Seats Problems of Chevrolet Equinox - part 1

My 2019 chevy Equinox, lt model has experienced issues where the seat will no longer recline. Seat that raises but won't recline is likely caused by a faulty seat control switch, a jammed recline actuator/gear, or a broken wire, rather than a blown fuse.

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In the 2019 Equinox the power driver seat reclined completely on its own and will not sit back up. All other functions work on the seat.

I purchased this vehicle in June 2025 and the gear selection lever is constant problems. It will never go into or go out of gear on the first attempt. This has caused some near accidents on two occassions as I backed out of a parking space trying to get in gear and proceed timely to avoid on-coming traffic but the lever will constantly bounce to another gear or park which was not selected. The car also has a seat problem in which the seat will start a quiver motion which does startle me as the driver. As an 82 year old driver this becomes a safety issue since is very disruptive and unexpected which makes the driver panic. I notified Chevrolet of these problems but that communication was ignored. The vehicle now has 1400 miles, the selling dealer is 320 miles away. I was told by Chevrolet that to return the vehicle to the dealer would require that I pay $6 per mile charge. This is simply malicious treatment to a senior. There is one gm dealer in my county but they do not want to address another dealers problem. Yes this safety issue has put other drivers at risk because I pull into traffic and cannot get going with traffic flow with a defective gear selector. Anyone can come to my home to inspect this problem.

Problem persists since 4/3/2025. While parked, the driver’s seat was leaned back. About 1 hour later, I couldn’t let it back up. Drove home slowly after 11p. Took to a repair shop next day to have the driver’s seat fixed. I paid for a diagnostic & was told that the seat could not be repaired because GMC was no longer manufacturing the seat motor needed. The shop spoke to GMC & a dealership. I called GMC the next day to complain & verify because car was only 2019 - parts are to be manufactured & made available for minimum of 10yrs! over next 3 -6 months I spoke to numerous customer service employees & supervisors. I was referred to a certified Chevrolet dealer, dave gil Chevrolet. I had to use a large wedge pillow & bed pillow since the seat was flat back. My car was unsafe, difficult to drive & caused concern on whether the seat belts & air bags would work properly in the event of an accident or collision. The certified dealership said that of the 3 motors in the seat, they could get the front one in 2weeks to 3months but not the motor for the rest of the seat. These are the part #’s unsure which is which: 1352-6511 & 1352-5388. I emailed & sent certified letter to GMC’s ceo. No response to my email but someone acknowledged my letter. All I ever wanted was my 2019 Equinox repaired properly. Note: car payment, insurance, registration were still expected to be paid & they were by me. I was given a customer loyalty certificate smaller than what I was quoted but not for a new Equinox, for a 2025 trax which is much smaller! I was told my Equinox couldn’t be repaired, sizable bal due ( I had only purchased 2 yrs prior. ) in June 2025 I was mailed a copy of the “California repurchase agreement” that GMC was adopting. ( see attached). I sent certified letters to that dept but got no responses. I then escalated to the OH attorney general’s consumer fraud department & someone called me back. I shared the part #’s but several days have passed - no response. Con’tl.

I purchased this vehicle 3 months ago and it had a terrible smell and still does. When I got the car home I started cleaning and seen mold under the weather mats. 1 month after purchase the sun roof and sun shade stopped working. The smell got worse and I noticed every time it rains the floor is soaking wet. Massive amounts of water is draining into the car from the rear seats causing black mold. After doing research this is a known issue with this vehicle. Terrible.

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System states rear seat reminder. Look in rear seat. Look in rear seats. This is a hazard to my infant as his car seat is located in the back seats behind the passenger.

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We bought the car in July 2023. We had it for a month then it started to smell like mildew and mold. It permeated into our clothes. We took it to the dealership and they had the car for about two months. When we got it back it smelled like strong soap, but after a week or two it started to smell again. We took it back again. This time they used an ionizer. That lasted two days and it smells again.

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While driving, my driver's side power seat will automatically go to the "exit position". Because of my short stature, this causes me to not be able to reach the gas and brake pedals until I move the seat back up. It first occurred when I was in 5 lanes if traffic during rush hour traffic. There was no warning or indication of a problem before it happened. Scary, as momentarily I couldn't brake. I took it to the dealership for repair. They we able to reproduce the issue and diagnosed it as the power seat memory switch in the door panel. They replaced the part but it did not fix the problem.

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The airbag light stays on. It’s a known problem with this vehicle. Hundreds of owners online with complaints. I believe it has to do with faulty wiring under drivers seat. I’m scared the bag will intermittently inflate. GMC has to know about it. It’s happening on all the Equinox vehicles. Thank you.

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The contact owns a 2011chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated when entering the vehicle and sitting on the driver's seat, the seat dropped impairing the contact's access to visibility and ability to steer safely. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to have the vehicle diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact researched on line and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14v447000 (seats). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The front passenger seat warmer gets extremely hot. It feels like it is burning your skin within minutes of turning it on. It almost feels like sitting on a hot leather seat in the middle of summer with shorts on.

We were driving at night I had turned on the overhead cabin light and when I turned on the overhead cabin light so my wife could hand food to our are sun and behind us the at the same time that I push the button the sunshade started to go and so I let it go but then it got jammed and it started to crank so I pushed the button in it started to go and reverse and then it like jim in it aint like you know the motor growing sound and like there's a big shatter we thought that it was the glass from the moon roof shuttering turned out it was just like the plastic piece it was like holding the shade in place and so and so then to get that repaired they had to take the roof off take the rails out to get to the little plastic piece to call that plastic piece an external trim fastener so if it was an internal fastener it would be covered if it was because it was a fascinary if it was because it was a fascinator if it was because it's trim I don't know what trim you have to pull a roof off and pull rails out to it to find but that is why they didn't call it cover it.

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the driver’s and passenger’s side front seats were designed to be too low which caused a blind spot on the front passenger’s side when the contact was in the front driver’s seat. The contact drove over a flower bed at the park due to the front passenger’s side blind spot visibility issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

I noticed that my legs kept hurting me and did not know where it was coming from. It felt like I couldn't walk for about a month. After not driving for three days I found out that cause of the pain coming from my 2018 Equinox drivers seat. I put a pillow in the driver seat and the pain went away. It is not safe to drive with the pillow because it is always sliding and my foot keeps sliding off the pedals. Gm need to do something about this because they already know about this problem with the seats. Gm should have replacement seat for these vehicles instead of doing nothing about it. Please help. Denmore560 (at) yahoo. Com. Dennis. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly; 3 - VIN corrected, error in one position (assuming check digit is correct); 14 - unable to provide information for all the characters in the VIN. #vpic#.

While in motion, seat started to move backwards. Side mirrors started to move as well making difficult to drive. I couldn't reach pedals at one point and couldn't see blind spot. I had to re arrange the seat and side mirror position while driving since I was driving in a highway. The seat settings doesn't work as well.

Ever since we’ve had the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox which was purchased in 2019 from capital Chevrolet in montgomery, alabama, the seats and the side mirrors both will not stay programmed. The dealership kept telling us there was nothing wrong and kept telling us how to program the seats and the side mirrors, per key fob. This was done over and over and still did not work. Every time the vehicle is cut off and when the vehicle is re-entered we have to reset the side mirrors and seats every single time. The vehicle is no longer under warranty, but we were wondering if there would be any way to have it fixed free of charge. Or if you have any idea on what we can do to make the settings work properly. Please advise. I have listed below my email address, my cell phone, and my home number. Thanks, [xxx] [xxx] my email [xxx] cell [xxx] home information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Driver seat is having a shortage. Seat moved all the way back and does not move anymore. The motor on the bottom of the seat is extremely hot and the seat is hot. It makes a non stop noise from the shortage. I am scared to drive the vehicle because of the hot seat. It is my only vehicle to get to work and my kids to school.

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I purchased this vehicle back in 2015. It was a used car at this time. I dont know if the recalls were ever done on this vehicle and I need the recalls to be replaced.

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Windshield was not properly sealed from the manufacture. While driving on the interstate, seats and mirrors randomly moved. At one point the seat was so close to the steering wheel, causing husband's stomach to touch the wheel. Thus causing the inability to turn and control the steering of vehicle. Mirrors moved randomly out of position, causing inability to see blind spots while driving on the interstate. I purchased this car on 5-15. This first incident occurred 5-24. The second incident happened 6-10 again while driving. The rain inside the unsealed windshield caused corrosion on electrical wiring and connections. There is corrosion also inside the body. This brand new vehicle is rusting from the inside out. There will always be issues with this car either electrical or body.

My driver seat is stuck in the forward position. It will not go backwards. It will go up and down but not backwards.

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The 2019 Equinox has a head rest that pushes your head forward and down making it difficult to see the road.

The climate controls, including the seat warmers, located on the control panel directly below the radio/stereo controls on my 2010 chevy Equinox stopped working. As a result, the ability to control the temperature and direction of heated/cooled air was lost. I tolerated the conditions for several seasons, winter being the toughest due to temp and the need for defrost, until buying a new car (as an addition, not a replacement vehicle). As my oldest child became of age to begin driving, I've attempted to prepare the car for his driving and safety. In researching how to repair this malfunction, I came across a recall that addresses this exact problem; however, upon taking my chevy Equinox to my local chevy dealership, I discovered that my VIN is not on the list for this repair. The coincidence that my car falls in the category of vehicles included for this recall (bulletin no. : 09298c), but is not included is confusing, to say the least. There were no warning lamps or messages prior to this failure that began in 2019.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while stationary and driving various speeds, the power operated driver's seat moved independently back and forth compromising the driver's operation of the vehicle. The contact stated the power operated driver's seat pressed the driver against the steering wheel and moved backward which caused difficulty for the driver in regards to the brake and accelerator pedals. Rod hatfield Chevrolet - 232 new circle road, lexington, kentucky 40505 (859) 274-4289 - was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,200.

When setting down in my car the set close up on you I have to stop and push the button on the side of the seat this happens most of the time I get into my car.

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Passenger seat air bag sensor is defective. They want over $1,000 to fix it. Looking online there are many customer complaints regarding this issue and some recalls but says my VIN number is not one in the recall. Was coming on and off. . . Now off all the time! I have paid to fix leak from sunroof that is also a common issue. . . . Recall did fix faulty fuel leak. Help please!.

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The front seat passenger air bag will not come on when someone sits in the seat. I get a service air bag system on the driver info center. Took to dealer was told computer shows codes b0081 and b0074. Was told passenger presence system, namely the seat sensor was bad and needed to be replaced. Repair estimated at $1100. 00. This is a common complaint in gm vehicles. The vehicle is designed to have the airbag deploy during a collision considering the use of safety belts and deformation of the vehicle's structure. Service air bag system warning light comes on and stays on when ever the ignition is turned to the on position. It does not matter if anyone or anything is in/on the seat, or if vehicle is standing still or in motion.

I bought this car used from someone who let me know of this issue and could not get it fixed. This issue is present no matter if the car is stationary or in motion. There is a "service air bag" warning as well as the airbag notification light. The passenger seat airbag light on the center console is always set to off no matter if someone is sitting in the passenger seat or not. I have read several complaints of this issue whether the people bought the car when it was new or used. It is an ongoing issue and it costs $800-$1000 for gm to fix it which is ludicrous because it is a safety hazard faulty equipment that they installed. This was the same issue in the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox and that was recalled however gm will not recall the 2008????.

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Nhtsa camp # 07v344000, seat belt sensor, NHTSA camp. # 07v242000 windshield mount I have a 2007 chevy Equinox, my windshield is leaking, and my passenger side air bag keeps going on and off depending on how somebody sits in the seat. I went to google and looked up the recalls for my vehicle. And those 2 recalls listed at the top are 2 of the problems im having with my Equinox. I called chevy corporate and they told me my vehicle VIN number is not part of the recall. If my vehicle is having the same problems as the one with the recall, they should expand the recall to cover the rest of the vehicles affected.

Takata inflators.

Design flaw between the pedals and the seat have caused me to have sciatic pain. I had the car just short of 2 years because I couldn't take the pain anymore. The distance between the pedals both vertically and horizontally are a problem. I only related the problem to the car when I was not driving the car for a three week period, my pain was gone. I started driving the car again and the pain returned. I tested it again, by renting a different vehicle for a 5 day period and the pain went away again and a day after resuming driving my Equinox the pain returned. I traded the car in this past weekend (20170225) so I could live my life pain free.

Vehicle is on stationary state. (1) the "rear door lift gate would drop slowly", but it is now becoming harmfully worse as being used. I believe this is due to poor quality parts on the lift itself. This is not common to happen in other autos. Repair is inevitable. (2) the passenger front seat is locked up. No forward or backward movement, although it is reclining. It doesn't matter if vehicle is moving or not.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the air bag indicator remained illuminated. The "service air bag" message appeared on the instrument panel. The dealer diagnosed that the front passenger seat needed to be replaced. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 07v344000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 184,000.

The passenger seat air bag sensor failed and to repair the problem the entire seat cushion and electronic module has to be replaced. This is an over $800 repair and my daughter cant afford to have it fixed. According to the dealer tech this is a common problem on several thousand Equinox, torrent and Saturn ion vehicles. Imho this is a safety defect and should be repaired at no charge.

Takata recall" for a 2007 chevy Equinox igniition switch my key gets stuck in the ignition I have broken my key trying to get my key out the ignition had it replace by a locksmith who jacked my key up the key has no smooth touch it's very had when it go into the ignition it's very hard to turn, this is a emergency someone please recall this part of thees,cars it's very dangerous I have kids I see where other cars are being recalled , can GMC, chevy recall all the chevy from 2005-2010 for ignition switch help!!!! this problem had been on for 8months I thought it was going to stop never had these kinda of problem with any car in the past.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox. When the accelerator pedal was applied, the vehicle was slow to accelerate. While at a stop, the vehicle independently surged. In addition, when the electronic seat function was deactivated, the seats continued to move. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than four times, but they were unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and provided no additional diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was not available.

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