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.
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Recalls and investigations
No safety recalls on file.
Representative owner complaints: visibility
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Visibility, Equipment, Dec 9, 2010
IN OCTOBER OF 2010 MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER BEGAN BLOWING COLD AIR. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND A LOT OF EQUINOX OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I WENT AND RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTICS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE TEMPERATURE DOOR AND THE REPAIR COST IS $1300. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS IF THERE IS A SNOW STORM OR JUST BEING TOO COLD. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I TURN ON THE HEAT AND MY CONCERN IS BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD IF IT FOGS UP OR FREEZES. GMC HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS A WEBSITE WITH OVER 400 COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THEIR VEHICLE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Visibility, Equipment, Dec 9, 2010
2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HEATER STOPPED WORKING AT 75K+ MILES. I AM TOLD BY DEALER AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE BY SAME EXACT VEHICLE OWNERS THAT THIS IS A FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE BLENDER DOOR ARM. IT WAS REPLACED WITH PLASTIC VERSUS METAL FOR 2006 IN EFFORT TO CUT CORNERS. THEY ALL CONSISTENTLY BREAK AT 3 YEARS OR MORE! VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN 20DEGREE WEATHER AND CONSTANTLY GET SICK! ALSO UNABLE TO DEFROST ICE AND HAZE FROM WIND SHIELD SINCE ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS OUT! THIS DIMINISHES THE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY! IF I CAN'T SEE FROM MY WINDSHIELD AND HAVE TO A) DRIVE WITH WINDOW OPEN AND FREEZE, B) USE HAND TO WIPE OFF WHILE DRIVING OR C) PULL OVER CONSTANTLY AND CLEAN OFF WINDSHIELD OR USE THE MINI PLUG IN HEATER I HAD TO PURCHASE TO HELP DEFROST MY ICED WIND SHIELD IN THE MORNING! OVER $1000 TO FIX. IT IS A DEFECT. PLEASE GOOGLE THIS YEAR AND "HEATER" YOU WILL FIND MANY MANY WEBSITES WITH EXACT COMPLAINTS. GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND FIX AT NO CHARGE! *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Visibility, Dec 6, 2010
HEATER NOT WORKING ON 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX CAUSING SAFETY AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. ONE DAY THE AC AND HEAT WERE WORKING FINE, THE NEXT DAY THE HEATER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR...NO HEAT AS WELL AS A NON-WORKING WINDOW DEFROSTER. THIS BEGAN IN EARLY NOVEMBER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TEMPERATURE DOOR (BLEND DOOR). COST IS $100 FOR THE ANALYSIS AND ABOUT $1,000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I HAVE A SECURENET EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY SAY THIS IS NOT COVERED. CAR IS AT DEALERSHIP NOW AWAITING MY APPROVAL TO DO THE WORK. I AM IN LIMBO AND LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SHOP WHO CAN MAYBE FIX IT CHEAPER. CONSIDERING THE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE ABOUT THIS, AND THE FACT THE PARTS WERE CHEAP AND SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING SO SOON, THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR
Visibility, Dec 3, 2010
2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. LETTER FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR COLLINS ON BEHALF CONSTITUENT RE THE CHEVY EQUINOX RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND OCCASIONALLY THE HEAT WOULD NOT WORK. DURING THE SUMMER, THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN HIS DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITION MODE. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED IT WAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005-2010 MODELS AND A RECALL HAD ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2010 MODEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DOOR BLEND, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE TEMP CONTROL AND BY THE DOOR MOVING BETWEEN THE HEAT AND AC, THE TEMPERATURE COULD BE ADJUSTED. THE DOOR USED TO HAVE A METAL TAB THAT CONNECTED TO THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. STARTING WITH THE 2005 MODELS, GM USED A PLASTIC TAB. THE TAB WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH AND SNAPPED OFF CAUSING THE DOOR TO STAY IN THE AC POSITION. *JB
Visibility, Dec 1, 2010
ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEAT IN MY CAR STOPPED WORKING, BUT THE FAN WORKS. A CHEVY DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED HEATER DOOR, WHICH COSTS $900-$1300 TO FIX AS THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE DASH BOARD APART. I FOUND OUT THIS IS HAPPENING ON A LOT OF 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS AND FIX IT AS IT'S A FAULTY PART. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX IT NOW AS I NEED HEAT IN MY CAR AND NEED A DEFROSTER. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL AND PAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD REIMBURSE ANYONE THAT HAS ALREADY PAID. *TR
Visibility, Dec 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG AND IMPAIR HER VISION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Visibility, Nov 30, 2010
LIKE HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF OTHER 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS, THE HEATER WILL ONLY BLOW COLD AIR OUT BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PART THAT WEARS OUT AND BREAKS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2-3 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT GM IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER WHEN I AM DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND CANNOT SEE WHERE I AM DRIVING BECAUSE I CAN'T DEFROST MY WINDOWS, IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT MY CHILDREN ARE FREEZING. ANY LENGTH OF TIME IN THE DURING A MICHIGAN WINTER WE WILL RISK HYPOTHERMIA & FROSTBITE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS $900 TO FIX, WHICH LIKE MANY OTHERS I DON'T JUST HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY SITTING AROUND AND NOW HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE TO GET THE REPAIR MADE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS GO WRONG WITH CARS AND CARS REQUIRE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH GM'S DESIGN AND DECISION TO USE CHEAP PARTS THAT WOULDN'T LAST AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR POOR DECISION. *TR
Visibility, Nov 29, 2010
2006 CHEVY EQUINOX BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND NOW HAS 31T MILES ON IT AND THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK. THEREFORE, MY WINDSHIELDS FREEZE UP AND CANNOT BE DEFROSTED. I AM PREGNANT WITH MY FIRST CHILD AND AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP SITED IT WOULD COST ME $1,076.00+TAX TO FIX THE AIR DIRECTOR DOOR. *TR
Visibility, Nov 29, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR ACUATOR WOULD OVEREXTEND AND BREAK. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE HEAT AND THE DEFROSTER FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AND WOULD OCCUR AGAIN EVEN AFTER REPAIR IF THE HEAT WAS ON FULL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,622.
Visibility, Nov 28, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR 19 MONTHS I HAD BOUGHT IT USED FROM A GM DEALER. I WAS DRIVING TO THANKSGIVING AND NOTICE IT NO LONGER BLEW HOT AIR. THE SUV ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT SO I BEGAN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM, THE CHEVY EQUINOX FROM 2005 TO 2010 HAS A DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE VALVE ACULATOR AS WELL AS THE HVAC DOOR VALVE, GM DECIDED TO MAKE THESE PARTS PLASTIC AND FROM OTHER BLOGS I HAVE READ THAT AS AN EQUINOX OWNER YOU WHERE NOT TO EVER USE YOUR HEAT ON ITS HIGHEST SETTING THIS WILL DESTROY THE VALVES. THEN UPON TALKING TO A GM DEALER I WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE VALVES WILL COST 1500 DOLLARS AND THEY REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER PLASTIC PART AND GIVE YOU A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGER SINCE A DEFROSTER WILL NOT CLEAR A WINDSHIELD IN WINTER WITH COLD AIR. GM HAD THE DECENCY TO RECALL THE 2010 EQUINOX PART, BUT REFUSES TO HEAR OUT ANY OF THE OWNERS OF PRIOR YEAR MODELS. I TURN TO YOU IN HOPES SOME ONE WILL HELP. *TR
Visibility, Nov 19, 2010
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. I BEGAN LOOKING ONLINE TO POSSIBLY SEE WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG WITH IT ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING MANY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING. APPARENTLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC BLEND DOOR PART AND ACTUATOR. THE TOTAL COST OF PARTS IS AROUND $150, HOWEVER THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $1000! THE REASON BEING IS THEY HAVE TO DISASSEMBLE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER TO REACH THIS PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CAR. I REALIZE WHEN OWNING A VEHICLE THAT ISSUES ARISE AND MUST BE DEALT WITH, BUT THE FRUSTRATING THING HERE IS CHEVY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL NOR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. I TEND TO DISAGREE. WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY DEFROST AND DE-ICE YOUR WINDSHIELD YOU ARE PUTTING YOURSELF IN VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS MY FEELING THAT GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS BETTER THAN THIS. ONE QUICK ONLINE SEARCH WILL REVEAL THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS. THEY HAVE SINCED REPLACED THE PLASTIC PART WITH WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY USED WHICH IS A METAL PIECE. THE PLASTIC PIECE WAS CHOOSEN AS A COST SAVINGS MEASURE THAT IN MY OPINION ONLY SAVED GM MONEY AND NOT THE END CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I HOPE SOMETHING WITH BE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR
Visibility, Nov 15, 2010
I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IN FOR REPAIR WHEN MY WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER DIDN'T WORK EFFECTIVELY AND I DISCOVERED MY HEAT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHARGED OVER $1100 TO REPLACE THE TEMPERATURE VALVE ACTUATOR AND THE HVAC DOOR VALVE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CAR HAD ONLY 44,495 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION, AND WHEN I WENT ONLINE, I FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS COMPLAINED OF THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2006 EQUINOX. I WAS DISMAYED AT THE COST, BUT WAS MORE DISMAYED TO LEARN THEY REPLACED THE BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS WITH IDENTICAL PLASTIC PARTS ON WHICH THERE IS ONLY A 12-MONTH WARRANTY. I LEARNED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX ON WHICH THEY REPLACED THE PLASTIC PARTS WITH METAL PARTS. THE 2006 EQUINOX SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED, SINCE A DEFROSTER WILL NOT CLEAR A WINDSHIELD IN WINTER WITH COLD AIR, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD! GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE BREAKABLE PLASTIC PARTS WITH METAL.
Visibility, Nov 15, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE HEATER BUT ONLY COLD AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED A PART WITHIN THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED AND WAS CAUSING THE HEATING SYSTEM TO FAIL. VARIOUS REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Visibility, Nov 10, 2010
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. I HAD NO SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS OF THE FAILURE I HAD WITH MY HEATER. NO LEAKS OR SYMPTOMS LEAD UP TO THE ISSUE- IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. BECAUSE GM (STARTING ROUGHLY IN 2005) STARTED MANUFACTURING VEHICLES WITH A PLASTIC BLEND DOOR FOR THE ACTUATOR- THE HEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND ONLY BLOWS EXTREMELY COOL AIR. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS ARE EXPERIENCING. WE ARE UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS AND SEE VISIBLY- THE ONLY RESPONSE FROM GM THAT WE ARE GETTING IS TO "ROLL A WINDOW DOWN" AND WITH 3 INFANTS IN THE CAR, THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. THE ESTIMATES RANGE FROM 900 TO 1800 TO FIX THIS PART (WHICH REQUIRES DISMANTLING THE ENTIRE DASH DOWN TO THE FIREWALL) WHICH ARGUABLY CAUSES A DOMINO EFFECT OF OTHER ISSUES TO THE VEHICLE. WITH NO VISIBILITY AND NOW WAY TO TRANSPORT MY INFANT CHILDREN SAFELY IN THE WINTER- THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL THAT IS A SAFETY AND HAZARD ISSUE ON MULTIPLE LEVELS. GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. AMERICANS CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE CAR FIX, BUT ALSO CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE NO HEAT. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO AND WE ARE SUFFERING. *TR
Visibility, Nov 8, 2010
HEATER WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY, THIS MORNING THE HEATER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR, EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS FULLY WARMED UP. CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY AIR TEMP DOOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $925. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS A CONTINUING AND CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MAKE. *TR
Visibility, Nov 6, 2010
IN NOVEMBER THE HEAT ON OUR 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WENT OUT-ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS. WAS INFORMED BY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT THE HEAT BLENDER DOOR/VALVE FREQUENTLY BREAKS AND THAT THEY COULD REPAIR IT FOR 1500-1800$. IF THEY FREQUENTLY BREAK WHY HASN'T CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL AND STOPPED USING S SUBSTANDARD PRODUCT? *TR
Visibility, Nov 5, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEATER WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TEMPERATURE DOOR AND TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.
Visibility, Nov 4, 2010
NOTHING CAUSED THE FAILURE. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEAT QUIT BLOWING. JUST BLOWS COLD AIR NOW. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE I CAN NOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS AND I HAVE TO DRIVE MY 6 YEAR OLD HANDICAPPED SON SHIVERING IN THE BACK SEAT. GM KNOWS ABOUT THEIR DEFECT BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME AS MY WINDOWS FROST UP DRIVING. THE PART IS A CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE THAT GM USED THAT IS CAUSING THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR TO BE FAULTY. TO ACCESS THIS PART THE WHOLE DASH HAS TO BE REMOVED, STEERING COLUMN AND ALL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY WHEN IT IS THE MANUFACTURES PROBLEM. *TR
Visibility, Nov 4, 2010
THE HEATER IN MY EQUINOX WENT OUT AT ABOUT 45,000-50,000 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDOW AND DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO ME BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PART FIXED AFTER ABOUT 1 YEAR OF DRIVING WITH NO HEAT. IT COST ME $1,035 AND OF COURSE HAPPENED NOT TOO LONG AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *TR
Visibility, Nov 3, 2010
2006 EQUINOX SUDDENLY BEGAN BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR, REGARDLESS OF THE HEAT/COLD SETTINGS, 100% OF THE TIME. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, THE DEFROST FUNCTION IS INOPERATIVE LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY PERIOD, THE QUOTES FOR REPAIR RANGE FROM $800 TO $1800. THIS IS NOT AFFORDABLE AT THIS TIME, AND GIVEN ALL THE OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD RESULTING FROM DECREASED VISIBILITY. FOR REFERENCE, PLEASE SEE THESE FORUMS FOR ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.WEB2CARZ.COM/797/2006/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/REVIEWS/OVERVIEW HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-EQUINOX/TNMHVCTE76U9HGTH4/P18 AFTER BRIEF BROWSING OF THESE FORUMS, YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOWHERE NEAR UNIQUE TO MINE! *TR
Visibility, Latches/locks/linkages, Equipment, Nov 2, 2010
MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX STARTING BLOWING COLD AIR IN 2009. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED A PLASTIC PIECE KNOWN AS THE BLEND DOOR ASSEMBLY IS STUCK OR BROKEN AND IT WILL COST OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. WITHOUT HEAT MY WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WENT TO A SITE (HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-EQUINOX/TNMHVCTE76U9HGTH4/P5) AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF GM OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE FORCED GM TO RECALL THIS ITEM. *TR
Visibility, Equipment, Nov 2, 2010
THE HEATING CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE PROBLEM IS PERMANENT. THERE IS NO INTERNAL HEAT. AS I LIVE IN A WINTER CLIMATE, THE LACK OF HEAT WITH MY BLOWER HAS MADE DEFROSTING MY VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS EXACT PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AT LEAST SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICLES OF MY MAKE AND MODEL. THE PROBLEM IS A HEATING DOOR MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS HOT AND COLD. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT PROVIDE A NON-DEALERSHIP THE PART TO FIX IT. CHEVROLET FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS ANY SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALERSHIP IS OFFERING TO REPAIR IT FOR $1000. *TR
Visibility, Oct 31, 2010
HEATER QUIT WORKING, NOW NO DEFROST. *TR
Visibility, Other or unspecified, Oct 29, 2010
IT IS NOW THE END OF OCTOBER IN PENNSYLVANIA. IT IS VERY COLD AT 32 DEGREES. I TURNED MY HEAT ON IN MY EQUINOX AND IT IS BLOWING COLD AIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, AND FOUND OUT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 EQUINOX ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DUE TO THE PLASTIC PIECE BRAKING ON THE HEATER BLEND DOOR. IT WILL COST $1,200 TO FIX. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THEIS PART. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE IT "IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? I AM UNABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDOWS SO I MAY SEE THE ROAD, PUTTING MY LIFE, MY CHILDREN'S LIVES AND THE LIVES OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD IN DANGER. I WOULD SAY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM!
Visibility, Oct 29, 2010
IN MAY WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. WE ARE RETIRED AND DO NOT PUT MILES ON THE CAR. WE ALSO LIVE IN NORTHEAST OHIO. THE FIRST COLD DAY WE PUT THE HEAT AND DEFROSTER ON. NEITHER WORKED. WE FOUND THAT THE HEATER DOOR WAS BROKEN. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR GM WOULD HELP. WE HAVE HAD IT FIXED. HOWEVER, THE HEATER DOOR NOR ACTUATOR HAVE NOT BEEN REDESIGNED TO ELEVATED THIS PROBLEM. WE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME PROBLEM- NO HEAT OR DEFROSTER. THIS IS A MAJOR JOB SINCE THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD MUST BE REMOVED. HOWEVER, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DEFROSTERS ARE NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY IN COLD CLIMATES. IT APPEARS THAT GM AND DEALERS ARE DENYING THE PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE COST INVOLVED. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR