2008 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

I AM HAVING ACCELERATION HESITATION ISSUES DURING TRAFFIC WHICH CAUSES A TRANSMISSION TO MISFIRE AND STALL OUT DURING TRAFFIC. I AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING WITH CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN TURNERSVILLE NJ TO FIX THIS ISSUES SINCE CHEVY EQUINOX 2008 HAS OVER 39 RECALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD GO TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,214. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR PLASTIC FITTING ON FUEL PUMP ASSY CRACKED AND LEAKING WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS A RECALL FOR 41,000 GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS HAD THE AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE INTERMITTENTLY ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOW IT IS JUST ON. PAID $124 TO HAVE IT LOOK AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM, CURRENTLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT SO OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SAID THE SENSOR UNIT UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH MEAN REPLACING THAT WHOLE SEAT CUSHION OVER $800, THE PART IS OVER $500. WITH THIS AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT ON THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT ACTIVATE ON IMPACT SO THIS IS A SAFETY RISK. WHY WOULD THIS NOT BE PART OF A RECALL SINCE I READ THE 2007S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THAT SEAT, THIS IS FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD BECOME FILLED WITH WATER, AFFECTING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LIGHTS WHEN IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT IF HE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO RUN FOR SIX HOURS, THE WATER WOULD BURN FROM THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY THAT THE DEALER PROVIDED DID NOT SEEM TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THROUGH THE CAR WASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,350. UPDATED 3/13/13 *CN THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER HEADLIGHT FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND CAUSED A CHILD PASSENGER TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE BOOSTER SEAT WITH THE SEAT BELT CHOKING THE CHILD. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE CHILD PASSENGER. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,822. ..UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF UPDATED THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE, AS WELL AS RETRACT. THE CONSUMER STRUGGLED FOR AT LEAST 7 MINUTES TO GET THE CHILD OUT OF THE SEATBELT. THE CHILD COULD NOT SLIDE FROM UNDER IT. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CUT THE SEAT BELT WITH CUTICLE CLIPPERS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/13/2012 *JS

AIRBAG SENSOR - SERVICE AIRBAG IS ILLUMINATED FOR NO REASON. MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES, YET WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH IT, IS THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE WHEEL. AT TIMES IT WON'T TURN AT ALL. I CAN BARELY TURN THE CAR. I CAN'T SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THIS CAME ON SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING. DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SLOWLY BEGAN TO FAIL. WOULD WORK WHEN IT WANTED TO AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. SEEMS LIKE THE SAME RECALL AS THE 250K MIDSIZE SUV'S BASED ON THE TRAILBLAZER(2006,2007). *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN DISPLAYING INTERMITTENTLY TURNING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON AND OFF WHILE DISPLAYING A SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOW REMAINS OFF AT ALL TIMES STILL DISPLAYING THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE. THIS IS WITH A 200 POUND MAN SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE NO LONGER CLEARS THE PROBLEM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE 2007 EQUINOX WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON SO WHY AREN'T THE 2008 MODELS NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? ALSO, AFTER SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT THEIR EQUINOX HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I STARTED ASKING OTHER OWNERS. APPARENTLY IT IS FAIRLY COMMON AND I GUESS A SOURCE OF INCOME FOR GM. ONE WOMAN TOLD ME THE CHEVY TECH TOLD HER THAT AIR BAG PROBLEMS WERE COMMON AFTER 45,000 MILES AND WAS CONSIDERED A ROUTINE REPAIR. DEALER WANTS $500 PLUS TO REPAIR. AS LONG AS DEALERS ARE TELLING PEOPLE THIS IS A ROUTINE REPAIR NO ONE IS GOING TO REPORT IT AS A PROBLEM. ALSO, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CONSTANTLY READS 15 POUNDS WHEN TWO SEPARATE MANUAL AIR GAUGES SHOW 37 PSI. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MESSAGE COMES ON PERIODICALLY EVEN WHEN PARKED. DRIVING IS DIFFICULT UNTIL IT CLEARS WHICH IS ALSO AFTER A RESTART. *TR

I TOOK MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROOF RAIL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $1,475. I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR $175 AND LEAVE EQUINOX FOR REPAIR WHEN THE GM TECH TOLD ME THE EQUINOX WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON COMPLETION, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DISPLAYED ON AS MY 115LB DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HALF WAY HOME, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SWITCHED TO OFF. WOULD THE AIRBAG HAVE DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT NOW THAT THE SENSOR WASN'T DETECTING ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT? MOST LIKELY NOT. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER LIGHT IS ON AND THEN IT GOES OFF. SOMETIMES IT NEVER SENSES A PASSENGER AT ALL. I HAVE CONTACTED GM CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY WILL NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY WANT TO GIVE A $2,000 LOYALTY CERTIFICATE TO PURCHASE A NEW GM VEHICLE WITHIN A YEAR. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. PER GM CORPORATE, THIS $1,475 REPAIR IS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THIS CONTRADICTS THE CERTIFIED GM TECH WHO TOLD ME THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. HE SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MILEAGE OR MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. A QUALITY VEHICLE & THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IS OF NO CONCERN TO GM. I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR A YEAR NOW SINCE THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 2011 AT A COST OF $545. BOB BELL CHEVY BEL AIR CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEREFORE DEEMED THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I CAN'T HAVE AN

DOES NOT RECOGNIZE PASSENGER, AND AIRBAG IS "OFF". THIS HAS HAPPENED BEGINNING FIRST DAY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, AND INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE, AS IT USUALLY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ADULT PASSENGER OF LESS THAN ABOUT 150 LBS. MOST RECENT TRIP A FEW DAYS AGO WITH THREE ADULTS OF MEDIUM SIZE HAD PROBLEMS WITH NONE OF OCCUPANTS BEING RECOGNIZED BY SENSOR, EVEN WHEN PROPERLY SEATED AND BUCKLED. LITERATURE STATES PASSENGERS OF OVER ABOUT 100 LBS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED. WE HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT IT SOMETIMES SPONTANEOUSLY SHUTS AIRBAG "OFF" WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, LEADING TO CONCERN THAT THIS ESSENTIAL SAFETY FEATURE MAY NOT WORK WHEN NEEDED IN A CRASH. WE HAVE FOUND IT NECESSARY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING ENGINE TO ACTIVATE PASSENGER AIRBAG. SOMETIMES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS ARE NEEDED, AND PASSENGER HAS HAD TO MOVE TO REAR SEAT WHEN ACTIVATION FAILED. IT ALWAYS RECOGNIZES A LARGER ADULT PASSENGER, BUT TYPICAL PASSENGER IS OF MEDIUM SIZE. THIS IS A COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. GM POSITION IS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER STANDARD WARRANTY, AND OUR RESEARCH SHOWS REPAIR COST TO BE SUBSTANTIAL. RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING SAME ISSUE WITH SAME VEHICLE. IF A RECALL WERE TO BE CALLED FOR, CUSTOMERS WOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THIS HIGH COST. *TR

RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I NOTICED AFTER RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER THAT A MOLDY MUSTY SMELL CAME FROM THE CAR. MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE CABIN AIR FILTER, THAT ONLY HELPED FOR JUST A FEW WEEKS. I HAD MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK IT OUT. THEY TOLD ME THE CONDENSER NEED A FOAM SPRAY TO KILL THE BACTERIA AT MY COST. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THAT WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE FIX. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT WE ARE BREATHING ALL THIS CONTAMINATED AIR. *TR

MY WIFE SMELLED GAS ON MY 2008 EQUINOX WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT AND I NOTICED THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER REAR. I GOT UNDER THE CAR TO SEE IF I COULD SEE A VISIBLE LEAK AND NOTICED GAS AROUND THE GAS TANK. MONDAY JULY 30 2012 I WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I SEARCHED ON LINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX, I'M ALARMED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A FIRE/ FATALITIES WITH THE VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR PASSENGER DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN TURNING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY TURNING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON AND OFF WHILE DISPLAYING A SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG JUST REMAINS OFF AT ALL TIMES STILL DISPLAYING THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE. THIS IS WITH A 120 POUND WOMAN OR A 170 POUND MAN SITTING IN THE SEAT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE 2007 EQUINOX WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON WHY IS THIS ONE NOT BEING RECALLED? *TR

GAS IS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL TANK POSSIBLE EARLY DEFECTIVE PARTS. PREMATURE WORN PARTS ONLY 43000 MILES. CONCERN SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO LEAKING GAS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED PERMANENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A CONTINUOUS BELL SOUND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DID NOT IDENTIFY THAT A PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

GAS TANK LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STATE THAT IT IS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS SITTING IN PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. PASSENGER WEIGHS 115 +LBS. SEEMS TO BE FAULTY SENSOR AS SOMETIMES IT WORKS CORRECTLY AND THE NEXT IT DOES NOT. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AS THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS REGUARDING THIS ISSUE. *TT

ABS BRAKE SENSORS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM TO VIBRATE AND MAKE STOPPING DIFFICULT. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT BOTH SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IF HAVING TO STOP AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ECM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,580.

HEADLIGHT LENSES WITH MAJOR MOISTURE ISSUES THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY. THERE IS A MAJOR AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS. GM TELLS ME THAT THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTLY DOES NOT INCLUDE LIGHT BULBS. THIS IS NOT A BULB PROBLEM. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY LETS MOISTURE IN, BUT DOES NOT LET IT OUT. IT GETS TO THE POINT THAT THE HEADLIGHT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A BULB PROBLEM AT NIGHT. THE MOISTURE BLOCKS THAT MUCH LIGHT.

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE MOISTURE THAT DOES NOT DRY OUT WHEN RUN, EVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING A SNOW STORM. THE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHT FROZE LETTING VERY LITTLE LIGHT THROUGH. CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS DURING A SNOW STORM AND NIGHT.

THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS LOOK LIKE FISH TANKS, THEY ARE ALWAYS FULL OF WATER. WHEN IT RAINS OR THE CAR IS WASHED THE WATER GOES INTO THE LIGHTS. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS 3 TIMES, THERE BOTH BAD. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN AN OK CAR UNTIL TODAY WHEN I FOUND SEVERAL GALLONS OF RAIN WATER IN THE REAR HATCH SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL. NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE BECAUSE I GARAGE MY CAR AND I HAD TO PARK OUT SIDE AND IT RAINED 5 INCHES OVER NIGHT. DID NOTICE SUDS IN THE WATER SO AT THIS TIME I AM ASSUMING WHEN IT GETS WASHED IT LEAKS IN THE WHEEL WELL TOO. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR IS MY VEHICLE ABUSED. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A LONE INCIDENT, AS I READ ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS WELL. I HOPE CHEVY WILL STEP UP AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IS SEEMS TO BE SERIOUS IF THE WATER GETS DEEP ENOUGH AND GETS IN TO THE GAS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS ALSO EXPLAINS STRANGE SMELLS WE HAVE HAD IN THIS CAR IN THE PAST. CHEVY PLEASE STAND UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A VERY LOAD BOOM AND WE UNEXPECTEDLY REALIZED THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED, SOME OF WHICH DROPPED DOWN INSIDE THE SUV. THE SUNROOF SHADE WAS 7/8 WAY CLOSED WHICH PREVENTED MOST OF THE GLASS FROM RIDING DOWN ON US. WE WERE ON THE OPEN ROAD , NO OVERPASS, NO ROAD DEBRIS FLYING UP, NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE CLOSED SUNROOF. CLIMATE CONDITION , TEMP WAS AROUND 50 DEGREES.PARTLY SUNNY. WE DO FEEL THAT IF THE SHADE ON THE SUNROOF HAD NOT BEEN ALMOST CLOSED, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH IF THIS SUNROOF GLASS HAD DROPPED DOWN ON US. TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME WAS FAIRLY HEAVY! DEALER CLAIMS THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE. INSPECTION OF THE SUNROOF GLASS REVEALED THAT THE CENTER OF THE GLASS HAD SHATTERED AND CRACKED GLASS WAS STILL IN THE SUNROOF FRAME. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR DAYS AND GO OFF FOR DAYS AND CONTINUED DOING THIS FOR A MONTH TILL WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS RIGHT FRONT SEAT MODULE SHORTED OUT AND WAS REPLACED. MODULE KIT 14.865 (PART FP 19207140) TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $416.75. AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL PER GM. I DO HAVE A FILE NUMBER WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOTIFY ME SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND IT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BRUISES BUT WERE NOT SEVERELY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. RVK

MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN MESSING UP WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR! I TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECKED AND WAS CHARGE $50 DOLLARS AND THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MODULE THAT HAD GONE BAD AND IT WOULD COST ME LIKE $600 TO FIX THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE IVE READ A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 08 EQUINOX. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED A FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT AN ERROR CODE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND SHE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THE DEALER MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN APRIL 2009, THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

ON 5/27/11 MY REAR WIPER FROZE UP IN THE ON MODE WHICH CAUSED MY BATTERY TO GO DEAD. IN TRYING TO JUMPER THE CAR WE NOTICED THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN WITH THE HANDLE. THE PASSENGER DOORS WOULD OPEN. I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE TO FLIP THE HOOD RELEASE SO WE COULD START THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT & BATTERY WAS DISLODGED YOU WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THE DRIVER OUT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS 2008 EQUINOX. HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THIS SAFETY HAZARD? I TALKED WITH THE DEALER & HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL,SERVICE STABILITRAK, ALL WHEEL DRIVE OFF. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON WITH THESE 3 MESSAGES AGAIN. APRIL 6 THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN A NEW STABILIZER AND IT FAILED AGAIN! *TR

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AND HAD BEEN DOING IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. CARRIED IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER SIDE GRID AND MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $486.00. I STARTED CHECKING AND FOUND THE '07 MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THE '08 STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON IT? *TR

I WAS RUNNING MY EQUINOX 2008 WHEN SUDDENLY THE LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS THE STABILITY TRUCK SYSTEM SERVICE AND WE CAN'T RUN IT ITS THE POWER STEERING SO HARD WE TOOK THE BATTERY AND IS NOT WORKING, I DON NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, TOMORROW WE HAVE TO TAKE IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND IT WILL COST A LOT OF MANY. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE DEVICE WHEN MY 150 TO 165 LB WIFE IS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY ADVISE THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, AS IT WAS DESIGNED, AND THAT MY WIFE DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE "ON" FUNCTION OF THE AIR BAG. THIS SEEMS UNSAFE, AND UNREASONABLE TO ME. ID LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AND ASK, DOES THIS VIOLATE NHTSA SAFETY STANDARDS? DOES THE NHTSA RESEARCH SUPPORT THAT A 110 LB ADULT SHOULD NOT HAVE AIRBAG PROTECTION? IVE NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR THIS ISSUE. IT WILL GOING IN FOR THE SECOND TIME...LETS SEE HOW IT WORKS NOW. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT WORK WHEN SOMEONE THAT WEIGHS 130LBS IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID THAT *I* WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE 2007 EQUINOX'S HAD, WHICH WERE RECALLED. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO SOMEONE IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM CLEARLY VIOLATES FMVSS STANDARD NUMBER 208!

THE 2008 EQUINOX MADE BY GENERAL MOTORS HAS BOTH REAR UNDERBASE WHEEL WATER ENTRY INTO THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT ENTERS INTO THIS AREA FILLS AND RUNS FORWARD TO THE BRAKE AND GAS AREA. THE ENTIRE FLOOR BASE SUBJECT TO WATER DAMAGED AND HEADACHES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLOOR CARPET, PLACED SOME SORT OF BLACK GLUE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENTRY AREA. BUT, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN METAL. PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AS WELL. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PROBLEM IN HANDLING OR OPERATION, BUT THE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF, THEN STAY ON. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TO 6 TIMES NOW. MORE OFTEN LATELY. THE CAR HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE DRIVES IT, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL. WHEN IT HAS DONE IT FOR ME WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS THAT I NOTICED. I DID NOT TRY PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN DEC. 2007 AND HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE JAN. 2008. AT FIRST IT WAS SIMPLE THINGS LIKE REPLACING THE RADIO IN APR. 2008 (UNDER WARRANTY), FAULTY WIPER SWITCH IN SEPT. 2009 (UNDER WARRANTY). THEN IN OCT. 2010 I HAD TO PAY $175.54 TO REPLACE A FAULTY SPARK PLUG AND WIRE. BUT FEBRUARY 2011 HAS BEEN THE WORST! ON 2/10/11 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN BAD WEATHER ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIT UP, STABILITRACK DISABLED, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT; I COULDN'T DRIVE FASTER THAN 20 MPH WITHOUT MY CAR SLIDING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I WAS TERRIFIED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE VACUUM LINE WASN'T PLUGGED BACK IN DURING MY LAST OIL CHANGE AND THAT'S WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. I DROVE HOME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ALL THE LIGHTS LIT UP AGAIN. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 2/16/2011. DIRTY SENSOR, THEY CLEANED IT. I PICKED UP MY CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON AGAIN SO THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR COSTING ME $174.54. EIGHT DAYS LATER MY CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, STABILITRACK LIGHT CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS ELECTRICAL AND I MOST LIKELY WONT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR AT ALL ANYMORE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AND SOME ARE WORSE THAN MINE. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THIS VEHICLE. AND FOR YEARS MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HASN'T WORKED PROPERLY. I'M 112LBS AND IT DOESN'T TURN ON WHEN I'M SITTING I

I PURCHASED MY 2008 EQUINOX NEW IN DECEMBER 2008 AT ROD HATFEILD CHEVROLET IN LEXINGTON, KY. WITHIN 1 MONTH THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING CAME ON, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD IT SERVICED. ON NOV 19, LESS THAN 60 DAYS AGO, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE REPAIRS COST ME 276.00. THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN TONIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP, THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING! I BARELY MADE IT HOME UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD ALSO HEAR A WOBBLING TYPE OF NOISE THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE ONSTAR DIAGNOSTIC REPORT STATED THE STABILITRAK HAD ONCE AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED AND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED WITHIN 7 DAYS. I AM NOW WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION UNTIL MONDAY MORNING WHEN THE DEALERSHIP OPENS. HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I AM NOW AFRAID TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES FOR FEAR THAT THE PROBLEM WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IMPROPERLY CORRECTED. I FEEL THAT I HAVE PURCHASED A LEMON NOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS.

LEAKING FRONT AND REAR 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, FRONT IS LEAKING INTO PASSENGER AND DRIVER WHEEL WELL AND BACK IS LEAKING INTO SPARE TIRE WELL AND RUNNING DOWN INTO SECOND ROW OF SEATS. *TR

SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH VEHICLE FROM 6/08-CURRENT - CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND SEVERAL REPAIRS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND CURRENTLY AWAITING PARTS FOR A NEW PROBLEM. CAR 24 MONTHS OLD, PURCHASE NEW AND HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES AND HAS BEEN TOWED 4 TIMES FOR BREAKDOWNS. HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN UNDER 5YRS AND TERRIFIED TO DRIVE WITH ISSUES. HAVE COPIES OF ALL DEALERSHIP PAPERWORK, REPAIRS. REPAIRS INCLUDE, NOT LIMITED TO TRANSMISSION REPLACED, HEATER/COOLER SYSTEM LEAK, LIGHTING/DASH REPLACED, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED BUT CURRENTLY BROKE, CURRENTLY AWAITING PARTS FOR TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT APPROX COST $5000 REPAIR, LEATHER CRACKING, WINDSHIELD WIPER REAR NOT WORKING, CARPETING COMING OUT IN NEED OF REPAIR, FRONT HEADLIGHT LEAK AND FOGGY IN NEED OF REPAIR. THIS CAR IS CONSTANTLY IN THE SHOP, GETTING NOWHERE WITH GENERAL MOTORS. HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN WHEN BROKE DOWN. DANGEROUS NOW KNOWING WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX SPORTS AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE I WAS DRIVING AND STOP THE TRUCK FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC AND WHEN IT WAS CLEAR TO GO THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE AND ALSO I HAD THE STEERING COLLAR REPAIRED AND THE NOISE IS BACK AGAIN THOSE TWO THINGS NEED TO LOOKED AT AND EVALUATED BECAUSE THAT IS DANGEROUS THEIR IS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ITS BACK AGAIN. *TR

2008 SPORT EQUINOX NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT 2 YEARS AGO WITH ONLY 6 MILES. 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX SPORTS & THE TRANSMISSION WANT AT 40,000ISH MILES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM. TOOK THE DEALER ONE MONTH TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE PARTS. ALSO HAD THE STEERING REPAIRED 4 TIMES, COLAR REPAIRED. THE OLD DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE ME AND THE NOISE WAS THERE AGAIN & AGAIN. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE RACK.IT WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHICH SHOULD LIKE MY ABS, BUT IT WAS THE STEERING RACK AND A LOUD SQUEALING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I FOUND A NICE DEALER WHO FINALLY BELIEVED ME AND FIXED IT LAST WEEK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH THE NEW DEALER & GM'S HELP. JUST MAKES ME NERVOUS WHAT ELSE IS IN STORE FOR ME SINCE THE TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE WAS OTHER ISSUES TOO, LIKE THE CO SENSOR, COMPUTER AND BRAKE IS FRONT HEAVY. THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED, MAKES YOU WONDER WHILE THIS MODEL WAS ONLY MADE FOR 1 YEAR. BUT SINCE I AM A WOMEN I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT! TRIED TO TAKE IN, LOL, NOT WORTH ANYTHING AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO START OVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL CLICKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE UPON THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STABILIZER YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STABILIZER A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE STABILIZER WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MOST RECENT FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURES YET THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCE SOME TYPE OF FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME THE REDUCE POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER, A/C UNIT TRACTION CONTROL MODULE, ECM, EGR VALVE, SPARK PLUG WIRES AND THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR. NONE OF THE REPAIRS CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,650.

ILLUMINATION IS TOO LOW AT TIMES. AFTER TURNING KEY OFF AND RESTARTING THE GAUGES WILL BE OKAY. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. *TR