Windshield Problems of Chevrolet Equinox - part 1

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that on several occasions the rear hatch window shattered while parked. The contact stated that the failure occurred during extreme heat or extreme cold weather. The contact stated that the window was replaced several times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving 65 mph, the passenger side windshield exploded without warning or an impact. There were no injuries. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 21,000.

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The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v582000 (visibility: windshield); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The VIN was invalid. The contact had not experienced a failure.

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The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the lower part of the windshield was distorted and distracted the driver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000. The VIN was not available.

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The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the defroster would not clear the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue but informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 09v489000 (visibility). The approximate failure mileage was 86,000. Updated 03/12/lj.

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When driving my children to school one freezing cold morning I turned on the heat in my car only to realize that it was blowing only cold air! I brought it to a chevy dealer to diagnose the cause for the lack of heat and they reported that the temp blend door was broken inside the hvac case. It is very costly to fix and is not covered under warranty. It is clear from this website that this is a major issue with the this make, model, and year. It is definitely a safety issue. . . On the cold rainy mornings it is impossible to have any visibility with a broken hvac system and no defrost for the windshield not to mention the inability to clear the windshield of ice and snow in the winter months! this part needs to be recalled and Chevrolet has to be held responsible and offer a solution so drivers can remain safe on the roads.

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S10 appropriate handling - letter to the secretary from re expressing concerns regarding her 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The consumer stated condensation formed on the inside of the windshield. She also stated the vehicle had electrical problems right from the beginning, where the lighting on the instrument panel would dim and then come back on. The consumer stated when she turned the a/c on, a strong odor was present. Updated 05/22/12.

The air temperature blend door failed. This caused the loss of heat and the ability to defog the front windshield and is a definite safety concern due to the lack of visibility. Also this is a know issue by chevy with thousands of failures reported on various websites across the internet.

The heater on my 2006 Chevrolet Equinox is not working it blows cold air. We noticed it me and my family that it stopped working when the temperature dropped in the evening and we turned on the heat and only cold air was blowing out, luckily we were close to home. The next day I took it to my local mechanic and told me that it's a costly repair at the dealership. I looked on-line to see if there are any recalls but none yet and found out by numerous on-line comments that there is a significant amount of people that have the same problem that I have encountered. The cost to get it repaired at the dealership is anywhere from $700 to $1500 and that is way out my pockets. The comments that people said the common problem is the "actuator" or the "heater core", but a lot of them were steering more towards the "actuator" part that controls the door flap to get either hot or cold air. It's a manufacturer error please help me and my family along with others that are having the same problem to resolve this issue. It's our family vehicle and winter is approaching I won't be able to defrost my windshield or be able to drive it safely with the concern of it fogging up impairing my vision on the road which can endanger our lives! thank you in advance for hearing out my concern!!.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact noticed that the defroster was not clearing the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 09v489000 (visibility:defroster/defogger system) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

Heat began blowing only cold air, could not defrost windshield. Was on a trip with two small children. It became very cold and difficult to see; dangerous. Dealership diagnosis is a broken temperature control door actuator. Gm is so far unwilling to aid in repair cost.

Just one day there wasn't heat on my 2006 chevy Equinox with 50,900 miles. Without heat frost could form on the windshield and block visibility. A quick check on the net indicated a common problem (latent defect?) that the stub to the actuator on the temperature blend door breaks off. I took it to a chevy dealer and it took them 8. 5 hours to replace the temperature blend door.

My car lost all heating function due to a faulty heater blend door and actuator which prevented hot air flow from coming into vehicle. This door was inside the dash console and required disassembling the entire dashboard. We were driving and unable to defrost our windshield as no heat was coming out of vents and ice/fog build up difficult to remove. The vehicle became a danger to other vehicles and pedestrians as windshield visibility was limited and blocked. Dealer and gm considered this a non-safety issue and requires auto owners to repair the faulty parts.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle during cold weather, the defroster would not defrost the windshield. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the blend door failed. The failure continued to recur during cold weather. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered a partial discount on the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,000.

I took my 2006 Chevrolet Equinox in for repair when my windshield defroster didn't work effectively and I discovered my heat was blowing cold air. My local Chevrolet dealership charged over $1100 to replace the temperature valve actuator and the hvac door valve to correct the problem. My car had only 44,495 miles at the time of the malfunction, and when I went online, I found that many others complained of the identical problem with their 2006 Equinox. I was dismayed at the cost, but was more dismayed to learn they replaced the broken plastic parts with identical plastic parts on which there is only a 12-month warranty. I learned that there has been a recall on the 2010 chevy Equinox on which they replaced the plastic parts with metal parts. The 2006 Equinox should also be recalled, since a defroster will not clear a windshield in winter with cold air, which is definitely a safety hazard! gm should acknowledge this problem as a safety issue on the 2006 chevy Equinox and issue a recall to replace the breakable plastic parts with metal.

I cannot unfog my windshield because a heater flap has broken. My car blows out only cold air because of this broken piece (as diagnosed by a gm repair station). Bright sunlight shining on the fogged (and frosted because of the cold air blowing on a wet, cold windshield) windshield results in zero visibility.

The blend door for the heater system does not work they crack. $ 1200. 00 to repair the item as they remove the entire dashboard. We called gm and they would not offer us a penny. This is a life safety issue and the cars should be recalled. The point being how do you drive in the northeast or any cold climate and see out the windshield this went out as we were driving in snow conditions and the windshield fogged up we had to pull over off the highway as we would have had a serious accident.

Heat does not work, heater temperature valve has broken. Can not turn heat to hot or cold. The windshield fogs up and freezes when below 32, it was a 15 hour project that will happen again in 40,000 miles if the problem is not corrected by gm.

The heater/defroster on my 2006 Chevrolet Equinox failed to produce heat. As a result, I could not defrost my windshield while driving. I took the vehicle to a local gm dealership to diagnose the problem. The failure was due to a plastic air blend door (part# ch19130554) that is controlled by an electric actuator (part# ch15781467). The actuator is not calibrated appropriately and places excessive stress on the plastic air blend door connection. Over time, the plastic breaks, disabling the door and not allowing heat to be directed into the cabin. The repair requires the removal of the dashboard, driving control consoles and steering column to access the blend door. It cost me $1,145. 08 to replace and required my car to be in the repair shop for 2 days. I live in pennsylvania and needed the repair completed so I could safely drive the vehicle. I strongly believe this is a design flaw that needs to be corrected by gm before someone gets into an accident. I was lucky to discover the problem in the early fall months. I could only imagine what would have happened if it broke in the winter. Since gm has yet to address the design issues, I am concerned that I will experience the same problem again. From my internet research, I have identified many others who experienced this same problem and have the same concern. Some cannot afford to make the repair and are operating the vehicle without heat/defrost. I am writing in the hopes that the NHTSA can influence gm to improve the design, to extend vehicle warranties to cover the repair and to assist those whom already paid for this repair.

2006 Chevrolet Equinox. Heater actuator door broke. This leads to unsafe driving conditions. Windshield can't be defrosted due to lack of heat control. 3 cold seasons use should present a recall. Completely failed construction of makeup parts. This presents unsafe lack of visibility while driving in cold weather.

I own a 2006 chevy Equinox. A couple of months ago the heater and air conditioning stopped working. I began looking online to possibly see what might be wrong with it only to find that this was something many 2006 chevy Equinox owners were experiencing. Apparently it is a problem with the plastic blend door part and actuator. The total cost of parts is around $150, however the total cost of repair is in excess of $1000! the reason being is they have to disassemble the entire dashboard in order to reach this particular area of the car. I realize when owning a vehicle that issues arise and must be dealt with, but the frustrating thing here is chevy will not issue a recall nor a technical service bulletin because they say it is not a safety related issue. I tend to disagree. Without being able to properly defrost and DE-ice your windshield you are putting yourself in very dangerous driving conditions. It is my feeling that gm should stand behind their products better than this. One quick online search will reveal that this is a common issue for 2006 chevy Equinox owners. They have sinced replaced the plastic part with what they originally used which is a metal piece. The plastic piece was choosen as a cost savings measure that in my opinion only saved gm money and not the end consumer. Thank you for allowing me to file this complaint. I hope something with be done to address this issue.

2006 chevy Equinox - there is a defect in the heater actuator occurring on many vehicles. I didn't realize the problem until searching all the complaints on the web and talking with the dealership. The failure of the heater actuator caused only cold air to blow. This prevents warm air from being directed to the front windshield to prevent buildup of frost. Depending on weather fronts passing through and time of day, this is becoming a serious safety issue for me. One would ask: why not get it fixed? I have taken this to the dealer and the relatively cheap replacement part requires $1200. 00+ to have the entire dashboard removed. It is not practical in most cases to pay this amount for a simple part repair, and in most cased to complex for a do-it-yourself mechanic. Hundreds of car part failures are occurring, as apparent from complaints on the web. A fatal accident is bound to happen if it hasn't already. There are some reports that gm as recognized the poorly designed part and the high potential for accidents so they are quietly trying to design a new part. This has got require a recall.

There is a failure in the heating blend door which causes the defrosting system to become inoperative. Causing reduced visibility & obstructed view when condensation collects on the inside of the windshield also the illuminated light on the control knob have burnt out causing further inattentiveness while driving, if looking to change the setting.

I was driving on a cold morning and discovered that I could not obtain any heat or defroster action in my vehicle. From searching online I discovered this is a violation of your rule which motor vehicles must have the capability to defrost the windshield. I found that there is a recall on the 2010 chevy Equinox at the present time. The module which controls the same part which failed in my vehicle has to be replaced. The end result from the module failure is the same thing which I experienced, that there is no way to defrost the windshield. I took the car to the dealer and they diagnosed the problem. The temperature control door had broken off where it is driven by the electric motor. The entire dash had to be removed to gain access to the temperature control door. I was quoted a price of $895 labor and $55 for the part. After calling gm and they investigated they offered me a discount which reduced the price to$458. 40 which I paid to have the problem fixed. Once the part breaks, there is no chance of defroster action. The consequences of no defrosting action in wisconsin in the winter means you cannot see where you are going and no way to rectify it temporarily. It can happen on the spur of the moment since once the control door fails you have no defrost action. I asked the dealer for the parts which were replaced and he told me that gm might ask for them. After 30 days if they don't want them I can have them.

The blend door for the heater system does not work they crack. $ 1200. 00 to repair the item as they remove the entire dashboard. We called gm and they would not offer us a penny. This is a life safety issue and the cars should be recalled. The point being how do you drive in the northeast or any cold climate and see out the windshield this went out as we were driving in snow conditions and the windshield fogged up we had to pull over off the highway as we would have had a serious accident.

No heat as of January 2010. Cannot defrost windshield, very low visibility. Dealership diagnosed broken mode door. $1211 to repair, plus parts and taxes.

As I come to find out, may people are having the same issue with the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox as I am. The heater will not function due to, as I was told, a failure of a plastic vent door hinge deep behind the dash. Apart from the inconvenience of no heat, last night on my home it was raining and the temperature went as about 40 degrees f. When my windshield would not defrost my visibility was diminished and a narrowly avoided a major accident. I found out that there are many people who are having the same issue. I was luck last night, but its just a matter of time before someone gets hurt or killed if gm does not recall this major flaw in their design. This issue has been brought up with gm and they have designed a metal replacement part. This tells me that they are aware that there is a problem and want to take the easy way out. Please log my complaint regarding this issue and urge gm to recall this car.

I have a 2006 chevy Equinox and now that winter is here, my heater and defroster does not work. I get a popping sound when I turn on the heater and all I get is cold air. After doing some research I found out that this is a big problem for 2005, 2006 chevy Equinox's. I can't defrost my windshield and that makes driving a hazard. Chevy had told me its my problem and that its out of warranty. What I don't understand is that this is a huge problem for many americans and chevy gets the pass and doesn't have to do anything about it.

2006 Equinox suddenly stopped blowing warm air in the cabin, inhibiting our ability to defrost the windshield in cold weather. Gm diagnosed as failure of the "blend door" (as reported by many others). Quote was over $900 for labor to replace a cheap plastic part.

I own a 2006 chevy Equinox with 63000 miles on it. The blend door on the heater coil assembly broke causing my heater to stop blowing warm air. I had to have it repaired and total cost was $1079. 60 as there is no service panel to access this area and the entire dashboard had to be removed in order for it to be repaired. I was told the exact same part, that apparently is defective,has not been redesigned and they had to put this same part in with no guarantee it will not break again. The broken door is about the size of a business envelope and is a piece of plastic lined with foam stripping. Now I am terrified to even use the heater asi live in ohio and cannot drive my car in the winter without heat to clear the windshield. As I am past my warranty, I understand that gm is doing nothing to assist Equinox owners with this problem.

My 2006 chevy Equinox heater has stopped working. It only blows cold air. This is a safety problem because without a heater to defrost the windshield visibility is completely obstructed.

I have a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox that has a defective blend door that broke at the shaft connected to the hvac actuator. This causes the heater to blow only cold air and the defrost will not work because warm air is blocked by the defective part. I have a one year old son and this proved very dangerous for us because of both lack of heat and inability to properly defrost the drivers windshield. When the temperature drops in cold frosting situations it is hazardous for me to drive. The part can be fixed but the cost will be $1,000. 00+ to replace the part.

2005 chevy Equinox - the heater/front defogger stopped working due to gm blend door or heater actuator valve failure issue. Due to this failure it is impossible to drive the car on cold mornings or evening, due to the poor visibility created by the inability to defog the front windshield. Fortunately we live in houston, TX, so the car is only dangerous to drive three months out of the year. In the research I have done on the web, there are hundreds, likely thousands of these cars with the exact same issue. Also, I noticed that gm has recalled the 2010 version of the same car for an issue with the same result, poor visibility due to the failing defogger.

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Crack developed in 2005 chevy Equinox windshield for no apparent reason. It became visible while parked in a parking lot on 12/31/2007, but crack began where windshield meets the car at the bottom of the dash on the driver side. Vehicle was 500 miles out of the 36,000 mile warranty for replacement. When chevy service first looked at the car they determined in 2 seconds that it was definitely covered but when they found out the mileage said it was not. Had the windshield repaired under the auto insurance policy and the repairman said that there was absolutely no signs of damage to the windshield that would cause it to crack, I. E. Debris, rock, etc. And that it was a stress fracture. He further stated that he saw this several times in Equinoxes.

The post on windshield are to big. Creates blind spots when going around curves or pulling out into traffic at certain angles.