I was in an accident were I struck two horses that run out into the highway in front of me in my 2007 chevrolet equinox lsi. The first horse struck my passengerside front quarter panel and this caused me to swerve into another horse on the driver side. I was traveling at approximately 50 MPH and the damage to the front of my car was very serious and my complaint is that the airbags never deployed during the crash. I know that the airbags are set of by specific speeds and damage but my whole front of my 2007 chevrolet equinox ls was nearly removed. I was wearing my safety belt and it offered little help since I was hit twice from opposite sides. I was told by responding emergency crew that the airbag must have been faulty since it did not deploy.
2007 Chevrolet Equinox airbags complaints
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There were no events that LED up to failure...the air bag light will stay off even though the passenger seat is occupied and on the dash it will read, " service air bag." I called gm hotline and was told that even though there was a tsb for that problem my vehicle did not fall within the selected VIN numbers and would not be covered.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. When an occupant was in the passenger front seat, the air bag turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection, and the air bag sensor was replaced. The repair did not remedy the failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on several separate occasions for the identical failures, in which there were no resolutions. The technician stated that air bag system was designed improperly. The failure mileage was 100. The current mileage was 30,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. Her vehicle was repaired according to recall# 07v344000 (air bags, frontal sensor/control module). After the repair she experienced all of the symptoms outlined in the description of the recall after the vehicle was repaired. The vehicle has not been inspected by the dealer. The failure and current mileages were 48200.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that her air bags and turn signals do not work, and the door locks fail to lock. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they are charging $600 to repair the failures. The contact stated that she does not have the money for the repairs. The manufacturer stated that they could not assist. The failure mileage was 39,000.
The passenger side air bag does not engage when I have a passenger in the car. There is an indicator to show the air bag either on or off, if someone is in the passenger seat or not. I have not had an accident but if I do the passenger could be seriously injured if the air bag does not deploy.
I have a 2007 chevrolet equinox. Intermittently, the passenger air bag "on/off indicator shows "air bag off" with a passenger in the seat. This occur with passengers weighing from 100lbs. To 200lbs. The only way I can get the "air bag on" indicator to work in by turning the engine off and then restarting the engine. I often must repeat this procedure six or eight time before the "air bag on" indicator is illuminated. The local dealer has replaced the passenger air bag module to no avail. They say that this is an isolated problem & there is no correction. This opinion was echoed during phone conversations with customer service personnel at general motors. I have been dealing with this matter, on a local level for approx. 18mos. With any progress this represents a significant safety problem for my passengers I've searched this problem on your web site & note that your records show 57 complaints for this particular auto. Eleven (20%) were for the problem I've described in this complaint. I believe there is justification for a recall or other remediation. Incident has been ongoing since10/08. Incident date below is latest incident.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that when a passenger is seated in the front passenger seat, the air bag indicator illuminates repeatedly. She stated that there has to be a weight limit in order for the indicator to dim. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v344000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 22,039 and current mileage was 22,070. Updated 3/12/09 *cn the traction control activated on dry pavement. It made steering the vehicle next to impossible. The headlights had to be replaced. The all wheel light illuminated. Updated 03/16/09.
1997 equinox passenger seat sensor intermittent. Rose chevrolet claims they replaced the sensor under warranty that they had to wait 3 days for. As my wife was driving down interstate realized that her sister had no airbag. The display said it was off again. My wife could not reset the problem at that time w/o turning the car off/on and hoping it would see that her sister was indeed sitting there. Will be taking this back to rose chevrolet in hamilton oh again.
The passenger side air bag light reports that the air bag is off on an intermittent basis.
The passenger air bag only comes on now & then. My vehicle has been to the garage numerous times. I've explained what happens. Also have issue with wipes work, then not, blinkers work then not, blinkers double click. Radio gets real loud sometimes, beeps when door open real loud. Have replaced 3 batteries & two starters. But everytime in garage, hear "nothing wrong". I don't feel safe driving my car. I'm afraid if I get in accident my air bag wont work. All this started six months after bought car.
Too many times to count the passenger air bag sensors have not detected various passengers in this 07 equinox. Brought it to dealership 2 times including once when sensors were replaced, have complained via phone numerous times & told they couldn't fix it. Called gm hotline 02/13/08 & opened a new complaint case based on this & 2 other "unfixable" problems. They requested 1 more chance & truck was brought in 02/25/08. 02/26/08 gm rep called & told me the dealership looked at it & involved gm engineers & that there was no fix & he needed to call the field mgr to authorize a resolution since truck could not be returned due to safety liabilities. 02/29/08 still no return call to gm from field manager. Gm states to stay in rental vehicle since truck is a safety liability & should not be driven. 03/05/08 gm rep states that, although he does not agree, the field mgr stated that when a passenger is present they need to watch for the "air bag off" light to be illuminated & the passenger needs to wiggle around and move until it goes out. She mandated that we return the rental car immediately as gm would not pay for it & we needed to retrieve our truck since it was working as designed. Unbelieving that this would actually be gm's stance especially when they have a voluntary recall out on this exact issue in this vehicle (gm recall 07174) I asked him to confirm that he was telling me to pick up the truck they had been telling me was unsafe for passengers knowing that there would be a need for passengers in the vehicle, he said that wasn't his decision & there was nothing more he could do. I have numerous pictures of the "air bag off" light illuminated with someone clearly in the passenger seat, dated notes documenting all contact with gm on this issue & full records of the previous repair attempts since last year. It's my belief that not only is gm recall 07174 more widespread than they are admitting but I also don't believe they can definitively fix it.
I was in an automobile accident 1/17/08, stopped to make a left hand turn and was struck from behind, pushed into the opposing lane and then struck in the front by a small bus. My vehicle was a total loss. No airbags deployed. I am concerned that with the amount of impact from the rear right and frontal collisions, that the airbags did not deploy.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. The airbag off light would illuminate with an average sized adult seated in the front passenger seat. The dealer stated that the sensors were working correctly. There is a recall for the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module (the federal safety agency campaign id # 07v344000) however, the dealer stated that his VIN was not included. The contact felt that his vehicle should be included as part of the recall. The failure mileage was 6,000 and current mileage was 7,100. Updated02-14-08 *bf updated 02/14/08
I had 2 chevy equinox 2007 model, loaded. First vehicle repurchased due to multiple episodes of stabilitrak failure, turn signals quit working, radio problems, passenger system airbag not working, and finally failure of main airbag system. Given exact twin of first car, as thought that car was just a lemon. 2nd equinox had 2 episodes of stabilitrak failure, and a new steering column placed, and then had total system failure of the steering, brakes, gas, stabilitrak, and airbag system while driving the vehicle. I had absolutely no control over any of these systems! You could turn my steering wheel 360 degrees, and the wheels never moved, the brakes didn't work, the gas didn't work, and all alarms were going off that the systems, including the airbags were not working. Luckily, no one was injured as I had just begun making a turn into roadway and all vehicles coming at me both ways were able to swerve, and the car was going slow enough and over a slight incline that it rolled to a stop just before hitting a steel light post. This car was also repurchased. Something is very wrong in the engineering of this vehicle and I am concerned for all the other people owning/driving this vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. The air bag off indicator light fails to illuminate when a passenger is seated. The dealer stated that the vehicle does not operate due to bone structure. The current mileage is 6,500 and failure mileage was 6,300. The consumer stated after 2 attempts to have the vehicle repaired she is concerned this is a major malfunction and life threatening defect and wants to reimbursed for the vehicle purchase to repurchase a different vehicle. The dealer stated traction control light comes on and the cupholder in console is broken. Updated 09/05/07
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