2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

THERE IS A BAD SMELL COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS. FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS MOLD IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN WRONG WITH MY CAR. THEY HAVE HAD 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT. I HAVE A DR. STATEMENT THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF MY ASTHMA AND OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN APRIL FOR MANY THINGS. BUT 3 TIMES FOR THE SMELL AND 3 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES AND NETHER HAVE BEEN FIXED. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND THEY'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO ASCERTAIN ANYTHING A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE CODE IS LOST IN THE COMPUTER WITH MULTIPLE STARTS AND SHUT OFFS OF THE ENGINE. THE COMPUTER IS RESET AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS--NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW LONG I HAVE TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE ERROR LIGHT IS LIT. *NM

VARIOUS DATES RANGING FROM APRIL OF 2004 UNTIL SEPT OF 2005. LACK OF POWER/ NO FORWARD ACCELERATION. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY - BUT ALWAYS WHEN IT IS WET OR RAINING. OFTEN HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. JUST RECENTLY I WAS TRAVELING 50+ MILES AN HOUR ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGH WAY & THEN THERE WAS COMPLETE LACK OF ACCELERATION. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP BUT THE CAR DOES NOT STALL. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BACK TO GMAC FOR SERVICE 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS IS A VERY LARGE SAFETY ISSUE & I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED. *NM

DECEPTIVE MILEAGE INFORMATION. VEHICLE ONLY GETS 13 TO 17 MILES PER GALLON. LESS THAN THAT CHEVY TAHOE THAT I TRADED IN TO SAVE GAS. THIS IS DECEPTIVE SALES TACTICS DURING A TIME WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE SHOPPING FOR VEHICLES WITH ACCEPTABLE GAS MILEAGE. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL, AT THE LEAST IT IS FALSE ADVERTISING. *NM

2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE IN PLACE WHEN STOPPED OR PARKED.*MR THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE AND MUST BE STOPPED FROM ROLLING FORWARD BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE OR STEEPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING RUBBER IN OR AROUND THE FRONT CONSOLE, THERE WAS EXTREME HEAT FROM THE ENGINE, ON THE FRONT HOOD AND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, HEAT ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DASHBOARD AND THE REAR TAIL GATE AREA. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE HEAT HE WAS FEELING WAS FROM NATURAL SOURCES. THE FRONT SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR SUPPORTS INTERFERED WITH THE CONSUMERS VISION. THE DOORS CONSTANTLY CREAK AND MAKE LOUD NOISES WHEN OPENED. THE BACK HEAD RESTS IMPAIR THE REAR WINDOW VISIBILITY. *JB

WHEN UNBUCKLING THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT MY GRANDSON SOMEHOW GOT IT AROUND HIS WAIST. IT RETRACTED SO QUICKLY THAT WE COULD NOT FREE HIM FROM IT. AS WE WOULD PULL ON IT TO TRY TO GIVE HIM BREATHING ROOM, IT WOULD PULL TIGHTER. HE WAS BECOMING UNABLE TO SPEAK & BREATHE. SOMEONE CAME OUT WITH A KNIFE AND WE WERE ABLE TO CUT THE BELT. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY GAVE ME LINKS TO PROPER SEAT BELT USE & CHILD RESTRAINT. *NM

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES A RUMBLING AND LITERALLY MOVES UNDER THE HOOD AS IF IT WON'T START, BUT IT DOES. IT HAS AN AFFECT OF A STRAIGHT DRIVE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE IT'S IN GEAR. *NM

THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS COING ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIM THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER CODE THAT NEEDED UPDATING. THE LIGHT CAMET ON AGAIN, THEY CLAIM THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. LIGHT ON AGAIN (3RD TIME) TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERSHIP, APPARENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE IT WAS READING THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING LOW. ONCE REPLACED, IT HAS NOT GONE ON AGAIN. IT TOOK 3 TIMES & 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT: CALLER SAID IN WET WEATHER THE BRAKES MADE A RATTLING NOISE AND THEN FAILED. IN DRY WEATHER WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND HITTING THE BRAKE THE FRONT END SHOOK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER TODAY. *AK

PURCHASED 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX ON MAY 26 2005 HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 47 DAYS 1ST THE SUNROOF STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TRANSAXLE OVERHEATING LIGHT CAME ON GOT THOSE "REPAIRED" DIDN'T GET OFF THE DEALERS LOT AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THEY CHANGED SENSOR BROUGHT IT BACK THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND A CHAFFED WIRE IN THE MAIN HARNESS YESTERDAY I HAD IT TOWED IN AFTER ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FELT LIKE WHEELS DIDN'T WANT TO TURN AND ON HILLS HAD NO POWER TO CLIMB I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF PA WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY