2006 Chevrolet Equinox

FOR A FEW MONTHS MY KEY WAS HAVING TROUBLE TURNING IN MY IGNITION AS WELL AS MY SPARE KEY. IT FINALLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED AND HAD TO HAVE THE HOUSING AND IGNITION REPLACED. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX MODELS. MY FRIEND AND I HAVE THE SAME MODEL BUT DIFFERENT YEARS AND ARE REALIZING WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. IF THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM FOR CHEVY THEY NEED TO PLACE IT ON THE RECALL LIST INSTEAD OF CONSUMERS HAVING TO PAY $450 FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE REMOVED THE JACK FROM THE TRUNK SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE CARRIER AND ON THE CARPET INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, SHE STATED THAT THEY HAD A HARD TIME REMOVING THE WHEELS BECAUSE OF CORROSION AND MOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

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 OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT WE HAD BOUGHT NEW, NOW THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS COME OUT AND THE BRAKES WILL GRIND AND UNLESS YOU PUMP THE BRAKES IT WON'T STOP. I TOOK THE BRAKES TO BE CHANGED TWICE IN A YEAR AND NO RESULTS SO FAR. WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND NOW RECENTLY HAS HAD MORE PROBLEMS STOPPING AND BEING CLOSE TO CRASHING. I'M NOW LOOKING TO GET RID OFF THIS VEHICLE ASAP. TOOK IT TO DEALERS THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS BUT DID CHARGE AROUND 400.00 DOLLARS EACH TIME FOR NEW BRAKES. *TR

SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL INSTALLED REAR FACING IN 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. SOLID INSTALL WITH SUPERLATCH SYSTEM, BARELY 1/4 INCH OF MOVEMENT AT THE BELT PATH, HOWEVER UPON WIGGLING THE SHOULDER AREA OF THE SEAT WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE, THE SUPERLATCH LOOSENED DRAMATICALLY AND THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER SECURE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=EQUINOX, MODEL=CHEVY). *TR

I INSTALLED A SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL IN MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX REAR-FACING CENTER USING THE LATCH SYSTEM/REAR FACING TETHER. A WEEK OR SO AFTER INSTALLING, AS MY DAUGHTER GOT IN THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE LATCH STRAP HAD LOOSENED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THAT THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER IN TIGHTLY. I TOOK MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR AND RE-INSTALLED THE SEAT IT TIGHTLY. I FOUND THAT I WAS THEN ABLE TO EASILY SHAKE THE SEAT AS THE LATCH STRAP LOOSENED. IT SEEMED LIKE THE ANGLE THAT THE LATCH CONNECTOR HIT THE CAR SEAT PREVENTED THE CONNECTOR FROM STAYING IN THE LOCKED POSITION. I WAS EASILY ABLE TO TAP THE CONNECTOR AND SEE THE LATCH BELT LOOSEN. AFTER BEING UNABLE TO GET A TIGHT INSTALL WITH THE SEAT BELT IN ANY SEAT POSITION, I SWITCHED OUT THE XTSL FOR MY BRITAX BLVD. CS AND EMAILED SUNSHINE KIDS JUVENILE PRODUCTS ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY REPLIED PROMPTLY AND COURTEOUSLY AND SENT ME A NEW SUPER LATCH CONNECTOR. IT ARRIVED QUICKLY AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=CHEVROLET, MODEL=EQUINOX). *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HAD MUCH LUCK WITH AMERICAN CARS BUT MY WIFE LIKED IT. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS SHE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ALMOST EVERY COMPLAINT FILED LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. IF I HAD THE POWER I WOULD CLASSIFY THE CHEVY EQUINOX AS LEMON AND RECALL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BUT I DON'T. GM NEED TO STEP TO THE PLATE AND ADDRESS ALL THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. RECALL THE EQUINOX YEAR 2005-2006 NOW!!!! *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE REQUIRED EMISSION, DUE TO READINESS ERROR CODE. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN THE EVAP AND EGR SYSTEM CODE WILL NOT RESET (NOT READY CODE). WE WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. AFTER 800 MILES AND SEVERAL FAILED TEST LATER THE SYSTEM STILL WILL NOT RESET. WE CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER. AGAINST OUR BETTER JUDGMENT WE HAD NO OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND FINALLY TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SERVICE TECH DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE TO ADDRESS A P0171 CODE, WHICH COST US OVER $300 AND TO DRIVE IT 200 MORE MILES, BRING IT BACK FOR A TEST. THE SYSTEM STILL DID NOT RESET AND THE CAR WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS. WE ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR OTHER OPTIONS AND ALL HE COULD GIVE US WAS LIP SERVICE (USELESS RAMBLING), POSSIBLE TROUBLESHOOTING REPAIRS AND MORE MONEY. I FOUND ON A TOPIX WEBSITE THAT GM RECALLED THE PCM FOR THE EQUINOX BUT COULD NOT FIND THE RECALL ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. PLEASE RESEARCH AND POST THE RECALL IF GM HAS ISSUED ONE FOR THE PCM. *TR

VEHICLE NO LONGER BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN HEAT IS ON THEREFORE THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT BLOW HOT AIR AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! IF WINDOWS ARE FOGGED OR ICED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER YOU CAN NOT SEE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN FATALITIES. I FOUND OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH A PLASTIC TEMPERATURE DOOR VALVE (TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR) THAT IS BROKEN. ACCORDING TO OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND THE SERVICE DEPT MANAGER AT OUR LOCAL GM DEALER, THE COST TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART IS AROUND $1300 FOR $50-$80 METAL PART. FURTHERMORE, BY REPLACING THE PLASTIC PART PREVIOUSLY USED TO A METAL PART IN THE NEWER VEHICLES CLEARLY SUGGEST GM KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRAPPY PLASTIC PART PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND GM NEED TO STEP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THIS ITEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. MY WIFE ALREADY DAMAGED THE CAR AND TOOK OUT A MAILBOX DUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY. *TR