2005 Chevrolet Equinox

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

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

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

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

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

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