2006 Chevrolet Equinox

I BROUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX IN FOR A OIL CHANGE ON 1/4/11 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CARRIER BEARING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS COMPLETELY SHOT. I WAS INFORMED TO BRING IT TO A MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY OTHERWISE I WILL LOSE MY DRIVE SHAFT. I BROUGHT MY CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM GM AND THE PART WAS AROUND $500-$600. I CONTACTED GM BECAUSE IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WENT MY CAR COULD HAVE FLIPPED AND PUT ME AND OTHERS IN DANGER. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE COSTS OF THE BEARING. WHEN THE BEARING GOES, WHICH I'M TOLD SHOULD HAVE NEVER GONE, THE CAR SHOULD VIBRATE BADLY OR MAKE NOISES WHICH EVEN THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT NO SIGNS WERE GIVEN. IF I HAD NOT BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I DRIVE MYSELF ALONG WITH A DISABLED DAUGHTER AND 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN THIS CAR AND I HAVE PUT ALL OF US AT RISK EVEN OTHER DRIVERS. THIS HAD TO BE A DEFECTIVE BEARING THAT GM REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF. I FEEL THAT THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS EXPENSIVE PART AND THEN HAVE IT REPAIRED. THANK GOD FOR THE OIL CHANGE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I FEEL SAVED MY LIFE AND OTHERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND THE HEAT DOESN'T WORK IN IT. I'VE HAD IT ABOUT 4.5 MONTH AND IT' GOING TO COST ME $1350.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS HEATER VALVE DOOR ACTUATOR MOTOR. GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO FIX IT. IT'S NOT A SAFETY HAZARD TO THEM. I THINK IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH HEAT YOU CAN'T DEFROST YOUR WINDOW SO YOU CAN SEE WERE YOUR GOING AND THINK ALOT PEOPLE THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WILL AGREE WITH ME.I FEEL IF STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT AND VEHICLE YOU SHOULD STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX 2006 EQUINOX! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER. THE DEALER MADE FOUR ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

OUR CAR 2006 EQUINOX VIN [XXX] HEATER FAILED AND DEFROSTER THEN DID NOT WORK. DECEMBER 5 MY HEATER ON THIS CAR FAILED TO WORK CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN MY CAR AS IT WAS COLD AND DEFROST WOULD NOT FUNCTION. WINDOW KEPT FOGGING OVER. NOTED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS. REPORTED THIS TO CHEVY. PART THAT DETERMINES HEAT VS COOL FAILS, PART COSTS ABOUT $38.22, CHEVY CHARGED OVER $1317 TO REPAIR AS THIS PART IS IN THE DASHBOARD AND SUPPOSEDLY DIFFICULT TO REACH!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AT 46,000 MILES HEATER BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. CAN'T DEFROST WINDOWS. PROBLEM STARTED DECEMBER 23, 2010. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND NUMEROUS EQUINOX OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. PROBLEM COMES FROM THE MANUFACTURE. DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING BETWEEN $800-$1200. ENTIRE DASH BOARD NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO SWITCH OUT A PLASTIC PART THAT WAS PLACED INSTEAD OF A METAL ONE. *TR

IN OCT 2010 THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AIR GETTING INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM LINES, BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR HAD GOTTEN A BIT LOW. BUT ADDING COOLANT AND TRYING TO "BURP" THE SYSTEM DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. UPON SEARCHING THE WEB, I DISCOVERED THAT QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAD THE SAME NO-HEAT PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY EQUINOX AND PONTIAC TORRENT (WHICH IS THE SAME VEHICLE PLATFORM). IT TURNS OUT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A SMALL "DOOR" THAT ALLOWS AIR TO FLOW PAST THE HEATER CORE. APPARENTLY THIS "AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR" HAS A PLASTIC CONNECTING SHAFT TO AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND THE SHAFT IS PRONE TO BREAKING AFTER A FEW YEARS. THE TROUBLE IS... REPLACING THIS LITTLE PART IS NOT EASY. IT INVOLVES REMOVING MUCH OF THE DASHBOARD, WHICH TAKES A LONG TIME. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AT A GM DEALER IS AROUND $1,000, GIVE OR TAKE A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO FROST UP. TOOK TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS A BROKEN HEATER BLEND DOOR AND IT COST ME $1598.00 TO FIX. CHEVROLET DOES NOT SAY THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THEREFORE WILL NO ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS ON OTHER SITES AND THERE ARE SOME CASES OF PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE THE PART 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SLOW DOWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.