Chevrolet Equinox Electrical Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 5
- Years with records
- 2005–2011
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Navigational System(Global Positioning System) · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical · Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
First time owner of this vehicle. The end of june, 2014 began noticing that the gps would not save destinations when traveling, would have to reenter address anytime the ignition was turned off and back on. Shortly after this, the clock stopped working, when the time was corrected, if would reset after ignition was turned off and back on to the incorrect time. The bluetooth also began randomly disconnecting and…
ODI 10644318
Electrical
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the heater malfunctioned. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 98,000.
ODI 10489409
Electrical · Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
2011 chevy equinox navigation unit defaults to washington and clocks resets hours off regular time everytime you turn on the car. Others complaining about same problem and supposedly dealers have a nav software update for a fee. I believe consumers shouldn't pay for a fix on a widespread defective product. Same problem reported on gmc terrain. *tr
ODI 10486227
Electrical · Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Service traction control,service stabilitrak, all wheel drive off. Dash lights came on with these 3 messages again. April 6 the dealership put in a new stabilizer and it failed again! *tr
ODI 10404320
Electrical · Traction Control System
I was running my equinox 2008 when suddenly the light came on it was the stability truck system service and we can't run it its the power steering so hard we took the battery and is not working, i don not know what to do, tomorrow we have to take it to repair shop and it will cost a lot of many. *tr
ODI 10395563
Air Bags · Electrical
My vehicle is a 2008 chevy equinox. The passenger air bag sensor will not activate the device when my 150 to 165 lb wife is sitting in the vehicle. I have taken it to the dealer twice, they advise the system is functioning normally, as it was designed, and that my wife does not weigh enough to activate the "on" function of the air bag. This seems unsafe, and unreasonable to me. Id like to file a complaint, and ask,…
ODI 10395437
Electrical · Equipment · Visibility
The heating control on my vehicle has malfunctioned. The problem is permanent. There is no internal heat. As i live in a winter climate, the lack of heat with my blower has made defrosting my vehicle difficult to impossible. Upon further research, this exact problem has been diagnosed with at least several hundred vehicles of my make and model. The problem is a heating door mechanism that controls hot and cold. A…
ODI 10363645
Electrical · Electrical System · Engine
Truck lost speed without warning while driving in traffic. Engine cuts off while driving. Truck can be working one minute and you park and come back and nothing it would start and have to be tow and this has happen to me three times in the last 5 months. The elec system always have something wrong with it. Running at 55 mph and a semi-tractor trailer behind you with your three small grand children in the back and…
ODI 10343864