2006 Chevrolet Equinox Electrical System

WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DRIVING STUDENT TO HIGH SCHOOL AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE IGNITION/STEERING COLUMN AND IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I AM LEAVING IT AT CHEVY DEALERS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD STARTING PROBLEMS IN THE PAST MONTH ON OCCASION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/27/14*LJ UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS

I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR STARTING PROPERLY AND THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN ONE EVENING, I DROVE TO A STORE AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. CAME BACK AND IT WOULDN'T START. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY THOUGH IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT IT WASN'T. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT HAD A BAD STARTER. I HAD TO BY A NEW STARTER. *TR

PURCHASED MY EQUINOX IN 2006 NEW AT 12,000 MILES SERPENTINE BELT BROKEN,WINDOW HAS JUMPED GOING UP AND DOWN SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM.AT 110000 MILES THE HEAT STOP WORKING.THEN BY SUMMER THE A/C WENT TOO.AND CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD IGNITION ISSUES MY CAR WILL STAY RUNNING EVEN WHEN YOU TAKE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION COMPLETELY.GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUT CAR OWNERS ONLY PROFIT... GOING BACK TO FORD... *TR

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. NOW HAS 095431 MILES ON IT AND THIS STARTED AROUND THE 83K MILES POINT. KEY WILL NOT ROTATE FROM OFF POSITION TO ON POSITION, THUS THE CAR CAN NOT BE STARTED AND THIS HA. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL CHEVROLET VEHICLES UTILIZING HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME. THE SAME IGNITION CYLINDER; HOWEVER CHEVROLET HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. KEY WILL NOT ROTATE FROM OFF POSITION TO ON POSITION, THUS THE CAR CAN NOT BE STARTED. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER PRESUMED, AS THE FACTORY KEY IS INCAPABLE OF EVEN BEING ROTATED TO THE ON POSITION. A SECOND FACTORY ISSUED KEY THAT HAS BEEN SPARINGLY USED SINCE PURCHASED WAS SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ORIGINAL (PROBLEM KEY). THIS SECOND KEY APPEARED TO HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF USE, HOWEVER NOW THIS NEW KEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL EITHER. BASED ON MY RESEARCH VIA THE WEB, THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL CHEVROLET VEHICLES UTILIZING THE SAME IGNITION CYLINDER; HOWEVER CHEVROLET HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME I TURNED THE KEY. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION AND TRY AGAIN, THIS COULD SOMETIMES TAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY OVER AND OVER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE COMPLAINT. THEN FINALLY IN 2013 THEY DID AND STATED THAT IT WAS INDEED THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH WOULD COST A GOOD AMOUNT TO GET FIX. THEY ALSO SHOWED ME THAT WHILE THE KEY IS IN RUNNING POSITION THAT IT COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. WITH THE LATEST OF MANY RECALLS ON THE GM VEHICLES I BELIEVE THE EQUINOX SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS AS THEY EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE IT WAS ON ACCESSORY MODE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A/C AND THE HEATER BLOWER RELAY WAS MELTED AND BURNED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,800. UPDATED 11/12/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2010. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED SPORADICALLY AND LOST STEERING. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY CONTINUOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,859 AND THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 04/29/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE BACK LOCK CYLINDER INTERMITTENTLY TURNED FREELY. UPDATED 05/2/2014 *JS

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST OF 2010. AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE I NOTICED THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD PARTIALLY JAMMED WHEN TRYING TO START. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT GRAPHITE IN THE SWITCH. IT STILL JAMS TO THIS DAY. I WAS CURIOUS IF THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL I RECENTLY READ ABOUT. *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED IN 2012 ( JUNE 26) AND 1-2 MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AS KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER. STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH IGNITION SWITCH NOT TURNING OVER INTERMITTENTLY SO WE LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION AND LOCK WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT HAD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND EXITED WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

THE CAR IS OVER HEATING EXCESSIVELY AND IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED THE HEATING SYSTEM IN MY CAR. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET IN BRODHEADSVILLE, PA THAT IT WOULD COST ME $2,800.00. THIS PRICE IS EXTREMELY HIGH. UPON DOING RESEARCH, CHEVROLET, EQUINOX HAVE BEEN KNOW TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON ALL OF THE CARS. *TR

2006 EQUINOX IS POSSESSED. I WOKE UP AT 2:30AM TO MY EQUINOX RUNNING IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. I HAD TO PUT THE KEYS IN IT AND MOVE IT FORWARD IN ORDER TO SHUT IT OFF. IT MUST HAVE RAN FOR AWHILE AS IT WAS WARM INSIDE. IT ALSO UNLOCKED ITSELF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY, WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO POWERED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE STARTED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR UPDATED 05/28/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS OUTLINED IN GM RECALL 13V-248. THE DRIVER DOOR POWER WINDOW AND POWER LOCK WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND IS NOW TOTALLY INOPERABLE. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES, SHOULD I BE CONCERNED THAT THIS IS RELATED AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE? *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. PURCHASED THE CAR BACK IN AUGUST 2009 AND A FEW DAYS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I WOULD TURN THE KEY TO TURN THE CAR ON AND IT WOULDN'T COMPLETELY TURN OVER AND IT WOULD "STICK," CAUSING ME TO TURN THE CAR BACK TO OFF. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR THE FIRST TIME, THE SECOND TIME WOULD USUALLY WORK. NOW, IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WON'T TURN OVER WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS, IF I DON'T PRESS THE GAS THE ENGINE WON'T START AT ALL. I CAN TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 TIMES BUT IT REFUSES TO START WITHOUT THE GAS (I'M WORRIED I'M GOING TO FLOOD THE ENGINE NOW). THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY DURING ANYTIME OF DAY AND DURING ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T EVEN HAPPEN FOR DAYS/WEEKS THEN SUDDENLY THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AND ITS WORSE. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS ESPECIALLY WITH A CAR WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. NO DEALER WILL HELP ME BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NEVER ACT UP FOR THEM. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I AM RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS. I DON'T WANT TO BE LEFT STRANDED BECAUSE GM WON'T HELP ANYONE WITH A PROBLEM A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE SAME YEAR AND CAR! *TR

WAS DRIVING GETTING ONTO FREEWAY (ON THE ON RAMP) CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE LANE ONTO SHOULDER ALL THE WAY. IN RUSH HOUR OF COURSE. CAR WOULD START BUT AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO PULL IT OVER MORE IT WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AGAIN. HAD A TODDLER AND BABY IN 95 HEAT ON SIDE OF FREEWAY. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TRIED TO DIVE IT NEXT DAY, DIED AGAIN. TURNS OUT, WHEN EVER THE TURN SIGNALS/FLASHERS ARE USED, IT KILLS ALL POWER IN THE CAR. CAUSING IT TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND RUNS FINE WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS. VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE A CAR DIE WHILE DRIVING IT. WE REFUSE TO DRIVE IT IN FEAR OF IT CAUSING FURTHER ISSUES. *TR

I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH ONE PREVIOUS OWNER FROM A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I USE THE BLINKER, MY BRIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD BE UNABLE TO TURN THEM OFF. THEN MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD START TO SMOKE. I WOULD PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS HAS NOT LEAD TO A FIRE YET, BUT VERY EASILY COULD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TIMES IN A MONTH. THE DEALER WHOM I HAD JUST BOUGHT IT FROM REFUSED TO HELP COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR OF THIS PIECE. I AM NOW PAYING FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. I'M JUST NOT SURE IF THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON VEHICLE PROBLEM OR IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. *TR

KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. *TR

PURCHASE CAR APPROX: 7/09 WITH APPROX: 33000 MILES. IN JAN 2010 NOTICE PROBLEMS STARTING CAR, HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF & ON EVER SINCE. CAR NOW HAS 114000 MILES. *TT

WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED TO GET COOLER I ATTEMPED TO PUT THE HEAT ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND NOTHING BUT COLD AIR CAME OUT! I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS A SAFTEY CONCER BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE NO DEFROST. THE LACK OF HEAT IS CAUSED BY THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR FAILING TO OPERATE. THE BLEND DOOR ALLOWS AIR TO FLOW PAST THE HEATER CORE. THE AIR TEMPERATURE DOOR HAS A PLASTIC ARM WHICH IS CONNECTED TO AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THIS PLASTIC ARM BREAKING AND MOTOR MALFUNCTION. GM DEALERS REPLACE THE PLASTIC ARM WITH A METAL ARM AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER OF BETWEEN $1100 AND $1400 DOLLARS. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PART PROBLEM. GM SHOULD STEP UP AND MAKE THIS PROBLEM A RECALL ISSUE. SAFTEY IS INVOLVED. THE NEWER MODELS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED A WEEK LATER THAT ALL THE ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS. PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW IN 2006. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION GETTING STUCK A LOT. IT PROGRESSIVELY BEEN GETTING WORSE SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I'M NOT ALONE. HAVING VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. THE KEY WON'T TURN AND IT TAKES ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES FUSSING WITH IT BEFORE IT LUCKILY TURNS ON. I HAVEN'T HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW YET OR BRING IT INTO THE DEALER AND FORK OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I HOPE IT DOESN'T DIE ALL TOGETHER. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR A DEFECT SUCH AS THIS. PLEASE RECALL THE IGNITION IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR