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really awful
Crashes / Fires:
15 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
14 / 0
Average Mileage:
80,387 miles

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2011 Chevrolet Equinox seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2011 Chevrolet Equinox Owner Comments (Page 1 of 3)

problem #49

Jun 222023

Equinox

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

There is a SB-10058723-5799, that addresses airbags. I have a 2011 Chevy Equinox with 94k miles on it. The -??service airbag-?? error stays on the screen. I called Chevy to ask if I can bring vehicle in under SB 10058723-5799, and they told me my vehicle does not fall under this, AND they say the SB 10058723-5799 is expired. I asked they lady, so if the airbag deploys while I-??m driving 65mph on the freeway, you-??re not going to fix it under a recall that you say is expired. This makes absolutely no sense, and I believe it should fall under NHTSA-??s special bulletin. Please help me. Thank you for your time.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #48

Mar 312023

Equinox

  • miles
Traveling at low speed in driveway. When the side airbags deployed for seemingly no reason. There was no collision, did not run over anything etc.

- Sevierville, TN, USA

problem #47

Apr 282021

Equinox

  • 89,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated was driving at approximately 35 MPH when another vehicle cut in front of the contact's vehicle and the contact crashed into the passenger's front side door. The contact stated that she was unable to depress the brakes and her vehicle began to climb the side of the other person's vehicle. The contact stated that the driver and passenger air bags and side air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that the vehicle disengaged from the other contact's vehicle and rolled off the roadway onto a grassy shoulder and stopped. The contact had lacerations and bruises on her neck, and neck vertebrae injuries. Also, she had bruises on both arms and wrists and lower back pain. The contact did not know what injuries the other driver suffered. The contact was taken to the ER by ambulance. The contact's vehicle was towed to her residence where the other driver's insurance adjuster inspected the contact's vehicle and declared it a total loss. The vehicle had not been repaired, however, the contact purchased the vehicle back from the other person's insurance provider. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and had assigned an investigator to check the air bags. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

- Dundee, FL, USA

problem #46

May 212022

Equinox

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The airbag light stays on. It-??s a known problem with this vehicle. Hundreds of owners online with complaints. I believe it has to do with faulty wiring under drivers seat. I-??m scared the bag will intermittently inflate. GMC has to know about it. It-??s happening on all the equinox vehicles. Thank you

- Taylor , MI, USA

problem #45

May 112021

Equinox

  • miles
The service airbag light came one yesterday 05/11/2021 but then turned off. It will alert when I start the car and intermittently while driving.

- Harrah, OK, USA

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problem #44

Apr 082021

Equinox

  • 158,000 miles
My ABS and stabilitrack light would come on intermittently was told it's a bad sensor and replace when possible. On the way to take my kids to school, (no warning lights presented) I was traveling about 25 mph through the neighborhood when approaching a stop sign I depressed my brakes. Immediately the ABS and stabilitrack lights came on and the brake pedal would not depress more than 1/2' and made a gear locking sound. I was able to come to a stop using manual downshift and pumping the brakes. When presenting to mechanic, I was advised to attempt to replicate. Read that again. I was advised to attempt to replicate a brake failure.

- Richmond, TX, USA

problem #43

Apr 012021

Equinox

  • 0 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have a 'service airbag light ' going off on my 2011 Chevy Equinox. Light goes off when starting the car and frequently while driving

- St. Clair, MO, USA

problem #42

May 162020

Equinox 4-cyl

  • 110,000 miles
Chevy Equinox was traveling in the slow lane on highway. Side airbags deployed erroneously, no contact to the vehicle.

- South Windsor, CT, USA

problem #41

May 102019

Equinox

  • 110,000 miles
The air bag light came on a few weeks ago and the light on the dashboard stays on when driving.

- Pierson, MI, USA

problem #40

Apr 162012

Equinox

  • miles
My airbag light keep coming on.it has been doing this since I bought the car 8 years ago. Chevy has fixed it before now it is doing the same thing again. It should be recall on the Chevy Equinox I'm not the only one who is having this problem. When I start the car the airbag light comes on.Chevy diagnosed it and said the cause is B0074-00 and B0074-od the cost to repair is over a $1000 they know people have been having this problem for a long time. I bought this car brand new.

- Ofallon, IL, USA

problem #39

Aug 152019

Equinox

  • 112,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Traveling straight on city street, 30 mph, was T-boned in center of driver's side door. Side airbag did not deploy? damage to both doors, center and lower pillar, and the traction control bar bent. Concussion and bruising from inside pillar to driver. Driver was wearing seat belt at time of collision

- Waco, TX, USA

problem #38

Mar 062019

Equinox

  • 1,100,000 miles
Tamara recall the service airbag light comes on when I start my vehicle and stays on from time to time. This has been going on and scares me that it might deploy unexpectedly. I feel as if my life is in danger because of this.

- Fisher, AR, USA

problem #37

Mar 272019

Equinox

  • 187,000 miles
Driving home I was approaching intersection in which a few cars were beginning to move as I approached the red light. On a county highway, upon seeing the slow start, I began breaking. Unfortunately I continually pushed brake pedal to floor numerous times with no ability to stop and ran my vehicle under back end of a fedex delivery truck. One head on collision occurred my airbag canisters initiated but but the air bags never deployed after impact I did receive indicator notification stating airbag service required. Prior to the collision O have had total rebuild of motor from block upward by GMC I reported that numerous times while on hwy my card would suddenly stall/ lag. Going from 65-70mph down to 20-30mph. Have had engine maintained well and changing oil etc was told all 3 times I took it is it resulted nothing that could be replicated. Despite having been lucky since it common apparantly for my vehichle to begin loses oil and has to be refilled Q-2 X week ly.( seems to be common complaint from automotive men to state all is good. 1) it is not all good. 2) I could have been killed or seriously injured because of stalling, failed breaking system and lack of air bag.deployment.I also took several times for timing belt repair and even had motor rebuilt and also despite just having put on when this started 3 monthseago, have had issues since 4 mo after buying vehicle ( had 20,000 miles on it. Of course am always told not in warranty time limit or my VIN # not included in cars identified of increased risk and always told there is an inability to replicate complaints. Well now I have a totalled car but praise be to god he still writing my story and I am unharmed and will need new vehichle

- Springville, AL, USA

problem #36

Mar 082019

Equinox

  • 113,000 miles
Vechical was involved in a crash, rear ended another vehicle, vechical was totaled. Airbags never went off. On a highway about 50-60 mph.

- Portage, OH, USA

problem #35

Oct 182018

Equinox

  • 194,000 miles
The lights keep coming on even though stuff was replaced

- Kalkaska, MI, USA

problem #34

Jun 012018

Equinox

  • 110,000 miles
Airbag light stays on needs to be serviced it keeps saying airbags are off this light comes on everytime Equinox is in motion and continues to beep all the time!

- Wynne, AR, USA

problem #33

Dec 042017

Equinox

  • 127,000 miles
When seating in the driver seat turn on the car my air bag Warren come on even when I turning the wheel left or right it come on and I did get warrant card and I call a Chevy dealer in quincy fla and they said they did it still it keep popping up let talk about that oil that I keep losing with in 4week bout the oil when I get a oil charge when in a 3 week checking my cage and checking my oil stick now I know what the cage on the oil stick level should be I have a uncle that works for Chevrolet dealer in upper state that show me what to look for now this don't make sense

- Crawfordville, FL, USA

problem #32

Oct 302017

Equinox

  • 58,363 miles
The service airbag light came on upon starting it one morning, but have not been in an accident. The car has a total of 58,863 miles on it. Can't understand why this happened!

- Herkimer, NY, USA

problem #31

Sep 272017

Equinox

  • 41,000 miles
Airbag light keep coming on. Dealer fixed it but it keep coming on. Comes on when I am stationary and driving. It always read service airbag.

- Ofallon, IL, USA

problem #30

Jun 092017

Equinox

  • 115,000 miles
June 9, 2017 at 10:00 pm I hit a deer on South Dakota hwy 11 in Lincoln county. The speed limit was 65 mph and I was going 68 mph when I hit the deer head on. I drove over to the side of the road and the vehicle stopped. After a few minutes my wife and I smelled burning electrical wire. We got out of the car and started to walk away and within 10 minutes the whole thing went up in flames. The car was totaled and the airbags did not go off. If we would have went in the ditch and been unconscious we would have burnt up with the vehicle. There is no reason that vehicle should have started on fire. GMC will not acknowledge that there was anything wrong with the vehicle.

- Sioux Falls, SD, USA

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