I bought this car about 18 months ago from a used dealer ship after the car turned 12 months the car started saying it was over heating but when looking at the vehicle it was not hot at all the sensor just said overheating all the way to the red when the car read overheating the radiator fluid overflowed with out being hot when opening the lid there where air bubbles with no heat. i have spent over $1000 dollars trying to fix the problem with still no success when it said over heating the car starts slowing down and then it stops where ever you are at right away sometimes in the middle of the road. when at time it said over heating the heater stops working. i have had to let the air out several time a day and now it said overheating as soon as i leave my home. i have done some research and i am not the only one with this problem i have tried everything others have suggested but nothing works. i have got a new radiator, water pump, temperature sensor ,thermostat, filter and still nothing. i took it to get it checked with ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that mist from the heater blew inside the vehicle and created an abnormal odor. in addition, the instrument control indicators illuminated. the mist prevented the contact from seeing out of the windows. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that a new water pump was needed. the mechanic flushed out the system and placed a new heat system in the engine with new anti-freeze. the failure recurred later the same week. the manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. the failure mileage was 167,000.
The engine light came on. on-star codes are p0137 and p0128. i have 81,368 miles/130948,843750 km. i was driving.
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 ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. while driving various speeds, the check engine indicator illuminated, the heat in the vehicle did not work, and the vehicle overheated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who could not diagnosis the failure. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 127,000.
Temperature blend door can cause accident cause it won't defrost windows
In all driving modes, heater only blows cold air, not hot air
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. while driving various speeds, the check engine indicator illuminated and the vehicle overheated. the vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer stated that they were not aware of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. the failure mileage was approximately 63,000.
No heat coming from the vents and it won't defrost the front windshields or the back glass, most frustrating things is not heat in the car at all during winter. took it to the shop said either blend door stop working or its broken . need help miss [xxx] mother of 2 very cold with out heat. stop working when i left work. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'*jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. it was diagnosed that the power control module and the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was 118,000.
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.
Car started over heating due to cooling system value, blown head gasket after 93000 miles ran hot while idle.
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.
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 2006 chevy eqinox has problem with starting since it was new ,i took it in gm service when it was 1 year old and told them the car starts hard sometime shuts off couple times before it turns over and gm service manager told me that everything is ok but now it is harder and harder to start it up i also know couple other people that having same problem and when i google the problem i found there is thousands same issues with problems like my with same car, please help. thanks.