Problems with 2006 Chevrolet Equinox ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that while idling, smoke suddenly was present coming from under the hood and through the air vents of the vehicle. additionally, the doors locked independently and the windows failed to operate as intended, which caused the vehicle occupants to be trapped in the vehicle. a window was shattered in order for the vehicle occupants to be extricated from the vehicle. the fire department was called to the scene. the cause of the failure was not determined. neither the manufacturer nor local dealer were informed of the failure. the failure mileage was 140,000.

Driver seat is having a shortage. seat moved all the way back and does not move anymore. the motor on the bottom of the seat is extremely hot and the seat is hot. it makes a non stop noise from the shortage. i am scared to drive the vehicle because of the hot seat. it is my only vehicle to get to work and my kids to school.

I recently bought a 2006 chevrolet equinox and the floorboard is staying wet, like standing water. i've researched the issue and it appears this is an ongoing issue with them. this is a safety hazard as it makes it feet wet and slip off the break and gas peddles. why hasnt gm fixed this? not to count the electrical part involved! can we say fire hazard?? come on gm, do your job!

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. while driving approximately 35 mph, the contact noticed smoke emerging from the vents on the dashboard. afterwards, smoke started to emerge from the switch on the steering column. the vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact started the vehicle and smoke emerged from behind the steering wheel. the failure began on april 1, 2019. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 171,045.

In april of 2015 i purchased a 2006 chevy equinox from sid dillion chevy dealership. approximately 1 month after having the vehicle it rained and water had leaked into driver side floor board. when i started the vehicle it started but there was no acleration and the car wouldn't drive when put in gear. i informed the dealership and was instructed to bring the vechical back out the dealership to be looked at. in finding they informed me that it was sunroof drain that backup and leaked water into my driver side floor board, also leaking water on to the throttle sensor which is located on the gas pedal. they informed me that drain had been blown out and the error code was reset and the vechical ran again. this problem happened again a few months later and i was again instructed to bring the vehicle back to the dealership, this the same procedure was done as before and i asked what can be done to fix this problem and was informed that due to the design of the sunroofs drain, when it rains i will have water that leaks into vechical if there is large amounts of rain and that because there are no broken parts the problem can not be fixed. i informed chevrolet main center of the issue and was informed that there has never been any recalls on the vechical and to take it to the dealership to have the problem fixed. i've taken preventive measures but keeping the drian cleared and when the problem happens resetting the error codes, but last week 06-07-18 i had the line cleared and the following day it rained and the throttle sensor errored reset the code and vechical ran. yesterday while driving i got caught in heavy rainfall the vechical completely stopped in the middle of a 4 lane busy road and would not move, water began leaking into the driver side and also from the pedal and intior lights. i'm very fearful of driving the vechical. this problem is very dangerous and unsafe.

One wiper blade quit functioning and causes severe danger to the driver. heater quit working causing fogging issues and keeping my kids & wife in danger. apparently these issues are very common according to the 2009 report gm recalled 59,000 vehicles for this issue but our vehicle was not included in the recall.

Within the last month while i am driving my truck would just cut off with out any warning in the middle of traffic. i have had a tune up, the left wheel barring changed, front struts done and i have just brought a pcm. my abs and tc lights stays on and my mechanic can not explain why it keeps cutting off. i have checked for recalls for this year and there are none listed; however, i have seen some on the nhtsa service bulletin. can someone please assist me this is very dangerous!!!!

A few weeks ago while driving my vehicles abs and traction control lights came on, right after that the brakes have started making a loud grinding noise or lock up altogether to where i can't stop. i have done plenty of research over this and it seems to be a recurring thing with these vehicles. if everyone of them is having this issue and the brakes are that dangerous, how has there not been a recall. this happens everytime i drive, whether going down an interstate and having to hot my brakes to just driving in a small town, then when i try and go again they make the grinding noise while driving for a minute.

The key can be removed from the ignition while the vehicle is running or while in any other position. there was a recall on other models for this exact same issue, but no recall was made for my vehicle.

Bought my 06 eqinox in may of 2015. day 2, battery died. dealer put new battery in. next week, battery dead and took out stereo with it. dealer replaced battery and stereo. now having trouble starting again. have replaced brake pads and rotors twice on rear wheels and front once. car makes grinding noise still when backing with foot on the brake. abs and tc lights came on may of 2017. had checked out and needed front right wheel speed sensor replaced. replaced it and light stayed on. had it rechecked and it still reads the same. no brakes. pedal stutters on the way down and then has to be forced down the rest of the way to stop the car. had mechanic look at it and was told to replace abs module. we did and i finally have brakes again but now my break light is on along with the abs/tc lights. car has sunroof. had car 2 years and all of a sudden my back floor is flooded. thought the kids spilled water. nope. soaked a beach towel cleaning it up. next hard rain, flooded again. lines are clogged and backing up into my car. two beach towels and two gallons later of water vacuumed up and my padding is damp and still stinks like mildew. this car is badly designed. the brake situation is very dangerous. luckily there was an empty turn lane beside me when it rained or i would have hit the car in front of me. the brake pedal would go to the floor when turning and wouldnt stop on straightaways. the electrical wiring in the drivers side door is jacked up too. can't unlock the doors, turn on dome light and doesn't shut off radio.

My 2006 chevy equinox heater start blowing cold air on december 1, 2016. per the chevy dealer the heater blend door is broken it cost me over $2,300 to fix the heater . there are too many 2006 chevy equinox with the me problem. this is s defect and a recall should be done. gm need to pay for this part and labor defect.

What is happening: the heater blend door is stuck blowing only cold air. this is after the engine is warm and working properly. in northern minnesota this is a huge problem. from a quick search this is happening far too often for it to be anything other than a manufacture defect. it is a very poor design which i believe should be recalled.

The key is hanging up in the ignition after turning vehicle off. it is often difficult to put the key back in the ignition to then start it again. the vehicle now stalls while running without notice. when it does, all power cuts off (power brakes, traction control, lights radio, breaks - anything electric shuts off. have been able to pull the vehicle over and restart it almost immediately. happens on the street as well as freeway. i wonder whether this is covered by a recall or something. please let me know as this does not seem to be very safe.

Hvac blower motor inoperable while moving on highway. blower motor resistor burned because blower motor drawing too many amps.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. when the ignition was turned to the on position, the ignition failed to turn without warning.sometimes, the contact was unable to place the key in the ignition or remove the key from the ignition. also, the vehicle overheated and the temperature gauge increased. when the vehicle was turned off, the engine fan ran for an hour afterward, which caused the battery to fail. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 160,000.

I bought a 2006 in feb ..it was running fine then all a sudden the heater started blowing cold air..a month later it just started running hot pour water in coolant level it cumes back out in a puddle on driver side. ..temp gauge hits red when idle up...smoke out tail pipe...coolant smell around car...i need my car now im.walking!!!!

Ignition. when key is inserted in ignition it is very difficult...takes a numerous amount of tries to get it to turn on.

Vehicle randomly shuts off completely at different speeds while driving. it has happened once every three days up to 6 times in 20 minutes. it has occurred on the freeway and city streets. had pcm reprogrammed, no luck. i have been testing different fixes. while doing so i noticed i am able to pull the key out at any ignition position.

My cars engine light and low engine power light came on while crossing an intersection reducing my speed and nearly causing an accident! when it rains, snows or goes through a car wash this happens. this has happened on multiple occasions and no mechanic has been able to resolve the issue.

My heater is only blowing out a little better than cool air i would say it is right below warm and i have a 14 month old child the fix is 750.00 dollars and a lot of people have the same issue maybe a recall is what needs to happen ??

I was traveling down the road and vehicle shut off causing lost of steering,brakes etc...got truck pulled to side of the road tried to restart it took 6 tries before restarting,then on the same day stopped at store cut off truck returned and truck would not start again taking 6 tries it made no noise when trying to start and the instrument cluster lit up with all the several warnings then it would make a clicking noise and everything flashed on the cluster..this has happened four other times and i am very concerned cause it happens with no notice.on aug 17 2015 i went to start the truck and it would start and repeated the same things listed above. after about six hrs i went to start it again it started..this is problem cause i never know when it will shut down if ii am driving in town or the highway.

Having problems starting sub. new battery, all lights and radio works, key slides out when care is on. engine and fan come on for no reason.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact made numerous attempts to start the vehicle. the vehicle was previously serviced per an unknown manufacturer's recall related to the ignition switch; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition sleeve would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, there was smoke coming from the top of the steering column and a burning odor emitted inside the vehicle. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred on three different occasions. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the dimmer switch module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 109,000.

Ignition switch gets stuck and you can not turn the car on. sometime you can not get the key out and sometimes t feels like the pins in the switch are not dropping . this originally happened when we purchased the vehicle a couple of years ago and now happening again. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that the ignition switch housing failed and all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle felt as if it were losing power when driving. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the technician was unable to determine what was wrong with the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer wa notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 160,000.

Driving down the road with the heat on and it wouldnt go higher then low and about 5 miles later i went higher on its own. about 1 minute later the heat started blowing and then stopped and now will not blow hot or cold air. *tr

I got in my car this morning and my fan wasn't working for my heater. which is dangerous because its winter and my windows are iced over. i looked up and a lot of people have had the same problem. *tr

I purchased my 2006 chevy equinox new. at 53k miles my ignition switch failed. i was able to remove my key from my running car. there was no recall and i had to pay the dealer last year in 2015. now it is hard to start and after turning off the car i have to open another door besides the driver door to disable power to the dash instruments, interior lighting and radio.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that there was an intermittent electrical short in which the vent controls failed to work for heat or cold air. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 09v489000 (visibility). the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician replaced the motor blower, resistor, blower and pit tail; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for further inspection. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 117,480.

When i turn on my turn signal either way, the high-beams come on. i though it might have been my doing, but i payed attention many times and it will always do it. *tr

Noticed that my car was not starting when cranked.\i thought it was the battery and changed it, but still having the problem. researched the internet and found that the powertrain/engine control modules were the issues in numerous chevy equinox which may be the reason for the car not starting. *tr

Once the vehicle was put into park the key got stuck in the ignition. *js

The switch hangs up when trying to crank the auto. it keeps trying to crank the engine when you release the switch. *tr

The heating system suddenly failed and blows cold air affecting the vehicles windshield defrosting ability. this is a manufacturer's defect. the problem impacts the ability of the car to defrost. as noted in a letter from gm's director of product investigations and safety to the nhtsa on december 23, 2009, the 2010 equinox was recalled since a manufacturer?s defect resulted in non-operational defrost systems that was a safety concern, could result in a crash, and violated federal motor vehicle safety standard 103. in other words, gm has admitted on another vehicle that manufacturer?s defects that cause in-operable defrost systems are their responsibility to replace. chevrolet equinox drivers are at stake. not having the ability to defrost your windshield could lead to traffic accidents vehicle damage, injury and possible death. i am requesting the nhtsa to investigate this and order gm to replace the defected part / parts and refund repair cost to those of us who have or will have to pay for these expensive repairs. *tr

We purchased this vehicle used for our college student. we bought this vehicle from seeker toyota in st. robert mo. two days after purchase the. brake system on the front passenger side locked up. this was supposedly inspected by the dealership. we replaced the calipers, rotors, brakes pads, and thought the problem was fixed, less than 2 months later it locked up again and tried to catch fire. now have to fix again. the heater stopped working about a week after purchase, the cd player stopped working the day after purchase. we were told there was no warranty after spending nearly $5000 for this vehicle. we feel like we were ripped off and why isn't the brake problems and heat issues not on the recall list. *tr

While driving at 55 mph the bell started ringing, then the dash lights came on. tc-abs-brake, then the steering wheel stiffened up as like standard before power steering. i pulled over it scared the hell out of me, we could have been killed. i went to a gm authorized repair shop the said it was normal for this car to do???? i was talked into putting a new brain in the equinox several thousand dollars $$$$$ and it still did the same thing. went back to the dealer (chevy) they had the car for a few days, called and said they found the problem, yea a bent wire?? worked fine for a few months and now its doing the same thing again. oh by the way i was informed that i did not need to put a new brain in the car the old one was very good. gm is a realy bad place to buy any car any more, they do not care about the customer only the $$$ they sold me a car they new full well had problems.

I had left work, driven about 6 miles, shut engine off to fill with gas, got back in to crank engine and nothing - no lights on instrument panel. had hauled to garage, battery was put on slow charge over night, showed little low but would crank car, mfg replaced battery but 2 months later it would not crank again. put battery on charge overnight again. hasn't occurred again but found out someone else has same problem with trailblazer, he has to carry a jump box around with him.. local gm dealer has not found his problem either..what do we do trade in with dealer then let it become their problem? *tr

Was driving home after driving student to high school and smoke started coming from the area of the ignition/steering column and it smelled like something was burning. i am leaving it at chevy dealers for investigation into what is causing the issue. i have had starting problems in the past month on occasion. *tr

In the last month my 2006 equinox's engine has failed 5 times, 3 times while sitting at intersections and twice while driving down the road. all 5 times the lights have gone on the dash and then all power to the engine has been lost. it takes a good minute before the engine will turn over again. we have taken the car to the shop for extensive work (including wheel bearings and ignition switch) and they have not been able to fix or even pinpoint the problem. i know that the 2005 equinox was recalled for this issue and want to know when the '06 will be added to the list??? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that the ignition switch housing broke. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the ignition housing needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was unknown. updated 08/27/14*lj updated 09/17/2014 *js

The blend door on the heated is broken. i see there have been numerous complaints concerning this. is there a recall on this? if not why isn't there? i see you issued a recall on the 2010 equinox for this problem. my daughter who is a college students drives this car and can't afford the $1000+ to repair it. *tr

On 2 different occasions a few weeks apart the car went dead while in operation. the 1st time i was going around a curve, the 2nd time had just reached 55mph on the hwy and set the cruise. for the past few weeks started fine in the mornings but has trouble starting on next tries, and gets harder each time. now i have a dead battery from trying to start the vehicle! *tr

All interior and exterior lights will flicker when started and will sometimes do it when breaks are applied. does not start on first try sometimes. sounds like it is starting but just stops. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact had shut off the vehicle and exited when the vehicle independently restarted without the key being in the ignition. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 99,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that the key could be removed from the ignition while operating the vehicle. the contact also stated that it was difficult to enter the key in the ignition and to be removed on numerous occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

Vehicle runs fine, shut it off it won't start. sometimes it will take 2 or 3 turns to start it other times 10 to 15 minutes to start it. replaced ignition cylinder, switch and tumblers, thinking this was it. no. no one can fine problem. this is a problem with other 2006 equinox from the forums i read. this is a safety issue, because it leaves people like me stranded. i have emailed chevrolet once already and told them if anything happens to me when i get stranded for my family to sue them. chevrolet told me to take my car to a dealer, i called and the person i talked to told me to bring it in and if the problem didn't happen while the car was there , they would charge me $ 85.00 per hr. , it doesn't happen every day , it might go a month without doing it and then it might do it 3 times in one day. i just bought this car january 2014. i hate to trade it in, because they will just sell it to someone and i don't want it to be someone with children and have this happen to them. so, in ending this complaint i hope that you will look into this 2006 equinox problem. thank you !! ( this gets scary to a 63 yr. women at nighttime ). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that after numerous attempts, the vehicle failed to start. the contact also stated that the key could be removed while it was on accessory mode. additionally, the contact stated that the a/c and the heater blower relay was melted and burned. the failure occurred on three occasions. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 125,800. updated 11/12/14*lj

2006 equinox is possessed. i woke up at 2:30am to my equinox running in my driveway with no keys in the ignition. i had to put the keys in it and move it forward in order to shut it off. it must have ran for awhile as it was warm inside. it also unlocked itself when this happened. *tr