2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - BALDWINSVILLE, NY

    I'M NOT SURE A TIME FRAME BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH UP TO A FEW TIMES A MONTH. WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED MY CAR TURNS OFF, IT STARTED BACK UP BUT I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - BENTON, AR

    CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. IT STARTED LAST WEEK DYING WHEN I WAS BACKING UP. IT ALSO WOULD JERK WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. BUT TODAY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICE MY AIR CONDITIONER QUIT AND THEN REALIZED MY CAR WAS NO LONGER GOING WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER IMPEDING TRAFFIC I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO COAX CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - LAS VEGAS, NV

    WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON, THE AIRCONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING AND THE RADIO IS STUCKED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - MOSES LAKE, WA

    I WENT TO SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE TO EXIT OFF OF FREEWAY. UPON TOUCHING THE BRAKE, THE CARE ACCELERATED AND STCU UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKE. I PHONED GM VIA ONSTAR AS THIS SCARED ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE HOWEVER I STILL WANTED IT DOCUMENTED. THIS PAST WEEK, JULY 28TH 2014, I ONCE AGAIN WAS TRAVELING AND WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO TAKE OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND MY RPM'S JUMPED AND STUCK AT 6-7. I COULD FEEL AND HEAR THEM ENGINE AS THE ACCELERATION APPEARED TO BE STUCK (AGAIN) THIS IS VERY CONCERNING HAPPENING TWICE NOW, BOTH OF WHICH I BELIEVE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AS BOTH INCIDENTS I HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET AND BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN. NOT HARD BRAKES, GENTLE. LAST SUMMER OF 2013, I HAD A REAR RIGHT TIRE BLOW OUT GOING OVER 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL NOW THERE WAS A RECALL. I PHONED (PUSHED BUTTON) ONSTAR AFTER THE INCIDENT AS A TOW TRUCK HAD TO COME AND TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES ON MY THAN YEAR OLD VEHICLE APPROX. 29000 MILES ON IT. I HAD ADVISED ONSTAR I HAD NO WARNING AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE SYSTEM DID NOT ALERT EM BUT NO ONE HAD AN ANSWER. ALSO, WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY EQUINOX IN JULY 2012, THE CAR HAD A KNOCK AND I REPORTED IT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME. ON THIS LAST INCIDENT LAST WEEK WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING, I PUSHED MY ONSTAR BUTTON ADVISING THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND TO PLEASE TRANSFER ME TO GM CARE SO I COULD LET THEM KNOW, HOWEVER, AFTER REMAINING ON HOLD FOR TO LONG I HUNG UP. NO ONE HAS FOLLOWED UP WITH ME REGARDING EITHER INCIDENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - PLEASANTON, CA

    2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WOULD SEEM TO HAVE TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE RADIO/GPS UNIT. THE SAFETY PORTION INVOLVES THE DASH AND GPS UNIT DARKENING DURING THE DAY WHICH CAUSES THE DRIVER NOT ABLE TO SEE ANY OF THE GAUGES. NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AT THE SAME TIME ANY USE OF THE GPS IS UNAVAILABLE. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ENTIRE UNIT AND COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. NOW I HAVE MY DOUBTS. THE DEALER AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS DUBLIN CHEVROLET IN DUBLIN, CA. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - GARLAND, TX

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT BECAME LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,303.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - MECHANICSVILLE, MD

    EVERY TIME A SMALL ROCK HITS MY WINDSHIELD IT CRACKS OR CHIPS. SMALL SAND OR GRAVEL EVEN PUTS CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD. CHEVY HAS A HISTORY OF USING INCORRECT PRIMER, SO I AM WONDERING IF IT IS STILL AN ISSUE. I CAN VISIBLY SEE OVER 10 CHIPS IN MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - DAVISON, MI

    SES, AIR BAG STABILITRAK AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AUTO REDUCED POWER DOWN TO IDLE. WHEN TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED, POWER RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE FUEL SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, REQUIRING THE GAS TANK TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE SENSOR. ALSO, AIRBAG SYSTEM INOPERABLE TWICE SINCE NEW, WITH SENSORS BEING REPLACED TWICE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 27,000 MILES, STILL HAS BUMPER TO BUMPER AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND IS BEING PROCESSED THROUGH AN ATTORNEY FIRM APPLYING THE LEMON LAW. GM HAS MADE TWO LOW OFFERS. NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL PENDING. OWNER HAS LOST ALL INTEREST AND TRUST IN VEHICLE. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - ORCHARD PARK, NY

    AS A WAS DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT, MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED SINCE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
    - FORT STEWART , GA

    DRIVING SLOWLY THE ENGINE AND ENTIRE ELECTRIC SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND THE CAR JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEN YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND START THE CAR BACK UP AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE