2006 Chevrolet Equinox

MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS TROUBLE STARTING. THE PROBLEM USED TO BE INTERMITTENT, BUT HAS BECOME MORE REGULAR OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM OR THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS IT WILL ONLY START IF YOU HOLD THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. OTHERWISE, IT WILL JUST CRANK AND THEN TURN OFF. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE 2005 EQUINOX SEEMINGLY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS ISSUED A RECALL. I WORK HARD TO PAY THE BILLS AND NEED SOMEONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM THAT THESE VEHICLES SRE HAVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS. PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW IN 2006. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION GETTING STUCK A LOT. IT PROGRESSIVELY BEEN GETTING WORSE SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I'M NOT ALONE. HAVING VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. THE KEY WON'T TURN AND IT TAKES ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES FUSSING WITH IT BEFORE IT LUCKILY TURNS ON. I HAVEN'T HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW YET OR BRING IT INTO THE DEALER AND FORK OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I HOPE IT DOESN'T DIE ALL TOGETHER. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR A DEFECT SUCH AS THIS. PLEASE RECALL THE IGNITION IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

HEAT IN 2006 EQUINOX CHEVY QUIT DUE TO HEATER BLEND DOOR FAILURE. COST TO FIX WAS $944 + TAX. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW, AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT GMC EXPENSE, NOT THE CONSUMER. ALSO CAREGARD WARRANTY SERVICES INC. DIDN'T COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE AIR AND HEATING SYSTEM IS COVERED IN THEIR POLICY. DUE TO SMALL PRINT AND A PLAY ON WORDS THEY CAN CLAIM THAT ANY PART THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT BY NAME IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH THE HEATING SYSTEM IS COVERED. STAY AWAY FROM BOTH CHEVROLET AND CAREGARD WARRANTY SERVICES INC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED A WEEK LATER THAT ALL THE ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT DEACTIVATES THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATOR. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU CAN ONLY MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE PEDAL FLOORED AT 1 MILE PER HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND AS YOU CAN NOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF HIGH SPEED VEHICLES THAT MAY BE APPROACHING. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY AS TO THE POINT WE FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WE HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE AFRAID TO TAKE IT ON VACATION AS WE COULD BE STRANDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE HEATING COIL WHICH WAS BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HARD TO REACH AND REPLACE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE FIRST WAS ISSUES WITH IT NOT WANTING TO START. AT THAT POINT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE HAD IT, AND NOW OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME I START MY CAR. I'VE ALSO HAD THE HEATER BLOW COLD AIR, AND THE DEALER REPLACED BLOWER DOOR AND ACTUATOR. I CONTACTED GM, WHO AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST. THAT WAS IN JANUARY OF 2009. SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES AS WELL WITH THE KEY GETTING "STUCK" IN THE IGNITION. USUALLY AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF MOVING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, IT WILL FINALLY COME OUT. THIS HAPPENED MOSTLY THIS PAST SUMMER WHEN IT WAS REALLY HOT OUTSIDE. I'VE ALSO HEARD CLICKING NOISES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE RANDOMLY WHEN I TURN MY CAR RIGHT AFTER MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED AND RUNNING FOR AWHILE. ANOTHER ISSUE IS REVVING UP FOR NO REASON. BOTH TIMES I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN STARTED TO TURN LEFT AND CAR REVS UP AND SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN GEAR THEN EVENTUALLY KICKS OUT. AFTER READING THE OTHER REPORTS, I AM NOW SCARED THAT THE NEXT ISSUE IS GOING TO BE MY CAR SHUTTING DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WORK IN HOME HEALTH, THEREFORE I AM DRIVING MY CAR ALL DAY EVERYDAY. I ALSO HAVE A TODDLER AND WORRY ABOUT HIS SAFETY IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

OVER THE PAST YEAR MY CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN GIVING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGE OUT TWICE BECAUSE WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE THE IGNITION CYLINDER SWELLS AND THE KEY CAN NOT BE TURNED. THE PAST THREE MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY AND WILL NOT START AGAIN. *TR

8/17/10 WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF - NO WARNING & ALL THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE ON THE CAR AT THE CHEVY DEALER SINCE I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. TOOK CAR TO CHEVY DEALER & THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE BUT THOUGHT IT MAY BE DUE TO A DIRTY THROTTLE BODY, SO THEY CLEANED IT. 9/1/10 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR SHUTS OFF AGAIN AND AGAIN ON 9/3/10 SO MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH CHEVY DEALER & THEY SAID THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE & THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE SWITCH. 9/10/10 PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN & CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. CHEVY DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM YET. THIS IS A REAL CONCERN TO HAVE YOUR CAR SHUT OFF WHILE SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOES RESTART BUT I HAVE TO SIT AND TRY SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWITCH FROM AIR CONDITIONING TO HEAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT IN THE BEGINNING BUT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STRIP FLAPPER DOOR ON THE HEATING COIL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.