Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2006 Chevrolet equinox has 0 recalls, 695 complaints.
0
Recalls
695
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2006 Chevrolet Equinox 4-DR.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Subframe rust ? my 2006 chev eq , has only 50, 000 mile on it and the sub frame is rust out ? I che... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | Bent driveshaft |
| Nov 3, 2022 | STEERING,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I just got the car on Thursday, 11/3/2022. around 1:00 pm. On 11/3/2022 around 3:30 pm, the followin... |
| Oct 1, 2022 | SUSPENSION | Both front frame mounts that hold the engine suspension crossmember rusted away. What is even worse ... |
| Feb 19, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY/WIPER | My 2006 Chevrolet Equinox blows cold air will not defrost windshield. And while driving I push the g... |
| Feb 6, 2021 | ENGINE | Vehicle keeps over heating fixed everything that can cause it to overheat and the problem still cons... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | CAR WAS IN MOTION TRIED TO STOP AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN REALLY HAD TO PUMP BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON TC / TB... |
| Oct 25, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU GET CONSTANT VIBRATION CAUSING YOU TO SKID. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU... |
| Aug 12, 2020 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES | FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED UP. OVER-HEATING DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRICTION FROM BRAKES LOCKING. FRONT EN... |
| Mar 2, 2020 | STEERING,WHEELS,ENGINE | CAR KEEPS OVERHEATING REPLACED EVERYTHING STILL OVERHEATING |
| Jan 8, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING, SMOKE SUDDENLY ... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | ENGINE | CAR STALLS NO MATTER IF I'M AM NOT MOVING OR GOIN 65 MILE AN HOUR,WITHOUT WARNING, I LIVE IN RURAL A... |
| Nov 10, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 11/3/19, WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK THERE WAS A HORRIBLE THUMPING AND VIBRATING WHILE ... |
| Oct 21, 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE PLASTIC BLEND ARM FOR THE HEATER SELECTOR MOTOR BROKE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON THE EQUINO... |
| Sep 10, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS | DRIVER SEAT IS HAVING A SHORTAGE. SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK AND DOES NOT MOVE ANYMORE. THE MOTOR O... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE KEY SLIDES OUT THE IGNITION & THE IGNITION CAN SLIP FROM THE "RUN" TO THE "ACCESSORY" OR "OFF" P... |
| Aug 9, 2019 | STRUCTURE | THE FRAME IS RUSTING WHERE THE SUBFRAME CONNECT TO THE CAR TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUBFRAME ISN'T REA... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE FLOORBOARD IS STAYING WET, LIKE STANDING WATER. I... |
| Jun 1, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKE PEDAL STARTED VIBRATING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP SO I HAD BRAKE PADS REPL... |
| May 28, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTIC... |