2008 Chevrolet Equinox

MY 2008 EQUINOX HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING, IT'S FINE WHEN IT'S SAT OVER NIGHT HOURS BUT DURING THE DAY WHEN IT'S ONLY SAT A COUPLE OR A FEW HOURS IT WILL HESITATE AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO IT, SO SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG AND THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW DOESN'T GO DOWN AND I HAD BEEN TAKING IT TO BE LOOKED AT FOR THE STARTING PROBLEM WAY BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS CORRECTED.) *TR

MY 2008 EQUINOX HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING, IT'S FINE WHEN IT'S SAT OVER NIGHT HOURS BUT DURING THE DAY WHEN IT'S ONLY SAT A COUPLE OR A FEW HOURS IT WILL HESITATE AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO IT, SO SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG AND THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW DOESN'T GO DOWN AND I HAD BEEN TAKING IT TO BE LOOKED AT FOR THE STARTING PROBLEM WAY BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS CORRECTED.) *TR

SINCE MID-AUG, MY EQUINOX HAS BEEN RANDOMLY/INTERMITTENTLY LOSING ENGINE POWER (AS WELL AS STEERING/BRAKING) FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THANKFULLY, WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, (NOW AT LEAST WEEKLY) IT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC. WHEN CHECKING SERVICE CODES, THE INDICATED PROBLEM SYSTEMS ARE "SECONDARY IGNITION CIRCUIT" AND "STABILITRAK." I DO NOT FEEL THE CAR IS SAFELY DRIVABLE, BUT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER CANNOT OFFER ME EVEN A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT EARLIER THAN DEC 1. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT EXPECTED TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. PAM..UPDATED 09/25/14 *BF UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. UPDATED 12/08/14 .*JB UPDATED 12/28/15.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED GM CLAIMED TO HAVE INVESTIGATED THE CRASH AND STATED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT DESIGNED TO DEPLOY IN THE TYPE OF CRASH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN. UPDATED 01/05/16.*JB UPDATED 06/02/16.*JB *JS

1.)THIS MORNING, I STARTED MY CAR, IT STALLED OUT, LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO START. I SWEPT THAT UNDER THE RUG. AFTER WORK, I STARTED MY CAR AND IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO START. AS A MATTER OF FACT IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD GOTTEN UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED MY BATTERY. I HAD TO RESET MY CLOCK AND RADIO STATIONS.2.)ALSO, WHILE I AM COMPLAINING, I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY BRAKE LIGHTS AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY JUST SAID "YOU DO KNOW YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE BULBS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE"---YES! BUT NOT SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE YEAR. 3.)THERE IS ALSO MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHTS--EVEN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP "FIXING IT". 4.) MY KEY FOB DOES NOT LOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. (SOMETIMES THEY LOCK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I HAVE READ SOME OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, BUT YET THERE ARE NO RECALLS. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? *TR

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH 2008 EQUINOX, PURCHASED IN JULY 2008.. KEY WILL GET STUCK IN IGNITION AND TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO REMOVE IT. CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SHUTS OFF. *TR CHECK STABILITRAC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY AND SHUTS OFF WHEN ON INTERSTATE AND/OR WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS INOPERABLE ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME, BUT WILL WORK,SOMETIMES, WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUTTING OR WHEN YOU HIT THE DOOR PANEL. VEHICLE ALARM WILL SET BUT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR NEVER LOCKS AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR RARELY LOCK, SAME FOR WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE. WILL NOT LOCK BY USING THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON LOCATED INSIDE VEHICLE BOTH BACK DOOR LOCKS GET HUNG AND MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT, STEERING FAILURE. SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING APPEARED AND STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO STATED STEERING MODULE WENT OUT AND REPLACED AT MY OWN COST. VERY DANGEROUS TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. ENTIRE STEERING AND INTERIOR CONTROL MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACED A SECOND TIME. DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TO WEAR OUT AND NEED REPLACED. SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING STILL CONTINUES TO COME ON OCCASIONALLY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THE STEERING WILL NOT GO OUT THIS TIME WHILE I AM GOING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. HAVE ALSO CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH WATER IN THE VEHICLE. CAN HEAR THE WATER SLOSHING AROUND. WATER IN THE HEADLIGHTS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. DOOR LOCKS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. *TR

CAR FAILED TO START AFTER A HARD OVERNIGHT RAIN STORM THE NIGHT BEFORE, THEN STARTED AFTER A 15 MINUTE WAIT FOR THE AAA. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. REPEATEDLY TURNED KEY TO START POSITION, BUT NO POWER TO THE STARTER. HAD OBD 2 DIAGNOSTIC BUT NOT CODES FOUND, JUST WAIT TO SEE IF HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR