There are 6 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)My steering wheel was vibrating as well as my car. I thought i needed an alignment. Mechanic said it was my tire. There is a bulge in the side wall and tire is about to split. Tire size 225/65R17 DTR1DEX
Steering wheel was vibrating as well as car. Thought I needed an alignment. Mechanic pointed out it was my tires. Said side wall was about to split open. Bulge in tires
COMPLETE AND SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR (SIDEWALL BLOWOUT) AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. GENERAL ALTIMAX RT43 102H BW 225/65R17 102H DOT VY2Y WBL4 1319. TIRE BEAD REMAINED INTACT ON THE RIM AFTER DRIVING TO SAFETY. THERE IS A ONE INCH TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL NO OTHER PUNCTURES OR TEARS ON ANY OTHER PART OF THE TIRE.
I ASKED MECHANIC TO ROTATE MY TIRES. THEY REPORTED THAT A MAJORITY OF LUG NUTS HAD DEEP CRACKS AND METAL WAS SEPARATING ON THE LUG NUTS. ONE LUG NUT ON FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS FROZEN ON AND SHEARED IN HALF WHEN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE. I HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT IF I DROVE THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE TIRE IF I GOT A FLAT. ON 12/18/2018 I RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I CHANGE ALL THE LUG NUTS DUE TO CRACKS. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THE WRENCH THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WOULD NOT FIT THE BROKEN LUG NUT AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE ROAD. THE BROKE THE STUD IN DRILLING OUT THE LUG NUT. THE TOTAL BILL CAME TO 6 HOURS LABOR $720, 20 LUG NUTS $179.80, ONE STUD $5.99 PLUS TAX FOR $937 TOTAL. I BELIEVE THEIR IS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE LUG NUTS. THEY ARE MADE FROM TWO TYPES OF METAL THAT WITH USE APPEAR TO START TO SEPARATE WITH LARGE CRACKS IN THE CHROME METAL ON THE AXIS WHERE THE TWO METALS APPEAR TO JOIN. IN MY SITUATION IT WOULD HAVE POSED A DEFINITE ROAD HAZARD IF I HAD ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND THE BOLT SHEARED IN HALF ALONG THE AXIS OF WHERE THE METALS JOINED. I WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT IN A SITUATION WHERE IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE TOWED AS A TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WOULD HAVE FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE.
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR SHOWS LOW PRESSURE IN TIRES , BUT WHEN CHECKED WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT HAND GAGES AND ADD AIR TO DESIRED PRESSURE LISTED ON DOOR RECOMMENDATION STICKER SENSOR STILL SHOWS THE TIRE PRESSURE IS LISTING LOW BY SEVERAL LBS. IN MOTION ON ROAD - HIGHWAY - CITY ST. / STANDING STILL / RUNNING OR JUST WITH KEY ON MOTOR OFF. (ALWAYS SHOWING LOW AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES -
TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR KEEPS SHOWING WILD NUMBERS ON ALL 4 TIRES 38, 32, 34, 35 FOR EXAMPLE EVEN WHEN THEY ARE PROPERLY INFLATED AT 35 LBS PER TIRE. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER DRIVING OR IN PARK. GOT LETTER FROM GM MY ONBOARD NAVIGATION NEEDED UPDATE FOR $135 AND THE CAR IS BARELY 2 YRS OLD AT 45K MILES. CALLED CEO OF GM COMPLAINED & THEY HAD THE ATTITUDE WELL WE CAN'T UPGRADE IT FOR FREE. THEY HAD TO HAVE KNOWN BEFORE THE 2014 MODEL WAS SOLD THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN UPDATE IN 2016 BUT NO ONE TOLD ME AS THE BUYER/CUSTOMER AT TIME OF PURCHASE. DON'T THIN MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE A GM PRODUCT. *TR
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