2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE TRANSPORT MODE AND BATTERY WERE NOT CHARGING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE KEY IN A CLOCKWISE MOTION TO DIM THE TRANSPORT MODE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

REPORTING FAILURE OF ALL FOUR MICHELIN LATITUDE LT P235/55-R18 TIRES. TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL ON ALL TIRES. AIR LEAKING FROM 2; EXPECT OTHERS TO FAIL SHORTLY. STEEL CORDS EXPOSED AND PROTRUDING FROM UNDER TREAD. COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD FORM SIDEWALL. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS GIVEN. *JB

THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX INSTRUMENT PANEL TOP PAD HAS A INTEGRATED COMPARTMENT IN THE CENTER. THE COMPARTMENT HAS A BRIGHT CHROME LATCH FOR OPENING THE COMPARTMENT. THE LATCH HAS A VERY REFLECTIVE SURFACE. WHEN DRIVING SOUTH EAST THE SUN REFLECTED OFF THE LATCH BLINDING THE DRIVER EVEN WITH SUNGLASSES. VIEW OF THE ROAD WAS LOST AND THE SEAT HAD TO BE REPOSITIONED TO MOVE THE DRIVERS EYES FROM THE REFLECTION. PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE. *TR

THE AIRBAG ALARM KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY SAYING AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. IT IS NEVER CONSISTENT AND I WONDER IF IT IS A FALSE ALARM. I FEEL THE DEALER CHARGES JUST FOR HOOKING UP TO THE COMPUTER FOR A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON IS UNREASONABLE! *TR

AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS STARTING IN 2011 TO CURRENT RECENT ISSUE ON 30/2014. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL "REPAIRS" AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHIFTS HARD/DELAYED WHILE DRIVING, EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OIL IS CHANGED AND ADDED BEFORE EVERY 3,000 MILES OR SOONER IN RECENT MONTHS DUE TO LOW OIL AND ENGINE MAKING "KNOCKING" SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECENT NOISE AND ENGINE LIGHT. THEY ARE STATING IT NEEDS ENGINE WORK DONE FOR OIL BEING "BURNED" IN ENGINE THROUGH THE EXHAUST IN EXCESS OF $1600. LISTED SEVERAL ITEMS THAT NEED REPAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DEFROSTER AND HEAT MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CHECKED THE FUSE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS ANY POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AWAITING MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC, WHEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE OR GO INTO GEAR OTHER THAN PARK. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FOR KEFFER AUTOMOTIVE (CHARLOTTE, NC) IN 2012 WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE, AND COMPRESSOR. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER MAJOR MECHANICAL FLAW. EITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A POORLY MADE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT BY MOVING A WIRE LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. GM PAID HALF OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WILL RECEIVE WHAT HE PAID. BOTH UNITS UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO 1/3 OF COST OF TIRES. UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS

STEERING STARTED ACTING ODD. BINDING UP WHEN TURNING. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERS. FIRST THEY TOLD ME THEY RESET THE STEERING. TWO DAYS LATER BROUGHT IT BACK STILL BINDING. DETERMINED IT WAS THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. THE CAR DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST A WEEK. TOLD ME THEY HAD TO ALSO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR, MOTOR ASSEMBLY, AND STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR. TOLD ME CAR WAS REPAIRED. DROVE IT HOME APPROX. 20 MILES. CAR STEERING IS STILL BINDING UP. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERS TWO DAYS LATER. THE MECHANIC DROVE THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW I AM AT A LOSS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR