NHTSA Complaint Listing

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was established in 1970 and includes information on vehicle safety, product and vehicle recalls, and consumer complaints.  Below is a list of 183 complaints related to the blend door on the 2006 Chevy Equinox.  I attempted to not include complaints that mentioned only symptoms of blend door malfunction and remove duplicate complaints.  Still, I'm sure the list isn't perfect since the compilation process was rather arduous.


Category Date Partial VIN
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 20, 2006 2CNDL73F266
 VISIBILITY December 3, 2007 Not Available
 VISIBILITY February 1, 2008 2CNDL13F266
 VISIBILITY May 1, 2008 2CNDL13F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 1, 2008 Not Available
 VISIBILITY November 23, 2008 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 1, 2008 Not Available
 EQUIPMENT January 1, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 6, 2009 2CNDL13F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 22, 2009 2CNDL63F166
 VISIBILITY February 1, 2009 2CNDL63F966
 VISIBILITY February 1, 2009 2CNDL63F766
 VISIBILITY February 1, 2009 2CNDL63F866
 VISIBILITY February 2, 2009 2CNDL63F666
 VISIBILITY February 15, 2009 2CNDL13F966
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER March 14, 2009 Not Available
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING August 1, 2009 2CNDL13F666
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER August 1, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY August 12, 2009 2CNDL73F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER August 25, 2009 2CNDL23F466
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER September 1, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY September 10, 2009 2CNDL23F866
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING September 12, 2009 2CNDL63F666
 VISIBILITY September 16, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER September 20, 2009 2CNDL13F466
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER September 20, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY September 27, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY October 1, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY October 1, 2009 2CNDL73F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 4, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY October 6, 2009 2CNDL63F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 6, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 7, 2009 2CNDL23FX66
 VISIBILITY October 10, 2009 2CNDL63F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 15, 2009 2CNDL23F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 16, 2009 2CNDL13F966
 VISIBILITY :POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS October 16, 2009 2CNDL13F966
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 20, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 24, 2009 2CNDL63FX66
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 24, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 26, 2009 2CNDL13F266
 VISIBILITY November 2, 2009 2CNDL13F066
 VISIBILITY November 3, 2009 2CNDL23F066
 VISIBILITY November 4, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 7, 2009 2CNDL13F066
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 11, 2009 2CNDL63F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 15, 2009 2CNDL63F366
 UNKNOWN OR OTHER November 16, 2009 2CNDL13F066
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 16, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY November 18, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY November 18, 2009 2CNDL73F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 19, 2009 2CNDL63F566
 VISIBILITY November 25, 2009 2CNDL23F166
 VISIBILITY November 29, 2009 2CNDL73F666
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 30, 2009 2CNDL73F466
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 2, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY December 8, 2009 2CNDL13F966
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 8, 2009 2CNDL13F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 10, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY December 13, 2009 2CNDL63F566
 VISIBILITY December 15, 2009 2CNDL13F966
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 16, 2009 2CNDL13F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 27, 2009 Not Available
 VISIBILITY December 30, 2009 Not Available
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM January 7, 2010 2CNDL63F466
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 7, 2010 2CNDL63F466
 VISIBILITY January 10, 2010 2CNDL13FX66
 VISIBILITY January 15, 2010 2CNDL63F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 15, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 15, 2010 2CNDL13F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 16, 2010 2CNDL63F466
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 16, 2010 2CNDL63FX66
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 22, 2010 2CNDL63F666
 VISIBILITY January 23, 2010 2CNDL73F866
 VISIBILITY February 8, 2010 2CNDL73F466
 VISIBILITY February 10, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY February 11, 2010 2CNDL63F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER February 15, 2010 2CNDL63F166
 UNKNOWN OR OTHER February 22, 2010 2CNDL73FX66
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER March 10, 2010 2CNDL23F466
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING March 19, 2010 2CNDL63F366
 VISIBILITY March 19, 2010 2CNDL73F966
 VISIBILITY March 19, 2010 2CNDL63F366
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM March 20, 2010 2CNDL73F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER March 20, 2010 2CNDL73F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER April 6, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY April 8, 2010 2CNDL23F066
 UNKNOWN OR OTHER April 10, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER April 15, 2010 2CNDL73F366
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER April 16, 2010 2CNDL73F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER April 20, 2010 2CNDL63FX66
 VISIBILITY April 28, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY May 7, 2010 2CNDL63FX66
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER May 15, 2010 2CNDL73F566
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER May 17, 2010 2CNDL23F666
 EQUIPMENT June 1, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY June 15, 2010 2CNDL63F966
 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM July 4, 2010 2CNDL13F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER August 17, 2010 2CNDL63F866
 VISIBILITY September 1, 2010 2CNDL73F766
 VISIBILITY September 2, 2010 Not Available
 EQUIPMENT September 14, 2010 2CNDL13F666
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER September 14, 2010 2CNDL63FX66
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER September 14, 2010 2CNDL13F666
 VISIBILITY September 15, 2010 2CNDL63F466
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER September 15, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER September 18, 2010 2CNDL73F566
 VISIBILITY September 23, 2010 2CNDL73FX66
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING October 1, 2010 2CNDL73F366
 EQUIPMENT October 1, 2010  2CNDL73F366
 EQUIPMENT October 1, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY October 1, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 1, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 1, 2010 2CNDL73F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 1, 2010 2CNDL63F066
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING October 3, 2010 2CNDL23F766
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 3, 2010 2CNDL23F766
 VISIBILITY October 4, 2010 Not Available
 EQUIPMENT October 5, 2010 2CNDL63F966
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 5, 2010 2CNDL63F966
 VISIBILITY October 9, 2010 2CNDL73F566
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 9, 2010 2CNDL13F666
 VISIBILITY October 10, 2010 2CNDL63F366
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 10, 2010 2CNDL73F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 10, 2010 2CNDL23F566
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 12, 2010 2CNDL63F866
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 13, 2010 2CNDL63F466
 VISIBILITY October 20, 2010 Not Available
 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES October 22, 2010 2CNDL13F966
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 22, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 23, 2010 2CNDL13FX66
 EQUIPMENT October 25, 2010 Not Available
 EQUIPMENT October 25, 2010 2CNDL73F266
 VISIBILITY October 25, 2010 2CNDL73F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER October 25, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY October 26, 2010 2CNDL73FX66
 UNKNOWN OR OTHER October 29, 2010 2CNDL73F666
 VISIBILITY October 29, 2010 2CNDL73F666
 EQUIPMENT October 30, 2010 2CNDL23F766
 VISIBILITY October 30, 2010 2CNDL23F766
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 1, 2010 2CNDL13F866
 VISIBILITY November 2, 2010 2CNDL13F666
 VISIBILITY November 3, 2010 2CNDL73F966
 VISIBILITY November 3, 2010 2CNDL63F466
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 5, 2010 2CNDL63F766
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM November 6, 2010  2CNDL13F666
 VISIBILITY November 6, 2010 2CNDL13F666
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 8, 2010 2CNDL23F066
 VISIBILITY November 10, 2010 2CNDL63F466
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM November 15, 2010 2CNDL63F766
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 15, 2010 2CNDL63F766
 VISIBILITY November 23, 2010 2CNDL23F466
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 23, 2010 2CNDL23F966
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 25, 2010 2CNDL13F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER November 26, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 1, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 5, 2010 2CNDL73FX66
 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER December 12, 2010 2CNDL23F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 15, 2010 2CNDL73FX66
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 17, 2010 2CNDL13F866
 VISIBILITY December 23, 2010 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER December 23, 2010 2CNDL13F466
 VISIBILITY January 1, 2011 2CNDL13F166
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 5, 2011 2CNDL73F566
 VISIBILITY January 11, 2011 2CNDL73F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 12, 2011 Not Available
 UNKNOWN OR OTHER January 18, 2011 2CNDL13F566
 EQUIPMENT January 26, 2011 2CNDL13FX66
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER January 26, 2011 2CNDL13FX66
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER February 8, 2011 2CNDL63F466
 UNKNOWN OR OTHER February 17, 2011 2CNDL73F366
 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM February 18, 2011 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER February 28, 2011 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER March 1, 2011 2CNDL63F766
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER March 1, 2011 2CNDL73FX66
 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM March 7, 2011 Not Available
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER March 16, 2011 2CNDL13F766
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER March 17, 2011 2CNDL73F266
 VISIBILITY :DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER March 21, 2011 Not Available
 EQUIPMENT March 23, 2011 2CNDL13F166
 UNKNOWN OR OTHER April 8, 2011 2CNDL63F666
 UNKNOWN OR OTHER June 7, 2011 Not Available
 VISIBILITY September 10, 2011 2CNDL13F666