2006 Chevrolet EQUINOX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the defroster was activated, but failed to defrost the windshield. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the temperature control door fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 117,500."

"i have no heat, yesterday, i did . this morning my heat will not work recirculation works fan controls work a/c works, after all of my hours of research, i know what the problem is, along with thousands of other equinox owners . its the vent door and actuator, i narrowed all down at first coolant thermostat etc. i found my result for a cheap piece of plastic on the vent door that breaks so often sure its a 70$ part but as a single father , i cannot afford a 1500.00$ shop fee for that, this is something chevy knows is wrong , and can be a very liable hazard to accidents ! i live in north dakota where it gets pretty darn cold , you lose your heat on a way to a kids hockey game 100 miles away on a friday night when snowing and 30 below zero yes could cause fatalities !! its widely spread across the board there are thousands of people with same problem , chevrolet knows this , they need to make it right before someone gets killed from it ! *tr"

"the heater is blowing out cold air, it's is definitely a safety issue. i have to drive to work with a blanket on my lap, heavy jacket and gloves. the blanket on the lap is not the smartest choice but i can not afford to pay somewhere between $800 - $1000 to get this fixed. i also have to have my children bring blankets so they stay warm. we live in a southern state but we still get cold here. i can't imagine living up north and dealing with this problem. needs to be fixed. *tr"

"the heater blend door is broken. the cost of replacing the door is $1000 +. i cannot afford to get this problem fixed. this seems to be a very common problem in this model vehicle. i am so disappointed. *tr"

"the heater is currently blowing out cold air. i have tried every setting to try to see if any of the settings help but always blows out cool/cold air. another costly repair to add to this vehicle. ave had numerous problems with this vehicle, the worst chevy model i have ever owned. have had this vehicle for 16 months have had numerous problems with this vehicle. *tr"

"06 chevy equinox lt2, heat started blowing cold air. i didn't know the problem but fortunately i went into my onstar account to look for diagnosis but since service engine light did not come on it couldn't tell me. but while in my account it was showing active warranty. it showed me there was an active extended warranty from gm, covering actuator door default. all equinox owners are covered to 120,000 miles or 1/1/2016.....so if you have this issue with heat blowing cold take it to authorized chevy gm dealer because they have to take the whole dash out to fix a 10.00 part, the labor charge is $2600 my dealer told me. also if you paid for this issue out of pocket they will reimburse you. google this issue , there is a special bulletin number for this. get that number and call your dealer!!!!! they won't tell you it's covered and charge you because most of the service managers don't even know it exists. now that's not rite.....they should have been informed of this being covered, it's not fair to the consumer. *tr"

"tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that the heater failed to defrost the windows. the failure occurred on numerous occasions. the dealer stated that the blend door needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000."

"heater stopped working on vehicle making it impossible to defrost my front window. this creates a driving hazard due to foggy window. this can happen in cold or humid weather so it is an issue that needs to be addressed by gm, especially since they are aware of the problem. *tr"

"vehicle has no heat or defrost. took to shop. shop stated blend door is broken and actuator needs replaced. shop has to dissemble the entire vehicle dash to access and replace the 2 parts to the cost of $1030.00. majority of costs $750 is labor to dissemble and reassemble the entire dash to replace 2 simple parts that total about $280 for gm. as i am finding out this is a recurring event with a substantial number of equinox vehicle owners. *tr"

"i live in florida, so i don't need the heater that often. last year when it got cold, i turned on the heater and got nothing but cold air blowing out. i took my vehicle to get it looked at and was told it would probably cost around $1000 - $1500 to fix. they would probably have to pull out the whole dash and it was very labor intensive. when i look on the internet, i see numerous people with the same problem. i would think chevrolet would do a recall. i guess if they ignore it, that is a lot of money they will be saving. *tr"