2009 Chevrolet Equinox

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON - TOOK TO MECHANIC YESTERDAY AND THEY FOUND THE FOLLOWING "B0074 & B0081 SET. DIAGNOSED AND FOUND PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE INTERNALLY FAILED". THEY TOLD ME IT'S A 800+ REPAIR. CALLED DEALER PRIORITY CHEVEROLET IN CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA AND THEY SAID TO CHECK CONNECTIONS BELOW SEAT AS THEY SOMETIMES COME LOOSE. AS AN ENGINEER I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH A VITAL LIFE SAVING DEVICE WOULD HAVE SUCH AN EASY SINGLE POINT FAILURE TO BE SO EASY TO COME LOOSE AS BY SIMPLE MOVING THE SEAT. WHEN YOU OBSERVE THE SWITCH MODULE BELOW THE SEAT IT IS JUST THERE DANGLING! THIS NEEDS TO GET ROLLED UP AS A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ERROR CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. ONSTAR RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SEAT THAT WAS LINKED TO THE ONSTAR SYSTEM AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,500.

ON THURSDAY 3/19/2015 AS WAS DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THAT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE STABILITRAKING OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROLLED AND SERVICE STABILITRAKING AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. ON MY WAY HOME THERE WAS NO MESSAGE ON THE DASH, BUT THE NEXT DAY 3/20/2015 ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT SAME MESSAGE CAME ON AND IT STAYED ON, SO I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY TRIED TO DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY COULD NOT FIN OUT WHAT IT WAS AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

OUR VEHICLE'S RADIO BEGAN TO NOT SHUT OFF AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED, AND THE KEYS WERE OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CONVINCED THAT IT WAS EITHER THE DOOR SWITCH OR THE RADIO. HAVING A MAJOR GUARD PROTECTION PLAN, THE RADIO WASN'T TO BE COVERED AND THE DOOR SWITCH WOULD. I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED THINKING THAT WE'D CONTINUE TO SHUT THE RADIO OFF. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND I REPLACED THE MOTOR (TO NO AVAIL) AND DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE DID I FIND THAT SIMILAR OWNERS HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I EVENTUALLY RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL PATHWAY FROM THE CAR BODY TO THE DOOR CAUSED THE WIRES INSIDE TO STRETCH, CRACK, AND BREAK. THE 2 WIRES THAT WERE BROKEN WERE THE DOOR SENSOR WIRE AND THE POWER WINDOW WIRE. TAKING IT BACK TO PARKWAY CHEVROLET TO HAVE THEM RESEARCH THIS AND DIAGNOSE, THEIR REMEDY WAS TO HAVE THE WIRES RE-SAULDER. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE WIRING HARNESS BE REPLACED. LOOKS AND SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE MALFUNCTION. *TR

WINDOW DRIVER SIDE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, PRESSED SWITCH TO LOWER WINDOW HEARD A POP AND DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT WINDOW DID NOT GO DOWN WINDOW STILL WILL NOT GO DOWN AND THE DRIVER SIDE POWER MIRROR WILL NOT FUNCTION AS WELL DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH IN 5 WEEKS WHEN YOU PRESS THE WINDOW DOWN BUTTON OR OPEN THE DOOR THE HEAD LIGHT WILL BLOW AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO PUT IT UP IF IT IS IN THE DOWN POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. AFTER PARKING AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WITH OTHER WARNING LIGHTS (CAN'T REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY SAID) AS I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS REPAIRED. SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE SAME WILL COME ON PERIODICALLY BUT ONLY AS I START THE CAR .. MAYBE 1X EVERY 3 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR IS [XXX]. MY AUTOMATIC DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. THE REAR WIPER NO LONGER WORKS. SOUND ON THE DRIVER SIDE NO LONGER WORKS. ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK NO LONGER WORKS ON DRIVER SIDE I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THAT DOOR. I'VE HAD MY CAR BROKEN INTO BECAUSE IT APPEARED UNLOCKED. FORTUNATELY THE ALARM SYSTEM STILL WORKED. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRIC. THE SMELL IS OBVIOUS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS UNDER THE HOOD. I'M WORRIED THE CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE AND MY DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT FUNCTION AND SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE WINDOW WITH THE CONTROL. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IF THE DOOR WAS OPENED THE CONTROL FUNCTIONED. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE BLAISE ALEXANDER DEALERSHIP IN MUNCY, PA FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRE THAT CONTROLLED THIS FUNCTION WAS "CRIMPED" AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE OTHER WIRES (6 IN ALL) WERE GOING TO FAIL EVENTUALLY. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB FOR LIKE PROBLEMS I DETERMINED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. MY CONCERNS ARE IF THIS WIRING FAILS AND THE WINDOW DOESN'T OPEN OR THE POWER DOOR LOCK DOESN'T FUNCTION IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS ABILITY TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE WILL BE COMPROMISED. IF THE SHOULD OCCUR AND THERE IS A FIRE OR OTHER ISSUE IT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR MORE. *TR