2005 Chevrolet Equinox
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-30 | 04V302000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 132 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The ABS and traction control light came on and the vehicle sometimes doesn’t want to stop. The ABS kicks in and it take… |
| 2023-01-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The front Uni body to front engine/ transmission subframe mount area on left front and right front has rusted away the … |
| 2022-04-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The front sub frame where it bolts to the frame was completely rusted loose on the right side. The left side was barely… |
| 2022-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was at the car wash, when the vehicle was near the end, suddenly the engine light and powertrain light came on then s… |
| 2022-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Upon purchasing the vehicle from a buy here pay here they did not enclose any possible or current failures or problems … |
| 2021-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | unknown replaced complete ac system/starter/new battery/ key inserted no response at all ingigtion seems to be a proble… |
| 2021-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle remained in … |
| 2021-06-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | It was recently brought to my attention that the keys can fall out of the ignition with the vehicle running. Which crea… |
| 2021-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I CAN HEAR CLINKING NOISE IN REAR OF CAR. AND IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT'S DRAGGING MY SPEED DOWN. TO THE… |
| 2021-04-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE SAW FIRE EMERGING FRO… |
| 2021-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKE WON'T RELEASES AFTER PUTING ON BRAKE PEDAL KEY FALLS OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVE ING STEERING SEEMS LIKE GOING T… |
| 2021-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES WERE PULSATING AND NOT STOPPING ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON |
| 2020-12-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR OVERHEATING IN MY VVEHICAL. I HAVE ONLY BEEN USING IT FOR SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO THE ISSUE BUT… |
| 2020-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS ABLE TO DRIVE WHILE KEY IS OUT OF IGNITION WHEN ENGINE IS ALREADY RUNNING. SEAT BELT DISCONNECTS RANDOMLY. V… |
| 2020-09-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED I TRIED WITH DIFFERENT KEYS EVEN A NEW DEALERS KEY AND IT STILL DIDN'T UNLOCK . IT WAS PARKED |
| 2020-08-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WELL I BOUGHT IT FROM A INDIVIDUAL 3 MONTHS AGO N THE SECOND DAY OF GETTING IT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT FEELS L… |
| 2020-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION F… |
| 2020-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION SINCE I GOT IT A YEAR AGO I HAVE REPLACED 02 SENSOR AC COMPRESSOR AND A WATER TANK. IT WA… |
| 2020-01-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND TURNING ON CURVE TOO F… |
| 2019-10-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY KEY TO MY CAR WON'T TURN. AND WHEN YOU DO GET IT STARTED BY HITTING IT THE KEY FALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS MY T… |
| 2019-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX WENT UP IN FLAMES WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD IN MY HOME TOWN. I WAS DOING 45 MPH WHEN THEN TRU… |
| 2019-03-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND DRIVING STRAIGHT PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN… |
| 2019-03-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT COME ON WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN YOU GO TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES PULS… |
| 2019-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE ARE TWO ISSUES WITH THIS EQUINOX. THE FIRST, IS THE KEY SOMETIMES LOCKS ON THE IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN THE VE… |
| 2019-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED BACK ON 02/2019. THE … |
| 2018-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ABS KICKS ON RANDOMLY, DRIVING OR BRAKING AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD ONE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, HAVE SI… |
| 2018-08-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OUR CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2005 IS SHIFTING HARD DOWN SHIFT AND UPSHIFT BUT DOESN'T SHOW ANY RECALLS ON THEM WHICH THERE SHO… |
| 2018-07-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 24 MPH ON AN EXIT RAMP, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DROVE OF… |
| 2018-05-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL STALL DURING OPERATION OR AT IDLE. TSB 05539 COVERS THIS ISSUE FOR EARLIER VIN NUMBERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE… |
| 2018-05-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I BOUGHT MY CHEVY EQUINOX IN AUGUST OF 2017, SINCE TAKING IT HOME IT HAS HAD A LURCHING PROBLEM WHEN DRI… |
| 2018-05-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | RIGHT WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERS LOT, IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET, INTAKE GASKET COIL PACK, AND A THERMOSTAT. LUCKILY THE … |
| 2018-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 100000K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP HUGE PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS AND PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM |
| 2018-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. THE VEHICLE JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AS I WAS ACCEL… |
| 2018-03-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HAVE HAD MAJOR ENGINE TROUBLE. HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT PURCHASE TWO YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIG… |
| 2018-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE VEHICL… |
| 2017-12-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DROVE VEHICLE TO A STORE, WHILE INSIDE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH FUSE BOX WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. FI… |
| 2017-11-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ACCELERATION IS WEAK, POSSIBLE FUMES AND EMISSIONS |
| 2017-10-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING SPOT, AS THE DRIVER WAS GETTING READY TO PUT THE… |
| 2017-09-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD LIKE A DO THREE DAYS A WEEK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE… |
| 2017-09-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE … |
| 2017-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKET THESE 2005 EQUINOX HEAD GASKETS BEEN BLOWING BECAUSE OF THE 3.4L ENGINE CANT KEEP … |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO LOCK. AS A … |
| 2017-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIPERS RUN CONTINUOUSLY AND DON'T SHUT OFF. LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. SMOKE COMES FROM DASHBOARD WHEN CAR STARTS AND/O… |
| 2017-04-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LOCK CYLINDER GETS STUCK AND PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. ONLY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF JIGGLING THE LOCK MECH… |
| 2017-04-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED INDEPEND… |
| 2017-03-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IGNITION : KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION. IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY. |
| 2017-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR CRANKS WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION OVER AND I REPLACE THE BATTERY BECAUSE MY CAR KEPT QUITTING BUT IT STILL HAS… |
| 2017-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE OWNER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD SUD… |
| 2016-12-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TODAY. 12/26/16. DROVE HOME. ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE. THE TEMP GAUGE GOES TO THE RED. I… |
| 2016-12-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/15/2016 WHERE I HIT SOMEONE FROM BEHIND. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND DIDN'T… |