5.2

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
18,360 miles

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problem #5

Jul 022018

Equinox

  • 53,000 miles
My car smells like burning wires. My ac turns from cold to hot without even touching any buttons. My phone charger in the middle council doesn't work. I only have 53000 miles on this car.

- Waxahachie, TX, USA

problem #4

Mar 252018

Equinox

  • 30,000 miles
While travelling down highway I heard a click and the headlights and heater turned off by themselves. Was unable to turn them on. Thank god I was on a straight strip and not a curve. Contacted on star. Figured out that the high beams could be activated by holding the high beam switch toward me while driving. Drove home driving with one hand and holding high beam switch with other. When I returned home I turned the car off. I wondered if the car would start so I turned it over and the headlights and heater came back on.

- Green Bay, WI, USA

problem #3

Jul 112016

Equinox 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox. When the accelerator pedal was applied, the vehicle did not accelerate. While at a stop, the vehicle independently surged. In addition, when the electronic seat function was deactivated, the seats continued to move. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than four times, but they were unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and provided additional diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was not available. Updated 06/21/17 updated 10/19/2017

- Sylvester, GA, USA

problem #2

Jun 042016

Equinox

  • 6,600 miles
While driving at night, moving slowly in a traffic jam on a freeway, the instrument cluster totally went out. The radio continued to work, but the speedometer was not functioning. I continued to drive about 20 miles with the cluster and speedometer not working. After arriving at my destination and turning off the engine for about 20 minutes, I restarted it and saw that the cluster was very dim and the speedometer was only barely readable. As I drove it, the brightness slowly increased. The next morning, the speedometer and the rest of the cluster seemed to be normal. I took the car to the dealer for repairs, they were unable to find the problem since the car was working normally at that time.

- Novi, MI, USA

problem #1

Jan 082016

Equinox 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 2,200 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph with the cruise control engaged, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic but the cause of failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,200. Updated 03/15/16 the consumer stated the vehicle was inspected and the dealer stated there was nothing wrong. Updated 03/30/16.

- Tawas City, MI, USA