Chevrolet Equinox

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Representative editorial illustration of the Chevrolet Equinox; family image, not a trim- or year-specific photograph.

Chevrolet Sedan 2005–2026

Verify with official recall databases, service records, a mechanic inspection, and local market data before relying on this summary.

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Make
Chevrolet
Model
Chevrolet Equinox
Year range
2005–2026
Generation
2005–2009 · 1st Generation; 2010–2017 · 2nd Generation; 2018–2024 · 3rd Generation; 2025–2026 · 4th Generation
Vehicle taxonomy
Equinox

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2010-2017 Archive

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Coverage status

2 related public pages are available for this model.

What is on the record for the Chevrolet Equinox

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

  • Engine6,138 (24.1%)
  • Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)2,742 (10.8%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2007–2018.
  • Electrical system2,442 (9.6%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2010–2013.

Where a mileage was given (11,892 reports), it averaged 77,889 miles.

These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.

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Key takeaways

  • This model hub is not a final reliability verdict.

CarFaultIQ's structured records for the Chevrolet Equinox span 4 generations from 2005 to 2026, in engines from 1.5 to 3.6-litre, 4, 5 and 6-cylinder configurations on regular gasoline, ethanol (e85), gasoline, diesel and premium gasoline, with fully electric variants. The Equinox does not currently carry a documented Fault, recall campaign, or complaint aggregate in CarFaultIQ's records, and none of its generations has been given its own page.

The Chevrolet Equinox is in the CarFaultIQ vehicle directory, but model-specific fault records for it have not been published yet.

This page is a coverage placeholder, not a diagnostic guide. It is deliberately excluded from search indexing until verified model-specific content exists. Nothing on this page should be read as a fault claim about this vehicle.

What you can use right now:

Evidence-backed model intelligence

Chevrolet Equinox diagnostic overview

Structured coverage spans 2005-2026. Use the exact model year and symptoms when narrowing a fault.

Vehicle coverage

  • Powertrain evidence: Diesel, Electricity, Ethanol (E85), Gasoline, Premium Gasoline and Regular Gasoline
  • Electrification: Electric
  • Drivetrain coverage: 4WD/AWD, AWD and FWD

Start with the evidence you have

A symptom and an OBD code are separate evidence channels. Use either one; do not assume a stored code proves a particular repair.

Official evidence for this model

Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

31 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 26V114000 — model years 2026

    General Motors has decided that certain 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV, 2025-2026 Cadillac OPTIQ, Chevrolet Colorado, Equinox EV, GMC Canyon, 2026 Buick Enclave, Envision, Cadillac CT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade IQ, Escalade IQL, LYRIQ, VISTIQ, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Corvette Convertible, Corvette Coupe, Corvette Convertible E-Ray, Equinox,…

  • 23V869000 — model years 2024

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, Blazer EV, Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The door strikers may fracture, resulting in the door opening unexpectedly.

  • 23V339000 — model years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The four rear-seat lower child seat LATCH anchorage bars may have excessive powder coating, which could prevent a child seat from being installed with the anchorage bars. As such, these vehicles…

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

4,200 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 11036400 — model years 2025, 2026

    This preliminary information is to inform technicians that GM is placing the B174W Front View Camera Module (ACP2) on part restriction due to elevated replacement rates and ongoing engineering investigation. Technicians must not replace the front camera module unless they have: 1.Completed the diagnostic procedure…

  • 11036392 — model years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

    This Preliminary information communicates to dealer to perform a MEC reset for wireless projection issues

  • 11036221 — model years 2025, 2026

    This Preliminary Information describes steps needed to resolve a rattle or vibration from the door panel.

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

3 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • PE20009 — model years 2010, 2011, 2012

    On June 1, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE20-009 to investigate instances of a momentary increase in steering effort after the vehicle is driven in a straight line for a period of time due to an issue with the steering gear in…

  • EA19005 — model years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

    On December 13, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded RQ18-002 to an Engineering Analysis (EA19-005) to further assess the MY2010-2016 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain windshield wiper failures. Due to a prior recall, 16V-582, addressing this issue in the MY2013 subject vehicles, MY2013…

  • RQ18002 — model years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

    On November 2, 2018, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ18-002) to assess the scope of Recall 16V-582.General Motors (GM) initiated Safety Recall 16V-582 on August 3, 2016 to address windshield wiper failure in the Model Year (MY) 2013 Chevrolet Equinox…

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

25 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

  • 2026086 — model years 2026

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

  • 2023279 — model years 2022, 2023

    Issue: The coating may be too thick on the connection bars for the lower universal anchorage system (UAS) for securing a child or booster seat in the rear seat. As a result, you may not be able to properly attach a child seat in the…

  • 2023013 — model years 2022

    Issue: On certain vehicles, a problem with the fuel pump may cause reduced fuel flow to the engine. If this happens, you may notice engine hesitation and the check engine light may turn on. This could also result in a sudden engine stall while driving…

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

9,086 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • ENGINE: 2,821 reports
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1,113 reports
  • VISIBILITY/WIPER: 1,112 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Used-car checks

No structured used-car checks are verified on this model hub yet.

Recall/safety notes

No hand-written safety notes have been added to this hub. Official recall, bulletin and investigation records held for this vehicle are listed under documented evidence on this page — the absence of a note here does not mean no records exist. Always confirm by VIN.

That is a limitation of the records held today for the Equinox, not evidence that it is free of issues, and verified model-specific coverage is added progressively. Even without model-specific Fault coverage, CarFaultIQ's OBD code and symptom lookup tools apply to the Equinox, and a VIN check is the practical way to confirm recall status on a used example.

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