2007 Chevrolet Equinox: engine overheating

Filed Oct 17, 2020 · Airbags, Electrical · 20 miles · NY

Engine overheating "stationary and in motion" seems to be a common problem with most 2006 and above. I replaced the thermostat, the water pump, I performed a radiator flush, replaced the ect sensor, and still the car over heats. I did a compression test and it's fine, I checked the head gaskets and they are fine. The oil looks fine, the radiator fluid looks fine. I went through a car wash after replacing the water pump, thermostat, and ect sensor. The car still over heats, both at idle and after driving 2 miles or 10 miles. I've been told it's either an electrical issue, a radiator issue, or engine electrical issue. I can not keep putting money into a car that is only worth $2,500. Many other people I have noticed posted the same issue of over heating and nothing is being done about it. It should be a chevy recall, and repaired by the manufacturer. Here is an example of 1 other complaint:........on november 17th the vehicle started to tell me that it was overheating and to turn A/C off. A/c was not even on because it was cold and the heat was blowing cold air. The vehicle then told me while I was trying to get to a safe location to pull over that the engine power was reduced and the vehicle stated to crawl along the road. When the vehicle was looked at where I pulled over there was minimal oil in the vehicle and it had blow coolant all over the driver side wheel well from what looked like the overflow tube. Oil was put in the vehicle so that I could drive it to a safe location. On november 18th I went to start the vehicle to go to work and without going any place but sitting in the driveway it started to tell me that the engine was overheating and to turn A/C off. The vehicle was towed. The dealership that I use worked on it and replaced the temp control and thermostat and did a complete oil change. Many other equinox owners are having same issue

Filed Jun 25, 2020 · Electrical · 179,000 miles · IA

The instrument cluster in my 2007 chevy equinox ls all the gauges stop working then I'll start working and you don't know if your car is overheating you don't know how much gas you have or how fast you're going the odometer stuck at 1:20 some days that'll work some days it don't and I believe they had a recall on this but only some cars were affected when they should have recalled all of them and replace the stepper motors on all 2007 equinoxes not just some I've been dealing with this now for too long as they said it was very expensive to get it repaired well with all the complaints I seen online I feel that they should have recalled it and fixed all of them there still a lot of 07 on the road and it's a safety hazard my wife refuses to drive the car cuz she doesn't know how fast she's going and I'm about to that point now I don't know how much gas I got sometimes I don't know if the car is hot or if I'm going to run out of gas I do use the trip function on every tank of gas I have to my I really think this needs to be taking a look at an all o sevens recalls on the stepper motors replaced or somebody gets killed somebody may panic think they're going 120 or think that their cars going to stop and they could get into serious accident because the gauges aren't working and it just startled them this problem started after I purchase the vehicle used and the guy told me that he noticed it a couple times on the odometer well it's slowly developed into all the gauges now.

Filed May 12, 2020 · Engine · GA

The car keep overheating when I'm driving and at a stand still the fan keep coming on and the mechanic can not figure out what is causing the problem.

Filed Jul 20, 2019 · Engine · 122,000 miles · PA

Purchased the car used with 115k miles. The first sign of an issue was the sound of water rushing to the heater core (air). Car started overheating a few weeks later as the outdoors temperature started to climb in late spring. I started to see white smoke coming from the tail pipe and was having to add coolant every other day. The issue started to get worse so I took it to an independent mechanic who diagnosed a head gasket failure. The issue happens more frequently on hills, during hot weather and while stopped at lights or in traffic. I tried to use a head gasket sealant which worked for about a month and then the car began to overheat again. I checked out several forums and find that this is a known issue in this vehicle due to a poor chose of head gasket with some antifreeze/coolant types. Head gasket replacement is very expensive and should be covered by a recall. The radiator hoses are over pressurizing and will cause ruptures which will end up burning someone severely.

Filed Feb 16, 2018 · Engine · 96,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle started to overheat. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. There were no warning indicators illuminated before the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a blown head gasket. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 96,000.

Filed Jan 14, 2018 · Engine · TX · 1 injury

Vehicle heats up and causes water hoses to over heat and bust up. This can cause a serious burn injury. Apparently this is a problem causes because of the head gaskets that were used.the gaskets get damaged and start causing the lines to fill up with air causing alot of pressure to.motor and then over heats.all the lines that bring water to the moter busted and vehicle wasnt even showing to be hot. Vehicle still works but cant be used because it overheats. Lines were replaced twice but will bust if truck is turned on . Have read online that this has happened to severel owners but nothing has been done. Have also xontacted chevrolet but they said they cant do anything yet. We were on expressway going home

Filed Sep 27, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 60,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. After turning the vehicle off, the ignition key remained stuck in the ignition switch. In addition, the hazard lights failed to operate. The bulbs for the hazard lights were replaced, but the failure recurred one week later. While operating the vehicle, the engine overheated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Mar 1, 2016 · NY

In the month of february 2016 vehicle started to tell me that it was overheating. The heat was blowing cold air. Without going any place but sitting in the driveway it started to tell me that the engine was overheating and to turn A/C off. I could still hear the fan running while driving and once I parked it would run for a while. Why is this not a recall with all the complaints that I see on this subject any help would be nice

Filed Nov 30, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 101,000 miles · PA

On november 17th the vehicle started to tell me that it was overheating and to turn A/C off. A/c was not even on because it was cold and the heat was blowing cold air. The vehicle then told me while I was trying to get to a safe location to pull over that the engine power was reduced and the vehicle stated to crawl along the road. When the vehicle was looked at where I pulled over there was minimal oil in the vehicle and it had blow coolant all over the driver side wheel well from what looked like the overflow tube. Oil was put in the vehicle so that I could drive it to a safe location. On november 18th I went to start the vehicle to go to work and without going any place but sitting in the driveway it started to tell me that the engine was overheating and to turn A/C off. The vehicle was towed. The dealership that I use worked on it and replaced the temp control and thermostat and did a complete oil change. In the few days after this work was done I could still hear the fan running while driving and once I parked it would run for a while. On november 25th I was driving and the vehicle stated to say engine overheating and to turn A/C off once again I had to travel a short distance to get a semi safe location to pull over since the engine power was reduced again and the vehicle crawled along. The heater was blowing cold air I could hear the fans running inside the vehicle as well. This was the second time I had to have the vehicle towed in a week. It is now november 30th and I still do not have my vehicle back because they are still "working" on it. I see a lot of 2006 equinox's with the same issue not sure why this is not a recall because it is very inconvenient to not have a car and to miss work. I am sending pictures from the second time it was towed.

Filed Aug 10, 2015 · Engine · 140,647 miles · IN

I was driving home and engine overheated, almost didn't get off road. Took to a garage and $433. Later with tow bill, they replaced thermostat and flushed it. One week later did the same thing plus kept popping up oil change needed and had already did that few months before. Filled with gas and it popped up low fuel. Had it looked at again and they said head gasket, which quoted $2500. But several have told me they had worked on several with same problem, said equinox are known for this! Why is there not a recall on this problem? I am on ss and this is hard for me to handle money wise. I'm just upset that this is happening to several others and they just accepted it and didn't complain!!!!

Filed Aug 9, 2015 · Brakes · 122,000 miles · IL

My wife was driving when the brakes began to seize and there was a burning smell. She continued to attempt to drive and the car was slow to accelerate which caused the car to overheat. The warning light came on and advised to turn off AC and stop car. She stated that the brake pedal was very hard to press. She stopped the car allowed it to cool down then proceeded to cautiously drive home. I immediately drove it and noticed a slight burn scent but the car seemed to be ok other than the power brakes were no longer functional. After the car sat for 6-7 hours I drove it for about 1/2 hour with the power brakes now functioning. I took it to the shop and had entire system (calipers, rotors, pads, lines, etc.) examined and at that time it could not be replicated. My wife drove it the following day and after 25 minutes of interstate driving the power brakes were again not functioning. She parked it for 3 days at the airport and upon her return the power brakes worked for about 15 minutes before they no longer worked.

Filed Dec 30, 2014 · Engine · 75,000 miles · TN

Fan assembly stopped working, causing my engine to overheat, and now I have a blown head gasket...not a cheap repair. Appears there are a lot of owners of the same vehicle that seem to be having a head gasket issue around 80k.