Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Chevrolet Equinox has 114 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
114
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Upon purchasing the vehicle from a buy here pay here they did not enclose any possible or current fa... |
| Oct 11, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | unknown replaced complete ac system/starter/new battery/ key inserted no response at all ingigtion s... |
| Nov 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLE IS ABLE TO DRIVE WHILE KEY IS OUT OF IGNITION WHEN ENGINE IS ALREADY RUNNING. SEAT BELT DISC... |
| Mar 9, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | KEY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION SINCE I GOT IT A YEAR AGO I HAVE REPLACED 02 SENSOR AC COMPRESSOR AND ... |
| Oct 26, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY KEY TO MY CAR WON'T TURN. AND WHEN YOU DO GET IT STARTED BY HITTING IT THE KEY FALLS OUT WHILE DR... |
| Aug 9, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX WENT UP IN FLAMES WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD IN MY HOME TOWN. I WAS DOING 4... |
| Mar 21, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. THE VEHICLE JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED RUN... |
| Dec 29, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | DROVE VEHICLE TO A STORE, WHILE INSIDE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH FUSE BOX WHILE THE VEHI... |
| May 16, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER | WIPERS RUN CONTINUOUSLY AND DON'T SHUT OFF. LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. SMOKE COMES FROM DASHBOARD WH... |
| Jan 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE OWNER WAS DRIVING, ... |
| Jul 19, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | ABS PULSATES BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO STOP WHEN I NEED TO. WHEN I DO PUSH DOWN ON T... |
| Feb 1, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETE... |
| Dec 12, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN 2015 TO THE PADDOCK CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN KENMORE NY, MY BATTERY WAS REPLAC... |
| Dec 1, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN... |
| Oct 21, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VEHICLE WILL NOT START. PROBLEM WITH PCM? IGNITION SWITCH, LESS THAN 30,000 MILES, WILL SHUT OFF WHI... |
| Aug 1, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THA... |
| Jul 17, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE ... |
| Jun 9, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BAD IGNITION SWITCH |
| Jun 1, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHEN I AM DRIVING MY EQUINOX AND HAVE TO STOP FOR A LIGHT, IT WILL RUN HOT AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER U... |
| May 24, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | THE IGNITION KEY WILL LOCK OR ENGINE WILL CONTINUE RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN PLACE. |