2006 Chevrolet Equinox

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE BLEND DOOR THAT BROKE AT THE SHAFT CONNECTED TO THE HVAC ACTUATOR. THIS CAUSES THE HEATER TO BLOW ONLY COLD AIR AND THE DEFROST WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE WARM AIR IS BLOCKED BY THE DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD SON AND THIS PROVED VERY DANGEROUS FOR US BECAUSE OF BOTH LACK OF HEAT AND INABILITY TO PROPERLY DEFROST THE DRIVERS WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS IN COLD FROSTING SITUATIONS IT IS HAZARDOUS FOR ME TO DRIVE. THE PART CAN BE FIXED BUT THE COST WILL BE $1,000.00+ TO REPLACE THE PART. *TR

I HAVE NO HEAT IN MY CAR. THE HEATER IS BLOWING COLD AIR. I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY DESPITE GM SUGGESTING THAT I HAVE IT DIAGNOSED THEN CALL THEM BACK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WITH THE BLEND DOOR, BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL BASED ON INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE INTERNET. IT DOES NOT APPEAR AS THOUGH THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. TO RELEASE THE PEDAL SHE HAD TO PRESS IT RAPIDLY SEVERAL TIMES. SHE HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE BRAKE FAILURE ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND SOME RELATED SWITCHES; HOWEVER, SHE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE SWITCHES THAT WERE REPLACED. REPORT NUMBER 71764846662 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,700.

I "TRIED" TO TURN ON THE HEATER TO HELP DEFOG MY WINDSHIELD DURING A RAIN STORM, ONLY TO DISCOVER THE HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. BECAUSE OF THE COLD AIR, MY WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP EVEN MORE! THIS CREATED A VIABILITY ISSUE, AND NEARLY RESULTED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AS I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE I-17 TODAY (10/12/2009) I WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR SHOP I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO (2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX) THAT THE HVAC AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY REPAIR SHOP AND 2 CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS THAT GM HAS REDESIGNED THIS ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, AND HAVE ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, HOWEVER THEY HAVE YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. MY REPAIR SHOP IS CURRENTLY REPLACING THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR ASSEMBLY. I WAS QUOTED THAT THIS IS A 9.5 HOUR PROCEDURE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DISABLE THE DASH TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE ASSEMBLY. IF MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THIS WOULD BE A ROUGHLY A $1,200 - $1,500 REPAIR. *TR

HEATER BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR. UNSAFE FOR MY 4 YEAR OLD AND 6 MONTH BABY TO BE IN THE COLD WEATHER WITHOUT HEAT. ALSO UNSAFE BECAUSE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY DEFROSTED IN COLD WEATHER AND LEADS TO POOR VISIBILITY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IS BROKEN. REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SO I PAID $1070.00 OUT OF MY POCKET TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE HEARD A PECULIAR NOISE, AND THEN THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $475.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5640. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.