2006 Chevrolet Equinox: check engine light

Filed Jul 25, 2018 · Engine · 81,368 miles · NY

The engine light came on. On-star codes are p0137 and p0128. I have 81,368 miles/130948,843750 km. I was driving.

Filed Feb 14, 2018 · Engine, Visibility · 127,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed May 18, 2017 · Engine · 63,000 miles · PA

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 the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

Filed Mar 30, 2016 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · MN

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.

Filed Dec 30, 2015 · Engine · 89,934 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the temperature gauge indicator displayed hot as the engine overheated with a burning odor. All the interior windows became extremely foggy and the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. There were no flames visible. In addition, the heater intermittently emitted cold air through the vents. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the heater core and flushed the cooling system. On three separate occasions, the thermostat was replaced. The approximate mileage 89,934

Filed Dec 9, 2015 · Engine · 102,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the temperature gauge indicator displayed hot as the engine overheated with a burning odor. All the interior windows became extremely foggy and the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. There were no flames visible. In addition, the heater intermittently emitted cold air through the vents. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the heater core and flushed the cooling system. On three separate occasions, the thermostat was replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Jul 17, 2015 · Engine · 94,615 miles · AR

2006 chevy equinox: heat censor went off all of a sudden, after going less than a block from my house, saying the engine was overheating. We stopped the car and shut off the engine. The engine was super hot and so was everything inside, including the rod you prop the hood open with. We let it cool down and checked the fluids, which looked fine. Oil was fine, coolant fine, etc. We turned the car back on and the censor was off. We drove to the mechanic with no air conditioning running and it never got over heated. A friend said to check the fans to see if they were working. They were not. Then, when we got it to the mechanic they did a chemical test and found a head gasket was blown and it was the quickest chemical change they have ever seen. There was no check engine light or any warning until the incident. This is only the tip of the iceburg. We have only owned this vehicle for 2.5years but we have had the driver window motor replaced, all the door and window seals are bad, both head lights have condensation( poor design, oh and the dealer said $1000 to replace) which keeps blowing the drivers head light, the ignition sticks, the visor on the drivers side fell off in the first month, the crank seal was replaced, the erg valve was replaced, and the windshield replaced after the dealer supoosedly fixed the chip. We did recieve a letter from the dealer offering to buy back our vehicle after 4 months of owning it. We thought they just wanted us to come buy another vehicle and go upsidedown on our loan, since they never give you what you paid for it. Guess we should have taken the offer. Now we wonder, "what is next!" we owe over 6k still and are forking out over 600 in car rental fees.

Filed Apr 2, 2015 · Engine · PA

Ever since I got this vehicle I have always heard what sounds like water in the dash, I've been reading that it is a known problem and it contributes to the antifreeze which in some cases leaked out of the air vents into the vehicle. I've also had my heater blend door go bad and got that replaced. My check engine light comes on all the time because of the gas cap. Leaking antifreeze some where and from what I read it goes into the engine heads and causes damage there. This is my daily drive and I drive about 50 miles a day 6 or 7 days a week. All I do is put money into it on parts since I got it.

Filed Nov 14, 2014 · Visibility · 112,000 miles · IL

06 chevy equinox lt2, heat started blowing cold air. I didn't know the problem but fortunately I went into my onstar account to look for diagnosis but since service engine light did not come on it couldn't tell me. But while in my account it was showing active warranty. It showed me there was an active extended warranty from gm, covering actuator door default. All equinox owners are covered to 120,000 miles or 1/1/2016.....so if you have this issue with heat blowing cold take it to authorized chevy gm dealer because they have to take the whole dash out to fix a 10.00 part, the labor charge is $2600 my dealer told me. Also if you paid for this issue out of pocket they will reimburse you. Google this issue , there is a special bulletin number for this. Get that number and call your dealer!!!!! They won't tell you it's covered and charge you because most of the service managers don't even know it exists. Now that's not rite.....they should have been informed of this being covered, it's not fair to the consumer.

Filed Jul 16, 2014 · Engine · VA

Engine light came on and the car is hard to start. I took the car back to the dealership and had it tested. They said it is on because of the gas cap. I was told to replace the gas cap and that would solve the issue with the starting. They reset the light. I bought a new gas cap. Light came back on. It is till on and having problems starting. No more chevrolets for me.

Filed May 13, 2014 · Engine · 210,000 miles · MI

It would chug when I started it and check engine light came on. I took it in to a dealership to get fixed and they said there is a big crack in the egr valve piping.

Filed Aug 2, 2013 · Fuel system · 34,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. The contact was driving 70 MPH and noticed a gas leak from the vehicle with the illumination of the check engine light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the fuel pump module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.