2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 09/10/14

THE IGNITION KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT OUT WOULD BE TO REPEATADLY SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE UNTIL THE KEY WAS RELEASED. *JS

THE IGNITION KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT OUT WOULD BE TO REPEATADLY SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE UNTIL THE KEY WAS RELEASED. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIR. IT COST $544 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED EQUINOX AND IT NOW HAS THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATION ON THE DASH & EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED BY A LARGE ADULT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT TURN ON. IT STATES OFF CONTINUOUSLY. I DID CALL CHEVROLET AS SOME HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM, HOWEVER, WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH THE RECALL ONLY 437 CARS MATCHED THAT RECALL AND THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. *TR

I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE ISSUES,THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT A DEALER,WHEN I TOOK IT THEIR THE DEALER REFUSED MAKING UP EVERY EXCUSE HE COULD,CALLED GM SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY SAY THESE ITEMS WOULD BE FIXED ,IT IS ALL SCREWED UP,GM DOES NOT GIVE A [XXX] ABOUT THESE HAZARDS,PROBLEMS STILL EXIST,REFERENCE NUMBER IS [XXX],THEIR HAVE BEEN RECALLS EXCEPT FOR OHIO,GIVE ME A BREAK,THAT IS THE STUPIDEST THING SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS SO MANY RECALLS...........................TAIL GATE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN,MOTOR IS NOT WORKING,POTENTIAL HAZARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATION BUTTON "STUCK" DOWN IN ACCELERATION "MODE" AND CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS BUTTON "STICKS" OR GETS "STUCK" IN ACCELERATION "MODE" ON CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO DISENGAGE IT IS TO TAP THE BRAKES AND DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND STARTED NOTICING A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF IT AS IT GETS WORSE AFTER DRIVING. I HAD A COBALT THAT HAD THE RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE SAME ISSUE SO I LOOKED INTO IT AND CALLED A FEW LOCAL DEALERS AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EQUINOXES FOR IT AS WE'LL BUT IT IS ONLY IN CERTAIN AREAS AND MINE DOES NOT FALL INTO THE CATEGORY. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE RECALL IS NOT BEING EXTENDED AND IT SHOULD BE SO NOW TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T CATCH ON FIRE I AM HAVING TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF AND IT IS NOT CHEAP TO DO. *TR

KEY STICKS IN IGNITION WHEN ENTERED INTO PARK, AND WILL NOT COME OUT MOST OF THE TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE THE KEY IS TO STICK FINGER INTO A HOLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND SLIDE THE MANUAL RELEASE SWITCH WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTIONS WHICH PREVENT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FROM ENTERING THE FULL PARK POSITION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 EQUINOX YESTERDAY WHEN I HAD TO HIT THE BREAKS A SURGE OF WATER CAME FROM UNDER MY BACKSEAT SOAKING ALL THE CARPET. AFTER THAT I LOOKED IN THE TRUNK. THE TRUNK WAS DRY SO I LIFTED IT UP TO CHECK BY THE SPARE TIRE AND FOUND A TON OF WATER. MY CAR HAS HAD A FUNKY SMELL FOR AWHILE NOW. I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG THE WATER HAS BEEN COLLECTING. BUT THIS IS A MAJOR HEALTH ISSUE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG WE HAVE BEEN BREATHING IN THIS MOLD AND MILDEW. GM PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER CASES HERE ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT! *TR

ON 7-7-14, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE DOCTORS' OFFICE, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. IT WAS LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON A WASHBOARD AND WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WAS BACKING UP TO PARK, IT WAS AS THOUGH I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER, IT WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. THEN THE VEHICLE RESPONDED NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN JUNE 2014, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY READJUSTED THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. I HAD NO PROBLEM UNTIL 7-7-14 . WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED US A COST OF OVER $600.00 TO REPLACE THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS UNRELATED TO THE FIRST INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING AS THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE, I'M NOT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT I'M BEING TOLD REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I'M THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE, SINCE MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A STROKE ON 2-18-2013. TOO BAD YOU BUY A VEHICLE AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I HOPE NO ONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR