I bought my equinox just a little over a year ago from Today Chevrolet in Oxnard, Ca. 2 months after my purchase, one day my car just wouldn't move. I checked everything and started pushing the gas pedal completely flooring it, and it still wouldn't move. After getting it towed back to the dealer, the next day, I was so upset to find out that, there was a leak in the side panel of the driver's side door. When they removed the paneling, all the wiring was rusted and the whole computer in my car had to be replaced.
About 3 months ago, my brakes had to be replaced at only 20000 on my car.
And most recently, my car is being serviced because the heat went out. Apparently, the little door that holds heat in/out was broken and needed to be replaced. In order to do that, they had to take out the whole dashboard of my car!! I honestly don't know what to say anymore about my car, except that I wish I hadn't traded in my scion!!
Mad as Heck in Oxnard!!
It's an okay car I guess!! It fits my needs, but, is just becoming a hassle when it needs to be in the shop!
Typical story. My Scion had one minor problem in the time I owned it, other than the horrible radio which wasn't even a Toyota product.
You want quality, you buy Japanese made in Japan.
You want to support American mechanics, you buy American made anywhere.
I personally own an Equinox and have now for about 1 year. That totally bums me out to hear about your horrible experiance, I think personally it was a lemon and should have looked in to the lemon laws in your state. My Equinox, a 2006 LS AWD is wonderful. I had to take it in to the dealership only for the CD Player going on the fritz, but easily fixed. I've talked to several people with Equinoxs and they all seemingly love it. Sounds to me, as with every single car company in the world, you got a bad apple out of the whole bunch of good apples.
I have an 2006 and beat it,30,miles in 9 months I went 15,000 without an oil change. cd playing all the time, and it pulls my jetskis all over Miami, and the only complaint I have is that the interior stains easy.
Who would abuse a new vehicle by driving 15,000 miles without an oil change, and better yet brag about it. That's going to hurt! I'm reading these reviews trying to decide on buying an Equinox, and I'm hoping that the one I pick hasn't been abused like that!
I bought my brand new Equinox in the summer of '07. The car's body is pretty "fragile". I just found out the cloth material on both sides rear door panel are coming off/loose at both edges (these problems were fixed and covered by the warranty).
The black round insert (about 3" diameter "net" cover) on the right front in fog lite hole (on bumper) is cracked. After the dealership checked but couldn't find any scratches around the hole at all. Obviously the crack was not caused by hitting anything; it maybe caused by the hot engine or the fog lite. This is not a safe design and the warranty is NOT COVERED THIS PROBLEM.
"I went 15,000 without an oil change. cd playing all the time, and it pulls my jetskis all over Miami..."
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