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#1645 of 1675 equinox performance by equinox10

Oct 15, 2012 (7:12 am)

I have 2010 equinox; 50+k; and started having problem of power of car. Can not go no matter how much gas you give. Also start and runs with lot of noise. DEALER changed cam selonoide still the same problem. infect it stopped middle of the road and shaking like crazy. I bring home and checked there was no oil and oil indicator shows oil level is ok. also oil life also shows 35%. I did went to oil change at 3k before and dealer associate says u don't need it because it is still 70% life. You want to do it about 5% or show.
 
This car has multiple problems. Air bag, gas millage, noisy start and run, water condense in engine, oil consumption and indicator is not correct and so on. Now i am taking this car to dealer see what happens.

#1646 of 1675 Re: equinox performance [equinox10] by gmcustsvcsarah

Oct 15, 2012 (10:41 am)

Replying to: equinox10 (Oct 15, 2012 7:12 am)
We hope your appointment with your dealership goes well, equinox10. If you would like for us to follow up on anything with your visit, please email us at socialmediagm.com (include your name and Edmunds username, phone and address, the last 8 of your VIN and current mileage, and the name of your involved dealership).
Sarah, GM Customer Service

#1647 of 1675 Re: equinox performance [gmcustsvcsarah] by rsills82

Oct 16, 2012 (9:38 am)

Replying to: gmcustsvcsarah (Oct 15, 2012 10:41 am)
I have been having issues with my 2006 Chevrolet Equinox as of the last 10 months or so (Only finding out 2 weeks ago, there was a Technical Service Bulletin for the exact issue I've been having, extending the warranty for the part (not by enough for me apparently), 7+ months AFTER having the issue start on me.
 
Basically the classic blend door issue, where I now have no heat in my car. So when my wife takes my son to school, and then goes to work in her vehicle, the window now doesn't de-fog properly, as well as it being as cold in the car as it is outside (Sometimes even colder, because the only way to keep the window from constantly fogging up is to keep the cold air blasting on the windshield.., even then it doesn't work well). I have taken it to a local dealership, as well as have a case open with GM, but I was informed this morning that they will not help me, and I cannot afford to pay the $1,500 repair bill they are charging for it all.
 
So it's either I get help fixing it, or I will be trading in my car and never looking at GM as an option again. And to think, I was originally thinking of trading this car in later on for my wife for a brand new Equinox or Traverse.. I think I'm going to second-guess that one now. If this didn't cost so much (Labor time anyhow), I bet they would have recalled it, as it's a wide-spread issue, as well as being a safety hazard.

#1648 of 1675 Re: equinox performance [rsills82] by gmcustsvcsarah

Oct 16, 2012 (11:03 am)

Replying to: rsills82 (Oct 16, 2012 9:38 am)
rsills82,
 
If you wanted to forward us either the last 8 digits of your VIN or your case number (71-**********), we could check into this further to see if there are any alternative options.
 
Sarah, GM Customer Service

#1649 of 1675 Re: equinox performance [gmcustsvcsarah] by rsills82

Nov 09, 2012 (4:18 pm)

Replying to: gmcustsvcsarah (Oct 16, 2012 11:03 am)
I don't have the last 8 of the VIN handy right this second, but I have heard back from senior representatives (Including a regional GM person), as well as Sunset Chevrolet here in Sumner, Washington that they won't do anything to it, even know it is a defect, not a wear and tear part.

#1650 of 1675 air blend door by leon82

Nov 13, 2012 (2:01 am)

Replying to: rsills82 (Nov 09, 2012 4:18 pm)
My wife's 06 equinox just lost the heat a couple of weeks ago. after checking the internet i called the gm customer service line and found there is an extended warranty for this for certain vin numbers. as long as the hvac system works( vent/floor/def) selector but no heat comes from the vents and under 10 years 120k. her car qualifies.
 
I can hear the door actuator move with each click of the temp selector, meaning the actuator has traveled beyond its intended range and broke the plastic drive lug off the door causing it to stick in the last position selected.
 
Its at the dealer with 119,818 miles on the clock. hopefully they will fix it and not try to claim its not covered

#1651 of 1675 Re: air blend door [leon82] by gmcustsvc

Nov 13, 2012 (9:30 am)

Replying to: leon82 (Nov 13, 2012 2:01 am)
leon82,
We hope that all goes well with your wife's Equinox. As you are already working with our Customer Assistance Center it is best that I allow you to continue working with your current agent to avoid any confusion, but if you had any immediate questions I'm available!
 
Sarah, GM Customer Service

#1652 of 1675 Re: air blend door [leon82] by rsills82

Nov 13, 2012 (9:47 am)

Replying to: leon82 (Nov 13, 2012 2:01 am)
Yeah that's the weird part.. I was diagnosed at a local 5 star, they said that's what the problem is with ours. Our heat doesn't work, but it makes no noise at all when I switch between warm/cold, it's as if it just doesn't work.. so that makes me want to check out and see if it might be something with the gauge being stuck closed or something maybe.. hmm. It stopped working almost a year ago (When we were below the mileage part), but GM took too long to post the service bulletin extension for the whole thing, and when i recently worked with several reps from GM, I was told that I was SOL. The final dude on the phone was falling asleep halfway through the conversation, not even paying attention to what I had to say. The only one who went out of their way at all, or seemed to care one bit was the first guy that I worked with (Vince).
 
I will never buy a chevrolet product again, this should be a mandatory recall, as at night time when it's cold outside, or anytime it rains, we can't drive our car. My wife has to take our Autistic son to school in the mornings, and we have to figure out other arrangements now because of this, and because of his care, we can't afford to spend $1,500+ that they quoted me to fix the problem.

#1653 of 1675 Vibration by ron_at_ncfd

Nov 14, 2012 (8:43 pm)

My wife has a 2005 AWD Equinox, I just noticed a vibration at just above 70 mph, stops below that. Jacked it up and found the driver side rear CV joint has play in the differential housing (the joint is OK). Are there replaceable bearings in the housing? Thanks

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