general problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox - part 1

Vehicle keeps over heating fixed everything that can cause it to overheat and the problem still consists read many complaints over 700 with the same issue even when the problem get temporarily fixed it starts overheating again in a couple month car will mainly over heat at idle the heat won’t work it’s a bad antifreeze smell it’s a problem that has many complaints but still nothing is being done I have 5 children I didn’t think I would be driving with my children wondering if my car was going to over heat and us having to pull over on a free way or a street being stranded bc of a problem that’s happening with these vehicles and nothing is being done.

The engine light came on. On-star codes are p0137 and p0128. I have 81,368 miles/130948,843750 km. I was driving.

In April of 2015 I purchased a 2006 chevy Equinox from sid dillion chevy dealership. Approximately 1 month after having the vehicle it rained and water had leaked into driver side floor board. When I started the vehicle it started but there was no acleration and the car wouldn't drive when put in gear. I informed the dealership and was instructed to bring the vechical back out the dealership to be looked at. In finding they informed me that it was sunroof drain that backup and leaked water into my driver side floor board, also leaking water on to the throttle sensor which is located on the gas pedal. They informed me that drain had been blown out and the error code was reset and the vechical ran again. This problem happened again a few months later and I was again instructed to bring the vehicle back to the dealership, this the same procedure was done as before and I asked what can be done to fix this problem and was informed that due to the design of the sunroofs drain, when it rains I will have water that leaks into vechical if there is large amounts of rain and that because there are no broken parts the problem can not be fixed. I informed Chevrolet main center of the issue and was informed that there has never been any recalls on the vechical and to take it to the dealership to have the problem fixed. I've taken preventive measures but keeping the drian cleared and when the problem happens resetting the error codes, but last week 06-07-18 I had the line cleared and the following day it rained and the throttle sensor errored reset the code and vechical ran. Yesterday while driving I got caught in heavy rainfall the vechical completely stopped in the middle of a 4 lane busy road and would not move, water began leaking into the driver side and also from the pedal and intior lights. I'm very fearful of driving the vechical. This problem is very dangerous and unsafe.

Temperature blend door can cause accident cause it won't defrost windows.

In all driving modes, heater only blows cold air, not hot air.

No heat coming from the vents and it won't defrost the front windshields or the back glass ,most frustrating things is not heat in the car at all during winter. Took it to the shop said either blend door stop working or its broken . Need help miss paula jacks mother of 2very cold with out heat . Stop working when I left work.

Vehicle randomly shuts off completely at different speeds while driving. It has happened once every three days up to 6 times in 20 minutes. It has occurred on the freeway and city streets. Had pcm reprogrammed, no luck. I have been testing different fixes. While doing so I noticed I am able to pull the key out at any ignition position.

My 2006 chevy eqinox has problem with starting since it was new ,I took it in gm service when it was 1 year old and told them the car starts hard sometime shuts off couple times before it turns over and gm service manager told me that everything is ok but now it is harder and harder to start it up I also know couple other people that having same problem and when I google the problem I found there is thousands same issues with problems like my with same car, please help. Thanks.

When my Equinox hit 60,400 miles it was running fine and after parking it for 20 minutes it suddenly ran hot which caused the heads to warp. Chevrolet paid $3000 towards the repair and I paid $1000. They called it a "grace warranty" and gave me a 12 month, 12,000 mile warranty on the repair. The car was repaired but never the same afterwards. Constant overheating and coolant loss issues. I have flushed the system. Changed thermostats twice,and changed the corrosive dexcool antifreeze to the yellow non corrosive universal antifreeze. It ran great for 1 month then started overheating again. The coolant is full, thermostat is new. It is fine while driving, heat begins to climb when stopped.

Having problems starting sub. New battery, all lights and radio works, key slides out when care is on. Engine and fan come on for no reason.

Car always drove beautiful. Purchased used in January, died in June. Driving under normal conditions and suddenly ran hot. Pulled over and cooled down. Nursed it home pulled over twice in 15 miles to cool down. Diagnosed by ase certified mechanic. Dealer was unavailable by cell. Many complaints on internet and youtube. Com about the same situation. Sudden rise in temp like a stuck thermostat, but it's a head gasket. . . .

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 70 mph the warning lamp indicated reduced engine and the vehicle drastically reduced to a speed below 5 mph. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic more than twice and they were not able to replicate and diagnose the failure. The contact indicated that the independent mechanic replaced the throttle body, the sensor, reprogrammed the sensor and the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure was getting progressively worse and happening more frequently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for further inspection and diagnosis to determine the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Dyd.

I was driving 55 mph down a road, and my car was completely fine, then my car slowed to 40mph, then completely shut off. I was able to pull over on the side of the road. I turned the car off and tried to turn it back on but nothing happened. I waited about ten minutes and tried again and it worked and ran fine afterwards. I have seen many other similar complaints about this and I am concerned with the safety of my vehicle.

Once the vehicle was put into park the key got stuck in the ignition.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. While the vehicle was being serviced, the engine compartment caught fire. The fire was extinguished. The technician diagnosed that the injector o-ring failed. The vehicle was not repaired. A police and a fire report were not filed and no injuries were reported. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 120,381.

We just purchased our 2006 chevy Equinox on 11-15-2014 an after leaving the dealership we were caught in a snow storm and attempted to turn on the heat to warm up inside. The heat wasn't hot and the defrost would not work either and so need less to say we had to use a/c an crack the windows an constantly wipe windshield to be able to safely drive home. That being said I began to do research on the problem an as searching I am finding out that there are neuromas complaints of the chevy Equinox having the same problem I have described. Reading the complaints I have found out the repairs are costly and gm has not made any attempts to recall the faulty parts. An so I felt that I had a duty to step up an join the patrons who are also or have experienced the same problem. Unfortunately gm needs to step up an take responsibility for the problems before someone is killed because of faulty parts.

3. 4l gm power plant used in untold amounts of vehicles blowing head gaskets, and intake gaskets since 1996. I design flaw that was never addressed. They should be held accountable for that. We cant keep allowing companies to take advantage of hard working people buy selling them junk. All of them need to be held to a higher standard.

In the last month my 2006 Equinox's engine has failed 5 times, 3 times while sitting at intersections and twice while driving down the road. All 5 times the lights have gone on on the dash and then all power to the engine has been lost. It takes a good minute before the engine will turn over again. We have taken the car to the shop for extensive work (including wheel bearings and ignition switch) and they have not been able to fix or even pinpoint the problem. I know that the 2005 Equinox was recalled for this issue and want to know when the '06 will be added to the list???.

Car wont start, turns over but have to put foot on gas to make it start. Sputters for a few seconds and is then ok. Sometimes it takes more than 1 time to start it.

Engine light came on and the car is hard to start. I took the car back to the dealership and had it tested. They said it is on because of the gas cap. I was told to replace the gas cap and that woudl solve the issue with the starting. They reset the light. I bought a new gas cap. Light came back on. It is till on and having problems starting. No more Chevrolets for me.

2006 Equinox overheated causing car to quit on interstate, had to be towed, rent a car, rent a motel room, had my car towed to Chevrolet service tallahassee, was told that had head gasket problem ext cost 2400. 00 if no other problems so I had car towed home, had to pay for trailer and gas, took to local mechanic he verified what Chevrolet dealer had said est cost at this point $2000. 00 may be more if other damages found, researched online found there are mutiple complaints regarding this problem for this year Equinox called GMC was told had I took it to chev. Dealership they might could have helped me get discount but could not help me because I took it took local mechanic. This car is a big danger me and my grandkids could have been kiled we barely made it off the interstate. GMC needs to step up to the plate and take responsibility.

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 ).

Hit a one ton low bed dump truck, the whole front end of my SUV was demolished, my airbags didn't deploy and I ended up with really bad whiplash from the accident, to where I'm still in major pain! wondering if there was a lawsuit against this? never dealt with a wreck this bad, I was just curious!.

I was stopped at a stop sign when my vehicle completely shut down, completely. No power to the console or anything else. I couldn't even turn on my hazard lights. I was afraid that someone going to hit me because it was dark.

I was driving on the interstate (out of state - hours away from home), which had a steep grade and all of a sudden the lights on the dash came on and the car began to slow down. I was able to pull over on the side of the road. Had to have the car towed to the nearest dealership. Ended up having to get a new engine ( well warranty company put in used engine that had 40,000 miles on it). Had to rent a car to get home and to get back to pick up the car weeks later.

I was driving my child to school one morning and the heater started blowing out cold air. Some time later, I took my chevy Equinox to my mechanic. He said it would cost around $1,000 to repair. This was a shock because my mechanic is very reputable; I have used him for years. He never tries to cheat me or any of his other customers. When he quoted me that price, that's when I knew something was seriously wrong with my car. I don't have that kind of money - I'm a single mother of 2 kids and I was laid off from my job a few months ago. I called Chevrolet 3 times and nobody would help me. In the meantime, I did some research to see if any other consumers have experienced this same problem. I found over 600 complaints from other drivers about this exact same issue. I took my car to a mechanic again and was advised that chevy/gm hasn't issued a recall for this problem (car heater blowing cold air) because it would not be cost-effective for chevy to fix it. This is a problem that chevy/gm has known about and, from what I've seen, the problem exists in chevy Equinox's from all different model years. Not only will I never buy a chevy again, I am filing a class-action lawsuit against chevy/gm for failing to issue a recall to fix a known problem. Even if I did have the money, I should not have to pay out of pocket for something that this company knows is a problem.

Over heating blew all water out had wrecker take to lynn smith dealership for repairs !st time . Took back to lynnsmith heating up again ,could not find problem 2nd time . Over heated on Dec 15 th ,replaced thermostat good for to days over heated a 3rd time blue all warer out again and would not restart a real problem car not running and payments wont stop coming.

No warm air from defroster heater. Thermostat replaced, problem not solved. Mechanic told me heater door blend door broken. No recalls, even though common problem. 2010 Equinox reported same problem and has recall. Approx $ 1000 repair and definite safety issue. Gm should recall 2006 Equinox also.

Car was parked and my daughter went to leave to come home and car would not start. We tried to jump it, but it still would not start. I believe it may be a pass lock issue.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that after shutting down the vehicle, it failed to restart. The engine was able to be started 90 minutes later. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on numerous occasions but they could not find the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.

My 2006 chevy Equinox has now had three separate incidences of spontaneous engine turn over. The first was in may of 2012, next in April 2013, followed by August 2013. On each occasion; the car was parked and locked at the time that it spontaneously started. With each event I had to put the key in the ignition, put the car in reverse, move it a couple feet, followed by shifting to drive and moving forward. It was only then that I was then able return the car to park and turn off the engine. My car is not equipped with a remote starter kit, and never had one in the past. I have no idea why the car started on it's own, and certainly consider this to be a safety issue.

Bought used in Feb 2012 from local dealer the heater worked fine until early April. We had weird weather here in upstate NY very warm so did not need to use heater that much. Took daughter to work at 4 am and turned on heat and cold air is coming thru vents, the temp gauge is fine I am thinking maybe the thermostat is stuck open it might be original thermostat or from what I see on this site the mechanical door is stuck or broken. I spoke with dealer he said it was covered in the warranty to pay the $100 deductible and have it checked out , with so many other people complaining about this can the attorney general get involved on this it is definitely a safety issue if no heat and defrosting windows and gm sits on their hands and say it is within gm's criteria well gm obviously sucks and do not honor a major defect in their product. I like the Equinox but only had it 2 months and this is not good glad it is getting warm now.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited an intermittent failure where the vehicle refused to start. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer five times and the problem had not been resolved. The contact stated that the fuel pump and the ignition had been replaced, as with other components that were repaired but to no avail. The vehicle was not further serviced and the failure persisted. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 74,000.

Our 2006 Equinox blew a head gasket at 100000 miles under normal use. We have found dozens of other 06 Equinox owners online that have had the exact same problem. There are forums of Equinox owners discussing the problem. Chevy should reimburse us for the cost of fixing this. I have contacted them and they said because there is no recall there is nothing they can do. Please help. Thank you.

Blown head gasket.