2013 Chevrolet Equinox

ME AND MY WIFE OWN A 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 18MONTHS AND PURCHASED THIS BRAND NEW. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FOWARD COLLISION SENSOR ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY. MYSELF AND MY WIFE HAVE BOTH HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS TO HER ALL THE TIME SINCE SHE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER. SHE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO HER OVER 20 TIMES IN THE PAST 1.5 YRS. FORWARD COLLISION WARNING WILL GO OFF WITH NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER AND THEN THE BRAKES WILL MOMENTARILY ENGAGE. I HAVE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE. I HAVE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE AS A PASSENGER ON (3) OCCASSIONS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE HAVE HAD THIS SUV FOR 18MONTHS AND SHE HAS TAKEN IT TO (2) DEALERSHIPS. BOTH STATED THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND TOLD US TO DE-ACTIVATE THE SYSTEM. WHY HAVE THIS SAFETY FEATURE AND YOU ARE TOLD TO TURN IT OFF BY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW TO FIX IT?? I DONT EVEN KNOW IF THEY HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO INQUIRE. DEALERSHIPS WE UTILIZED WERE JOHN JONES FROM CORYDON, IN AND COYLE CHEVROLET LOCATED IN CLARKSVILLE, IN. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE BUT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC A SAFE DISTANT BEHIND OTHER TRAFFIC WHEN THE RED LIGHT FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WHEN THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OR ALONG SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I ADVISED MY DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE INCIDENTS, BUT RECEIVED NO EXPLANATION OF WHY IT WAS OCCURRING. THESE 3 OR 4 INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE 12,000 MILES. *TR

AT 7PM EST, AS I WAS COMING UP TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN I NOTICED THE SOUND OF MY RADIO SHUT OFF, IN A SPLIT SECOND I LOOKED AT THE DIGITAL DISPLAY AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, THEN AS I WAS TURNING THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WAS OFF AND I HAD A HARD TIME TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY HAD SHUT DOWN, I THEN WAS PULLING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE INTO AN EMPTY SPACE FOR SAFETY WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY ATTEMPT TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED. THIS IS A BRAND NEW 4/2013 LEASE WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 7600 OR SO MILES NOTED. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR NOT ONLY MY SAFETY BUT THE SAFETY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. *TR

1ST OCCURRENCE - 7-22-14 -TRAVELING ON THE 8 WEST AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE "COLLISION AVOIDANCE" SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH ACTIVATED AND IT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL, THERE WAS NOT A CAR WITHIN 200 YARDS. 2ND OCCURRENCE - 7-25-14 - TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON AERO DR. AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, WITH NO CARS WITHIN 100 YARDS, THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED. 3RD OCCURRENCE - 7-28-14 - GOING TO WORK AT 6:00 AM TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON MISSION VILLAGE DR. AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, COLLISION AVOIDANCE ACTIVATED, RED LIGHT ON THE DASH & BRAKING, NO CARS WERE IN SIGHT AT THAT TIME. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD WITH HEAVY WOODS ON EACH SIDE AND A DEER RAN OUT OF THE WOODS IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE DEER WITH THE FRONT OF MY EQUINOX. I IMMEDIATELY SMELLED THE FUMES FROM THE AIR BAG BUT DID NOT SEE WHERE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ONSTAR CAME ON AND ASKED IF I WAS OK, THAT THEY WERE ADVISED MY AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. THE IN DASH SENSOR IN MY CAR ALSO ALERTED THAT THE AIR BAG HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. MY STEERING WHEEL APPEARED NORMAL, BUT A SMALL GAP AROUND THE AIR BAG COVER. IT APPEARS THAT MY AIR BAG HAD ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY BUT THE BAG ITSELF DID NOT INFLATE. THE DAMAGE WAS FILLED ON INSURANCE AND GM WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY AIR BAG DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO HAVE THE AIR BAG & SENSORS REPLACED. GM DID OPEN A CLAIM WITH MY COMPLAINT AND SAID THAT IT WOULD BE 20 TO 30 DAYS FOR AN INVESTIGATION TO BE DONE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON I-71N AROUND 3:30 ON MY WAY HOME DURING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DISPLAY SHOW AN ENGINE LIGHT AND A MESSAGE SAYING REDUCING POWER MODE AND THE SPEED DROP TO 20 EVEN THOUGH I HAND MY FOOT ON THE GAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I HAD JUST MOVE LANE FROM IN FRONT OF A 18 WHEELER AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER STILL IN DANGER BECAUSE THE LANE I MOVED TO STILL HAD TRAFFIC COMING. I TURN THE CAR OFF SINCE IT WOULD NOT GO AND SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I STARTED IT UP AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE. THEY FOUND THAT FOLLOWING CODE P2101, P2119. THEY PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC TEST ALL WIRING TO THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR TEST OK REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND RECHECK FAULTS, PASSED. WHAT THEY TOLD ME IS THAT THE SENSOR DID NOT KNOW I WAS GIVING THE ENGINE GAS SO IT REDUCE THE ENGINE SPEED. THIS IS SCARY TO KNOW IT COULD HAPPEN AND I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR EVEN KILL. I WAS LUCKY. *TR

I WAS DOING APPROX. 25 MPH AND WENT TO PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE HESITATED THEN TOOK OFF VERY FAST AND RAPID SCARED MY WIFE AND I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS TRYING TO PASS THE VEHICLE NOW SITS IN MY GARAGE AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE VERY AFRAID EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO GET KILLED, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME DURING THE WEEK OF 5-22-2014 IT HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 40 MPH AND MAKING A QUICK TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND FROZE FOR A MINUTE IN A 3 WAY INTERSECTION. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN AND AFTER A MINUTE IT RESET AGAIN. THEN CONTINUING DRIVING PRESSING THE BRAKES WITH LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND FELT FUNNY. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS SITUATION. PRETTY SCARY SITUATION HERE AND A SAFETY CONCERN FOR SURE. WITH ONLY 25K MILES WITH 3 MAYOR ISSUES POSTED HERE, I'M GETTING RID OF THIS VEHICLE AND TAKE A LOSS....VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM BUT BEFORE THAT I WILL WRITE A BIG LETTER TO GM CEO ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR