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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.
8.7
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,740
- Average Mileage:
- 103,650 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 19 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace both head gaskets in engine (14 reports)
- not sure (5 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I bought the car from a used dealer with a leaking head gasket, but I didn’t know because it wasn’t overheating. It only had 90k miles on it. I heard sloshing in the dash area, and a slight noise of liquid when accelerating. I later found out that noise was due to air in the system, and although the car passed a pressure test, it failed a hydrocarbon test. I got the head gaskets replaced. I change my oil regularly and take decent care of my cars. Well at 150k miles, again I saw symptoms of the head gasket leak (noise and running slightly over the quarter mark on temp gauge when it was running right at a quarter after the fix at 90k miles). It’s a ticking time bomb of a car.
- Y Y., Sacramento, US