2005 Chevrolet Equinox

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED, THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER BECAME FILLED WITH WATER AND THE PASSENGER REAR AND DRIVER LEFT SIDE FLOOR BECAME WET. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 8/18/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY DIED AND THE VEHICLE SLAMMED TO A STOP DUE TO POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. UPDATED 08/23/10

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILS TO CORRECTLY GO UP AT TIMES. SEAMS TO BE OFF TRACK. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, AT A HIGH COST. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM IS UNRESOLVED, AS I AM AVOIDING THE EXPENSE. ALSO, KEY OFTEN GETS STUCK, JAMMED IN THE IGNITION, REQUIRES USE OF A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER TO REMOVE PLASTIC RING AROUND KEY, AND EXCESSIVE WIGGLING OF KEY TO REMOVE IT FROM THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP FOUND NO ISSUE, SUGGESTED KEY WAS BENT. STILL OCCURS WITH A NEW KEY. VEHICLE FAILS TO START AT TIMES. WHEN KEY IS TURNED IT PRODUCES A CRANKING SOUND. SIMILAR TO A STARTER GOING OUT OR THE SOUND OF SOMEONE HOLDING THE KEY AFTER THE TRUCK STARTS. REQUIRES ME TO PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR TO START TRUCK. NO ISSUE FOUND BY DEALERSHIP. *TR

6 DISC CHANGER IS JAMMED AND PRODUCING AN ERROR MESSAGE. WILL NOT EJECT OR LOAD CDS. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS UNFIXABLE, RECOMMENDED REPLACING IT WITH AN AFTERMARKET UNIT. TECH ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECURRING COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I AM HESITATING TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER FACTORY UNIT. VERY FRUSTRATING, BASED ON OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS VOICING THEIR COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. AGAIN, SEEMS LIKE A FACTORY/MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WILL FALL ONTO THE SHOULDERS OF THE CONSUMER. THANKS GM. *TR

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX WATER LEAK IN REAR OF VEHICLE. ACCUMULATES IN WHEEL WELL AND INTERIOR CARPET IS STAINING AND PRODUCING AN ODOR. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM OR RESOLVE THE ISSUE. STILL EXIST. SEEMS LIKE A FACTORY DEFECT THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR, OR RECOGNIZING. PRESENTED ITSELF AROUND THE 50,000 MILE RANGE. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE MY 2005 EQUINOX'S HEAD GASKETS REPAIRED. I BOUGHT IT CERTIFIED USED AND GM IS NOT COVERING THE COST. IT HAS 80,000 MILES AND I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL SITESON THE INTERNET REPORTING THIS AS AN ISSUE WITH THE 3.4 LITER ENGINE. MY COUSIN AND HER HUSBAND HAD A PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VAN THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND GM DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. I FOUND ONE SITE LISTING COURT CASES IN CA AND MO BECAUSE OF THE DEXCOOL DESTROYING GASKETS. *TR

I AM SUBMITTING THIS TO INFORM YOU OF THE HORRIBLE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT, W/ 3.4L ENGINE. I HAVE JUST HAD MY ENGINE'S HEADGASKETS BLOW-OUT AT 43,000 MILES ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED EXACTLY TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. THE CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM IS ALSO DANGEROUSLY UNDER POWERED. I HAVE WORN THROUGH TWO SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS ALREADY IN 43,000 MILES. I DO NOT DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY EITHER. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY AND WHEN THE ROTORS WARP THE BRAKING DISTANCES SKYROCKET AND THE CAR VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE APPLYING THEM. THIS CAR IS A TOTAL LEMON AS I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON REPORTING THIS. JUST READ SOME REVIEWS ON THE 2005 EQUINOX AND YOU WILL SEE - THE 3.4L ENGINE PUT IN THIS CAR IS A DESIGN EMBARRASSMENT FOR GM. WE NEED SOME NHTSA ASSISTANCE, AS CHEVROLET DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THIS PRODUCT. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTED OVERHEATING THIS WINTER. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A BROKEN WATER PUMP. A FEW MONTHS PASSED WITH NO ISSUE THEN IT STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I'VE GONE ON MULTIPLE SITES THAT REPORT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR CHEVY EQUINOX. ALTHOUGH, NO ONE WAS HURT IN MY SITUATION, THE REPEATED OCCURRENCE OF THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER EQUINOX OWNERS IS PUZZLING AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AT THE LEAST. IN MY SITUATION I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN FROM 60 MPH TO UNDER 40 MPH. LUCKILY THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL ALL THE WAY OVER ACROSS TRAFFIC. . THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND CHEVY HAS EVEN LOGGED THIS FAULTY HEAD GASKET ISSUE IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILING. ABS AND TRACTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING ABS SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE IN NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS. DEALER SHIP SAID IT WAS A SENSOR, HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE TUNE OF $110 SYSTEM CHECK, $170 HUB/SENSOR ASSEMBLY PURCHASE. FIRESTONE AUTO CARE SAID IT WAS A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS THAT I AM HAVE REPLACE TO DAY TO THE TUNE OF $250. PER THE TECH AT FIRE STONE THIS IS HIS THIRD REPAIR OF THIS TYPE, SAME MAKE AND MODEL CARE. 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR