general problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox

The ecm in my vehicle appears to have an intermittent failure that can cause it to send the vehicle into wot at any time at random. I was stopped at a traffic signal. It turned green, I let off the brake and my vehicle learched forward for a second, and then, all of a sudden launched into and hit the vehicle in front of me. I tried to push down the brakes, but they were too stiff, and, no, my foot did not even get a chance to press the gas yet. There was only minor damage to my vehicle, however, the situation was extremely scary. I have since changed out the ecm and have had no issues since. I have seen this issue once before on a similar vehicle, except, what happened with that is the vehicle was in a garage, and the ecm had failed nearly completely and stuck the vehicle in wot. In my case, I was still able to drive the vehicle home, so the issue appeared to me intermittent. I still have the original ecm for further investigation. As I understand it, this ecm is in thousands of gm vehicles, across multiple lines. Gm part number: 12611090.

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2997 chevy Equinox - the car was in motion around 60mph, while driving the brakes activate by themselves and the abs, stability track lights come on. The vehicle stalled in the interstate several times. The car would not move when I accelerate. It seems at if all the brakes are active and not allowing the car to move. After almost getting clipped by a semi I had to think fast. I read the manual and found the abs fuses. In order to move the car I have to remove the abs motor fuse and the abs system fuse. This bypasses the system and the car is able to move. I have taken to a mechanic and they replaced dealer parts abs module and abs modulator "motor". I paid $1800 for the repair. Car has same issue as I drove a way from shop. When it stalled after repair I removed the fuses again and drove it back to the shop for repair again. Shop says these parts replaced are dealer parts and they will replace again with new parts. Called the Chevrolet dealership on this and they mention that there is no issue/recall with this at the time. The car has $80k miles and has been at the shop for two weeks still under diagnostics to try to determine the cause. Frustrated!.

While driving either on city or freeway the car started shaking, jerking, and vibrating really badly when applied pressure to the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not gain speed, instead it would slow down and it felt like gas was not going trough. It first started 3 months ago took it to for an oil change and the recommendation I received from service agent was to get fuel system cleaned and change the transmission fluids which cost me around $298. The same day it did the same thing while driving on the freeway, so I let it be for a while but it continues with the same problem and have contacted service agent but have no solution for me. The other issue it has is the key always gets stuck, and need to turn the car back on then turn the wheel, but sometimes it takes more than this to get the key out from the ignition switch.

The speedomenter quits working it will work off and on at will ,I have had it in the shop 3 times when it quits working the stability control light starts flashing saying it needs service , I am afraid it will quit working all together.

Approaching driveway and suddenly the speedometer showed I was doing 90 mph and I knew this was incorrect as I was slowing down to make a turn off of a highway. Now the speedometer may work correctly for a few miles and then it shows that I am driving a speed above what is allowed or what I know is untrue. Took to a mechanic and he says the speedometer motor needs to be replaced. For past 3 years the check tire sensor monitor comes on when making a long distance trip. For past 2 years the passenger airbag light comes on whenever anyone sits on passenger side. Mechanic says cluster panel needs to be replaced. This vehicle will be traded for something else as I feel unsafe in it now.

I was driving on the highway when the vehicle lost power and started shaking realy badly. . . I would push on the gas to try to gain power but the vehicle did not respond. I exited to the nearest autozone and had it testes. . Something to do withe the gsr valve and throttle and fuel system. So I changed the parts that I could but now it's having the same reaction. Now the air conditioning is not working properly as well. I've had to buy tires but they keep wearing because something is wrong with the stability track. The air bags need service. And now just two days ago something is wrong with the speedometer. The motor also makes a weird sound. . . Over all I don't feel safe in my vehicle anymore. Now the vehicle still shakes and I have to buy tires again. It shakes very badly. Ai just did an oil change and it already needs more oil.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the traction control warning indicator illuminated with a reduction in engine power. The vehicle was taken to an independent diagnosis where they stated that the throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Once again, driving on a busy highway my stabilitrac light came on and my engine was powered down. My vehicle is once again in the shop having the throttle bottle replaced. The first time this happened, the mechanics just cleaned the part, this time it is being replaced. When your vehicle powers down, you lose the ability to safely maneuver your car- potentially causing an accident.

Getting back onto the interstate the door locks started clicking and the speedometer hand starts going haywire. In the weeks and months to come now the awd, traction control, service engine soon lights come on. The steering wheel jerks, weird noise goes through the speakers and all gauges and door locks go haywire. Has been put on a machine but no codes come up for the mechanic.

The speedometer go's from 0 to 120 at anytime. Even when stopped.

The throttle position sensor fails and causes the car to turn the stabilitrak and traction control off, and reducing the engine power. This is very dangerous while driving down the highway. The car will not go over 40 and the engine repeatedly revs up and down on its own.