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2011 Chevrolet Equinox — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 782 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

782

Complaints

filed with NHTSA

Involved a Crash

owner-reported

Involved Fire

owner-reported

41 / 2

Injuries / Deaths

across all reports

Years to Avoid

Chevrolet Equinox — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Chevrolet Equinox

784 complaints

2011 Chevrolet Equinox

782 complaints

2012 Chevrolet Equinox

685 complaints

2013 Chevrolet Equinox

751 complaints

2014 Chevrolet Equinox

548 complaints

2015 Chevrolet Equinox

680 complaints

2016 Chevrolet Equinox

398 complaints

2017 Chevrolet Equinox

276 complaints

2018 Chevrolet Equinox

409 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Engine 386 reports

Power Train 145 reports

Electrical System 74 reports

Visibility/wiper 69 reports

Fuel/propulsion System 61 reports

Unknown Or Other 57 reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) 55 reports

Air Bags 52 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Engine ODI 11385968 12/31/2020

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION .

Vehicle Speed Control ODI 11292272 12/31/2019

THIS SHOULD CLEARLY BE A RECALL BASED ON ALL THE POSTE EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. ALL MY LIGHTS COME ON STABILITRACK, ABS, CHECK ENGINE, STEERING FLUID. I BARELY HAVE ANY POWER, AND MY SPEED SENSOR NO LONGER READS AT ALL. ALSO MY OIL BURNS EXTREMELY FAST. LINK TO FORUM WHERE EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTPS://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/EQUINOX-23/SERVICE-STABILIT…

Engine ODI 11057775 12/31/2017

ENGINE OIL IS BURNING BY PASSING THROUGH AND GOING OUT THE EXHAUST.

Engine ODI 11292093 12/30/2019

TWICE IN ONE YEAR THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES BROKE CAUSING MOTOR DAMAGE AND THE CAR TO STALL WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES.

Engine ODI 11385279 12/28/2020

THE ENGINE OIL HAS BEEN BURNING EXCESSIVELY HAVING TO PUT OIL IN IT A WEEK AFTER OIL CHANGE THE ENGINE NOW HAS DIED

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox reliable?

Owners have filed 782 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, most often about engine. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.

Which Chevrolet Equinox years should I avoid?

The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.

Where do these complaints come from?

Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.

Do complaints mean a recall is coming?

Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.