Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/29/2011 | 65830 | ||
| The speedometer go's from 0 to 120 at anytime. even when stopped. | |||
| 11/11/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Getting back onto the interstate the door locks started clicking and the speedometer hand starts going haywire. in the weeks and months to come now the awd, traction control, service engine soon lights come on. the steering wheel jerks, weird noise goes through the speakers and all gauges and door locks go haywire. has been put on a machine but no codes come up for the mechanic. | |||
| 10/01/2007 | 9000 | ||
| Engine light turns on and says the stabilitrak needs servicing as well as the traction control and that they are off, also says that engine power is reduced. this has happened about 5 times in the past 2 months and each time that i have an appointment, the light goes off and the dealer says they cannot diagnose without a check engine light on. this concerns me. autozone hooked up there little gadget while it was on once and indicated that the throttle position sensor may be the culprit, said it came up three times. power steering column locks up when i turn on vehicle, this has happened a few times in the past 3 years, each time i take to dealer, they cannot duplicate the problem and therefore cannot fix it. i have had vehicle since july of 2007. my current mileage is 42,998 the first error with column started probably in october of 2007 and occurs every so often but by the time i get it to dealer, it cannot be duplicated. what i have to do is turn the car on and off until it registers and then the column works otherwise it is very stiff and hard to nearly impossible to turn. | |||
| 03/27/2008 | 30000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. while driving approximately 40 mph, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. the vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that the front passenger side hub bearings were defective. the vehicle was repaired. approximately two months later, she noticed that the abs indicator was illuminating on the instrument control panel. the vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that the box for the all-wheel drive was defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired again. recently, while driving approximately 3-4 mph, the contact heard a popping noise while making a right turn. the vehicle also began to vibrate. when she applied pressure to the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not gain speed and began vibrating uncontrollably. she pulled over to the side of the road and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the contact was informed that there were no defects with the vehicle. the vehicle has not been repaired for the latest failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the vin was unknown. the current mileage was 39,006 and failure mileage was 30,000. | |||
| 10/12/2007 | 13000 | 30 | 02/22/2007 |
| I had 2 chevy equinox 2007 model, loaded. first vehicle repurchased due to multiple episodes of stabilitrak failure, turn signals quit working, radio problems, passenger system airbag not working, and finally failure of main airbag system. given exact twin of first car, as thought that car was just a lemon. 2nd equinox had 2 episodes of stabilitrak failure, and a new steering column placed, and then had total system failure of the steering, brakes, gas, stabilitrak, and airbag system while driving the vehicle. i had absolutely no control over any of these systems! you could turn my steering wheel 360 degrees, and the wheels never moved, the brakes didn't work, the gas didn't work, and all alarms were going off that the systems, including the airbags were not working. luckily, no one was injured as i had just begun making a turn into roadway and all vehicles coming at me both ways were able to swerve, and the car was going slow enough and over a slight incline that it rolled to a stop just before hitting a steel light post. this car was also repurchased. something is very wrong in the engineering of this vehicle and i am concerned for all the other people owning/driving this vehicle. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 4 | ||
| 2007 chevrolet equinox failed to slow down when foot was lifted from the accelerator. consumer states that cruise control was getting activated by barely touching the button. he would like something done about this problem. *kb | |||
| 09/27/2007 | 1 | ||
| On my 2007 chevorlet equinox, cruise control should be ended when stepping lightly on the brake pedal. mine does not, it is necessary to press very hard to cancel the cruise control. *tr | |||