2014 Chevrolet Equinox — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 548 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
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.
784 complaints
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548 complaints
680 complaints
398 complaints
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314 complaints
99 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN/SNOW EVENT, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER WAS SUSPENDED WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUED TO MOVE. AS VISIBILITY DECREASED MY 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER HAD TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. SHE COULD NO LONGER SEE OUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD.
On December 23rd, shortly after 530 pm, I remote started the vehicle, 6 min prior, to entering/driving the vehicle. On my way to work, approximately 4 minutes into the drive a woman pulled up next to me. She seemed to be in distress, trying to get my attention. I rolled down the window and she told me “your car is on fire” I quickly pulled over to the side of the road and exit…
THE THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHTS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS "REDUCED POWER." THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY GETTING UP TO SPEED. HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN GOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND I COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER, I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP DRIVING. PARKED THE CAR FOR 3 HOURS THEN IT WAS FINE. STILL NOT CLEAR AS T…
OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $2,500 TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVE TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN, AND IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I'M HAVING TO CONTINUOUSLY PUT UP TO THREE QUARTS OF OIL IN IT EVERY 2 TO 3 WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO BULLETIN ON MY VIN NUMBER. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR AND A HALF AND BARELY PUT 4,000 MI ON IT. I PURCHASED THIS CA…
2014 MODEL YEAR CHEVY EQUINOX. MY CAR WAS PRODUCED IN 9-2013, AND HAS HAD CONTINUOUS HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION SINCE PURCHASE. EVERY FEW WEEKS IT IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AFTER START UP, AND I AM HAVING TO ADD OIL (3 QTS YESTERDAY OF THE 5W-30 DEXRON OIL AS LISTED ON THE CAP).
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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