2005 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STEERED TO THE EXTREME RIGHT. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THROUGH A DITCH, ACROSS TRAFFIC, AND THROUGH ANOTHER DITCH. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT CRASH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE DAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE IGNITION AND MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT CARRIER BEARING WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/09/14*LJ UPDATED 05/18/2015 *JS

THE IGNITION ON MY VEHICLE LITERALLY EATS MY KEY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY KEY SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE EVENTUALLY KEY WON'T START VEHICLE. ALSO AFTER WEAR OF NEW KEY, THE KEY COMES OUT OF IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. *TR

SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION - ONCE THERE, THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE DRIVING. *TR

IN LATE JUNE I STARTED TO NOTICE A MUSTY SMELL EVERY TIME I ENTERED MY CAR. HOWEVER AFTER SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE I COULD FIND NOTHING AS THE SMELL CONTINUED TO LINGURE AND BECOME WORSE. THEN WHEN CLEANING OUT THE VEHICLE FOR VACATION I DISCOVERED A BUILDUP OF WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT, THE PADDING BETWEEN THE BODY AND TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH WATER. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS OCCURRED BUT QUICKLY TURNED TO THE INTERNET TO SEARCH FOR A RECALL, ONLY TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO ANSWER AS TO HOW TO STOP THE ISSUE. *TR

GETTING A VERY LOUD HUMMING/GROWLING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. STARTS WHEN DRIVING OVER 25 MPH AND GETS LOUDER THE FASTER YOU DRIVE. THINKING THE FRONT REAR END IS GOING OUT. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN AND DON'T RECOMMEND TO ANYONE. SISTER ALSO HAS AN EQUINOX AND SHE HAS PUT IN OVER $3000 TO GET IT JUST TO RUN. GOING TO FIX IT FAST AND TRADE IT IN. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS PIECE OF CRAP. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER TUMBLERS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS, WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER BINDING UP DUE TO DEBRIS INSIDE THE CYLINDER HOUSING. THE LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WE EXPERIENCE SEVERE RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WOULD PULSATE AND THEN BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD MAKE A NOISE, BUT YOU COULD NOT STOP UNLESS YOU STOOD ON THE PEDAL WITH ALL YOU BODY WEIGHT. THEN THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE STATING THAT THE SYSTEMS WERE DISENGAGED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD WORK NORMALLY. UNFORTUNATELY, EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR YOU EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING, UNTIL THE SYSTEM DISENGAGES YOU CANNOT STOP QUICKLY. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO HAVE NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I'VE HAD MY USED 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL YESTERDAY. I HAD DRIVEN 32 MILES TO VISIT A RELATIVE AND PARKED THE CAR FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I WENT TO TAKE A RIDE WITH MY FAMILY, AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE NORMAL. I DID A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN AND P0700, P1125, P2125, AND P2138 CODES CAME UP! *TR

KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION. IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS YOU PUSH IN THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE SEEN ON LINE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND YET NO RECALL? *TR

FRONT DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS FOG UP AND DEFROST DOES NOTHING. VISIBILITY IS SEVERELY LIMITED AND THIS CREATES VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. NOTHING HELPS TO ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE TRIED WIPING THE WINDSHIELD, CLEANING IT, ALCOHOL, RAIN X, DEFROST, HOT AIR, COLD AIR, WINDOWS DOWN, WINDOWS UP, SUNROOF HALFWAY OPEN, DOING BACK FLIPS AND NOTHING HELPS. BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY STARTING 3 MONTHS, 3,500 MILES AFTER I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT IN 2005 AND HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $8,500 ON REPAIRS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 50,000. TRANSMISSION DROPPED, A/C REPAIRED 2X, SOLENOIDS & SENSORS REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER LEAK, RADIATOR REPLACED 2X, STRUTS, CALIPERS, NOW, AMONGST ALL THE OTHER ISSUES I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE A/C-HEAT KNOB NO LONGER TURNS, GLOVE BOX LID JUST FELL DOWN ONE DAY B/C THE LATCH SUDDENLY BROKE, HAVE TO GET MY BRAKE CALIPERS & ANOTHER WHEEL HUB REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME, WATER STILL LEAKS THROUGH THE MAP LIGHTS, I COULD GO ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ENGAGED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,645. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN UPDATED 12/18/2014 *JS

I HAD TROUBLE INSERTING THE KEY IN TO THE IGNITION. AFTER INSERTED I DROVE THE CAR TO THE STORE. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER WIGGLING THE KEY AROUND IT FINALLY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE COLUMN UNLOCKED AND THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE INSERTED AND THE CAR STARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY SINCE THE ABOVE DATE. *TR

THE KEY BECOMES LOOSE IN THE IGNITION AND CAME OUT WHILE CAR WAS ON OR IN MOTION. SPENT OVER $400 TO REPAIR IT AND NOW GM HAS MADE A MAJOR RECALL IN THE AREA BUT NOT ON THE 2005 EQUINOX. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN OR AROUND NOVEMBER 2013. *JS

CAN NOT TURN THE IGNITION KEY. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE 2005 EQUINOX. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ME AND MY PROBLEM BY THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY WOULD DETACH FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER MADE A NEW IGNITION KEY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WASN'T INVOLVE IN AN ACCIDENT ITS JUST MY IGNITION HAS TROUBLE STARTING FROM TIME TO TIME, IT ACTS AS IF IT WANT TO START THEN ILL SHUT OFF I RESTART IT & IT JUST HAS A HARD TIME STARTING. NEEDING ANSWERS ON WHAT TO DO. *TR

I HAVE HAD AN IGNITION PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR OR MORE. WHEN I PUT KEY IN IGNITION, I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO TURN TO START VEHICLE. AND THEN, WHEN I WANT TO TURN CAR OFF, IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. I TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER IN KENOSHA, WI AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL LIST AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I JUST WONDER WITH ALL THESE RECALLS GOING ON WITH CHEVY FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY CHEVY, WHY THEY WON'T FIX IT AND COVER EXPENSES? PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE KEYS CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR REMAINED DRIVABLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER, REINSERTED THE KEY AND CONTINUED ON THE TRIP. THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED AT ANY TIME. THE IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE BUT THE CAR IS STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WATER SEEPED IN UNDER SUN ROOF, DOWN FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROOF PILLAR AND THEN INTO CAR BEHIND DASHBOARD THEN DRIPPED DOWN INTO COMPUTER CONTROL DEVICE (WHERE OBDII UNIT HOOKS UP) WHERE IT SHORTED OUT ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL INTO TOWN WHERE SPEED IS 45 MPH AND MY SISTER IN LAW WAS IN CAR AND WE WERE HEADING TO AIRPORT HOWEVER ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN. BRAKES AND STEERING BECAME REALLY MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WE COASTED TO A STOP AND AFTER 15 MINS CAR STARTED UP BUT WITH SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED POWER SO I DROVE INTO A SERVICE STATION WHERE CAR STAYED FOR NEXT 2-DAYS. I DISCOVERED WHAT SHUT CAR DOWN WHEN I STARTED SQUIRTING WATER ONTO ROOF AT A CAR WASH AND WATER STARTED DRIPPING DOWN ONTO CARPET FLOORING BUT FIRST IT SEEPED INTO COMPUTER CONTROL UNIT. I WAITED OUT DRYING OF UNIT AND THEN DROVE HOME AND APPLIED A LOT CAULK TO SUNROOF WHERE GLASS MEET METAL/RUBBER. CAR EXTERIOR ROOF NOW LOOKS TERRIBLE AS CAULK DRIED SORT OF A BROWN CRUD COLOR (CAR IS WHITE) BUT NO MORE (KNOCK ON WOOD) ENGINE STALLING WHEN IT RAINS OR I GO THROUGH A CAR WASH. MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS WHEN ON ROAD AND IN RAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER TO A STOP NEED TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY. UPDATED 02/12/2015 *JS

AT APPROXIMATELY 10-30 MPH THE CARS ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES ON ITS OWN, BOTH WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND WHILE JUST DRIVING WITHIN THAT SPEED RANGE. WHILE TRYING TO COME TO A STOP, THE ABS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO STOP SAFELY. IN ONE INSTANCE I HAD TO YANK ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DROP THE CAR TO A LOWER GET JUST TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SYSTEM WILL KEEP ENGAGING UNTIL THE SYSTEM TIMES ITSELF OUT. THEN THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATE. I AM APPROXIMATE $1500.00 INTO THIS ISSUE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND STILL NO SOLUTION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CARS FL HUB ASSEMBLY, MULTIPLE SPEED SENSORS, AND THE E.B.C.M. THROUGH CHANGING ALL THING PARTS STILL NO SUCCESS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY THERE NOW FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSING. *TR

THE CENTER DRIVE SHAFT BEARING HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. ONCE AT 50,000 MILE AND NOW AT 100,000 MILES. COSTLY TO REPLACE 800 DOLLARS. THIS BEARING COULD CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT AN INJURY IF NOT KNOW WHY THE VEHICLE IS VIBRATING. *TR CHEVY SAYS NOT THEIR PROBLEM FOR PARTS TO WEAR OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE KEY WAS DETACHING FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V302000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70.

DRIVING DOWN STREET CUT OFF BY SEMI RAN INTO FLASHING SIGN WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. OVER HALF PASSENGER FRONT BUMPER WAS CRUSHED RADIATOR SMASHED, WHOLE FRONT PASSENGER QUARTER SMASHED. CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY DOING 70 MILES A HOUR. KEY FELL OUT OF IGNITION AND CAR KEPT GOING. PULLED OVER AND PUT KEY BACK IN AND FOUND I COULD REMOVE THE KEY AT ANYTIME THE CAR IS RUNNING AND I COULD PUT IT IN ANY GEAR WITH KEY PULLED OUT AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND TIME REPORTING A COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR 2005 EQUINOX. THE ABS AND TC, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AND OUR ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS ENGAGING IN AND OUT, AND THEN DISENGAGING TOTALLY LEAVING US WITH NO ANTI LOCK BRAKES.WE HAD NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON IN OCT OF 2013, PLUS A BATTERY. MY HUSBAND HAS A PA. STATE INSPECTION MECHANICS LICENSE. SO HE WENT TO THE GARAGE TO CHECK THE BRAKES ALONG WITH ANOTHER STATE INSPECTION MECHANIC. THEY TOOK THE WHEELS OFF AND THE FRONT HUBS FOR THE ABS ARE BAD THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 34,790 MILES ON IT TO DATE. PLUS THIS WILL BE THE 5TH SET OF FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS THAT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.. AND NOW, THE ABS SYSTEM, OR HUBS. WHAT EVER IS FOUND WHEN IT GETS TAKEN APART. " NICE " HERE WE GO AGAIN !!! *TR

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 IGNITION SWITCHES WHICH RESULTED IN CAR BEING TOWED EACH TIME. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND KEYS ARE OUT OF THE IGNITION THE CAR STILL THINKS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION OR THE CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IT IS IN PARK. *TR THE CAR IS IN PARK AND KEY IS OUT OF IGNITION, YOU CAN STILL MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE WHEEL LOCKING AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. SOMETIME THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK AND THAT IS WHEN THE DOOR LOCK WORKS AGAIN. MOST OF THE TIME THE STEERING WHILE DOES NOT LOCK WHEN IN PARK OR IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THIS IS A SCARY ISSUES WITH ALL CURRENT RECALLS OF KEY LOCKS AND POSSIBLY NOT THE CAR DOES NOT KNOW THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIME FRAME HAD EXPIRED TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. THE KEY MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AT ANY TIME, EVEN IF THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY LOCK AT ANY TIME SO THAT THE CAR MAY NOT BE STARTED. THE IGNITION SWITCH DAMAGES THE CAR KEY CAUSING THE CYLINDER TO BE FILLED WITH METAL SHAVINGS. THIS IS AN ONGOING, WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. GM'S ANSWER IS TO CLEAN AND LUBRICATE THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THIS DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

I TODAY JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX LS FROM A DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER,NH - ( OWED CAR FOR ONLY 3 HR ) ONCE I PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I REALIZED THAT MY CAR MIGHT BE PART OF THE 2014 RECALL ON (KEYS) AND I HAD WATCHED THE CNN BROADCAST WHERE THEIR SHOWED DRIVER WHO THINK THEIR CAR MIGHT BE PART OF THE ISSUE HOW IT MIGHT HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED TEAT WELL I DID THE SAME THING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE DEALERSHIP HEADING HOME AND I TRIED IT WITH 3 LIGHT TUG THE CAR STALLED I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AS I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST ( ONLY 5 MPH) WHEN I GOT HOME IN MY OWN GARAGE I TRIED IT AGING WHILE IN A PARKED AND IT HAPPENED AGING I REPEATED THIS 3 MORE TIME TO ENSURE IT WAS NOT A ERROR ON MY PART - I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP LEFT A MESSAGE ABOUT THIS AS IF IT CAN GETREPIRED - UNDER MY WARRENTY I LIKE TO DO SO AS I HAVE ON MY KEYT CLIMBING CARBINE I USE FOR WORK AS A FOOD DELIVERY GUY I THEN CALLED GM RECALL HOTLINE AND WAS BOUNCE AROUND TO 3 DIFFERENT WOMEN WHO TOOK MY INFOR AND TOLD ME MY CAR NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO I CANT GET IT FIXED . . .AS OF RIGHT NOW BUT I CAN LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR NHTSA TO GET A RECALL ON MY CAR STARTED *** 3 LITTLE TUGS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX LS (AUTO) AND THE CAR STALLED OUT - WHILE IN PARK - AND GOING 5 MPH IN A BREAKDOWN LANE. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH HAS PROBLEMS - THE KEY WILL NOT GO IN AT ALL, OR PARTIALLY GOES IN AND GETS STUCK, GOES IN FULLY AND GETS STUCK, OR COMES OUT WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. CURRENTLY THE KEY WILL NOT GO IN RENDERING THE CAR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THE CAR IS HARD TO START AT TIMES - IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET IT TO TURN OVER, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE. THE HEADLIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT GO TO HIGH BEAM AND THE DASH LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT TURN ON AT ALL. THERE IS CONSTANT FLUCTUATION. DUE TO THE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ WITH REGARD TO THE SAME PROBLEMS I BELIEVE THAT THIS FACT ALONE SHOULD MANDATE AN INSTANT RECALL. I AM DISABLED AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO MY DOCTORS FOR FREQUENT TREATMENTS THE COST TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE IS NOT WITHIN MY REACH. *TR

KEY DOES NOT STAY IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE SUV IS IN DRIVE OR BEING DRIVEN AND ALSO WHILE IT IS IN PARK, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, IN WHICH I'VE COMPLAINED TO GM. UPON CONTACTING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO DETERMINE IF MY VEHICLE WAS APART OF THE RECALL FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COST TO HAVE REPAIRED SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I TO OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, WITH ONLY 34,400 MILES ON IT TO DATE. OUR CAR IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY WE TOOK IT OFF THE CAR LOT. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR,YOU COULD REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND THE MOTOR IS STILL RUNNING ,ALSO AROUND THE IGNITION THERE IS METAL SHAVINGS .I NOW HAVE WORN OUT THE SECOND KEY AND THE IGNITION DOES NOT LOCK AND WHEN IT DOES YOU CANNOT OPEN IT TO START. SO, I MADE A MARK ON THE IGNITION WHERE TO TURN THE KEY OFF SO I CAN START IT THE NEXT TIME.THE VEHICLE'S BOTH REMOTES DO NOT WORK. I PAID $65.00 FOR A NEW ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I LOCK THE DOORS THEN, THEY WON'T OPEN WE HAVE TO USE THE KEY AND HURRY UP TO START THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE ALARM GOES OFF.I TO HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, BUT I CHALK THAT UP TO AGE, ALSO 4 SETS OF FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS, 4 SETS OF TIRES AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 34,400 MILES ON IT. BEING A PA. STATE INSPECTION MECHANIE I CONCURR THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INGNITION SWITCH AND IN MY OPINION A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM.I HOPE GM LOOKS INTO THE PROBLEM ...UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/11/2014 *JS

THE KEY FAILS SOMETIMES TO TURN IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER, WENT TO MECHANIC, IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *JS

PLEASE NOTE I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE WITH OTHER PROBLEMS HAS BAD FRONT END PARTS .THIS TIME IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FRONT END PARTS THAT COULD FALL OFF FRONT GEARS ETC,I HAD JUST SPENT OVER $1000 ON THE FRONT END .THIS VEHICLE IS A PIECE A JUNK I WANT CHEVY TO FIX AT THEIR DEALER FOR FREE HERE IN MASS AT [XXX] MY PHONE NUMBER. ANOTHER ONE OF CHEVY BONEHEAD DEFECTS. MY ADDRESS IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 12/9/2014 *JS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN PREVENTING THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. T HE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING, THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK ON HIGHBEAM, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK EXCEPT FOR THE SMALL ONE IN THE MIDDLE. THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO START EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED. THE CAR CURRENTLY RUNS HOT SO THE FAN RUNS CONSTANTLY AND RUNS THE BATTERY DOWN. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND WONT DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKES KICKING IN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (10 MILES OR LESS). BROUGHT INTO DEALER WHO REPLACED FRONT TWO WHEEL SENSORS. WORKED FINE FOR 2 MONTHS AND IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME, THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING SUDDENLY AND ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. BROUGHT INTO DEALER A SECOND TIME WHO HAD THE TRUCK FOR 3 DAYS ONLY TO TELL ME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO REPLACED MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARING. DROVE HOME FROM THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO A 3RD AND 4TH MECHANIC WHO BOTH ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT NOTHING WAS BEING IDENTIFIED WHEN SCANNED. CALLED CHEVY WHO CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL DEALER. WE PLAYED PHONE TAG FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH NO FINAL RESPONSE. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 MONTHS AS I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS AFTER MANY NEAR MISSES. WAS EVEN PULLED OVER BY AN OFFICER WHO ESCORTED ME HOME. I CANT CONTINUE TO DUMP MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE THAT IS ALMOST 10 YEARS OLD. I ALSO CANT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED WHEN THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING THROUGH YOUR WEBSITE AND A NUMBER OF OTHERS. LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. FUNNY THOUGH THAT THE RECENT MALIBU RECALL IS HAVING SOMEWHAT SIMILAR ISSUES AS I STARTED TO LOSE MY TAILLIGHTS ON A REGULAR BASIS AT THE SAME TIME THE ABS SYSTEM STARTED ACTING UP. COULD JUST BE A COINCIDENCE BUT SHOULD STILL BE INVESTIGATED JUST BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE TRIAL AND ERRO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,659.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO DO SO. ADDITIONALLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT THE VEHICLE POWERING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

I HAD TO HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED TODAY. MY BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. FOR A YEAR OR SO I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CARS KEY HAS BEEN REMOVABLE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE TO MY DEALERSHIP OVER THE YEARS WITH NO RESOLVE. SINCE THE RECALL OF OTHER GM MODELS DURING THE SAME YEAR MY CAR WAS MADE RECENTLY I HAVE READ OVER THESE ISSUES AND MY EQUINOX IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I DO NOT HAVE TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK FOR THE KEY TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. NOW MY BATTERY IS BEING COMPROMISED DUE TO IT NOT COMPLETELY BEING ABLE TO SHUT OFF. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE - HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY - GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 - SLAMMED BRAKES - GOT REAR-ENDED AND THEN REAR-ENDED PERSON IN FRONT OF ME - AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

FIRST WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH I HIT MY KEY RING AND THE KEYS FELL OUT. THE CAR CONTINUE TO RUN I JUST PUT THE KEYS BACK IN TO THE IGNITION WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT YOU CAN START THE CAR AND THEN REMOVE THE KEY AND ALL CONTINUE TO RUN AND WORK. ALSO FOUND THAT WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR THE OTHER DAY, ONCE I TURNED THE KEY TO START IT WOULD KEPT RUNNING THE STARTER. LET ME EXPLAIN A LITTLE BETTER, WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND THEN LET GO THE CAR STARTER CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL I MOVED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ERRONEOUSLY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ACTIVE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND NOTIFIED THE LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000....UPDATED 12/09/15 *BF UPDATED 8/21/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION IN ANY DIRECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

PROBLEMS WITH POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR SPEAKERS. HAD READ ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME. I TOOK THE RUBBER BOOT OFF TO FIND 4 BROKEN WIRES. I WOULD IMAGINE THE OTHER DOORS ARE SIMILAR. HAVEN'T CKD THEM AS OF YET. I HAVE PICTURES IF YOU LIKE. *TR