2006 Chevrolet Equinox

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 10-35MPH MY BRAKES LOCK UP AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AT ME AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE IS TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN I'M TRYING TO STOP IT. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY FIXES ITSELF BY TURNING OFF ITS ABS SYSTEM... THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS COME ON AND THEN I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM UNTIL I HAVE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GET IN MY CAR...AND SOMETIME DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF UNTIL REACHING HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD MANY OCCURRENCES WHEN I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO STOP. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND MY LOCAL DEALER...IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ABS MODULE THAT NEEDS REPLACING. ON THEIR OWN GM FORUMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM (AMONG MANY OTHERS WITH THIS MODEL)...I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY RECALL THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE EASILY THE ABS KEPT KICKING IN FOR NO REASON I HAD ALMOST HIT A CAR INFRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SO HARD IT ALSO KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES PEDAL STARTS PULPUTATIONS AND GETS HARD AND MAKING A NOISE LIKE THE ABS HAS KICKED ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 EQUINOX THAT I BOUGHT USED WITH 91,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH CLEAN CAR FAX. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IT ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO CRANK. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO EVEN GET IT TO CRANK. I'M ASSUMING THIS A FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEM OF SOME SORT. ALSO, ONCE CRANKED THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES IDLE ITSELF DOWN FROM 1 RPM TO 0 RPM THEN BACK TO 1 RPM. THERE IS ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM BACK END OF CAR WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH HAVING THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED BECAUSE WATER GETS INTO THE HEADLIGHTS. MOST OF THE EQUINOX'S THAT I SEE ON THE ROAD HAVE WATER IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WILL BURST WHEN WET AND YOU HAVE NO HEADLIGHT UNTIL YOU HAVE IT FIXED. (WHICH YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS YOURSELF BECAUSE PART STORES REFUSE TO DO THE LABOR FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT TO EVEN REPLACE A BULB. THIS SEEMS TO ME THAT CHEVROLET DID THAT SO IF YOU ARE A WOMAN, LIKE MYSELF, YOU ARE FORCED TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE AND HAVE IT REPLACED.) THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WEARING TOO FAST. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RESISTOR ON THE BLOWER MOTOR TWICE IN 2 YEARS. THESE MAY NOT BE BIG PROBLEMS TO GM, BUT I RELY ON MY CAR TO TAKE ME TO WORK AND SCHOOL AND THE FACT THAT THEY GENUINELY DON'T CARE HAS FORCED ME TO NOT WANT TO BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN. SEEING AS THEY HAD TO HAVE A GOVERNMENT BAIL OUT PREVIOUSLY TO EVEN STAY IN BUSINESS, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS! *JB