Water Pump problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox

Been having problem with head gasket these 2005 Equinox head gaskets been blowing because of the 3. 4l engine cant keep it from over heating replaced head gasket and it went again chevy new about this problem its in the chevy dealership bulletin this is bad for the consumer they should not be allowed to sell a truck with bad head gaskets its just a lemon. Been having over heating problems since I had this car its just rediculous. It over heats while idling. Changed 2 head gaskets water pump thermostat all hoses etc temperature sensor flushed the vehicle 5 times still no help . This vehicle is also known for having trapped air in the lines as well. Please stop letting chevy sell these Equinox there just a lemon.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while traveling 35 mph, the head gaskets blew on the vehicle. The failure occurred and the vehicle overheated and stalled. The contact stated that the water pump had been changed prior to the failure, but did not correct the problem. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and it was determined that the head gaskets failed. The failure mileage was 115,000.

This vehicle in to a gm shop multiple times for heating issues. The first time the thermostat was replaced. A year later in the fall, the vehicle was again not blowing hot air. Took it back to gm and they flushed the system. About 2 months later, it was brought back in because the heat was not blowing again. For the 2nd time they replaced the thermostat. Following year, wouldn't blow hot air again, they flushed the system 3 times and finally got the heat working again. Fast forward to fall 2010. Same problem, not blowing heat only this time the vehicle was out of warranty. Gm diagnosed a cracked head gasket and a leaky water pump and wouldn't cover any of the so called problems. The first 3-4 times that the car was in to be worked on it had the same "symptoms" 1. When the heat was working and I slowed to stop - it would start blowing cool air, but as soon as I accelerated, the warm air returned. 2. If I turned the fan knob past the 2nd tick, it would start blowing cold air. In 2010, started with the above symptoms and only to have the heat go out completely. Gm won't have anything to do with it. This go around diagnosed a cracked head gasket and a leaky water pump and wouldn't help pay to fix because it was a "new" diagnosis outside of warranty. Funny how each time it was in previously, the exact same symptoms are document in their system and no cracked head gasket or leaky water pump was the cause. They're skirting by on an underlying issue and aren't warranting their product! we've since taken it to two separate mechanics and they've both told us the issue isn't caused by a cracked head gasket or leaky water pump. We've again replaced the thermostat only to have the heat go out on our 3 hour car ride home from the holiday with a baby in the car-nice gm you are a joke. I've always owned a gm product but after being swept under the rug, I will never buy one again!.

Check engine light came on after over heating occurred. Replaced the thermostat, water pump and then found out their was a blown head gasket. Now I need to place a new motor in a 2005 Equinox with only 113000 miles!.

My 2005 chevy Equinox started overheating this winter. Immediately took it to my mechanic who diagnosed a broken water pump. A few months passed with no issue then it started overheating again. I took it to the mechanic who informed me that the head gasket needed replacement. I've gone on multiple sites that report the same issue with their chevy Equinox. Although, no one was hurt in my situation, the repeated occurrence of this happening with other Equinox owners is puzzling and should be investigated at the least. In my situation I was on the highway when the car slowed down from 60 mph to under 40 mph. Luckily there weren't a lot of drivers on the road and I was able to pull all the way over across traffic. . This vehicle is not safe and chevy has even logged this faulty head gasket issue in their service bulletins.