2006 Chevrolet Equinox
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Visibility is the leading concern among 695 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 4th highest complaint count among 21 Equinox model years with reports.
Of the 2006 reports, 16 involved a crash and 9 involved a fire. 20 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
No safety recalls on file.
Representative owner complaints: service brakes
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Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Mar 21, 2014
ONE DAY I NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE HARDER THAN NORMAL TO PUSH TO STOP THE CAR AND THEN MY ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, WHEN THEY DID THE CAR WOULD BRAKE FINE. THIS NOW HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON AS SOON AS I START THE CAR AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING FOR THE LIGHTS TO COME ON, UNTIL THEY DO, BRAKING IS SCARY. BOTH FRONT HUBS, BOTH FRONT SENSORS, ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMING ON. ALSO HAD ALL FOUR TIRES AIR PRESSURE CHECKED. ALL OF THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY A LICENSED MECHANIC AND HE IS NOW STUMPED. I HAVE BEEN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT SITES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RESOLUTION. *TR
Suspension, Service brakes, Feb 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE EVEN AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TEN TIMES WHERE THE FRONT BRAKES AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 04/22/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. UPDATED 04/24/14
Suspension, Equipment adaptive/mobility, Service brakes, Fuel/propulsion system, Jan 24, 2014
I HAVE HAD ALL KIND OF TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. FIRST IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS. CHANGE ONE AN NOT LONG AFTER HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER. HAVE CHANGED ABOUT 4. THREE ON ONE WHEEL AN ONE ON THE OTHER. AND NOW HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER THAT I CAN TELL. THEN IT STARTED WITH BRAKES RECENTLY. THEY WOULD STICK. HAD BRAKES REPLACED THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON VEHICLE. THEN WENT OFF HAVEN'T CAME ON SINCE BUT BRAKES HAVE STUCK MORE THAN ONE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. NOW TO GET WITH THE AIR IN THE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAIN ABOUT. WHILE CAR IS SITTING STILL THE VEHICLE WILL STAY WARM AN WARM AIR BLOWING OUT. WHERE IT HAS BEEN COLD WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE TEMP WOULD GO DOWN ON VEHICLE MAKING THE AIR BLOW OUT COOL AN I ABOUT FREEZE TO DEATH DRIVING. WINDOWS FOG UP FAST. NEED A RECALL IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE/ISSUES. CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS IF NOT ADDRESSED OR FIXED. I DON'T LET ME KIDS RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME ANYMORE CAUSE OF THIS. *TR
Service brakes, Oct 24, 2013
WHILE DRIVING, EITHER JUST GETTING INTO THE CAR AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR HAVING DRIVEN FOR A DISTANCE, WHEN PUSHING ON THE BREAKS TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THEY GRIND AND THE CAR DOESN'T STOP. SOMETIMES, THERE IS JUST A GRINDING SOUND AND I DON'T BOTHER PUSHING ON THE BREAKS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY WILL NOT WORK. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY BREAKS LOOKED FINE. I WILL DRIVE FOR A WHILE AND IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR DAYS. THEN IT STARTS UP AGAIN....THE GRINDING. IT IS SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY THE TC AND/OR THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. ONCE I CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART, THE LIGHT(S) MAY GO OUT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE SHOP (BOTH A DEALER REPAIR AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP) AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY HAVE MENTIONED THAT THE ISSUE COULD BE ELECTRICAL, BUT NONE CAN CONFIRM. RESEARCH ON THIS SITE CONFIRMS THAT IT IS NOT JUST MY VEHICLE. I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND YET THIS STILL HAPPENED. CHEVY NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Service brakes, Oct 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ UPDATED 1/14/2014 *JS
Seat belts, Service brakes, Engine, Jul 11, 2013
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES GRINDING NOT WANTING TO STOP AND TOOK TO A SHOP SAID MY BRAKES WERE LIKE BRAND NEW BUT YET IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP MAKES GRINDING NOISES. I REPLACED THE STARTER IN MY CAR FOUR TIMES AND AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS STICKS WHEN STARTING OR DOESN'T WANT TO WORK AT ALL AND THIS WAS IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD. MY FRONT DRIVERS SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH BEARINGS HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. ALSO WITH THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN WHEN I CHANGE LANES WANTS TO KEEP GOING TOWARD THE DITCH.WHY ISN'T ANY OF THIS BEING ADDRESSED BY CHEVROLET I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF NO RECALLS BUT APPARENTLY CHEVY DOESN'T WANT TO FIX THESE ISSUES AND IT COULD KILL SOMEONE !! ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS ALSO IT DOESN'T DO WELL AT ALL IN RAIN AT ALL AND I HAVE BRAND NEW TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Service brakes, Jul 8, 2013, crash
I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH DOWN A MAIN ROAD, WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, AND THERE WAS RESISTANCE. I SWERVED TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND RAN INTO A MAILBOX ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PRIOR TO THIS, MY CAR EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND SMOKE THAT BLOCKED MY VIEW, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I AM MENTIONING THIS BECAUSE I SEE THAT OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
Service brakes, Jun 12, 2013
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY OF 2013, NOTICED THAT ABS AND TC LIGHT WERE COMING ON WHILE DRIVING, AND THAT FRONT BRAKES HAD CRUNCHING AND GRINDING SOUND, AND WOULD JAM WHEN BRAKES WERE HIT. HAD FRONT BRAKE REPLACED, AND NEW TIRES PUT ON, AND STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING. TOOK IT TO DAN VADEN DEALERSHIP ON FEB 26, 2013, WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON MARCH 6, 2013 WHILE PRESSING BRAKES THEY JAMMED, AND HAD TO PULL VEHICLE OFF ROAD NOT TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ON MARCH 7, 2013 TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DAN VANDEN DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY FOR A CHARGE OF 593.28 (LABOR AND OTHER FEES). WHEN I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP THAT EVENING AND DROVE 1/2 MILE THE ABS AND TRACKING LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. DROVE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS GIVEN A COURTESY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK UNTIL THEY COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. IT IS NOW JUNE AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE ABS AND TC LIGHT COMING ON, AND BRAKES JAMMING. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON GOOGLE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED. *TR
Service brakes, May 13, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
Suspension, Electrical system, Service brakes, Mar 13, 2013
I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE FROM WHAT FELT LIKE UNDER MY FEET. I THEN TRIED TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES, ONLY HAVING THE PEDAL GIVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE WITH LOUD ABS NOISES. IT WILL CONTINUE DOING THIS UNTIL BOTH MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON. I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. AND OF COURSE IT WAS OUT OF MY 50000 MILE WARRANTY. I STILL DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY AND TRY TO GET THE LIGHTS ON AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHEN DRIVING MY CHILDREN AROUND SO THAT WE AREN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED. NOT UNTIL I STARTED RESEARCHING THE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE DID I REALIZE I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE. THE BRAKES ARE THE FIRST TO MENTION...THEN THERE'S THE AC/HEATER PROBLEM IT WON'T BLOW HOT AIR, AND IT WON'T BLOW COOL AIR WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THEN THAT LOUD CLUNKING NOISE MADE WHEN I'M DRIVING OVER BUMPS THAT SOUND LIKE MY FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF. OH AND THE FACT THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WILL ONLY INCREASE BY 3-5 MPH INCREMENTS. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AFTER GETTING A SPEEDING TICKET BY A CAMERA LIGHT IT WAS TAKEN INTO A SPEED SHOP WHO VERIFIED ITS ABSOLUTELY NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THEY COULDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A READING BECAUSE ITS BROKEN. NICE!!!!! SERIOUSLY IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE, OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMEONE STEPS UP AND TAKES RESPONSIBILITY? *TR
Service brakes, Nov 29, 2012
I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE AND IT FELT LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. AFTER A FEW TIMES, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. IN OCTOBER 2012, I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT ABS SENSOR. THEN I WENT FOR ALMOST A MONTH WITHOUT AN INCIDENT AND NOW IT HAS STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THIS LAST WEEK OF NOV. 2012, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT IS NOT ON, AND THAT THEY ARE NOT JUST GOING TO TEAR INTO EVERYTHING BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY OF MYSELF AND THOSE WITH WHOM I TRAVEL. *TR
Service brakes, Nov 9, 2012
WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 10-35MPH MY BRAKES LOCK UP AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AT ME AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE IS TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN I'M TRYING TO STOP IT. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY FIXES ITSELF BY TURNING OFF ITS ABS SYSTEM... THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS COME ON AND THEN I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM UNTIL I HAVE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GET IN MY CAR...AND SOMETIME DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF UNTIL REACHING HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD MANY OCCURRENCES WHEN I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO STOP. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND MY LOCAL DEALER...IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ABS MODULE THAT NEEDS REPLACING. ON THEIR OWN GM FORUMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM (AMONG MANY OTHERS WITH THIS MODEL)...I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY RECALL THIS. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 22, 2012
I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE EASILY THE ABS KEPT KICKING IN FOR NO REASON I HAD ALMOST HIT A CAR INFRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SO HARD IT ALSO KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES PEDAL STARTS PULPUTATIONS AND GETS HARD AND MAKING A NOISE LIKE THE ABS HAS KICKED ON. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Electrical system, Jul 20, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE PULSATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT HUBS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PULSATION CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 8/24/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PULSATING CONTINUED. IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING IN THE ABS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/10/12
Fuel system, Gasoline, Exterior lighting, Service brakes, Jun 15, 2012
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! *JB
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Mar 13, 2012
JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, 1 DAY AFTER OWNING IT ABS AND NO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE'S A RUMBLE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC, SO HE PUT NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS ON AND CLEANED WHEEL SENSORS. TOOK IT TO SEARS AND HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE DONE. 2 DAYS LATER I'VE GOT THE SAME LIGHTS ON AND RUMBLE IN PEDAL. RAN FINE FOR THOSE 2 DAYS. I'VE READ WAY TO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NO SOLUTIONS TO BE COMFORTABLE ABOUT PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH IT! WHEN IS CHEVY GONNA WAKE UP AND TAKE NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM? THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR REFLECTOR AND CONSOLE LATCHES, BUT THEY DON'T FIND FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEMS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO ADDRESS? WHY IS IT GONNA TAKE ACCIDENTS OR POSSIBLY DEATHS BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THESE FAULTY VEHICLES? I SEE POST THAT SAY WE NEED SO MANY PEOPLE TO SEND IN COMPLAINTS OR SIGN PETITIONS TO GET SOMETHING DONE...........REALLY? WHY........CAN'T CHEVY READ FORUMS AND POSTS ABOUT THE VEHICLES THEY ARE PUTTING OUT THERE? OR CAN'T SOMEONE IN CHARGE OF SAFETY AND WELLBEING SEE HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF POSTS THERE ARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE? MY HUSBAND HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY MAN, I'M NOT SURE I'M WITH HIM ONE THIS ONE! WHY WOULD A COMPANY WITH SUCH A GREAT REPUTATION CHANCE THROWING IT DOWN THE CRAPPER! COME ON CHEVY STAND BEHIND WHAT YOU'RE SELLING AND MAKE IT RIGHT! *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Electrical system, Mar 1, 2012
I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED ON 11-21-11. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE THINKING THAT A PISTON WAS BAD, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE WAY IT FELT, LIKE NOT GETTING THE RIGHT PRESSURE FROM THE PISTON ONCE THE BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED/PRESSED. ONCE WE GOT THE CALL BACK FROM MECHANIC, HE STATED THAT WE NEEDED NEW ROTORS DUE TO BOTH BEING WARPED. I THOUGHT THAT THAT WILL TAKE THE PROBLEM AWAY BUT ONCE WE GOT THE TRUCK BACK, IMMEDIATELY WITHIN DAYS THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED IT WAS A TIRE THE ONE CAUSING THE NOISE AND RATTLE ONCE THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED. AT THE SHOP, THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AS WELL AS THE DISC BRAKE ROTORS, THEY APPLIED LUG NUT TORQUE 100, INFLATION 35/35, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. AFTER ALL OF THIS WAS DONE, I STILL GET ENGINE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO GET IT TESTED AT AUTOZONE FOR FREE AND GOT THIS CODE ON THEIR MACHINE OEM NUMBER TO CROSS: P0171 DEFINITION: FUEL TRIM BANK ONE CONDITION EXPLANATION: THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE USES THE OXYGEN SENSOR TO CALCULATE THE AIR/FUEL RATIO OF THE ENGINE. THE COMPUTER HAS RECOGNIZED A RICH OR LEAN CONDITION ON ONE BANK ONLY. PROBABLE CAUSE: A1. IF BANK ONE AND TWO SET TOGETHER SUSPECT FUEL PRESSURE OR MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR A2. OXYGEN SENSOR DEFECTIVE. A3. IGNITION MISFIRE-REPAIR. A4. FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT USED MY TRUCK FOR THE PAST 2 AND A HALF MONTHS FOR FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT IF BREAKS FAIL TO DO THEIR JOB OR LOCK UP WHILE BRAKING. IT IS STRESSFUL ENOUGH IF COMPUTERS/MECHANICS NOR DEALERS MAKE UP THEIR MIND ABOUT WHAT THE CODES ARE OR MEAN. I ALSO NOTICE THE THE BUTTON FOR THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE AND THAT IS BEING IN THAT STAGE SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED. IF ANYONE HAS A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. *TR
Service brakes, Electric, Aug 19, 2011
ABS AND TC LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES GIVE IN AND WILL NOT STOP AS BEFORE. 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. DIFFERENT CODES AND READINGS WHEN HOOKED UP ON MACHINE BY MECHANIC. MASTER CYLINDER AND SENSOR, LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING REPLACED WITH SENSOR AND ABS MODULE REPLACED. STILL SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Aug 9, 2011
ABS BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEED. BRAKES LOCK UP MOMENTARILY AT LOW SPEED, JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP WHILE DECELERATING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 39000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 17, 2011
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT WE HAD BOUGHT NEW, NOW THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS COME OUT AND THE BRAKES WILL GRIND AND UNLESS YOU PUMP THE BRAKES IT WON'T STOP. I TOOK THE BRAKES TO BE CHANGED TWICE IN A YEAR AND NO RESULTS SO FAR. WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND NOW RECENTLY HAS HAD MORE PROBLEMS STOPPING AND BEING CLOSE TO CRASHING. I'M NOW LOOKING TO GET RID OFF THIS VEHICLE ASAP. TOOK IT TO DEALERS THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS BUT DID CHARGE AROUND 400.00 DOLLARS EACH TIME FOR NEW BRAKES. *TR
Service brakes, Electric, Feb 19, 2011
MY ABS BRAKES WERE LOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP CAR WHICH REQUIRED REPEATED STOMPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER REPAIRED FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND SENSORS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER OR GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE AND ALSO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. COST TO REPAIR WAS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Dec 17, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SLOW DOWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Nov 14, 2010
OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND WHEN BRAKING OR ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD. I CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PUMPING (ABS SYSTEM) AND MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO STOP AND THE ABA AND TRACK LIGHTS STAYS ON. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Nov 3, 2010, crash
DRIVING 2006 EQUINOX AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE BRAKES DID NOT PRESS DOWN AND SEEM TO BE STUCK. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Oct 9, 2010
ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL (TC) WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE ON, AND THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT WORK, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. THEY PULSE AND THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW, UNTIL THE BRAKES PEDAL IS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THE GARAGE HAS REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS TWICE, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, THE STRUTS, AND ALSO ROTATED THE TIRES, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTER INDICATES FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS S A WIDESPREAD AND PERSISTENT PROBLEM ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX. WE STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX IT PERMANENTLY. *TR