Ever since I bought it in 2004 it has given nothing but problems. The chevy Equinox is over-all a piece of garbage. I am filing this complaint so that it can be added to the mounting evidence of product defects in this engine type. At this point, I am not aware that gm has acknowledged that there is problem. There also seems to be a related link to problems with the type of coolant used in this engine (dex cool). I have found many documented references to similar problems occurring in this engine make, the 3. It seems to me that the heater core leaks were likely to have had the subsequent effect of compromising the integrity of the head gasket. In less than two months, this vehicle (with only 68k miles on it) has required at least $2400 dollars in heater core and engine head gasket repair costs. The repair total is expected to be about $1400. It was then diagnosed as needing a head gasket replacement, where it is now being repaired. When that solution did not work, the Equinox was taken into the local gm dealership. This has happened frequently in the past but had always been related to a loose gas cap and was easily remedied by tightening the cap. Apparently, when the battery died, the diagnostics codes relating to this incident were lost. The new battery and heater core replacement totaled $1090.
The dealer put in a new battery and also discovered that the heater core was leaking. There were no leaks on the garage floor, nor any interior cabin leaks apparent, but there had been a "syrupy" smell in the passenger cabin. Prior to this incident, there appeared to be a slow loss of coolant, requiring a gallon of coolant to be added over the previous three month period. The Equinox would not turn over and was hauled to the dealer.
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