2006 Chevrolet Equinox

AFTER STOPPING WHEN DRIVING LONGER DISTANCES THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE WOULD FAIL TO DISENGAGE, SO THAT THE BRAKE WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE ON INTERSTATE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COLLAPSING WHEN HOT PREVENTING BRAKE FLUID TO BRAKE. THE LEFT ONE WENT BAD FIRST, BUT BY THE TIME I FOUND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS I HAD TO HAVE THE ROTOR, CALIPER AND PADS ALL REPLACED ALSO. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED EVERYTHING WAS GREAT FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS AND THEN THE RIGHT ONE STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SO I HAD THE RIGHT BRAKE LINE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AND IT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH NO ADDITIONAL COSTS. WE HAD A VERY RAINY SPRING SO AS LONG AS THERE WAS WATER ON THE ROAD THE BRAKE WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY BECAUSE THE WATER WOULD KEEP IT COOL, BUT ON DRY DAYS IT WOULD STICK. IT FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS JUST STUCK ALL THE TIME NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER WAS. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER HEARD OF A BRAKE LINE COLLAPSING SHUT... THE VEHICLE HAD 69,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED IT NOW HAS 82,000 MILES AND THE STARTER JUST STARTED STICKING A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT. I STILL LOVE THE WAY IT HANDLES AND DRIVES THOUGH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVE SHAFT BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHTS COME ON. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT OCCASIONALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE LIGHTS BECOME PERSISTENT AND SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE NO LONGER FIXES THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AROUND 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUSH AND STOPPING THE CAR BECOMES A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. I HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE ENTIRE ABS HUB ASSEMBLY AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW RETURNED AND IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ENTER THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TO BE REMOVED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD LOCK UP AND SOMETIMES IT TURNS OVER CONTINUOUSLY, LIKE IT IS STUCK. THE AIR CONDITION BLOWER HAS STOPPED WORKING 3 TIMES. IT WOULD SMELL LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING BUT THE SWITCH ACTUALLY WOULD BE BURNING OUT. I HEAR OTHERS THAT HAVE CHEVROLET VEHICLES HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. MY HUSBAND HAS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND WE HAVE REPLACED THE BLOWER TWICE IN IT IN LAST THAN A YEAR. *TR

ALL IS GOOD UNTIL THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON THEN YOU CAN GO ABOUT 10MPH - ALSO KNOW AS "LIMP MODE", WHICH AROUND HERE WOULD BE "RUN ME OVER" MODE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT GET HIT WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. OCTOBER 11, 2008: 45,000 MILES REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MARCH, 2011: 82,000 MILES REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AUGUST 2014: 125,142 MILES REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP IS $700.00 EACH TIME. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE AN ISSUE TO THE POINT THE MY DEALER ACTUALLY SAYS I HAVE THE ONLY CAR THEY HAVE EVER HAD TO CHANGE OUT LET ALONE CHANGE OUT THREE TIMES. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM A GM DEALERSHIP IN HANFORD, CA AFTER JUST I TOOK MY USED 2006 EQUINOX HOME AND WENT OUT THE START IT THAT NIGHT IT WOULD NOT START KEY KEPT GETTING STUCK, ALSO A VERY ROUGH IDLE, IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE I WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT FROM TIME TO TIME DID LEAVE ME STRANDED I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD BE BRING IT IN THE LOOKED AT AND DID NOTHING TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY? BUT DID NOT LOOK AT THE IGNITION ISSUE BECAUSE THEY ADVISOR SAID THERE WAS NO DUE BILL FOR IT ALSO 3 MONTHS LATER MY ABS AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE SHOP IN VISALIA CA AND THEY FOUND THAT I NEEDED A REAR HUB AND SENOR ALSO A ALIGNMENT PAID ALMOST 400.00,AND STILL DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE THEY WERE HELPFUL AND TOLD ME THAT THERE TONS OF ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL REGARDING THIS MAKE AND MODEL TO TAKE IT TO THE PLACE I GOT IT TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP ME, IT WAS HORRIBLE TO DRIVE SPOKE WITH A SALES MANAGER I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE IGNITION ISSUE AND ABS & TRAC CONTROL LIGHT, THEY GOT IT IN THERE SHOP TO CHECK IT OUT AND GAVE ME A RENTAL TO USE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, CALLED TO PICK UP THEY HAD A 600. 00 DOLLARS BILL FOR ME!!! AND STILL DID NOT FIX THE IGNITION !!! IT DID IT THE PROBLEM IN FRONT OF THE SALES MANAGER AND HE SAID OH WOW I REFUSE TO PAY THAT AMOUNT I JUST PAID 300.00 HE TOLD ME WHEN ANOTHER MANAGER COMES BACK WE CAN MAKE A DEAL, I FEEL THAT I WAS SOLD A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!! I CAN DRIVE AND GO DOWN A ROUGH ROAD OR MY LEG HIT THE KEYS AND MY KEYS WILL FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE CAR IS STILL OPERATING !!! AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT ITS JUST UNBELIEVABLE!!! *TR

THE ABS AND T/C LIGHTS COME ON AFTER DRIVING. IF THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, AND YOU TURN THE CAR BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHILE DRIVING AROUND OR UNDER 10MPH, BUT THE SYMPTOMS ARE THAT THE BRAKES WILL GRIND AND BE VERY HARD TO PUSH, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN BRAKING BEHIND SOMEBODY WAITING TO PULL OUT OF A DRIVEWAY INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. AFTER ACCELERATING TO 20MPH OR FASTER, THE BRAKE ISSUE MIGHT GO AWAY, BUT THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WILL COME ON. THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN FOR THE 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE PIGTAIL WIRING HARNESS. I URGE YOU TO REVIEW THE FORUM DOCUMENTING THESE ISSUES AT HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/EQUINOX-23/2006-CHEVY-EQUINOX-LT-ABS-TRACTION-CONTROL-LIGHT-PROBLEMS-41758/ FOR SUPPORTING EVIDENCE. CHEVROLET IS CHARGING PEOPLE FOR REPAIRS OF UNNECESSARY PARTS IN ORDER TO MAKE MONEY WHILE THEY KNOWINGLY KNOW THE ISSUE DESERVES A RECALL. *TR

IN THE LAST MONTH MY 2006 EQUINOX'S ENGINE HAS FAILED 5 TIMES, 3 TIMES WHILE SITTING AT INTERSECTIONS AND TWICE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALL 5 TIMES THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE ON THE DASH AND THEN ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE HAS BEEN LOST. IT TAKES A GOOD MINUTE BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER AGAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SHOP FOR EXTENSIVE WORK (INCLUDING WHEEL BEARINGS AND IGNITION SWITCH) AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX OR EVEN PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT THE 2005 EQUINOX WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE AND WANT TO KNOW WHEN THE '06 WILL BE ADDED TO THE LIST??? *TR