Brake Sensor problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox

When I first bought the vehicle with 77,000 miles, I notice a gallon of water in spare wheel well. Had to reseal rear door whether stripe. 5 months later the actuator of the heater failed and broke the blend door to the heater. I didn't have heat for a year. Brake system sensors failed 3 months ago $2000 fixed hub and assembly and knuckles. Fuel injection line broken at only 100,000 miles.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Equinox. The contact stated that when pressing the brake pedal the vehicle would not stop and the abs and traction control sensor lights had illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the wheel hub and wheel sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failures continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 104,000. Jft.

I have taken my car to tow different gm dealers regarding abs/traction control issues. I have spent $1000. 00 and the gm technicians cannot correct the issue. They have replaced the wheel sensor & the hub on the front passenger side and nothing seems to work. The abs system is constantly activating during normal braking/driving and some times interferes with stopping. The vehicle has been for repairs at porter Chevrolet, newark, delaware and recently nucar connection in new castle, delaware. The latest repair was done by nucar, the car was at the dealer form August 29 to September 2nd, 2014. The car is a 2006 Equinox VIN 2cndl13f166062162. I have seen many forums/blogs with Equinox owners experiencing the same issue.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving approximately 10 mph and attempting to stop, the vehicle made an abnormal noise and failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. The engine and abs warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the abs sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, the abs and trac warning indicators remained illuminated. The brake pedal and accelerator pedal vibrated whenever depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and authorized dealer for diagnosis. The repairs consisted of the replacement of both of the front wheel bearings, sensors and the cv-booster. The failure persisted after the repairs were performed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

We have had repetitive problems with the abs brakes kicking in and the vehicle not wanting to stop. Have had it serviced 3 times in 4 months. (have only owned the car for 6 months). Replaced both front wheel abs sensors and the last time the abs control module was replaced and now it is doing the same thing again. It is a persistent problem but the sensor lights only come on intermittently. We have not even put 3000 miles on the vehicle since we have owned it. From looking online we have found that we are one of many people that have had the same issue. When it is dealing with a brake issue I cannot believe that chevy has not issued a recall. We also have an issue with the ignition when you turn it over it continues to try to start after it is running. The only way to make is stop is to step on the gas. Again by looking online I see that this too is a consistent problem. I really like the car but at this point I am so frustrated with taking it into the shop all of the time and having them not be able to tell me what needs done to fix it.

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.

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!.

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.

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.