Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
My heater stopped working it blows out cold air. As I have researched this problem it seems to common with all 2006 Equinox.
Very cold morning. Windows fogged up. Turned on defrost heard something pop and felt cold air come into the car. Drove to work by wiping the window with napkins. Called mechanic to find out what could be done was told this is common problem with this car. Called dealer to ask if their was a recall and check price against mechanics. Dealers price was the same. Interesting part was dealer denied any such problem with this car. Checked the internet and found hundreds with the same complaint. Received a notice that gm would pay for the repair but the dealer says I do not qualify. This is no cheap repair. Looking for a class action or good lawyer. Found your site to vent and help others.
Heater blows cold air. Heater just stopped blowing hot air. After diagnosis the dealer found the temp (air blend )door broke and in the default cold position. Had to replace the temp door and the actuator. Parts $163 labor $930. 60 plus misc. Total cost $1184. 12.
The heater blend door and /or actuator have failed. There is no heat or defroster. It is now winter and because of the holidays, the dealer cannot get repaired in the next week or more. Part cost = $55. Estimated labor cost $1500. This repair is over 10% value of the car and I am told requires removing the entire dash. This is a safety hazard and the car is now unusable for a couple of weeks.
After a month of purchasing my Equinox the heat quit working. After doing research on the internet I have noticed that this is a common problem with this year and make vehicle. I took my Equinox to my local gm dealer and they confirmed that the problem I was having was with the air temperature door blend breaking due to improper installation of the actuator that opens and closes the door. The actuator will put too much pressure on the door causing it to break over time. This is a safety issue in cold weather states because you don't have heat to defrost your window properly. If this door breaks on a road trip you are likely unable to see until you get the problem fixed. I believe that gm is unwilling to recall this part due to the fact that it is so labor intensive to repair this problem. The cost should not be the issue as people's safety should be their main concern! I am asking the NHTSA to look into this matter and make gm fix this problem!.
I am having the same problem as all the other owners of a 2006 Equinox. No heat!!! I have had this looked into and have wasted over $900 on trying to fix the problem. This is ridiculous that they don't do anything about this!! shame on them!!! I have to transport my young daughter in a freezing cold car every day because I can't afford the $1200 that I find out needs to be put into this!! I have been a loyal chevy owner since I bought my first car years ago. . . But now I will think twice before buying one or even suggesting one to a anyone.
Vehicle has a broken "heater blender door" with a repair cost of approximately $1000 (the majority of the cost is for labor; the part is reasonably "cheap"). Turning on the heat, the vehicle would only produce cold air. Considering it is winter, this presents a considerable safety hazard as there is no defrost function for the front windshield. Windshield easily fogs up and it is impossible to defog it.
Blend door issue just like everyone else when is something going to be done about this.
My heater quit working in my 2006 Equinox. Apparently it is a common problem with the air temperature blend door. Since the potential danger is there during the winter gm should put out a recall on this part!.
When I start my Equinox it sometimes idles down and then back up to where it should be. It also has died after I have started it. But the most concerning is having to push on the gas pedal to keep it from dieing, as if it is not getting fuel. Then it will run just fine.
No heat coming in the SUV to defrost windows or to warm up the inside. Total repair will be $800. 00 for a $30. 00 part. Plastic plate that controls the air and heat is defective. Appartently the part after sometime get weak from heat and cold conditions. Only way to fix is to tear complete dash board out to reach blower assembly, replace vent door and reassemble the entire dash board.
It just got cold in my region and I noticed my heater was not working. It just blows cold air out. I did some research and saw that there were lots of complaints about a heat blend door breaking in this model. The part costs approximately 30 dollars to buy but the associated labor is over $1200 dollars. Chevrolet hasn't recalled this even though it's kind of dangerous to not have a defroster in icy weather.
I am not sure how many complaints you've had regarding this 2006 Equinox lt blowing cold air. GMC is not doing to resolve this problem and I think this is safety hazard issue due to it will not defrost without heat and defog.
The heater door has broken and the heater/defroster no longer work. The issue causes the windshield to frost over while driving. Many complaints on this issue have been posted on the internet.
Vehicle no longer blows hot air when heat is on therefore the defroster will not blow hot air as well. This is a safety hazard! if windows are fogged or iced during inclement weather you can not see and could cause an accident resulting in fatalities. I found over 500 complaints about the same problem on the internet. Problem seems to be with a plastic temperature door valve (temperature blend door) that is defective on the 2006 chevy Equinox.
My air blend door broke. This is the second time. Which makes it hard to drive because the windows fog up.
While leaving a parking lot during a rain storm on the night of June 18th, 2011, I turned on the heater and heard a clicking sound from the dash area, and the heater wouldn't blow hot air. There was/is still cool air blowing from the vent(s). Because of this, the defroster on the vehicle would not/doesn't work either, it too only blows cold air. I had to crack the windows open in order for the windows not to fog up during my drive home. Believing this was just a simple matter of replacing a heater core or thermostat, and because I wouldn't need the heater during the summer months I didn't start looking into the matter until a few weeks ago. In having the problem checked, I seems that it is a faulty heater blend door/actuator. The cost to fix it is very expensive, due to the labor involved. Chevrolet seems to be aware of the problem, but are doing nothing about the potential safety issue. I feel that not being able to defrost the windshield is a serious safety problem, that has the potential to cause a serious accident. I have read that chevy recalled a 2010 Equinox because of a defect that caused an inoperable defrost system, but there is no recall for the 2006 model. (failure mileage is approximate).
I had a problem with the heat not working in my car. Took the car to a mechanic and after they charged me $50. 00 to look at it, discovered it was the blend air door that was broken. Mechanic also said it was odd that the part was in stock. This is not a common problem to have. $40. 00 part for a $900. 00-$1200. 00 fix. Had to get it repaired as we need the heat in WI. Also need to be able to see when I drive. Something has to be done about this. I am nervous to even use my heat as I don't want to have this happen again. From what I have read online, this is happening often. I don't have that kind of money to keep fixing this.
The heater started blowing cold air. I know for certain that my car is one of many. There was less than 60k miles on the car at the time. Unacceptable.
We purchased this vehicle brand new against my better judgment because I have not had much luck with american cars but my wife liked it. After several months she had to take it back to the dealer for almost every complaint filed listed on the NHTSA website. If I had the power I would classify the chevy Equinox as lemon and recall the entire vehicle but I don't. Gm need to step to the plate and address all the issues with this vehicle. Recall the Equinox year 2005-2006 now!!!!.
The heater and defrost only blow clod air making driving a hazard. The air temperature blend door no longer works. This malfunction defect has already costs me more money than I can afford and now I learn that this is a common problem with this year and make. It should be recalled and fixed by chevy.
Vehicle no longer blows hot air when heat is on and defroster not longer blows hot air. Found many complaints about same problem on the internet. Problem seems to be with a plastic temperature door valve (temperature blend door) that is broken. No heat means windows fog up and and can not see to drive, which is a safety hazard in rainy or snowy cold weather. According to other customer complaints the cost to repair is around $1200 for $50-$80 metal part.
Just bought the car a month ago and two days after I bought it the air temperature blend door broke and it cost me $1200. 00 to fix and now again the door has broken and I can't afford to fix it a second time. There is no heat and this happend all of a sudden. The windows immediatley fogged up and I couldn't see. There was air blowing but it was cold air. There is no heat at all.
Heat stopped working in 06 Equinox. Told it was the air blend door. $40 dollar part but $1000 to replace. This is a very common problem and is a design flaw by gm. They will not back it. This leaves the car with no way to defrost/defog the windshield. This is a major safty concern.
Complainant owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox where the heat and defroster suddenly stopped working on March 1, 2011. Took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the air temp actuator over actuated and broke the air temp door. The air temp door and actuator are now faulty and need to be replaced. Estimate of $1200 of which most of the cost is labor due to need to disassemble all of the dashboard to replace part. This is a known defect of the vehicle make, model and year and manufacturer has yet to issue a recall. Vehicle was not repaired.
Yesterday I got in my vehicle, turned on the heat and defrosters. I only got very cold air, the car never warmed up, the windows never defrosted, they only became foggy inside. G. M. Says they have no records of this problem. The internet records over 500 incidents of the same thing happening to 2006 Chevrolet Equinox's. This car should be recalled and repaired, g. M. Knows the part (plastic) fails because on later models they began using a metal part.
On February 12, 2011, I began noticing the start up problems with the 2006 chevy Equinox. It intermittently has excessive cranking time to start and as of lately (Jan. 19, 2012) it only has gotten worse. I took it to the shop to get it serviced the same day and they told me it was the mass airflow sensor. I paid for that but the problem did not go away. Since then, I have had the radio replaced and the gas has had many fuel delivery issues. I believe it is the powertrain control module which was recalled in the 2005 chevy Equinox. It needs to also be recalled for the 2006 so that I can stop wasting my time and money on something that wasn?t built right. Thank you.
This incident happened in early spring 2011, temperatures in oklahoma are still cold in March, the heater stopped putting out hot air. The defroster would not defrost. My wife drives this car and had told me that the heater is not working. I guess I procrastinated about it, as temperatures became warmer, the heater was not needed. During this spring-summer, I happened to go to a auto repair shop that my cousin owns, there sits a chevy Equinox, like the one we own. I asked the tech, what was wrong with it, he stated that the heater stopped putting out hot air through the heater ducts. I was shocked to see the entire instrument panel was disassembled. There was a bad feeling coming upon me. He shared his frustrations about this job, and the design/part that was used for this system, that caused this problem. This was his 2nd repair of this problem. Well, needless to say I have the same problem. The heater blend door was broke. I am lodging this complaint due to such an important function of not only heating the car interior compartment, but also most importantly the defrosting system. I strongly feel this is a design flaw from the manufacturer. This defect will cost over $1200. 00 to fix at the dealer. There need to be a recall for this defect immediately. Thank you.
My temperature door on the heater has broken off at the acuator due to defective material and my heater doesn't work causing danger when cold with no defrost or heat the part is plastic but requires 9 hours labor to replace and 3 days in the shop because it is in such a difficult location to get to requiring removal of the entire dash and hvac unit.
Cpsc# i1130330a. 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. Vecicle has no heat, this is do to a 35. Oo plastic part that should switch from heat to cool which is stuck and malfunctioning inside the dashboard.
I was reading through other complaints and I had the same issue as everyone else a year ago. My 2006 Equinox was blowing out cold air. I took it in to get fixed (while still under warenty) and had to pay about $900. Well, about $750 for labor. They said since it's regular wear & tear I had to pay for it. I've never even heard of it before. The had to take off my entire dash board! it was just a piece of plastic that broke off that door behind all the controls. I actually got on here because recently my safety/auto theft light keeps coming on while I'm driving! the other day my car wouldn't even start and I don't know if this has to do with it or not! has anyone else been having these problems? is it a big deal? help?.
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!.
I own a 2006 chev Equinox. Imy problem began when I had approximately 55,000 miles on my car. This past October (2010), I noticed my heater was not working. No warm or hot air comes out of any vent or defroster at any fan speed. My car has no heat. It is impossible to defrost windows to DE-ice or remove/prevent fogged windows when driving. Also, I have two small children (ages 2 and 4 months) and I must have heat in the care for their care and safety. After doing research and reading 100's of complaints online about others with this same problem, I took my car to a mechanic at an authorized dealer, where they told me that the temperature door and temperature acutator were defected and would need to be replaced. . The estimated repaire cost is approximately $1500. The inability to defrost and defog the windows of this 2006 Equinox is a safety hazard for myself and other drivers, causing lack of visibilty before and during vehicle operation. I recommend you look at the follwoing links to forums where numerous Equinox owners have complained about this same problem with their vehicles. . Read more...
The heat failed to activate on my 06' Equinox when driving on the highway. The windshield could not defog and I could not see the road with the entire windshield obscured! extremely hazardous!.
2006 chevy Equinox. I've had to replace the wheel bearings twice in two years. Bot repairs were over $900. Now the cair is blowing cold air. A simple google search will see that this is a continous problem with this vehicle.
I have a 2006 chevy Equinox. The truck as 51k miles. The car heater began not working last week. This morning, in kentucky it was 45 degrees, I could not get the windshield cleared for anything. I had to pull of the side of the road and physically wipe the windshield because I have no heat on a 3 year old car. I have seen so many others on the internet with the same complaint, spending 1,000 or more for the repairs. Please recall!!!!!.
The heater core was replaced on my 2006 chevy Equinox in April of 2009 at 29,000 miles. It now needs replaced again in October 2012 at 57,500 miles. The first time it was under warranty and was no cost to me. But now it needs replaced, again at $1100+ (dealer estimate). After a weeklong battle with gm, they offered me a 50% cost share. This should not be happening at 29,000 and again at 57,500!! it has got to be some sort of design flaw. It is obviously a known defect (due to all of the complaints), but they refuse to recall!!.
My blend door also broke from deep inside the dash causing the heat setting to blow only cold air and I am unable to defog windshield. Since purchase the vehicle has had difficulty starting. Sometimes it starts up on the first try and other times I have to pump the gas in order to get vehicle to start. Both of these problems are consistent with other vehicle owner complaints.
2006 chevy Equinox has problems starting. Have to to push gas pedal to even get it to start at times. This has been an issue since we bought the car in Dec of 2007 with 32,000 miles on it. Second day after we had car the check engine light came on so we brought it in. After that is when the starting issues started have brought it to the dealer 3 diffrent times and the issue will not duplicate itself for them so there is not an issue to them.
Rattling sound under the hood while driving down the road or just idling. I immediately took it to the dealership. Diagnose was missing bolts from the fly wheel. Bolts had been slowly coming off of the flywheel and there was only one bolt left. Definitely appears to be a manufacturing defect. This could have been a very, very serious situation had I been driving down the road at a higher speed. Dealership is replacing bolts.
My 2006 chevy Equinox has trouble starting. The problem used to be intermittent, but has become more regular over the years. I have taken it to three different dealers to diagnose and they say there is no problem or they were unable to duplicate the issue. When the problem occurs it will only start if you hold the gas pedal to the floor. Otherwise, it will just crank and then turn off. I have seen many complaints about this online and found that the 2005 Equinox seemingly has the same problem and was issued a recall. I work hard to pay the bills and need someone to acknowledge the problem that these vehicles sre having.
My car continues to overheat. I had the radiator flushed and new fluids put in a new thermostat put in but it continued to over heat. When I took it in to have it look at (van dorn auto), I was told that the cooling fans are not working. The mechanical shop (van dorn auto) called the dealer and was told by the chevy dealer that they were having problems with the fans because of the sizing and that they will have to order a different size to send to van dorn auto to be replaced in my vehicle. When I called for a recall they told me there was no recall. How can that be if the original parts have to be resized to fix the problem. 2nd issue the windows operated like they are off track when it rains. This has been since I purchased the car new in 2006. Every time I go to the dealer, they try to get me to replace the part but they wont offer any discounts. This is a problem with the manufacture and I don't feel I should have to pay for it to be fixed.