- VIN: 2CNDL63FX7606****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2007
Ownership Cost for 2007 Chevrolet Equinox LT
Estimated: $40082 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$2182 |
$1047 |
$916 |
$829 |
$742 |
$5716 |
Insurance |
$1621 |
$1678 |
$1737 |
$1798 |
$1860 |
$8694 |
Fuel |
$1733 |
$1785 |
$1848 |
$1922 |
$2008 |
$9296 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1902 |
$1062 |
$949 |
$2291 |
$8967 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$643 |
$643 |
$643 |
$643 |
$643 |
$952 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$9919 |
$7624 |
$6953 |
$6974 |
$8612 |
$40082 |
Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Brake System Type: Hydraulic Displacement CC: 3400.0 Displacement CI: 207.48072992208 Displacement L: 3.4 Doors: 4 Drive Type: AWD/All Wheel Drive Engine Configuration: V-Shaped Engine Cylinders: 6 Engine Manufacturer: SGM Engine Model: LNJ Fuel Injection Type: Sequential Fuel Injection (SFI) GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg) Make: CHEVROLET Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC Manufacturer Id: 984 Model: Equinox Model Year: 2007 Plant City: CAMI Plant Company Name: NA-Canada (GM/SUZUKI J.V.) Plant Country: Canada Plant State: ON Series: 2LT/ Captiva Sport LT Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2007 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO TURN THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND REDUCING THE ENGINE POWER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 40 AND THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY REVS UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. *TR |
2007 |
STEERING |
FIRST OFF, I LOVE MY VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT USED 1/11, HAVE HAD IT LESS THAN 2 YEARS. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND NOW THIS. UPON PURCHASE, MILEAGE WAS 85K. MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY APPROX 94K. THEREFORE, THESE DAMAGES ARE NOT BY FAULT OF HEAVY DRIVING, ETC... ON FRIDAY, 11/9/12, I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOME TO TAKE MY SON TO A JOB INTERVIEW IN A MALL PLAZA. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED WHILE HE WENT INSIDE. APPROX 20 MINS LATER HE CAME OUT. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. AS I WAS LEAVING THE MALL PARKING AREA, DRIVING THROUGH THE LOT, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT "FROZE UP" AND WOULDN'T STEER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND NOT CRASH INTO ANY CARS AROUND ME. I WAS HORRIFIED! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE, EVER! AFTER I REALIZED IT WAS A STEERING ISSUE AND NOTHING INVOLVING THE ENGINE, ETC.. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO ANOTHER PARKING SPACE(BARELY ABLE TO STEER)TO SIT SAFELY AND WAIT FOR HELP. I FIRST CALLED A FRIEND TO BRING ME POWER STEERING FLUID, THINKING THAT WAS THE ISSUE. BUT, UPON WAITING FOR THEM TO ARRIVE I RESEARCHED AND SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE FLUID, INSTEAD THERE IS A "STEERING MOTOR". I THEN CALLED AAA, NOT KNOWING HOW SAFE/UNSAFE IT WAS FOR ME TO CHANCE DRIVING HOME. I HAD AAA TOW MY VEHICLE TO MY HOME. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY SINCE THEN. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND IT'S HARD ENOUGH FINANCIALLY TRYING TO MAKE IT DAY TO DAY, LET ALONE ENDURING UNNECESSARY CAR REPAIRS BACK TO BACK ON A VEHICLE I PURCHASED DUE TO THE UPSTANDING REPUTATION OF CHEVY CARS. I AM APPALLED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS APPARENT DEFECT AND NO CARE FROM CHEVY FOR SAFETY OF ITS DRIVERS/OWNERS! I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND WANT SOMETHING DONE. ASAP. *TR |
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