CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2006 Equinox is plagued by a heating problem, as in the heater only blows cold air.
The reported cause of this problem is a small door, known as the air temperature blend door, which allows air to flow past the heater core. This door has a plastic connecting shaft to an electric motor and the shaft is prone to breaking after a few years. The problem has a typical repair cost of over $800.
The 2006 Equinox also has a number of reported problems ranging from the key getting stuck in the ignition, to failing speed sensors, and trouble starting the engine. All in all, this car sounds like one worth avoiding.
While driving the transmission goes into limp home mode, it fail safes into 4th gear, the issue also turns on the check engine light, but there are no codes when checked with a code reader, the problem resets when the engine is restarted, the engine light stays on still, but eventually goes away,
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While driving the transmission goes into limp home mode, it fail safes into 4th gear, the issue also turns on the check engine light, but there are no codes when checked with a code reader, the problem resets when the engine is restarted, the engine light stays on still, but eventually goes away,
Does anyone have any insight to this issue?
- Butch H., Cookstown, ON, Canada