2007 Chevrolet Equinox Steering

I HAD TO JUMP START MY VEHICLE AND MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS WORKING FINE, I PARKED WENT IN TO SCHOOL TO GET DAUGHTER CAME OUT AND IT WASN'T WORKING. SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 149,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN UPDATED 06/17/14 MA

I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I ENDED UP IN THE OTHER LANE BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE USING THAT LANE AT THE TIME. NOW I SEE A RECALL IN THE NEWS IN WHICH GM SAYS THEY WANT TO GET ALL VEHICLES THAT COULD BE EFFECTED, BUT THEY DON'T INCLUDE THE EQUINOX.? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN STREET. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT GREAT FORCE AND I ENDED UP ON WRONG SIDE OF ROAD. I GOT THE CAR TO A REPAIR PLACE AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD BURNT UP AND THE STABILIZER LIGHT HAD JUST CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ANY TRAFFIC OR I WOULD OF BEEN INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I NOW UNDERSTAND THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE DANGER THIS COULD CAUSE AS IT OCCURS WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. MY COST TO REPAIR THIS WAS $1400. *TR

THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER MODULAR FAILED ON 3/26/13. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS UNEXPECTED AND CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF STRESSED. I HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE ALERTS ME ON EVERYTHING ELSE, SUCH AS LOW GAS, CHANGE OIL, ETC...YET IT DO NOT ALERT ME OF A MAJOR PROBLEM? *TR

FIRST OFF, I LOVE MY VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT USED 1/11, HAVE HAD IT LESS THAN 2 YEARS. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND NOW THIS. UPON PURCHASE, MILEAGE WAS 85K. MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY APPROX 94K. THEREFORE, THESE DAMAGES ARE NOT BY FAULT OF HEAVY DRIVING, ETC... ON FRIDAY, 11/9/12, I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOME TO TAKE MY SON TO A JOB INTERVIEW IN A MALL PLAZA. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED WHILE HE WENT INSIDE. APPROX 20 MINS LATER HE CAME OUT. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. AS I WAS LEAVING THE MALL PARKING AREA, DRIVING THROUGH THE LOT, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT "FROZE UP" AND WOULDN'T STEER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND NOT CRASH INTO ANY CARS AROUND ME. I WAS HORRIFIED! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE, EVER! AFTER I REALIZED IT WAS A STEERING ISSUE AND NOTHING INVOLVING THE ENGINE, ETC.. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO ANOTHER PARKING SPACE(BARELY ABLE TO STEER)TO SIT SAFELY AND WAIT FOR HELP. I FIRST CALLED A FRIEND TO BRING ME POWER STEERING FLUID, THINKING THAT WAS THE ISSUE. BUT, UPON WAITING FOR THEM TO ARRIVE I RESEARCHED AND SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE FLUID, INSTEAD THERE IS A "STEERING MOTOR". I THEN CALLED AAA, NOT KNOWING HOW SAFE/UNSAFE IT WAS FOR ME TO CHANCE DRIVING HOME. I HAD AAA TOW MY VEHICLE TO MY HOME. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY SINCE THEN. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND IT'S HARD ENOUGH FINANCIALLY TRYING TO MAKE IT DAY TO DAY, LET ALONE ENDURING UNNECESSARY CAR REPAIRS BACK TO BACK ON A VEHICLE I PURCHASED DUE TO THE UPSTANDING REPUTATION OF CHEVY CARS. I AM APPALLED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS APPARENT DEFECT AND NO CARE FROM CHEVY FOR SAFETY OF ITS DRIVERS/OWNERS! I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND WANT SOMETHING DONE. ASAP. *TR

THE SECOND DAY WE OWNED THE CAR, I STARTED IT, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR DEALERSHIP SAID THAT NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER. IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR 6 YEARS. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE-START IT AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS. *TR

I GOT INTO MY CAR AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING. I STARTED THE CAR, PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND TRIED TO TURN. MY CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN, SO I CHECKED MY RPMS TO MAKE SURE MY CAR WAS ACTUALLY STARTED. THE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME WAS EMPTY, SO I PULLED FORWARD AND TRIED TO TURN AGAIN. MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL, SO I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE CAME AND DROVE MY CAR HOME. WE LIVE ONLY A FEW MILES FROM THE STORE AND THERE IS ONLY ONE TURN. HE SAID IT TOOK ALL OF HIS STRENGTH TO TURN INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAD THE FUSE TESTED AND IT IS NOT THE FUSE. *KB

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE. FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF I'D BEEN GETTING AN INTERMITTENT STABILITRAK ALARM. IT WOULD RESET ITSELF UPON RESTART.. AT THE DEALER (TOM CLARK CHEVROLET, MCKEESPORT, PA.) THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED. MY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR REPLACEMENT IS $480.00. APPARENTLY MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE EXPENSE. MY GUT FEELING TELLS ME THE WHOLE STABILITRAK/ POWER STEERING MOTOR ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN FROM DAY ONE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT ON DEFECTIVE PARTS/DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC TIME OR SPEED WHEN THE STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH 77,000 MILES. AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A RETAIL STORE, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT INSIDE. UPON RETURNING, AFTER STARTING THE CAR, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIRTUALLY IMMOVABLE. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE HAD STALLED OUT BUT REALIZED THAT IT WAS STILL RUNNING. THEN I NOTICED THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" MESSAGE ON THE DIC. DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY AND LOOKED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ONLY AFTER GOING ONLINE AND READING ABOUT THE SCORES OF INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE DID I REALIZE THAT A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM EXISTS. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. AFTER PAYING THE REPAIR COSTS OF OVER $660 I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS TO COVER THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE ANSWER WAS "NO". IT IS SERIOUSLY UNBELIEVABLE THAT SUCH AN OBVIOUSLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED WITHOUT SO MUCH AS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM GM THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN AN EQUINOX. HOWEVER, I DID GET SOMEWHAT OF AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. ALL IN ALL, PROBABLY MY LAST GM PURCHASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE PARTS BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SERVICE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER START UP POWER STEERING DID NOT OPERATE. DASHBOARD WARNING READ SERVICE STABILITRACK. DROVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AT HOME POWER STEERING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, BUT SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING WAS STILL LIT. A QUICK LOOK ON THE INTERNET SHOWED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM IN CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH SIMILAR POWER STEERING. CAR WILL BE BROUGHT TO DEALER NEXT WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK