NHTSA Complaint #10433078 — 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

THE HEATER ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX IS NOT WORKING IT BLOWS COLD AIR. WE NOTICED IT ME AND MY FAMILY THAT IT STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED IN THE EVENING AND WE TURNED ON THE HEAT AND ONLY COLD AIR WAS BLOWING OUT, LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND TOLD ME THAT IT'S A COSTLY REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP. I LOOKED ON-LINE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS BUT NONE YET AND FOUND OUT BY NUMEROUS ON-LINE COMMENTS THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THE COST TO GET IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP IS ANYWHERE FROM $700 TO $1500 AND THAT IS WAY OUT MY POCKETS. THE COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE SAID THE COMMON PROBLEM IS THE "ACTUATOR" OR THE "HEATER CORE", BUT A LOT OF THEM WERE STEERING MORE TOWARDS THE "ACTUATOR" PART THAT CONTROLS THE DOOR FLAP TO GET EITHER HOT OR COLD AIR. IT'S A MANUFACTURER ERROR PLEASE HELP ME AND MY FAMILY ALONG WITH OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. IT'S OUR FAMILY VEHICLE AND WINTER IS APPROACHING I WON'T BE ABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD OR BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT SAFELY WITH THE CONCERN OF IT FOGGING UP IMPAIRING MY VISION ON THE ROAD WHICH CAN ENDANGER OUR LIVES! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HEARING OUT MY CONCERN!! *TR