Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet equinox. While idling the vehicle would hesitate as it would stall. While driving between 50-60 MPH the temperature and engine warning lights illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then the vehicle lost power. She had the vehicle towed to a local gas station. A mechanic stated that the thermostat failed, because it was located near the exhaust system. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 60,000.
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2005 chevy equinox, replaced head gasket 2 times, blown again. The exhaust and fumes that come out because of this are horrible. The car is not safe to drive and should be recalled, gm is very aware of this problem and refuses to do anything.
I am filing this complaint because my 2005 chevy equinox purchased in february 2005 which has always been serviced by crane chevrolet in clifton nj has now have a blown had gasket and intake problem - I called the dealer for a one time goodwill adjustment and asked for the deductible- and was told that I had to have this car towed to them - but they cannot make promises to fix or repair or even pay part of the costs- I have done research via goggle and this appears to be a well known problem - pls help me- point me in the right direction- the repair is 1650.00 - I initially leased this car then decided to purchase it- I could not afford the extended warranty.
2005 equinox, 70,000 miles, started over heating, took the car to my mechanic and he stated it was a blow head gasket, cost min of $2000.00. I called gm and notified them of the problem, they asked me to take the car to a gm dealer and they would diagnose and see if gm could help. The car sat at the gm dealer for 3weeks and then gm stated they don't help with any repair costs. The dealer would not release my broken car to me until I paid $100.00 for the diagnosis, which I already knew, and gm corp. Would not pay for the diagnosis when they are the ones that sent me there! Gm knew about the defect in the head gaskets on the 2005 equinox, they knew the head gasket would only last for 3-5years. They are not standing behind their product or helping in anyway their loyal customers. I have a broken car I cannot pay to fix and I still owe a year and a half left on my note. I am paying $507.00 per month on my note for a broken car!
When starting vehicle, engine would continually roll over until starting. I took the vehicle to the dealership under warranty many times for this problem and they tried to tell me that I was holding the key too long in the start position. I have owned many vehicles and have been licensed for over 15 years, never happened with any other car. Now 5 years later, with only 65k miles, it still rolls over but doesn't start. I have to try again and pump the gas a few times to get it to start.
I am also having the same problems with my equinox. It sometimes doesn't want to start & I will have to give it gas to start it. I have taken it to 2 different chevy dealers that said nothing was wrong with it after checking it out on the machine ($99 each time).
Please note, just spent $847.00 on this vehicle, brakes, serpentine belt ,rotors,thermostat. This vehcile has been a lemon since it was exported from canada as that where it was built!!!
At approx 125k miles the thermostat failed.
At intermittent times, for no reason, the vehicle won't start. It turns over like it wants to but then doesn't. It doesn't do this all the time and there's no explanation as to why it chooses to do this whenever. I usually have to give it gas in order for the engine to fire up.
At approx 130k miles the engine was overheating. Upon further investigation it was discovered that the head gasket was cracked. $1,800 to repair.
I have a 2005 equinox. It started losing power, overheated then check engine light came on. Brought it to my mechanic within one mile of incident he told me I had a blown head gasket or cracked block. Code p1258-engine overheating. Lost coolant, though there was no leak underneath.
My 2005 chevy equinox want start sometimes after short trips. It will turn over but want crank (it almost acts like it is flooded). Then after about 10 or 20 minutes it will crank like nothing was wrong with it. This is starting to happen all the time now. It is very annoying when this happens.
In january, 2008, I started to notice an antifreeze odor whenever the weather warmed a little. On february 2, I stopped to get the care washed and while I was drying it off noticed steam coming from the front of the car, with a strong antifreeze odor. I drove the car directly to the nearest mechanic, one that I use exclusively for after-warranty repairs in my town. I was told the vehicle had what seemed to be a blown head gasket on initial examination, but they would let me know for sure after they were able to check it further. Indeed it was what they thought, and it cost me $970 to repair. I asked them what could have caused such a thing in a 2005 chevy equinox that wasn't even 4 years old. I was told that chevrolet uses dex-cool orange coolant in this vehicle and it has been known to cause this type of problem. It has only been now,months later, that I have learned gm agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit tied to the engine coolant in vehicles beginning in 1995. I have obtained a copy of the paperwork for the class-action suit and am aware that the years involved are 1995 to 2003 for the group a vehicles with 3.1 liter or 3.4 liter v6 engines manufactured before 4/10/2003. I was not fortunate to belong within this group of cars who could be compensated, and missed the filing deadline of october 27, 2008. However, I am extremely upset that gm continued to use this coolant in a brand new model in 2005 knowing there had been serious problems for the same type engine for years of using it. I would really like to know if there is any way I can recoup the cost ot repairing my car during a time when I still owed almost 1 1/2 years payments before it was paid off. The local dealership salesman told me if I had owned a 2007 model it would still have been under warranty. That was a heartwarming thing to hear.
I have a 2005 equinox. It started overheating and losing coolant, though there was no leak underneath. Brought it to my mechanic who told me I had a blown head gasket. I emailed chevy but because its not at a dealership refuse to help any with the problem. I don't understand how something so major can break on a 3 year old vehicle.
The chevy equinox is over-all a piece of garbage. Ever since I bought it in 2004 it has given nothing but problems. I bought the vehicle brand new, but I doesn't perform like a brand new vehicle. Since I've had this vehicle it has over heated on me, the AC system had to be repaired, the gage lights keep coming on as if something is wrong with the vehicle, when I drive on the express way and hit 60 MPH the steering wheel start shaking when as I'm braking, the one belt that the equinox has snapped while I was driving, and three weeks after I got the belt fixed as I was driving and I turned on the AC the vehicle started smoking. Keep in mind that my warranty expired earlier this year so majority of these expenses are coming out of my pocket, and guess what, yesterday on 9nov2008 the equinox died on me. I can't even get it to start. When I turn the key all the vehicle is doing is making a clicking noise but it's not turning over. I don't know if it's the battery because the horn works, the gage lights come on, the radio works, but it's just not turning over. It's back in the shop again, and there's no telling how much this is going to set me back. This vehicle has given me and my wife so much heart ache, and what I just listed were some of the high lights of problems that this vehicle has given us. Times are tough right now and this equinox is not making things any easier. The gm company should be ashamed of themselves for making such a crappy product such as this vehicle. Never again will I ever buy another chevy or any other gm product. I regret ever buying this vehicle.
Bought 2005 chevy equinox brand new. Chemical smell in cab at about 1200 miles and at 19,000 A/C leak detected and compressor and parts replaced.
I bought a 2005 equinox 4 months ago, paid $4000.00 down on this car and then 2 month later I had to put out $ 956.00 on the cooling system. The air compressor had went out. Now 2 months later the car had started getting a little over heated. I put engine coolant in it and it seemed to be doing better. 2 weeks after putting the engine coolant in it runs hot again worse than before and I am being told that it has a blown head gasket. I took it to a place that I trust with my vehicle repairs first because I was afraid to drive it to the dealership where I bought due to being afraid it would mess it up even more. They called and told me what the problem is and that's when I called the dealership. They say they are going to come and tow the vehicle to their shop and check it out and see what can be done. Or either see about giving me another car. I'm not going to keep putting money out to get this car fixed and nothing is under warranty any more. There are a few other problems with this vehicle. A couple of times it's acted like it didn't want to start, and I can get out of it and lock it and before I walk away it will unlock by it self. Also I have gotten out of it and the bell will keep dinging like the key is still in it. I've noticed that when I'm making a sharp turn that there seems to be noise with the front tire or something on the passenger side. I can't afford to be fixing this car every couple of months. It's crazy...
Our 2005 chevrolet equinox began to blow warmer air than usual when in the coldest air conditioning setting. We took it to the dealership and were told the problem was an internal valve in the compressor for the air conditioning unit. $1,050.00 to replace. Our vehicle is 9 months and 4,000 miles out of warranty. We took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and he said without having to look anything up. It's a systemic problem with the 2005 model year equinox and the part is back ordered for 2 months because so many people have the same problem.
Took delivery o '05 equinox in june of '04. Within the first year I began having an odor of coolant in the passenger compartment. Had coolant system flushed and tank cleaned out in april of '05. This was apparently before a tsb was issued for the problem. In march of '06 I had it back to the dealer for the same problem and this time they had a tsb for it and changed the hoses and coolant under warranty. Again in july of '06 dealer replaced the tank and coolant due to coolant gelling in tank. In august of '06 with 35,557 miles on the car (just under the 36,000 mile warranty there was again the smell accompanied by overheating. Dealer found leaks in the front and rear head gasket. Just barely got this job in under warranty! Within weeks I was back at the dealer for a heater core replacement. They told me that this sometimes happens with the problem of the head gasket. (why didn't they check this when they were doing the head gasket if that was the case?) anyway I was back to the dealer by december due to the sound of air in the system after the heater core replacement. They found a leak between the tranny and the back of the block. They replaced the metal heater o-ring that was leaking. I never asked for any of the old parts from the dealer. I recently had the car to my mechanic (not the dealer) because of the smell of coolant in the cabin and the sound of water rushing/air in the system. He told me there is a tsb for hth problem and I would have to flush the system and change all the hoses. That was the end of march and I was saving $ for the job. This week my car overheated all the way to the red and when I checked the reservoir it was empty. I can't afford to replace or flush the coolant system every few months or year, especially when it is supposed to last much longer. If you have any advice on a remedy for the situation I would greatly appreciate it. I have had numerous other problems with this vehicle which I have not listed here.
Beginning in 2007, the car would stall a little when I tried to start it. It would catch and start, but the noise was of some concern. Early this year, the car would fail to start at all when I went to crank it. I've had it in the service shops at two different dealerships, and they've both told me they can't find anything wrong. I was stranded again today, but the car finally started after I waited for the tow truck for more than an hour. Both times the car was in the shop, the folks working on it ran every test they new of and tried to repeat the problem but couldn't.
77k miles on vehicle, less than 3 years old, head gasket is leaking and needs to be replaced, also ignition cylinder failure, dexcool coolant supposedly is degrading the nylon material in coolant lines, the entire head gasket unit has to be replaced ($1500), I have all service records for vehicle and have not missed a schedule preventable maintenance/oil change/etc...for vehicle and I bought vehicle brand new off of lot with 83 miles.
I have a leaking head gasket, I bought this equinox 6 months ago and its 1,200.00 to fix it at the dealer ship. I just paid 306.00 to replace the motor in the driver's side window. Front end makes lots of noises.
I just bought the vehicle a 205 chevy equinox and the 2nd day I took my wife for a drive & we both noticed a bad odor coming from the ventilation. It caused her to get sick. I told the dealer and they did an ionizer cleaning thing, but that didn't work, because after 2 days, for the last two weeks I've been sick with upset stomach, nausea, headache, sinus problems, earache. Had to take off work because I was feeling bad. I've read some other reports on this type vehicle and noticed people complained about same thing.
Since I've owned the vehicle in 2005, I've had numerous occasions where there's been trouble with the engine cranking excessively. After too many times of this happening over the past couple of years, I finally took it into the dealer when it started getting worse. This was on 8/31/07. My response from the dealer was that this is "normal" due to service bulletin #03-06-03-001c. I've continued to have the problem, and it gets worse and worse. This is not a "normal" problem. Chevrolet needs to correct this problem once and for all for all of its customers out there that have this issue.
We have a 2005 chevy equinox, as my mechanic would say, is a problem child. We have experienced what most have with the odor coming from the cooling system. Our biggest complaint in with the suspension, and now the ABS system. It took several visits to figure out why our vehicle was making loud noises in the front end. It all started while I was driving it around a sharp corner. From that day on, which was about six months ago, till present time the car has been load. We have an excellent mechanic. The noise in the front turned out to be the strut plates. This cost us $300 per side. We thought we had solved the issues except for about a week ago a louder noise stared. It felt and sounded like the car was going to break in two. We brought it back to our mechanic. This time it was the suspension system again. I do not know what it is called. There is a rod that is from the top of the strut that goes down to the wheel. These both needs to be replaced. The vehicle is at the shop now. Thank fully theses rods only cost $30 a piece. The vehicle only has 46000 on it. Then we can talk about the ABS system. Not every time but quite frequently we would back the car up and they ABS would engage. Only way to fix this was through replacing the sensors on the wheels. In not knowing which sensor is bad we would have to replace all of them which would amout to at least $1200. The good news or not such good news, however you want to look at it, the ABS system is engaging going forward now, on dry pavement while braking. At least the mechanics should be able to find the falty sensor now that it is happening all of the time. Shame on us for not doing our research before we bought the vehicle.
While driving my 2005 chevy equinox check engine light comes on fill up with gas to reset as book stated no luck took to dealer for repairs stated the 02 sensor needed repairing picked up after the repair check engine light came on after driving less than 10 miles took car back to dealer.
I was traveling on a major highway (rte 495 s). I suddenly heard a loud noise and felt a jolt. I thought that I had gotten a flat tire, so I proceeded to pull into the break down lane. The car was idling fine but made a horrible scraping noise when moving. My mechanic informed me the bolts supporting my engine block had snapped and the only thing holding the engine was my axle ' hence the awful scraping noise. My car is less than 3 years old and has approximately 30k miles - I would think a part as important as the bolts supporting my engine block should last longer. I have all parts that were replaced.
Auto was at rest at a stop light just after exiting expressway. Auto seemed to lose power when the engine light came on and the temp gauge was reading hot. I slowly drove about a mile home. At this time I turn off the auto and opened the hood. I let it sit turned off for about an hour, at that time I tried to start the auto and it wouldn't turn over. I let it sit overnight and tried to start next morning, it turned over hard and started. I turned it off, checked the coolant it was very low. I added coolant, let it run about 10min, lots of steam come from tail pipe and no heat from vents. I then checked engine oil, it seemed watered down. A friend who knows cars told me head gasket. My 3year old chevy now needs at least $1500 to $2000 worth of repairs that may not be under warranty.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet equinox. Since purchasing the vehicle at 24,000 miles, the steering wheel and brakes have not worked and the service engine soon light illuminates intermittently. The purchase date, VIN, powertrain, and engine size were unknown. The current mileage was 30,000 and failure mileage was 24,000. Updated 12/07/07
Currently my vehicle is in the shop for a head gasket repair. I have previously had to take the vehicle in for a tsb on the cooling system to have the system flushed and new hoses and coolant replaced. A foul odor was being released from the vehicle and a sludge and discoloration was building up in the reserve tank. I recently started to notice that the vehicle was running hot (near red line at stop lights). Upon checking my coolant level it was very low. It is a closed cooling system and this should not be. I immediately took it into the dealership. Upon a service writer opening the hood the vehicle was sizzling and boiling. He quickly pointed out the sludge and discoloration again in my reserve tank and he told me this was indicative of a serious problem with the cooling system. I have been informed that I have a blown head gasket. I have researched on line and seen that this has occurred with numerous other 2005 equinox owners resulting in major engine problems and failures. Everything from gaskets and heads to water pumps and entire engines having to be rebuilt or replaced is on record. Is there any recourse available to the consumer in the event that problems should continue after this major repair? My vehicle is no longer under warranty and I still owe a very substantial balance. I cannot afford continuing major repair costs in addition to my monthly payments when it appears this was a manufacturing defect/problem. I look forward to your response. Donna huff-bolek shady side, maryland
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