2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT FAILS TO ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE DUE TO BONE STRUCTURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,300. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SHE IS CONCERNED THIS IS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION AND LIFE THREATENING DEFECT AND WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR THE VEHICLE PURCHASE TO REPURCHASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CUPHOLDER IN CONSOLE IS BROKEN. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER START UP POWER STEERING DID NOT OPERATE. DASHBOARD WARNING READ SERVICE STABILITRACK. DROVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AT HOME POWER STEERING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, BUT SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING WAS STILL LIT. A QUICK LOOK ON THE INTERNET SHOWED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM IN CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH SIMILAR POWER STEERING. CAR WILL BE BROUGHT TO DEALER NEXT WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

TOOK MY 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX TO VALVOLINE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 4,365 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING ON THE ENGINE AND THAT I HAD NO OIL IN MY ENGINE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED IN THE FIELD UNDER 5,000 MILES. I WILL BE REQUESTING THAT THE ENGINE GOES BACK TO THE PLANT SO THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. NEW ENGINE WILL BE SUPPLIED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX FROM JBA CHEVROLET WHICH HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND FEELING SECURE AND BALANCED IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, 5-6 TIMES MY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN IGNORED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 9 VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME ,AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE UNCOMFORTABLE, UNSAFE AND UNBALANCED TURMOIL THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MR. TIRE IN GLEN BURNIE, MARYLAND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. THE AXLE WAS NOT BUILT TO CHEVROLET SPECIFICATIONS ,AND THE AUTOMOBILE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SOLD TO ME. WHILE I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THIS CONCERN, AND I AM CURRENTLY CONSIDERING RETURNING THE AUTOMOBILE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND ULTIMATELY RENTING/LEASING AN AUTOMOBILE WHICH WAS SAFE FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER. I FEEL THAT I MUST FILE A COMPLAINT AS I PAY A LARGE MONTHLY PAYMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE ,AND I SHOULD BE GETTING MY MONEY WORTH INSTEAD I AM EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT AND LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE ONLY REPAIR WHICH HAS BEEN DONE TO THE CAR TO SUPPOSEDLY CORRECT THE BALANCING ISSUE AND THE TIRE PRESSURE ISSUE HAS BEEN TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF TIRES THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO EXIST, AND I CONTINUE TO FILE COMPLAINTS, HOPEFULLY TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED AIR CONDITIONER IN THE 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ONE COULD NOT SWITCH THE SETTIGNS SO THAT ONE COULD SET THE RECIRCULATE AIR BUTTON. IN ORDER FOR THE RECIRCULATE AIR BUTTON TO WORK THE TEMPERATURE HAD TO BE OVER 40 DEGREES. THE CONTACTWAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE WAS BREATHING THE CARBON MONOXIDE FROM OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANY FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE, THAT IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 968 ,AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1050.*AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVER NIGHT OR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME ( A COUPLE OF HOURS) THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS FOR THE FIRST 3 TO 4 TIMES YOU HIT THE BRAKES AND THEN STOPS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A MONTH AND BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. THE NOISE IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS NOISE IS NORMAL. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH BOTH FRONT TIRES ON A PATCH OF ICE. THE TIRES ROLLED ON THE ICE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS NORMAL DUE TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE. THE DEALER ALSO TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD JUST APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 - THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL WHILE IN PARK. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE LOCKING PIN IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE ENGAGING PROPERLY. *NM