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Chevrolet Equinox Maintenance and Repair

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What is this discussion about? Chevrolet Equinox, Electrical, Engine, SUV


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Re: To buy or not to buy 2005 Equinox [rvoth] by tidester HOST
Mar 01, 2009 (9:49 pm)
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Replying to: rvoth (Mar 01, 2009 6:35 pm)

Oh ya that advise you gave to that guy with a 2006 Malibu...
 
I think it's a bit of a stretch to call it "advice" when one offers that the problem "might be the cv joints." And, of course, if you think the original poster in the Malibu Forum has been led astray don't you think it would be more productive to educate him rather than chastising someone in an unrelated Forum who was trying to help?
 
We'll stick with discussing the Equinox here.
 
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Re: To buy or not to buy 2005 Equinox [tidester] by rvoth
Mar 02, 2009 (9:04 am)
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Replying to: tidester (Mar 01, 2009 9:49 pm)

I have back ground education Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology and above educated in automotive field .
 
 This poster (packer3) was taking cheap shoots at laserblue that no one was willing to converse him. A type of bulling comment not necessary so all i did was take him to task on his advise to other board members. Yes i should have corrected his advise to Malibu (06)man . I mentioned in other posts that I would never purchased a new model vehicle in the first year of production , general too many problems. This guy sounds a little bit pissed off about his NOX experience but then still buys an 08 Torrent, sister version.
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Equinox 2006 update by commuter10
Mar 02, 2009 (9:37 am)
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My Equinox is up to about 29,000 miles. I have not had any of the major problems discussed above. The plastic chrome piece on the rear lid bubbled and the battery just went out. Both were replaced under warranty. Looks like some of us have had the battery go at about this point.
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Re: To buy or not to buy 2005 Equinox [rvoth] by tidester HOST
Mar 02, 2009 (10:27 am)
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Replying to: rvoth (Aug 31, 2006 5:01 am)

I didn't trace back that other discussion through its entire history but we agree it would have been helpful to apprise the original poster.
 
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Re: To buy or not to buy 2005 Equinox [packer3] by laserblue
Mar 02, 2009 (10:33 am)
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Replying to: packer3 (Mar 01, 2009 8:32 am)

OH Boy!
  By the way I see it, you criticize and you're saying that you didn't like your 05 Equinox at all?
  You got rid of your 05 Chevrolet Equinox for a 08 Pontiac Torrent?
  You must not know the difference between 4 quarters and 1 dollar.
  The Pontiac Torrent is the same thing as the Chevrolet Equinox.
  You've just changed a red apple for a green apple.
  I hope you got a good apple this time.
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Re: Equinox 2006 update [commuter10] by rvoth
Mar 02, 2009 (12:56 pm)
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Replying to: commuter10 (Mar 02, 2009 9:37 am)

Yes my NOX 2008 LT AWD was sitting on the lot for eleven months before we purchased the vehicle. Gm replaced the battery with an A/C del co battery same as the original , if it goes out might just squeeze a spiral type battery, optimum ( red top) . About twenty to thirty dollars more but better capacity build quality, around 135 - 145 dollars compared to 110 for an interstate battery.
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tire pressure gauge light on dash board by john1965
Mar 02, 2009 (1:53 pm)
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My tire pressure gauge light is still illuminated after filling the right front tire. The indicator did show the right front needing air. I filled the tire upto the approatie pressure and the indicator is still illuminated. The vehicle info system showed
the pressure of the that tire still at 24 lbs. But after checking the pressure of that
tire , it showed 30 psi.
 
Anybody have an idea before I call dealer?
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Re: tire pressure gauge light on dash board [john1965] by rvoth
Mar 02, 2009 (2:28 pm)
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Replying to: john1965 (Mar 02, 2009 1:53 pm)

I believe they are battery powered and transmit a frequency that's picked up by a receiver in the car. Gm has been having problems with them.
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Re: tire pressure gauge light on dash board [rvoth] by rvoth
Mar 02, 2009 (3:22 pm)
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Replying to: rvoth (Mar 02, 2009 2:28 pm)

There's a a tool (J 46079) to re calibrate the TPM sensors in each corner of the vehicle. This has to be done when you rotate the tires so the RCDLR sends the correct sensor location signal to the IPC and BCM computers in the car. This seems to be the only way to find out if the TPM sensor in the rim is bad or needs to be re calibrated or replaced.
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Re: To buy or not to buy 2005 Equinox [laserblue] by packer3
Mar 03, 2009 (5:36 pm)
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Replying to: laserblue (Mar 02, 2009 10:33 am)

One problem there laser light, never said I didn't like the truck nor did I say I drove it. The truck belongs to my wife and even though there was problems with the truck she loves the way it drives and it's verseatility, besides the lease deal on the Torrent was off the wall way less than the Nox four years latter, better looking and less problematic.
 
I know they are the same, they are or were both built in Canada one of the better plants GM has or had, I'll bet you didn't know the the standard V6 engine in this truck is built in China. And I'll still bet the cv joints on that BU are shot.

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