2005 Chevrolet Equinox

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, BRAKES, WINDSHIELD, AND ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED FOR FREE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, BRAKES, AND WINDSHIELD WERE REPLACED, BUT THERE WAS STILL WATER LEAKS FROM THE RAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE KEY WOULD CONTINUE TO CLICK TO THE ON POSITION EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE REVVED AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

AFTER SHUT CAR OFF, KEY GETS TRAPPED HALFWAY IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER- WOULD NOT LET GO OF THE KEY, NOR WOULD LET ME PUSH BACK IN TO START THE CAR. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TWICE WHEN THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS AWAY FROM HOME; THEY BASICALLY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN TRY PLAYING WITH IT UNTIL IT LET GO. WHEN IT HAPPENED AT HOME, I LEFT CAR ALONE WITH THE KEYS HALFWAY IN IGNITION IN DRIVEWAY AND IT LET GO OF THE KEYS HOURS LATER. WHEN DAD BORROWED THE CAR, HE USED PLYERS TO REMOVE KEY. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION CLENCHING KEY SPONTANEOUSLY WITH NO REMEDY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY HESITATE AND JERK WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FLUIDS IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES WERE REMEDIED BUT EVENTUALLY RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE FIRST TIME MY 05 EQUINOX OVERHEATED ON ME WAS WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO PARTY ON A HILL AND IT OVERHEATED ON ME THEN WE REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND THE WIRES IN MY VEHICLE THEN TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT PITTS BROKE MY PURGE VALVE AND TRIED GLUING IT BACK SO THEY FIXED THAT AND TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND THAT IT WONT OVERHEAT ON ME AGAIN WELL ON MY WAY HOME, I WASNT EVEN 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM BEING HOME AND IT OVERHEATED ON ME AND ANTI FREEZE WAS ALL OVER THE GROUND NISSAN TOLD ME IT COULD BE MY HEAD GASKET BUT THEY WEREN'T FOR SURE BUT THEY SAID SINCE I LET SOMEONE ELSE FIX MY CAR THEY WEREN'T GOING TO PAY FOR MY VEHICLE TO GET FIXED BUT I CALLED THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT FIXED MY VEHICLE SAID THEY NEVER TOUCHED MY PURGE VALVE AND IF THEY DID THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT