370 consumer complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox. Click any complaint to view the full owner description.
Problem with transmission not shifting properly. Also, the subframe is rusting out because water from the air conditioning unit falls directly on the subframe at that point both are safety hazards My service provider told me about the subframe rusting when I had my oil changed and why it was rusting and I have my transmission checked by a transmission specialist and the oil changed at that point in time
Head gasket failure as well as intake manifold
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that there was an abnormally strong fuel odor on the outside of the vehicle and the odor was entering into the cabin of the vehicle. The contact noticed that fuel was leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 182,000.
Door locks they do not like to unlock lock, they will go halfway and get stuck and then I can’t get into my car
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while starting the vehicle and allowing the vehicle to idle for a minute or two, the contact started smelling an abnormally strong gasoline odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated an orange-colored engine symbol was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the gasoline odor inside the cabin of the vehicle was constant. The contact became aware that there was a small puddle of fuel on the passenger side rear tire underneath the vehicle. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
The contact's mother owns a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that upon turning off the vehicle, there was an abnormal fuel odor coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered a major fuel leak coming from the vehicle. The contact called the dealer and was given an estimate for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.
Brakes stopped working while vehicle was in drive. I had to use emergency brake to get it to stop.
Over the entire life of this vehicle numerous issues with the ABS/Stabilitrak system resulting in handling issues and expensive repairs. The problem starts with handling issues while braking or driving in slippery conditions and eventually results in dash warning messages.
I am constantly having to fix my "learn remote" settings, vehicle stereo volume does not always match the level of it's output, blinker continues to get stuck on even after the steering wheel is in the position for the blinker to have ceased, door locks are sometimes stuck unlocked and sometimes stuck locked, ignition sometimes locked in ACC and will not allow for key to be removed, lug nuts have somehow become "swollen" and the dealership could not remove them in order to do a rotation, there is no protection plate under the vehicle causing easy access to vital items, the AC (for the third time since I got the car a year ago) has mysteriously stopped working, the fan motor continues to run for approximately 35 minutes after the vehicle has been turned off, fuel injectors are clogged (second time and I have already had this issue cleaned), headlights have collected water on inside, there is no rubber hose barrier(s) for any door, the hood, the hatch, the door windows, charging outlets are loosely fitted and do not add life to my electronics(they are for whatever reason being drained), the entire underside of the vehicle has become damaged, has begun to rust and bolts/plugs/other vital components have needed to be replaced once again due to there being no protection for the underside of the vehicle. These are just the components that I can think of off the top of my head!
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the front driver's and passenger's side interior door handles were fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Occasionally, when finished driving and the key is turned towards the off position it will not fully turn back in order to pull the key out. It will shut off the engine but generally stops in approx. the accy position. If you restart the engine and drive a little more it has then backed all the way off and been able to remove the key. (It has been ongoing for some time but my father has been just dealing with it.)
I believe the Airbags on 08 Equinox's need recalled. I currently have an airbag light on and would like it fixed.
Transmission Control Module is a known problem on these vehicles. When it fails, it causes a failure in the clutch wave plate resulting in a catastrophic failure in the transmission. I believe this problem is a safety issue and needs to be reported to GM Motor Corporation!!! I am currently experiencing the delayed shifting from park to drive. On some occasions, the vehicle drops into limp mode and will not go over 15 mph. It occurs at random times and when it does, it will downshift violently almost to the point of over-running the engine. It is a real safety hazard and needs a recall!!!!!
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the airbag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.
I could smell gas Took it in for inspection it has not been fixed yet so we know it’s something to do with the fuel and the mechanic said if you drive it could blow up
The car overheats within a very few minutes. Faster when idelling at a stop light or sign waiting to enter a busy street. I have replaced the thermostat, water pump, temperature sensor, antifreeze (with GM antifreeze) after flushing out the radiator, and it still gets hot. The dashboard heat gauge is not working but the warning “ENGINE HOT. AC OFF” flashes all the time. We took the thermostat out so the coolent could circulate while the weather is warm. I am aware that the computer in the car has been replaced at least once and I think it may be malfunctioning now. I have an appointment with the Service Dept at McLaughlin Chevrolet dealer in Milwaukie Oregon on Tuesday June 22, 2021. I hope they will check the compression on the chambers and the computer. I want them to replace the sensor, thermostat, water pump and radiator cap with GM parts. I am slow income 80 years old grandma who helps her single daughter who works full time take care of her kids. I need to have a dependable car and I worry that if the computer does like first one did, we will get stranded on the freeway with a completely dead vehicle. Please let me know if there is any help with the expense of making it safe to drive.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLE CHEVY BUICK GMC CADILLAC (1156 BIG LAUREL HWY, BLUEFIELD, WV 24701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,400.
CODE B0081 PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE ERRATIC. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY DESIGN.
THE WHEEL TRANSFER CASE LEAKING AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. PULLING LOTS OF DIFFERENT CODES. TIMING CHAIN IS AFFECTED AND NOT 100% SURE IF IT'S ALSO THOSE OTHER CODES.
WHILE DRIVING MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE KNOB TO TURN THEM BACK ON NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND START IT AGAIN. AND ALSO WHEN I PRESS MY LOCK BUTTON THE CAR STARTS UP WITH NO KEY.
HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION ON VEHICLE I HAVE HEARD MULTIPLE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANNYS
THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS AND OVERHEAT. EVEN WHEN NEW PARTS ARE PUT ON .AFTER 10 MIN OF DRIVING OLD PROBLEMS DUE EXIST. FROM BRAKE CALIPER TO BRAKE LINE TO BRAKE BOOSTER CHANGED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITH THE STABILITRAC AND AWD OFF WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROX 65,000 MILES. HAD VEHICLE SCANNED, COULD POSSIBLY BE PASS SIDE SEAT SENSOR BUT NOT 100% SURE. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, HIGH COST, RECALL WAS ISSUED TO VEHICLES UP TO 2007 MODELYEAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE RECALL ISSUED FOR MODEL YEAR 2008 ALSO!!
2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SPORT MAKES A LOUD POPPING/CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. IT ALSO POPS LOUD WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON STRAIGHT AND SMOOTH ROADS, THERE IS NO ISSUE WHATSOEVER. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO FOUR DIFFERENT SHOPS AND HAD IT LOOKED AT BY EIGHT DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GENERAL MOTORS IMMEDIATELY! I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS CAN BECOME A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON - CAN'T GET ANY INFORMATION, HOWEVER, RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, HIGH COST, RECALL WAS ISSUED TO VEHICLES UP TO 2007. THERE NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST A 2008 RECALL ISSUED.
CAN'T DISABLE TRACTION OR STABILITY CONTROL WON'T LET ME GO OVER 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN STREETS BRAKES BURNT TO NOTHING LEFT AND BRAKE HOSE MELTED CLOSE ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. USE CRUISE CONTROL TO DRIVE AFTER GOING 40 MPH TO GET TO 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY ONLY WAY TO GET TO 70 MPH WITHOUT USING GAS PETAL OR BRAKE SO THE STABILITY CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SLOWED DOWN BY TURNING OFF CRUISE CONTROL UNLESS I HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT THEN I USED THE BRAKE PETAL THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES LATER STABILITY CONTROL ENGAGED THEN HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTART VEHICLE PRESS BRAKES TO RELEASE THEN GOT BACK ON ROAD AND REPEAT .
APRIL 26, 2019 THE ENGINE IN MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX SPORT LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MIDWEST TIRE & AUTO IN THE CICERO,IL FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. A WEEK AFTER RETRIEVING MY SUV ON JUNE 20,2019 FROM THE SHOP IT HAD AN EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AND IT CAUGHT FIRE. WHILE THE OCCUPANCY OF MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN AGES 7,4, AND 2 WERE WITHIN 11 MILES OF TRAVEL FROM OUR RESIDENCE ALONG THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECOGNIZABLE FROM THE INTERIOR, FROM FRONT TO CENTER OF THE VEHICLE'S BODY IT WAS A GRAYISH COLOR. SHOWING THE FIRE'S INTENSITY.
THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS FAULT AND HAS TURNED OFF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MANY TIMES WITH MY HUSBAND IN THE SEAT NEXT TO ME WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND INTERSTATES. I FEAR IT WILL TURN OFF AND WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT PUTTING HIS LIFE IN UNNECESSARY DANGER. THIS HAS BEEN A WELL REPORTED INCIDENT TO THE MANUFACTURER BY MANY INDIVIDUALS AND THE 2007 MODEL HAD A RECALL IN PLACE. THERE IS NO REASON THE 2008 MODEL SHOULD NOT ALSO HAVE THAT RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPITZER CHEVROLET NORTHFIELD (333 E AURORA RD, NORTHFIELD, OH 44067, 440-499-7900) WHERE IT WAS SPECULATED THAT THERE COULD BE A SENSOR MALFUNCTION ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A COST ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,700.
VERY STRONG FUEL/GASOLINE SMELL IN AND AROUND VEHICLE. SOME FUEL DRIPPING FROM ABOVE FUEL TANK AREA. HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT LOCAL MECHANIC. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE ON THE MAIN FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED/DAMAGED.
A STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR OF CAR, TOOK IT TO A AUTO SERVICE STATION THERE WHEN IT WAS CHECKED THE SERVICE PEOPLE FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINE ROTTED AT ONE OF CONNECTIONS AND IT STARTED TO LEAK, AFTER I HAD IT REPLACED I TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED TO OPERATE. WHILE DRIVING, A GROANING SOUND WAS GETTING LOUDER COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO CLIFF ANSCHUETZ CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1074 US 23 N, ALPENA, MI 49707, (989) 884-0576) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BEARINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5-297162112. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 67,697 MILES AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED AT 70,495 MILES. *BF *TR
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AT ANY TIME THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS WILL COME ON: ABS / SERVICE STABILITRAK / ALL WHEEL DIVE - OFF / SERVICE TRACTION CONTOL. ALSO WHEN DRIVING YOU MAY SEE THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND MY FOOT WOULD NOT BE ON THE BRAKE. WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE I WILL HEAR WHAT SEEMS LIKE A GRINDING NOTICE. I HAVE HAD BRAKES CHECK AND BRAKES AND ROTOR ON BACK RIGHT WHEELS REPLACE AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CAR DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. SECOND TIME IN SERVICE. ONE TIME I HAD JUST PULLED OFF AND HEARD THIS LOUD GRINDING/ SCRAPING NOISE. IT IS FRIGHTENING . MILEAGE IS 63830 CAN HAPPEN ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY THIS HAS HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES. WITH SPEED AS LOW AS 25 OR 60.MPH
MY DEFROST DOESN'T WORK NOR DOES MY HEAT AND EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN THE TRUCK IT DOESN'T WANT TO START UP RIGHT AWAY. IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I CAN'T SEE OUT MY WINDOWS I LIVE IN WISCONSIN. I'VE HAD MY BEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR FIXED TWICE EVEN HAD ALL MY FLUIDS DRAINED AND REFILLED. IT DOESN'T HEAT UP THE TRUCK AT ALL EVEN WITHOUT DEFROST ON I STILL GET COLD AIR NO MATTER THE SETTING AND SERVICE AIR BAG HAS BEEN POPPING UP SINCE IVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE
THE IGNITION LOCKS UP WHEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. IT WON'T LET THE KEY TURN THE WHOLE WAY OFF AND LOCKS IT IN PLACE FOR ANYWHERE FROM A MINUTE TO 5 MINUTES. SOMETIMES IF YOU SLAM THE SHIFTER IN PARK IT WILL RELEASE BUT NOT ALWAYS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HALL CHEVROLET NEWPORT NEWS (12896 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23608, (888) 320-6072) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP FRONT LEFT SIDE OF FUEL TANK.
FIRST THERE WAS SMELL IN DRIVER SIDE BACK PASSENGER SEAT. THEN THE SMELL GOT STRONGER OUTSIDE CAR, RIGHT DRIVER WHEEL WELL. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HE VERIFIED SMELL AND WAS ABLE TO STICK HIS HAND UP AND FEEL WET SPOT ON TOP/ SIDE OF GAS TANK. BOTH WITH CAR IN MOTION AND STOPPED. THE 2007 EQUINOX HAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT, GAS SMELL IN DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEAT AND WHEEL WELL. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THERE IS A NOTICE BUT NO RECALL. THEY ARE USING THE SAME PLASTIC PART ON THE BOTH CARS AND THE PART MAY DETERIORATE OR DEFECTIVE ON BOTH YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED AND A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAVY ODOR OF FUEL WAS POIGNANT NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AFTER AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.
DOOR HANDLES KEEP BREAKING
I BOUGHT MY EQUINOX USED IN 2015 WITH 87,000. SINCE HAVING IT, I'VE REPLACED THE TIRE VALVE SENSORS (BROKE AGAIN). I WAS TOLD THAT FIXING THEM ARE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. I'VE REPLACED TURN SIGNAL HANDLE. A MONTH LATER, I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF MY TURNING SIGNALS NO MATTER HOW SHARP OR WIDE MY TURNS ARE. SINCE I FIRST GOT MY VEHICLE, MY STABILITY TRACTION SERVICE LIGHT, I THINK THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPS ON. CAN'T TAKE TO MECHANIC DUE TO THE ISSUES NOT BEING CONSTANT. ONCE I CAUGHT ENGINE LIGHT ON,IT WAS A EGR VALVE, REPLACED THAT. ISSUE CONTINUES. WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, MY VEHICLE SEEMS TO HESITATE AND/OR STALL.
I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM DO TO PAINT PEELING AND FALLING TO THE GROUND BACK AROUND 2013 I SEE NOW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH THIS YEARS VEHICLE. IT HAS IT METAL EXPOSED AND I LOVE MY EQUINOX BUT I'M NOT LIKING IT MORE EACH DAY DO TO SIDE BACK PANELS PEELING ON BOTH SIDES IT DEFECTED MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS ALWAYS BEEN PLACED IN THE GARAGE
WHEN I PUT MY EQUINOX IN GEAR AND GO, YOU HEAR LIKE A WATER WASHING IN THE DASH. MY WINDSHIELD AND DRIVES WINDOWS FOG UP WHILE I HAVE MY HEAT, OR DEFROST ON DRIVING.
TAKATA RECALL- I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND IT SEEMS LIKE GAS IS LEAKING ABOVE THE GAS TANK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR MAY CATCH ON FIRE WHILE I AM DRIVING. NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A RECALL. WHEN I FIRST SMELLED IT, I WAS PARKED AT THE STORE BUT NOW I SMELL IT WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IT IS PARKED!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP FOR NEW TIRES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN JONES CHEVROLET BUICK CADILLAC OF SALEM (1450 IN-60, SALEM, IN 47167, (812) 883-3081) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE BUBBLED UP AND PEEL OFF. THE PAINT CONTINUE TO CHIP AWAY AND RUST.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION STABILIZER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,120.
PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR DOESN'T GO ON OR GOES ON AND OFF WHILE IN CAR DRIVING OR STATIONARY. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE FROM THE 2007 RECALL, BUT NOT EXTENDED TO THE 2008. HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP YET BUT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 80,000 MILES. THE AIRBAG SENSOR INDICATOR SAYS SERVICE AIRBAG ALL THE TIME AND THE SEATBELT INDICATOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ON ALL THE TIME WHETHER THE SEATBELT IS ON OR NOT
I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHICH HAS 32,650 MILES ON IT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED JERKING, AS IT SOMEONE WAS PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A SPEED OF 45 TO 50 DURING ACCELERATION! I AM A HEART TRANSPLANT SURVIVOR OF 15 YRS AND DID NO NEED TO BE PUT THROUGH THIS KIND OF SCARE! I DUG THROUGH SOME PAPERS AND FOUND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE THAT STATED NOT TO BRING IT IN UNTIL IT STARTED TO DO THIS. OF COURSE THE TIME OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT AND CHEVY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AND REPAIR THEIR MISTAKE! I INHERITED THIS VEHICLE FROM MY MOTHER IN 2015 WITH 29,000 MILE ON IT! I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH RELEASING THIS VEHICLE TO THE PUBLIC WITH THIS ISSUE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN! THEY SHOULD HAVE STEPPED UP AND REPAIRED THESE VEHICLES BEFORE THIS COULD HAPPEN. THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION WAS A CRACKED SPARK PLUG OF THE THIRD CYLINDER! WILL NEVER BY A GM PRODUCT! I WAS CONTACTED BY CHEVROLET AND BECAUSE IT HAD OVER 19,500 MILES THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR REPAIRS! THEY REPLIED THT THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY, HOW WHEN THEY CAN LET SOMETHING LIKE THIS OUT INTO THE PUBLIC.
MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE TWO RECALLS; FIRST THE AIRBAGS. WHEN MY PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON TELLING ME TO CHECK MY AIRBAG AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF. I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL DEPLOY IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF IT WILL ON ITS OWN ONE DAY HURTING MY PASSENGER. SECOND, MY VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. IT SMELLS WORSE WHEN I FILL THE TANK UP AND ITS DOESN'T START RIGHT AWAY. I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE WERE THE 2007 EQUINOX HAD A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG AND GAS TANK. PLEASE HELP ME.
I HAVE A NEW BATTERY (PURCHASED 2-3MONTHS AGO) & A NEW ALTERNATOR (INSTALLED YESTERDAY). TODAY DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS SOON AS I STARTED TO DRIVE. THERE IS NO PLACE TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY EMPLOYEES AT ADVANCE AUTO PART BECAUSE IT IS EITHER ELECTRIC OR HYDRAULIC. PLEASE HELP? ..... P.S. IT WAS LOCKED JUST B4 REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR (ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO) AND REMAINS LOCKED TODAY.
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM SOMEONE WHO LET ME KNOW OF THIS ISSUE AND COULD NOT GET IT FIXED. THIS ISSUE IS PRESENT NO MATTER IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. THERE IS A "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG NOTIFICATION LIGHT. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE CENTER CONSOLE IS ALWAYS SET TO OFF NO MATTER IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE WHETHER THE PEOPLE BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS NEW OR USED. IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND IT COSTS $800-$1000 FOR GM TO FIX IT WHICH IS LUDICROUS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT THEY INSTALLED. THIS WAS THE SAME ISSUE IN THE 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THAT WAS RECALLED HOWEVER GM WILL NOT RECALL THE 2008????
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (LAMB CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 400 PRESCOTT LAKES PKWY, PRESCOTT, AZ 86301) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR CONTROL MODULE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-3844789289. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD RESPOND WITHIN TWO DAYS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.
MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX PAINT IS PEELING ABOVE THE PASSENGER WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES AND PEELING DOWN TO THE METAL. IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR REPAINTED. I FIND IT TO COINCIDENTAL THAT WHEN I GOOGLE THE PROBLEM OF 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX PAINT PEELING IT IS HAPPENING FOR EVERYONE IN THE SAME SPOT. I ONLY HAVE 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR BECAUSE MY COMMUTE IS ONLY 3 MILES. THE CAR HAS HAD EVERY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE AND ANY REPAIRS AT CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALERSHIPS. IT IS VERY GENTLY USED AND ALTHOUGH IT IS A 2008 I DON'T BELIEVE MY TEENAGERS BEATER CAR SHOULD LOOK BETTER THAN MY $35,000 CHEVY EQUINOX NO MATTER HOW OLD IT IS. IT IS CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT THAT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AT THIS POINT OR PAY FOR. RIGHT NOW THE DAMAGE IS $1000 AS QUOTED BY GM AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. I ABSOLUTELY FEEL THIS IS A COMPLETE VIOLATION TO CONSUMERS AND SINCERELY HOPE FOR ANYONE BUYING THE NEW CHEVY EQUINOX THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO THEM OVER TIME. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR FAULTY PAINT JOB AND JUST DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR
FAULTY HEAD GASKETS
INTAKE VALVE AND VALVE COVER GASKETS BLOWN DUE TO CORROSION BY DEX-COOL OVER TIME. ALSO HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKET REPAIRED 10/16/2014 DUE TO SAME PROBLEM.
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT; I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE, WHEN A DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
I RECEIVED SPECIAL COVERAGE LETTER 12191 JULY 2013 THAT STATED REPAIRS NEEDED TO BE MADE TO MY VEHICLE IN A CHEVY LOCATION BY 7/31/14. THESE REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE MADE IF THE VEHICLE PRESENTED A PROBLEM BY THEN (PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN ON FUEL PUMP MAY CRACK/LEAK FUEL/VAPORS; IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY CAUSE VEHICLE FIRE). ON 9/18/17 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO MY TRUSTED MECHANIC (I DIDN'T REMEMBER CHEVY'S EXPIRED LETTER FROM 2013) SCARED OF SMELLING FUEL. HE REPAIRED MY CAR THE NEXT DAY & INFORMED ME OF A SPECIAL COVERAGE NOTE ON 2007 MODELS OF MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED CHEVY VIA LETTER ASKING IF THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE WORK DONE. THEIR 1ST RESPONSE WAS THEY SIMPLY WOULDN'T BECAUSE I HAD IT DONE AT MY OWN PRIVATE MECHANIC. I SHOULD HAVE DRIVEN MY FUEL SMELLING VEHICLE TO CHEVY (WHOM I DO NOT HAVE A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH) SO ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS CAN SEE IF THERE WAS IN FACT A PROBLEM FIRST. I THEN REPLIED, THAT AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE (HTTPS.//NYTI.MS/2HWDWED), DATED 10/1/12, THAT STATED THAT CHEVY WAS GOING TO ORIGINALLY SEND OUT A LETTER STATING THAT I HAD 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES TO HAVE PART REPLACED, BUT MY LETTER STATES ONLY UNTIL 7/31/14. THEIR VERBAL RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY SENT ME AN ADDITIONAL LETTER & MAYBE IT WENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS (I LIVE AT MY CURRENT LOCATION FOR 46 YEARS). EITHER WAY I SHOULD HAVE DONE THE INVESTIGATING ON MY OWN TO FIND OUT ABOUT SAID LETTER (FOUND ONLINE AFTER THE FACT 12191B; DOCUMENT ID 4233868, DATED 7/8/15) WHICH BELIEVE IT OR NOT STILL STATED THAT REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 7/31/14. THEY SIMPLY TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT OR REIMBURSE US BECAUSE WE WENT TO OUR OWN MECHANIC WHO HAS BEEN DOING OUR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE STOKES TRAINOR CHEVROLET/BUICK DEALER IN NEW BERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR A RECALL AND WAS ADVISED OF THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,395.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL ON THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS CORRODED PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNRISE CHEVROLET IN GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60139, PHONE: (630-942-8300) FOR THE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THE SPEEDOMETER GOES UP TO 120 MPH AND GETS STUCK. I WILL BE DRIVING AT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO UP TO SAY THAT I AM DRIVING 120 MILES PER HOUR. IT WILL BE STUCK THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN WILL GRADUALLY GO BACK DOWN TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. WHEN IT GOES UP TO 120 MPH YOU WILL HEAR CLICKING IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IF YOU BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP THE SPEEDOMETER MIGHT SAY YOU ARE DRIVING 120 MPH OR IT MIGHT SAY 60 MPH. THE RPM METER WILL ALSO SOMETIMES SHOW IT GOING UP. WE HAVE CHANGED OUT THE FUSES AND STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO SOME PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS USING THIS TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE AND PANICKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS AND IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE GOTTEN INFO THAT IT WAS DUE TO FAULTY MOTOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO ATTACHED THE PICTURE OF THE VIDEO OR PHOTO OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BELOW.
DASH LIGHT INDICATES SERVICE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE 2007 EQUINOX HAD A RECALL ON BUT ALL SAFETY COMPLAINTS ON THE 08 HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED, COST OF REPAIRS ARE AROUND A $1,000.00. SINCE IT HAD BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 08 MODEL. DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX AND SOUNDS LIKE THIS COULD CAUSE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
I HAVE PUT 3 FUEL PUMPS PLUS IT WILL HAVE TO HAVE INSTALLED AGAIN AND WILL HAVE TO SHELL OUT 725.00 THIS TIME BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND IF GM DON`T REPLACE I MAY FILE THE LEMON LAW AND MY AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHOWS IT IS NOT WORKING SOMETIMES.
SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT WEIGHS ABOUT 100 LBS. SINCE THEN THE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON TO SERVICE AIRBAG. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON STABILITY LIGHT ON
THE STABILITRAX LIGHT HAS COME ON AND MY VEHICLE WON'T START, HAVE TRIED TO JUMP IT BUT IT ONLY MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. I'VE TRIED TO RESET IT ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL BUT NO LUCK. THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY I TRIED TO START IT THIS MORNING AND NOTHING.
AT 64,000 MILES THE MASTER CYLINDER STARTING LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS IS A $900 REPAIR BEING PASSED ONTO THE CONSUMER AND IS NOT "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX DOING THIS AT AROUND 65,000 MILES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL
HAVING TROUBLE WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE TEMP GAUGE AND GAS METER NOT READING
FAULTY RETURN PORT IN FUEL PUMP MODULE LEAKING FUEL (SEVERE LEAK) STARTED NOTICING A SMELL WITH NO VISIBLE LEAK, NOW WHEN CAR IS PARKED LOOSING ALL FUEL PRESSURE (CAR WON'T START ON FIRST TRY) AND PARKED WITH 1/2 TANK NOW NO FUEL LEFT IN CAR. DISTINCT SMELL OF FUEL AND CAR IS PARKED. IS THIS PART OF RECALL?
PART ON LIFTGATE ABOVE WINDOW AND BELOW THE BREAK LIGHT POPPED OFF. ENTIRE GM PART NEEDS TO BE ORDERED OVER $1000 AND THEN HAS TO BE PAINTED AND PAY LABOR. WAS TOLD THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPENED BEFORE. NOW MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE PARKED IN DOORS UNTIL I GET AFFORD TO GET FIXED DUE TO WATER WILL LEAK IN. SIMPLY OPENED THE BACK AND IT FELL OFF.
FUEL PUMP LEAKING FROM MAIN FUEL LINE GOING INTO PUMP. THE 2007 MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR LEAK, PUDDLES ONTO THE GROUND. VERY DANGEROUS, I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY YEAR WAS NOT RECALLED, AS I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE FUEL PUMP/SYSTEM!
TAKATA RECALL LIGHT COMES ON AND DASH CRACKING
FIRST THE CAR FUEL TANK' THE GAS GAGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN THE GAS TANK FULL IT SHOWS HALF OR EMPTY, SECOND THE HEAD LIGHT BULB BLOWS LIKE EVERY TWO WEEKS BECAUSE WATER IS GETTING INTO THE CONSOLE OR THE HEAD LIGHT ,THE TURN SIGNAL NEVER TURN OFF AFTER YOU SWISH IN ON AND MAKE THE TURN I HAVE TO MANUALLY SWISH IT OFF AT ALL TIMES WEATHER YOU ARE IN CITY HIGH WAY DO NOT MATTER .
ENGINE LOSING POWER AND CAR NOT TURNING ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A FUEL ODOR WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED OTHERWISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALMEDA AUTO (CAR INSPECTION STATION) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE/SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE CONTACT LEFT THE INSPECTION STATION, THE VEHICLE STALLED, WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART, AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN A PASSENGER SAT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT: CARTER CHEVROLET, SATABY, NC, WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT: MCCURRY-DEC CHEVROLET, FOREST CITY, NC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PTS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PTS MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS INITIALLY AGREED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 80.000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH HIS DAUGHTER, WIFE, AND NEPHEW, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION ON THE CHEST WALL AND HIS WIFE SUSTAINED SHOULDER PAIN. THE DAUGHTER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.
THE LIGHT INDICATING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ARMED DOESN'T GO ON ANYMORE. I HAD THIS DIAGNOSED AND THE CODE B0081 SHOWS UP INDICATING A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. WITH THE MODULE NOT SENSING A PASSENGER, THE AIR BAG PROBABLY WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE 2007 EQUINOX WAS RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT.
"TAKATA RECALL" THE TIMING BELT. TIMING BELT STRETCHED. KNOW FOR FACT THAT 5 OTHER CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2008 HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BROUGHT TO THE SAME AUTOMACANIC SHOP. OURS WOULD BE THE 6TH KNOWN IN HASTINGS MINNESOTA. WOULD LIKE A RECALL AND HAVE PROBLEM FIXED AND PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND WHEN BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES, THEY KEPT SAYING IT WAS THE GAS CAP. REPLACED GAS CAP AND STILL SEVERAL TIMES ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE DEALERSHIP KEPT SAYING IT WAS THE GAS CAP, EVEN AFTER THEY REPLACED GAS CAP. THE SAME THING KEPT HAPPENING OVER AND OVER. THEY DENIED ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL THE TIMING BELT STRETCHED AND CANNOT DRIVE. FOR A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS THIS WENT ON AND ON. THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM UNLESS WE PAY 2000 DOLLARS PLUS TO REPAIR TIMING BELT. THE DEALERSHIP IS THE ONES THAT WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO. HAD A SECOND OPINION DONE AND THEY CLAIMED WE WHERE THE 7TH CAR WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICAL FROM THE DEALERSHIP. ALWAYS BROUGHT TO THEM WITH ANY MECHANICAL PROBEMS TP BE REPAIRED.ALL I AM ASKING FOR IS THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE OVERLOOKED THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AND BLAMED IT ON MY GAS CAP. I AM PARAPELEGIC ON RIGHT SIDE. ONLY DRIVE WHEN NECCESSARY. HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHACED IT FROM DEALERSHIP. IT HAS 77,008 MILES ON IT WHEN WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 17, 2017.VAM CODE IS P0017-CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT CORRELATION BANK 1.....P0008-ENGINE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, EXHAUST CAMSHAFT NOT MOVING WHEN COMMANDED...RECOMMENDED NEW TIMING CHAINS, CHAIN GUIDES,CHAIN TENTIONERS,CAM ACTUATORS... CONCERN#2 CUSTOMER STATES THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK. FOUND THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAULTY. REPLACED THE FRONT DOOR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR/LATCH ASSEMBLY..PAID ...MAIN CONCERN IS TIMING BELT THAT IS FAULTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A CRACK WAS IN THE INLET OR THE OUTLET LINE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP INLET OR OUTLET WAS LEAKING FUEL, WHICH DRIPPED ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
DASHBOARD CRACKING , THE DASHBOARD IS ALSO CRACKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA
AIR BAG INDICATOR ON/OFF ON DASH WORKS PART OF THE TIME WHEN RIGHT SEAT IS OCCUPIED SO I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE RIGHT AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED WHEN THE LIGHT IS SHOWING OFF. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE 2007 EQUINOX HAD A RECALL ON BUT ALL SAFETY COMPLAINTS ON THE 08 HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED, COST OF REPAIRS ARE AROUND A $1,000.00. SINCE IT HAD BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 08 MODEL?
ENGINE LOSS POWER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON BARLETT RD IN ELGIN ILL,SUDDENLY SHE LOST ACCELERATION, THERE WAS SEMITRUCK BEHIND HER NERMISS A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR
MY WIFE WAS AT WORK DURING A THUNDERSTORM. WENT TO THE CAR TO LEAVE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FLOORBOARD WAS SOAKING WET. I LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT MORNING AND THE FRONT DRIVER MD PASSENGER SIDE WAS STILL SOAKING WET. I TOOK A BUCKET OF WATER AND POURED IT FROM THE ROOF DOWN THE WINDOW SEAL TOWER IF ANY WATER WAS GOING TO LEAK ON THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. YES WATER WAS ENTERING THE THE CARE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. I CHECKED THE WEATHERING STRIP TO SEE IF WAS DAMAGED DRY ROTTED WHICH IT WAS NOT. I BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. I'VE READ DIFFERENT FORUMS STATING THE SAME ISSUES. I ALSO DISCOVERED THIS FORUM THAT GIVE A BULLETIN NUMBER OF SOME SORT 08-08-57-001A DATED FOR 10-08-08 MODELS 05-09 EQUINOX TALKING ABOUT INSUFFICIENT BODY SEALER WATER ENTERING V THROUGH SEAMS IN THE FLOOR PAN ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. CORRECTION REMOVE CARPET AND RESEAL THE SHEET METAL SEAM. IF THIS ISN'T THE ISSUE PLEASE FIND OUT WHAT IS BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.
JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING 2016 MY WIFE'S CAR STARTED ALTERNATING BACK AND FORTH LUKE WARM AIR TO COLD AIR. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEATER CORE, THE BLEND MOTOR DOOR, BLED THE LINES FOR AIR BUBBLES, AND TODAY THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. NOTHING HAS CHANGED THE HEATER PROBLEMS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS SITTING OR MOVING, IT DOESN'T WORK RIGHT. IF IT'S COLD I CAN'T KEEP MY WINDOWS CLEAR FROM FOGGING UP OR FROST ON MY WINDOWS. *TR
MY CAR HAS BEEN SMELLING LIKE GAS FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. I DON'T SEE ANY LEAKS AT THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR.
AROUND THE WHOLE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED AND ON THE STEERING WHEEL A CRACK IS STARTING ON TOP PART
OUR 2008 EQUINOX PAINT HAS STARTED TO PEEL ON THE TOP. WE NOTICE A SPOT A WEEK AGO AND NOW IT IS ABOUT 12 INCHES LONG IT IS BUBBLING AND PEELING TO WHERE THE WHITE IS SHOWING. PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MATTER WE HAVE ONLY 72000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT
WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS (CAR IN PARK ON FLAT SURFACE) I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A RUSHING OF WATER. ALSO WHEN CAR SITS IN THE SUN, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW INOPERABLE AND BACK DOOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK INOPERABLE. ELECTRICAL HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
WHEN I ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE OR STEP ON THE GAS I HEAR RUSHING WATER SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH BY THE FLOOR. IT HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.
"TAKATA RECALL" MY CAR HAS A VERY STRONG ORDOR OF GAS WHILE ITS PARKED AND WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE OR OR IS VERY STRONG IN THE BACK OF THE CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK AND HAD TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
TAKATA RECALL. 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, 56,000 MILES. MY SERVICE SAFETY BELT LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS ABS AND CHECK ENGINE AND ! ? IS THIS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY?
THERE IS A STRANGE SOUND OF WATER SLOSHING UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THERE IS MOISTURE BUILD UP IN MY HEADLIGHTS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED. MY BRAKE LIGHT GO OUT SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS JUST AFTER MY ANNUAL INSPECTION - THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED, NOT TWO WEEKS LATER SOMEONE PULLED UP NEXT TO ME WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT TO TELL ME ALL MY LIGHTS WERE OUT. THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2016 I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND DURING THE INSPECTION THE TECH TOLD ME MY DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT AND THAT THE LIGHT AT THE TOP DID NOT GO ON RIGHT AWAY AND FLICKERED WHEN IT DID. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO GM ABOUT A SOLUTION TO THE LIGHT ISSUE - I HAVE TO TAKE MY TRUCK IN TO BE SERVICED AT A GM DEALERSHIP, IT IS GOING TOMORROW SEPT 29TH TO BRYNER CHEVROLET IN JENKINTOWN, PA.
ENGINE LIGHT ON CODE SAYS TIMING CHAIN ON 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX 98,000 MILES.
FUEL ODOR AND SPOTTING ON GROUND WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC WHO FOUND A CRACKED PLASTIC FUEL LINE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. NO AREA DAMAGE OR CAUSE FOUND FOR THIS CRACK TO OCCUR. UNKNOWN REASON OTHER THAN DEFECT. FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED.
MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ANYONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT OR NOT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY HAD THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE MILEAGE ON THE TIMING CHAIN WAS NOT A FACTOR WHEN DETERMINING THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
MY 74 YEAR OLD BROTHER BOUGHT HIS 2008 EQUINOX NEW IT HAS LESS THAN 120,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS THE BIGGEST HEAP OF CRAP CHEVROLET INVENTED!!!! 5. POWER STEERING WENT OUT COSTING $2500.00 TO FIX JAN 2015 6. TRANSMISSION STARTS JERKING WHEN HITTING 45 MPH DEALERSHIP INFORMED US OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN WE TOOK IN FOR A RECALL ON A DEFECTIVE GAS MODUAL THAT THEY NEVER REPLACED SAYING THE PART WAS OK. THEY DROVE IT AND SAID THAT ITS THE TRANSMISSION AND ASKED $500.00 TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. STARTED FEB 2016 7. THE STABLE LINK LIGHT PERIODICALLY COMES ON SAYING TO SERVICE THE STABLE TRAC THEN GOES OFF STARTED MARCH OF 2016 8. THE TOP OF THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE BACK HATCH IS GONE WHERE IT FELL OFF AT SOME POINT HAS MANY OTHER THINGS WRONG. TURN SIGNAL GEARS TO TURN OFF SIGNALS FOR RIGHT AND LEFT SIGNAL DO NOT WORK. THE WASHER FLUID MOTOR DOES NOT WORK. DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW MOTOR BROKE FROM WINDOW.DRIVERS DOOR HAS TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THIS VEHICLE IS A CLEAN AND IN EXCELLENT SHAPE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW AND IS OWNED BY AN ELDERLY MAN. IT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED HAS LESS THAT 120,000 MILES ON IT
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 102,000 MILES. WON'T GO OFF TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD NEED A NEW PPS MODULE. IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. SO DIDN'T GET IT FIX WOULD HAVE COST $900. SEEN ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITH SAME PROBLEM. AND THAT 2007 WERE RECALLED BUT NOT 2008. AND CONSIDERING THE RECALL WAS MADE IN 2008 DON'T YOU THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED 2008 MODELS AS WELL?? HOPING THEY WILL STILL ISSUE A RECALL SOON SO WE CAN GET IT FIXED!!! TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A PROIRITY AND FIXED!!!
I HAD TO HAVE MY SENORS REPLACED IN MINE AND WONDER WHY MINE WAS NEVER RECALLED. COST ME $1,000. I SEE HERE THE SAME ISSUED AND IT HAS A RECALL. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUL 05, 2016 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V507000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 289,254 ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL CLOSE VEHICLE MAKEMODELMODEL YEAR(S) CHEVROLETIMPALA2009-2010
MY VEHICLE HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR CODE P0008. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW THE DEALER DISCOVERED I HAD A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF $3,000. I HAVE CHANGED MY OIL AS STATED IN THE MANUAL AND CHECK THE OIL LEVELS PERIODICALLY. THE SERVICE SCHEDULE IN THE MANUAL INDICATES THAT THE BELTS NEED TO BE CHECKED FOR WEAR AT 150,000. THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD SURELY LAST LONGER THAN THE BELTS. CHEVY ISSUED A CUSTOMER SERVICE BULLETIN WITH REGARD TO PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN WEAR ON ALL 2008 EQUINOX'S EXCEPT THE SPORT (WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE). AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE DIGGING I HAVE DISCOVERED MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE 2008 SPORT THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED SINCE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.
LEAKING GAS FROM THE TANK UNDER REAR DOOR PASSENGER SIDE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
I PURCHASED MY EQUINOX BRAND NEW IN JULY OF 2008 AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 109,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES SO I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING INTO 3RD SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW WAVE PLATE. CHEVROLET HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND I FALL WITHIN THE DATE AND MILEAGE LIMITS, BUT GM IS CLAIMING THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS WARRANTY.
2008 EQUINOX - MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I CAN'T TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE ISN'T REGISTERING THAT IT'S IN PARK. IT'S SOME ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTER. THE KEY WAS STICKING FOR ABOUT A MONTH BUT WOULD ALWAYS TURN OFF UNTIL NOW. NUMEROUS EQUINOX OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE BUT CHEVY HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM OR ISSUED A RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO BE EJECTED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
I BOUGHT MY EQUINOX IN OCTOBER OF 2015. AFTER HAVING IT JUST 6 MONTHS AND DRIVING IT APPROX. 3,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE (THEY SUSPECTED STOP LEAK WAS PUT IN TO MASK THE PROBLEM BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE). THEY ARE QUOTING $3,400 FOR A REFURBISHED ENGINE (THAT COULD RUN INTO THE SAME ISSUE) OR $5,900 FOR A NEW ENGINE. GM HAS BEEN NO HELP AT PROVIDING ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. AS I'VE DONE MORE RESEARCH, I SEE COUNTLESS OTHER CASES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH LOW MILES. WE HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED GM VEHICLES, AS MY HUSBAND'S STEPDAD AND UNCLE WERE BOTH GM EMPLOYEES. MY FAITH HAS NOW BEEN SHAKEN IN THE COMPANY, AND I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER GM VEHICLE ANYTIME SOON.
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO MY KEY STARTED STICKING IN THE CYLINDER AND I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT. IT WOULD TAKE 2-5 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. IT HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT SO I HAD SOMEONE CHECK IT OUT. HE FOUND A RECALL REFERENCE #09-02-35-005C WHICH STATES THAT CHEVROLET EQUINOX FROM 2007-2009 BUILT PRIOR TO 7/2008 WILL NEED TO HAVE A NEW CYLINDER IGNITION LOCK PART #20869121 INSTALLED FOR IGNITION KEY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE, BINDS OR STICKS. MY CAR WAS BUILT IN 2007 YET THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VIN# WHICH ACCORDING TO YOUR RECALL NOTICE IS NOT TRUE. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP ABOUT THIS MATTER. [XXX] OR EMAIL ME @ [XXX]. THANK YOU. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STABILITY AND TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED NO POWER STEERING HAS WIRING, FLUID LEAK, AND BOLTS WERE MISSING. UPDATED 06/20/18*JB
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. FOR YEARS THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYED, OR GOES OFF AND ON DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PASSENGER, AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. OCCUPANTS HAVE NO SECURITY OF KNOWING WHETHER OR NOT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.
I HAVE A LIGHT ON SAYING SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY AIRBAG .ALSO A TAPPING IN MY ENGINE
SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOR LAST YEAR ALL THE TIME
SMELL OF GASOLINE WITH 78,000 MILES.
THE SPEEDOMETER TO MY VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING. REGARDLESS IF THE CAR IS ON OR OFF, THE NEEDLE IS ALWAYS STUCK ON 120 MPH. I HAVE ALSO STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BACK DOORS IN WHICH THE LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING WITH THE REMOTE. IF I TRY TO UNLOCK, THE BACK DOORS REMAIN LOCKED. WHEN I DO USE THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE, THE BACK DOORS WILL UNLOCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THE SEALS MUST NOT BE THAT GREAT BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF MOISTURE IN THEM TO WHERE NOW I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. MY BACK LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT AS WELL AND AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. CHEVROLET, ALTHOUGH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REPORT THIS REFUSES TO FIX. COST TO FIX AT DEALER IS AROUND $1000.00. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX THIS
DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE WITH REMOTE AND WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH REMOTE. WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, AND WHEN VEHICLE PLACED IN PARK DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK.
POWER STEERING WAS MAKING WHINING SOUND WHEN TURNING AND HAD A FLUID LEAK. WATER LEAKED INTO TRUNK AND FILLED UP AREA WHERE SPARE TIRE IS LOCATED, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR BROKE AND STOPPED WORKING, ONE OF THE BACK SEAT BELTS DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY CLICKED, SOME PAINT CHIPPING, AND TRANSMISSION WENT AT 76,000 MILES
I WAS COMING HOME AND MY HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY OUT NO FUSE IS OUT NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG . I AM DISABLE AND I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS . NEED SOME ANSWERS . SEEMS LIKE A ON GOING PROBLEM FROM THE COMPLAINTS I READ . THANK YOU *TR
THE STABILLITRAK LIGHT AND WARNING SYSTEM SUDDENLY CAME ON MY CAR AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I LOST POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY. THE EQUINOX HAS 67, 363 MILES ON IT. I HAD THE ENTIRE CAR SERVICED AND THE SYSTEMS PUT ON A MONITOR IN DECEMBER WITH NO PROBLEMS APPEARING. LUCKILY , I SLOWED DOWN AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME THE PROBLEM.
BOTH HEADLIGHTS CONTAIN MOISTURE DUE TO FAULTY SEALS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEED REPLACING ON A MINIMUM OF TWICE A YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, BREAK AND/OR TAIL LIGHTS SEEM TO FAIL AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR AS WELL.
PASSENGER AIR BAG CONSTANTLY COMING ON SAYING IT IS NOT WORKING. ALL OTHERS RECALLED BY 2008. NOW SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK SENSOR ON. I'VE READ ABOUT BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ONLINE HERE SO WHY NO RECALLS WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REACURRING FOR OTHERS.
BAD WIRING HARNESS.
THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND PARK AT LOW SPEEDS. I'VE SEVERAL FORUMS WITH THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING A LOT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE POWER STEERING RECALLS. IT'S NEARLY $1,000 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A FUEL ODOR FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE UNDER A COVERAGE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED AND HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,050.
I HAVE A WATER SOUND UNDER MY DASH. POSSIBLE COOLANT THAT MAY DROP INSIDE THE CAR.
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON, ALWAYS . AIR BAG IS OFF ALWAYS. THIS CAR IS ONE PIECE OF TRASH.
2008 CHEVY EQUINOX PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS RECALLED ON THE 2007'S BUT NOT THE 2008'S EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE PERSISTS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT GM WILL NOT RECALL IT. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AS THE AIRBAG WILL NEVER DEPLOY AS THE SENSOR AND/OR PRESSURE MAT IS DEFECTIVE. THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. THIS IS ABOUT A $1,000 CHARGE AT A DEALER THAT IS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. THEY ADMITTED ON THE 2007'S AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THE 2008'S ALSO. LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 40,000 MILES WAITING FOR THE RECALL.
VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH THE DTC P0008. THIS CODE IS IN REFERENCE TO THE TIMING CHAINS NEEDING REPLACED. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ENGINE AND THE EXACT SAME CODE.
SERVICE AIR BAG, SOMETIMES PASSENGER CAME ON, SOMETIMES DIDN'T, NOW FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF IT. AUTO DOOR LOCKS SOMETIMES WORK, SOMETIMES DO NOT
THE STEERING KIND OF LOCKS WHILE IN MOTION AND YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT SOMETIMES TO TURN. ONCE I ADJUST THE COLUMN IT WILL SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN ONCE I START THE CAR AGAIN IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE AND I HAVE TO KEEP DOING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BUT THE COMPUTER READS IT'S FINE AND THE MACHANIC CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT
AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF PASSENGER AIR BAG WORKS SOMETIMES ON AND OFF ELECTRICAL WITH THE LIGHTS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS A LOT AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
I HAVE ONLY 73000 MILES ON 2008 EQUINOX AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN INDICATING THE TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE CHANGED. THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN #11340 THAT COVERS THE 3.6L V6 ENGINES IN AUTOS BETWEEN 2007-2009 BUT GM IS TELLING ME THAT MY 3.6L LY7 ENGINE IS NOT COVERED I HAVE THE SPORT MODEL.
WHITE PAINT BEGAN PEELING OFF BACK RIGHT CORNER OF VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. WHEN PARKED, PAINT WAS FINE- NEXT MORNING IT WAS COMPLETELY PEELED. NO VANDALISM OCCURRED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH- THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 MODEL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE STARTING AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR DOESN'T GO ON OR GOES ON AND THEN TURNS OFF WHILE IN CAR DRIVING OR STATIONARY. MOVING AROUND ON SEAT MAKES IT SWITCH BACK AND FORTH. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE FROM THE 2007 RECALL, BUT NOT EXTENDED TO 2008. HAVEN'T TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP YET, BUT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WAS SOLD TO ME LAST MONTH FROM A USED CAR DEALER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN INSIDE THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET OUT. WINDOW MUST BE ROLLED DOWN IN ORDER TO REACH OUTSIDE AND OPEN THE DOOR . VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE HANDLE AND SOMETHING CAME LOOSE AND DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK.
I HAVE PURCHASED A CHEVY EQUINOX 2008 AND THE MESSAGE CENTER FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS DISPLAYED SERVICE AIR BAG. THERE SEEMS TO BE A ELECTRICAL ISSUE I CAN HEAR STATIC OR SOMETHING COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR EVERY TIME I OPEN AND CLOSE IT. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I ONLY HAVE A 30 DAY WARRANTY. I CHECKED THIS CAR ON AUTO CHECK AND THE MILEAGE WAS EVEN WRONG, WHEN INSPECTED LAST THE MILES WERE 118,000 WHEN I GOT IT IT HAD 115,769 DID THEY ROLL IT BACK. WHAT SITES ARE ACCURATE? I CHECKED AUTOCHECK VIN PRO THE PAST COUPLE YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SAME ISSUES AIR BAG SENSOR ETC CHEVY SUCKS!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT ARM DUE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR, THE SYSTEM WILL SOMETIMES WORK IF A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT OR MAY SUDDENLY STOP WORKING WHEN THE PASSENGER MOVES IN THE SEAT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR AND IT WAS RECALLED, WHY NOT THE 2008 MODEL? VERY POOR RELIABILITY OF A SAFETY SYSTEM.
TWICE NOW, MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I STOP PUSHING THE GAS. BOTH TIMES, I HAVE BEEN MERGING WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, SO I AM PUSHING THE GAS PRETTY HARD TO GET UP TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. THIS LAST TIME, I SPENT ABOUT FIVE SECONDS TRYING TO BRAKE, FEELING THE ACCELERATOR STILL PUSHING THE CAR FORWARD. I DIDN'T WANT TO DESTROY MY BRAKES, ESPECIALLY SINCE BY THEN I WAS GOING DOWNHILL, SO I TRIED A QUICK TAP OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THAT LET IT UP TO WHERE I HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE WAY HOLDING THE PEDAL DOWN, (NOT THE FLOOR MAT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT) SO MY ASSUMPTION IS THERE IS SOME SORT OF SPEED CONTROLLING SOFTWARE FOR THE CAR THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT WAS MISALIGNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE "STABILIZER BAR OFF TRACK" AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY A DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
MY CAR WOULDN'T START. SO I BROUGHT A NEW BATTERY THEN MY CAR STARTED AND THEN I NOTICED STABILITRAK LIGHT WAS ON. I TRY TO DRIVE CAR BUT MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUMES EMITTING FROM THE INNER PART OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IN WARM OR HOT WEATHER. YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTUATOR TRYING, BUT IT WILL ONLY "PARTIALLY" UNLOCK THE DOOR OR NOT EVEN BUDGE THE INTERNAL MANUAL LEVER. THINGS WORK FINE WHEN IT IS COLD. THIS IS DEFINITELY RELATED TO HEAT BECAUSE IN THE SPRING AND FALL THIS IS ONLY A PROBLEM WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON THAT SIDE OF THE CAR. FURTHERMORE, IN THE SUMMER THE LOCKS WILL OFTEN WORK AFTER RUNNING THE A/C FOR 30 MINUTES OR SO. I THINK THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS 2-3 YEARS OLD. WE CAN USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS, AND IF WE USE THE REMOTE FOB FIRST, THE ALARM WON'T SOUND. JUST THE SAME, IT IS AGGRAVATING.
BEGINNING LAST YEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR BEGAN TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAD THE SERVICE CODES CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO CODE FOR THE REPEATED WARNING LIGHT TO SERVICE AIR BAG. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE. WHEN PASSENGERS OF ANY WEIGHT ARE IN THE SEAT THE INDICATOR AND SERVICE LIGHTS WILL COME ON RANDOMLY. MOST TIME MY FAMILY IS NOT PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEND TO THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR AND A RECALL WAS DONE. NOT FOR THIS MODEL. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A SOLUTION CREATED BY CHEVORLET.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
COOPER TIRE 235/60R17 CS4 TOURING TIRE -HAVE A BAD NOISE COMING FROM TIRE,STEEL BELTS BUSTED IN TIRE VIBRATES CAR
THE BACK CHILD REAR SEATBELT BECAME LOCKED IN A POSITION AROUND HIS STOMACH WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE RELEASED FROM THE LOCKED POSITION, LUCKILY MY 4 YEAR OLD SON HAD JUST ENOUGH ROOM TO BREATHE LIGHTLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET HIM HELP. IT TOOK US OVER AND HOUR TO REMOVE HIM AND THANK GOD IT WAS NOT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. IT IS VERY SCARY AND NOW WORRIES ME ABOUT ANY FUTURE INCIDENTS OR EVEN ACCIDENTS WHERE HE WILL BE UNABLE TO ESCAPE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM TWO CONNECTIONS ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP WHEN SHE PULLED OVER TO GET GAS. THE DRIVESHAFT SNAPPED IN HALF JUST AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO THE GAS STATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO SOUND BEFORE THEN. SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF HER CAR. NO STEERING, NOTHING. SHE HAD JUST PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, SO THANK GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN SHE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH OR SHE WOULD BE DEAD. COST TO HAVE TOWED AND FIXED OVER $1000.ALSO PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH FRONT END. HAD TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS, FRONT AXLE, TIE RODS 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS DUE TO SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE WAY IT DRIVES OR IS MADE. CONSTANT "RUBBING, GRINDING" NOISE WHEN YOU TURN TIRES. GAS FUMES ARE VERY STRONG IN THE CAR, ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, AND REPAIR SHOPS CANNOT FIND ANY LEAKS. SHE CANNOT SELL IT, AS IT IS WORTH VERY LITTLE DUE TO ALL THESE DEFECTS AND NO RECALLS, AND SHE IS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS. STUCK WITH A VERY DANGEROUS LEMON.
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ITS ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A GAS LEAK AND THAT I WAS DRIVING A TIME BOMB. I BOUGHT MY CAR AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR AND IT ONLY HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NOW ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD BE LEAKING GAS. A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR I ALSO TRIED TO USE THE WASHER CLEANER TO CLEAN MY WINDOWS AND IT DOES NOT WORK EITHER, AT THIS POINT, I AM AT A LOST FOR WORDS, I JUST STARTED A NEW JOB AND I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO WORK. FRUSTRATED!!!!
ELECTRICAL - MY COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER DRIVES THE EQUINOX - THE LOCKS DO NOT LOCK UNLESS SHE PHYSICALLY GOES AROUND AND LOCKS ALL OF THE DOORS. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE - ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT - NOT SAFE WHEN SHE IS WORKING AND ALONE AND HAVING TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL DOORS - ALSO SOMETIMES A MANUAL UNLOCK WILL SET OFF THE CAR ALARM!!! AND SHE HAS TO JUMP IN AND PUT KEY IN IGNITION TO GET IT TO STOP. SO WORRIED. HAD CHEVROLET LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAY ALL 4 DOOR ACTUATORS HAVE TO BE FIXED FOR A COST OF OVER 1200.00. COLLEGE KIDS CANNOT AFFORD THAT AND IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ANYWAY. NEED IMMEDIATE HELP WITH THIS. VISIBILITY/WIPER - WINDSHIELD FLUID LEAKING INTO FLOOR ON DRIVER SIDE WHEN WIPER FLUID FILLED. CHEVROLET SAID COST OVER 500.00 TO REPLACE FLUID BOTTLE??? COLLEGE KIDS CANNOT AFFORD THIS AND IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ANYWAY. SAFETY HAZARD WITH VISIBILITY CONCERNS SINCE BOTTLE EMPTY AT ALL TIMES.
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER DOES NOT MATTER. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY.
I PURCHASED THIS 2008 CHEVROLET, EQUINOX FROM HENDERSON CHEVROLET IN HENDERSON, NEVADA IN 2007. ON JULY 2013 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM JIM MOLONEY, GENERAL DIRECTOR, CUSTOMER AND RELATIONSHIP SERVICES. ON JULY 15, 2015 I WENT SHOPPING AT NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE HERE IN LAS VEGAS, NV. I STOPPED AT THE FIRESTONE REPAIR BECAUSE I SMELL GAS AND I DID NOT WANT TO MOVE MY CAR ANY MORE FOR FEAR OF FIRE ACCORDING TO THE LETTER I RECEIVED FROM CHEVROLET. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THEY LIFTED MY CAR ON THE LIFT AND THEY SHOWED ME THAT IT WAS LEAKING GAS AND COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AREA. I TOLD THEM TO REPAIR IT FOR I CAN'T DRIVE ANY FURTHER DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE ACCORDING TO THE LETTER FROM CHEVROLET. ON JULY 17, 2015 I WENT TO HENDERSON CHEVROLET TO SEE IF I COULD GET A REFUND ON REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL. I WAS DENIED A REFUND STATING THAT THE COVERING PERIOD EXPIRED ON JULY 31, 2014. THE COST OF REPAIRING THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP TOTAL WAS $1, 137.80 THIS IS WHAT I PAID FIRESTONE AND ASKING CHEVROLET FOR A REFUND.
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE IS HESITANT TO INCREASE SPEED, WHICH COULD ALMOST CAUSE TRAFFIC INCIDENTS. I AM EXPERIENCING JERKING AND HESITATION AS THE SPEED CHANGES OR THE GEARS CHANGE. THE HIGHWAY HAS A SPEED LIMIT OF 60-65. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DURING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AS THE CAR IS JERKING LIKE IT WILL CUT OFF. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TEST STATED THAT THERE IS A MISFIRE IN THE SPARKPLUGS. I'VE HAD A FULL TUNE-UP AND THE SPARKS PLUGS CHANGED BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. MY BREAKS HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASON.
PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK WHEN SOMEONE IS IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. DRIVERS WINDOW & LOCK STOPPED WORKING(HAS BEEN REPAIRED). SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL & SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHTS ARE ON. EGR VALVE CODE, TORQUE CONVERTER CODE, EVAP SYSTEM CODE, AND ABS CODE. THERE IS ALSO A SQUEEKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR & HAS LESS THAN 77K MILES. ALSO LIKE OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED I TOO GET HURT ON THE BACK OF MY LEG WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT.
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DOES NOT COME ON WHEN ANYBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT REGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MILTON RUBEN CHEVROLET IN AUGUSTA, GA. FOR AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE SEAT MAT SENSOR WAS $980.00. MY WIFE AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND MY QUESTION WAS "WHY WAS THE 2008 EQUINOX'S NOT RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE". CHEVROLET STATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT FORCED THEM TO RECALL THE 2008 EQUINOX'S. I WISH THAT I HAD GOTTEN THE MAN'S NAME. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE BBB WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP MY WIFE AND I. I ALSO STATED TO THE BBB THAT IF SOMEONE GETS HURT IN A WRECK DUE TO THE FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAG, I WOULD BE LOOKING TO THEM FOR ANSWERS. THE ONLY HELP THAT MILTON RUBEN CHEVROLET WOULD GIVE MY WIFE AND I WAS TO GIVE US A DISCOUNT ON A NEW CHEVROLET. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AT THIS TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
MY STABILIZER CONTROL LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AND THEY CONTINUE TO FLASH THEY SOMETIMES SLOW THE CAR FOR NO REASON TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE I WORK AND THEY TELL ME I HAVE TO HAVE A PART REPLACED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND MY ABS IS NO LONGER WORKING MY STABILIZING SYSTEM IS NO LONGER WORKING
I DROVE MY CAR TO THE STORE WENT IN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I THOUGHT MY CAR BATTERY HAD WENT DEAD SO I GOT A JUMP BUT THEN I NOTICED MY STABILITY TRACK LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD WENT OUT. AS SOON AS I MADE IT HOME TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, IT WENT DEAD AGAIN. AS I LOOK UP TO SEE WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING A LOT. I KNOW CARS CAN GO OUT BUT THIS ALSO HAPPEN A LOT WHERE A CONSUMER SPENDS THERE HARD EARNED MONEY ONLY TO BE DUKED IN THE END. I'VE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR FOUR MONTHS AND ALTHOUGH IT'S USED I FELT THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MY DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT I WANT TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH I WAS LUCKY AND DIDN'T CRASH. I HOPE THAT THIS DOES BECOME A RECALL AS IT IS WAY TO DANGEROUS.
WHERE DO I BEGIN?!?!!?! AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS OF THE DEALER TRYING TO FIX THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM/STABILITRACK LIGHTS ARE STILL ON AND STILL DING! TIRES ARE DOUBLE CHECKED REGULARLY. PASSENGER AIR BAG ONLY COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO, WEATHER THE PERSON WEIGHS 70LBS OR 250LBS. THE KEY SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WON'T TURN OR COME OUT, I USUALLY GIVE UP FIGHTING IT AND FORGET ABOUT IT FOR AWHILE THEN IT MAGICALLY WORKS. NONE OF THE DOORS WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE FOB OR ELECTRIC BUTTON INSIDE, KEY FOB ONLY SETS THE ALARM ON/OFF, SO I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS. WHICH IS A A PAIN WITH THREE KIDS, NOT ONLY THAT BUT MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE TRAVELING WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND BOUGHT THIS CAR BELIEVING IT WOULD BE SAFE AND RELIABLE. I'M ABOUT READY TO PUSH IT OFF A CLIFF. HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WILL YOU IGNORE, CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT, BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS?!?! I WILL NOT BE INVESTING IN ANOTHER GM VEHICLE THAT'S FOR SURE! SHOULD OF STUCK WITH FOREIGN!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. UPON ENTERING AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,435.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GAS CHARGE LIFT SUPPORT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
DOORS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH BUTTON OR FOB, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT OPERATE
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I'VE HAD PEOPLE UP TO 250 POUNDS SITTING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND IT STILL WON'T TURN ON AIRBAG. THIS IS A VERY HIGH RISK OF INJURY OR FATALITY TO PASSENGER IF AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. SO MANY OTHERS ARE SAYING SAME THING HOW IS THIS NOT ON A RECALL LIST YET OR AT LEAST BEING INVESTIGATED.
OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON IN MY 2008 EQUINOX. TOOK IT INTO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL SAID TIMING CHAIN/ENGINE POSITION. HERE I AM TODAY, DID NOT DO THE $1,600 RECOMMENDED REPAIR AND THE CAR IS STILL DRIVING FINE AND NO ISSUES. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN RESET MULTIPLE TIMES ONLY TO KEEP COMING BACK. I ALSO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS FILLED WITH MOISTURE AND IT AFFECTS THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT. FINALLY, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE STABILITRAC LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN BY DAY END IT WILL BE OFF.
SOMETHING SQUEALS IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR ANY TIME I TURN.
AT FIRST, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND AN AIRBAG WARNING WOULD COME ON MY DASH. NOW, IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THIS CONCERNS ME AS I FREQUENTLY HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY FRONT SEAT AND THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IF I GET IN A CRASH. THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING ON THE 2007 MODEL, WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET ON THE 2008 MODEL?!
THE STEERING COLUMN RUBS. THE REPAIRMEN SAY THEORY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE FLUID IS FINE ALSO
AS I'M DRIVING AT ANY SPEED MY STEERING COLUMN RUBS AND MAKES IT HARD TO TURN CORNERS. HAVE TO FORCE MORE JUST TO DRIVE CAUSE IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT HAS POWER STEERING. *TR
STEERING SQUEALS WHEN TURNING. 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX SPORT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
I HAD TO START REPLACING HEAD LIGHTS DUE TO MOISTURE IN MY HEAD LIGHTS. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. I HAVE MENTION THIS TO CHEVY SEVERAL TIMES WHEN WE HAD THE CAR SERVICE. THE RESPONSE WAS THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY HALF OF THE COST. I REFUSED. THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I PRAY ONE NIGHT THAT I'M NOT DRIVING AND GET INTO A ACCIDENT DUE TO LIGHT FAILURE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALL TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND ADDED EXPENSE DUE TO CHEVY NEGLIGENCE. I HAVE OWN MANY CARS AND NEVER HAD MOISTURE IN MY HEAD LIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE CORRECTED BY CHEV. I'M NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE DATES FROM LAST YEAR, WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY WOULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION WHEN THE CAR GOT SERVICE .CHEVY EQUINOX 2008. *TR
THE PAINT ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE IS PEELING OFF. IT ISN'T HAPPENING A LITTLE AT A TIME. I WALKED OUT TO LEAVE ONE DAY AND AN ENTIRE STRIP DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS MISSING, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE METAL. 2 WEEKS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID MY EQUINOX WAS NOT THE FIRST ONE THEY HAD SEEN DO THIS AND IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PAINT IS BUBBLED AND WAS NEVER PUT ON RIGHT. I CALLED CHEVY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND WAS SENT TO A LOCAL CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER TO BE REVIEWED. THE SERVICE MANAGER DEEMED IT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT BUT THE AREA GM CLAIMS BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF PAINT WARRANTY, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MY CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD, WITH ONLY 130,000 MILES. PAINT SHOULD NOT BE COMING OFF LIKE THIS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ACCELERATOR SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
RECENTLY, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR ELECTRIC WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK, NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL UNLESS I PUSH THE DOOR OPENED. THIS WEEKEND THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. SINCE I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL BACKGROUND, I STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. AFTER 20 MINUTES I FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM TO BE COMPLETELY BROKEN WIRES THAT ARE PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS RIGHT BEFORE IT GOES THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND PROTECTED BY A RUBBER BOOT/SLEEVE . ALMOST ALL WIRES THAT ARE PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS AT THIS LOCATION WERE EITHER BROKEN AS I MENTIONED OR THE INSULATION WAS SO BRIDLE AND CRACKED THAT THE COPPER WIRE STRANDS WERE EXPOSED. I WOULD NOT EXPECT A VEHICLE BARELY OVER 50,000 MILES TO HAVE WIRES THAT ARE IN A LOCATION WHERE THEY ARE NOT EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES, TO BE IN A CONDITION LIKE THIS. I TOOK A COUPLE OF PICTURES TO SUPPORT WHAT I AM WRITING. AS IT RELATES TO SAFETY AND BEING THAT I WORK IN THE ELECTRICAL FIELD, THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARD, IF THE EXPOSED WIRES EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH CHASSIS GROUND. *TR
I OWN A 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX. I AM HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS. MY SERVICE AIR BAG COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ITS WARM OUTSIDE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEEMS TO WORK FINE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. THE FUNNY THING IS THE DOOR LOCK SEEMS TO WORK BETTER IN THE WINTER MONTHS. ALSO, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO AFFECT THE VEHICLE WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT WILL STAY ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN ONE DAY IT WILL BE GONE. IT WILL STAY OFF FROM A FEW WEEKS TO A FEW MONTHS. THEN IT WILL START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEVY. I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE CHEVY IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE REGARDLESS OF THE MILES AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN IT AND DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN. ALL THIS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND THE 100,00 MILE MARK I AM NOW AT 110,000. *TR
PAINT IS FALLING OFF PAINT SHOP SAID IT IS ORANGE PEEL A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING RESUMED AFTER THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN UPDATED 04/09/15
WINDOW ON PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WILL NOT WORK. IT WENT DOWN AND WITH EXTREME SLOWNESS FINALLY GOT IT TO ROLL BACK UP. CANNOT USE AT ALL NOW. *TR
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS NOT ON WHICH WAS ODD SINCE MY 250 LB HUSBAND WAS IN THE SEAT. NEVER HAS WORKED RIGHT SINCE. IT SAYS NO ONE IN SEAT AND AIR BAG NOT ON WHEN THERE IS SOMEONE IN SEAT OR VISA VERSA. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE MORE SO NOW THAT MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR
LOCKS ON CAR HAVE GOT TO WHERE THEY MAY OR MAY NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. NOT ONLY VERY INCONVENIENT TO GET IN OR OUT OF CAR BUT COULD VERY WELL BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK AND NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. *TR
STABILITRAK LIGHT AND WARNING SOUND HAS COME ON A FEW TIMES FOR NO RHYME OR REASON. SOME TIMES WILL SHAKE VEHICLE AS IT GOES DOWN THE ROAD AFTERWARDS. ALSO, WHEN PLUGGED IN AUXILIARY CORD FOR IPOD, SPARKS FLEW OUT FROM RADIO CONTROL STATION AND CAR DIED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MANAGED TO PULL OFF ROAD AND SAT FOR TEN MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE TO SAFE LOCATION AND HAD SOME ONE PICK ME UP. NEXT DAY, WENT TO PICK UP CAR AND NO ISSUES. CAR IS BECOMING UNRELIABLE WITH NOT ONLY THESE ISSUES BUT PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS I HAVE FILED WITH YOU. SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE TYPE ISSUES, ESPECIALLY SAFETY ONES, THIS SOON. CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 120000 MILES. *TR
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN NO ONE IN SEAT THE DASH AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND SAYS SERVICE AIRBAG. IT START AROUND SEPT 14 . I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN JAN 4 2015 AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE I WAS HIT IN FRONT HEAD ON BY OTHER VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND SLAMMED INTO FRONT OF MY SUV I HIT MY BRAKES AND SLOWED DOWN BEFORE I WAS HIT. *TR
PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR GOES ON AND OFF WITH A FULL SIZE ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. APPARENTLY THIS WAS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 MODEL THAT GM RECALLED, BUT FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN BUILDING FUTURE CARS AND NEVER RECALLED NEWER MODELS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE THE MAJORITY OF THE SYSTEM AS THEY ARE UNSURE WHAT IS CAUSING THE FAULT EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN WIGGLE IN THE SEAT AND GET THE SENSOR TO ACTIVATE AND AS A RESULT THE SYSTEM WILL WORK. WIGGLE AGAIN AND THE SYSTEM WILL SHUT OFF AND THE SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT WILL RETURN. ANYONE SEE A PATTERN IN GM IGNORING CRITICAL SAFETY VIOLATIONS? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
PAINT COMING OFF CAR FOR NO REASON. *TR
AIR BAG SENSOR FOR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TURNS THE AIR BAG ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, EVEN WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER (OVER 100 LBS) IN THE FRONT SEAT. THIS COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE GEARS BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,782.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
MY 2008 EQUINOX HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING, IT'S FINE WHEN IT'S SAT OVER NIGHT HOURS BUT DURING THE DAY WHEN IT'S ONLY SAT A COUPLE OR A FEW HOURS IT WILL HESITATE AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO IT, SO SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG AND THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW DOESN'T GO DOWN AND I HAD BEEN TAKING IT TO BE LOOKED AT FOR THE STARTING PROBLEM WAY BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS CORRECTED.) *TR
MY 2008 EQUINOX HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING, IT'S FINE WHEN IT'S SAT OVER NIGHT HOURS BUT DURING THE DAY WHEN IT'S ONLY SAT A COUPLE OR A FEW HOURS IT WILL HESITATE AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO IT, SO SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG AND THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW DOESN'T GO DOWN AND I HAD BEEN TAKING IT TO BE LOOKED AT FOR THE STARTING PROBLEM WAY BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS CORRECTED.) *TR
INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ARE BREAKING AND BROKEN. GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE CANNOT EXIT OUR VEHICLE, THIS WOULD STRIKE ME AS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! GIVEN THE FACT THAT 3 OUT OF 4 TOTAL HANDLES ARE NOW BROKEN, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT JUST A ONE-TIME FLUKE. GM CUSTOMER CARE ON TWITTER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE SAFETY CONCERN EXISTS AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $51 PLUS TAX MINIMAL FOR NEW PARTS ON A SAFETY-RELATED ITEM. AFTER ALL, IF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS AND YOU GET INTO A FIERY ACCIDENT, HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE? THE AFFECTED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN THUSFAR ARE AS FOLLOWS: LF, LR, AND RF. MY BOYFRIEND HAS TAKEN AND POSTED TWO YOUTUBE VIDEOS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS SEVERE DEFECT. THE LINKS ARE (SEPARATED BY 10 ASTERISKS EACH): ********** HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YBJ8CS5I3_W ********** HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=7WQ1XL1KXFY ********** THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A 2008 MODEL YEAR VEHICLE AND THIS(IN MY OPINION) IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS A HEAVY GAS SMELL, THAT WHEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE, LEAVES A HEAVY ODOR OF GAS THROUGHOUT MY HOME... I HAVE SEEN THE 12190 GM RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IT IS A 2008 NOT 2007 AS LISTED IN THE RECALL, YET IT IS A NEVADA VEHICLE AND THIS STATE IS ON THE RECALL LIST. IT SEEMS TO BE EXHIBITING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE..I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT MY DAUGHTER AND OTHERS RIDING IN IT..PLEASE HELP. *TR
AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SEAT WOULD WORK AND NOT WORK AND HAS NOW COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. DOOR LOCKS ON FRONT WILL NOT LOCK ELECTRONICALLY. HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE FRONT DOORS AT ALL TIMES. STABILIZER TRACK STAYS OFF. USE TO COME AND NO AND NOW WILL NOT COME BACK ON. *TR
SINCE MID-AUG, MY EQUINOX HAS BEEN RANDOMLY/INTERMITTENTLY LOSING ENGINE POWER (AS WELL AS STEERING/BRAKING) FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THANKFULLY, WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, (NOW AT LEAST WEEKLY) IT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC. WHEN CHECKING SERVICE CODES, THE INDICATED PROBLEM SYSTEMS ARE "SECONDARY IGNITION CIRCUIT" AND "STABILITRAK." I DO NOT FEEL THE CAR IS SAFELY DRIVABLE, BUT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER CANNOT OFFER ME EVEN A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT EARLIER THAN DEC 1. *TR
PAINTING FALLING OFF METAL ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY--THE SENSOR WASN'T RECOGNIZING WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT SO WE WERE VERY CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULDN'T DEPLOY IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT, WE TOOK IT TO TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS (INCLUDING ONE GM DEALERSHIP) AND IT ENDED UP COSTING OVER $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 11/10/14 TO DOCUMENT THE CONCERN AND TO REQUEST FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING WAS AVAILABLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVY ESPECIALLY IF IT IS HAPPENING ON MANY VEHICLES. *TR
MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I HAVE TO WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE IT RELEASES SO I CAN GET IT OUT. SOMETIMES ONCE I START THE CAR I CAN HEAR THE KEY CLICK SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED ON SEPT. 15, 2014. IT IS THE SPORT EDITION OF THE EQUINOX. EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A RUBBING SOUND BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN & JUST BEHIND THE AIRBAG ON STEERING WHEEL & NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH. I ASSUME IF THERE IS ENOUGH RUBBING FRICTION IT COULD AFFECT THE AIRBAG OR IGNITION SWITCH TO CAUSE A FIRE OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I TOOK CAR TO ROGER DEAN CHEVY DEALER IN CAPE CORAL, FL & THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR SUCH A PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS RUBBING FRICTION & KNOW THAT GM HAS HAD BOTH IGNITION ISSUES & AIRBAG ISSUES WHICH THIS RUBBING SOUND IS NEAR BOTH OF THESE COMPONENTS. *TR
SMELLED INCREASING GAS SMELL. MY MECHANIC FOUND A FUEL LEAK, PULLED THE GAS TANK AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AS THE PLASTIC SUPPLY/RETURN HAD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM. TO DATE, I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY CHEVY OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, YET I CAN SEE ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. I FOUND GM'S CAMPAIGN # 12190 BUT NOT SURE IT IT COVERS MY YEAR AND MODEL. IT WAS OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP!! *TR
AIR BAG WILL NOT COME ON SOMETIME WHILE SEATING IN DRIVER SEAT WE ARE HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STABILITRACK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
DOOR LOCKS ON ALL 4 SWINGING DOORS ACT INCONSISTENTLY. WHEN LOCKING VALUABLE ITEMS WITH THE REMOTE, ONLY SOME OF THE DOORS WOULD LOCK. VERY DANGEROUS AND I SEE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. WIFE DOESN'T ON FEEL SAFE IF SHE NEED TO GET IN HER CAR AND LOCK THE DOORS ONLY TO FIND 2 OF THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT EXPECTED TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. PAM..UPDATED 09/25/14 *BF UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. UPDATED 12/08/14 .*JB UPDATED 12/28/15.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED GM CLAIMED TO HAVE INVESTIGATED THE CRASH AND STATED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT DESIGNED TO DEPLOY IN THE TYPE OF CRASH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN. UPDATED 01/05/16.*JB UPDATED 06/02/16.*JB *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE I GOT HER. SHE HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS FROM STEREO, BRAKES, MOTOR AND NOW THE GAS TANKS LEAKS. WE HAD RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER MONTHS AGO STATING THAT THIS WAS A RECALL BUT IF YOU DO NOT SMELL FUEL, THEN DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WELL, NOW WE DO AND I HAVE CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR SYSTEM WAS DOWN AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL US BACK. THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT WITHOUT THE RECALL LETTER THEY COULDN'T HELP US. I AM LOOKING FOR THE LETTER BUT SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE THIS ON RECORD? THAT WAS OVER A WEEK AGO AND STILL NO ANSWER. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND STILL NO RESPONSE. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET SOME ANSWERS? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
1.)THIS MORNING, I STARTED MY CAR, IT STALLED OUT, LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO START. I SWEPT THAT UNDER THE RUG. AFTER WORK, I STARTED MY CAR AND IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO START. AS A MATTER OF FACT IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD GOTTEN UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED MY BATTERY. I HAD TO RESET MY CLOCK AND RADIO STATIONS.2.)ALSO, WHILE I AM COMPLAINING, I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY BRAKE LIGHTS AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY JUST SAID "YOU DO KNOW YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE BULBS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE"---YES! BUT NOT SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE YEAR. 3.)THERE IS ALSO MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHTS--EVEN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP "FIXING IT". 4.) MY KEY FOB DOES NOT LOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. (SOMETIMES THEY LOCK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I HAVE READ SOME OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, BUT YET THERE ARE NO RECALLS. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? *TR
WIFE DRIVING CAR AT SLOW SPEED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD (APPROX. 20 MPH); STEERING BECAME VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE, SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION, AND STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON. CLEARED UP AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES. WAS DRIVEN LATER TODAY WITH NO PROBLEM RECURRENCE. HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHER SPEED, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CORRODED TIRE VALVE CAP. *SMD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT IT WAS DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH 2008 EQUINOX, PURCHASED IN JULY 2008.. KEY WILL GET STUCK IN IGNITION AND TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO REMOVE IT. CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SHUTS OFF. *TR CHECK STABILITRAC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY AND SHUTS OFF WHEN ON INTERSTATE AND/OR WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS INOPERABLE ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME, BUT WILL WORK,SOMETIMES, WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUTTING OR WHEN YOU HIT THE DOOR PANEL. VEHICLE ALARM WILL SET BUT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR NEVER LOCKS AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR RARELY LOCK, SAME FOR WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE. WILL NOT LOCK BY USING THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON LOCATED INSIDE VEHICLE BOTH BACK DOOR LOCKS GET HUNG AND MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. *TR
HAVE OWNED MY 2008 EQUINOX SINCE JULY 2008.... STITCHING ON THE WEBBING ON BACK SEAT BELT HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED AT THE BUCKLE. CANNOT BE USED AT ALL FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER HOLDS WATER AND BULBS HAVE TO REPLACED A FEW TIMES A YEAR DUE TO THIS. *TR
I PURCHASED MY 2008 EQUINOX IN MARCH 2010; THERE WAS SLIGHT MOISTURE BUILDING UP IN BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES; NOW MAJOR MOISTURE. AFTER REPLACING BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND MULTIPLE BULBS, THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE WENT OUT IN JULY 2014. I TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP AND GM PART WAS REPLACED FOR $350 (HAD WORK DISCOUNT). MY RIGHT SIDE IS BUILDING UP WITH MOISTURE AND WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED ONCE MY HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE; HOWEVER, GM DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A POORLY MANUFACTURED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IN THE EQUINOX. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR MALFUNCTION. WHEN A PASSENGER OCCUPIES THE FRONT SEAT, THE AIR BAG INDICATES IT IS "OFF", WHICH RAISES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER OR WIFE TO OCCUPY THE SEAT UNLESS THE SYSTEM REGISTERS A PASSENGER. EITHER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING OR "BOUNCING" IN THE SEAT SOMETIMES WILL INDICATE THE AIR BAG IS ON; A VERY FRUSTRATING AND UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR
FIRST INCIDENT, STEERING FAILURE. SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING APPEARED AND STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO STATED STEERING MODULE WENT OUT AND REPLACED AT MY OWN COST. VERY DANGEROUS TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. ENTIRE STEERING AND INTERIOR CONTROL MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACED A SECOND TIME. DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TO WEAR OUT AND NEED REPLACED. SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING STILL CONTINUES TO COME ON OCCASIONALLY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THE STEERING WILL NOT GO OUT THIS TIME WHILE I AM GOING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. HAVE ALSO CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH WATER IN THE VEHICLE. CAN HEAR THE WATER SLOSHING AROUND. WATER IN THE HEADLIGHTS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. DOOR LOCKS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM FOR THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
CAR FAILED TO START AFTER A HARD OVERNIGHT RAIN STORM THE NIGHT BEFORE, THEN STARTED AFTER A 15 MINUTE WAIT FOR THE AAA. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. REPEATEDLY TURNED KEY TO START POSITION, BUT NO POWER TO THE STARTER. HAD OBD 2 DIAGNOSTIC BUT NOT CODES FOUND, JUST WAIT TO SEE IF HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR
AIR BAG DOES NOT STAY ON! DRIVING OVER 20 MPH AIR BAG DID NOT TURN ON AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT REMAINED OFF. A PERSON WEIGHING ABOUT 200 LBS WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND AIR BAG WAS OFF WHILE CAR WAS ON, IN DRIVE, AND MOVING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. IF ACCIDENT DID OCCUR AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY COULD BE FATAL. NEEDS TO FIXED! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HOWEVER, RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,218.
I NOTICED THAT AFTER A LARGE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER POURING DOWN, MY CAR HAD A INCH OF WATER ON THE BACK FLOOR IN FRONT OF 2ND ROW. THE SEATS WERE NOT WET AND ONLY THE FLOOR IN BACK WAS WET AND WAS SEEPING TOWARDS FRONT. THIS MEANT THAT MY WINDOWS WERE NOT OPEN BECAUSE MY SEATS WHERE NOT WET. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE MY FAULT. WELL A YEAR LATER THEY FINALLY AGREED MOLD WAS GROWING AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THEY STRIPPED MY CAR DOWN TO THE METAL AND FOUND WATER SITTING ALL OVER IN ANY NOOK AND CRANNY THAT WAS IN THE FRAME. THEY BELIEVE ANYTIME I WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH OR IT RAINED ON MY CAR, I WAS GETTING WATER INSIDE. SERVICE ADVISEMENT NUMBER 08-08-57-001A STATES THAT THEY MAY HAVE NOT SEALED UP TO 15 POINTS ON THE EQUINOX BETWEEN 2005-2009. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS ADVISEMENT AS I HAD TO READ THROUGH SOME BLOGS TO FIND IT AND IT WAS THE REAL DEAL. I HAD OVER 4 INCHES OF WATER SITTING IN MY SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL. *TR
PROBLEMS WITH MY VEH. COVERS A LONG PERIOD AND HAS WORSEN OVER TIME, FIRST THE (TPMS) TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WENT BAD, THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT OUT OF SERV., THEN THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON FRONT PASS. SIDE WORKED WHEN IT WANTED. NOW THE FRONT PASS DOOR DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK UNLESS MANUALLY, NOW THE DRIVER WINDOW DOES NOT OPERATE UP OR DOWN, AND TILL NOW ONLY ONCE THE CAR KEYS WERE STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAVE CHECKED WITH GM RECALL LIST THAT SEEM TO HAVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE BUT MY 2008 EQUINOX IS NOT ON IT. THIS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAN ONLY GET WORSE. WHAT'S NEXT TO GO.
POWER LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSAGE SIDE DOES NOT WORK WITH THE KEY OR REMOTE. DIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN ALSO. *TR
WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE STABILITRAK FAILED AND THE CAR IN A POSSESSED MANOR ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED PUSHING ME FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. ONCE I REGAINED SOME CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE CAR WAS HOPPING, THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND, AND I COULD NOT GO MORE THAN 25 MILES PER HOUR AND STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. TWO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. 1 WAS AS STABILATRAK REQUIRES SERVICE, THE OTHER WAS REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE DASH ALSO HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. BECAUSE IT WAS LATE AND THE ISSUE STARTED MAYBE ON 5 MILES FROM HOME, WE TRIED TO CREEP HOME AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS GOING TO DO THIS. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON A ROAD TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO MINNEAPOLIS; HALFWAY THERE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF AND I LOST STABILITY ALONG WITH MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *TR
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING TURNED OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT A BLOWN FUSE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. J
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS NON RESPONSIVE TO KEY FOB OR ELECTRONIC LOCK CONTROL. EXTREMELY HOT OUTSIDE. *TR
PASSENGER AIR BAG WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WITH SMALL PEOPLE IT NEVER WORKS. *TR
PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNED OFF EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A PERSON OVER 110LBS. IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. OCCASIONALLY GET A SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING WHEN IT GOES OFF, BUT MOST TIMES IT JUST GOES OFF AND STAYS OFF WITHOUT NOTICE EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR NOW, THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING YOUR PASSENGER AIRBAG GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY ESPECIALLY WITHOUT NOTICE SOMETIMES. VERY DANGEROUS. *JS
ONE AFTERNOON AFTER BEING PARKED AT WORK 9 HOURS I GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. THIS WAS SHOCKING BECAUSE IT WORKED FINE WHEN I MADE IT TO WORK THAT MORNING. I HAD TROUBLE GETTING OUT OF A PARALLEL PARKING SPACE AND TRAFFIC ON MY WAY HOME WAS A CHALLENGE I TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE BUT THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. THE NEXT DAY IT WORKED FINE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, HAND AND KNEE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED HEAD, LUNG AND RIB INJURIES DURING THE CRASH, AND BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA AND DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 50-60MPH WHEN HER CAR HIT THE FRONT END DRIVER SIDE AND AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. SINCE THEN AIR BAG SENSOR TURNS ON AND OFF WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT . PASSENGER WEIGHING OVER 130 LBS. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AND IS SCARY TO THINK THAT THIS CAR HAS YET TO BE RECALLED!! WILL THE AIR BAG GO OFF NEXT TIME SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS AGAIN??!! GM IS WRONG FOR RECALLING EVERY OTHER VEHICLE BUT THIS ONE!! POWER LOCKS DO NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK EVER! I ALWAYS HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK EACH ONE. SAFETY ISSUE AGAIN! AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAUSING EVERYTHING IN THE CAR TO GO OUT EVERY MONTH OR TWO. RECALL THIS CAR BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE GETS INJURED. *TR
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED/UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE (100% OF THE TIME) THE DRIVER DOOR NOW HAS TO MANUALLY LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE, AND UNLOCKED USING A KEY (50% OF THE TIME) REAR DRIVER DOOR LOCK HAS TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED/UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE (50% OF THE TIME). *TR
I,M DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THERE'S NO POWER STEERING AT ALL TILL THIS DAY AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM BUT I READ THAT IT HAPPENED TO LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS AND LET US KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY IS SO ME AND MY FAMILY CAN BE SAFE AND WE CAN GET IT FIXED. *TR
DOORS DO NOT LOCK ANYMORE. THE KEY FOB ALSO WILL NOT LOCK THE DOORS. I HAVE TO GO AROUND TO EACH DOOR AND LOCK THEM MANUALLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TURNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
PURCHASED A USED CHEVY EQUINOX SPORT 2008 IN AUGUST 2013(8 MONTHS AFTER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY) I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MY CAR STOPPED GOING FORWARD, SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE 3 KIDS IN THE CAR AND IT JUST STOPS GOING. THANK GOD WE DIDN'T WRECK BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL, NO DUMMY LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, NO JERKING BEFORE HAND, NOTHING EVEN WHEN IT STOPPED MOVING, ACTUALLY JUST HAD A TUNE UP DONE ON THE CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF THIS GOING TO HAPPEN. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CAN'T AFFORD REPAIRS RANGING FROM $1700-3500. I FEEL LIKE WITH SO MANY REPORTED TROUBLES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND PARTS ASSOCIATED THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION THROUGH GM OR RECALL ON THEM. *TR
ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK , OTHER EQUINOX OWNERS I TALK TO , HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR FAILED TO LOCK. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED BUT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF TEH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE AND PREVENTED THE KEY FROM RELEASING FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOESN'T WORK AND MAY BE BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF GM VEHICLES. *TR
PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK, DOESN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE A PASSENGER. LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON TO SERVICE AIRBAGS. ALSO MY STABIL CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON THEN GO OFF. A COUPLE MONTHS OR EVEN LONGER, THEY COME ON AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED OUT. THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS SENSOR WAS REPLACE AT A COST OF $900.00 ANDSTABIL CONTROL LIGHTS REPAIR WAS $350 AND CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS . ALSO BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FULL OF MOISTURE AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS, AFTER REPLACING ONE BULB THAT NIGHT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE , BULB BURNED OUT AGAIN.I TALKED TO THE DEALER NO RECALLS ON ANY OF THE PROBLEMS AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH GMC PRODUCTS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
MY KEY SOMETIMES IS VERY HARD TO GET OUT OF THE SWITCH. *TR
PASSENGER AIR BAGS DON'T WORK, DOESN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE A PASSENGER. LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON TO SERVICE AIRBAGS. ALSO MY STABIL CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON THEN GO OFF. A COUPLE MONTHS OR EVEN LONGER, THEY COME ON AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED OUT. FIND NOTHING. ALSO BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FULL OF MOISTURE AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS WHICH ARE A PAIN TO GET TO. I HAD A BLAZER THAT DID THE SAME THING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON VEHICLE WAS CHIPPING OFF AND EXPOSING THE METAL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAINTED TO PREVENT CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 106,000.
READ OUT ON DASH, FLASHES " SERVICE AIR BAG SOON " THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR.I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES AND THE WORRY THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY ON THEIR OWN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE AIR BAG READY LIGHT SHOULD HAVE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,911.
THE SERVICE AIR BAG KEEPS COMING OFF AND ON THE DASH AND THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF MY OLDER CHILD OR ANYONE OVER 90LBS SITS THERE OR MOVES IT COMES ON. GM STATES THERE ARE NO ISSUES AND WILL NOT BE A COVERED REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE OTHER 2008 MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUES WITH RECALLS BUT NONE FOR THE EQUINOX. *TR
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LTZ PURCHASED NEW. MY COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO MANY OF THE REPORTS BY DRIVERS INVOLVED IN THE GM RECALL ON IGNITIONS. LIKE THEM, I CANNOT REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. FORTUNATELY, MY CAR HAS NOT STALLED, BUT I WONDER IF THAT'S NEXT. WHEN TURN OFF MY IGNITION, OCCASIONALLY I MUST WAIT UP TO A MINUTE FOR THE IGNITION TO RELEASE THE KEY. I WAIT TO HEAR A CERTAIN SOUND AND THEN AM ABLE TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. WHILE WAITING, I REALIZE THAT I'M IN A VULNERABLE POSITION SINCE CRIMES OCCUR AGAINST THOSE SITTING IN CARS. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, SO I WAIT. I READ A FEW YEARS IN THE EQUINOX FORUM AT EDMUNDS.COM THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. SOME TOOK THEIR CARS TO THE DEALERS, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER SOLVED. SO I DIDN'T TAKE MINE TO A DEALER SINCE IT SEEMED POINTLESS. SOME IN THE FORUM RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM THE KEYCHAIN, EXCEPT THE KEY. I DID THAT 2-3 TWO YEARS AGO. IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT MITIGATED THE PROBLEM FROM ESCALATING LIKE THOSE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. IF YOU PLAN TO INVESTIGATION, I'LL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE MY VIN. *TR
SINCE I GOT THIS VEHICLE EVERY TIME MY 10 YEAR OLD GRANDSON OR ANY SMALL ADULT SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK AND THE CHEVROLET DEALER ALWAYS HAS SOME EXCUSE WHY THEY CAN'T FIX IT. *TR
THE PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS FAILED. A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TO SERVICE AIRBAG IS ILLUMINATED, AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN TURNED OFF DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 03/18/14*LJ *TR
WHILE IDLING HEARING VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND MY #1 SPARK PLUG JUTTING IN AND OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. ALSO SMELL BURNING RUBBER/GAS SMELL. VERY TIRED OF THIS VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURE'S UNWILLINGNESS TO SAY THERE IS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS IS THE 5TH ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE!!!!!!!! *TR
I LEFT MY DENTIST IN THE MORNING OF THURS 2-16-2013 AND PROCEEDED TO WALGREENS AND TRIED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND NOW MY DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IT WAS BELOW ZERO AND I HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, NOT VERY SAFE INCASE U WANT TO GET OUT IN A HURRY. I HAD SO MANY CARS IN THE 50 YEARS I BEEN DRIVING AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. IT SHOULD BE FIXED FREE. *TR
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME LATE WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON THEN SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED. MADE STEERING VERY DIFFICULT, LIKE OLD TIME TRUCK WOULD HAVE BEEN. LUCKILY KEPT CONTROL OR COULD HAVE RESULTED INTO SOMETHING VERY SERIOUS! BAD PART NO EARLY WARNINGS, VEHICLE BATTERY HAS NEVER BEEN JUMPED OR USED TO JUMP (READ SOMETHING ABOUT BLOWING MEGA FUSE ) VEHICLE 5 MONTHS PAST 5 YR. WARRANTY WITH ONLY 64265 MILES ON IT .I HAVE READ OF THIS OCCURRING TO MANY OTHERS, HOPEFULLY NO INJURIES.THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000
GOT INTO MY CAR THAT MORNING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO DAYCARE AND I WAS TURNING THE CURB TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND WAS HARD TO MANAGE. LOOKED DOWN AND THERE WERE TWO LIGHTS ON TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND SERVICE STABILITRACK SYSTEM. NO WARNING JUST GAVE OUT. ME & MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IF WE WERE GOING ANY FASTER. THEN IT COST OVER $1200 DOLLARS AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE READ SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE SAME THING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. THERE IS NO WAY THAT EVERYONE WHO HAS THE 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX IS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. NOT ONLY IS MY TRUCK STILL IN THE SHOP ($1200 PLUS) IM STILL HAVING TO PAY A TRUCK NOTE ALSO. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS. ITS TO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS TO BE PAYING SUCH HIGH EXPENSES ON A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED. *TR
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I NOTICE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT STRAIGHT TO AUTO ZONE AND HAD THEM HOOK ITUP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THE CODE P0455 CAME BACK WHICH IS AN EVAP PROBLEM. I LEFT AUTO ZONE AND MY DASH STARTED BLINKING TO TIGHTEN GAS CAP. I PULLED OVER AND TIGHTENED IT, WHICH DIDN'T FEEL LOOSE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WENT BACK TO AUTOZONE AND BOUGHT ANOTHER GAS CAP WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON IT. I DROVE OFF AND IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS. ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND AGAIN TOLD ME TO TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP. I TOOK THAT ONE OFF AND PUT THE OLD ONE BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON WITH THE SAME CODE. WHERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO ORDER A GAS CAP FOR MY EQUINOX? *TR
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE I GET 2 WARNING LIGHTS. 1: TRACTION CONTROL OFF 2: SERVICE STABILITRACK. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF EQUINOX OWNERS, AND HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPEND ON 2007 EQUINOX MODELS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER GM MODEL VEHICLES. I AM APPAULED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL POSTED FOR THIS ISSUE!!!! I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THERE COULD BE VEHICLE FIRES, ENGINE POWER REDUCTION, ENGINE POWER CUT OFF, WHEEL HUBS COULD BREAK OFF!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE!!!!!!!!! *TR
I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY DAUGHTERS DRS APP WITH HER FRIEND IN MY 2008 CHEV EQUINOX,THIS APP WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 HR AWAY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T LET ME TURN , MANAGED TO FORCE A SMALL ENOUGH TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD.IT WAS VERY SCARY ,WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MANAGE TO OFF HIGHWAY DOWN TO COMMUNITY TO NEAREST GM DEALER SAFELY.THEY TOLD ME ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE,AND NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE,MY WARRANTY IS OUT,STILL PAYING ON THIS AND IT COULD HAVE KILLED US! *TR
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE I GET 3 WARNING LIGHTS. 1: TRACTION CONTROL OFF 2: SERVICE STABILITRACK 3: SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM. AS I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS ISSUES COULD HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES GOING ON. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF EQUINOX OWNERS, AND HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON 2007 EQUINOX MODELS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER GM MODEL VEHICLES. I AM APPALLED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL POSTED FOR THIS ISSUE!!!! I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THERE COULD BE VEHICLE FIRES, ENGINE POWER REDUCTION, ENGINE POWER CUT OFF, WHEEL HUBS COULD BREAK OFF!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!!! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 11-04-13 *BF UPDATED 11/8/2013 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR, LOCATED WITHIN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION, HAS FAILED. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHOW THE AIRBAG TO BE OFF, NOW CONSTANT. ERROR LIGHT ON DASH INDICATES THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH AVERAGE MILEAGE. THE PASSENGER SEAT RARELY OCCUPIED AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY WEIGHT OR WEAR THAT WOULD DAMAGE THIS VITAL SENSOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE OR WORN OUT PREMATURELY. THERE IS NO BYPASS TO ENSURE AIRBAG INFLATION IN A FRONTEND COLLISION WHEN THE SEAT SENSOR FAILS. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. *TR
MY TRANSMISSION QUIT GOING INTO 3RD GEAR COMPLETELY ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS BECAUSE I WAS A YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REASON THE TRANSMISSION HAD WENT OUT WAS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WAVE PLATE. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE GENERAL MOTORS MIGHT COVER THIS BECAUSE OF IT BEING A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT. THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO TELL ME THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT BUT THEY WILL GIVE $1500 TOWARDS THE $3500 IT IS GOING TO COST TO FIX IT. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO REPLACE A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OUT YET. GENERAL MOTORS ADMITS TO THERE BEING A BULLETIN OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION BUT BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A RECALL THEY WON'T FIX IT. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING GO WRONG WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ONLINE AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE I THINK A RECALL IS WELL OVERDUE. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR
THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF MY 2008 EQUINOX HAS STARTED NOT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING WITH THE REMOTE. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON OR GO OFF WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED, & THE RADIO WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. I HAVE ALSO CHANGED HEADLIGHTS 3 TIMES IN THE 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. NOW THE TAGS LIGHTS ARE BURNT OUT ALSO. SEEMS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO ME. *TR
MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS HAD THE AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE INTERMITTENTLY ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOW IT IS JUST ON. CURRENTLY HAS 47K 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 2007'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THAT SEAT, THIS IS FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILURE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55,000K. WILL NOT REGISTER PASSENGERS OVER 110LBS. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE SENSOR ($903.24). CHEVROLET WOULD NOT REPLACE CITING "OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY." THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. *TR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS NON RESPONSIVE TO KEY FOB OR ELECTRONIC LOCK CONTROL. *TR
THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK WITH THE KIOSK AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR LOCK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR. NOW MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL SOMETIMES ROLL DOWN AFTER SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO ROLL IT DOWN. OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THEIR 2008 EQUINOX? *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY EQUINOX THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP O'RIELLY CHEVROLET TUCSON AZ, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM TO CHECK IT. I WENT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID THERE WAS A AIR LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE MOST LIKELY THE GAS CAP. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF. THEN THEY BOTH RANDOMLY CAME BACK ON. I CALLED O'REILLY CHEVROLET AGAIN THEY OFFERED TO FIX CHARGING ME WHAT THE COST WAS TO FIX. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THE ERG VALVE WAS BAD SO I HAD THAT REPLACED. THE STABILITRAK LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR A YEAR. I JUST RECEIVED A SOFT RECALL NOTICE FROM GM ABOUT A FUEL LEAK AND THERE WERE THREE ISSUES SHOWING UP. ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK THIS RECALL ALONG WITH MY EQUINOX TO O'RIELLYS CHEVROLET MECHANIC TEC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT COULD BE A 50 50 CHANCE IT WAS EITHER MY PROBLEM OR THE RECALL AND THEY WOULD FIX IT AT MY COST. EACH TIME I CALLED I WAS NEVER TOLD AT THIS DEALERSHIP THAT MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. NOW WITH A RECALL I STILL HAVE TO PAY THE PART OF THE REPAIRS. IS THIS NORMAL? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND HEARD WATER MOVING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND WATER WAS INSIDE OF THE SPARE TIRE WELL ALSO. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE WATER COULD HAVE AFFECTED THE WIRING OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
DOOR LOCKS OCCASIONALLY FAILING TO LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN USING KEYLESS ENTRY OR INTERNAL DOOR LOOK SWITCH. WARMER WEATHER APPEARS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FREQUENCY IN WHICH THE DOORS FAIL TO LOOK/UNLOCK. *TR
THE FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A PINPOINT LEAK RESULTING IN GAS BEING SPRAYED OUT OF THE SYSTEM AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LEAK WAS ONLY DETECTED BECAUSE IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PULLED INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN CAUSING NAUSEA AND HEADACHES IN MY TODDLERS. HOLE IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, AND IS SMALL ENOUGH THAT THE SYSTEM ONLY LEAKS WHEN PRESSURIZED. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK WHEN THERE'S A CHILD OR PERSON UNDER 110 LBS IN THE SEAT. HEADLIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER. *TR
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND CONSTANT, PREVENTING PASSENGER AIR BAG FUNCTION. RETRIEVED CODES ARE: B0081, B1370 AND B0074. NEEDS PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE PART # 19207140 @ $533.33 PLUS LABOR AND TAX. I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS USED INFREQUENTLY. *TR
GOT IN CAR TO GO TO WORK UPON CRANKING THE VEHICLE THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *TR
I BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG GAS ODOR. THEN THE EQUINOX STARTED TO GIVE ME TROUBLE WHEN I STARTED IT UP. IT WOULD JUST KEEP TURNING OVER BUT NEVER START RIGHT AWAY. PEOPLE WOULD LEAVE NOTES ON MY CAR THE GAS SMELL GOT SO STRONG. GAS MILEAGE WENT DOWN DRAMATICALLY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL MODULE THAT WAS LEAKING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART MY TRUCK IS NEW NEVER BEEN WRECKED OR WORKED ON THAT THE FUEL MODULE SHOULD BE LEAKING. *TR
THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A FEW SHOPS AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY IT LOOKS LIKE THE PCM/ ECM IS FAILING ON THE CAR WHICH HAS BEEN A REASON FOR A RECALL OF PRIOR YEAR'S VEHICLES. I ALSO HAVE MY CAR THAT FILLS UP WITH WATER EVERY TIME THAT IT RAINS. *TR
STABILITY TRAC LIGHT CAME ON, LOST POWER STEERING, TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER, SAID LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION, REPLACED BATTERY, WORK FOR ABOUT A MONTH, SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. NOT THE BATTERY. *TR
STABILITY TRAC LIGHT CAME ON, LOST POWER STEERING, TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER, SAID LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION, REPLACED BATTERY, WORK FOR ABOUT A MONTH, SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. NOT THE BATTERY. *TR
MY 2008 EQUINOX HEADLIGHTS ARE FULL OF WATER WHICH MAKE THE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT VERY BAD. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL ONLY OPEN THE LOCKS PART OF THE WAY AND YOU CAN'T GET IN THE CAR, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED MORE WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON THE VEHICLE. IT ACTS LIKE THE LOCKS WON'T WORK IN THE HEAT. I ALSO HAVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON ANYTIME SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS SUCH A COMFORTING FEELING, AND I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE ISSUES ARE NOT RECALLED BY THE AUTO MAKER. CAN ANYONE HELP US? THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THAT ARE NOT SAFE......... *TR
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTS UP INTERMITTENTLY.... TOOK TO MECHANIC...STATES PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE DEFECTIVE....MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS NOTED ON LINE FOR SAME ISSUE...RECALL OF 2007?? WHY NOT MAKE THEM RECALL 2008, AS SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE OFF WHEN LIGHT ON...COULD BE SERIOUS INJURY TO PASSENGER....DEALER SAYS $800 TO REPLACE.... *TR
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON THE FUEL GAUGE READS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF QUICKLY WILL LET THE GAUGE RETURN TO NORMAL SETTINGS. THE KEY NEEDS TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL SETTING, ALSO DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY WILL ALLOW IT TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL SETTING BUT THIS ONLY LASTS FOR A FEW TIMES. THE RANGE - HOW MANY MILES YOU HAVE LEFT TILL YOU NEED TO GET GAS - WORKS FINE IF I DID NOT HAVE THIS I WOULD PROBABLY RUN OUT OF GAS OR I WOULD BE VISITING THE GAS STATION QUITE A BIT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS GOING TO COST ABOUT $500 TO FIX THIS. THEY SUGGESTED A NEW FUEL PUMP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NO CODES SHOWED UP ON THE MACHINE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
THE CAR WAS JERKING INTO GEAR, ESPECIALLY WHILE PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR THE NEXT MORNING AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP. I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 43,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE AND HIT THE HOOD THIS LAST TIME AND IT CAME ON. THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S NOT SEALED PROPERLY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AFTER A THUNDERSTORM. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED AND MOISTURE IS TRAPPED INSIDE THE LIGHTS. THE COST TO REPLACE AN $11 BULB WAS $24 IN LABOR BECAUSE ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO THE HEADLIGHT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COST $$54 IN LABOR BECAUSE YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO DISASSEMBLE THE ENTIRE BUMPER. *TR
I PURCHASED MY CHEVROLET EQUINOX BRAND NEW IN 2008 AND CURRENTLY WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FOLLOWING: 1- DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW- WILL ONLY ROLL DOWN AND/OR UP INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL ROLL BACK UP IF THE INTERIOR PANEL IS HIT SEVERAL TIMES. 2- DOOR LOCKS/ALARM- THE ALARM WILL SET BUT THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. WHEN USING THE POWER LOCKS INSIDE THE CAR, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT WILL CONSISTENTLY LOCK. THE BACK DOOR LOCKS WILL GET STUCK HALF WAY AND WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK EXCEPT MANUALLY. 3- STABILITRAC- THE STABILITRAC WILL DISABLE RANDOMLY. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN DRY CONDITIONS OR WET CONDITIONS, ON WARM AND COLD DAYS AND ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS BEING STARTED IN THE DRIVEWAY. 4- AIRBAGS- THE "SERVICE AIRBAGS" LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO OFF FOR NO REASON. IT WILL COME ON ONE DAY AND BE ON FOR A WEEK AND THEN GO OFF FOR A MONTH OR TWO AND THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. 5- DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER HOLDS A LOT OF MOISTURE 6- CHECK TIRE PRESSURE COMES ON QUITE A BIT FOR NO REASON. ALL TIRE PRESSURES ARE DOUBLE CHECKED AND ARE AT THE PERFECT PRESSURE RECOMMENDED BY GM. *TR
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS UNDER 110 LBS. MY GRAND SON IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND I'M AFRAID TO LET HIM SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CAUSE THE AIRBAG DOESN'T WORK WHEN HIM OR ANY LIGHT WEIGHT PERSON SITS IN THE SEAT.I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY CAN'T OR WON'T SPEND THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE SEAT SENSOR IN THE SEAT WHICH THEY SAY IS THE PROBLEM. *TR
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS UP IN THE DASH AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION. I WAS TOLD SINCE IT GOES BACK OFF AFTER A WHILE I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT STAYS ON TO KNOW EXACTLY WHICH SENSOR HAS WENT BAD BECAUSE IT IS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. *TR
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 ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EQUINOX ON THIS SAME ISSUE. IN FACT, 2007 EQUINOX WAS RECALLED FOR SIMILAR AIRBAG ISSUES. I HAVE REQUESTED A FULL REFUND FROM GM BUT THEY REFUSE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. REPLACING AIR BAG MODULES & SENSORS IS NOT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT I SHOULD BE FORCED TO BEAR. *TR
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 IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS CAN'T BE SAFE!
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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, THE CONTACT TRIED TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED TO 85 MPH. THE CALLER HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE SLOWED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE BRAKES RESPONDED OR IF THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE BRAKES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17449.
WHILE DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX, IT WAS NOTICED PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT OPERATING, IT HAS OPERATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW THEN SPONTANEOUSLY QUITE, FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE , THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OF PASSENGER. PASSENGER SIDE HAS A PRESENCE DETECTION MODULE AND MAY OR MAY NOT DETECT SOMEONE WHO WEIGHS AROUND 112 LBS. THIS VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER208, OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION, CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND YES THE SAME PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS 2007 MODELS AND EARLY PRODUCTION 2008 MODELS. *TR
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
M7 2008 EQUINOX REAR WIPER MOTOR SHORTED OUT AND IS TIED IN DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY, THUS KILLING MY BATTERY AS WELL. *TR
MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT CAUSE THE INSIDE OF MY CAR TO BE FILLED WITH A SMOKE. I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED AND THE CAR CLEANED TO GET THE SMELL OUT. *TR
MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE DEVICE WHEN MY 107 TO 110 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. I'D 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? I'VE NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *TR
2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ENGINE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *KB AN INTERNAL FAULT CODE WAS FOUND WITH THE ECM.
2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATES OFF WHEN A 107# LADY IS SETTING IN SEAT. OFTEN YOU CAN TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART ENGINE AND LIGHT WILL FUNCTION CORRECTLY. HAVE HAD TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY SAY THAT IT CAN'T BE FIXED. THIS COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR
2008 CHEVY EQUINOX - PURCHASED MAY 2008. NINE (9) OF THE LAST ELEVEN (11) MONTHS, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS; 'SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM', 'SERVICE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM", & "SERVICE STABILITRAK"ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS EACH. EACH TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT A MODULE RELAY WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO EVENTUALLY GAVE US A NEW BATTERY AND CHANGED THE STARTER. NOW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS LIT UP, AND THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT IS COMING BACK ON. THE REAR WIPER WILL MAKE A SINGLE SWEEP EVEN WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION AND THE RADIO WILL START SEARCHING FOR A STATION EVEN WITH A STRONG SIGNAL FROM AN AREA STATION. IF I HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CD'S WILL SKIP SONGS OR RESTART ITSELF. MOST TIMES, I AM TOLD THAT THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING WHEN I BRING IT IN. UNFORTUNATELY, IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR AFTER HOURS. THEREFORE, NOTHING IS DONE TO CORRECT THE CONSTANT PROBLEMS. I REALLY FEEL LIKE I PURCHASED A LEMON AND EVEN GAVE MY DEALER A COPY OF THE TEXAS LEMON LAW, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TAKING EVEN SHORT LENGTH ROAD TRIPS FOR FEAR MY CAR WILL FAIL TO RUN PROPERLY. I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM STUCK PAYING FOR A "LEMON" CAR FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL GAUGES WERE POORLY ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, HE IS UNABLE TO PROPERLY READ THE WARNING INDICATORS AND OTHER MESSAGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SPORADICALLY, THE CLUSTER WILL HAVE SPONTANEOUS SURGES OF BRIGHT LIGHT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THESE WERE NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MOVED SIDEWAYS UNCONTROLLABLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE GAS CAPS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE TYPICALLY RESURFACES SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR. THIRDLY, THE RADIO:CD:TAPE:DECK FAILS SPORADICALLY AND PREVENTS A MUSIC CD FROM BEING EJECTED. LASTLY, THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT BLOW OUT OF THE SIDE VENTS, WHICH PREVENTS AIR FROM DISSEMINATING PROPERLY. AS OF MARCH 31, 2009, THE TECHNICIANS ARE RE-INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000. UPDATED 04/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/21/09.*JB
2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAN NOT BE USED IF THE ARM REST/CUP HOLDER IS IN USE. *JB
HVAC CONTROL DEFECTS. WHEN RECIRCULATION AIR BUTTON IS ACTIVATED, THE COMPRESSOR IS ENGAGED WITH AC ON, EVEN IF THE AC BUTTON IS NOT ACTIVATED (PUSHED). *TR
SINCE I PURCHASED MY 08 CHEVY EQUINOX THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOME ISSUES WITH MY A/C. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES AND STILL CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. EVEN WITH THE AIR SET ON THE COLDEST SETTING THE AIR STILL OCCASIONALLY BLOWS HOT THEN COLD THEN HOT. THIS CONTINUOUS CONSTANTLY WHILE I AM DRIVING AROUND THE CITY. IT DOES NOT DO IT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I HAVE FIGURED OUT THE RPM IS HIGH. WHENEVER THE RPM DROPS BELOW AROUND 1800 TO 1600 THE AIR BEGINS TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME PARTS AND RECHARGED THE FREON IN THE CAR TWICE. I AM FED UP AND NEED SOME ADVICE. *TR
PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IN 2008 EQUINOX. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE YOUR RIGHT LEG PINCHED BETWEEN THE SEAT ITSELF AND THE SIDE MOLDING TO THE SEAT. THOUGH THIS NOT A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION OR A CRITICAL HAZARDS, IT IS NEITHER THE LESS A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP WILL SIMPLY LOOK AT THE SEAT AND SHAKE THEIR HEAD AND LOOK AT YOU AS WHAT THEY WANT THE DEALERSHIP TO DO ABOUT IT. THIS WHY I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 35 MPH, GAS GAGE SAID I HAD 1 1/4 TANK OF GAS, AND IT SAID MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. WHEN WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT STAYED THE SAME. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS, EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE GAS GAGE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T DOING IT ANYMORE. WE BOUGHT THIS AS OUR FIRST ALL NEW CAR BECAUSE WE WERE TIRE OF PROBLEMS INHERITED WITH USED CARS. ALOT A GOOD THAT DID, WE HAD IT 3 MONTHS BEFORE PROBLEMS STARTED. *TR
THE A/C WHEN TURNED ON, WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF BEING TURNED ON, WILL ALL OF THE SUDDEN FOR 20 SECONDS , MINIMUM, BLOW HOT AIR DESPITE BEING ON THE COLDEST SETTING. THERE IS ALSO A RATTLE OR VIBRATION HEARD WHEN THE AC IS ON AND THE CAR IS IDLING ( INTERMITTENTLY) AND AT ABOUT 1700 RPM 9 EVERYTIME THE RPM IS 1700 THE VIBRATION NOISE CAN BE EASILY HEARD. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE ( WITH 9000 MILES ) TO THE DEALER, THE FIRST 2 TIMES THE DEALER HAD THE EQUINOX THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS AFOREMENTIONED. THEN ON THE 3RD VISIT TO THE DEALER, I PERSONALLY DROVE THE EQUINOX WITH THE MECHANIC. DURING THIS DRIVE IT BECAME EVIDENT THE VIBRATION NOISE ONLY OCCURRED WITH THE AC ON AND AT 1700 RPM ( ROUGHLY) THE MECHANIC SAID HE WOULD PUT A AC CONTROLLER VALVE ON. AFTER THE NEW VALVE IS PLACED ON THE AC THE VIBRATION NOISE IS STILL EVIDENT AND THE AIR IS STILL BLOWING WARM EVERY SO OFTEN ON EACH CAR TRIP. THE MECHANIC SAID HE CALLED CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET SAID THE AC IS " WORKING TOO WELL, THAT IS WHY IT BLOWS WARM AIR OUT OCCASIONALLY" EVEN ON THE COLDEST THERMOSTAT SETTING. *TR
MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX FRONT PASSENGER SEAT PINCHES YOU WHEN YOU ARE EXITING THE CAR. IT GRABS YOUR BOTTOM / LEG ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE, THEY SAY THAT IS THE WAY THE CAR IS MADE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES TRY GETTING IN AND OUT , FAT OR SKINNY IT HURTS EVERYONE. I HAVE EVEN ASKED ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME CAR IF IT DOES IT TO THEM , AND THEY SAID YES AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY HUSBAND IS THE PASSENGER MOST OF THE TIME AND HE IS ON BLOOD THINNERS FOR HIS HEART. HE HAS TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE SLIGHTEST INJURY TO WATCH FOR INTERNAL BLEEDING. CURRENTLY WE HAVE TO STICK A PIECE OF FOAM ON THERE SO WHEN HE GETS OUT OF CAR IT WONT PINCH HIM. WE CONSTANTLY HAVE TO DO THIS. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE FOR A NEW CAR I PAID 25 K FOR TO DO THIS AND THE MANUFACTURE NOT WILLING TO FIX THIS DEFECT. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE WE BROUGHT THE CAR HOME IN FEB. WE HAVE COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. *TR
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 1963 AND THIS CAR HAS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST PROBLEM WITH STATIC ELECTRICITY THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS JUST ME, BUT AT A COMPANY MEETING (IT IS A COMPANY CAR) I DISCOVERED THAT EVERYONE I SPOKE TO THAT HAS AN EQUINOX HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. EVEN IF THE CAR ISN'T RUNNING AND YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHOCKED, IF YOU MOVE AROUND SLIGHTLY IN THE SEAT YOU WILL GET ANOTHER SHOCK THE NEXT TIME YOU TOUCH SOMETHING METAL. THE SHOCK IS SOMETIMES SO SEVERE THAT AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE BATTERY HAD A SHORT TO GROUND. *TR
FRONT BUMPER COVER CRACKED INSIDE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL WHERE BUMPER WRAPS AROUND. CRACK BEGAN WHEN OBJECT IN GARAGE WAS "BUMPED". COVER MATERIAL SO THIN THAT COVER WAS DAMAGED. COST TO REPLACE WAS $888.00 AT DEALERSHIP. IF MATERIAL AND/OR DESIGN WAS BETTER, THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. MANUFACTURER WANTS NO PART IN REPLACING OR FIXING THE PROBLEM. TOLD ME TO SEND IT TO MY INSURANCE CARRIER. MY COMPLAINT IS THE POOR MATERIAL INVOLVED AND THAT GM WANTS REPAIRS FOR POOR QUALITY REPAIRED OR REPLACED ON THE BACK OF A CONSUMERS INSURANCE. *TR
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