general problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox - part 2

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the key could be removed from the ignition while operating the vehicle. The contact also stated that it was difficult to enter the key in the ignition and to be removed on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

Vehicle runs fine, shut it off it won't start. Sometimes it will take 2 or 3 turns to start it other times 10 to 15 minutes to start it. Replaced ignition cylinder, switch and tumblers, thinking this was it. No. No one can fine problem. This is a problem with other 2006 Equinox from the forums I read. This is a safety issue, because it leaves people like me stranded. I have emailed Chevrolet once already and told them if anything happens to me when I get stranded for my family to sue them. Chevrolet told me to take my car to a dealer, I called and the person I talked to told me to bring it in and if the problem didn't happen while the car was there , they would charge me $ 85. 00 per hr. , it doesn't happen every day , it might go a month without doing it and then it might do it 3 times in one day. I just bought this car January 2014. I hate to trade it in, because they will just sell it to someone and I don't want it to be someone with children and have this happen to them. So, in ending this complaint I hope that you will look into this 2006 Equinox problem. Thank you !! ( this gets scarey to a 63 yr. Women at nighttime ).

2006 Equinox is possessed. I woke up at 2:30am to my Equinox running in my driveway with no keys in the ignition. I had to put the keys in it and move it forward in order to shut it off. It must have ran for awhile as it was warm inside. It also unlocked itself when this happened.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, there was sudden loss of engine power as the traction control warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electrical connections needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 53,000.

The power window control on the driver side no longer works, the power lock on that side quit working as well. Now I hear there is a recall of 2006 gm vehicles with the same issue, but not my car. Is this a coincidence or not enough complaints from Equinox owners? the risk that caused the recall was the potential for a fire. Do I need to worry that my car will catch fire?.

My 2006 Chevrolet Equinox has and is experiencing the same symptoms outlined in gm recall 13v-248. The driver door power window and power lock worked intermittently and is now totally inoperable. Even though my vehicle is not on the list of recalled vehicles, should I be concerned that this is related and may cause a fire?.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle started independently, without the key being in the ignition. The vehicle also powered off independently. The contact stated that the vehicle could only be started with the key in the ignition. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 05/28/lj.

The car is over heating excessively and it has also affected the heating system in my car. I was told by Chevrolet in brodheadsville, PA that it would cost me $2,800. 00. This price is extremely high. Upon doing research, Chevrolet, Equinox have been know to have problems with the head gasket. They need to do a recall on all of the cars.

I have a 2006 Equinox which I bought in 2010. While I had various "of age" repairs, such as fuel system issues and a fan motor; with the age and mileage, they seemed normal. In 2013 I replaced the egr valve and transmission speed sensor simultaneously; as the code was for egr, but would only intermittently kick in the tss code (the car died in the middle of traffic 3 times before I could get the code to stay so we could find the problem). Among looking online for the problem, it was common, but my dealer would not fix without the code. June, 2014, the brakes started pulsating on the car in low speeds. I would have to pump the brakes to get it to stop. Twice, pumping the brakes at an intersection failed, and nearly resulted in a wreck with my daughter in the car. The abs and tc lights would come on intermittently. I took it to a mechanic: he evaluated each connection and cleaned them, where the abs harness connects to the main harness. He found no discrepancies. After 2 more months of dangerous driving, and a whole new set of brakes (all 4), online research prevailed once again. This problem was common; and suggested a rather cheap fix. The 18 in wire harness from the wheel speed sensor to the main harness had an issue. Sure enough I, a woman, after being told the dealership didn't carry the part, ordered it online and replaced it in 15 minutes. No problems since then. May, 2015. What appeared to be a thermostat issue ended up being a coolant reservoir problem. The reservoir was broken, where the plastic nipple that comes out the bottom attaches with the hose. After I contacted all parts stores in the area, I was told while it was common for Chevrolet trucks and Equinox vehicles, the Equinox part was no made available to the parts stores. I had to special order online, thank goodness it worked.

I had just bought this car with one previous owner from a local chevy dealer. I noticed that sometimes when I use the blinker, my brights would come on and I would be unable to turn them off. Then my steering wheel column would start to smoke. I would pull over and turn off the vehicle and it took several attempts to start the vehicle again. This has not lead to a fire yet, but very easily could. This has happened about half a dozen times in a month. The dealer whom I had just bought it from refused to help cover the cost of the repair of this piece. I am now paying for the repair myself. I'm just not sure if this has been a common vehicle problem or if this has happened to others.

Was driving getting onto freeway (on the on ramp) car completely lost power. Couldn't get out of the lane onto shoulder all the way. In rush hour of course. Car would start but as soon as I put it in drive and tried to pull it over more it would lose all power again. Had a toddler and baby in 95 heat on side of freeway. Had to have it towed. Tried to dive it next day, died again. Turns out, when ever the turn signals/flashers are used, it kills all power in the car. Causing it to stall in the middle of the road. Vehicle starts right back up and runs fine without turn signals. Very unsafe to have a car die while driving it. We refuse to drive it in fear of it causing further issues.

Lights don't turn off,high beam and low beam not working properly.

Purchased my Equinox in 2006 new at 12. 000 miles serpentine belt broken,window has jumped going up and down since the day of purchase took back to the dealer but they couldnt find a problem. At 110000 miles the heat stop working. Then by summer the a/c went too. And car has always had ignition issues my car will stay running even when you take the key from the ignition completely. Gm doesn`t care about car owners only profit. . . Going back to Ford. . .

I heard a thumping noise from what felt like under my feet. I then tried to push on the brakes, only having the pedal give a great amount of resistance with loud abs noises. It will continue doing this until both my traction control light and abs light come on. I had my brakes checked and they said everything was good. And of course it was out of my 50000 mile warranty. I still drive cautiously and try to get the lights on as quickly as possible when driving my children around so that we aren't seriously injured. Not until I started researching the problems I'm having with this particular vehicle did I realize I wasn't the only one. The brakes are the first to mention. . . Then there's the ac/heater problem it won't blow hot air, and it won't blow cool air when stopped at a red light. Then that loud clunking noise made when I'm driving over bumps that sound like my front end is going to fall off. Oh and the fact that my speedometer will only increase by 3-5 mph increments. The dealer said they couldn't find anything wrong, after getting a speeding ticket by a camera light it was taken into a speed shop who verified its absolutely not working correctly. They couldn't even give me a reading because its broken. Nice!!!!! seriously is someone going to have to die, or seriously injured before someone steps up and takes responsibility?.

No hot air blows through vents, only cold air. Also, the car cranks, but doesn't turn over most of the time, you have to push on the gas pedal in order for it to turn over. Very frustrating for a mom.

En breaking 90% of the time. When I was coming to a stop on the freeway my steering column started vibrating and continues to do so . When starting truck the ignition keeps going as if the truck is on repeat start. Sometimes when I turn the ignition off the truck stays on.

Tl-the contact owns 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that when using his a/c, heater unit it would not defrost his windows so his vision would be obscurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised him that the shutter door needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000. The VIN was unavailable. Tb.

Heater stopped blowing hot air which causes the windows to unsafely fog up on cold snowy and or rainy days. All visibility is gone as the inside fogs up wipers are unable to clear the glass. May cause potential serious accidents. It is to my knowledge this is happening with every 2006 Equinox out there. The actuator goes out of alignment causing the blend door to break and not allow the heat in.

I have a 2006 chevy Equinox that all of a sudden started blowing cold air when the heat should be on. I replaced the thermostat thinking that was the problem. It's not. It is the the temp actuator door. According to a diagnostic test done by a chevy dealer this is a very common problem with the 2006 Equinox. I emailed general motors who offered to pay 10% of the $1000. 00 charge it will take to fix this problem. I do not have this money. And after reading several websites there are a ton of people who have this same issue with their vehicles. This should be a recall. I live in colorado where it is 20 degrees outside. My windows will not defrost without heat. Please help all of us that are having this problem. It is a safety hazard when you may be driving in dry weather. . . And then it starts snowing or raining. How are we to see when the windows fog or freeze up. As we say in colorado. . . Wait five minutes and the weather will change. But it may be too late if my windows won't defrost and I'm out on the plains or in the mountains where there are no towns for 150 miles. This a very realistic danger. General motors does not recognize this as a problem with the 2006 model, although apparently they do realize it on the 2010 model. I have been a life long chevy owner, and my father retired after 32 years with gm. If something is not done. . . I will never own another general motors product. Please do something before someone is seriously injured or killed because of this problem.

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.

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.

My wife and I purchased our 2006 Chevrolet Equinox in January of 2011, 10 1/2 months after owning it (out of warranty of course), the heater blend door/actuator problem occurred on our Chevrolet as well. It seems to be a common issue with this year/make/model, and it's effecting visibility in the cooler months. We live in western washington, and during the fall/winter, you can't see anything through the windshield (only have cold air available through vents).

Yesterday the heater stopped blowing hot air. After having the vehicle looked at it was determined that the blend door and the blend door actuator needed replaced. From researching the issue this is a major problem and needs to be taken care of by gm.

Starting in December 2011, our heater blend door broke on our 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. It is a wide-spead issue with the exact make/model of this vehicle, effecting several hundred, if not thousands. Chevrolet has released a technical service bulletin may of 2012) with the exact issue, as well as re-designed the door for future fixes, but refuses to help repair the vehicle for me. Even know the problem started before the mileage factor in the warranty for the part, and is over the mileage now, gm refuses to help. My car has no heat at all, windshield does not DE-frost, does not DE-fog. My wife has to use this car to drop our autistic son at his school as well as to go to work, we can't have no heat.

2006 Equinox; air temp blend door not operating, no heat no defrost on SUV. This poses a issue during winter months. Causing issues visablity for driver. Have seen several forums that discuss many many Equinox SUV with same problem with VIN starting with 2cndl. Really needs a recall on this ASAP. . . Over $1000 to repair $35 to $100 part. (note. I am entering complaint for a friend who works 2/3 jobs and does not have time to do this herself. I am the contact person).

Heating problem in the vehicle. It has been diagnosed to the blend air damper (valve) being broken from the blend air acuator torgueing it too far. I have found that this is an on going problem for gm and this needs to be addressed.

The defroster has gone out. The heater does not work. The engine block heater needs to be replaced.

2010 November 7 ã‚ heater keeps going on and off, weird times, while turning, sometimes while breaking hard, also lost the light for the window switches and heater control 8 ã‚ heater not working today 9 ã‚ heater keeps going on and off, weird times, while turning, sometimes while breaking hard, also lost the light for the window switches and heater control 10 ã‚ heater not working today 22 - mechanic fixed my blower motor; cause was a loose/burnt connection in the black connector (red/white wire), under the toe kick on the drivers side, 2011 July 18 ã‚ twice ac fan shutoff while driving 19 ã‚ ac fan shutoff again while driving 20 ã‚ ac fan shutoff completely 24 - mechanic fixed ac fan, jumped wires (red/white wire, fan controller) November 5 ã‚ looks like the reason my heater is not working, itã‚s the ã‚fan doorã‚쳜 not operating, mechanic is investigating moreã‚â¦. .

Heat suddenly stopped working in truck. Many complaints have been filed by other owners , pertaining to the temp blend door being defective.

The air temperature blend door failed. This caused the loss of heat and the ability to defog the front windshield and is a definite safety concern due to the lack of visibility. Also this is a know issue by chevy with thousands of failures reported on various websites across the internet.

When the weather started to get cooler I attemped to put the heat on in my 2006 chevy Equinox and nothing but cold air came out! I went online and found out that this is a common problem with this make and model. This is a saftey concer because I also have no defrost. The lack of heat is caused by the air temperature blend door failing to operate. The blend door allows air to flow past the heater core. The air temperature door has a plastic arm which is connected to an electric motor. It seems the problem is with this plastic arm breaking and motor malfunction. Gm dealers replace the plastic arm with a metal arm at a cost to the consumer of between $1100 and $1400 dollars. This is a manufactures part problem. Gm should step up and make this problem a recall issue. Saftey is involved. The newer models have been modified for this same problem.

Heat in 2006 Equinox chevy quit due to heater blend door failure. Cost to fix was $944 + tax. This is obviously a design flaw, and should be corrected at GMC expense, not the consumer. Also caregard warranty services inc. Didn't cover the repair even though the air and heating system is covered in their policy. Due to small print and a play on words they can claim that any part that is not specifically called out by name is not covered, even though the heating system is covered. Stay away from both Chevrolet and caregard warranty services inc.

2006 Equinox lt I receive the 30 day factory warranty I purchased the extended warranty from Chrysler group llc I purchased the car 2-11-11 before the 30 day warranty went out I took the car in for overheating on Feb 8 got car back on Feb 15, on March 11 took the car again for overheating received car back on March 18, 4-27-11 took the car in because the inspection sticker was 2010, on may 03 took the car in for overheating got car back on may 10, took car on 8-22-11 for the same problem overheating as of today the car has not been looked at. This is the 4th time I took the car to get serviced for the same problem overheating took the car back 3/12 and 5/12 for the same issues and as of today 10/29/12 the same issues I am getting tired of paying the 100 dollar deductible for the same problem. They have replaced the wires, the fans twice and sensors and then the fans it is to many problems that people having with these Equinox and the customers are un happy nothing is getting done about this something need to happen pissed customer I was sold a lemon what about the lemon law in texas this need to be a recall and give us our money back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Chevrolet passlock system is intended to keep one's car from being stolen but the widespread issues with this system are a danger to its drivers. This system has left me stranded several times because it hinders the engine from starting.

8/17/10 while driving my 2006 Chevrolet Equinox approximately 40 miles per hour the car just shut off - no warning & all the recommended service has been done on the car at the chevy dealer since I purchased brand new. Took car to chevy dealer & they could not duplicate but thought it may be due to a dirty throttle body, so they cleaned it. 9/1/10 while driving down the highway at 65 miles per hour the car shuts off again and again on 9/3/10 so made another appointment with chevy dealer & they said they were able to duplicate the issue & they replaced the engine switch. 9/10/10 problem occurs again & car is at the dealership. Chevy dealer has not been able to fix problem yet. This is a real concern to have your car shut off while simply driving down the road. It does restart but I have to sit and try several times.