2008 Chevrolet Equinox

MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX HAS BEEN MESSING UP WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR! I TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECKED AND WAS CHARGE $50 DOLLARS AND THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MODULE THAT HAD GONE BAD AND IT WOULD COST ME LIKE $600 TO FIX THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE IVE READ A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 08 EQUINOX. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED A FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT AN ERROR CODE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND SHE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THE DEALER MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN APRIL 2009, THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

ON 5/27/11 MY REAR WIPER FROZE UP IN THE ON MODE WHICH CAUSED MY BATTERY TO GO DEAD. IN TRYING TO JUMPER THE CAR WE NOTICED THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN WITH THE HANDLE. THE PASSENGER DOORS WOULD OPEN. I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE TO FLIP THE HOOD RELEASE SO WE COULD START THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT & BATTERY WAS DISLODGED YOU WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THE DRIVER OUT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS 2008 EQUINOX. HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THIS SAFETY HAZARD? I TALKED WITH THE DEALER & HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AND HAD BEEN DOING IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. CARRIED IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER SIDE GRID AND MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $486.00. I STARTED CHECKING AND FOUND THE '07 MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THE '08 STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON IT? *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE DEVICE WHEN MY 150 TO 165 LB WIFE IS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY ADVISE THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, AS IT WAS DESIGNED, AND THAT MY WIFE DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE "ON" FUNCTION OF THE AIR BAG. THIS SEEMS UNSAFE, AND UNREASONABLE TO ME. ID LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AND ASK, DOES THIS VIOLATE NHTSA SAFETY STANDARDS? DOES THE NHTSA RESEARCH SUPPORT THAT A 110 LB ADULT SHOULD NOT HAVE AIRBAG PROTECTION? IVE NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR THIS ISSUE. IT WILL GOING IN FOR THE SECOND TIME...LETS SEE HOW IT WORKS NOW. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT WORK WHEN SOMEONE THAT WEIGHS 130LBS IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID THAT *I* WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE 2007 EQUINOX'S HAD, WHICH WERE RECALLED. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO SOMEONE IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM CLEARLY VIOLATES FMVSS STANDARD NUMBER 208!

THE 2008 EQUINOX MADE BY GENERAL MOTORS HAS BOTH REAR UNDERBASE WHEEL WATER ENTRY INTO THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT ENTERS INTO THIS AREA FILLS AND RUNS FORWARD TO THE BRAKE AND GAS AREA. THE ENTIRE FLOOR BASE SUBJECT TO WATER DAMAGED AND HEADACHES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLOOR CARPET, PLACED SOME SORT OF BLACK GLUE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENTRY AREA. BUT, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN METAL. PLEASE HELP! *TR