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My Equinox has about 24,000 miles and had been very reliable.
What you will find out one day as alot of people did during the gas shortages in the 70's was that there cars ran the same just as cars do today and if they didn't you wouldn't see un branded gas stations, do you think Sams, Costco, WaWa's make there own gas, they buy from the big guys you buy gas from however you pay a higher stuborn rate.
Chuck
I have a 2008 Equinox LT with 5,400 miles. Brought it in last week to my dealer complaining of a musty smell. It was rather bad and my wife could smell it on my clothes when I got in the house. The first attempt to remedy it was to coat evap coil. I was told something shorted out,(dealer would not expand after numerous questions) and they said they coated a evap coil per a service bulletin. Car was deodorized which was a terrible smell for a couple days. Smell is back and giving it back to the dealer to remedy.
Has anyone had any other musty related smells coming from car besides previously discussed problems related?
I'm looking forward to buy 4 snow tires this year. My original tire size is 235 / 65 / 16.
I went on the "Tirerack" site and made a search. I figured out on the site that only Bridgestone makes winter tires that would fit on my Equinox and they are called "Blizzaks". I read that it's a really good tire but I wonder if any other company manufacture 235/65-16 winter tires or is there another size of snow tires that would fit.
We must get our winter tires before the 15 Dec but studless because studs are not allowed here, only in the northern cities of the province.
What is realy weird about this law is that where I live it's right on the border of the province of Ontario just a river to cross (I can see the river from my home) but on the Ontario side snow tires are not mandatory. Go figure!
Lots of different laws exists between the 2 provinces and both are in Canada.
Check with a G.M. dealer there must be an alternative.
I've checked with www.tirerack.com and there is 2 winter tires size 235/60/17 available but also check with a G.M. dealer.
The "Bridgestone Blizzak ws60" and "Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow".
I own a 2005 Equinox LT and I'm thinking of downgrading to a smaller vehicule to. I was thinking of a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt but hesitating.
I never went over 35 p.s.i. in my 4 season tires, maybe winter tires need more air pressure?.
My question is.... Should I follow the tire recommendation or the "vehicule/owner's manual" recommendation?
Some say "Go with the tire's" and others say "By what's written on the door panel". 10 p.s.i. difference is alot. I need some advice.
People often tweak the psi (generally a few pounds higher) for better mpg or for hauling a lot of weight around, but going to the max can bounce you all over the road, which isn't too safe.
If you put the max pressure in your tires, you'll reduce the size of the footprint on the road and with a smaller contact patch, they'll probably be more slippery. And they'll likely wear out faster in the center of the tread.
Dealer says there is no easy way in, that I must bring in and have technician pry off door panel.
Please help, how do I open rear hatch.
Thanks,
Doug
block. It is labeled AUX PWR. It is a 20 amp fuse.
On my 05 Equniox I just turned in that I leased (I now have the 08 Pontiac Torreant instead), the following things happened to it,some of the following may sound familiar:
GM Warranty Items Covered
Prolong starting crank - They replaced fuel pump module - 382 mls
Popping noise in the front - They had to replace both front struts - 8,130 mls
Steering grinds on sharp turns - They had to replace both sway bars - 15,752 mls
Rear growling like noise - They had to replace rear differential - 17,115 mls
ABS light came on - They had to replace the right rear speed sensor - 24,236 mls
ABS light came on - They had to replace left front speed sensor - 32,115
ABS light came on - They had to replace the left front speed sensor wire harness - 32,815
The whirring noise - They had to replace the right rear bearing.- 32,079 mls
Dont ever lease four years, I happened to get a major discount on the extended warranty with no deductible, thank God. Even though the SUV only had 32,079 mls, it was in the fourth year when the the rear bearing went, so the extended warranty paid for itself and then some.
Brakes 32,100 mls normal these days for brakes to be replaced - I replaced the rotors and brake pads myself, you should never cut the rotors in a lot of these newer cars, they are to thin, and are fairly cheap to replace.
Tires 34,350 mls they were bad had to change them I was getting to many flats and some sliding in the rain.
Dead battery 35,963 not normal (thats a Delco battery for ya) I replaced it with an Interstate Battery.
I presently have 27,000 miles on it. My biggest problem was with warped rotors had to machined them once every year and then G.M. replaced them on warranty because they were to thin to be machined once more. My first repair on warranty was a faulty windshield washer reservoir pump then the replacement of the rubber weather strip between the rear spoiler (tailgate) and roof and a left rear wheel bearing. All those repairs were on warranty. That's about it and it's been 4 yrs now that I bought my Equinox (new).
Unfortunately after the 32,000 mark because it was past the 3 year mark like your Nox, I had to pay for the brakes and the battery (again not covered under the extended warranty) when the battery was dying so I brought it to the dealer to have it checked, they wanted $350 to replace it ( there are no decimal place errors in my figure ) so I had my friend who owns a station put in $100 cash. All of the other stuff before that was under the normal warranty.
Kim