2007 Chevrolet Equinox

THE STEERING COLUMN QUIT WORKING ON OUR 2007 EQUINOX (CONFIRMED BY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP). CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE OF DANGER WHEN DRIVING. CAR HAS FEWER THAN 50,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE COLUMN WOULD QUIT WORKING AND SIGNAL COULD NOT GET TO STEERING MOTOR. APPROXIMATE COST - 728.00 NOT INCLUDING TOW CHARGE. *TR

THE TRACTION ENGINE AND STABILITY ERROR MESSAGE STAY ILLUMINATED ON MY CAR.THE OTHER DAY I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE CROSS TRAFFIC DOESN'T STOP . WHEN I DECIDED TO GO THE CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE ALMOST LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHERE I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, IT FEELS AS IF IT'S A FIVE SPED AND YOUR TRYING TO TAKE OFF IN 3RD GEAR...VERY DANGEROUS! I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T CLEAR THE CODES . SOMETIMES THE CAR HAS POWER AND SOMETIMES IT DON'T. THIS IS MY [XXX] YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS CAR AND SHE DRIVES MY OTHER 4 GIRLS TO SCHOOL . I GIVE HER MY CAR BECAUSE I KNOW THIS ISN'T SAFE. I SEE THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES! I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS ,THIS IS MY 2ND CHEVY I HAVE OWNED AND IT WILL MOST CERTAINLY BE MY LAST. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. MY VEHICLE DROPPED IN SPEED TO 25 MPH AND WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. MY FAMILY AND I ALMOST WERE HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN 18 WHEELER. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE CHEVY FORUM AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER CHEVY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO TO IT AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT . THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 MILES.

HEATER IS BLOWING COLD AIR ONLY. UNABLE TO DEFROST FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS, AS MY WINTER DRIVING VISIBILITY IS LIMITED. SUSPECT AIR BLENDER DOOR FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY TSB 11135 (MAY 30, 2012); HOWEVER IT ONLY APPLIES TO 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. MY CAR IS A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX. I SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY CONFIRMED THE TSB WAS ONLY FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. MY RESEARCH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE 2007 MODEL YEAR SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED. MY HEATER PARTS MIGHT BE FROM LATE MODEL 2006. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO A POWER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BACK IN SEPTEMBER, THEY SAID THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THE COILS/SPARK PLUGS. THEY FIXED THE ISSUE, AS MY CAR HAD BEEN STALLING AS I ACCELERATED. NOW, RECENTLY MY ELECTRIC STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH MY ENGINE AND "SERVICE BRAKES" LIGHT. I HAD MY BRAKES DONE BACK IN OCTOBER AT THE SAME TIME AS THEY REPLACED THE COIL. MY CAR IS STARTING TO STALL AND DO THE SAME AS IT WAS BACK IN OCTOBER. I AM NOT SURE WHY CHEVY IS NOT RECALLING OR SENDING OUT NOTICES ABOUT THESE ISSUES. IT'S HAZARDOUS. I CONTACTED A LAWYER. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND REGISTERED IN MICHIGAN. CAR STARTED SMELLING STRONG OF GASOLINE. FUEL STARTED LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE GAS TANK LEAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING IT TO LEAK GAS AND COULD OF CAUSED A FIRE. THE RECALL NUMBER #12V459000 SHOULD INCLUDE MICHIGAN ON THE STATES LISTED. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY (WITHIN THE WEEK) HAD THIS FUEL PUMP REPLACED, AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW OF THIS RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR