Automatic Transmission problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the keys would not turnover in the ignition to start the vehicle. The contact would attempt to start the vehicle by wiggling the keys in the ignition for approximately twenty minutes. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted who advised that there was a recall for the failure (NHTSA campaign id number: 04v302000, power train: automatic transmission) but the contacts VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 88,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the key was able to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle was being driven. In addition, the contact was able to turn the key and remove it from the ignition without the vehicle being in park. The vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired for the failure. The contact called the manufacturer who advised her to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. In addition, the manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 04v302000 (power train:automatic transmission). The current mileage was approximately 100,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. While approaching a stop light and depressing the brake pedal at speeds under 25 mph, the brake pedal fell into the floorboard and the vehicle continued to accelerate into an intersection. The brakes would not engage. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they found the transmission module was defective. Repairs were made under the contacts factory warranty. On a separate occasion, while utilizing the cruise control mechanism, he tapped on the brake pedal to shut off the cruise control and it would not deactivate. He continued to depress the brake pedal and moments later, the cruise disengaged. There were no repairs made to the cruise control mechanism. There were no recalls on his vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 50,000.

I have a 2005 Equinox with 94000 miles that started to make a loud noise. Took it to the local repair shop they found the center carrier bearing needs to be replaced, however, there are none available! I can't drive the car because too dangerous now and can't get a part for weeks or months?.

I have a 2005 automatic transaxle Equinox with less than 23000 miles this vehicle shifts in gear extremely hard which at times propels you forward. It also hits high rpm before it shifts into gear. One time it hit almost 6000 rpms while driving up hill before it kicked into gear. This same vehicle has also failed to shift into gear when trying to put it into reverse from park. I received a gm bulletin from my local dealer and told this is a problem gm is aware of but will not cover to be fitted due to the government is not requiring it. Does someone has to be killed from this problem before something is done.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that she was able to remove the key from the vehicle while it was in the on position. When the vehicle was in the local repair shop she mentioned the defect to the mechanic, and they informed she should check for recalls related to the problem. There is a recall for the power train: automatic transmission (NHTSA campaign id #04v302000) however the dealer stated that her VIN # was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 68,000 and current mileage was 73,776.

Vehicle(2005 Equinox) always downshifts from overdrive when going downhill. This causes vehicle to suddenly speed forward requiring brake to be applied.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the key will not turn in the ignition. He must go to the rear of the vehicle and give it a push in order for the key to work in the ignition. The failure occurs intermittently. When he took the vehicle to the dealer, it worked perfectly. Recall # 04v302000 (power train automatic transmission) does not apply to his VIN. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage is 36,000 and failure mileage was 25,000.

Please note my 2005 chevy Equinox has failed several times mechanically as I have contacted gm about this problem,I have been utterly ignored ,only letter and no action to address the problem in which this vehicle has. I have written beth kucharski at gm-300 renaissance center detroit michigan several times executive assistant,and have made over 100 inquiries and complaints to the chevy resource center for over a perio of 2 years to no avail,they have ignored and have not once came up with a equitable solution to my problem.

The contact stated vehicle lost power while driving, it did not stall. It restarted after multiple attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and they replaced the park/neutral switch. The vehicle had the problem two more times. Also, there was vibration when reversing. The dealership has not been able to diagnose a problem ,and no further repairs have been made. The transmission. Updated 01/04/06.

Was waiting at a traffic light when vehicle lurched(jumped forward) hitting car in front of me, car was in drive and my foot was on the brake pedal, had been stopped for several minutes when car went forward. No one was injured but could be a problem in the future.

On long highway trips with steep inclines, obds light and traction control light came on. When stopping, and trying to regain speed, car lost power to move forward. When engine turned off and back on, traction control light extinquised, obds light remained. When car cooled off, no light remained. First time did not bring to dealer. Second time left car running. Dealer said fixed problem. Problem registered on computer as p0741. Dealer did not mention of previous computer registration of first time incident. Within 6 days, stranded on next long distance trip with steep incline,and was towed to next dealer. Problem registers on computer with code p 0741, covered by bulletin 020730-013d. Received three different explainations of problem. Valve body was replaced. Within one week same problem, when driving slow speed on country roads with steep inclines, however did not show on computer again. Turned car off let it cool down and worked fine.

I have a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. When towing my pop-up camper trailer, the 5 speed automatic tranmision will not shift from third gear to fourth gear automatically. Upon reaching cruising speed, 60 or 65 mph, the engine remains at a high rpm until I release the accellerator pedal. Then it shifts into fourth gear. I do not tow the trailer in fifth gear (overdrive). When I took the car to the dealer, a mechanic that has worked for this same Chevrolet dealer for many years, drove the car, towing the trailer. When it did not shift, he told me straight out that there was a problem. When I left the car at the dealer (dick wickstrom Chevrolet in roselle, illinois), they claim to have contacted the factory engineers and I was told that this is normal and that the transmission was designed that way. I very much disagree with that statement. I have towed trailers behind quite a few different vehicles and have never had this problem. I am tired of having dealers tell me that problems I experience are "normal and that they all do that".