Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Chevrolet Equinox has 43 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
43
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Jan 1, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15-20... |
| Nov 21, 2022 | STEERING | Power steering malfunction and stop working while driving. Reported on many of these models. |
| Nov 9, 2022 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | purchased the car from some that passed away and did not get these items fixed before I got it. cove... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while his wife was driving in a p... |
| Jul 20, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | My car was purchased used at a Chevrolet dealership. I noticed right away that the carjerks when I ... |
| Jul 12, 2021 | STEERING | Once on a while the power steering locks for approximately 3 or 4 seconds and a light that’s looks l... |
| Apr 8, 2021 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | MY ABS AND STABILITRACK LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WAS TOLD IT'S A BAD SENSOR AND REPLACE W... |
| Mar 21, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | FIRST TIME: MARCH 21 - NJ TURNPIKE. CAR "STABILITRAK ICON" AND SERVICE STABILITRAK" MSG & "TIRE PRES... |
| Jan 16, 2021 | STEERING | I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 6 POWER STEERING FAILURES WHILE DRIVING IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS (JULY 2020 ... |
| Dec 6, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 2.4 LITER ECOTECH ENGINE USED IN 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX IS IN CURRENT RECALL BY GM. GM IS USING VIN NUMB... |
| Jun 9, 2020 | STEERING | POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING . IT DID IT TO MY WIFE ON 6/8/20 IN THE RAIN .IT DID I... |
| Mar 4, 2020 | STEERING | Sometimes the past 2 half years the power steering goes out, a few years ago i took it to a dealer t... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON CITY STREET, 30 MPH, WAS T-BONED IN CENTER OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. SIDE AIRBAG... |
| Jul 26, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | LAST YEAR OUR TRANSFER CASE BROKE. FORTUNATELY THE FAILURE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WE AVOIDED A SE... |
| Sep 4, 2018 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING CAR TREMBLED A LITTLE A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE IT SEEMINGLY LOST POWER, NO ACCELERSTION, ... |
| Jun 4, 2018 | STEERING | ON JUNE 4, 2018 I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AFTER AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WA... |
| Feb 6, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | I OWN A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS AWD WITH ROUGHLY 86,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING BACK AN APPOINTMENT T... |
| Jul 9, 2017 | STEERING | THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. THI... |
| Jun 14, 2017 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING, THIS WOULD HAPPEN DURI... |