/MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT 50000 MILES. WHAT IS CHEVROLET DOING TO HELP THE PURCHASERS OF THIS VEHICLE. NOT A [XXX] THING. GREAT...

Mileage: 49,351

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX (49351 MILES) JUST QUIT BLOWING HOT AIR THROUGH VENTS OR DEFROSTER. DEALER SAYS A BROKEN BLEND DOOR COST $1500 TO REPAIR. SEEMS THIS MAKE/MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT 50000 MILES. WHAT IS CHEVROLET DOING TO HELP THE PURCHASERS OF THIS VEHICLE. NOT A [XXX] THING. GREAT...

Mileage: 49,351

THE "BLEND" DOOR BROKE ON MY HEATER, CAUSING NO HEAT AT ALL. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THIS CAUSES ICE AND FROST TO BUILD ON MY WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHERS IN THE SAME SITUATION, THIS REPAIR IS RANGING FROM $900 TO $1200. WITH ...

Mileage: 81,000

AS WITH WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED TO BE WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER EQUINOX OWNERS...WITH OUT WARNING OR PRIOR ISSUES, MY HEATER IS NO LONGER "HEATING" THE AIR. IT JUST BLOWS OUT COLD AIR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE ACTUATOR/BLEND DOOR (WHICH IS A PLASTIC PART) AND THAT TO CORRECT IT, REQUIRES THE EN...

Mileage: 44,000

WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT DEACTIVATES THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATOR. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU CAN ONLY MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE PEDAL FLOORED AT 1 MILE PER HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY WITH ...

Mileage: 67,600

WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT DEACTIVATES THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATOR. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU CAN ONLY MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE PEDAL FLOORED AT 1 MILE PER HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY WITH ...

Mileage: 67,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY COLD AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE CIRCULATION VENTS WHEN THE HEATER WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BLENDER DOOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW H...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEATER ACTUATOR CRACKED AND CAUSED THE HEAT TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEATER ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO REC...

Mileage: 44,500

MY TEMPERATURE DOOR ON THE HEATER HAS BROKEN OFF AT THE ACUATOR DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND MY HEATER DOESN'T WORK CAUSING DANGER WHEN COLD WITH NO DEFROST OR HEAT THE PART IS PLASTIC BUT REQUIRES 9 HOURS LABOR TO REPLACE AND 3 DAYS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE IT IS IN SUCH A DIFFICULT LOCATION TO GET TO ...

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. MY PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I HAD APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS PAST OCTOBER (2010), I NOTICED MY HEATER WAS NOT WORKING. NO WARM OR HOT AIR COMES OUT OF ANY VENT OR DEFROSTER AT ANY FAN SPEED. MY CAR HAS NO HEAT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS TO DE-ICE ...

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THERE WAS NO AIR BEING BLOWN OUT AT ALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TEMPERATURE HEATER DOOR BROKEN. DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK IN WINTER. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

2006 EQUINOX STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR, ENGINE OVERHEATED AT STOP LIGHT. REPLACED THERMOSTAT, BUT DIDN'T RESOLVE. VEHICLE NEEDS NEW HEAD GASKET . COST WITH INITIAL THERMOSTAT AND CURRENT WORK APPROXIMATELY $3K. MECHANIC SHOPS CONTACTED GM AND WERE NOT PROVIDED THE INFORMATION OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS S...

Mileage: 95,505

I BROUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX IN FOR A OIL CHANGE ON 1/4/11 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CARRIER BEARING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS COMPLETELY SHOT. I WAS INFORMED TO BRING IT TO A MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY OTHERWISE I WILL LOSE MY DRIVE SHAFT. I BROUGHT MY CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART H...

Mileage: 58,026

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND THE HEAT DOESN'T WORK IN IT. I'VE HAD IT ABOUT 4.5 MONTH AND IT' GOING TO COST ME $1350.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS HEATER VALVE DOOR ACTUATOR MOTOR. GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO FIX IT. IT'S NOT A SAFETY HAZARD TO THEM. I THINK IT'S A SAFETY HAZAR...

Mileage: 58,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER. THE DEALER MADE FOUR ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CO...

Mileage: 52,000

HEAT BEGAN BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR, COULD NOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD. WAS ON A TRIP WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN. IT BECAME VERY COLD AND DIFFICULT TO SEE; DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS IS A BROKEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOOR ACTUATOR. GM IS SO FAR UNWILLING TO AID IN REPAIR COST. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

OUR CAR 2006 EQUINOX VIN [XXX] HEATER FAILED AND DEFROSTER THEN DID NOT WORK. DECEMBER 5 MY HEATER ON THIS CAR FAILED TO WORK CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN MY CAR AS IT WAS COLD AND DEFROST WOULD NOT FUNCTION. WINDOW KEPT FOGGING OVER. NOTED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS....

OUR CAR 2006 EQUINOX VIN [XXX] HEATER FAILED AND DEFROSTER THEN DID NOT WORK. DECEMBER 5 MY HEATER ON THIS CAR FAILED TO WORK CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN MY CAR AS IT WAS COLD AND DEFROST WOULD NOT FUNCTION. WINDOW KEPT FOGGING OVER. NOTED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS....

OUR CAR 2006 EQUINOX VIN [XXX] HEATER FAILED AND DEFROSTER THEN DID NOT WORK. DECEMBER 5 MY HEATER ON THIS CAR FAILED TO WORK CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN MY CAR AS IT WAS COLD AND DEFROST WOULD NOT FUNCTION. WINDOW KEPT FOGGING OVER. NOTED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS....

AT 46,000 MILES HEATER BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. CAN'T DEFROST WINDOWS. PROBLEM STARTED DECEMBER 23, 2010. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND NUMEROUS EQUINOX OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. PROBLEM COMES FROM THE MANUFACTURE. DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING BETWEEN $800-$1200. ENTIRE DASH BOARD NEEDS TO BE...

Mileage: 46,000

IN OCT 2010 THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AIR GETTING INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM LINES, BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR HAD GOTTEN A BIT LOW. BUT ADDING COOLANT AND TRYING TO "BURP" THE SYSTEM DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 67,000

IN OCT 2010 THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AIR GETTING INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM LINES, BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR HAD GOTTEN A BIT LOW. BUT ADDING COOLANT AND TRYING TO "BURP" THE SYSTEM DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 67,000

2006 EQUINOX...HEAT BLOWS OUT COLD AIR..CANNOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD WHICH IS A SAFETY FEATURE..HVAC FAILS TO BLOW WARM AIR..HVAC TEMPERATURE DOOR FAILED..THIS IS ONLY HAPPENING IN 2006 EQUINOX..MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 EQUINOX. *TR

Mileage: 65,161

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO FROST UP. TOOK TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS A BROKEN HEATER BLEND DOOR AND IT COST ME $1598.00 TO FIX. CHEVROLET DOES NOT SAY THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THEREFORE WILL NO ISSUE A RECALL. I HAV...

Mileage: 52,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SLOW DOWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CON...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT; HOWEVER, HEAT WAS BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS. FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY COLD AIR WOULD FLOW FROM THE VENTS INSTEAD OF HEAT; THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ...

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON SHE COULD FEEL HOT AIR BLOWING FROM THE VENTS. DUE TO THE LOSS OF HOT AIR THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO FOG AND DISRUPT HER VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC ...

Mileage: 18,000

THE HEAT STARTED TO TAKE LONGER TO WARM UP THEN AFTER A MONTH OF THIS THE HEAT TOTALLY STOP WORKING. I CAN'T DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME. I HAVE RESEARCH THIS AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT HAVING THIS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BECAUSE THEY CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $900-1...

Mileage: 60,000

THE HEAT STARTED TO TAKE LONGER TO WARM UP THEN AFTER A MONTH OF THIS THE HEAT TOTALLY STOP WORKING. I CAN'T DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME. I HAVE RESEARCH THIS AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT HAVING THIS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BECAUSE THEY CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $900-1...

Mileage: 60,000

THE HEAT STARTED TO TAKE LONGER TO WARM UP THEN AFTER A MONTH OF THIS THE HEAT TOTALLY STOP WORKING. I CAN'T DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME. I HAVE RESEARCH THIS AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT HAVING THIS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BECAUSE THEY CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $900-1...

Mileage: 60,000

DEFROSTER/ HEATER INOPERABLE CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN IN WINTER. UPDATED IVOQ 03/14/11 *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER STOPPED WORKING AT 75K+ MILES. I AM TOLD BY DEALER AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE BY SAME EXACT VEHICLE OWNERS THAT THIS IS A FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE BLENDER DOOR ARM. IT WAS REPLACED WITH PLASTIC VERSUS METAL FOR 2006 IN EFFORT TO CUT CORNERS. THEY ALL CONSISTENTLY BREAK AT 3...

Mileage: 75,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER STOPPED WORKING AT 75K+ MILES. I AM TOLD BY DEALER AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE BY SAME EXACT VEHICLE OWNERS THAT THIS IS A FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE BLENDER DOOR ARM. IT WAS REPLACED WITH PLASTIC VERSUS METAL FOR 2006 IN EFFORT TO CUT CORNERS. THEY ALL CONSISTENTLY BREAK AT 3...

Mileage: 75,000

IN OCTOBER OF 2010 MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER BEGAN BLOWING COLD AIR. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND A LOT OF EQUINOX OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I WENT AND RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTICS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE TEMPERATURE DOOR AND THE REPAIR COST IS $1300. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BEC...

Mileage: 53,000

IN OCTOBER OF 2010 MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER BEGAN BLOWING COLD AIR. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND A LOT OF EQUINOX OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I WENT AND RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTICS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE TEMPERATURE DOOR AND THE REPAIR COST IS $1300. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BEC...

Mileage: 53,000

HEATER NOT WORKING ON 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX CAUSING SAFETY AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. ONE DAY THE AC AND HEAT WERE WORKING FINE, THE NEXT DAY THE HEATER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR...NO HEAT AS WELL AS A NON-WORKING WINDOW DEFROSTER. THIS BEGAN IN EARLY NOVEMBER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE...

Mileage: 83,300

HEATER NOT WORKING ON 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX CAUSING SAFETY AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. ONE DAY THE AC AND HEAT WERE WORKING FINE, THE NEXT DAY THE HEATER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR...NO HEAT AS WELL AS A NON-WORKING WINDOW DEFROSTER. THIS BEGAN IN EARLY NOVEMBER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE...

Mileage: 83,300

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. LETTER FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR COLLINS ON BEHALF CONSTITUENT RE THE CHEVY EQUINOX RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND OCCASIONALLY THE HEAT WOULD NOT WORK. DURING THE SUMMER, THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN HIS DAUGHTER WAS UNABL...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG AND IMPAIR HER VISION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS ...

Mileage: 30,000

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEAT IN MY CAR STOPPED WORKING, BUT THE FAN WORKS. A CHEVY DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED HEATER DOOR, WHICH COSTS $900-$1300 TO FIX AS THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE DASH BOARD APART. I FOUND OUT THIS IS HAPPENING ON A LOT OF 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS AN...

Mileage: 44,000

LIKE HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF OTHER 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS, THE HEATER WILL ONLY BLOW COLD AIR OUT BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PART THAT WEARS OUT AND BREAKS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2-3 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT GM IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ...

Mileage: 84,177

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR ACUATOR WOULD OVEREXTEND AND BREAK. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE HEAT AND THE DEFROSTER FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AND WOULD OCCUR AGAIN EVEN AFTER REPAIR IF THE HEAT WAS ON FULL. THE ...

Mileage: 53,622

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND NOW HAS 31T MILES ON IT AND THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK. THEREFORE, MY WINDSHIELDS FREEZE UP AND CANNOT BE DEFROSTED. I AM PREGNANT WITH MY FIRST CHILD AND AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP SITED IT WOULD COST ...

Mileage: 31,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR 19 MONTHS I HAD BOUGHT IT USED FROM A GM DEALER. I WAS DRIVING TO THANKSGIVING AND NOTICE IT NO LONGER BLEW HOT AIR. THE SUV ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT SO I BEGAN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM, THE ...

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE HEATING COIL WHICH WAS BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HARD TO REACH AND REPLACE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO A...

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. I BEGAN LOOKING ONLINE TO POSSIBLY SEE WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG WITH IT ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING MANY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING. APPARENTLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE HEATER BUT ONLY COLD AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INF...

Mileage: 60,000

I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IN FOR REPAIR WHEN MY WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER DIDN'T WORK EFFECTIVELY AND I DISCOVERED MY HEAT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHARGED OVER $1100 TO REPLACE THE TEMPERATURE VALVE ACTUATOR AND THE HVAC DOOR VALVE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CAR HAD O...

Mileage: 44,495

OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND WHEN BRAKING OR ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD. I CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PUMPING (ABS SYSTEM) AND MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO STOP AND THE ABA AND TRACK LIGHTS STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. I HAD NO SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS OF THE FAILURE I HAD WITH MY HEATER. NO LEAKS OR SYMPTOMS LEAD UP TO THE ISSUE- IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. BECAUSE GM (STARTING ROUGHLY IN 2005) STARTED MANUFACTURING VEHICLES WITH A PLASTIC BLEND DOOR FOR THE ACTUATOR- THE HEAT IS MALFUNCTI...

Mileage: 70,449

HEATER WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY, THIS MORNING THE HEATER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR, EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS FULLY WARMED UP. CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY AIR TEMP DOOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $925. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE NOTICED T...

Mileage: 82,000

IN NOVEMBER THE HEAT ON OUR 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WENT OUT-ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS. WAS INFORMED BY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT THE HEAT BLENDER DOOR/VALVE FREQUENTLY BREAKS AND THAT THEY COULD REPAIR IT FOR 1500-1800$. IF THEY FREQUENTLY BREAK WHY HASN'T CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL AND STOPPED USING S SUBSTANDAR...

Mileage: 59,277

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEATER WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TEMPERATURE DOOR AND TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT AND AD...

Mileage: 67,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE FIRST WAS ISSUES WITH IT NOT WANTING TO START. AT THAT POINT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE HAD IT, A...

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE FIRST WAS ISSUES WITH IT NOT WANTING TO START. AT THAT POINT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE HAD IT, A...

THE HEATER IN MY EQUINOX WENT OUT AT ABOUT 45,000-50,000 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDOW AND DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO ME BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PART FIXED AFTER ABOUT 1 YEAR OF DRIVING WITH NO HEAT. IT COST ME $1,035 AND OF COURSE HAPPENED NOT...

Mileage: 45,000

NOTHING CAUSED THE FAILURE. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEAT QUIT BLOWING. JUST BLOWS COLD AIR NOW. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE I CAN NOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS AND I HAVE TO DRIVE MY 6 YEAR OLD HANDICAPPED SON SHIVERING IN THE BACK SEAT. GM KNOWS ABOUT THEIR DEFECT BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS ...

Mileage: 54,500

2006 EQUINOX SUDDENLY BEGAN BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR, REGARDLESS OF THE HEAT/COLD SETTINGS, 100% OF THE TIME. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, THE DEFROST FUNCTION IS INOPERATIVE LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY PERIOD, THE QU...

Mileage: 37,220

DRIVING 2006 EQUINOX AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE BRAKES DID NOT PRESS DOWN AND SEEM TO BE STUCK. *TR

THE HEATING CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE PROBLEM IS PERMANENT. THERE IS NO INTERNAL HEAT. AS I LIVE IN A WINTER CLIMATE, THE LACK OF HEAT WITH MY BLOWER HAS MADE DEFROSTING MY VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS EXACT PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AT LE...

Mileage: 53,800

THE HEATING CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE PROBLEM IS PERMANENT. THERE IS NO INTERNAL HEAT. AS I LIVE IN A WINTER CLIMATE, THE LACK OF HEAT WITH MY BLOWER HAS MADE DEFROSTING MY VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS EXACT PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AT LE...

Mileage: 53,800

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTING BLOWING COLD AIR IN 2009. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED A PLASTIC PIECE KNOWN AS THE BLEND DOOR ASSEMBLY IS STUCK OR BROKEN AND IT WILL COST OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. WITHOUT HEAT MY WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WENT TO A SITE (HTTP:/...

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTING BLOWING COLD AIR IN 2009. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED A PLASTIC PIECE KNOWN AS THE BLEND DOOR ASSEMBLY IS STUCK OR BROKEN AND IT WILL COST OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. WITHOUT HEAT MY WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WENT TO A SITE (HTTP:/...

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTING BLOWING COLD AIR IN 2009. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED A PLASTIC PIECE KNOWN AS THE BLEND DOOR ASSEMBLY IS STUCK OR BROKEN AND IT WILL COST OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. WITHOUT HEAT MY WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WENT TO A SITE (HTTP:/...

Mileage: 50,000

OVER THE PAST YEAR MY CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN GIVING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGE OUT TWICE BECAUSE WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE THE IGNITION CYLINDER SWELLS AND THE KEY CAN NOT BE TURNED. THE PAST THREE MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT C...

Mileage: 68,959

OVER THE PAST YEAR MY CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN GIVING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGE OUT TWICE BECAUSE WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE THE IGNITION CYLINDER SWELLS AND THE KEY CAN NOT BE TURNED. THE PAST THREE MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT C...

Mileage: 68,959

HEATER QUIT WORKING, NOW NO DEFROST. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

IN MAY WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. WE ARE RETIRED AND DO NOT PUT MILES ON THE CAR. WE ALSO LIVE IN NORTHEAST OHIO. THE FIRST COLD DAY WE PUT THE HEAT AND DEFROSTER ON. NEITHER WORKED. WE FOUND THAT THE HEATER DOOR WAS BROKEN. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR GM WOULD HELP. WE HAVE HAD IT FIXE...

Mileage: 54,274

IT IS NOW THE END OF OCTOBER IN PENNSYLVANIA. IT IS VERY COLD AT 32 DEGREES. I TURNED MY HEAT ON IN MY EQUINOX AND IT IS BLOWING COLD AIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, AND FOUND OUT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 EQUINOX ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DUE TO THE PLASTIC PIECE BRAKING ON THE HEATER...

Mileage: 69,000

IT IS NOW THE END OF OCTOBER IN PENNSYLVANIA. IT IS VERY COLD AT 32 DEGREES. I TURNED MY HEAT ON IN MY EQUINOX AND IT IS BLOWING COLD AIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, AND FOUND OUT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 EQUINOX ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DUE TO THE PLASTIC PIECE BRAKING ON THE HEATER...

Mileage: 69,000

MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD AIR! I'VE READ OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ON OTHER SIRES HOW GM DECIDED TO REPLACE A METAL DOOR ARM TO THE HEATER COMPONENT WITH A PLASTIC ONE WHICH ALMOST CERTAINLY WILL BREAK AT ONE POINT. USUALLY 3-4 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE! APPARENTLY THEIR IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF LABOR IN...

Mileage: 73,000

MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD AIR! I'VE READ OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ON OTHER SIRES HOW GM DECIDED TO REPLACE A METAL DOOR ARM TO THE HEATER COMPONENT WITH A PLASTIC ONE WHICH ALMOST CERTAINLY WILL BREAK AT ONE POINT. USUALLY 3-4 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE! APPARENTLY THEIR IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF LABOR IN...

Mileage: 73,000

JUST PURCHASED A USED 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. SECOND DAY OF DRIVING, TURNED ON HEAT TO GET THE CHILL OUT OF THE AIR. HEAT DID NOT WORK. IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE OVER A WEEK NOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT 3.4L AWD AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE, I DID NOT USE MY HEATER ALLSUMMER LONG. I TURNED IT ON AS OF 10/10/2010 AND THERE WAS NO HEAT AT ALL. IT WAS ONLY COLD AIR. I HEARD THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND IN SOME AREAS CAN BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY RISK. I LIVE IN THE MID...

Mileage: 84,502

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT 3.4L AWD AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE, I DID NOT USE MY HEATER ALLSUMMER LONG. I TURNED IT ON AS OF 10/10/2010 AND THERE WAS NO HEAT AT ALL. IT WAS ONLY COLD AIR. I HEARD THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND IN SOME AREAS CAN BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY RISK. I LIVE IN THE MID...

Mileage: 84,502

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE HEAT ON, IT ONLY BLEW WARM AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR BLEND DOOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO R...

Mileage: 77,352

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. HEATER ACTUATOR DOOR BROKE. THIS LEADS TO UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. WINDSHIELD CAN'T BE DEFROSTED DUE TO LACK OF HEAT CONTROL. 3 COLD SEASONS USE SHOULD PRESENT A RECALL. COMPLETELY FAILED CONSTRUCTION OF MAKEUP PARTS. THIS PRESENTS UNSAFE LACK OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN...

Mileage: 55,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. LAST WEEK THE HEATER STOPPED BLOWING ANY WARM OR HOT AIR. I PUT IT IN FOR REPAIR AND ALMOST $1000 LATER I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE PLASTIC TABS OF THE HEATER BLEND DOOR HAD BEEN CRACKED OFF BY THE OVER TORQUING OF THE HEATER ACTUATOR MOTOR. I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE AN...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND THE HEATER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT WILL COST ATLEAST $1000 TO REPAIR A BLEND DOOR THAT SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE IN ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES. SEEMS TO ME THAT GMC SHOULD PAY THE PRICE SINCE SO MANY ARE HAVING THIS SA...

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND THE HEATER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT WILL COST ATLEAST $1000 TO REPAIR A BLEND DOOR THAT SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE IN ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES. SEEMS TO ME THAT GMC SHOULD PAY THE PRICE SINCE SO MANY ARE HAVING THIS SA...

Mileage: 78,000

I CANNOT UNFOG MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE A HEATER FLAP HAS BROKEN. MY CAR BLOWS OUT ONLY COLD AIR BECAUSE OF THIS BROKEN PIECE (AS DIAGNOSED BY A GM REPAIR STATION). BRIGHT SUNLIGHT SHINING ON THE FOGGED (AND FROSTED BECAUSE OF THE COLD AIR BLOWING ON A WET, COLD WINDSHIELD) WINDSHIELD RESULTS IN ZERO...

HEAT DOES NOT WORK, HEATER TEMPERATURE VALVE HAS BROKEN. CAN NOT TURN HEAT TO HOT OR COLD. THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP AND FREEZES WHEN BELOW 32, IT WAS A 15 HOUR PROJECT THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN 40,000 MILES IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DEFECTIVE MIDDLE SEAT BELT ON 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. I FOLDED DOWN THE SEAT TO PUT SOMETHING LARGE IN THE BACK. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE SEAT BACK UP, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. I TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT BUT TO NO AVAIL IT WON'T BUDGE. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER THAT I ...

Mileage: 6,111

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUATOR IN THE BLEND DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED...

Mileage: 52,500

THE HEATER/DEFROSTER ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX FAILED TO PRODUCE HEAT. AS A RESULT, I COULD NOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A PLASTIC AIR BLEND DOOR (PART# CH19130554) THAT IS CONTROLLED BY AN ...

Mileage: 35,760

ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL (TC) WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE ON, AND THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT WORK, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. THEY PULSE AND THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW, UNTIL THE BRAKES PEDAL IS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THE GARAGE HAS REPLACED THE...

Mileage: 80,000

THE HEAT SETTING BLOWS OUT ONLY COLD AIR. GM REPAIR SERVICE SAID THAT THE PLASTIC AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. GM REP SAID THAT GM DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS. THE DEFECTIVE PART IS SITUATED WITHIN THE DASHBOARD REQUIRING THE DASH TO BE COMPLETE...

THE BLEND DOOR FOR THE HEATER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK THEY CRACK.$ 1200.00 TO REPAIR THE ITEM AS THEY REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. WE CALLED GM AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER US A PENNY. THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE POINT BEING HOW DO YOU DRIVE IN THE NORTHEAST OR ANY COLD...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HEATER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WOULD CLOSE AND THE HEAT WILL NOT COME THROUGH TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THA...

Mileage: 86,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT IS BLOWING ICE COLD AIR THROUGH THE HEATER AS WELL AS THE DEFROSTERS I THINK ALONG WITH THE OTHER 329 PEOPLE WHO I READ ABOUT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.AND THEY ALL ESTIMATE THE COST OF REPAIRS IS 1,000 DOLLARS WE NEED HELP I TRIED REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT BUT NO HELP...

Mileage: 70,409

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT IS BLOWING ICE COLD AIR THROUGH THE HEATER AS WELL AS THE DEFROSTERS I THINK ALONG WITH THE OTHER 329 PEOPLE WHO I READ ABOUT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.AND THEY ALL ESTIMATE THE COST OF REPAIRS IS 1,000 DOLLARS WE NEED HELP I TRIED REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT BUT NO HELP...

Mileage: 70,409

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT IS BLOWING ICE COLD AIR THROUGH THE HEATER AS WELL AS THE DEFROSTERS I THINK ALONG WITH THE OTHER 329 PEOPLE WHO I READ ABOUT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.AND THEY ALL ESTIMATE THE COST OF REPAIRS IS 1,000 DOLLARS WE NEED HELP I TRIED REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT BUT NO HELP...

Mileage: 70,409

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BROKEN BLEND DOOR. NOTHING LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE IT JUST QUIT WORKING. I HAVEN'T HAD IT REPAIRED YET, CAN'T JUSTIFY $1500 TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR. *TR

Mileage: 53,162

THE PROBLEM WITH THE TEMP. DOOR NOT WORKING IS IF YOU NEED TO DEFOG OR DEFROST YOUR WINDOWS AND THE HEAT WON'T WORK YOU CANT SEE. AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. THANK GOD I WAS JUST TRYING TO TAKE THE CHILL OUT OF MY VEHICLE ON A COOL FALL EVENING, NO MATTER WHAT I DID NO HEAT. STOP TO GE...

THE PROBLEM WITH THE TEMP. DOOR NOT WORKING IS IF YOU NEED TO DEFOG OR DEFROST YOUR WINDOWS AND THE HEAT WON'T WORK YOU CANT SEE. AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. THANK GOD I WAS JUST TRYING TO TAKE THE CHILL OUT OF MY VEHICLE ON A COOL FALL EVENING, NO MATTER WHAT I DID NO HEAT. STOP TO GE...

MY 2006 EQUINOX WAS DIAGNOSED ON MONDAY WITH A BROKEN BLEND DOOR, DAMAGED ACTUATOR (DUE TO BLEND DOOR BEING BROKEN AND LEAKING), AND DAMAGED HEATING CORE (DUE TO BLEND DOOR BEING BROKEN AND LEAKING). THE REASON I NEEDED TO GET A DIAGNOSIS IS BECAUSE IN MID APRIL THE FAN WAS BLOWING BUT NO HEAT WAS ...

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED BLOWING OUT COLD AIR WHEN I TURNED THE HEAT ON BACK IN MAY OF 2010. WE DECIDED TO LET IT GO SINCE IT WAS GETTING WARMER OUT AND NOW THAT IT'S GETTING COLDER HERE IN MI, WE DECIDED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE THE DEFROSTER WON'T WORK. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND WE...

Mileage: 45,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX "NO HEAT" - THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLEND DOOR BREAKING. MY OPINION, IT IS A BAD DESIGN. MANY EQUINOX OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE DEFROST WILL NOT WORK. MY FAILURE HAPPENED AT 72,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX...

Mileage: 72,500

8/17/10 WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF - NO WARNING & ALL THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE ON THE CAR AT THE CHEVY DEALER SINCE I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. TOOK CAR TO CHEVY DEALER & THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE BUT THOUGHT IT MAY BE DUE TO...

Mileage: 129,000

HEATER BLOWING COLD AIR FOR 1 WEEK. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND ADVISED BLEND DOOR STUCK, IT AND ACTIVATOR NEED REPLACED. ESTIMATED APPROX. $1000.00. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWITCH FROM AIR CONDITIONING TO HEAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT IN THE BEGINNING BUT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHER...

Mileage: 64,000

CHEVROLET PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO KEEP ONE'S CAR FROM BEING STOLEN BUT THE WIDESPREAD ISSUES WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE A DANGER TO ITS DRIVERS. THIS SYSTEM HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE IT HINDERS THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

THE CHEVY EQUINOX 2006 HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATING SYSTEM VALVE DOOR BREAKING. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY MY DEALER THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR YET IT IS COSTING CONSUMERS APPROXIMATELY $1,000. TO FIX. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE TRAP DOOR THAT RELEAS...

Mileage: 52,000

THE CHEVY EQUINOX 2006 HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATING SYSTEM VALVE DOOR BREAKING. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY MY DEALER THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR YET IT IS COSTING CONSUMERS APPROXIMATELY $1,000. TO FIX. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE TRAP DOOR THAT RELEAS...

Mileage: 52,000

MY SEATBELT IN THE BACK WHERE MY 4 YR OLD SIR BROKE, MY CD PLAYER MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WILL NOT TAKE CD'S. I DO NOT HAVE HEAT BUT MY A/C WORKS JUST FINE. *TR... UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF

MY SEATBELT IN THE BACK WHERE MY 4 YR OLD SIR BROKE, MY CD PLAYER MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WILL NOT TAKE CD'S. I DO NOT HAVE HEAT BUT MY A/C WORKS JUST FINE. *TR... UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF

MY SEATBELT IN THE BACK WHERE MY 4 YR OLD SIR BROKE, MY CD PLAYER MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WILL NOT TAKE CD'S. I DO NOT HAVE HEAT BUT MY A/C WORKS JUST FINE. *TR... UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF

MY SEATBELT IN THE BACK WHERE MY 4 YR OLD SIR BROKE, MY CD PLAYER MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WILL NOT TAKE CD'S. I DO NOT HAVE HEAT BUT MY A/C WORKS JUST FINE. *TR... UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED INDICATING THAT THE SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ABS AND HUB SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE...

Mileage: 55

TRUCK LOST SPEED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. TRUCK CAN BE WORKING ONE MINUTE AND YOU PARK AND COME BACK AND NOTHING IT WOULD START AND HAVE TO BE TOW AND THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. THE ELEC SYSTEM ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING WRONG ...

Mileage: 9,010,900

TRUCK LOST SPEED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. TRUCK CAN BE WORKING ONE MINUTE AND YOU PARK AND COME BACK AND NOTHING IT WOULD START AND HAVE TO BE TOW AND THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. THE ELEC SYSTEM ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING WRONG ...

Mileage: 9,010,900

NOTHING SPECIAL DONE, BLEND DOOR JUST BROKE, THEREFORE WE HAVE NO HEATER OR DEFROSTER. CANNOT DRIVE CAR WHEN IT IS COLD AND DEFROSTER IS NEEDED OUTSIDE. WAS TOLD BY A GM DEALERSHIP $1200 JUST FOR LABOR. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ONLINE I HA...

Mileage: 80,000

HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS BEEN SLIPPING GEARS (NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING) WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WEEK. JUST YESTERDAY, WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE VEHICLE MUST HAVE DECIDED TO GO BACK DOWN IN GEAR,...

Mileage: 48,800

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MY DAUGHTER'S FRONT CRASH ACCIDENT. HER CAR WAS TOTALED. SHE HIT A MAILBOX AND IN A SPIN ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HURT HER BACK. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO SHATTERED AND ALSO HAD A BA...

Mileage: 104,000

I WAS LUCKY AND FOUND OUT WHEN IT WAS SUMMER TIME AND NOT COLD OUT... MY MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED 2 DIFFERENT PARTS THE TEMP SWITCH AND VALVE THAT THEY WERE TOLD COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND STILL NO HEAT .. AND I HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE HEAT DOOR ARM IS BROKE AND TA...

Mileage: 48,000

HEATER DOES NOT WORK ON 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX DUE TO AN AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR BEHIND THE DASH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A LARGE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH CHEVY EQUINOX. ANY GOOGLE SEARCH WITH THE KEYWORDS "CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER PROBLEM" WILL PROVE THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THE WINTER MONTHS. TH...

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT AN EXTREME PULSATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER 20,000 MILES AND THE FRONT ROTORS WER...

Mileage: 20,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WOULD NOT START YESTERDAY MORNING. PUT A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN IT, IT STARTED THEN WHEN I GOT TO THE STORE AND CAME OUT TRIED TO START IT, IT WOULD NOT START! FINALLY GOT IT TO START AFTER I LIFTED THE HOOD AND BANGED ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP AND PARKED IT, WAS...

Mileage: 56,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX - THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE HEATER ACTUATOR OCCURRING ON MANY VEHICLES. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE PROBLEM UNTIL SEARCHING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB AND TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE OF THE HEATER ACTUATOR CAUSED ONLY COLD AIR TO BLOW. THIS PREVENTS WARM AIR FROM BEING ...

Mileage: 56,200

WHILE DRIVING MY DAD'S 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, IT SUDDENLY STARTED VIBRATING RATHER BADLY AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH. I CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT, AND FOUND THAT THE CARRIER BEARING HAD RUSTED APART, AND BASICALLY WAS DOING NOTHING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 23,750 MILES ON IT, BUT IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE. T...

Mileage: 23,764

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE INTERNAL HEAT WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,200.

Mileage: 28,000

2006 EQUINOX WITH LESS THAN 55000 MILES NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET. YESTERDAY WAS THE 4TH TRIP TO THE DEALER TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR OVERHEATING. THIS MORNING I WAS TOLD IT'S A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I DID A SMALL AMOUNT OF INTERNET RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR B...

Mileage: 53,000

I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX IN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO LOOK MY VEHICLE OVER UP AN DOWN TO FIX ANYTHING THAT WAS POTENTIALLY WRONG WITH IT BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 80,000 MILES TO WHICH THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG! 3,000 MILES LATER MY OIL CHANGING GUYS WHOM I TRUST AND ALWAYS USE POINTED OU...

I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX IN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO LOOK MY VEHICLE OVER UP AN DOWN TO FIX ANYTHING THAT WAS POTENTIALLY WRONG WITH IT BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 80,000 MILES TO WHICH THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG! 3,000 MILES LATER MY OIL CHANGING GUYS WHOM I TRUST AND ALWAYS USE POINTED OU...

I HAVE A CHEVY EQUINOX 2006 IN WHICH THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR HAS BROKEN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2006 MODELS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. A CAR IN MAINE IN WINTER WITHOUT HEAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX MANY OF THEM INCLUDING MINE HAVE NO HEAT THE DOOR BREAKS AND THE WHOLE DASH MUST COME OFF TO FIX. I CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY MANY OF THIS YEAR HAS OR HAD THIS PROBLEM. VERY COSTLY TO FIX. SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS NEW OF A CAR. WHY NO RECALL OF THIS WITH SO MANY HAVING THE SA...

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX MANY OF THEM INCLUDING MINE HAVE NO HEAT THE DOOR BREAKS AND THE WHOLE DASH MUST COME OFF TO FIX. I CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY MANY OF THIS YEAR HAS OR HAD THIS PROBLEM. VERY COSTLY TO FIX. SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS NEW OF A CAR. WHY NO RECALL OF THIS WITH SO MANY HAVING THE SA...

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. NO HEAT AS THE HVAC TEMPERATURE DOOR IS BROKEN. PART IS 79.00 CAD BUT DEALER NEEDS 8 - 10 HOURS TO REPLACE PART. MUST REMOVE DASH BOARD. CAR HAS 102,000 KMS. PART LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BREAK AND IF IT DOES, SHOULD BE EASIER TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE HEATING BLEND DOOR WHICH CAUSES THE DEFROSTING SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY & OBSTRUCTED VIEW WHEN CONDENSATION COLLECTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD ALSO THE ILLUMINATED LIGHT ON THE CONTROL KNOB HAVE BURNT OUT CAUSING FURTHER INATTENTIVENESS...

Mileage: 40,543

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER IN THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN BLEND DOOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO RETURN ...

Mileage: 37,000

THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I WENT OUTSIDE AND MY TIRE WAS FLAT. HAD IT TOWED TO GET IT FIXED AND 4.5 HOURS LATER THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WATCHED IT AND NOTICED IT SEEMINGLY WAS LOSING AIR. THEN IT WENT FLAT AGAIN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER. STILL THEY WERE UNABLE T...

I WAS DRIVING ON A COLD MORNING AND DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT OBTAIN ANY HEAT OR DEFROSTER ACTION IN MY VEHICLE. FROM SEARCHING ONLINE I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VIOLATION OF YOUR RULE WHICH MOTOR VEHICLES MUST HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2010...

Mileage: 65,165

HEATER IN MY WIFES EQUNAX JUST QUIT WORKING WHILE WAS DRIVING IT WINDSHIELD ICED OVER AND FOGED UP SHE HAD TO PULL OVER RITE AWAY TOBEFORE SHE WRECKED IT

Mileage: 77,809

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STARTED HER VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE THEN TRIED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DU...

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STARTED HER VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE THEN TRIED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DU...

Mileage: 46,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 53K MILES. HEATER DOOR IS BROKEN. 8-9 HOURS OF LABOR PLUS PARTS. I LIVE IN WYOMING WITH -20 DEGREE MORNINGS DURING THE WINTER. MINE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 200 MILES WITH NO PLACE TO STOP TO GET WARM. IF WE HAD NOT HAD REALLY WARM CLOTHS AND BLANKETS TO BUNDLE IN WE WOULD HAVE F...

Mileage: 53,000

BLEND DOOR ON 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS BROKEN AND DOES NOT ALLOW HEATED AIR TO BE CIRCULATED THROUGH THE VENTS -- ONLY COLD AIR. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS CONDITION BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE, REGARDLESS OF IT'S COUNTLESS DOCUMENTATIONS OF THE PROBLEM. WITHOUT HEAT BEING CIRCULATED THROUGH THE V...

Mileage: 78,000

BLEND DOOR ON 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS BROKEN AND DOES NOT ALLOW HEATED AIR TO BE CIRCULATED THROUGH THE VENTS -- ONLY COLD AIR. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS CONDITION BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE, REGARDLESS OF IT'S COUNTLESS DOCUMENTATIONS OF THE PROBLEM. WITHOUT HEAT BEING CIRCULATED THROUGH THE V...

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THE HEATER DOOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS CAR HAS 31,000 MILES. THEN WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR HOME AND GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW STORM. OUR VISIBILITY WAS EXTREMELY IMPAIRED AND WE...

Mileage: 31,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THE HEATER DOOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS CAR HAS 31,000 MILES. THEN WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR HOME AND GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW STORM. OUR VISIBILITY WAS EXTREMELY IMPAIRED AND WE...

Mileage: 31,000

BOUGHT MY 2006 EQUINOX LT AWD AND TWO MONTHS LATER I WAS OUT OF TOWN TOOK MY CAR TO THE CAR WASH AND CAME OUT OF IT AND MY CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED I TRIED TO DRIVE BUT COULD NOT GO ANY MORE THAN 20 MPH PARKED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A NY DEALERSH...

Mileage: 30,000

BOUGHT MY 2006 EQUINOX LT AWD AND TWO MONTHS LATER I WAS OUT OF TOWN TOOK MY CAR TO THE CAR WASH AND CAME OUT OF IT AND MY CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED I TRIED TO DRIVE BUT COULD NOT GO ANY MORE THAN 20 MPH PARKED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A NY DEALERSH...

Mileage: 30,000

HEATER BLEND DOOR IN 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS BROKEN. SYSTEM ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR AND THUS A SAFETY HAZARD AS DEFROST WILL NOT KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEAR OF FOG AND POSSIBLE ICE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX 23,000 MILES. DURING VERY HEAVY RAIN I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SO I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT DIE BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THERE WAS ROOM FOR ME TO GET RIGHT (SLOWLY...) THE RAIN GOT LIGHTER AND ACCELERATION RESUMED. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX 23,000 MILES. DURING VERY HEAVY RAIN I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SO I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT DIE BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THERE WAS ROOM FOR ME TO GET RIGHT (SLOWLY...) THE RAIN GOT LIGHTER AND ACCELERATION RESUMED. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX "AIR BLEND DOOR" NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. WE PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX FROM TERRY LABONTE CHEVROLET IN 2006. NOW AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 'AIR BLEND DOOR" MALFUNCTIONING IN THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING ...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS A BROKEN "HEATER BLENDER DOOR". APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO MY HEATER JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY WANTED $1,000+ TO FIX IT. THEY SAID THE WHOLE DASH ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO THE HVAC BOX UNDER THE DAS...

Mileage: 96,000

AS THE VEHICLE IS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE WILL GET DOWN TO ABOUT 5MPH OR LESS AND THEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING IN PARKING LOTS AT LOW RATES OF SPEED AND I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLY ICE ON THE GROUND BUT AS IT IS WARM...

Mileage: 58,000

AS THE VEHICLE IS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE WILL GET DOWN TO ABOUT 5MPH OR LESS AND THEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING IN PARKING LOTS AT LOW RATES OF SPEED AND I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLY ICE ON THE GROUND BUT AS IT IS WARM...

Mileage: 58,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX LACK OF HEAT. THE HEATER DOOR VALVE MODULE ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 34,012

THE HEAT FAILED TO ACTIVATE ON MY 06' EQUINOX WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WINDSHIELD COULD NOT DEFOG AND I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD WITH THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD OBSCURED! EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS! *TR

Mileage: 38,567

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON ICY ROAD SURFACE, WITH TRACTION CONTROL ON (DEFAULT IN THIS CAR), THE ABS BRAKES ON CHEVY EQUINOX 2006 WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE WHEELS WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL IS TURNED OFF BY THE D...

Mileage: 42,200

THE BLEND DOOR FOR THE HEATER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK THEY CRACK.$ 1200.00 TO REPAIR THE ITEM AS THEY REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. WE CALLED GM AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER US A PENNY. THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE POINT BEING HOW DO YOU DRIVE IN THE NORTHEAST OR ANY COLD...

Mileage: 27,000

MY SEATBELT BROKE. I DROVE ACROSS TOWN AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WHEN I WENT TO UNHOOK MY SEATBELT AND GET OUT THE BELT RECOIL DIDN'T PULL THE BELT BACK IN, RATHER IT WAS JUST SLUGGISH AND JERKY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT JUST JAMMED UP AND STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO CHECK ...

Mileage: 53,000

THE HEATER ON OUR 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD TRIP IN THE WINTER. WE EXPERIENCED VISIBILITY ISSUES AND ENDURED COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE TRIP. TURN OUT THE HEATER BLEND ASSEMBLY DOOR BROKE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THOUSANDS OF 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND ...

Mileage: 42,000

BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTION CAUSING NO HEAT IN 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. HEATER BLOWING COLD AIR. *TR

Mileage: 51,651

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE WEEK AT ABOUT 40 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 52,336

I DRIVE A 06 CHEVY EQUINOX IT HAS 70,000 MILES NOW AND A FEW MONTHS AGO MY HEATER WENT OUT I LIVE IN COLORADO AND IT'S WINTER I HAVE A 1 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MY CAR WILL NOT DEFROST IN THE MORNING ITS EXTREMELY COLD AND IT SUCKS TO DRIVE WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE BECAUSE IT FREEZES ON THE INSIDE AND OUT ...

Mileage: 69,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. THIS MODEL ALSO HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT THE 2010 MODEL HAS. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK FOR THE CAR OR DEFROSTER. IT CAUSES POOR VISION AND CREATES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A DOOR THAT IS DEFECTIVE THAT CONTROLS THE HEAT. THE WHOLE DASH HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A CO...

Mileage: 49,200

I HAD TO PAY $700 TO HAVE A DOOR IN MY HEATER REPLACED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD RAN OUT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING A LOT AND NOW THEY ARE PLACING METAL DOORS IN THE HEATER INSTEAD OF PLASTIC SO WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? I THINK I SHOULD BE REFUNDED MY MONEY SINCE THEY FIGURED OUT IT IS A MALFUN...

I HAD TO PAY $700 TO HAVE A DOOR IN MY HEATER REPLACED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD RAN OUT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING A LOT AND NOW THEY ARE PLACING METAL DOORS IN THE HEATER INSTEAD OF PLASTIC SO WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? I THINK I SHOULD BE REFUNDED MY MONEY SINCE THEY FIGURED OUT IT IS A MALFUN...

I HAD TO PAY $700 TO HAVE A DOOR IN MY HEATER REPLACED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD RAN OUT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING A LOT AND NOW THEY ARE PLACING METAL DOORS IN THE HEATER INSTEAD OF PLASTIC SO WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? I THINK I SHOULD BE REFUNDED MY MONEY SINCE THEY FIGURED OUT IT IS A MALFUN...

NO HEAT AS OF JANUARY 2010. CANNOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD, VERY LOW VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED BROKEN MODE DOOR. $1211 TO REPAIR, PLUS PARTS AND TAXES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. HE STATED THAT THE DEFOG AND DEFROST SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH HAS CAUSED COLD AIR TO COME OUT OF THE VENTS. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE AND THAT...

Mileage: 90,000

OWNED A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 34636 MILES, HEATER GAVE UP ON US, AND WENT TO FIND OUT THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT THE HEATER CASE DOOR NEEDS REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATE OF $1500, WITH 9HRS OF LABOR. NO ACCIDENTS LEADING TO, OR INJURIES, AS OF YET, HOWEVER, THE INTERIOR WINDOWS DO FOG U...

Mileage: 34,636

NO HEAT, CAN'T DEFROST WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE AND SEE SAFELY.

Mileage: 24,006

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

Mileage: 38,500

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 V...

Mileage: 59,000

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/...

Mileage: 30,000

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/...

Mileage: 30,000

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 ...

Mileage: 72,000

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 ...

Mileage: 38,159

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 ...

Mileage: 38,159

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

Mileage: 54,000

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....

Mileage: 42,000

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...

LOSES ANTIFREEZE AFTER EACH TIME IT IS USED. ALWAYS HAVING TO PUT MORE ANTIFREEZE BACK IN IT. ALSO, HEAT QUITS WORKING OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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 ...

Mileage: 26,000

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

Mileage: 32,000

DRIVING DOWN ROAD, HEATER QUIT WORKING ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX, I KNOW OF AT LEAST 200 MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE HEATING SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,986. THE VIN WAS UNAVAIL...

Mileage: 69,986

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN WATER MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRANSMISSION THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO THE NORMAL SPEED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT WHENEVER WATER ENTERED THE TRANSMISSIONS PROTECTION SHIELD IT CAUSED THE VEHICLES SPEED TO DECREASE...

Mileage: 66,537

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN WATER MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRANSMISSION THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO THE NORMAL SPEED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT WHENEVER WATER ENTERED THE TRANSMISSIONS PROTECTION SHIELD IT CAUSED THE VEHICLES SPEED TO DECREASE...

Mileage: 66,537

CAR STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR, DEALER WANTED UPWARDS OF $1500 TO FIX. I TRADED THE CAR AS IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE A REPAIR BASED ON THE WORTH AND AGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE CHEVY EQUINOX 2006 AND IT HAVE 63 THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND MY HEATER STOP WORKING AND I WENT TO THE WEBSITE AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BLEND DOOR AND I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY ADVISE ME THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK AND I DO NOT HAVE...

NO WARM AIR AS THE BLEND DOOR ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IS BROKEN. ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL IS $1,200. CANNOT AFFORD THIS SO MY FAMILY AND I WILL FREEZE THIS WINTER AS THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. THIS IS BUT ONE OF A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED BY VARIOUS OWNERS CONCERNING THIS GM SAFETY...

Mileage: 51,000

AS I COME TO FIND OUT, MAY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AS I AM. THE HEATER WILL NOT FUNCTION DUE TO, AS I WAS TOLD, A FAILURE OF A PLASTIC VENT DOOR HINGE DEEP BEHIND THE DASH. APART FROM THE INCONVENIENCE OF NO HEAT, LAST NIGHT ON MY HOME IT WAS RAINING AND TH...

Mileage: 97,000

THE BLEND DOOR BROKE IN THE HVAC CASE. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAUSED THIS, THOUGH MY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS CAUSED BY THE HEAT BEING RUN THROUGH AT TOO HIGH A TEMPERATURE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

CHEVROLET 2006 EQUINOX - NO HEAT/DEFROST - BROKEN BLEND DOOR WINDOWS FOGGING. *TR

Mileage: 39,700

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND NOW THAT WINTER IS HERE, MY HEATER AND DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. I GET A POPPING SOUND WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER AND ALL I GET IS COLD AIR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR 2005, 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX'S. I CAN'T DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD A...

Mileage: 72,000

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX NOT BLOWING WARM AIR DUE TO FAULTY BLEND DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

HOT AIR DOES NOT COME THROUGH VENTS, AND THEREFORE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD IS NOT ABLE TO DEFROST WHEN IT IS COLD. THIS CAUSE LOW VISIBILITY, WHICH CAN THEREBY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DOOR THAT SEPARATES THE HEATER AND THE AC HAS SNAPPED OFF LEAVING ONLY AC ON. UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER. TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $811.00. REPLACED THE DOOR. I HAVE THE OLD DOOR IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THE DOOR THAT SEPARATES THE HEATER AND THE AC HAS SNAPPED OFF LEAVING ONLY AC ON. UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER. TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $811.00. REPLACED THE DOOR. I HAVE THE OLD DOOR IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

2006 EQUINOX SUDDENLY STOPPED BLOWING WARM AIR IN THE CABIN, INHIBITING OUR ABILITY TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD IN COLD WEATHER. GM DIAGNOSED AS FAILURE OF THE "BLEND DOOR" (AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS). QUOTE WAS OVER $900 FOR LABOR TO REPLACE A CHEAP PLASTIC PART. *TR

Mileage: 35,500

THE HEATER IN MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX DOES NOT WORK. IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR AND THE REPAIRS ARE IN UPWARDS OF $1200. WITHOUT HEAT, THE WINDOWS CAN FOG UP VERY QUICKLY LEAVING ME UNABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING, THUS CAUSING A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. IT IS WINTER AND TEMPERATUR...

Mileage: 39,000

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. THE HEATER/DEFROST WORKED FINE ONE DAY, THEN THE NEXT DAY WE TURNED IT ON AND IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING HOT, SO WE DETERMINED IT IS NOT THE WATER PUMP. WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. WE REPLENISHED THE ANTI-FREEZE, BUT S...

Mileage: 72,000

TRIED TO TURN ON THE HEAT. WILL ONLY BLOW COLD AIR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I'M FINDING THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM: BLEND DOOR/ACTUATOR ISSUE. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE TRUCK AS 51K MILES. THE CAR HEATER BEGAN NOT WORKING LAST WEEK. THIS MORNING, IN KENTUCKY IT WAS 45 DEGREES, I COULD NOT GET THE WINDSHIELD CLEARED FOR ANYTHING. I HAD TO PULL OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PHYSICALLY WIPE THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE I HAVE NO HEAT ON A 3 YE...

Mileage: 51,600

MY 2006 CHEVY. EQUINOX HEATER IS BLOWING COLD AIR AND I WAS TOLD ITS THE ACTUATOR AND THE BLEND DOOR. THERE ARE OVER 150 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-EQUINOX/TNMHVCTE76U9HGTH4/P8#LASTPOST . IT IS THE BEGINNING OF WINTER AND I CAN N...

Mileage: 76,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. SHE STATED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACHD CASE TEMPERATURE DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE REPAIRS WERE ESTIMATED AT COSTS OVER $800 AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RELATED...

Mileage: 41,457

I HAVE A 2006 EQUINOX. THE HEAT JUST COMPLETELY GAVE OUT, ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND NOT ONLY DID MY ENTIRE DASH HAVE TO BE REMOVED, BUT IT WAS 7+ HOURS OF LABOR AND $1000+ OF REPAIR. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTED, AND THE BLEND DOOR WAS POORLY CONS...

Mileage: 44,580

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER BLEND DOOR SHAFT BROKEN AND NO HEAT IS COMING OUT. DEALER WANTS $1100 TO FIX IT, CANNOT AFFORD IT. I AGREE, GM SHOULD RECALL, SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

MY HEAT JUST STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. CAN NOT DEFROST WINDOWS. ONLY AIR BLOWS. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IS BROKEN, AND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR MODEL/MAKE. IT WILL BE $1000.00 TO REPAIR, WHICH I DO NOT HAVE! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX MY HEATER JUST WENT OUT I SEARCHED ON THE WEB SIGHT AND FOUND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTUATOR OR BLEND DOOR OR EVEN HEATER CORE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW WHAT CAN WE DO OUR FAMILY DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURES...

Mileage: 134,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. HEATER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

MY 06 CHEVY EQUINOX BLEND DOOR FAILED WHEN LEAVING MY WORK 2 NIGHTS AGO. HEAT WAS NOT EVEN ON AND I HEARD IT THE WALL OF CHAMBER. I HAVE 4 ASE CERTIFICATIONS. SO WHEN MY HEAT DID NOT WORK LAST NIGHT WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND 2 KIDS IN THE CAR. I NEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. VERIFIED TODAY THAT THE BL...

Mileage: 41,350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE ACTUATOR FOR THE HEAT BLOWS OUT COLD AIR. THE DEALER STATED IT WILL COST $1,300 TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR FOR THE HEATER. SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF B...

Mileage: 34,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. NO EVENTS LED UP TO FAILURE I WENT TO TURN ON MY DEFROST ONE MORNING BEFORE GONG TO WORK AND THE HEAT DID NOT WORK. THE COST TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS B/W $1,000 AND $1,500. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET AS I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS AT THIS TIME TO FIX CAR. WILL TRY TO REPLAC...

Mileage: 55,000

NO START. CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED. WILL HAVE TO PRESS ON GAS TO START CAR. SOMETIMES THAT DOES NOT WORK EITHER. HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO START. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

NO HEAT. DEALER SAYS THAT THE AIR MODE DOOR IS BROKEN. DASH NEEDS TO COME OFF TO REPAIR IT. PART $65.00 LABOR $1200.00. MY CAR HAS 42,000 MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING SAME MATTER. WHEN WILL YOU RECALL? NO HEAT AND 25 DEGREES OUTSIDE IS UNSAFE! *TR

Mileage: 46,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BLOWS COLD AIR. BLEND DOOR/ACTUATOR PROBLEM WHICH COST OVER 1,000 TO FIX (ENTIRE DASH NEEDS TO COME OFF TO REPLACE $78 ITEM). CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS, EVEN THOUGH 120 PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED OVER THE LAST MONTH AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE, ALONE: HTTP:/...

Mileage: 77,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 63000 MILES ON IT. THE BLEND DOOR ON THE HEATER COIL ASSEMBLY BROKE CAUSING MY HEATER TO STOP BLOWING WARM AIR. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND TOTAL COST WAS $1079.60 AS THERE IS NO SERVICE PANEL TO ACCESS THIS AREA AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER F...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT IN HER VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BLAND DOOR IN THE HEATER DUCT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $1000. THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR EXISTING VEHICLE WARRANTIES. TH...

Mileage: 54,000

ACTUATOR DOOR (AIR TEMP BLEND DOOR) NOT ALLOWING HOT AIR IN. THIS MEANS NO HEAT OR DEFROST WITH COLD MONTHS COMING. APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AS SUCH. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR FOR REPAIR!!! *TR

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009, OUR HEAT WENT OUT IN OUR 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. IT HAS APPROX 61,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND IS IN GREAT SHAPE OTHERWISE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS THE CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND I HAVE NEVER HAD OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE OWN ANOTHE...

Mileage: 61,000

THE CENTER CARRIER BARING IN MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FALLING APART. THE PART HOWEVER IS ON BACKORDER FOR 3-6 MONTHS WHEREVER I CALL. I THINK SINCE THE PIECE IS IN SUCH GREAT DEMAND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE HEATING SYSTEM FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE LINKAGE FRACTURED FROM THE TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 112,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE HEATING SYSTEM FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE LINKAGE FRACTURED FROM THE TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 112,000

BLEND DOOR ON 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BROKE AND NOW I HAVE NO HEAT AND CAN NOT SEE OUT MY WINDOW DUE TO MY DEFROSTERS NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE BLEND DOOR THAT BROKE AT THE SHAFT CONNECTED TO THE HVAC ACTUATOR. THIS CAUSES THE HEATER TO BLOW ONLY COLD AIR AND THE DEFROST WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE WARM AIR IS BLOCKED BY THE DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD SON AND THIS PROVED VERY DANG...

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. TO RELEASE THE PEDAL SHE HAD TO PRESS IT RAPIDLY SEVERAL TIMES. SHE HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE BRAKE FAILURE O...

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE NO HEAT IN MY CAR. THE HEATER IS BLOWING COLD AIR. I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY DESPITE GM SUGGESTING THAT I HAVE IT DIAGNOSED THEN CALL THEM BACK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WITH THE BLEND DOOR, BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THERE...

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE WITHOUT A HEATER TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY IS COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

2006 EQUINOX ONLY BLOWING OUT EXTREMELY COLD AIR FOR THE DEFROSTER AND THE HEATER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HEATER BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR. UNSAFE FOR MY 4 YEAR OLD AND 6 MONTH BABY TO BE IN THE COLD WEATHER WITHOUT HEAT. ALSO UNSAFE BECAUSE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY DEFROSTED IN COLD WEATHER AND LEADS TO POOR VISIBILITY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IS BROKEN....

Mileage: 49,000

I "TRIED" TO TURN ON THE HEATER TO HELP DEFOG MY WINDSHIELD DURING A RAIN STORM, ONLY TO DISCOVER THE HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. BECAUSE OF THE COLD AIR, MY WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP EVEN MORE! THIS CREATED A VIABILITY ISSUE, AND NEARLY RESULTED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AS I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE I-17 ...

Mileage: 72,767

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE HEARD A PECULIAR NOISE, AND THEN THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $475.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 564...

Mileage: 5,640

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM ONLY CIRCULATES COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63989.

Mileage: 55,000

THE AIR BLEND DOOR ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT BLOW WARM AIR FROM THE HEATER. I CAN NOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS. THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE FOUND TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

HEATER WILL ONLY BLOW COLD AIR ON MY 2006 EQUINOX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY CHEVY OWNER. PLEASE CHEVY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU PRODUCTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE WINDOWS DID NOT DEFROST SINCE ONLY COLD AIR CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED HIS VISIBILITY TO BE IMPAIRED. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR TEMPERATURE DOOR WAS BROKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,70...

Mileage: 32,600

THE HEATER HAS GONE OUT. THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE HEATER BLEND DOOR AND MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR CAN NO LONGER PROPERLY DEFROST WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO DO HERE I IDAHO. *TR

Mileage: 54,840

FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS WERE REPLACED AT 32,000 MILES, ALL UNDER WARRANTY. THESE ARE NOW SOUNDING LIKE THESE ARE GOING BAD AGAIN. IT IS A 2006 EQUINOX FWD WITH 68,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A ONE-AUTO ACCIDENT - 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX - HYDROPLANED AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT WITH THE FRONT END AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD AN IMPACT TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE AIR BAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED. EACH TIME THE FRO...

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH 41,000 MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 50 MPH I FELT A VIBRATION. A MECHANIC THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT I NEEDED A CARRIER BEARING FOR THE DRIVESHAFT, AND THAT THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM FREQUENTLY. WHEN I APPROACHED THE DEALER TO SECURE THE REPLACEMENT PART,...

Mileage: 41,600

SOUNDS LIKE A DRAGGING MUFFLER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR JUST IDLING. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD JUST LISTEN TO IT, NEEDED TO USE A STETHOSCOPE TO PINPOINT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. A BOLT HAD FALLEN FROM THE OIL PAN AND WAS OCCASIONALLY HITTING THE FLY WHEEL. WE WERE T...

Mileage: 51,000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BAD AT 50,000. PROBLEM STARTED AT 25000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. TOOK TO AUTHORIZED GM DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ROTORS EVEN THOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE BRAKES PULSATE AND THE VEHICLE PULLS T...

Mileage: 25,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 EQUINOX-CHEVROLET ALMOST 3 YRS ALREADY. I HAD A VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE TWICE W/THE CAR, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SLOWED DOWN COMPLETELY AND WOULD NO ACCELERATE AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IS A PROBLEM THIS PARTICULAR MODEL C...

Mileage: 55,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX LT WITH 29,000 MILES PURCHASED NEW. NO COMPLAINTS UNTIL 4 APRIL WHEN DISCOVERED REAR FLOOR WET AND SPARE TIRE WELL FULL OF CLEAN CLEAR WATER. RAINED HEAVY DAY BEFORE NEVER HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. WARRANTY EXPIRED LESS THAN 15 DAYS. SPRAYED WATER OVER ENTIRE CAR, UNDER CAR, AROUN...

Mileage: 29,000

MY 2006 EQUINOX HAS BEEN SHUTTING ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT NOTICE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. HOW I MANAGED TO COAST FROM THE FAST LANE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING A WRECK, GOD ONLY KNOWS. IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING ON 3 ...

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE HEAT HAS WORKED FINE UP UNTIL MARCH 14. THE DEALER TOOK IT AND SAID IT WAS THE HEAT DOOR ACTUATOR. THE SHAFT HAD BROKEN AND THEY REPLACED IT. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IN MAY 2007. IN SEPT. WE STARTED TO NOTICE A STRANGE ODOR IN THE CAR. I HEARD WATER SLOSHING AROUND IN THE CAR ON INSPECTION OF THE CAR WE FOUND STANDING WATER IN THE TIRE WELL OF THE CAR. EVERYTIME WE CLEAN THE WATER OUT OF THE TIREWELL IT RETURNS. AT PRESENT ...

ON 2/29/2009 ABS SYSTEM STARTED TO ACTIVATE AROUND 10-15 MPH WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME WHILE MOVING FORWARD OR REVERSE. VEHICLE IS 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 27,500 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICAT...

Mileage: 18,287

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX FUEL GAUGES DOES NOT READ ACCURATE. WHEN FULL IT READS 3/4 OF TANK TO 1/2. IT WILL THEN GO TO ALMOST FULL AS GAS GOES DOWN. I NOTICED THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHERS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS IT IS NOT SAFE WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH ...

Mileage: 39,238

STALLS SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE, EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS WILL NOT START AT ALL AUTOWAY CHEVROLET REPLACE THE PART HOWEVER THE SAME THING KEEP HAPPENING EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS. THE TRUCK WAS NEW WHEN PURCHASED. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. UPON TURNING ON THE CAR, IN COOL WEATHER(25DEGREESF),THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO PROVIDE POWER ASSIST. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES LIKE THIS. LATER THAT EVENING AROUND 1 HOUR LATER, WENT OUT AND POWER STEERING WORKED PROPERLY. FIRST AND ONLY TIME IT HAPPENED TO DATE. WENT TO DEA...

Mileage: 28,000

SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS EVENING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING OUT FROM INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. AT THIS VISIT I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY WASN'T EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. T...

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WHICH I PURCHASED WITH 80 MILES ON IT. AFTER ABOUT 20 MONTHS I WAS UNABLE TO TURN TO THE IN THE IGNITION. I HAD TO FORCE IT AND PLAY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CYLINDER. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LAT...

Mileage: 38,000

VEHICLE FIRE. CELL PHONE CHARGER WAS PLUGGED INTO THE FRONT AUXILIARY POWER OUTLET. 2-3 MINUTES LATER SMOKE WAS NOTICED, AND FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE WHERE THE POWER OUTLET IS LOCATED. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PHONE CHARGER WAS UNPLUGGED, BURNING THE TIP OF ONE FI...

Mileage: 25,700

THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR. WHERE I GO TO START MY CAR, MY KEY TURNS OVER BUT THE ENGINE NEVER KICKS ON. ITS MAKES AN ODD NOISE, NOT GRINDING BUT A NOISE. IT TAKES ABOUT 6-7 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL KICK ON. ONCE IT FINALLY STARTS THERE IS BLACK SMOKE AND FLUID COMING O...

Mileage: 26,997

THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR. WHERE I GO TO START MY CAR, MY KEY TURNS OVER BUT THE ENGINE NEVER KICKS ON. ITS MAKES AN ODD NOISE, NOT GRINDING BUT A NOISE. IT TAKES ABOUT 6-7 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL KICK ON. ONCE IT FINALLY STARTS THERE IS BLACK SMOKE AND FLUID COMING O...

Mileage: 26,997

TOOK 150 MILE TRIP FROM DELAWARE TO NJ. CAR DIED IN DRIVE WAY OF DESTINATION. TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WARRANTY NOT COVERING REPAIRS. PICKED UP CAR I NJ AUG 30TH WITH NEW ENGINE. DROVE APPROX 500 MILES AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALER ON 9/14, WAITIN...

Mileage: 42,500

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED IN. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED IN. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

THE CAR WAS PARKED FROM TUESDAY 8/19 UNTIL 8/23 DUE TO TROPICAL STORM FAY. ON 8/24, THE FLOORBOARDS WERE SOAKING WET FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO UNDER THE BACK SEAT; PUSH ON THE CARPET AND WATER WOULD JUST WELL UP. THE PARKING LOT WAS NOT FLOODED, THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP; THE SEATS WERE DRY, AS WAS ...

Mileage: 32,905

THE CAR WAS PARKED FROM TUESDAY 8/19 UNTIL 8/23 DUE TO TROPICAL STORM FAY. ON 8/24, THE FLOORBOARDS WERE SOAKING WET FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO UNDER THE BACK SEAT; PUSH ON THE CARPET AND WATER WOULD JUST WELL UP. THE PARKING LOT WAS NOT FLOODED, THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP; THE SEATS WERE DRY, AS WAS ...

Mileage: 32,905

WENT THROUGH THE CAR WASH AND WHEN THE TOP WAS BEING CLEANED, WATER STARTED POURING IN THROUGH THE OVERHEAD FRONT READING LIGHTS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS. THOUGHT SUNROOF GOT LEFT OPEN BUT IT WAS FULLY CLOSED. HAVE NOT YET TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WILL THIS WEEKEND. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

17 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, ROTORS, BEARINGS, TRANSMISSION, CLICKING/OTHER SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOT FIXED AS OF YET BY GM, BROKEN DOOR HINGE, BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BOLT RECEIVERS, STARTER, SEAT BELT CLIP, AIR CONDITIONER, REMOTES, NOISES IN FRONT END, ENGINE ...

17 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, ROTORS, BEARINGS, TRANSMISSION, CLICKING/OTHER SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOT FIXED AS OF YET BY GM, BROKEN DOOR HINGE, BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BOLT RECEIVERS, STARTER, SEAT BELT CLIP, AIR CONDITIONER, REMOTES, NOISES IN FRONT END, ENGINE ...

17 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, ROTORS, BEARINGS, TRANSMISSION, CLICKING/OTHER SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOT FIXED AS OF YET BY GM, BROKEN DOOR HINGE, BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BOLT RECEIVERS, STARTER, SEAT BELT CLIP, AIR CONDITIONER, REMOTES, NOISES IN FRONT END, ENGINE ...

17 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, ROTORS, BEARINGS, TRANSMISSION, CLICKING/OTHER SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOT FIXED AS OF YET BY GM, BROKEN DOOR HINGE, BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BOLT RECEIVERS, STARTER, SEAT BELT CLIP, AIR CONDITIONER, REMOTES, NOISES IN FRONT END, ENGINE ...

17 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, ROTORS, BEARINGS, TRANSMISSION, CLICKING/OTHER SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOT FIXED AS OF YET BY GM, BROKEN DOOR HINGE, BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BOLT RECEIVERS, STARTER, SEAT BELT CLIP, AIR CONDITIONER, REMOTES, NOISES IN FRONT END, ENGINE ...

17 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, ROTORS, BEARINGS, TRANSMISSION, CLICKING/OTHER SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOT FIXED AS OF YET BY GM, BROKEN DOOR HINGE, BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BOLT RECEIVERS, STARTER, SEAT BELT CLIP, AIR CONDITIONER, REMOTES, NOISES IN FRONT END, ENGINE ...

17 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, ROTORS, BEARINGS, TRANSMISSION, CLICKING/OTHER SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOT FIXED AS OF YET BY GM, BROKEN DOOR HINGE, BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BOLT RECEIVERS, STARTER, SEAT BELT CLIP, AIR CONDITIONER, REMOTES, NOISES IN FRONT END, ENGINE ...

17 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, ROTORS, BEARINGS, TRANSMISSION, CLICKING/OTHER SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOT FIXED AS OF YET BY GM, BROKEN DOOR HINGE, BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BOLT RECEIVERS, STARTER, SEAT BELT CLIP, AIR CONDITIONER, REMOTES, NOISES IN FRONT END, ENGINE ...

EVERYTIME THAT I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR A QUICK CAR WASH OR IF IT RAINS REALLY HARD (IN FLORIDA IT DOES)... WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE LIGHTS IN THE CEILING, THE BACK HATCH, AND THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT IS WATER CORROSION FROM THE WATER LEAKI...

Mileage: 17,703

EVERYTIME THAT I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR A QUICK CAR WASH OR IF IT RAINS REALLY HARD (IN FLORIDA IT DOES)... WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE LIGHTS IN THE CEILING, THE BACK HATCH, AND THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT IS WATER CORROSION FROM THE WATER LEAKI...

Mileage: 17,703

FOUR CAR PILEUP ON HWY 41 NB. WE WERE VEH.#3 AND HIT FORWARD AND WERE HIT FROM BEHIND. OUR SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN US AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND , ERNST, FLEW INTO THE DASHBOARD AND I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 28,742

FOUR CAR PILEUP ON HWY 41 NB. WE WERE VEH.#3 AND HIT FORWARD AND WERE HIT FROM BEHIND. OUR SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN US AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND , ERNST, FLEW INTO THE DASHBOARD AND I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 28,742

I ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY CD PLAYER. AFTER INSERTING CD THE PLAYER WINDOW ANNOUNCED FOR ME TO INSERT A DISC. I EJECTED AND TRIED AGAIN. STILL IT WOULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CD AS BEING LOADED. I TRIED ORIGINAL CD'S (BRAND NEW 1ST TIME BEING PLAYED & OLDER) AS WELL AS HOMEMADE COPIED CD'S. NONE WOULD R...

Mileage: 5,000

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH A LOAD KNOCKING NOISE THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS TO FIX AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY EVENTUALLY ENDED UP REPLACING THE ENTIRE REAR AXEL AND ALL COMPONENTS. A...

Mileage: 1,200

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH A LOAD KNOCKING NOISE THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS TO FIX AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY EVENTUALLY ENDED UP REPLACING THE ENTIRE REAR AXEL AND ALL COMPONENTS. A...

Mileage: 1,200

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH A LOAD KNOCKING NOISE THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS TO FIX AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY EVENTUALLY ENDED UP REPLACING THE ENTIRE REAR AXEL AND ALL COMPONENTS. A...

Mileage: 1,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FASTENER NO LONGER LOCKS IN PLACE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT ORDERED THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED ON JANUARY 3, 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SEAT BELT SHOULD LAST...

Mileage: 42,108

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT HEARS EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TWICE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS STILL MAKING TH...

Mileage: 17,080

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT HEARS EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TWICE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS STILL MAKING TH...

Mileage: 17,080

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX PROBLEM WITH FRONT END. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. SHE STATES THAT THE ENGINE REVS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING FROZE TWICE.*JB

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX PROBLEM WITH FRONT END. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. SHE STATES THAT THE ENGINE REVS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING FROZE TWICE.*JB

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX PROBLEM WITH FRONT END. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. SHE STATES THAT THE ENGINE REVS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING FROZE TWICE.*JB

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

EXHAUST FUMES COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE VENTS, AFTER RESTARTING A WARM ENGINE. THE EXHAUST SMELL GIVES ME A HEADACHE. I HAVE SPOKE TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET REPAIR DEPTS. HAVE HEARD THE COMPLAINT, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *...

Mileage: 39,000

RATTLING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR JUST IDLING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSE WAS MISSING BOLTS FROM THE FLY WHEEL. BOLTS HAD BEEN SLOWLY COMING OFF OF THE FLYWHEEL AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE BOLT LEFT. DEFINITELY APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. T...

Mileage: 10,695

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON AN 18 MILE TRIP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED ONE GALLON OF FUEL PER 14 MILES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SENSOR CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH PROMPTS THE RPM TO DO...

Mileage: 7,056

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS AT A COMPLETE FAILURE. SINCE THEN, THE PUMP FAILS DURING SOME TURNS, AND CAUSES A VERY HARD PULL TOWARDS TO OUTSIDE OF THE TURN. IT REQUIRES A LOT OF STRENGTH TO SAFELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 7,500

VEHICLE MAKE LOUD ROARING NOISE DURING HARD RAIN, AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS HYDROPLANING, HOWEVER, THEY ROADS WERE PUDDLED ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUCH AN EFFECT ESPECIALLY AT 5,000 MILES, BRAND NEW TIRES. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS GRINDING, AND AFTER PUNCHING THE G...

Mileage: 5,000

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SNAPPED AT 36,400 MILES, ALMOST 400 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND I LOST STEERING OF MY VEHICLE. I HAD A METALLURGICAL ENGINEER ANALYZE THE PIECE AND HE DETERMINED THAT IT FRACTURED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. *AK

Mileage: 36,400

I TOOK MY 06' CHEVY. EQUINOX LT INTO THE SHOP TWO MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAD DROVE MY CAR DOWN THE STREET AND WHEN I GOT READY TO COME HOME. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT DIDN'T MOVE ALL. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO TODEY CHEVROLET OF OXNARD, CA AND ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER THEY HAD CALLED M...

TUESDAY FEB 6TH WENT TO LICENSE BRANCH IN SOUTH BEND IN. WAS INSIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF. WALKING TO THE EQUINOX, USED THE UNLOCK BUTTON. LIGHTS FLASHED, DOORS UNLOCKED. GOT INSIDE VEHICLE AND HAD NO POWER. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. ABSOLUTELY NO PO...

Mileage: 2,177

2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS SHUT OFF 9 TIMES W/IN 3 SEPARATE RAIN WEATHER INCIDENTS. SPRING 2006. I ADVISED HIM THAT MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF REPEATEDLY WHEN IT WAS RAINING 4 SEVERAL DAYS OR WHEN WE HAVE RAINSTORMS. THE MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT IS WHEN I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR DRIVING TO BRIDGEPORT,CT ON THE ...

Mileage: 19,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN VEHICLE LOST POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE FAILURE. *AK

(1) ON OR ABOUT 10/27/06, ALARM SYSTEM DEACTIVATED ITSELF, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON, DOORS REMAINED LOCKED. (2) ON 11/01/06, ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED ITSELF, DOORS LOCKED THEMSELVES. (3) ON 11/27/06, VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND WENT INTO 'LIMP' MODE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TR...

Mileage: 6,919

(1) ON OR ABOUT 10/27/06, ALARM SYSTEM DEACTIVATED ITSELF, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON, DOORS REMAINED LOCKED. (2) ON 11/01/06, ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED ITSELF, DOORS LOCKED THEMSELVES. (3) ON 11/27/06, VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND WENT INTO 'LIMP' MODE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TR...

Mileage: 6,919

(1) ON OR ABOUT 10/27/06, ALARM SYSTEM DEACTIVATED ITSELF, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON, DOORS REMAINED LOCKED. (2) ON 11/01/06, ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED ITSELF, DOORS LOCKED THEMSELVES. (3) ON 11/27/06, VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND WENT INTO 'LIMP' MODE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TR...

Mileage: 6,919

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX COMPANY VEHICLE. ON THURSDAY THE 26TH OF OCTOBER, I HAD TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE ON THE PASSENGERS FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS ON LEVEL GROUND. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE RAISED POSITION, I REMOVED THE FLAT AND PROCEEDED TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SPARE. AS I WAS DOING SO, THE SCISSO...

Mileage: 30,500

BOUGHT NEW 2006 EQUINOX WITH THREE ORIGINAL MILES. 1) RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. SIX OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2) LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE ...

Mileage: 50

BOUGHT NEW 2006 EQUINOX WITH THREE ORIGINAL MILES. 1) RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. SIX OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2) LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE ...

Mileage: 50

BOUGHT NEW 2006 EQUINOX WITH THREE ORIGINAL MILES. 1) RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. SIX OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2) LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE ...

Mileage: 50

BOUGHT NEW 2006 EQUINOX WITH THREE ORIGINAL MILES. 1) RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. SIX OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2) LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE ...

Mileage: 50

BOUGHT NEW 2006 EQUINOX WITH THREE ORIGINAL MILES. 1) RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. SIX OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2) LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE ...

Mileage: 50

BOUGHT NEW 2006 EQUINOX WITH THREE ORIGINAL MILES. 1) RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. SIX OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2) LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE ...

Mileage: 50

BOUGHT NEW 2006 EQUINOX WITH THREE ORIGINAL MILES. 1) RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. SIX OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2) LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE ...

Mileage: 50

BOUGHT NEW 2006 EQUINOX WITH THREE ORIGINAL MILES. 1) RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. SIX OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2) LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE ...

Mileage: 50

I NEARLY RAN OFF THE ROAD AT 70 MPH AS I REACHED TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER. I WAS SAVED BY THE SLEEP STRIP, WHICH SLOWED THE CAR DOWN ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS CAR HAS VERY LOOSE AND ERRATIC STEERING AND WOBBLES WHEN CHANGING LANES. I MUST SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY TO GO AROUND CURVES, EVEN ON ...

Mileage: 10,200

ON FRIDAY JULY 14, 2006 MY WIFE CAME OUT OF WORK AT AROUND 4:00 PM ON A VERY HOT DAY AND ATTEMPTED TO START HER EQUINOX & WHEN IT STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT ENGAGED. I LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A GAME OF GOLF AND WENT TO HER AID. WHEN I GOT THERE AND STARTED THE CAR, THE STEERING WORKED FINE. ...

Mileage: 3,400

ON FRIDAY JULY 14, 2006 MY WIFE CAME OUT OF WORK AT AROUND 4:00 PM ON A VERY HOT DAY AND ATTEMPTED TO START HER EQUINOX & WHEN IT STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT ENGAGED. I LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A GAME OF GOLF AND WENT TO HER AID. WHEN I GOT THERE AND STARTED THE CAR, THE STEERING WORKED FINE. ...

Mileage: 3,400

I HAVE HAD MY EQUINOX FOR ALMOST 4 MONTHS. I CAN'T PLAY A CD IN THE CD PLAYER. IT STARTS TO PLAY AND THEN SKIPS AND WON'T PLAY THE CD. I HAVE TRIED PLAYING A VARIETY OF CD'S AND I CAN'T GET THEM TO WORK. IT HAS WORKED UP TO THIS POINT. BUT NOW IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. IT SPITS OUT THE CD AFTER IT...

Mileage: 1,000

BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE BAD AT ONLY 1,200 MILES FROM FACTORY. DEALER WANTED TO JUST MACHINE THEM DOWN TO FIT BUT I MADE THEM REPLACE THEM. HAD BOTH KIDS IN CAR AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP BECAUSE OF FAULTY BRAKES AND ROTORS FROM FACTORY. *JB

Mileage: 1,200

I HAVE A 2005 EQUINOX 4WD. ON JAN. 13, 2006 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE SUV COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, ENGINE, LIGHTS, EVERYTHING!. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK IT AND IT GET IT BACK TO MY HOME. THEN ON JAN. 16TH, 2006, FOR THE 3RD TIME, IT WAS 5:30 AM COMPLETELY DARK WHILE I WAS...

Mileage: 36,150

DT: THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE SHE SMELLED GASOLINE. WHEN SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED HER NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUMES COULD IGNITE. THEY GAVE HER THE NUMBER FOR CHEVROLET TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED, BUT SHE COULD NOT C...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE SHE SMELLED GASOLINE. WHEN SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED HER NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUMES COULD IGNITE. THEY GAVE HER THE NUMBER FOR CHEVROLET TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED, BUT SHE COULD NOT C...