Father in Law bought this car towards end of 2008 with 18,000 miles on it, a 'GM program car' It was his 2nd vehicle so it didn't get used a bunch, he wanted the AWD option for winter driving. Fast forward to end of 2018 and we took possession of it with 79000 miles on it after he stopped driving. We have maintained it with regular oil changes, trans fluid changes, and have had some small repairs done (wheel bearings, power window motor replacement, that kind of stuff). It now has 215000 miles and engine and transmission still going strong. It's my husband's daily driver-70 miles a day- plus taking it on trips out of town. Metallic gray paint still looks great. Averages 24mpg. We are actually looking for another one with the 3.4 v6 with 100,000 miles or less, we've been so impressed with it.

I bought my 2008 brand new from a dealership. Right away the fuel pump was making up and down squeeling noise. I took it in so they put in a new fuel pump. Then they called me and said we found out that the equinox has two fuel pumps and the engineers say that this is a normal noise. So they offered to put on soundproofing underneath the car to drown out the noise. Check engine lights constantly for many many years. Seal around the back hatch had to be replaced three times after the factory installation. The tire well kept filling with water and rotting. Light bulbs burn out like crazy constantly. Nothing was wrong with my front lights until each one of them had the bulb changed and then they took on condensation. There were no cracks. Finally had to buy completely new headlight lenses. Now they're working great back lights aren't burning out quite as often as they used to. Lot of issues with the battery that was installed when it was new. Obviously bought a new one. The tires that came on it wore off very quickly. Interior pieces and parts some of them break due to being all made out of cheap plastic. Including handle on glove compartment which broke off and I still can't get into my glove compartment.

Bought used from dealer after a new transmission, brakes, and turn signal control was installed. A year later dealer rebuilt that transmission twice in 4weeks. Then I had to replace power steering pump 4 times along with lines, complete gears and lines. Then rear end, bearings and entire suspension. Then had put in another transmission. Not sure if the part list will ever end because I have literally rebuilt the car under a 160,000 miles