Ignition Switch problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact made numerous attempts to start the vehicle. The vehicle was previously serviced per an unknown manufacturer's recall related to the ignition switch; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition sleeve would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Ignition switch gets stuck and you can not turn the car on. Sometime you can not get the key out and sometimes t feels like the pins in the switch are not dropping . This originally happened when we purchased the vehicle a couple of years ago and now happening again.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the ignition switch housing failed and all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle felt as if it were losing power when driving. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician was unable to determine what was wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer wa notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

I purchased my 2006 chevy Equinox new. At 53k miles my ignition switch failed. I was able to remove my key from my running car. There was no recall and I had to pay the dealer last year in 2015. Now it is hard to start and after turning off the car I have to open another door besides the driver door to disable power to the dash instruments, interior lighting and radio.

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???.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the ignition switch housing broke. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition housing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was unknown. Updated 08/27/lj.

Water swishing noise in dash area. Increasing difficulty turning key in ignition switch. Must pull it out, turn it over and push up and turn to get it to start car. At 65,000 miles door flap on a/c heater failed, weather was 15-20 degrees f in December and caused heater and defrost system to fail. We, incurred a $1400 repair bill for a $129 part, labor expensive as part is "difficult to get to" . Many other complaints for these same issue are posted on-line. Does someone have to get in a serious accident or die before they recall any of these?.

The ignition switch would lock up and sometimes it turns over continuously, like it is stuck. The air condition blower has stopped working 3 times. It would smell like something is burning but the switch actually would be burning out. I hear others that have Chevrolet vehicles have had similar problems. My husband has a 2007 Chevrolet colorado and we have replaced the blower twice in it in last than a year.

Same as reported below, abs issues, ignition switch, over heating, water sound in dash, blend door issues. Only have 80k on car but problems surpass value. Why are there no recalls for Equinox?.

Over the past year my chevy Equinox has been giving problems. I have had to have the ignition switch change out twice because when it is hot outside the ignition cylinder swells and the key can not be turned. The past three months there has been electrical problems where the traction control light comes on and the car just shuts off immediately and will not start again.

I purchased this vehicle used from a local Mazda dealership in August of 2010. At the time of the purchase I noticed the ignition switch would partially jamd when trying to start. I took it back to the dealership and they put graphite in the switch. It still jambs to this day. I was curious if this could be related to the recall I recently read about.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the ignition switch was replaced in 2010. Most recently, the vehicle stalled sporadically and lost steering. Additionally, the vehicle would intermittently fail to start and the contact would have to turn the key continuously. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 88,859 and the approximate mileage was 130,000. Updated 04/29/14 MA the consumer stated the back lock cylinder intermittently turned freely. Updated 05/2/2014.