Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 12, 2012
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
1%
of 638 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 12, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO ACCESS THE REAR LIFT GATE, THE LOCKING MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED (OR THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONIC LOCK FAILED ON THE REAR HATCH. THERE WAS NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH FROM THE INSIDE.
NHTSA ID
10475167
Incident
Sep 8, 2012
Mileage
85,000 mi
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed May 26, 2011
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT. I PURCHASED IT IN MARCH OF 2005 AND HAVE BEEN THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. SINCE APRIL 2005 THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TROUBLE STARTING. I COULD TURN THE KEY TO START THE IGNITION AND IT WOULD STUTTER AND TURN OFF ALL THE WAY. SOMETIMES I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES UNLESS I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION KEY. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND AT THE TIME OF TURNING ON THE VEHICLE AT THE CAR DEALER TO TRY TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM THE CAR TURNED ON WITHOUT ANY STUTTERING. THESE PROBLEMS PERSISTED EVEN AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE STARTER AND BATTERY. THE DEALER COULD NOT OFFER ANYMORE EXPLANATIONS OR SUGGESTIONS. ADDITIONALLY THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS ON AND WHILE DRIVING.THE KEY CANNOT ALWAYS BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SMOOTHLY. SOMETIMES IT GETS STUCK HALFWAY OUT AND IT TAKES SOME MANEUVERING OF THE KEY TO REMOVE IT COMPLETELY. NOW THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AT ALL IN THE IGNITION WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. I'VE TRIED STRAIGHTENING OUT THE TIRES BEFORE TRYING TO TURN THE KEY AS WELL AS TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE TURNING THE KEY BUT THE KEY DOES NOT TURN. *TR..UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/12/2014 *JS
NHTSA ID
10402792
Incident
Apr 1, 2005
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 21, 2009
Crash reported2 injuries reported
STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILED TO STAY UPRIGHT WITH A 40 MPH COLLISION FROM BEHIND. THE STATIONARY VEHICLE, THE ONE WITH THE SEAT THAT FAILED, IS A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE VEHICLE THAT REAR-ENDED THE EQUINOX WAS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. *TR
NHTSA ID
10289306
Incident
Oct 21, 2009
Mileage
14,000 mi
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Jul 23, 2009
2005 CHEVY EQUINOX LS. CAN TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. I'M AFRAID THE KEY COULD FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. OR, IF IN AN ACCIDENT, THE KEY FALL OUT WHILE THE MOTOR IS RUNNING AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE MOTOR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN FIRE. HAD THE KEY REPLACED ONCE, ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, SO I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN TAMPERING OR REPLACEMENT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. GM'S SOLUTION IS GO TO DEALER. DEALERS SOLUTION IS REPLACE KEY. OBVIOUSLY REPLACING KEY IS NOT A LONG TERM SOLUTION NOR ONE THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. IT IS, HOWEVER, AND EXPENSIVE ONE THAT COULD BE IS FATAL IF NOT FIXED IN TIME. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE EXTRAORDINARY. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR 42 YEARS AND OWNED MANY, MANY CARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A KEY BECAUSE I CAN PULL IT OUT OF THE IGNITION. NOW, IT APPEARS I'LL HAVE TO DO IT EVERY YEAR. *TR
NHTSA ID
10278142
Incident
Jul 14, 2009
Mileage
48,000 mi
Interior & seatsSteering
Filed Dec 9, 2008
DOOR LOCKS DO NOT UNLOCK UNLESS MANUALLY OPERATED AND STEERING BOX FAULTY CAUSING LOOSE STEERING. *TR
NHTSA ID
10251158
Incident
Jan 1, 2008
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 8, 2008
Crash reported2 injuries reported
DURING A RECENT CRASH THAT I WAS IN, WHEN MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED I WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE SEAT. THE SEAT CAME UNLATCHED AND PLUNGED INTO THE BACK SEAT WHERE I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING BY BOTH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE DEALER THAT THIS IS TO NEVER HAPPEN. *TR
NHTSA ID
10214239
Incident
Jan 5, 2008
Mileage
41,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 3, 2005
WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED. FELT THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD WITHIN BAD NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SWITCH THE FEATURE TO OFF.*AK *SB *NM
NHTSA ID
10119757
Incident
Apr 1, 2005
Mileage
35 mi
ElectricalInterior & seatsVisibility
Filed Jun 2, 2005
DT: WATER WAS LEAKING INTO CAB OF VEHICLE AND INTO TRUNK. WATER LEAK IWAS IN FRONT DOME LIGHT, AND IT LEAKED TWICE. THE MIDDLE DOME LIGHT LEAKED ONCE, AND THE TRUNK HAS HAD A BIG BUCKET OF WATER REMOVED FROM IT. DEALER TRIED TO FIX LEAK, BUT IT STILL LEAKS. CALLER WAS TOLD NOT TO PARK UNDER TREES. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD CALL DEALER, AND TOLD CALLER TO KEEP SUN ,ROOF CLOSED AND THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS IN SUN ROOF. CALLER STATED SHE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WATER IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AND THAT MORE DAMAGE CAN BE CAUSED.*AK
NHTSA ID
10123918
Incident
Nov 27, 2004
Mileage
18,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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