2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALL WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ONSTAR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF HIS VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON, FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HAD COLLAPSED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINEERS HAD DETERMINED THAT THE CRASH COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,391.

WE WERE SITTING STILL AT TRAIN CROSSING WHEN WE WERE STRUCK FROM THE REAR AND WAS SHOVED FORWARD 8-10 FEET INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. WITH ALL OF THE REAR AND FRONT DAMAGE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. ALSO, BOTH FRONT SEATS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE SEAT BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE SEATS TO THE FLOOR. MY WIFE (PASSENGER SEAT) NOT ONLY BROKE LOOSE BUT THE SEAT TWISTED. *TR

2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX - 43,600 MILES. DRIVING NORMALLY ALONG A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND ALL INSIDE ELECTRICAL BEGIN FLASHING LIKE A STROBELIGHT. VEHICLE DIES SOON AFTER. TAKEN TO MECHANIC, ANALYSIS DONE AND FAULTY ALTERNATOR IS THE CULPRIT. GM CLAIMS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. AFTER LESS THAN 1.5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP (AND BUYING BRAND NEW), ALREADY HAVE TO REPLACE A MAJOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AT AN ANGLE TO THE CURB WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING IT TO JUMP THE CURB AND HIT A TREE NEAR THE CURB CAUSING CAUSING OVER $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR

ON FIRST VISIT IN AUGUST 2012 WAS TOLD IT WAS A WHEEL NOISE AND THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY .DAYS LATER NOISE WAS BACK .TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER SERVICE MANAGER RODE WITH ME HEARD NOISE. CAR WAS KEPT A DAY ON PICKING IT UP WAS TOLD IT WAS A "MOANING NOISE" AND IT WAS DUE TO RUBBER SEAL DRYING AND RUBBING ON METAL SLEEVE RIGHT REAR HUB REPLACED .NOISE RETURNED!!!!!CAR TAKEN BACK "THIRD TIME" CAR KEPT OVERNITE TECH DID NOT HEAR NOISE AGAIN SERVICE MANAGER RODE WITH ME DID NOT HEAR NOISE WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF NOISE OCCURS .NOISE HAS OCCURRED NOT FEELING "SAFE"DRIVING THIS CAR TAKING CAR BACK NOISE OCCURS TO OFTEN!!!FRIENDS AND FAMILY HEARS IT ALSO THEY SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE "DOOR" WITH HINGES LOOSE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH AS ANOTHER CAR WAS TRAVELING NORTH. THE CAR TRAVELING NORTH MADE A RAPID LEFT TURN DIRECTLY IN MY TRAVELING PATH. WE COLLIDED AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL PRETTY HARD BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HOW SHOULD I PROCEED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD RESTS REMAINED STATIONARY AND COULD NOT BE MANEUVERED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD REST WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *SMD A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH, AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. THE NEXT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON JANUARY 2, 2013. THE CONSUMER STATED BEFORE SHE COULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN, AS IF SHE HIT A STONE WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONSUMER TO LET HER KNOW, THEY ORDERED SOME BOLTS, SO THEY COULD BE BOLTED TO THE FRAME. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE OF A GRINDING/GRATING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A HIGH RATE OF RATE SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/27/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT CONTINUOUSLY TIGHTENED AND CONSTRICTED THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.