2006 Chevrolet Equinox: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Mar 14, 2017 · Lights · NY

The headlights in my vehicle shut on by themselves while car is parked and I have been having a difficult time shutting them off after driving and arriving to my destination. I also noticed smoke coming from my steering wheel.

Filed Sep 21, 2015 · Lights · 131,885 miles · CT

My headlight always get fogy and building up water inside which it might cause shortage in the electric system or even cause fire in the car, the seal is in good shape. I tried to find what is causing that but I could not find anything. My only guessing is the bulbs are causing heat that makes fog then turns to build up water inside. I checked online and I found there is a lot of people have the same problems. Hopefully chevy have a solution for my issue because it's a safety issue.

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 Mar 4, 2015 · Lights · 160,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that when the headlights were activated, they did not fully illuminate. As a result, the contact's visibility was diminished. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the head lights needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the head lights needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Oct 3, 2014 · Lights, Visibility · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. While driving various speeds, the right turn signal mechanism would illuminate continuously when activated. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. In addition, the driver side power window failed to operate. The contact also mentioned that the driver side headlight bulb was replaced six times. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The VIN and failure mileage were unavailable.

Filed Jun 15, 2012 · Brakes, Fuel system · 143,000 miles · AL

I have a 2006 equinox that I bought used with 91,000 miles on it. Only one previous owner with clean car fax. I love the car, but at least once a week it acts like it doesn't want to crank. I sometimes have to push the gas pedal to even get it to crank. I'm assuming this a fuel pressure problem of some sort. Also, once cranked the car will sometimes idle itself down from 1 RPM to 0 RPM then back to 1 RPM. There is also a clunking noise coming from back end of car where the fuel pump is. I have also had issues with having the headlights replaced because water gets into the headlights. Most of the equinox's that I see on the road have water in the headlights. This a safety hazard because the headlight bulbs will burst when wet and you have no headlight until you have it fixed. (which you have to replace the headlights/tail lights yourself because part stores refuse to do the labor for you because you have to remove the entire headlight to even replace a bulb. This seems to me that chevrolet did that so if you are a woman, like myself, you are forced to take it somewhere and have it replaced.) there are also issues with the brakes and rotors wearing too fast. I have also had issues with the air conditioner. I have had to replace the resistor on the blower motor twice in 2 years. These may not be big problems to gm, but I rely on my car to take me to work and school and the fact that they genuinely don't care has forced me to not want to buy another chevrolet again. Seeing as they had to have a government bail out previously to even stay in business, you would think that they would value their customers!

Filed May 27, 2012 · Electrical, Lights · 200,310 miles · NM

Lights don't turn off,high beam and low beam not working properly.