I live on a fixed income and do not have a $1000 to fix a broken plastic part that requires the whole inside dashboard to be dismantlled because of Chevrolet cheap ass plastic parts that they should replace on their dime.
So I own an Equinox and the heat went and about three years ago. I had the heater core replaced at my expense by a mechanic and now, three years later, I am back in the same boat with no heat heading into a Maine winter and the car only has 96,000 miles on it.
WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH THE MANUFACTURER ? IF THEY WANT TO KEEP SELLING THEIR VEHICLES , THEY SHOULD STAND GOOD FOR THESE VERY COSTLY PROBLEMS .
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PAID FOR OVER 2 YRS AGO AND NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS THAT I NOW CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX. I AM NOW ON A HEART RELATED DISABILITY AND WIFE IS WORKING.P/T.
I NEED TO DEPEND ON MY VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE TO AND FROM WORK AND WITH NO HEAT IN EQUINOX THESE WINTER MONTHS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO ? I CAN'T AFFORD THIS AND OTHER COSTLY REPAIRS !!!!!!!!!!
I bought this car because my dad is a former GM employee (hates foreign). Great mileage, great ride...then the horrors began. I have had no heat (or little heat) going on a year now. I changed the thermostat last year. I changed the water pump last week. I had heat the day we changed it...then nothing. The temps have been in the teens so having no heat is a bit of an inconvenience. I guess our next step is to tear apart the dash to replace the blend door actuator and hope that is the problem. Got great instructions from handymanlyness.com. I know I can do it, it's just the time involved. I see that the Equinox has had numerous issues related to heat. Just hope it's not the head gasket! Will never buy American again.
since i pay taxes i think gmc should give me half off the price of this part and labor. the door blend arm broke on me 4 days ago not real happy about since i have a 1993 olds in the driveway with 4 times the miles on it no problems with it.
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Great...another component that requires the total dismantling of the dashboard. $1100 quote for repair, mostly labor...
- babalouie, Havelock, NC, US