2005 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

I HAVE A LEAKING HEAD GASKET, I BOUGHT THIS EQUINOX 6 MONTHS AGO AND ITS 1,200.00 TO FIX IT AT THE DEALER SHIP. I JUST PAID 306.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. FRONT END MAKES LOTS OF NOISES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS RECESSIVE. WHEN IT SNOWS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED, A THICK AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSES A HUGE BLIND SPOT. TO REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE CONTACT HAS TO PERIODICALLY EXIT THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY REMOVE THE SNOW. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH HIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURES INCLUDE THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE BRAKES FAILED AND WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. THE CONTACT WANTS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN ARBITRATION. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE DEALER, BUT ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY SPEAKING TO SOMEONE. THE ENGINE SIZE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,300.

I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE WALL IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ON DECEMBER 15, 2007. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE HEAD ON COLLISION OCCURRED. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER THE TALC POWER AND THE SMELL CAME OUT. I HAD AN INVESTIGATION DONE ON THE AIRBAGS. I WAS TOLD BY A GM INVESTIGATION REP THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TO SLOW DOWN 10-15 MPH FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN 11.85 MPH WHICH FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I NEED A SECOND OPINION BECAUSE GM STATED THAT DESPITE WHAT THE REPORT SAYS, THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT FOR THE AIRBAGS. *TR

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HE STATES THAT THE CRASH SPEED WAS ABOUT 35 MPH. *KB

I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE A 205 CHEVY EQUINOX AND THE 2ND DAY I TOOK MY WIFE FOR A DRIVE & WE BOTH NOTICED A BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTILATION. IT CAUSED HER TO GET SICK. I TOLD THE DEALER AND THEY DID AN IONIZER CLEANING THING, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK, BECAUSE AFTER 2 DAYS, FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS I'VE BEEN SICK WITH UPSET STOMACH, NAUSEA, HEADACHE, SINUS PROBLEMS, EARACHE. HAD TO TAKE OFF WORK BECAUSE I WAS FEELING BAD. I'VE READ SOME OTHER REPORTS ON THIS TYPE VEHICLE AND NOTICED PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT SAME THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN DIMMED AFTER ONE MINUTE. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND DID NOT TURN BACK OFF. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED DUE TO CONFLICTING HOURS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY ALL STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

ISSUE STARTED AROUND IN EARLY 2007 THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. NOW IN 2008 THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE IT TRIES TO START THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT LETS ME KNOW I DID NOT CRANK THE CAR. OCCURS MORE SO AFTER I HAVE HAD TO RUN ERRANDS AND START THE CAR A NUMBER AMOUNT OF TIMES IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE GM DEALER AND HAVE HAD IT CHECKED A NUMBER OF TIME. THEY HAVE CLEANED THE INJECTORS, REFLASHED THE COMPUTER, AND UPDATED THE COMPUTER TO THE LATEST LEVELS. THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS THE SAME NO CODES GENERATED NO PROBLEM FOUND. *TR

NUMEROUS FAILURES ON THIS CAR. THE A/C AND TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST 100 MILES. THE POWER WINDOW FAILED. TRANSM. SHIFTED ON CURVES AND WOULD MOMENTARILY LOSE ALL CONTROL OF CAR. COMPLAINED THAT HAD NO WHEEL DRIVE IN WET OR SNOW. WOULD JUMP SIDEWAYS OR SKID. ,NOW HEAD-ON INTO PHONE POLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. AS A RESULT, HIT STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD. INJURIES. *TR

IT STARTED AROUND THE SUMMER OF 2007 THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE CAR WOULDN'T START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. AS IT GOT CLOSER TO THE END OF THE YEAR AND NOW INTO THE BEGINNING OF 2008 THIS HAPPENS A LOT MORE. WHEN I GO TO CRANK THE CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE IT TRIES TO START THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT LETS ME KNOW I DID NOT CRANK THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS MORE SO AFTER I HAVE HAD TO RUN ERRANDS AND CRANK THE CAR A FREQUENT AMOUNT OF TIMES IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE IN 2005, I'VE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THERE'S BEEN TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE CRANKING EXCESSIVELY. AFTER TOO MANY TIMES OF THIS HAPPENING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, I FINALLY TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHEN IT STARTED GETTING WORSE. THIS WAS ON 8/31/07. MY RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER WAS THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" DUE TO SERVICE BULLETIN #03-06-03-001C. I'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM, AND IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE. THIS IS NOT A "NORMAL" PROBLEM. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL FOR ALL OF ITS CUSTOMERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX, AS MY MECHANIC WOULD SAY, IS A PROBLEM CHILD. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT MOST HAVE WITH THE ODOR COMING FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. OUR BIGGEST COMPLAINT IN WITH THE SUSPENSION, AND NOW THE ABS SYSTEM. IT TOOK SEVERAL VISITS TO FIGURE OUT WHY OUR VEHICLE WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES IN THE FRONT END. IT ALL STARTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AROUND A SHARP CORNER. FROM THAT DAY ON, WHICH WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, TILL PRESENT TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN LOAD. WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT MECHANIC. THE NOISE IN THE FRONT TURNED OUT TO BE THE STRUT PLATES. THIS COST US $300 PER SIDE. WE THOUGHT WE HAD SOLVED THE ISSUES EXCEPT FOR ABOUT A WEEK AGO A LOUDER NOISE STARED. IT FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO BREAK IN TWO. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO OUR MECHANIC. THIS TIME IT WAS THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AGAIN. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS CALLED. THERE IS A ROD THAT IS FROM THE TOP OF THE STRUT THAT GOES DOWN TO THE WHEEL. THESE BOTH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP NOW. THANK FULLY THESES RODS ONLY COST $30 A PIECE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 46000 ON IT. THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM. NOT EVERY TIME BUT QUITE FREQUENTLY WE WOULD BACK THE CAR UP AND THEY ABS WOULD ENGAGE. ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS WAS THROUGH REPLACING THE SENSORS ON THE WHEELS. IN NOT KNOWING WHICH SENSOR IS BAD WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM WHICH WOULD AMOUT TO AT LEAST $1200. THE GOOD NEWS OR NOT SUCH GOOD NEWS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT, THE ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING GOING FORWARD NOW, ON

2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALER BLAMED THE FAILURE ON ICE IN THE WHEEL WELL. THEN THE TROUBLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED PROPERLY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. THE DEALER CLEANED THE CONNECTOR, HOWEVER THE COMPUTER DID NOT PICK UP ANY DIAGNOSTIC HISTORY, EVEN THOUGH THE TROUBLE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON QUITE CONSISTENTLY. ON FEB 25, 2006 THE CONSUMER ONCE AGAIN LOST STEERING, BUT REGAINED IT AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. AT THAT TIME THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE TROUBLE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT BY PUSHING ON THE FUSE BOX, THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND STEER. ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER BECAME STRANDED, THE DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, BUT THE HORN WORKED. THE CONSUMER LET THE VEHICLE SIT OVERNIGHT AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK, THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK, SHE OPENED THE DOOR MANUALLY AND POUNDED ON THE FUSE BOX, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP. THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER BECAME STUCK, POUNDING ON THE FUSE BOX DID NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START, EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER THE TROUBLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING CONTINUES T

LEMON/AUTO FAILURES,TOO MANY ITEMS TO LST 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX LT. *TR

CRACK DEVELOPED IN 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX WINDSHIELD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT BECAME VISIBLE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT ON 12/31/2007, BUT CRACK BEGAN WHERE WINDSHIELD MEETS THE CAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DASH ON THE DRIVER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS 500 MILES OUT OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR REPLACEMENT. WHEN CHEVY SERVICE FIRST LOOKED AT THE CAR THEY DETERMINED IN 2 SECONDS THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY COVERED BUT WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THE MILEAGE SAID IT WAS NOT. HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED UNDER THE AUTO INSURANCE POLICY AND THE REPAIRMAN SAID THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO CRACK, I.E. DEBRIS, ROCK, ETC. AND THAT IT WAS A STRESS FRACTURE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE SAW THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN EQUINOXES. *TR

DURING A RECENT CRASH THAT I WAS IN, WHEN MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED I WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE SEAT. THE SEAT CAME UNLATCHED AND PLUNGED INTO THE BACK SEAT WHERE I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING BY BOTH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE DEALER THAT THIS IS TO NEVER HAPPEN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FILL UP WITH GAS TO RESET AS BOOK STATED NO LUCK TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS STATED THE 02 SENSOR NEEDED REPAIRING PICKED UP AFTER THE REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MILES TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER. *TR

VEHICLE DRIVEN, PARKED, 5 HOURS LATER KEY FOB WOULD NOT WORK ON APPROACH TO VEHICLE NOTED SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ATTEMPTED TO JUMP BATTERY WHEN NOTED SMOKE AND STOPPED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER THEY CLAIMED THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPED BACKWARDS AND I KNOW THIS NOT TO BE A FACT. DEALER STATED EVERYTHING FRIED UNDER HOOD. *TR

THE BACK FLOORBOARD OF MY CAR HAS BEEN NOTICABLY WET FOR A FEW MONTHS. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I BEGAN RESEARCHING ONLINE TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. THE SEALS AROUND THE DOORS WERE FINE. I DID FIND 3" OF WATER LAYING IN MY SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. THERE IS NO DRAIN HOLE FOR THE WATER TO BE REMOVED. THE WATER IS COMING IN FROM THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE EQUINOX FROM SIMPLY LAUGHED AT THE PROBLEM AND SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $200 TO REPLACE JUST THE TAIL LIGHT. THE SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS HORRIBLE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY RUSTING THE BODY AND CAUSING MOLD AND MILDEW INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY (RTE 495 S). I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT A JOLT. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD GOTTEN A FLAT TIRE, SO I PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. THE CAR WAS IDLING FINE BUT MADE A HORRIBLE SCRAPING NOISE WHEN MOVING. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE BOLTS SUPPORTING MY ENGINE BLOCK HAD SNAPPED AND THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE ENGINE WAS MY AXLE ' HENCE THE AWFUL SCRAPING NOISE. MY CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 30K MILES - I WOULD THINK A PART AS IMPORTANT AS THE BOLTS SUPPORTING MY ENGINE BLOCK SHOULD LAST LONGER. I HAVE ALL PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. *TR

AUTO WAS AT REST AT A STOP LIGHT JUST AFTER EXITING EXPRESSWAY. AUTO SEEMED TO LOSE POWER WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TEMP GAUGE WAS READING HOT. I SLOWLY DROVE ABOUT A MILE HOME. AT THIS TIME I TURN OFF THE AUTO AND OPENED THE HOOD. I LET IT SIT TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, AT THAT TIME I TRIED TO START THE AUTO AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT AND TRIED TO START NEXT MORNING, IT TURNED OVER HARD AND STARTED. I TURNED IT OFF, CHECKED THE COOLANT IT WAS VERY LOW. I ADDED COOLANT, LET IT RUN ABOUT 10MIN, LOTS OF STEAM COME FROM TAIL PIPE AND NO HEAT FROM VENTS. I THEN CHECKED ENGINE OIL, IT SEEMED WATERED DOWN. A FRIEND WHO KNOWS CARS TOLD ME HEAD GASKET. MY 3YEAR OLD CHEVY NOW NEEDS AT LEAST $1500 TO $2000 WORTH OF REPAIRS THAT MAY NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AT 24,000 MILES, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES HAVE NOT WORKED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE PURCHASE DATE, VIN, POWERTRAIN, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 12/07/07

CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR A HEAD GASKET REPAIR. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A TSB ON THE COOLING SYSTEM TO HAVE THE SYSTEM FLUSHED AND NEW HOSES AND COOLANT REPLACED. A FOUL ODOR WAS BEING RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE AND A SLUDGE AND DISCOLORATION WAS BUILDING UP IN THE RESERVE TANK. I RECENTLY STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT (NEAR RED LINE AT STOP LIGHTS). UPON CHECKING MY COOLANT LEVEL IT WAS VERY LOW. IT IS A CLOSED COOLING SYSTEM AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON A SERVICE WRITER OPENING THE HOOD THE VEHICLE WAS SIZZLING AND BOILING. HE QUICKLY POINTED OUT THE SLUDGE AND DISCOLORATION AGAIN IN MY RESERVE TANK AND HE TOLD ME THIS WAS INDICATIVE OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON LINE AND SEEN THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH NUMEROUS OTHER 2005 EQUINOX OWNERS RESULTING IN MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS AND FAILURES. EVERYTHING FROM GASKETS AND HEADS TO WATER PUMPS AND ENTIRE ENGINES HAVING TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED IS ON RECORD. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER IN THE EVENT THAT PROBLEMS SHOULD CONTINUE AFTER THIS MAJOR REPAIR? MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I STILL OWE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL BALANCE. I CANNOT AFFORD CONTINUING MAJOR REPAIR COSTS IN ADDITION TO MY MONTHLY PAYMENTS WHEN IT APPEARS THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT/PROBLEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. DONNA HUFF-BOLEK SHADY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S RIGHT FOOT BECAME CAUGHT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL IS APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER LIFTED HIS FOOT TO TRY STOP, BUT HE HIT THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT FOOT AND MISSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HIT THE FLOORBOARD INSTEAD. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS 4 INCHES TO NARROW. IT SHOULD BE 5 INCHES WIDE. UPDATED *JB

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX W/45,000 MILES - HAD THE SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC, AND SMOKE RISING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND MOVING. RADIO PRE-PROGRAM BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL LOST FUNCTION, AND THE IGNITION KEEPS TURNING OVER DESPITE THE KEY BEING RETURNED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. *TR

MY CHEVY EQUINOX HAS A LOUD GROAN, GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS OR SHARP TURNS. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE FROM 2004 TO JANUARY 2006 BUT CHEVROLET INFORMS ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS 3 NUMBERS OFF SO THEY WILL NOT MAKE REPAIRS. SINCE IT WAS FOR THE CHEVY EQUINOX I DON'T SEE THAT IT MATTERS WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE IF MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVROLET WITH NO POSITIVE RESPONSE. I QUESTION WHETHER THIS IS CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND WHETHER IT IS SAFE. *TR

OCT 8, WAS IN CLASS FOR 30 MINUTES CAME OUT CAR WAS DEAD, EVERYTHING WORKED BUT STARTED JUST CLICKED. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE.. TOOK TOO LONG; CALLED CAMPUS SECURITY GOT A JUMP START, CAR DROVE FINE DIED AGAIN UNTIL OCT 13. JUMP STARTED AGAIN, OCT 18 DIED AGAIN, CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HAD IT TOWED TO HERB ADCOX CHEVY. THEY STILL HAVE IT AND SAY IT IS RUNNING FINE...NO DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS SHOWING ON COMPUTER. FILED AN ISSUE WITH 800CHEVUSA.... THEY SAY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY(CAR STILL IN ORIGINAL WARRANTY NOW) THAT THIS ISSUE MAY NOT BE COVERED. THE CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. CHEVY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS SO I AM STUCK WONDERING WHEN IT WILL DIE AGAIN. I ALSO REPORTED NOXIOUS FUMES (SMELLS LIKE RANCID BUTTER)MOST LIKELY FROM ANTIFREEZE PROBLEM LIKE OTHER 2005 EQUINOX'S AND A BRAKE SHIMMY PROBLEM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(ENTIRE CAR SEEMS UNSTABLE). THIS IS THE LAST CHEVY I WILL EVER BUY. I HATE TO EVEN TRADE IT IN AND GIVE THE ISSUES TO SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS WRONG. I BELIEVE CHEVY IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND DOING NOTHING TO RECALL OR REPAIR THEM. I WAS TOLD IF THERE IS NO DIAGNOSTIC THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 AWD CHEVY EQUINOX, INCLUDING THE HEAD GASKETS BLOWING, LOSING ACCELERATION ON THE 270/HIGHWAY, ONGOING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH STILL CONTINUE. I HAVE BEGGED FOR CHEVY TO HELP GET THE CAR FULLY REPAIRED AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES JUST KEEP TELLING ME TO BRING IT INTO THE DEALER. I'VE TRIED TWO DEALERS AND RETURNED TO THE PURCHASING DEALER WHO WILL ONLY MAKE REPAIRS IF THEY CAN PULL A CODE - THEY REPORT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SPARK PLUG WIRES - FIRST THEY REATTACHED IT, AND THEN REPLACED ONE BUT CAR STILL DOESN'T DRIVE AS IT DID BEFORE HEAD GASKETS BLEW. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME - I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS AND THE DEALER AND CHEVY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY - CAR WARRANTY ENDS IN 6 MONTHS OR HELP REPAIR PROPERLY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AS THEY DON'T TAKE MY CONCERNS SERIOUSLY AS THE ONLY WAY THEY DIAGNOSE IS BY PULLING CODES. *TR

AT TIMES OF START UP OF IGNITION, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM CATCHING. IT USED TO ONLY HAPPEN MAYBE EVERY 15TH START UP BUT HAS INCREASINGLY HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY. IT IS STILL INTERMITTENT BUT SEEMS TO BE ABOUT EVERY 3RD OR 4TH STARTUP. INCIDENT DATE IS ESTIMATED.*JB

MY FUEL GAUGE TAKES 2-3 MINUTES TO CHANGE FROM EMPTY TO FULL RIGHT AFTER I FILL UP MY TANK. *JB

TENSIONER,PULLEY& FAN BELTS FAILURES...DRIVER SIDE WINDOW-DEFECT..WINDOWS FREEZES WILL NOT GO UP,WHEN UP WILL NOT GO DOWN.. *TR

VEHICLE(2005 EQUINOX) ALWAYS DOWNSHIFTS FROM OVERDRIVE WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY SPEED FORWARD REQUIRING BRAKE TO BE APPLIED. *TR

VEHICLE(2005 EQUINOX) ALWAYS DOWNSHIFTS FROM OVERDRIVE WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY SPEED FORWARD REQUIRING BRAKE TO BE APPLIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. HE MUST GO TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND GIVE IT A PUSH IN ORDER FOR THE KEY TO WORK IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WORKED PERFECTLY. RECALL # 04V302000 (POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) DOES NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I BOUGHT THE EQINOX IN THE END OF FEBRUARY 2005. I NOTICED A SOUR SMELL, AND HAD THE DEALER CLEAN INTERIOR BECAUSE OF THE ROTTEN SMELL. THE SMELL PERSISTED, AND THE DEALER HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AND SAID THAT WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. THEN , WHEN THE WEATHER WARMED UP AND I TURNED ON THE VENT LIGHT STEAM WOULD COME OUT OF THE VENTS AND MOISTURE ON THE WINDOW INSIDE. I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR 5 DAYS, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY HAD FLUSHED THE SYSTEM AGAIN AND THE SMELL WAS STILL THERE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE ORIGINALS DEALER, AND THEY DETERMINED THE HEATER CORE WAS GONE AND THEY REPLACED IT AND SEEMED TO RUN FINE , EXCEPT IT SEEMED TO RUN HOT AND WOULD LEAVE A LARGE PUDDLE. I COMPLAINED, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL, AND THAT ALL WAS OKAY. LAST MONTH IN MAY 2007 EVERY TIME I STOPPED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD CLIMB SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. 3 WEEKS LATER THE GAUGE WOULD HIT RED EVERY TIME I WOULD STOP AT A LIGHT. I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN THIS TIME THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKETS WERE SHOT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GAVE ME THE PARTS, BUT IT STILL COST $918.00 SINCE NOW I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, AND THEY CLAIMED THE ENGINE HEADS WARPED DUE TO THE HEATER CORE PROBLEMS IN THE BEGINNING, AND THAT IF I HAD A PRIVATE REPAIRMAN REPAIR THE GASKETS THE JOB WOULD HAVE COASTED $1000, AND CHEVROLET DID NOT GIVE ME ANY REAL BREAK.

WHERE DO I BEGIN I BOUGHT A CHEVY EQUINOX 2005 BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS!! THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT CONTINUOSLY COMES ON AND WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEARLERSHIP THEY NEVER SEEM TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY FIX THE CORRECT PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED A HEADGASKET, THERMOSTAT, INTERNAL GASKET, FRONT ROTERS AND BRAKES, DEALERSHIP STATES THAT I NEED NEW FRONT ROTERS AND BRAKES AGAIN IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN 1 YEAR SINCE THE FIRST SET. I'VE HAD NEW SHOCK PLUGS AND A COIL PUT IN, ETC. THIS ALL STARTED LAST NOV. WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND STILL IS HAVING PROBLEMS. I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR. I THOUGHT THAT WITH BUYING A BRAND NEW CAR I WOULDN'T HAVE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I'M AFRAID TO TRAVEL WITH IT BECAUSE IT IS SO UNRELIABLE!!!

VEHICLE HAD ALIGNMENT PERFORMED BY DEALER AT APPX 10K MILES. REAR ALIGNMENT WAS EITHER NOT ADDRESSED OR IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING SEVERE TIRE WEAR RESULTING IN TIRE REPLACEMENT AND SECOND ALIGNMENT AT 19K MILES. *TR

I ALWAYS PARKED CAR IN A GARAGE, BUT THIS DAY NO SPOTS WERE OPEN SO I PARKED ON THE STREET AND WENT TO WORK. ABOUT A 1/2 HOUR LATER I LOOKED THE WINDOW AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I RAN OUT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AND SAW FIRE ON THE BACK BUMPER AREA ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SOMEONE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHILE I GRABBED A FEW THINGS OUT OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT T CAME AND EVENTUALLY PUT OUT THE FIRE. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN A CAR TO SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTION BEFORE, AND IT WAS A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED BETWEEN THE FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER, AND DECLARED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE IN THE TAIL LIGHT SECTION AND TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. I DID NOT HAVE ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, AND IT WAS EQUIPPED AS ORIGINALLY LEASED FROM THE DEALER. IT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY. THANKFULLY ,NO ONE WAS HURT/KILLED THIS TIME. I BELIEVE THIS CAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND POSED A VERY REAL DANGER TO MY FAMILY AS WELL AS MY COWORKERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS EXTREMELY UNCOOPERATIVE IN DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM - WITH NOT EVEN A 'SORRY YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH ONE OF OUR PRODUCTS' LINE AS I WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE THAT I WILL HAVE TO GIVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A HUMMING NOISE WHEN STARTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2005 IT PRODUCED THE SAME NOISE. HOWEVER, THE SALES PERSON ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE WAS ONLY THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LONGER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE LOUDER THE NOISE BECAME. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT VEHICLES WERE SUBJECT TO MALFUNCTION OCCASIONALLY. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED. THE CONTACT THEN BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE ,AND THAT THE ENTIRE WHEEL AS LIABLE TO DETACH AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE TIRES WERE EXAMINED AND DETERMINED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. *AK

BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 20,000 AND IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS A WEEK LATER. PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP,GRINDING AND CLICKING AT SLOW TURNS. THEY REPLACED ROTORS ,CLUTCH AND SUSPENSION AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. THEN CAME THE AIR CONDITION NOT BLOWING COLD AIR AND THE IGNITION STICKING ON START UP. THE FINAL STRAW WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND DROPPING INTO LOWER GEARS,THE CAR WILL BE IN THE SHOP IN THE MORNING. LAST CHEVY I WILL EVER BUY BACK TO NISSAN. *JB

MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN, IT JUST FAILED COMPLETELY. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE WIRES INSIDE THE DOOR ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO FIX IT IS BACK ORDERED SO I HAVE TO WAIT TO HAVE IT REPLACED. FOUR DAYS LATER MY BRAKES BECAME THE NEW PROBLEM. ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL, I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. IT MADE A VIBRATING NOISE AND THRUST ITSELF FORWARD. IT WASN'T A GRINDING SOUND BUT CLICKS AND VIBRATION. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME OR COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I THOUGHT IT SOMETHING I DID AND CONTINUED DRIVING CAREFULLY. AT THE NEXT STOP I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. I PASSED THE TURN COMPLETELY BEFORE THE CAR SLOWED ENOUGH TO TURN. THIS SCARED ME SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR HELP. AFTER TAKING A TEST DRIVE WITH A CAR REPAIR PERSON WHO INFORMED ME IT WASN'T MY BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS. HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE MY ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FAILING AND I SHOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED IT. THAT WAS SATURDAY AND TODAY IS MONDAY, THE DEALERSHIP WORKER TOLD ME SHE DROVE IT AND SHE HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR 12 YEARS AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BUT THEY WILL PUT IT ON THE ELECTRIC DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE TO DOUBLE CHECK IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN. THE FACT THAT THE CAR MAY NOT STOP OR THE BRAKES MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME IS SCARY. I SHOULD HEAR FROM THEM BY THIS

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON AN INCLINE THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CHECK ENGINE OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CRACKED SPARK PLUG WHICH WAS CAUSED BY RAIN ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE SPARK PLUGS. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, AND A SHIELD WAS SEALED TO PREVENT WATER FROM COMING INTO CONTACT WITH SPARK PLUGS. THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG, THE WIRE AND THE COIL. A MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A CRACKED SPARK PLUG WAS THE REASON FOR THIS OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 33,000 MILES. *AK

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MILES. CLICKING SOUND HAPPENS EACH TIME (APPROX 15) AND ENGINE STRUGGLES TO ENGAGE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *JB

ON JANUARY 26 I TOOK MY 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED IT (CLASSIC EAST, MADISON OHIO 44057) FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MENTIONED THAT I HEARD A RATTLE IN MY STEERING COLUMN WHEN I WAS ON ROUGH ROAD. THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE NOISE BY ADJUSTING THE PRELOAD STEERING GEAR, BUT IT DID NOT WORK SO THEY SPECIAL ORDERED A PART. I RETURNED ON FEBRUARY 1 AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE NOISE BY INSTALLING A POWER STEERING GEAR, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. USING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM GENERAL MOTORS, THEY RAN SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND ULTIMATELY ENDED UP REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN ON FEBRUARY 2. ON FEBRUARY 3 I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KNOW THAT THE STEERING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT- IT WAS ALTERNATELY VERY LOOSE OR VERY TIGHT. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, SO THAT WAS NORMAL. I STATED THAT IT HAD NEVER BEEN THAT WAY BEFORE, BUT WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND I SHOULD DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE TO SEE IF IT GOT BETTER. ON FEBRUARY 24, I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A SNAP IN MY STEERING COLUMN. AT THAT POINT, I HAD LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL 360 DEGREES WITH NO IMPACT ON THE TIRES OR CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AT THAT TIME. AT THIS TIME, THEY HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED IF THIS WAS DEALER INSTALLATION ERROR OR A FAULTY PART. NM

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX AWD, 3 STARTERS, 3 COOLANT TANKS, ALL COOLANT HOSES CHANGED, HEATER CHANGED TWICE, A PILLAR PANELS LEAKED AIR, RADIATOR REPLACED, BATTERY BOLT REPLACED, REAR SHELF BROKE, CONSTANT COOLANT SMELL IN CAR, MADE WIFE SICK, HAD CAR 5 MONTHS APPROX, SPEND AROUND 90 + DAYS IN SHOP, DEALER DID ALL THEY COULD, BUT G.M. REFUSED TO WORK ON CAR UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, G.M. " FORCED " TO BUY BACK UNDER LEMON LAW, BOUGHT TOYOTA, PERIOD. HAVE ALL RECEIPTS AND PAPER WORK FOR ANYBODY INTERESTED. *JB

VEHICLE'S ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TO BRING VEHICLE TO STOP ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST 2 WEEKS. ALL OCCURRENCES WERE DURING OR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A MEASURABLE SNOWFALL. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT MY VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AT NOT MORE THAN 15 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED WITH LOAD GRINDING NOISE AND SLID THOUGHT THE STOP LIGHT, FORTUNATELY WITHOUT ACCIDENT. IN THE 2ND AND 3RD OCCURRENCES, MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP DUE TO THE SAME TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE AND NOISE, RESULTING IN HER GOING OF THE SHOULDER INTO A DITCH TO AVOID COLLISION. AND FINALLY THE NEXT DAY WHICH IS A MONDAY, I WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO OUR CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED WHEN ONCE AGAIN, WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACH 5-10 MPH WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, I NEARLY REAR-ENDED A SCHOOL BUS DUE TO ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE. A BRAKE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE ON THE BACK LOT FOR 2 MINUTES AND DECLARED THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. FURTHER PERSISTENCE PROMPTED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A STREET TEST DRIVE AND UPON HIS RETURN HE STATED THE BRAKES WORKED FINE FOR HIM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE A CAR ON ICE OR SNOW AS I AM WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHICH BY THE WAY DOES NOT HANDLE WELL IN WIND EITHER. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE OF MY DEALERSHIP AND FEEL THESE OCCURRENCES ARE VERY SIMILAR IF NOT EXACTLY THE SAME AS THOSE THAT PRO

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED, HOWEVER ONE REMAINS. THERE IS A POPPING NOISE, COMING FROM THE BACK END, RESULTING IN MANY POPS IN A SERIES, AND THEN IT WON'T DO IT AGAIN. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER A COLD START AND DRIVING IT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES THEN COMING TO A STOP. HOWEVER IT HAS HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AT START UP AND DURING THE COURSE OF DRIVING FOR THE FIRST COUPLE MINUTES.*JB

I AM EXPERIENCING AN EXTREMELY STRONG MILDEW SMELL INSIDE MY EQUINOX. IT IS SO STRONG PEOPLE COMMENT OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE SMELL ALSO PENETRATES CLOTHING SO THAT OTHERS NOTICE THE SMELL. PEOPLE WILL NOT RIDE IN MY CAR. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE ODOR IMPROVES SLIGHTLY (THEY DEPDORIZE THE HVAC) BUT STILL OTHERS COMMENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING MY 3 YEAR OLD B/C OF THE SMELL. WE HAVE FOUND NO VISIBLE WETNESS OR MOLD. THE RUBBER AROUND TWO WINDOWS WAS LOOSE BUT THE DEALER DID NOT FIND WATER INSIDE THE DOOR. THE SMELL DOES NOT SEEM TO BE COMING FROM THE VENTS BUT MORES SO JUST FROM THE CAR. *NM

BRAKE NOISE,THUMPING AND GRINDING. STEERING WHEEL IS VERY TIGHT AND LOOSENS AT ANY TIME. ROTORS ARE FAULTY. WHEN STARTING PERIODICALLY IGNITION SWITCH STICKS IN THE CRANKING POSITION ONCE MANUALLY STARTED UNLESS YOU JIGGLE KEY, CAUSING POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *NM

2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. IN OCTOBER, 2006, I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS WHEN I LOST STEERING AND MY CAR FELT AS THOUGH A WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC (I WAS 400 MILES PAST THE 36,000 WARRANTY), I FOUND OUT THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD SNAPPED. *JB