GM recalling 59,000 2010 Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain CUVs over faulty defrosters
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/recalls-tsbs/" rel="tag">Recalls</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chevrolet/" rel="tag">Chevrolet</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gmc/" rel="tag">GMC</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/review-2010-chevrolet-equinox/#4"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/chevyequinoxreview_03_opt .jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2010 Chevrolet Equinox - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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General Motors' <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/09/report-gm-to-invest-c-100m-in-ingersoll-plant-to-boost-gmc-terr/">hot selling</a> new Theta platform crossovers, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/equinox">2010 Chevrolet Equinox</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/terrain">2010 GMC Terrain</a>, face their first recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that GM will recall some 59,031 units of the popular CUVs due to a potential problem in the HVAC system. <br />
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According to NHTSA, an unspecified fault in the system's software programming can render the heating, air conditioning, defroster, radio control, and panel backlighting to be rendered inoperative. Without properdefrosting and defogging capabilities, visibility can be deminished, increasing the result of a crash. (Presumably, you all can drive safely without use of the tunes)<br />
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In any case, beginning in January, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/">Chevrolet</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gmc/">GMC</a> dealers will be instructed to replace the computer modules in the center console to repair the problem. If you're an owner of one of these crossovers, click through to the jump for instructions on how to contact Chevrolet or GMC for further information.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-chevrolet-equinox/low/">First Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-chevrolet-equinox/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/2010equinoxfd002_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-chevrolet-equinox/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/2010equinoxfd003_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-chevrolet-equinox/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/2010equinoxfd000_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-chevrolet-equinox/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/2010equinoxfd001_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-chevrolet-equinox/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/2010equinoxfd004_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Phot os by John Neff </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>/ </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Cop yright (C)2009 Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2010-gmc-terrain/low/">New York: 2010 GMC Terrain</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2010-gmc-terrain/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/000_terrain_nyc_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2010-gmc-terrain/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/001_terrain_nyc_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2010-gmc-terrain/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/002_terrain_nyc_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2010-gmc-terrain/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/003_terrain_nyc_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2010-gmc-terrain/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/004_terrain_nyc_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<strong style="font-style: italic;"><small>Photos by Jonathon Ramsey</small></strong><small style="font-style: italic;"><strong> / </strong></small><strong style="font-style: italic;"><small>(C)2009 </small></strong><small style="font-style: italic;"><strong>Weblogs, Inc.</strong></small><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm?rcl_id=09V489 &searchtype=quicksearch&s ummary=true&refurl=email" >National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/28/gm-recalling-59-000-2010-chevy-equinox-gmc-terrain-cuvs-over-fa/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>GM recalling 59,000 2010 Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain CUVs over faulty defrosters</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/28/gm-recalling-59-000-2010-chevy-equinox-gmc-terrain-cuvs-over-fa/">GM recalling 59,000 2010 Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain CUVs over faulty defrosters</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/28/gm-recalling-59-000-2010-chevy-equinox-gmc-terrain-cuvs-over-fa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19295494/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/28/gm-recalling-59-000-2010-chevy-equinox-gmc-terrain-cuvs-over-fa/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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