2010 Chevrolet Equinox Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND DOWN A STEEP HILL WHEN THE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY IN ORDER FOR THE GEARS TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WOULD ONLY SHIFT FROM FIRST TO THIRD, BUT NOT SHIFT INTO ANY LOWER GEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET YET THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO LOWER GEAR, MOST OF THE TIME. UPDATED 10/24/11

MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX (PURCHASED 05/2010) HAS CONTINUOUSLY HAD ISSUES WHEN IDLING OR AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY OR IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT. SOMETIMES THIS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL. THIS HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY SCARY AND PROBLEMATIC ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ON THE BAY BRIDGE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHAT IS PARTICULARLY FRUSTRATING IS WHAT I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TEAM - "IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE LOW ON OIL." WHEN I EXPLAIN THAT I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 1,500 MILES AGO AND TOPPED OFF THE OIL A WEEK BEFORE, THEY SAID, "WELL THIS CAR BURNS A LOT OF OIL, AND YOU WERE DOWN A QUART. YOU SHOULD JUST CHECK IT EVERY WEEK AND KEEP TOPPING IT OFF." NO CONCERN FOR THE FACT THAT I AM DOING THIS, AND IT IS STALLING. NO CONCERN FOR THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND BURNING THAT MUCH OIL. WHEN I ASK WHAT TYPE OF ENGINE PROBLEM WOULD RESULT IN THIS TYPE OF OIL CONSUMPTION, THEY QUICKLY CHANGE THE SUBJECT AND SAY THEY HAVE FOUND "NOTHING WRONG" OR THAT THEY ARE JUST "GOING BY WHAT GM SAYS TO DO, SINCE WE ARE ONLY THE SERVICE TEAM, NOT THE MANUFACTURER." AT THIS POINT, I BRING MY CAR IN ANYWHERE FROM ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH TO MULTIPLE TIMES PER MONTH. SOMETIMES THE OIL IS LOW; SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. JUST LAST WEEK (10/15), AFTER I STARTED A CLAIM WITH GM AND TOLD THE SERVICE TEAM THAT I WAS FILING A COMPLAINT, THEY FINALLY AGREED TO RUN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. WE DID NOT GET THAT FAR, THOUGH, AS MY CAR HAS BEEN ROUGH IDLING ALL WEEK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON - IT'S BACK WITH THE SERVICE FOLKS... JUST 5 DAYS AFTER BEING THERE LAST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WAS JERKING BACK AND FORTH LIKE I WAS HITTING THE GAS AND BRAKE OVER AND OVER. I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND THE ENGINE MADE ANOTHER JERK AND THEN DIED. THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR FAULTS. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY DIED AGAIN. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND DIED AGAIN. IT DID THIS TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I REACHED HOME. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GM SERVICE CENTER. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WASN'T THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE WHICH IS AN ACTUATOR PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED I CHANGE THE OIL MORE FREQUENTLY WHICH I DID BUT LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE VEHICLE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE BUT THAT THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE THE ACTUATOR IF IT HAS FAILED. *TR

HAVE BEEN HAVING THE STICKY STEERING PROBLEM OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. IT'S NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN HOTTER, HUMID WEATHER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES BEFORE TO BE CHECKED AND THEY TOLD ME JUST WHAT I THOUGHT THEY WOULD TELL ME. THERE ARE NO TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND OF COURSE GM IS NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ONE. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE SO MANY OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON THE EQUINOX, IT REALLY DOES SEEM LIKE A HAZARD BECAUSE OF IT LOCKING UP WHICH IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE COULD BE HARD TO HANDLE IF NEEDING TO STEER QUICKLY IN A SITUATION.

I HAD ALREADY PROCESSED A VEHICLE COMPLAINT A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WITH CHEVROLET. TWO OF THE FIVE TIMES (SO FAR) THEY WERE ONLY ABLE TO MAKE TWO REPAIRS, AND WERE CERTAIN THEY HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS APRIL 29TH. I HAD JUST PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THOMAS CHEVROLET AFTER BEING SERVICED FOR THE SAME INCIDENT THE PAST 4 TIMES, WITH THEIR ASSURANCE MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH TOWARDS BALTIMORE, WHEN MY CAR GAVE OUT. THE RPMS WENT UP AND DOWN, TACH WAS ACCELERATING UP TO 8-9 AND MY SPEEDOMETER READ 0MPH. AT THE TIME WE WERE GOING 65MPH, AND THEN NEXT THING WE KNOW THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY DECELERATED 35MPH. MY BOYFRIEND HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE IN A 5-LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO SAFELY GET OVER 4 LANES. WE WERE ALMOST KILLED/SEVERELY INJURED MULTIPLE TIMES BY CARS/TRUCKS, WHILE TRYING TO GET OVER THE LANES. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED AND THIRD TIME I HAD ALMOST LOST MY LIFE. I AM IN SEVERE NEED OF ASSISTANCE. CHEVROLET HAS TOLD ME MULTIPLE TIMES "NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, AND ASSURED MY SAFETY". THIS CAR IS DEFECTED AND I AM UNSURE AS TO HOW TO PROVE CHEVROLET IT IS UNSAFE. THE THOUGHT OF CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IS HORRIFYING. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO SHOW THEM? MY LIFE? PLEASE ADVISE ME. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIMING CHAIN RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN WAS INSTALLED ON APRIL 24, 2013. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, STALLING AND SHAKING AND RATTLING WHILE IT WAS IN IDLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HIM, THE RECALL WAS SERVICED DURING THE APRIL 24, 2013 VISIT. ON NOVEMBER 22,2013 ANOTHER TIMING CHAIN WAS INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE APRIL 2011. THE DEALER REPLACED A WORN COMPRESSOR, THE BALANCE SHAFT CHAINS, OXYGEN SENSOR, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, INTAKE ACTUATOR, INTAKE SOLENOID AND THE TRANSFER CASE.*JB

MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 45 MINUTES, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS OR BINDS WHEN TRYING TO MAKE MINOR LANE CORRECTION CHANGES. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AN EXTRA AMOUNT OF FORCE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT TO MOVE AWAY FROM IT'S STUCK POSITION BUT ONCE IT DOES MOVE, THE EXTRA AMOUNT OF FORCE USED CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRAVEL PAST IT'S INTENDED POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVER CORRECT AND TRAVEL TOO FAR TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DURING WET AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 9,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS CONDITION DID NOT EXIST UNTIL AROUND THE 8,000 MARK. *TR

OUR 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS DANGEROUS STICKY STEERING AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 70 MPH. MORE EFFORT THAN NORMAL IS REQUIRED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT THESE SPEEDS, BUT THEN IT "BREAKS LOOSE" AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE SLIGHTLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN JANUARY 2010. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT TEST DROVE IT AND SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. I STRONGLY DISAGREE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A TRANSPORT MODE WARNING ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALL OF THE GAUGES STOPPED ILLUMINATING AS A RESULT. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TURN ON THE IGNITION AND HOLD THE KEY IN THAT POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS TO TRY AND ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ

2010 EQUINOX LTZ DROVE TO WORK PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE DOORS AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB IT STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. I THEN TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE SWITCH ON THE DASH OF THE CAR AND IT GAVE A SMALL BEEP BUT STILL WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I TRIED TO OPEN ALL FOUR DOORS TO NO AVAIL. I OPENED THE BACK HATCH AND CRAWLED OUT THROUGH IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I WAS REALLY AFRAID BECAUSE IF THERE WAS A FIRE I COULDN'T GET OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY CONSUMING TWO QUARTS OF OIL PER MONTH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE OIL RINGS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ASKED THE CONTACT TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR NEXT OIL CHANGE TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL CONSUMING OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF OIL LESS THEN 500 MILES AFTER THE OIL RINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE THAT THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

HAS A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN,T HEAR OR FINE THE PROBLEM,I TOLD THE SHOPMANAGER THAT THEY WILL NOT FIND IT WILL THE WINDOW UP,ALSO STARTED THE SUV UP ONE MORNING AND THE FUEL RANG SAY 303 MILE I DROVE 7 MILES TO WORK AND SAW THAT IT SAID 294 SO THE SUV THAN US 9 GALLON OF GAS IN SEVEN MILES.THE MERCHANT SAID THAT WAS NORMAL THAT,S A LIE.THE DEALER JUST DON,T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM,IF IT NOT ANY MONEY IN IT FOR THEM THAN THEY DON,T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON,T WANT TO GO OUT OF TOWN AND THE MOTOR BLOW UP OR THE DEFROST STOP WORKING AND MY FAMILY GET HURT THAN IT,S ON.WENT TO TWO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T HEAR THE TAPPING AND I AM STANDING THERE AND HEAR IT.ALL THIS MONEY THAT WE PAYING FOR THIS SUV THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR WE WILL GET ACTION 9 NEWS ON IT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S INSTRUMENTATION ILLUMINATES WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW MID-20'S. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEGINNING IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER 2010. THE DATE BELOW (JAN. 23, 2011) IS TODAY'S DATE, SINCE IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, WHICH SAYS ONLY THAT THERE WAS A CODE BUT NO INDICATION AS TO WHAT IS WRONG. DEALER RESET CODE. ALSO CONTACTED ONSTAR WHEN IT OCCURRED AND RECEIVED A CODE BACK (B0023). DEALER VERIFIED THAT THEY PULLED THE SAME CODE. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2009, BUT HAD NO PROBLEMS THE FIRST WINTER. WE ARE NOW IN THE SECOND WINTER, WHEN THE PROBLEM SHOWED UP. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF WE ARE DRIVING OR PARKED (IT ACTUALLY COMES ON WHEN WE START THE CAR IN VERY COLD WEATHER, SO THE CAR IS NOT MOVING AT THIS POINT). BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES ILLUMINATE (ALMOST A GUARANTEE) WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 25 DEGREES. AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES OR SEVERAL MINUTES, THE LIGHT GOES OUT. I SUSPECT (AND THE DEALER CONCURS) THAT IT MAY BE WIRE HARNESS OR SENSOR CONTACTS THAT ARE SEPARATING IN EXTREME COLD (DUE TO METALLIC CONTRACTION). DEALER SAID THE FACT THAT THE LIGHT COMES ON SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM IF IT GOES OFF AFTER A WHILE. I CHALLENGED HIM ON IT AND ADDED, "YES, AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING THAT TIME," AT WHICH STATEMENT DEALER SERVICE MAN HEM-HAWED AROUND. I THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE. *LN

ON JAN 17TH,2011 MY VEHICLE WAS WRECKED BY THE DEALER ON SITE OF DEALERSHIP. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS CAVED IN ON CENTER. THE DRIVER A MECHANIC AT DON WOODS CHEVROLET WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHER THEN NORMAL SPEED. HE HIT A POLE DEAD CENTER AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED TO WHAT EXTENT I AM NOT SURE, BUT I AM NOT WANTING THIS CAR BACK FEELING THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY AT ANYTIME DUE TO THE HIT IT TOOK OR IT ISN'T SAFE AND WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY NEW 2010 CHEVY EQUNOX DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH ITS ELECTRIC STEERING AFTER IT GOT WARMED UP AND AS DRIVING SPEED INCREASED. DEALERS KEPT TELLING US THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE SINCE THEY COULD NOT DETECT AN ERROR CODE. ON TRIP TO FLORIDA, STEERING BECOME SO DIFFICULT THAT IT TOOK TWO HANDS TO STEER AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 50 MPH. DEALER (VIENCE FL.) FINALLY CHANGED OUT COMPLETE STEERING GEAR AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY! *TT

BOTH HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING TEMPERATURE IS FLUXUATES ON IT'S OWN. UNABLE TO GET ENOUGH HEAT OR COOL WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS QUITE COLD OR QUITE WARM.

PURCHASED A 2010 EQUINOX,NEW WITH 23 MILES, NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT I HAD TO PUT OIL IN SEVERAL TIME WHEN I FILLED UP WITH GAS. TOOK IN FOR 3,00 MILE CHECK WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS, I ALWAYS CARRIED OIL WITH ME AND GO OIL CHANGES EVERY 1,500 TO 2,000 MILE. CAR FINALLY BROKE DOWN THIS WEEKEND AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED. SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, IT NO LAUGHING MATTER TO SPEND 25,000 TO 30,000 ON A CAR AND IT FALLS APART AT 71,000 AND I AM NOT EVEN THROUGH PAYING FOR IT. *JS

WHEN ACCELERATING TO PULL ONTO HIGHWAY, ENGINE STALLS WITH NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SOMETIMES ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS OFTEN. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SUPPORT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM OF MY CONCERNS OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OWNERS OF 2010-12 CHEVROLET EQUINOXS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

+2010 EQUINOX LIFTGATE GOES ALL THE WAY UP, BUT IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS SLOWLY COMES BACK DOWN TO ABOUT 3/4 OPEN. I TRIED EVERYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IN JULY OF 2010. IT HAD 5,500 MILES ON IT WHEN I STARTED SEEING PATCHES OF THOUSANDS OF TINY CRACKS ON THE WINDSHIELD. YOU COULD ONLY SEE THEM WHEN THE CAR WAS FACING THE SUN. I WASHED THE CAR ALL SUMMER MYSELF, AND I WAS VERY CAREFUL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND HE POINTED OUT THAT IT COVERED THE WINDSHIELD AND ALL THE SIDE AND BACK WINDOWS. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE SANDED ALL THE WINDOWS WITH A FINE SANDPAPER. HE SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT A DEFECT. THEY SAID THE CAUSE IS FREQUENT WASHES AT TOUCHLESS CAR WASHES, OR SOME MILEAGE. GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. IT IS #00-08-48-005D. IT COVERS 2011 AND PRIOR GM PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS. IT SAYS IN THE BULLETIN THAT THE REPAIR WILL REQUIRE REPLACING ALL THE GLASS ON THE CAR. WHEN YOU DRIVE INTO THE SUN, THE THOUSANDS OF TINY CRACKS BLIND YOU AND SUNGLASSES DON'T HELP. THEY SAID AS A GESTURE OF GOOD WILL, THEY WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, BUT NONE OF THE OTHER GLASS. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR WITH 6500 MILES ON IT WITH DEFECTIVE WINDOW GLASS THAT GM SAYS IS TOO BAD, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

HAVE OWNED MY CAR NOW FOR 6 MONTHS AND NOTHING BUT ISSUES. IT SEES THE DEALER MORE THEN I CAN ENJOY IT. IF ONE MORE UPDATE IS DONE AND I AM TOLD THE PROBLEM IS FIX AND REALLY IT ISN'T THEN MY FRUSTRATION WILL CONTINUE. FROM THE OIL LEAK, TRANSMISSION DECLINE ROUGH, ENGINE NOISE,KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION, FUEL GAGE AND STARTING ISSUES I WISH I COULD GET RID OF THIS CAR AND NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN. IF I HAD NOT SOLD MY OTHER CAR I WOULD PUT THIS UP FOR SALE AND WALK AWAY. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING TO FIX THESE ISSUES AS THIS WAS NOT A CHEAP CAR. IT ONLY HAS 52 THOUS MILES AND I WILL GO BACK TO MAZDA WHERE MY SUV WENT TO 285 THOUS WITH NORMAL MAINTENANCE NOT MAJOR ISSUES OR MY TAHOE THAT I SOLD AT 189 THOUS AND NO PROBLEMS. I WISH I HAD PURCHASED ANOTHER MAZDA AT THIS POINT. HOW DO WE GET THIS PROBLEMS RESOLVED ONCE AND FOR ALL? THIS IS CRAZY!I AM NOT SURE IF A LAWYER IS THE ANSWER BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT ITS NOT. I AM SICK OF GETTING RENALS, BEING LATE TO WORK TO DROP IT OFF AND SHUTTLE. I BOUGHT THIS TO HAVE A CAR TO DRIVE NOT TO TAKE TO THE DEALER OVER AND OVER. THE ENGINE SEAL WAS ALREADY REPLACED AND THE PROBLEMS ARE WORSE OR NOT BETTER AT ALL. SEEMS TO BE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH 2010 SO WHY IS IT THAT THEY ARE NOT GETTING FIXED ON OUR CARS. I AM HAPPY TO GET MY 27 THOUSAND BACK AND GET A CAR THAT IS NOT A CLUNKER JUNK. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON LEVEL PAVEMENT AT 65 MPH, WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED 2 GEARS, AND THE TACH ROSE TO 5300 RPMS. I TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE AND PROCEEDED IN A NORMAL CONDITION. *TR

JUST ONE DAY THERE WASN'T HEAT ON MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 50,900 MILES. WITHOUT HEAT FROST COULD FORM ON THE WINDSHIELD AND BLOCK VISIBILITY. A QUICK CHECK ON THE NET INDICATED A COMMON PROBLEM (LATENT DEFECT?) THAT THE STUB TO THE ACTUATOR ON THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR BREAKS OFF. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND IT TOOK THEM 8.5 HOURS TO REPLACE THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. *TR

STEERING STICKS WHEN HAVING TO MAKE A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT IN KEEPING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN STRAIGHT LINE. THIS OCCURS WHEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THE STEERING ALSO STICKS WHEN STEERING INTO A SLIGHT BEND ON A FREEWAY. THIS CAUSES AN OVER CORRECTION IN KEEPING THE VEHICLE IN THE DESIRED PATH. THIS OVER CORRECTION DOES NOT RESULT IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF THE LANE UNLESS YOU WERE ALREADY RIDING THE DIVIDER BETWEEN LANES. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE STEERING. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN AND 1/2 HOUR, IT BECOMES STICKY ON EACH SIDE OF THE CENTER. I HAVE HAD NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS AS OF YET, BUT THE LONGER IT IS DRIVEN, THE WORSE IT GETS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE NATURAL RESPONSE IS TO CORRECT AND SOMETIMES THIS CANBE QUITE SCARY OR NERVE RACKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A PREOWNED 2010 EQUINOX WITH LOW MILEAGE AND A SHORT TIME LATER I WAS CHECKING FLUID LEVELS AND NOTICED THE OIL WAS 2QTS LOW, ADDED OIL. SHORT TIME LATER WE WENT ON A TRIP AND A WHILE LATER I CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS DOWN A QUART. CALLED CHEVY DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST TO SEE HOW MUNCH OIL IT WAS USING. DEALER SHIP CHANGED OIL AND WAS DOWN A QUART. SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAD NO IDEAL WHERE THE OIL WAS GOING, AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR THAT THE MOTOR WAS BURNING IT, NUMBER ONE THE TAILPIPE WAS BLACK AS THE ACE OF SPADES AND THERE MUST BE A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE SPOKE WITH GM HEAD OFFICE ABOUT THIS AND THEY DID GIVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW EQUINOX FROM CHEVROLET IN 08/31/2010. SINCE 10/30/2010, I'VE HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. TWO INCIDENTS OF WHICH, I ALMOST HAD NEAR-DEATH CAR ACCIDENTS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I AM IN A RENTAL CAR, TOTALING TO ABOUT A MONTH SO FAR IN RENTALS. FIRST INCIDENT IN OCTOBER, I HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY HAZARDS ON TO EVEN GET TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY SPEEDOMETER AND TECH WOULD ACCELERATE, HOWEVER, IT FELT LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. IT WAS SERVICED FOR ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEN 2 WEEKS AGO, I HAD JUST GOT OFF A 3-LANE 65 MPH HIGHWAY, WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED ON ME. I REMEMBER LOOKING DOWN AT THE DASH WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 100 MPH BUT I WASN'T MOVING. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BEING ON A HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER A LANE AND PULL OVER. THE CAR WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO MOVE OR REVERSE. I WAS IN A RENTAL FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHILE THEY EXAMINED MY CAR. CHEVROLET/GM SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND FORCED ME TO RETURN THE RENTAL AND DRIVE MY CAR. I HAVE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. NOW THE THIRD INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING IN PHILADELPHIA ON A WAY TO A WEDDING. MY CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES, CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER ON BROAD STREET ABOUT 4 TIMES, JUST TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON TO ATTEMPT TO MOVE IT. IT WAS A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND ON THE ROAD, I ALMOST GOT HIT MULTIPLE TIMES. CHEVROLET SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, BUT HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO TRUST THEM WHEN THEY NEVER TRUSTED ME WHEN I SAID SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THIS CAR IS BRAND-NEW AND THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND MY CONFIDENCE HAS PLUMMETED. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHAT TO DO. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 10/27/10 26 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE. THEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARK,AS I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE,THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE GEAR SHIFT ILLUMINATION WAS NO LONGER HI-LIGHTING WHAT GEAR I WAS IN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY NOT ONLY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AT ALL AND EXPECT ME TO PICK UP THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE PAYMENTS FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS ON IT. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED,MY FIRST MONTHLY PAYMENT WASN'T EVEN DUE YET. MY [XXX] YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. GM AND THE DEALERSHIP (BRYNER CHEVEROLET) REFUSE TO GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR RETURN MY DOWN-PAYMENT. THEY ACTUALLY,EXPECT ME TO PUT MY LIFE AT RISK TO PROVE TO THEM THAT THIS INCIDENT REALLY OCCURRED. UNDER THE LEMON LAW,I AM REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM 3 CHANCES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOW CAN I DO THIS IF THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX. ALSO AM I SUPPOSED TO PUT MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER TO PROVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM? *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

THE DEFROST ON MY EQUINOX DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD BUT CAUSES WORSE CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS TURNED ON MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE. I HAVE TO KEEP MY WINDOWS DOWN AND STICK MY HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOWS TO SEE IN COLD WEATHER. I AM TOLD THAT MY EQUINOX DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL # 09298. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD! *TR

MY 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX STEERING BINDS UP AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. THE BINDING HAPPENS WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT FROM A STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE ABOVE 50 MPH. THE BINDING CAUSES THE DRIVER TO OVER CORRECT AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN WET OR SNOW CONDITIONS. AFTER THE STEERING BEGINS TO BIND, IT INTERMITTENTLY BINDS AT ALL SPEEDS DURING THAT DRIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE COOLS DOWN THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 10-13-2010 AND DEMONSTRATED THE PROBLEM TO THEIR "FRONT END" TECHNICIAN. HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NO CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HE SAID HE WOULD CALL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON 10-19-2010. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT HAS A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 31 AND 48 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES AND STILL NO FIX. THE GM ENGINEER FOR THE OK AREA CAME DOWN AND DROVE IT LESS THEN 5 MILES AND SAID HE THINKS IT IS MY DRIVING HABITS. TOOK IT BACK AND THE GM AREA REP DROVE IT LESS THEN 5 MILES AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION TO DO THAT. I CAN NOT GET THE DEALERSHIP TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE GM SAYS IT IS OK. *TR

STICKY STEERING, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT A SLIGHT TUG TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT TO GET IT TO MOVE OFF THE CENTER. IT IS NOTICEABLE ON GOOD SURFACES. I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE STEERING ESPECIALLY IF THE SURFACE IS SLIPPERY. STARTED IN SEPT 2010. *TR

OUR 2010 EQUINOX 2LT 2.4L (4 CYL) THAT WE BOUGHT IN AUG. 2009 STARTED HAVING STALLING/ROUGH IDLE PROBLEMS AFTER A YEAR, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES. THEY KEPT SAYING THAT THERE IS CASTING SAND CLOGGING THE SOLNOIDS.THEY CLAIMED TO CLEAN IT OUT EACH TIME. THEY FINALLY GAVE US A NEW ENGINE BUT WE DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BECAUSE WE ARE STARTING TO FEEL THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR ALL THIS. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY WON'T HELP US. I GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO CALL A LEMON LAWYER. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY WON'T GM DO ANYTHING FOR US OR REALLY IT? *TR

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING" OR BUMPING BETWEEN SHIFTS. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER TWICE. SAID IT WAS PROGRAMMING ISSUES - SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT - BUT STILL DOING IT. THEN LAST WEEK WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES - I HAD A STABILITY TRACK LIGHT COME ON AND IT IDLED VERY ROUGHLY. I LEFT IT AT DEALER TO BE FIXED - OVER A WEEK AGO! THEY SAID IT IS A TIMING BALANCE CHAIN??? I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM! *TR

ON AUG 15, 2010 MY NEW CHEVY EQUINOX, WITH ONLY 717 MILES ON IT, STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ST. IT WAS TOWED (MIRAK CHEVROLET) ON SUNDAY AUG 15TH, AND THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL TUES. AUG 24TH. IN THE INTERIM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FINALLY A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE ORDERED. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET CORP. AND THE GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES TO INFORM THEM THAT THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. A BRAND NEW CAR ONLY 3 WEEKS OLD SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TOLD THEM THAT I DON'T WANT THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A CHILD AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT. GM TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO; I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK. ON NOV 1ST I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER AFTER WORK AND MY CAR STALLS AGAIN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS TIME I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BROUGHT IT FROM (QUIRK CHEVROLET), AND CALLED GM AGAIN TO NOTIFY THEM OF WHAT HAPPENED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHO WAS DEALING WITH MY VEHICLE [XXX] SAID THAT THE PROBLEM THIS TIME WAS DUE TO DEBRIS GETTING INTO THE CAM SHAFT SCREEN/FILTER. I TOLD GM THAT I DO NOT WANT THAT CAR ANYMORE, EITHER GIVE ME A NEW CAR OR REFUND MY MONEY AND I WILL TAKE MY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. AGAIN, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! ON NOV. 4TH I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR. [XXX] LET ME TRANSFER MY BELONGINGS IN THE SERVICE GARAGE, TOLD ME DRIVE OUT OF THE GARAGE. AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR BUT DIDN'T CLEAR THE TURN, I WOUND UP SCRAPPING AND DAMAGING THE SIDE OF MY CAR[XXX]DIDN'T GUIDE ME NOR DID HE TELL ME TO STOP WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE, HE JUST STOOD THERE WATCHING. HIS MANAGER ([XXX]) CAME OUT AND TOLD ME I HAVE TO GET MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN SLOWLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT ALL THE WAY TO ALMOST THE VERY END AND WHILE ADVANCING AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THERE'S A SMALL HIGH PITCH NOISE AND "THUNK" OF A SOUND THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT-LEFT OF THE VEHICLE, IF THE RADIO AND VENTILATION IS QUITE DOWN. IT DOES NOT SOUND HEALTHY AND IS QUITE DISTURBING KNOWING THAT THERE'S ONLY 3500KM ON THIS 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS WOULD THERE BE OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKEWISE? AND PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS CHARGING A CELLULAR PHONE WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER CHARGING A CELLULAR PHONE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT PLACING THE CELL PHONE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO PLACE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,900.

"SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND THE WARNING CHIME GOES OFF EVERY 20 SECONDS. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF THE NEW 2010 EQUINOX. OAKLAND, CA CHEVY DEALER INFORMED US THAT WITH THIS LIGHT ON, THERE IS NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A "FAULTY MODULE". ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. I TRY CALLING THE OAKLAND DEALERSHIP TO BRING THE CAR IN, AND NO ANSWER. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF CALLING, I STOP BY DEALERSHIP AND IT'S CLOSED. I TAKE THE CAR TO THE NOVATO DEALERSHIP (40 MILES AWAY), THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT PROVIDE A LOANER CAR BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW IT WILL TAKE LONGER THAN 6 HOURS TO FIX. I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING HOME. SO I DRIVE THE CAR HOME (WITH NO AIRBAGS). I HEAR THE OAKLAND DEALERSHIP IS OPENING UNDER NEW OWNER, SO I WILL TAKE CAR BACK TO THEM WHEN THEY OPEN. I DRIVE THIS CAR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

***ATTENTION*** NEW INFO ON HARD SHIFITNG .... LIKE OTHERS WITH A 2010 NOX I HAVE SERIOUS SHIFTING PROBLEMS MOSTLY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. IT HESITATES AND JERKS HARD INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK WHICH MEANS THE DEALER CAN NEVER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. WE EVEN PUT A FAULT RECORDER ON IT SET FOR TRANSMISSION ERRORS WITH NO SUCCESS. WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IS VERY RELEVANT. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID A NEW NEW SERVICE BULLETIN WAS JUST ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NO FIXES ONLY TO SAY THAT IT WAS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT APPEARS THAT THE SHIFTNG POINTS VARY ACCORDING TO DRIVING HABITS AND THIS CHANGES WITH TIME AS THE COMPUTER "LEARNS" YOUR DRIVEN HABITS AND ADJUSTS. THE DEALER RECOMMEND THAT I COME IN EVERY FEW WEEKS AND THEY WOULD RESET THE CODES AND THIS WOULD HELP THE ISSUE BUT NO FIX SINCE THE COMPUTER WOULD AGAIN ADJUST SHIFT POINTS. ANOTHER OPTION WAS TO TRADE UP TO A 6 CYL MODEL ( PLUS $10K) WHICH DOES NOT EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE IF THIS OCCURED WHILE GOING INTO A WET CORNER AND EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFT CAUSING TIRES TO LOOSE TRACTION. THE TAKE AWAY POINT FROM THIS COMMENT IS THAT GM FINALLY RECOGNIZES A SERIOUS SITUATION, UNFORTUNATELY THAT HAVE NO FIX OTHER THAT BUY A NEW 6 CYL MODEL. CLOSING COMMENT: THE 2010 MODEL HAS CLOSE TO A 100 SERVICE BULLETINS WHILE THE 2011 HAS ONLY ABOUT 10. OBVIOUSLY THE 2010 WAS AN EXPERIMENT (BETA TEST) AND WE HELPED THEM FIX PROBLEMS BY DRIVING AND COMMENTING ON ISSUES. THE 2011 WAS THE RESULT OF MOST OF THE FIXES. *TT

IN NEW CHEVY VEHICLES THERE IS A CENTER STORAGE COMPARTMENT LOCATED ABOVE THE CENTER CONSOLE. THIS IS HELD DOWN IN PLACE BY A SIMPLE PUSH BUTTON. THE BUTTON HOWEVER IS PROBLEMATIC AS IN SOME TRIMS IT IS A CHROME FEATURE. IN SUNNY CONDITION, THE REFLECTION FROM THE CHROME PUSH BUTTON REFLECTS INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES. THIS COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

I HAD A 'STICKY' STEERING PROBLEM BACK ON JAN. 2010 DURING A TRIP NORTH TO CANADA. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK ON A LONG TRIP TO SANDUSKY OHIO, AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE! BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE I THINK THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY ON VERY FLAT HIGHWAY IN GOOD CONDITION, SUCH AS THE OHIO TURNPIKE AND 405 IN CANADA. AS SOON AS I GET INTO MICHIGAN (HORRIBLE I75 CONDITION) THE PROBLEM IS NOT NOTICEABLE ANYMORE. *TR

A FEW ISSUES...... THE BIGGEST BEING THE FACT THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW IT HAS HAD A SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS THE WHOLE VEHICLE. YOU CAN VISUALLY SEE AND FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON MANY OCCASIONS, THEY BALANCES THE TIRES, CHECKED THE WHEELS, GUARANTEED ME IT WAS THE TIRES, REPLACED 2 AND SAID ALL FIXED! NOPE ANNOYED THAT THIS WAS THE 5TH VISIT, ASKED FOR 4 NEW TIRES AND I PAID THE DIFFERENCE TO UPGRADE FROM THE HANKOOK'S TO THE MICHELIN'S. PICKED VEHICLE UP AND THE SHALE WAS STILL THERE, AND THEY SCRATCHED 2 OF THE WHEELS WHILE CHANGING THE TIRES. ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP I WOULD ADDRESS THIS WHEN I NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE AS I HAD ENOUGH! TOOK IT IN ON A TUESDAY AM THEY ADVISED ME THEY WERE GOING TO CHANGE A AND TRY A FEW THINGS.... FRIDAY THEY CALL ME AND SAY THEY ALSO HAD AN ENGINEER FROM HEAD OFFICE LOOK AT IT, AND NO FIX! SO I HAVE TO GO PICK UP A VEHICLE THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW, AND IT SHAKES? I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT USED! I AM NOW GOING TO TALK TO THE OWNER AND SAY THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! APPARENTLY ITS A V6 ISSUE? THE 09 AND 11 HAVE THE SAME ISSUE? REALLY? I ALSO HAVE HAD A STICKY NOTE ON THE DASH TO COVER THE CHROME CLIP USED TO OPEN THE STORAGE AREA ON THE DASH. AS IT SHINES RIGHT IN YOUR EYES WHILE DRIVING? AGAIN HAS NO ONE TEST DROVE THESE VEHICLES? NOT IMPRESSED THAT I SPENT 47K AND HAVE A LEMON! *TR

ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED TO CHECK THE SYSTEM AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. TOWED IT TO NEARBY GM DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS A FUEL PRESSURE MODULE FAILURE. DEALER ORDERED THE PART AND WILL INSTALL IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN MOVEMENT AND PULLED WHEN SHIFTED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING, AND THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT IF THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INSTALLED A DATA RECORDER, BUT NO FAILURES COULD BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE TACHOMETER SHIFTED BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW RPMS SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT AS WELL EXPERIENCED NO MOBILITY WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,503. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PISTON RINGS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX EQUIPPED WITH ONSTAR REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM CAPABILITY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ONSTAR WAS CONTACTED AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE DEALER REPAIRED AND RE-ROUTED THE SIDE IMPACT WIRES UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CLEARED THE FAILURE CODES AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY TO CORRECT IT. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,376 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,739.

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX AND IT IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE EVERYTIME I GIVE IT GAS THIS IS A BRAND NEW TRUCK I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK AND FORTH TO THE SERVICE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT THAT'S ITS NORMAL WELL I DON'T THINK SO I THINK THAT THIS TRUCK IS A LEMON AND IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE WITH MY TRUCK I WILL CALL THE CHANNEL 7 ON YOURSIDE AND THEN I WILL SUE THE GM PEOPLE FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I AM VERY UPSET OVER THIS,AND I M SURE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. *TR

THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT, LAST CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS: 10398449. IT IS THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS FOR THE PAST 5 TIMES. MY CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TACH READ UP TO 4-5 AND THE SPEEDOMETER AT 0MPH. MY DASH WAS BLINKING AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I HAVE EXHAUSTED MY TIME IN A RENTAL VEHICLE AND I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT A VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE ME. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED 08/31/10, FIRST ISSUE OCCURRING AT 1900 MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL. SOON AFTER WE NOTICED A DEFINITE CLUNKING SOUND WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED FROM 2 TO 3 GEAR, AROUND 3000 RPM. IT ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IS GM GOING TO LOOK INTO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM? *TR