2005 Chevrolet Equinox

IT WAS RAINING, TRAFFIC AHEAD WAS COMING TO A STOP AS I WAS BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP MY 2005 EQUINOX CHEVROLET WAS REAR END BY A FORD MUSTANG, PUSHING ME INTO THE HONDA PILOT IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE NOR DEPLORE, BUT MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT & THE PILOT I WAS PUSHED INTO SUSTAINED BACK DAMAGE AS WELL. MY VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTAL LOSS BY THE LIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY UNITRIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE IDLING THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AS IT WOULD STALL. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH THE TEMPERATURE AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL GAS STATION. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT FAILED, BECAUSE IT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

I HAVE WENT THROUGH 3 WHEEL BEARINGS, 2 CARRIER BEARINGS WHICH TOOK 3 WEEKS TO GET FROM DEALER SO CAR WAS LAID UP., 2 STABILIZER BARS, ALL WIRING WAS CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, BATTERY GOES DEAD IF DOOR IS OPEN FOR 15 MINUTES. SUN ROOF HAS RATTLED FROM DAY ONE. PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF LIFT GATE AND INSIDE BACK DOOR FROM DAY ONE. WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER. MY 2005 EQUINOX IS A BIG PIECE OF JUNK!!! *TR

CARRIER BEARING IS BAD ON MY SUV. CURRENTLY, IT ONLY MAKES AN ANNOYING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. OTHER REPORTS ON THE INTERNET NOTED THEM FALLING OFF OR NEEDING REPLACEMENT. INTERNET REPORTS THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH HAS CAUSED A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THIS APPEARS TO BE TOO COMMON OF A PROBLEM TO NOT INDICATE A RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER, I NOTICED MY FLOOR BOARDS WERE VERY DAMP. ON OCTOBER 30, 2009, I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND FOUND ALMOST 2' OF STANDING WATER IN THE FRONT DRIVER/PASSENGER AND BACK PASSENGER FLOOR BOARDS. THE FLOOR BOARD HAD BEEN WET IN THE PAST, BUT NEVER TO THIS EXTENT. WE HAD SEVERAL DAYS OF RAINFALL THAT ACCUMULATED OVER 10". AS OF MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AS FOLLOWS; A SEAM UNDER THE LUGGAGE RACK THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY WELDED AND IS ALLOWING ANY WATER TO LEAK IN TO THE D PILLAR OF MY VEHICLE AND IS COLLECTING IN BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR BOARDS AND SURFACING THROUGH THE CARPET. THIS IS NOT A 'WEAR AND TEAR' SITUATION; THIS IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS VEHICLE. MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE BEEN BREATHING IN BLACK MOLD AND MILDEW DUE TO THIS DEFECT OVER SEVERAL MONTHS IF NOT YEARS. THE SEAM NEEDS TO BE WELDED PROPERLY AND THE CARPET NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THERE IS BLACK MOLD VISIBLE. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND MEANS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY TO AND FROM WORK. I EXPERIENCE HEAD ACHES EVERY SINGLE DAY AND FEAR THAT BEING IN THE SMALL AREA OF MY VEHICLE WITH ALL OF THIS BLACK MOLD IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE. GENERAL MOTORS IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR, THIS IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM FROM THE DAY THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM EQUINOX OWNERS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, SATURATED FLOOR BOARDS AND SEVERAL INCHES OF STANDING WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND WE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH THE BELIEF IT WAS MADE WITH GENERAL MOTORS TOP QUALITY AND SERVICE AND IT IS CLEARLY A MISTAKE ON THEIR PART. *TR

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2005 WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY CRANE CHEVROLET IN CLIFTON NJ HAS NOW HAVE A BLOWN HAD GASKET AND INTAKE PROBLEM - I CALLED THE DEALER FOR A ONE TIME GOODWILL ADJUSTMENT AND ASKED FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE- AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO HAVE THIS CAR TOWED TO THEM - BUT THEY CANNOT MAKE PROMISES TO FIX OR REPAIR OR EVEN PAY PART OF THE COSTS- I HAVE DONE RESEARCH VIA GOGGLE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM - PLS HELP ME- POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION- THE REPAIR IS 1650.00 - I INITIALLY LEASED THIS CAR THEN DECIDED TO PURCHASE IT- I COULD NOT AFFORD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR