2006 Chevrolet Equinox

ON FRIDAY JULY 14, 2006 MY WIFE CAME OUT OF WORK AT AROUND 4:00 PM ON A VERY HOT DAY AND ATTEMPTED TO START HER EQUINOX & WHEN IT STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT ENGAGED. I LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A GAME OF GOLF AND WENT TO HER AID. WHEN I GOT THERE AND STARTED THE CAR, THE STEERING WORKED FINE. WE LEFT IT A THE DEALER FOR THE NEXT WEEK WHERE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY DID RECOVER AN ERROR CODE INDICATING SOMETHING FAILED IN THE IGNITION. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION. THIS PROBLEM AGAIN OCCURRED ON FRIDAY SEPT. 18, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM ON ANOTHER VERY HOT DAY. I CALLED TO GET IT TOWED & WHEN THEY ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS LATER, THE PROBLEM AGAIN WAS NOT APPARENT. I HAD IT TOWED ONCE MORE TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THAT I FELT IT WAS RELATED TO A VERY HOT INTERIOR. THEY HAD IT THE ENTIRE NEXT WEEK AND AGAIN FOUND NO PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. SUNDAY SEPT 17, 2006 AFTER HAVING THE CAR 2 DAYS, IT FROZE UP TWICE AGAIN WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. ALL PROBLEMS OCCURRED ON HOT DAYS WHERE THE CAR WAS CLOSED UP. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE CAR AGAIN AND IS TELLING ME THAT HE SEES NO PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING WHY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE & WHY MY CAR COMPANY IS APPEARING TO BE OF LITTLE OR NO HELP. *JB

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

I HAVE A 2005 EQUINOX 4WD. ON JAN. 13, 2006 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE SUV COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, ENGINE, LIGHTS, EVERYTHING!. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK IT AND IT GET IT BACK TO MY HOME. THEN ON JAN. 16TH, 2006, FOR THE 3RD TIME, IT WAS 5:30 AM COMPLETELY DARK WHILE I WAS DRIVING @65 MPH, THE SUV COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AGAIN! I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS PITCH DARK. I MANAGED TO FIND A FLASH LIGHT WITH THE HELP OF MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I WAS 6 INCHES FROM A MAILBOX! AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE SUV CRANKED. I DROVE IT A FEW MILES MORE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER KEPT IT FROM JAN. 16TH, 06 TO JAN. 31ST, 2006. THEY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ME ON FEB. 1ST., 2006. SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM. IT DROVE FINE UNTIL MARCH 9TH, 2006. THE SAME THING HAPPEN. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN, WITHOUT WARNING. I MANAGED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT CRANKED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND I DROVE IT ABOUT A MILE AND PARKED IT AT OUR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THE NEXT DAY ON MARCH 10TH, 2006 ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SENT A WRECKER TO PICK IT UP. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE SHE SMELLED GASOLINE. WHEN SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED HER NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUMES COULD IGNITE. THEY GAVE HER THE NUMBER FOR CHEVROLET TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED, BUT SHE COULD NOT CONTACT ANYONE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED AND WERE ON ORDER. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN, BUT THERE WERE NO REPAIRS DONE. *AK