2006 Chevrolet Equinox

MY 2006 EQUINOX INITIALLY BEGAN HAVING START UP ISSUES WHERE THE STARTER WOULD CRANK AND THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND THEN DIE. IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. THEN I FIGURED OUT IF I GAVE IT GAS WHEN I STARTED IT UP IT WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF STARTING. SOMETIMES IT WORKED. THEN THE ISSUE WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE AND CAME BACK WITH A NEW ISSUE. THE NEW ISSUE IS SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL. THE STARTER WOULD CLICK BUT WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN IT WOULD START LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON LOCATION, TIME OF DAY ETC. *TR

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED ON 11-21-11. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE THINKING THAT A PISTON WAS BAD, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE WAY IT FELT, LIKE NOT GETTING THE RIGHT PRESSURE FROM THE PISTON ONCE THE BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED/PRESSED. ONCE WE GOT THE CALL BACK FROM MECHANIC, HE STATED THAT WE NEEDED NEW ROTORS DUE TO BOTH BEING WARPED. I THOUGHT THAT THAT WILL TAKE THE PROBLEM AWAY BUT ONCE WE GOT THE TRUCK BACK, IMMEDIATELY WITHIN DAYS THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED IT WAS A TIRE THE ONE CAUSING THE NOISE AND RATTLE ONCE THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED. AT THE SHOP, THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AS WELL AS THE DISC BRAKE ROTORS, THEY APPLIED LUG NUT TORQUE 100, INFLATION 35/35, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. AFTER ALL OF THIS WAS DONE, I STILL GET ENGINE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO GET IT TESTED AT AUTOZONE FOR FREE AND GOT THIS CODE ON THEIR MACHINE OEM NUMBER TO CROSS: P0171 DEFINITION: FUEL TRIM BANK ONE CONDITION EXPLANATION: THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE USES THE OXYGEN SENSOR TO CALCULATE THE AIR/FUEL RATIO OF THE ENGINE. THE COMPUTER HAS RECOGNIZED A RICH OR LEAN CONDITION ON ONE BANK ONLY. PROBABLE CAUSE: A1. IF BANK ONE AND TWO SET TOGETHER SUSPECT FUEL PRESSURE OR MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR A2. OXYGEN SENSOR DEFECTIVE. A3. IGNITION MISFIRE-REPAIR. A4. FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT USED MY TRUCK FOR THE PAST 2 AND A HALF MONTHS FOR FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT IF BREAKS FAIL TO DO THEIR JOB OR LOCK UP WHILE BRAKING. IT IS STRESSFUL ENOUGH IF COMPUTERS/MECHANICS NOR DEALERS MAKE UP THEIR MIND ABOUT WHAT THE CODES ARE OR MEAN. I ALSO NOTICE THE THE BUTTON FOR THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE AND THAT IS BEING IN THAT STAGE SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED. IF ANYONE HAS A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. *TR

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ALL THE OTHER OWNERS OF A 2006 EQUINOX. NO HEAT!!! I HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED INTO AND HAVE WASTED OVER $900 ON TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!! SHAME ON THEM!!! I HAVE TO TRANSPORT MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN A FREEZING COLD CAR EVERY DAY BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD THE $1200 THAT I FIND OUT NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO THIS!! I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CHEVY OWNER SINCE I BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR YEARS AGO...BUT NOW I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ONE OR EVEN SUGGESTING ONE TO A ANYONE. *TT

I WAS READING THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE A YEAR AGO. MY 2006 EQUINOX WAS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED (WHILE STILL UNDER WARENTY) AND HAD TO PAY ABOUT $900. WELL, ABOUT $750 FOR LABOR. THEY SAID SINCE IT'S REGULAR WEAR & TEAR I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT BEFORE. THE HAD TO TAKE OFF MY ENTIRE DASH BOARD! IT WAS JUST A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT BROKE OFF THAT DOOR BEHIND ALL THE CONTROLS. I ACTUALLY GOT ON HERE BECAUSE RECENTLY MY SAFETY/AUTO THEFT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING! THE OTHER DAY MY CAR WOULDN'T EVEN START AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS TO DO WITH IT OR NOT! HAS ANYONE ELSE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS? IS IT A BIG DEAL? HELP? *TR

HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO UNSAFELY FOG UP ON COLD SNOWY AND OR RAINY DAYS. ALL VISIBILITY IS GONE AS THE INSIDE FOGS UP WIPERS ARE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE GLASS. MAY CAUSE POTENTIAL SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH EVERY 2006 EQUINOX OUT THERE. THE ACTUATOR GOES OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE BLEND DOOR TO BREAK AND NOT ALLOW THE HEAT IN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR WHEN THE HEAT SHOULD BE ON. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT. IT IS THE TEMP ACTUATOR DOOR. ACCORDING TO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BY A CHEVY DEALER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 EQUINOX. I EMAILED GENERAL MOTORS WHO OFFERED TO PAY 10% OF THE $1000.00 CHARGE IT WILL TAKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THIS MONEY. AND AFTER READING SEVERAL WEBSITES THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I LIVE IN COLORADO WHERE IT IS 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE. MY WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST WITHOUT HEAT. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU MAY BE DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER...AND THEN IT STARTS SNOWING OR RAINING. HOW ARE WE TO SEE WHEN THE WINDOWS FOG OR FREEZE UP. AS WE SAY IN COLORADO...WAIT FIVE MINUTES AND THE WEATHER WILL CHANGE. BUT IT MAY BE TOO LATE IF MY WINDOWS WON'T DEFROST AND I'M OUT ON THE PLAINS OR IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE THERE ARE NO TOWNS FOR 150 MILES. THIS A VERY REALISTIC DANGER. GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL, ALTHOUGH APPARENTLY THEY DO REALIZE IT ON THE 2010 MODEL. I HAVE BEEN A LIFE LONG CHEVY OWNER, AND MY FATHER RETIRED AFTER 32 YEARS WITH GM. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE...I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APROX 45MPH THE ENGINE JUST STALLED. NO WARNING NO SPUTTERING JUST DEAD. BOTH ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ONE WITH THE X THRU THE ENGINE. AFTER APROX 30 SECONDS IT STARTED BACK UP AND WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF DRIVING AND VARIOUS SPEEDS. ON 12/28/11 IT HAPPENED TO US 3 TIMES WHILE OUT. I AM LEARY OF TAKING IT TO THE DEALER CLOSE TO US AS THEY RECENTLY DID A BRAKE JOB THAT I HAVE HAD TO TAKE BACK 4 TIMES AND AM AGAIN HAVING SYMPTOMS OF NEEDING BRAKES. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE DEALER. *KB