NHTSA Complaint #10465493 — 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10465493 |
| Vehicle | 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 114,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
BOUGHT IN JAN 2009 WITH 65,000 ON IT. SUMMER 09 IN A RAIN STORM IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TURNED A FAUCET ON IN MY CAR THE WATER WAS COMING IN ON DRIVERS SIDE MY LEFT FOOT LOOKED LIKE IN THE TUB, FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. OUT OF POCKET $100, THE BY END OF 09 THE REAL FUN BEGAN, HAD ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, KNOCKING IN CAR WHEN CAR STARTED FOR FIRST 5 MINUTES. THE BY OCTOBER CAR WAS OVER HEATING, HEAT ONLY BLEW WHEN CAR WAS MOVING, CAR NOW HAD 118137 REPLACED THE ENDER BLOWER MOTORS, COOLANT FANS AND FAN MOTOR, CALLED AND REPORTED TO CHEVY, THEN IN NOVEMBER 010, IT ALL HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME HAD TO HAVE BLEND ARM DOOR REPLACED CAR CALLED CHEVY NOPE NOT A ISSUE PER INTERNET ITS MAJOR ISSUE. REPLACED AT MY COST $891. RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 2010, GASKETS AND SEALS BLEW CAR OVER HEATED THEN SHUT OFF, HAD TO LET IT COOL DOWN THEN START UP AGAIN. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE, GASKETS AND SEALS. NOW 7/12 CHEVY WANTS TO REIMBURSE FOR THE PART BUT DECIDED TO FIGHT ME TOOTH AND NAIL ON THE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE I NO LONGER OWN THE CAR. TRADED IT IN APRIL 2012 COULD NOT LONGER AFFORD IT AND TRANS FELT LIKE ITS GOING TO GO. CHEVY SAID I WILL GET A PARTIAL REFUND OF BLEND ARM DOOR ONLY? WTF THE CAR PUT ME AND MY CHILDREN IN DANGER AND THAT'S ALL THEY WANT TO DO BUT YET FIGHT ME? ALSO I REPORTED TO CHEVY ALL THESE ISSUES, THE BBB, A LAWYER AT THIS POINT, 2 TV NETWORK NEWS PROGRAMS, AND ALL AVAILABLE MULTIMEDIA. *TR
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