2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING ROUGH AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT AND THEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. ONCE IN DRIVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. EVENTUALLY, AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AGAIN. NOW IT NEEDS A NEW REAR HEAD GASKET AND THE #1 CYLINDER IS LEAKING. *TR

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX, 80,000 MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON & CONTINUED TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG FRONT SENSOR MODULE IS BAD & NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. 450.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. IF NOT REPLACED AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK IN A CRASH. *TR

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX, PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER IN SUMMER 2005. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY SINCE ABOUT 15K MILES. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (WHICH IS WAY TOO EARLY). IGNITION CYLINDER (WHERE THE KEY GOES IN AND TURNS...) HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE FIRST 5K MILES (TOOK A WEEK - DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR AND HAD TO GET PARTS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE). FRONT TIRES SHOW EXCESSIVE WEAR ON OUTER EDGE, EVEN AFTER MAINTENANCE. TWO TIRES REPLACED ~30K MILES DUE TO TREAD BEING WORN. EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE INTERSTATE (AT HIGHWAY SPEED) OF ANOTHER TIRE AT AROUND 40K MILES. THEN REPLACED TWO OTHER TIRES. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART IN TRAFFIC FOR APPROXIMATELY THE 5TH TIME IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE FIRST FOUR TIMES WERE FINALLY DIAGNOSED BY GM AS A FAULTY COMPUTER THAT WAS GETTING WET DUE TO A BAD SEAL FROM THE SUNROOF. BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS, I LEASED ANOTHER CAR FOR MY WIFE WHILE I WAS DEPLOYED TO IRAQ SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HER SAFETY. THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE FOR THE PAST YEAR THAT I HAVE BEEN HOME. I HAVE ROUTINELY CHANGED MY OIL AND INSPECTED FLUIDS AND AIR PRESSURES ETC. ON VEHICLES. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. IT STALLED WAS DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER IS CALLING INTERNAL DAMAGE. SPEAKING TO A CLAIMS AGENT FOR GM I WAS INITIALLY TOLD TO HAVE DEALER CALL FOR AN AUTHORIZATION. THEY REFUSED TO HONOR MY EXTENDED GM WARRANTY AND ARE DEMANDING $1700 JUST TO TEAR IT DOWN TO SEE WHAT THE FAULT OR PROBLEM IS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM EXT WARRANTY AND THEY HAVE FINALLY AGREED TO SEND A INSPECTOR. NOW THEY ARE DEMANDING PROOF OF OIL CHANGES. I CONTACTED MY OIL CHANGE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY JUST SOLD TO A NEW OWNER AND CANNOT ACCESS OLD DATABASE PAST 1 APR 2010...THIS VEHICLE HAS BROKE DOWN (STALLED WITH NO POWER) ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN VERY DANGEROUS AREAS WITH LIMITED ROOM TO PULL OVER DUE TO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND NUMEROUS BIG RIGS TRAVELING THE ROUTE. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED YET, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AFTER THIS LATEST INCIDENT, I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE/MOTOR. I AM GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, AND FURTHERMORE, DEEPLY DISTURBED THAT I HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR A GM EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY DO NOT WISH TO CHOOSE TO HONOR. WHAT KIND OF PRESSURE OR RECOURSE CAN YOUR OFFICE APPLY TO GM BEFORE THEY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PRODUCT THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS CAR, BUT IT HAS TURNED INTO NOTHING BUT A LEMON. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT LEAKS WATER INTO THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT WHENEVER IT RAINS OR VEHICLE GOES THROUGH CAR WASH. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL GALLONS AND IT SLOSHES AROUND AND SATURATES THE CARPET IN THE BACK FLOORBOARD. GM HAS A BULLETIN 2198426 WHEREAS IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY AND WATER WILL COLLECT IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT BUT WILL NOT FIX UNLESS THE CUSTOMER(ME) PAYS. I CAN SMELL THE MOLD AND MILDEW IN MY VEHICLE AND FEEL THIS CAN ONLY BE BAD FOR MY HEALTH BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CONTINUOUS MOLD REGENERATION. I HAVE TALKED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND CALLED GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND ALL YEARS BETWEEN 2005 AND 2007 ARE LISTED AND MANY MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED, THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER BECAME FILLED WITH WATER AND THE PASSENGER REAR AND DRIVER LEFT SIDE FLOOR BECAME WET. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 8/18/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY DIED AND THE VEHICLE SLAMMED TO A STOP DUE TO POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. UPDATED 08/23/10

REPLACED TWO FRONT BRAKE SENSORS - SAME SIDE; COMPUTER BOARD FOR ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT - CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT; EMISSIONS SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON - CHECKED TWICE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG; LEAK IN A/C HOSE WHEN FIRST PURCHASED...CAR IS A LEMON,,BOUGHT IT NEW...WHEN TROUBLES STARTED IT HAD LESS THAN 55,000 MILES.... *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILS TO CORRECTLY GO UP AT TIMES. SEAMS TO BE OFF TRACK. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, AT A HIGH COST. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM IS UNRESOLVED, AS I AM AVOIDING THE EXPENSE. ALSO, KEY OFTEN GETS STUCK, JAMMED IN THE IGNITION, REQUIRES USE OF A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER TO REMOVE PLASTIC RING AROUND KEY, AND EXCESSIVE WIGGLING OF KEY TO REMOVE IT FROM THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP FOUND NO ISSUE, SUGGESTED KEY WAS BENT. STILL OCCURS WITH A NEW KEY. VEHICLE FAILS TO START AT TIMES. WHEN KEY IS TURNED IT PRODUCES A CRANKING SOUND. SIMILAR TO A STARTER GOING OUT OR THE SOUND OF SOMEONE HOLDING THE KEY AFTER THE TRUCK STARTS. REQUIRES ME TO PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR TO START TRUCK. NO ISSUE FOUND BY DEALERSHIP. *TR

6 DISC CHANGER IS JAMMED AND PRODUCING AN ERROR MESSAGE. WILL NOT EJECT OR LOAD CDS. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS UNFIXABLE, RECOMMENDED REPLACING IT WITH AN AFTERMARKET UNIT. TECH ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECURRING COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I AM HESITATING TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER FACTORY UNIT. VERY FRUSTRATING, BASED ON OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS VOICING THEIR COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. AGAIN, SEEMS LIKE A FACTORY/MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WILL FALL ONTO THE SHOULDERS OF THE CONSUMER. THANKS GM. *TR

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX WATER LEAK IN REAR OF VEHICLE. ACCUMULATES IN WHEEL WELL AND INTERIOR CARPET IS STAINING AND PRODUCING AN ODOR. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM OR RESOLVE THE ISSUE. STILL EXIST. SEEMS LIKE A FACTORY DEFECT THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR, OR RECOGNIZING. PRESENTED ITSELF AROUND THE 50,000 MILE RANGE. *TR