2006 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

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 ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 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

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 WAS TOLD BY THE CHEVY DEALER THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FANS BECAUSE OF THE SIZING AND THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO ORDER A DIFFERENT SIZE TO SEND TO VAN DORN AUTO TO BE REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. WHEN I CALLED FOR A RECALL THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL. HOW CAN THAT BE IF THE ORIGINAL PARTS HAVE TO BE RESIZED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. 2ND ISSUE THE WINDOWS OPERATED LIKE THEY ARE OFF TRACK WHEN IT RAINS. THIS HAS BEEN SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2006. EVERY TIME I GO TO THE DEALER, THEY TRY TO GET ME TO REPLACE THE PART BUT THEY WONT OFFER ANY DISCOUNTS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. *KB

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 DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPONENTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 IS IN MOVING MOTION A/C BLOWS COLD AIR. AFTER APPROX. 30 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, HOT AIR COMES OUT AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. LAST INCIDENT IS REPORT BELOW, HOWEVER I CANNOT HAVE THE CAR PARKED ON FOR MORE THAN 2 MINUTES. *TR

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

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. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AS 76.670..... UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

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

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 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,500.

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 VEHICLE, AT WHICH POINT THE AMBER OIL ALERT LAMP ACTIVATES,AND THEN TURNS OFF.NOW,MIND YOU,I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE APPROX 700 MILES PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING.THE CLICKING BEGAN TO SUBSIDE,AND, SINCE THE AMBER OIL ALERT LAMP WAS NO LONGER ON,I FIGURED IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA JUST TO GET IT BACK HOME SO THE OIL COULD BE CHECKED THE NEXT MORNING.SUDDENLY,WHEN I ARRIVE HOME, AND GET READY TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY,THE AMBER OIL ALERT LAMP RE-ACTIVATES, THE ENGINE,AGAIN, CLICKING.I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF.THE FOLLOWING MORNING,I CONTACTED A G.M. DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED TO THEM WHAT HAD OCCURRED.THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEM TO BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE SOONEST I COULD GET IN WAS ABOUT THREE WEEKS.INSTEAD,I CONTACTED A LOCAL OIL-CHANGE STORE AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT.A LITTLE WAYS DOWN THE ROAD, ABOUT 1,000 MILES INTO MY OIL CHANGE, THE AMBER OIL LAMP COMES ON AGAIN, STILL CLICKING, BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS BEFORE.I PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY A FEW MILES LATER AND START HEARING A "CLUNKING" KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA,AT WHICH POINT THE RED OIL LAMP CAME ON.I CALLED THE GM CORPORATE CUSTOMER SUPPORT,WHOM AFTER I DESCRI

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 FRIEND AND I HAVE THE SAME MODEL BUT DIFFERENT YEARS AND ARE REALIZING WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. IF THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM FOR CHEVY THEY NEED TO PLACE IT ON THE RECALL LIST INSTEAD OF CONSUMERS HAVING TO PAY $450 FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM. *TR

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

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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 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 IF YOU HOLD THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. OTHERWISE, IT WILL JUST CRANK AND THEN TURN OFF. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE 2005 EQUINOX SEEMINGLY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS ISSUED A RECALL. I WORK HARD TO PAY THE BILLS AND NEED SOMEONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM THAT THESE VEHICLES SRE HAVING. *TR

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 AND BEING CLOSE TO CRASHING. I'M NOW LOOKING TO GET RID OFF THIS VEHICLE ASAP. TOOK IT TO DEALERS THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS BUT DID CHARGE AROUND 400.00 DOLLARS EACH TIME FOR NEW BRAKES. *TR

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. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=EQUINOX, MODEL=CHEVY). *TR

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 DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR AND RE-INSTALLED THE SEAT IT TIGHTLY. I FOUND THAT I WAS THEN ABLE TO EASILY SHAKE THE SEAT AS THE LATCH STRAP LOOSENED. IT SEEMED LIKE THE ANGLE THAT THE LATCH CONNECTOR HIT THE CAR SEAT PREVENTED THE CONNECTOR FROM STAYING IN THE LOCKED POSITION. I WAS EASILY ABLE TO TAP THE CONNECTOR AND SEE THE LATCH BELT LOOSEN. AFTER BEING UNABLE TO GET A TIGHT INSTALL WITH THE SEAT BELT IN ANY SEAT POSITION, I SWITCHED OUT THE XTSL FOR MY BRITAX BLVD. CS AND EMAILED SUNSHINE KIDS JUVENILE PRODUCTS ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY REPLIED PROMPTLY AND COURTEOUSLY AND SENT ME A NEW SUPER LATCH CONNECTOR. IT ARRIVED QUICKLY AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=CHEVROLET, MODEL=EQUINOX). *TR

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 PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH A PLASTIC TEMPERATURE DOOR VALVE (TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR) THAT IS BROKEN. ACCORDING TO OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND THE SERVICE DEPT MANAGER AT OUR LOCAL GM DEALER, THE COST TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART IS AROUND $1300 FOR $50-$80 METAL PART. FURTHERMORE, BY REPLACING THE PLASTIC PART PREVIOUSLY USED TO A METAL PART IN THE NEWER VEHICLES CLEARLY SUGGEST GM KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRAPPY PLASTIC PART PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND GM NEED TO STEP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THIS ITEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. MY WIFE ALREADY DAMAGED THE CAR AND TOOK OUT A MAILBOX DUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY. *TR

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 STILL WILL NOT RESET. WE CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER. AGAINST OUR BETTER JUDGMENT WE HAD NO OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND FINALLY TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SERVICE TECH DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE TO ADDRESS A P0171 CODE, WHICH COST US OVER $300 AND TO DRIVE IT 200 MORE MILES, BRING IT BACK FOR A TEST. THE SYSTEM STILL DID NOT RESET AND THE CAR WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS. WE ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR OTHER OPTIONS AND ALL HE COULD GIVE US WAS LIP SERVICE (USELESS RAMBLING), POSSIBLE TROUBLESHOOTING REPAIRS AND MORE MONEY. I FOUND ON A TOPIX WEBSITE THAT GM RECALLED THE PCM FOR THE EQUINOX BUT COULD NOT FIND THE RECALL ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. PLEASE RESEARCH AND POST THE RECALL IF GM HAS ISSUED ONE FOR THE PCM. *TR

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 CHEVY EQUINOX AS LEMON AND RECALL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BUT I DON'T. GM NEED TO STEP TO THE PLATE AND ADDRESS ALL THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. RECALL THE EQUINOX YEAR 2005-2006 NOW!!!! *TR

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 PEOPLE. THE KEY WON'T TURN AND IT TAKES ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES FUSSING WITH IT BEFORE IT LUCKILY TURNS ON. I HAVEN'T HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW YET OR BRING IT INTO THE DEALER AND FORK OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I HOPE IT DOESN'T DIE ALL TOGETHER. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR A DEFECT SUCH AS THIS. PLEASE RECALL THE IGNITION IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

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 DRIVE, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN RAINY OR SNOWY COLD WEATHER. ACCORDING TO OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS THE COST TO REPAIR IS AROUND $1200 FOR $50-$80 METAL PART.

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 THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,347. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 08/19/11

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 POSES A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT THE HEAT CEASES WITHOUT WARNING. DEFROST IS NOT USABLE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF EQUINOX OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND SHOULD BE UPDATED WITHOUT COST TO THESE CHEVROLET OWNERS. *TR

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

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. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSTEAD TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NO HEAT IN 2006 EQUINOX. DOOR USED TO CHANGE FROM HEAT TO COOL BROKEN DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF ACTUATOR. *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 START. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER VEHICLE OWNER COMPLAINTS. *TR

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

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 COULDN'T SEE. THERE WAS AIR BLOWING BUT IT WAS COLD AIR. THERE IS NO HEAT AT ALL. *TR

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 EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN'T DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD ON A COLD DAY WITH COLD AIR. I HAVE DRIVEN WITH FOGGED WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD ALMOST HITTING OBJECTS ON THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. THE REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE AND GM NEEDS TO PLACE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

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 REPLACED. ESTIMATE OF $1200 OF WHICH MOST OF THE COST IS LABOR DUE TO NEED TO DISASSEMBLE ALL OF THE DASHBOARD TO REPLACE PART. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AND MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *TR

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 NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ

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 REPLACED. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER WHO ADVISED THE SAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 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 BLENDOR NOB AND HAD TO BE REPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. PM

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, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE BONE DRY AND HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

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 IN THEIR POLICY. DUE TO SMALL PRINT AND A PLAY ON WORDS THEY CAN CLAIM THAT ANY PART THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT BY NAME IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH THE HEATING SYSTEM IS COVERED. STAY AWAY FROM BOTH CHEVROLET AND CAREGARD WARRANTY SERVICES INC. *TR

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 AND ALSO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. COST TO REPAIR WAS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TR

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 OUT OF VENTS AND ICE/FOG BUILD UP DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE VEHICLE BECAME A DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AS WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY WAS LIMITED AND BLOCKED. DEALER AND GM CONSIDERED THIS A NON-SAFETY ISSUE AND REQUIRES AUTO OWNERS TO REPAIR THE FAULTY PARTS. *TR

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 MESSAGE BOARDS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALER AND GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REQUIRES AUTO OWNERS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT OUR COST. *TR

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 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX'S. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED, G.M. KNOWS THE PART (PLASTIC) FAILS BECAUSE ON LATER MODELS THEY BEGAN USING A METAL PART.

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 RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR FAULTY PCM, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER A NHTSA RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT IT CAN CAUSE THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE AT RANDOM TIMES: I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO LISTING FOR RECALLS ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. *LN

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.

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 METAL ARM THAT OPENS A DOOR THAT ALLOWS THE COLD AND HOT AIR FLOW TO GO THROUGH MY CAR AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH IN FACT A METAL ONE. THIS WAS GOING TO COST ME A LOT OF MONEY, ROUGHLY 1000-1500 DOLLARS OF WHICH I DO NOT HAVE, SINCE SUMMER WAS NEARLY OVER I DECIDED IT WAS NOT THAT CRITICAL AND I DROVE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS VEHICLES IF I HAD A LONG WAY TO DRIVE SO MY BABY DIDN'T OVER HEAT IN HER CAR SEAT. NOW AS OF TODAY MY HEAT ISN'T WORKING, IT IS FREEZING OUTSIDE AND ONCE AGAIN THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD IS AT RISK BECAUSE SHE IS COLD. I HAVE READ TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND REVIEWS HAT TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE METAL ARM REPLACEMENT PART IS VERY CHEAP BUT THAT THE LABOR IS THROUGH THE ROOD. I CANNOT AFFORD THE LABOR AND I CANNOT AFFORD MY CHILD TO BE OVER HEATED OR FREEZING BECAUSE CHEVY/GM DECIDED TO BE CHEAP AND USE A PLASTIC PIECE INSTEAD OF METAL TO SAVE A BUCK OR TWO. I WANT THIS TO BE RECALLED, THIS IS AFFECTING HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOTTEN A 2006 EQUINOX. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I CANNOT CONTINUE TO PUT MY CHILD IN AN UNSAFE AND UNCOMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT

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 ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 WHO STATED THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 ISSUES STARTED HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE ISSUE WILL NOT DUPLICATE ITSELF FOR THEM SO THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE TO THEM. *TR

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 CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY/GM PRODUCT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN COOL TEMPS WHERE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE A FATALITY FOR CHEVY TO ADMIT FAULT AND CORRECT THIS. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED!!! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR