NHTSA Complaint #10297944 — 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

VISIBILITY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10297944
Vehicle	2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
Component	VISIBILITY
Date of Incident	September 1, 2008
Date Filed	January 4, 2010
Mileage	90,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX - THE HEATER/FRONT DEFOGGER STOPPED WORKING DUE TO GM BLEND DOOR OR HEATER ACTUATOR VALVE FAILURE ISSUE. DUE TO THIS FAILURE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON COLD MORNINGS OR EVENING, DUE TO THE POOR VISIBILITY CREATED BY THE INABILITY TO DEFOG THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY WE LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX, SO THE CAR IS ONLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THREE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. IN THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THE WEB, THERE ARE HUNDREDS, LIKELY THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT GM HAS RECALLED THE 2010 VERSION OF THE SAME CAR FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE SAME RESULT, POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO THE FAILING DEFOGGER. *TR

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