TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A SUNNY DAY THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STORAGE LOCK DISTORTED HIS VISION WHILE DRIVING. HE STATED THAT THE SUN REFLECTS ON THE CHROME LOCK AND IMPAIRS HIS VISION. THE CONTACT STATED HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,204.
2007
SEATS
THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARS WHEN THERE IS A PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID IT IS DUE TO THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR "2007 EQUINOX PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE" REVEALS THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR (PPS) ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SENSING SYSTEM/PART. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR THIS SYSTEM/PART BEFORE AN INJURY DUE TO THE DEFECT OCCURS. *TR