10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 20 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 18 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 98,119 miles
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The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing nor was the vehicle repaired. The failure mileage was 127,000 and the current mileage was 128,000.
- Painesville, OH, USA
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the air bag light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the front impact sensor was defective. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000 and the current mileage was 73,542. Updated 02/08/11 updated 02/14/11
- Wallkill, NY, USA
2005 Chevy Equinox 65000 miles, started one day and airbag light came on. Took to dealer and was told the sensor needed to be replaced at a cost of $600 or airbag would not deploy.
- Villa Park, IL, USA
Accident of Chevy Equinox in the hov lane of southbound 405 freeway hitting the hov K-rail and turning onto its side. Equinox was totaled none of the air bags deployed front or side upon impact. Reported to GM, no action taken by GM.
- Santa Ana, CA, USA
2005 Chevy Equinox, 80,000 miles. Airbag light came on & continued to stay on while driving. Took to dealership, was told that the airbag front sensor module is bad & not covered by warranty. $450 dollars to replace. If not replaced airbags will not work in a crash.
- Fairfield, IA, USA
It was raining, traffic ahead was coming to a stop as I was braking to a complete stop my 2005 Equinox Chevrolet was rear end by a Ford mustang, pushing me into the Honda Pilot in front of me. My airbag did not inflate nor deplore, but my vehicle sustained severe damage to the front & the Pilot I was pushed into sustained back damage as well. My vehicle was deemed total loss by the liable insurance company unitrin.
- League City, TX, USA
Numerous failures on this car. The A/C and transmission defective in the first 100 miles. The power window failed. Transm. Shifted on curves and would momentarily lose all control of car. Complained that had no wheel drive in wet or snow. Would jump sideways or skid.,now head-on into phone pole. Airbags did not deploy, seat belts did not lock. As a result, hit steering wheel and dashboard. Injuries.
- Ridgewood, NJ, USA
2005 Chevrolet Equinox rear ended another vehicle after being hit in the rear while stopped. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not engage. The driver sustained some injuries when he was pushed forward into the steering wheel and dash.
- Bothell, WA, USA
- Wapwallopen, PA, USA