2006 Chevrolet Equinox

THE PROBLEM WITH THE TEMP. DOOR NOT WORKING IS IF YOU NEED TO DEFOG OR DEFROST YOUR WINDOWS AND THE HEAT WON'T WORK YOU CANT SEE. AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. THANK GOD I WAS JUST TRYING TO TAKE THE CHILL OUT OF MY VEHICLE ON A COOL FALL EVENING, NO MATTER WHAT I DID NO HEAT. STOP TO GET GAS, STARTED THE TRUCK....... HEAT CAME ON, NOW IT WON'T GO OFF. *TR

2006 EQUINOX BLEND DOOR PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONS AND RENDERS DEFOGGER AND HEATERS USELESS IMPAIRING THE VISION AND SAFETY OF THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. PLEASE REVIEW THE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS FROM THE LINKS I LISTED BELOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME! HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-EQUINOX/TNMHVCTE76U9HGTH4 HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/WINDOW+DEFROSTER HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/2006/AC_HEATER/HEAT_BLOWS_OUT_COLD_AIR.SHTML HTTP://WWW.WEB2CARZ.COM/797/2006/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/REVIEWS/OVERVIEW#ADDREVIEW. *TR

THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR. WHERE I GO TO START MY CAR, MY KEY TURNS OVER BUT THE ENGINE NEVER KICKS ON. ITS MAKES AN ODD NOISE, NOT GRINDING BUT A NOISE. IT TAKES ABOUT 6-7 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL KICK ON. ONCE IT FINALLY STARTS THERE IS BLACK SMOKE AND FLUID COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE RPM'S REV UP TO 8K THAN DOWN TO 4K, THE CAR IDLES AND SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES SINCE APRIL 15, 2008. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND THEY STATE THE CAR IS UP TO GM STANDARDS. I HAVE WASTED MUCH TIME AND MONEY INTO THIS ISSUE AND SOON THE CAR WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE A FEELING THAT ONCE THE WARRANTY IS UP THAT THEY WILL CHARGE ME AN ARM AND LEG TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WILL A LITTLE BIT UNDER 34K MILES. *TR

I ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY CD PLAYER. AFTER INSERTING CD THE PLAYER WINDOW ANNOUNCED FOR ME TO INSERT A DISC. I EJECTED AND TRIED AGAIN. STILL IT WOULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CD AS BEING LOADED. I TRIED ORIGINAL CD'S (BRAND NEW 1ST TIME BEING PLAYED & OLDER) AS WELL AS HOMEMADE COPIED CD'S. NONE WOULD READ. THIS WAS ONLY 5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE CD PLAYER NEVER WORKED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE RADIO DID WORK FINE. THE DEALER COMPLETELY REPLACED THE ENTIRE RADIO/CD/MP3 PLAYER AFTER INSPECTING & FOUND "INTERNAL FAILURE". *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX COMPANY VEHICLE. ON THURSDAY THE 26TH OF OCTOBER, I HAD TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE ON THE PASSENGERS FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS ON LEVEL GROUND. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE RAISED POSITION, I REMOVED THE FLAT AND PROCEEDED TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SPARE. AS I WAS DOING SO, THE SCISSOR JACK COLLAPSED BY BENDING OVER IN HALF. ON NOV. 1ST, I WENT TO SALE AUTOMOTIVE IN KINSTON, NC. TO SHOW THEM THE JACK. THEY ORDERED ME A NEW ONE. I STILL HAVE THE OLD JACK UNTIL THE NEW ONE COMES IN. *NM

BOUGHT NEW 2006 EQUINOX WITH THREE ORIGINAL MILES. 1) RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. SIX OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2) LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, RATCHET TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL REMOVED AND FULLY RETRACTED. FOUR OCCURRENCES, THREE TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 3) ENGINE FALTERS WHEN IN REVERSE. THREE OCCURRENCES, DEALER HAS NOT LOOKED AT THIS ISSUE. 4) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER / GAUGES NOT WORKING. THREE OCCURRENCES, TWO TIMES TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 5) ENGINE WILL NOT START. SIX OCCURRENCES, ONE TIME TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 6) ENGINE WILL HESITATE TO START / EXTENDED CRANK. FIVE OCCURRENCES, ONE TIME TO DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED PCM BUT ISSUE STILL EXISTS. 7) IGNITION SWITCH GRINDING OR WILL NOT TURN. DAILY OCCURRENCES, ONE TIME TO DEALER, ISSUE STILL EXISTS. 8) NO ONSTAR DATA COMMUNICATION. ONE OCCURRENCE, ONE TIME TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 9) ONSTAR UNABLE TO DETECT SERVICE LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ISSUE NOT BROUGHT TO DEALER AT THIS TIME. 10) ENGINE COOLANT EXTREMELY LOW WITHIN 5000 ORIGINAL MILES. ISSUE NOT BROUGHT TO DEALER AT THIS TIME. 11) ENGINE COOLANT BROWN AND FOAMING. ISSUE NOT BROUGHT TO DEALER AT THIS TIME. 12) ALARM SYSTEM DEACTIVATED ITSELF, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON, DOORS WERE STILL LOCKED. ISSUE NOT BROUGHT TO DEALER AT THIS TIME. *NM

I HAVE HAD MY EQUINOX FOR ALMOST 4 MONTHS. I CAN'T PLAY A CD IN THE CD PLAYER. IT STARTS TO PLAY AND THEN SKIPS AND WON'T PLAY THE CD. I HAVE TRIED PLAYING A VARIETY OF CD'S AND I CAN'T GET THEM TO WORK. IT HAS WORKED UP TO THIS POINT. BUT NOW IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. IT SPITS OUT THE CD AFTER IT SKIPS AND WON'T PLAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS HAPPEN? *JB