Engine Problems of Chevrolet Equinox

I have a 2005 chevy Equinox lt- after several years of driving it with no problems the head cracked. Gm is taking no action to try and remedy this situation.

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2005 Chevrolet Equinox lt awd - new engine needed at 93,000 miles. This car had all suggested service and oil changes. Updated ivoq. 07/13/10.

I have a 2006 chevy Equinox 23,000 miles. During very heavy rain I lost all acceleration and the car slowed down. I was on the highway so I was very lucky to not die because traffic was light and there was room for me to get right (slowly. . . ) the rain got lighter and acceleration resumed.

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The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle he noticed that the engine would begin to run hot and the coolant level would continually decrease. The vehicle was taken to his local mechanic where the contact was informed that the head gasket needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 75000.

In January, 2008, I started to notice an antifreeze odor whenever the weather warmed a little. On February 2, I stopped to get the care washed and while I was drying it off noticed steam coming from the front of the car, with a strong antifreeze odor. I drove the car directly to the nearest mechanic, one that I use exclusively for after-warranty repairs in my town. I was told the vehicle had what seemed to be a blown head gasket on initial examination, but they would let me know for sure after they were able to check it further. Indeed it was what they thought, and it cost me $970 to repair. I asked them what could have caused such a thing in a 2005 chevy Equinox that wasn't even 4 years old. I was told that Chevrolet uses dex-cool orange coolant in this vehicle and it has been known to cause this type of problem. It has only been now,months later, that I have learned gm agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit tied to the engine coolant in vehicles beginning in 1995. I have obtained a copy of the paperwork for the class-action suit and am aware that the years involved are 1995 to 2003 for the group a vehicles with 3. 1 liter or 3. 4 liter v6 engines manufactured before 4/10/2003. I was not fortunate to belong within this group of cars who could be compensated, and missed the filing deadline of October 27, 2008. However, I am extremely upset that gm continued to use this coolant in a brand new model in 2005 knowing there had been serious problems for the same type engine for years of using it. I would really like to know if there is any way I can recoup the cost ot repairing my car during a time when I still owed almost 1 1/2 years payments before it was paid off. The local dealership salesman told me if I had owned a 2007 model it would still have been under warranty. That was a heartwarming thing to hear.

When starting vehicle, engine would continually roll over until starting. I took the vehicle to the dealership under warranty many times for this problem and they tried to tell me that I was holding the key too long in the start position. I have owned many vehicles and have been licensed for over 15 years, never happened with any other car. Now 5 years later, with only 65k miles, it still rolls over but doesn't start. I have to try again and pump the gas a few times to get it to start.

Twice, while attempting to pass other vehicles, the engine stopped running when the accelerator was firmly pushed to the floor. Both times I was able to steer to the side of the road without colliding with anything. Evidently, Chevrolet is aware of the possiblility of this happening, because the owner's manual discusses how to reset the systems when this happens. It appears to be a problem with the all wheel drive system.