2007 Chevrolet Equinox Brakes Problems

THE CAR WHEN I DRIVE OVER THE 60 MILES, MAKE AUTO BREAK BY SELF. IS REALLY SCARY.

NHTSA ID

11351952

Incident

Aug 5, 2019

Mileage

60 mi

THIS VEHICLE IS ONE OF SEVERAL THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL SPEED AND PSI SENSORS, WHICH THEN CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL TO BELIEVE COMPUTER WISE IT HAS NO TRACTION, THEREFORE THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND THE COMPUTER SOMETIMES SHUT THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE ON. IT ALSO HAS AIRBAG TROUBLE WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT, ALSO LIKE THE RECALL. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE FACT 2007'S WERE ISSUED THIS RECALL, IT'S SAYING MY 'VIN' DOES APPLY TO THESE RECALLS. FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN THESE THINGS ARE MESSED UP. JUST WANT GM MOTORS TO AWKNOWLEDGE IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS MISMANUFACTURED.

NHTSA ID

11176402

Incident

Feb 11, 2019

Mileage

160,000 mi

CAR SLOWS DOWN , BRAKES LOCK UP AND GET REAL HARD, CAR WANT MOVE. TRY TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, BRAKES TO HARD , WANT MOVE AT ALL. LET IT SET FOR 35 MIN. THEN CAR WILL MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS, WHEN CAR SLOW DOWN AND JUST STOP, SOMEONE ALMOST HIT ME

NHTSA ID

11104587

Incident

Mar 3, 2018

Mileage

207,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE, FAILED TO RETAIN BRAKE FLUID, AND SUDDENLY DECELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES SEIZED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY WHEN THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE DEALER (JOHN THORNTON CHEVROLET, 1971 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122, (678) 303-4071) INDICATED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE CONTAMINATION AND PROVIDED EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THERE WAS A PERMANENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS WOULD NEED TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED AND THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATED BRAKES LOCK UP CAR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP STABLITY TRACTION CONTROL, LIGHT COMES ON, TRY TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE WON'T MOVE AT ALL, BRAKE PEDAL STICKING, WON'T RAISE ALL THE WAY BACK UP UPDATED 9/25/18*JB

NHTSA ID

11101723

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ABS WARNING AND STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ROSNER CHEVROLET, 800 S HARBOR CITY BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE DOOR WAS OPENED BY PULLING THE WINDOW DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 866-790-5600 AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. CASE NUMBER: 8-3496059432 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

NHTSA ID

11042653

Incident

Apr 27, 2015

Mileage

96,000 mi

BRAKE PEDAL KICKS BACK WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO BREAK AT SLOWER SPEEDS. ABS SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEED (5-10MPH) AND BREAK PEDAL DOES NOT GO DOWN/PRESS DOWN WHEN BREAKING. BREAKS SQUEAL WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE

NHTSA ID

11014055

Incident

Jul 4, 2017

Mileage

125,736 mi

TRACTION CONTROL ANTILOCK BRAKES SELF APPLY OFTEN EVEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

10978905

Incident

Apr 15, 2017

Mileage

93,250 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT, TPMS, STABILITY LIGHT, HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHTS GO OUT ALOT. CALLED CHEVY PLACE AOUT RECALLS AND WAS TOLD MINE IS NOT RECALLED BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR ARE SAME AS RECALL. THEY FIXED GAS LINE RECALL, TOOK IT TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT 2 OR 3 TIMES BUT NEVER GOT FIXED. MY SPEEDOMETER ALSO BEEN OUT SINCE GETTING CAR BRAKE LIGHTS ALWAYS COMING ON AS WELL, OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL. DOESNT SEEM CHEVY MAKES A GOOD VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10861116

Incident

Nov 29, 2014

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX AROUND 50 MPH AND NOTICED A SMELL COMING FROM THE BRAKES. HE GOT HOME AND TOLD ME THEY WERE DRAGGING. I CHECKED THEM AFTER THEY COOLED DOWN. MY INITIAL THOUGHT WAS WORN PADS. I PULLED THE WHEELS AND CALIPERS AND PADS WERE GOOD. HOWEVER I COULD NOT COMPRESS THE DUAL PISTONS BACK INTO THE HOUSING ON EITHER SIDE UNTIL I LOOSENED THE BLEEDER SCREW. BEING CAREFUL TO NOT GET AIR IN THE SYSTEM, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PISTONS BACK INTO THE HOUSING TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE NOT STUCK. I REASSEMBLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND TIRES. I TRIED TO PUT THE BRAKES TO FORCE THE FRONT PISTONS BACK OUT, BUT I HAD NO PRESSURE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE BRAKES WERE WORKING, NO THEY AREN'T. NOW I HAVE NO BREAKES, FRONT OR REAR! FLUID WILL NOT FLOW BACK TO MASTER CYLINDER NOR WILL FLUID FLOW TO CALIPERS. MY QUESTION IS, MASTER CYLINDER OR ABS MODULE.

NHTSA ID

10787897

Incident

Nov 2, 2015

Mileage

156,000 mi

2997 CHEVY EQUINOX - THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AROUND 60MPH, WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES AND THE ABS, STABILITY TRACK LIGHTS COME ON. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE INTERSTATE SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I ACCELERATE. IT SEEMS AT IF ALL THE BRAKES ARE ACTIVE AND NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO MOVE. AFTER ALMOST GETTING CLIPPED BY A SEMI I HAD TO THINK FAST. I READ THE MANUAL AND FOUND THE ABS FUSES. IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR I HAVE TO REMOVE THE ABS MOTOR FUSE AND THE ABS SYSTEM FUSE. THIS BYPASSES THE SYSTEM AND THE CAR IS ABLE TO MOVE. I HAVE TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED DEALER PARTS ABS MODULE AND ABS MODULATOR "MOTOR". I PAID $1800 FOR THE REPAIR. CAR HAS SAME ISSUE AS I DROVE A WAY FROM SHOP. WHEN IT STALLED AFTER REPAIR I REMOVED THE FUSES AGAIN AND DROVE IT BACK TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR AGAIN. SHOP SAYS THESE PARTS REPLACED ARE DEALER PARTS AND THEY WILL REPLACE AGAIN WITH NEW PARTS. CALLED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ON THIS AND THEY MENTION THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE/RECALL WITH THIS AT THE TIME. THE CAR HAS $80K MILES AND HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS STILL UNDER DIAGNOSTICS TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. FRUSTRATED!

NHTSA ID

10781291

Incident

Sep 25, 2015

Mileage

19 mi

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SEIZE AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. SHE CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AND THE CAR WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND ADVISED TO TURN OFF AC AND STOP CAR. SHE STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PRESS. SHE STOPPED THE CAR ALLOWED IT TO COOL DOWN THEN PROCEEDED TO CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE HOME. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT AND NOTICED A SLIGHT BURN SCENT BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO BE OK OTHER THAN THE POWER BRAKES WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR 6-7 HOURS I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR WITH THE POWER BRAKES NOW FUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND HAD ENTIRE SYSTEM (CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS, LINES, ETC.) EXAMINED AND AT THAT TIME IT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. MY WIFE DROVE IT THE FOLLOWING DAY AND AFTER 25 MINUTES OF INTERSTATE DRIVING THE POWER BRAKES WERE AGAIN NOT FUNCTIONING. SHE PARKED IT FOR 3 DAYS AT THE AIRPORT AND UPON HER RETURN THE POWER BRAKES WORKED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THEY NO LONGER WORKED.

NHTSA ID

10747295

Incident

Jul 30, 2015

Mileage

122,000 mi

ON 7-7-14, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE DOCTORS' OFFICE, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. IT WAS LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON A WASHBOARD AND WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WAS BACKING UP TO PARK, IT WAS AS THOUGH I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER, IT WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. THEN THE VEHICLE RESPONDED NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN JUNE 2014, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY READJUSTED THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. I HAD NO PROBLEM UNTIL 7-7-14 . WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED US A COST OF OVER $600.00 TO REPLACE THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS UNRELATED TO THE FIRST INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING AS THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE, I'M NOT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT I'M BEING TOLD REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I'M THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE, SINCE MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A STROKE ON 2-18-2013. TOO BAD YOU BUY A VEHICLE AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I HOPE NO ONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10609557

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

68,285 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SHOCKS AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONLY ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN UPDATED 8/29/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10594286

Incident

May 23, 2014

Mileage

86,000 mi

THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER TO GET OFF THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS LOCKING UP. THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING SMELL. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO BACKWARD OR FORWARD. A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH THEY REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CAR LOCKED UP AGAIN. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE ENTIRE BRAKING AND STABILIZER SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10565922

Incident

Jan 31, 2014

Mileage

89,864 mi

I TOOK MY CAR INTO A POWER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BACK IN SEPTEMBER, THEY SAID THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THE COILS/SPARK PLUGS. THEY FIXED THE ISSUE, AS MY CAR HAD BEEN STALLING AS I ACCELERATED. NOW, RECENTLY MY ELECTRIC STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH MY ENGINE AND "SERVICE BRAKES" LIGHT. I HAD MY BRAKES DONE BACK IN OCTOBER AT THE SAME TIME AS THEY REPLACED THE COIL. MY CAR IS STARTING TO STALL AND DO THE SAME AS IT WAS BACK IN OCTOBER. I AM NOT SURE WHY CHEVY IS NOT RECALLING OR SENDING OUT NOTICES ABOUT THESE ISSUES. IT'S HAZARDOUS. I CONTACTED A LAWYER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10556794

Incident

Dec 2, 2013

WHILE DRIVING THE CHEVY 2007 EQUINOX, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY, SO I TOOK IT IN TO CHEVY THOROBRED FOR A SAFETY CHECK. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE THAT IT WAS MY MASTER CYLINDER GOING OUT AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF THIS ITEM WAS COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY; IT WAS NOT.COULD THIS BE DUE TO POOR MATERIALS/ OR SOMETHING HE COULD NOT SAY. I SAID THAT MY AUTO HAD 58833 MILES IS THAT KINDA EARLY FOR SUCH A PART TO BRAKE DOWN? I WILL LOOK ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535154

Incident

Aug 13, 2013

Mileage

58,833 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID

10534279

Incident

May 15, 2013

Mileage

60,000 mi

2007 CHEVY EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED BRAKING ON ITS OWN AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILTRAK LIGHTS BLINKED ON AND OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $4,000 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTERS AND BRAKE HOSES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1215.31. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED WELL, FOR THREE WEEKS, UNTIL A HEAVY RAIN CAUSED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILTRAK LIGHT TO FLICKER AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE AGAIN WITHOUT DRIVER ACTIVATION.

NHTSA ID

10505071

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

IT HAPPEN AT AN INTERSECTION. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO PULL AWAY THE BRAKES WERE SOLIDLY APPLIED WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I UT IT IN PARK AND PUMPED THE BRAKES. WHEN I TRIED TO START DRIVING AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS RELEASED. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE AND AFTER READING ONLINE IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10476887

Incident

Aug 22, 2012

Mileage

54,000 mi

I WAS COMING UPON A STOP SIGN, IT WAS SNOWING OUTSIDE SO I WAS DRIVING QUITE CAUTIOUSLY. AS I CAME TO THE STOP SIGN I SLID A BIT AND THEN THE SUV LOST ALL TRACTION AND THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RESTARTED THE SUV AND ALL LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I HAD NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, STABILITY CONTROL, OR TRACTION THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. IT WAS TERRIBLE. I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF A VEHICLE LIKE THAT BEFORE. I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE AT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY STARTED IT AGAIN. ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL SNOWFALL TODAY. THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT. WE HAVE TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN BUT THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT YET WENT OUT. I WILL BE BRINGING THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING WITH HOPES IT DOESN'T COST ME TOO MUCH TO GET IT FIX. I FEAR FOR OTHERS THAT WILL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVROLETS BUT THIS HAS DEFINITELY MADE ME THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING YET ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM. I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER THIS AN INCIDENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10450174

Incident

Mar 2, 2012

Mileage

37,850 mi

THE BRAKE BOOSTER JUST STOP WORKING ON MY 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX. BRAKES GET STIFF AND NOT BRAKING ON CONTACT, SLIDES A WHILE BEFORE IT STOPS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND PART IS ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS SINCE MULTIPLE EQUINOX HAVE BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTION. SO NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE UNSAFELY FOR 2 WEEKS SINCE UNABLE TO RENT A VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS. SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329433

Incident

May 7, 2010

Mileage

44,721 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE NOISE WAS PRIMARILY HEARD AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT NO REMEDY WAS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,100.

NHTSA ID

10258310

Incident

Nov 10, 2007

Mileage

100 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HUB BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BOX FOR THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO VIBRATE. WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED AND BEGAN VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE LATEST FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,006 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ID

10250086

Incident

Mar 27, 2008

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VERY FIRST DAY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME, IT BROKE DOWN. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET ITSELF AND THEN RESTART. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 14-15 TIMES AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, BUT IT WAS NEVER REMEDIED. AFTER HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A LEMON, THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IF THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,025 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10.

NHTSA ID

10235349

Incident

Oct 28, 2007

Mileage

10 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAKED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,284.

NHTSA ID

10219576

Incident

Jul 15, 2007

Mileage

10 mi