10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
35,425 miles

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problem #2

Feb 282008

Equinox 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 28,742 miles
Four car pileup on hwy 41 nb. We were veh.#3 and hit forward and were hit from behind. Our seat belts did not restrain us and the air bags did not deploy. My husband, ernst, flew into the dashboard and I slammed into the steering wheel.

- Coarsegold, CA, USA

problem #1

Jan 022007

Equinox 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 42,108 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The driver's seat belt fastener no longer locks in place. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure, but ordered the part for the repair. The seat belt was repaired on January 3, 2008. The contact stated that a seat belt should last longer than a year and a half. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 42,158 and failure mileage was 42,108.

- Belton, TX, USA