2005 Chevrolet Equinox Body & Structure Problems

The metal mounting points where your front subframe (engine and transmission support) connects to the main body have rusted away on both the left and right sides. Because these connection points are no longer secure, you hear a clunking noise while driving. This will need welding or replacement of the corroded mounting brackets to reattach the subframe properly.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

IN LATE JUNE I STARTED TO NOTICE A MUSTY SMELL EVERY TIME I ENTERED MY CAR. HOWEVER AFTER SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE I COULD FIND NOTHING AS THE SMELL CONTINUED TO LINGURE AND BECOME WORSE. THEN WHEN CLEANING OUT THE VEHICLE FOR VACATION I DISCOVERED A BUILDUP OF WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT, THE PADDING BETWEEN THE BODY AND TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH WATER. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS OCCURRED BUT QUICKLY TURNED TO THE INTERNET TO SEARCH FOR A RECALL, ONLY TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO ANSWER AS TO HOW TO STOP THE ISSUE. *TR

FRONT DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN THE GLOVE BOX POPPED OPEN AND THE CONTENTS CAME OUT. THE STRIKER BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE GLOVE BOX SHUT BROKE OFF AT THE POINT WHERE ITS ATTACHED TO BOLTS. *TR

MY 2005 EQUINOX IS LEAKING WATER INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I GET A LOT OF WATER COLLECTED IN THE SPARE TIRE AREA AND A LOT OF WATER IN THE REAR FLOORBOARDS. SINCE MY DRIVEWAY IS ON AN INCLINE IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING IN AT. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THE WATER DRIPS OUT OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS WHEN I BRAKE. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH HAVE RULED OUT A SUNROOF DRAINAGE ISSUE SINCE THE AREA IS CLEAR. I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING, AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT STEPS TO TAKE AT THIS POINT SINCE IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT WEAR AND TEAR. WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL SINCE THE ISSUE IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE? *TR

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT. CONSUMER STATES BEFORE THEY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD WATER IN THE FRONT FLOOR BOARD. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS FIXED AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE WATER BUILD UP *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME IT RAINED, THERE WOULD BE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WATER IN THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

WATER GETTING IN VEHICLE LEAVING BACK LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FLOOR SOAKING WET WITH MILDEW SMELL , CONCERNED ABOUT DAMAGE TO FLOOR AND MOLD FOR INFANT PASSENGER AS WELL AS SELF. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT LEAKS WATER INTO THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT WHENEVER IT RAINS OR VEHICLE GOES THROUGH CAR WASH. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL GALLONS AND IT SLOSHES AROUND AND SATURATES THE CARPET IN THE BACK FLOORBOARD. GM HAS A BULLETIN 2198426 WHEREAS IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY AND WATER WILL COLLECT IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT BUT WILL NOT FIX UNLESS THE CUSTOMER(ME) PAYS. I CAN SMELL THE MOLD AND MILDEW IN MY VEHICLE AND FEEL THIS CAN ONLY BE BAD FOR MY HEALTH BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CONTINUOUS MOLD REGENERATION. I HAVE TALKED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND CALLED GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND ALL YEARS BETWEEN 2005 AND 2007 ARE LISTED AND MANY MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX WATER LEAK IN REAR OF VEHICLE. ACCUMULATES IN WHEEL WELL AND INTERIOR CARPET IS STAINING AND PRODUCING AN ODOR. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM OR RESOLVE THE ISSUE. STILL EXIST. SEEMS LIKE A FACTORY DEFECT THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR, OR RECOGNIZING. PRESENTED ITSELF AROUND THE 50,000 MILE RANGE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER, I NOTICED MY FLOOR BOARDS WERE VERY DAMP. ON OCTOBER 30, 2009, I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND FOUND ALMOST 2' OF STANDING WATER IN THE FRONT DRIVER/PASSENGER AND BACK PASSENGER FLOOR BOARDS. THE FLOOR BOARD HAD BEEN WET IN THE PAST, BUT NEVER TO THIS EXTENT. WE HAD SEVERAL DAYS OF RAINFALL THAT ACCUMULATED OVER 10". AS OF MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AS FOLLOWS; A SEAM UNDER THE LUGGAGE RACK THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY WELDED AND IS ALLOWING ANY WATER TO LEAK IN TO THE D PILLAR OF MY VEHICLE AND IS COLLECTING IN BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR BOARDS AND SURFACING THROUGH THE CARPET. THIS IS NOT A 'WEAR AND TEAR' SITUATION; THIS IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS VEHICLE. MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE BEEN BREATHING IN BLACK MOLD AND MILDEW DUE TO THIS DEFECT OVER SEVERAL MONTHS IF NOT YEARS. THE SEAM NEEDS TO BE WELDED PROPERLY AND THE CARPET NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THERE IS BLACK MOLD VISIBLE. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND MEANS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY TO AND FROM WORK. I EXPERIENCE HEAD ACHES EVERY SINGLE DAY AND FEAR THAT BEING IN THE SMALL AREA OF MY VEHICLE WITH ALL OF THIS BLACK MOLD IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE. GENERAL MOTORS IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR, THIS IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM FROM THE DAY THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM EQUINOX OWNERS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, SATURATED FLOOR BOARDS AND SEVERAL INCHES OF STANDING WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND WE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH THE BELIEF IT WAS MADE WITH GENERAL MOTORS TOP QUALITY AND SERVICE AND IT IS CLEARLY A MISTAKE ON THEIR PART. *TR

REAR HATCH 'PUMPS' STOPPED WORKING. ONE COULD LOSE A LIMB OR BECOME DECAPITATED. THEREFORE, THE REAR SECTION OF CAR IS NOT USABLE, NOR CAN ONE CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT THE OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING. I HAVE NEVER HAD (OUT OF MANY GM LIFT BACK VEHICLES) THIS TYPE OF THING HAPPEN. *TR

THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS THAT HOLD THE BACK HATCH OPEN(UP) ON MY EQUINOX JUST QUIT WORKING WITH OUT ANY WARNING . THE HATCH IS SO HEAVY I CAN'T USE IT THERE IS NO SAFE WAY OF HOLDING UP THE HATCH TO PUT ANYTHING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. I'M LOOKING INTO BUYING A NEW SET ,ONE FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE .IF I FIND THEM I WILL KEEP THE OLD ONES.,UNTIL I HEAR OTHERWISE .. IF I ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE HATCH, ITS SLAMS DOWN VERY HARD BECAUSE THE HATCH ITSELF IS SO HEAVY . IF A CHILD HAPPEN TO BE NEAR THE HATCH WHEN IT GOES DOWN THEY COULD BE HURT VERY BADLY AS COULD AN ADULT. I NO LONG CAN OPEN THE HATCH AS ITS TOO HEAVY TO LIFT . THE INFO ON THE PUMPS IS STABILUS USA GASTONIA NC 28052 5480869 4992RQ0830N 007105 B20 *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING AN EXTREMELY STRONG MILDEW SMELL INSIDE MY EQUINOX. IT IS SO STRONG PEOPLE COMMENT OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE SMELL ALSO PENETRATES CLOTHING SO THAT OTHERS NOTICE THE SMELL. PEOPLE WILL NOT RIDE IN MY CAR. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE ODOR IMPROVES SLIGHTLY (THEY DEPDORIZE THE HVAC) BUT STILL OTHERS COMMENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING MY 3 YEAR OLD B/C OF THE SMELL. WE HAVE FOUND NO VISIBLE WETNESS OR MOLD. THE RUBBER AROUND TWO WINDOWS WAS LOOSE BUT THE DEALER DID NOT FIND WATER INSIDE THE DOOR. THE SMELL DOES NOT SEEM TO BE COMING FROM THE VENTS BUT MORES SO JUST FROM THE CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE REAR WINDOWS DOWN, THE AIR THUMPS AND POUNDS THROUGH THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES DISCOMFORT TO THE CONTACT'S EARS. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *AK UPDATED 5/2/2006 - *NM

THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT ROD DETACHED WHILE IN THE UP POSITION ALLOWING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL FREELY ON MY HEAD AND NECK. IF I WAS IN ANOTHER POSITION OR IF I DIDN'T REACT QUICKLY I MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. IT SEEMS THE LIFTGATE SUPPORTS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH OR ATTACHED PROPERLY. THE OTHER SUPPORT ROD DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH TO HOLD THE DOOR UP.

CONTACT STATED THAT THE CUP HOLDER IS BLOCKING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK *SC *JB

DT: THE TAILGATE COLLAPSED DUE TO THE LEFT STRUT NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH LIFT. THE TAILGATE STAYED UP FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN CAME DOWN RAPIDLY ON MY HUSBAND'S HAND.

THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONSOLE AND HOOD PRODUCED EXTREME HEAT. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH FIRE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB