2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS RECESSIVE. WHEN IT SNOWS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED, A THICK AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSES A HUGE BLIND SPOT. TO REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE CONTACT HAS TO PERIODICALLY EXIT THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY REMOVE THE SNOW. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH HIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURES INCLUDE THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE BRAKES FAILED AND WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. THE CONTACT WANTS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN ARBITRATION. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE DEALER, BUT ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY SPEAKING TO SOMEONE. THE ENGINE SIZE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,300.

I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE WALL IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ON DECEMBER 15, 2007. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE HEAD ON COLLISION OCCURRED. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER THE TALC POWER AND THE SMELL CAME OUT. I HAD AN INVESTIGATION DONE ON THE AIRBAGS. I WAS TOLD BY A GM INVESTIGATION REP THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TO SLOW DOWN 10-15 MPH FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN 11.85 MPH WHICH FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I NEED A SECOND OPINION BECAUSE GM STATED THAT DESPITE WHAT THE REPORT SAYS, THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT FOR THE AIRBAGS. *TR

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HE STATES THAT THE CRASH SPEED WAS ABOUT 35 MPH. *KB

I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE A 205 CHEVY EQUINOX AND THE 2ND DAY I TOOK MY WIFE FOR A DRIVE & WE BOTH NOTICED A BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTILATION. IT CAUSED HER TO GET SICK. I TOLD THE DEALER AND THEY DID AN IONIZER CLEANING THING, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK, BECAUSE AFTER 2 DAYS, FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS I'VE BEEN SICK WITH UPSET STOMACH, NAUSEA, HEADACHE, SINUS PROBLEMS, EARACHE. HAD TO TAKE OFF WORK BECAUSE I WAS FEELING BAD. I'VE READ SOME OTHER REPORTS ON THIS TYPE VEHICLE AND NOTICED PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT SAME THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN DIMMED AFTER ONE MINUTE. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND DID NOT TURN BACK OFF. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED DUE TO CONFLICTING HOURS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY ALL STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

ISSUE STARTED AROUND IN EARLY 2007 THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. NOW IN 2008 THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE IT TRIES TO START THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT LETS ME KNOW I DID NOT CRANK THE CAR. OCCURS MORE SO AFTER I HAVE HAD TO RUN ERRANDS AND START THE CAR A NUMBER AMOUNT OF TIMES IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE GM DEALER AND HAVE HAD IT CHECKED A NUMBER OF TIME. THEY HAVE CLEANED THE INJECTORS, REFLASHED THE COMPUTER, AND UPDATED THE COMPUTER TO THE LATEST LEVELS. THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS THE SAME NO CODES GENERATED NO PROBLEM FOUND. *TR

NUMEROUS FAILURES ON THIS CAR. THE A/C AND TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST 100 MILES. THE POWER WINDOW FAILED. TRANSM. SHIFTED ON CURVES AND WOULD MOMENTARILY LOSE ALL CONTROL OF CAR. COMPLAINED THAT HAD NO WHEEL DRIVE IN WET OR SNOW. WOULD JUMP SIDEWAYS OR SKID. ,NOW HEAD-ON INTO PHONE POLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. AS A RESULT, HIT STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD. INJURIES. *TR

IT STARTED AROUND THE SUMMER OF 2007 THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE CAR WOULDN'T START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. AS IT GOT CLOSER TO THE END OF THE YEAR AND NOW INTO THE BEGINNING OF 2008 THIS HAPPENS A LOT MORE. WHEN I GO TO CRANK THE CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE IT TRIES TO START THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT LETS ME KNOW I DID NOT CRANK THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS MORE SO AFTER I HAVE HAD TO RUN ERRANDS AND CRANK THE CAR A FREQUENT AMOUNT OF TIMES IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE IN 2005, I'VE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THERE'S BEEN TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE CRANKING EXCESSIVELY. AFTER TOO MANY TIMES OF THIS HAPPENING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, I FINALLY TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHEN IT STARTED GETTING WORSE. THIS WAS ON 8/31/07. MY RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER WAS THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" DUE TO SERVICE BULLETIN #03-06-03-001C. I'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM, AND IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE. THIS IS NOT A "NORMAL" PROBLEM. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL FOR ALL OF ITS CUSTOMERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR