2007 Chevrolet Equinox Engine Problems

While driving at 60 MPH, you heard a bell noise coming from your engine and noticed the vehicle running hot, so you pulled over to let it cool down. A mechanic diagnosed burnt fan clips and replaced them, but the problem continued even after also replacing the thermostat, heat sensor, radiator fan motor, and coolant. The overheating issue was never fully resolved. This likely involves a cooling system problem that may require inspection of the cooling fan assembly, thermostat housing, or radiator to identify why the repeated repairs didn't solve the issue.

THE CAR KEEP OVERHEATING WHEN I'M DRIVING AND AT A STAND STILL THE FAN KEEP COMING ON AND THE MECHANIC CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH 115K MILES. THE FIRST SIGN OF AN ISSUE WAS THE SOUND OF WATER RUSHING TO THE HEATER CORE (AIR). CAR STARTED OVERHEATING A FEW WEEKS LATER AS THE OUTDOORS TEMPERATURE STARTED TO CLIMB IN LATE SPRING. I STARTED TO SEE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND WAS HAVING TO ADD COOLANT EVERY OTHER DAY. THE ISSUE STARTED TO GET WORSE SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE ISSUE HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY ON HILLS, DURING HOT WEATHER AND WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS OR IN TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO USE A HEAD GASKET SEALANT WHICH WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. I CHECKED OUT SEVERAL FORUMS AND FIND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO A POOR CHOSE OF HEAD GASKET WITH SOME ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT TYPES. HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL. THE RADIATOR HOSES ARE OVER PRESSURIZING AND WILL CAUSE RUPTURES WHICH WILL END UP BURNING SOMEONE SEVERELY.

GASOLINE LEAK/FIRE HAZARD, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2012 RECALL OF EXACT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOR SPECIFIC VEHICLES SOLD OR REGISTERED IN CERTAIN STATES. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME EXACT ISSUE AS PRECIOUS RECALL WITH GASOLINE ODOR/LEAK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

VEHICLE HEATS UP AND CAUSES WATER HOSES TO OVER HEAT AND BUST UP. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS BURN INJURY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM CAUSES BECAUSE OF THE HEAD GASKETS THAT WERE USED.THE GASKETS GET DAMAGED AND START CAUSING THE LINES TO FILL UP WITH AIR CAUSING ALOT OF PRESSURE TO.MOTOR AND THEN OVER HEATS.ALL THE LINES THAT BRING WATER TO THE MOTER BUSTED AND VEHICLE WASNT EVEN SHOWING TO BE HOT. VEHICLE STILL WORKS BUT CANT BE USED BECAUSE IT OVERHEATS. LINES WERE REPLACED TWICE BUT WILL BUST IF TRUCK IS TURNED ON . HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVEREL OWNERS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. HAVE ALSO XONTACTED CHEVROLET BUT THEY SAID THEY CANT DO ANYTHING YET. WE WERE ON EXPRESSWAY GOING HOME

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WATER PUMP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS CAUSING THE WARNING INDICATORS TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED WITH A REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAULTY SPARK PLUG WIRES. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ENGINE OVERHEATED, ALMOST DIDN'T GET OFF ROAD. TOOK TO A GARAGE AND $433. LATER WITH TOW BILL, THEY REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND FLUSHED IT. ONE WEEK LATER DID THE SAME THING PLUS KEPT POPPING UP OIL CHANGE NEEDED AND HAD ALREADY DID THAT FEW MONTHS BEFORE. FILLED WITH GAS AND IT POPPED UP LOW FUEL. HAD IT LOOKED AT AGAIN AND THEY SAID HEAD GASKET, WHICH QUOTED $2500. BUT SEVERAL HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL WITH SAME PROBLEM, SAID EQUINOX ARE KNOWN FOR THIS! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? I AM ON SS AND THIS IS HARD FOR ME TO HANDLE MONEY WISE. I'M JUST UPSET THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHERS AND THEY JUST ACCEPTED IT AND DIDN'T COMPLAIN!!!!

THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WRONG WITH THE CHEVY EQUINOX, I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET BECAUSE OF WATER IN MY DASHBOARD. I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT, BECAUSE SO MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO BY THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF YOU PURCHASED A EQUINOX BETWEEN 2006 AND 2009. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

FAN ASSEMBLY STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING MY ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, AND NOW I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET...NOT A CHEAP REPAIR. APPEARS THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE THAT SEEM TO BE HAVING A HEAD GASKET ISSUE AROUND 80K. *JS

LIGHT CAME ON IN CAR STATING: ENGINE HOT/COMPRESSOR OFF AND TEMP GAUGE DROPPED TO BOTTOM. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED ME THAT I HAD LEAKING HEAD GASKETS INTO COOLANT. HEADS TO MACHINE SHOP TO CHECK AND PRESSURE TEST. $2262.00. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR FELT SLUGGISH. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THROTTLE BODY ASM/TPS REGISTERS INCORRECTLY. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASM. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS WHEN I AM GOING UP A HILL. MY CAR HESITATES ALMOST EVERY TIME WHEN GOING UP A HILL WHAT I MEAN WHEN I GO UP THE HILL IT IS LIKE MY CAR IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE GARAGE SEVERAL TIME IN THE LAST MONTH FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP AND THEN THE O2 SENOR WENT BAD RIGHT AFTER I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED IS WHEN THE HESITATION STARTED. THEY JUST REPLACES THE SPARK PLUG AND THAT DIDN'T HELP IT AND THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. MY VEHICLE DROPPED IN SPEED TO 25 MPH AND WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. MY FAMILY AND I ALMOST WERE HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN 18 WHEELER. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE CHEVY FORUM AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER CHEVY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO TO IT AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

WE WERE TRAVELING 3-28-2013 AND WERE ABOUT A HUNDRED MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAC, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LESS THAN A YEAR PRIOR TO THIS ON 4-19-2012 WE HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. WE MADE IT HOME 4-2-2013 AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE EGR VALVE NEED REPLACING. I REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AND CLEARED THE CODES. ALL WAS WELL TILL 4-7-2013 WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAC AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP LEAK RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER DISCOVERING THE FUEL PUMP WAS RECALLED, SHE CALLED GMC, BUT WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE, AS THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 23, 2012 FOR A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK. EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THE EVAP PURGE VALVE/EMISSION SYSTEM AND FUEL CAP WERE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM, WHICH STATED HER VEHICLE IS NOW INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/13/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND STABLE TRACK WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EGR VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I HAVE HAD MY EQUINOX SINCE 2008; IT IS A 2007 MODEL. I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL REPAIRS ON THE ELECTRICAL REAR LIGHTS AND THE BELT TENSIONER, BUT THIS NEXT REPAIR IS BY FAR THE WORST. WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK POSITION THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS STRONG AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE CAR. WHEN DRIVING, THE SMELL OF GAS CIRCULATED INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM PENETRATING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST ON THE OUTER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND A LEAK ABOVE THE GAS TANK. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM THE MUFFLER. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITIES AS I REGULARLY CARRY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND IT SEEMS TO REQUIRE TOO MANY REPAIRS FOR THE FEW YEARS/MILES IT HAS TRAVELED. AS A THOUGHTFUL VEHICLE OWNER, I TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND COVERED STORAGE FROM NATURAL ELEMENTS. CERTAINLY THESE KINDS OF DEFECTS ARE NOT AN EXPECTED OCCURRENCE IN THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. DISAPPOINTED EQUINOX OWNER :( *TR

THE BELT TENSION FELL OFF. HANDFULL OF PARTS FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. BELT TENSIONER BROKEN AT SPRING END; REPLACED TENSIONER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE, CAUSING SMOKE TO ESCAPE FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY HUSBAND HAD HIT A BUZZARD IN FEBRUARY 2010 ON A COUNTY PAVED ROAD WHICH TORE SOME OF THE GRIDDLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THEN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 I WAS GOING TO THE STORE AND THE CAR GOT HOT STARTED TO DIE WHICH THE COMPUTER TOLD ME TO STOP, TURN OFF A/C AND IDLE THE CAR, ALLOWING IT TO COOL DOWN. AFTER 15 MINS I PROCEEDED TO RETURN HOME AND THE SUV GOT EXTREME HOT, STARTED TO DIE. CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE TOLD ME TO LEAVE IT THERE. HE PULL THE 2007 EQUINOX TO OUR HOME AND LOOK FOR REASON FOR SUV TO GET HOT. WE CALLED THE DEALER SINCE THE SUV WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. SEVERAL DAYS LATER WE WAS TOLD THAT A PIECE OF GRIDDLE HAD RUBBED A HOLE INTO RADIATOR AND ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACE. STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE AGENCY. AT FIRST INS AGENCY WAS NOT GOING TO COVER THE DAMAGES BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS ON EVERY MAINTENANCE DONE WHICH THE LAST OIL CHANGE WAS AUGUST, 2010, 30 DAYS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM. THERE WERE NEVER NO PUNCTURE HOLES IN RADIATOR NO OVERHEATING NO SIGNALS AT ALL. AFTER REPAIRS, THE INVOICE STATED THAT "SWAY BAR PLASTIC TRIM RUBBED HOLE INTO RADIATOR." ALSO WE WAS ASK BY THE DEALERSHIP IF WE WANT THE SWAY BAR REPAIR SINCE IT WAS IN NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. TWO WEEKS AGO WE DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT IS BROKE. THE SUV HAVE BEEN POPPING WHEN BACKING UP OR TURNING SINCE WE GOT THE SUV REPAIRED IN SEPTEMBER 2010. WE DID CALLED GMC AFTER READING THEIR WARRANTY COVERAGE 100,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS THAT STATED THAT THESE DEFECTS WAS COVER UNDER THIS WARRANTY. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR WAS NOT PART OF THE WARRANTY NOR WAS THE SWAY BAR; ONLY THE ENGINE. WE WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO US WHY THE RADIATOR WOULD NOT BE COVER UNDER THIS WARRANTY SINCE THE ENGINE CAN NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THE RADIATOR TO KEEP THE ENGINE COOL AND IF THE RADIATOR IS NOT NEEDED THEN WHY IS IT ON THE VEHICLE? WHAT IS COVERED UNDER GMC'S BEST EVER WARRANTY? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED STUCK. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

A STARTED TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE INSIDE THE CAR. CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL AND IT WAS GOOD. LAST NIGHT STARTED THE CAR IN 40 DEGREE WEATHER, AND THE WINDOWS IN THE WHOLE CAR WOULD NOT DEFOG. NO VISIBILITY TO DRIVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HEATER CORE AND/OR BROKEN AIR BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR PROBLEM. *TR

STABILITRACK ON THE 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX WILL REDUCE THE POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES, LEAVING NO BREAKS TO COMPLETELY STOP. I WAS DRIVING OUT TO LUNCH THE FIRST TIME WHEN I APPROACHED A RAILROAD TRACK WHOSE BARRIER WAS COMING DOWN, AS I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MPH, I STARTED SLOWING DOWN. MY ENGINE CUT OUT BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD. THE BREAKS WOULDN'T WORK AND FINALLY GOT IT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (WHO WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BARRIER). TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM CLEAN OUT THE AREA AROUND THE THROTTLE SENSOR. APR 08, 2010, I HAD MY CAR DIE ON MY TWICE IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS WHILE DRIVING IT. THE SECOND TIME WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY 4 WAY STOP. LUCKILY, IT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT STOPPED A FEW FEET AWAY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. STEERING WAS DIFFICULT ENOUGH WHEN UPSET THAT YOU MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WON'T SEE ME UNTIL MONDAY (THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION) AND I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO PAY THEM AGAIN TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO! *TR

TERRIBLE ODOR THAT WE CANNOT GET RID OF.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH READ "SERVICE STABILITY TRACK AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED". THE VEHICLE STALLS AND STOPS AND, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAS TO WAIT AND CONTINUOUSLY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT FAILURES. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES DISPLAYING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD THE RECORDS CHECKED FOR EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD POOR FUEL MILEAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO JUMP FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT CAUGHT A WIRE THAT WAS NOT IN A WIRING HARNESS AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED STABILATRAC FAILURE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. HE HAS BEEN INJURED TWICE BECAUSE THE REAR HATCH DOOR STRUTS FAILED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. THE TIRES THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE WERE SEVERELY WORN AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE TWO FRONT DOORS AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR CRACKS AND MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES. SOME REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, THE REAR HATCH NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED ALONG WITH THE TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TOOK MY 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX TO VALVOLINE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 4,365 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING ON THE ENGINE AND THAT I HAD NO OIL IN MY ENGINE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED IN THE FIELD UNDER 5,000 MILES. I WILL BE REQUESTING THAT THE ENGINE GOES BACK TO THE PLANT SO THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. NEW ENGINE WILL BE SUPPLIED. *TR