Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Chevrolet Equinox has 19 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2023 | STEERING | DRIVING HOME AND STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING LIKE THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. ... |
| Nov 17, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES | Car feels like it is going to take off at a red light. Then it rumbles and cuts off at the light. I ... |
| Jul 19, 2020 | STEERING | MY CAR MADE AN AGGRESSIVE RIGHT TURN ON ITS OWN. BACK STORY: I STARTED UP MY CAR AND STARTED SLOWLY ... |
| May 31, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | POWER STEERING FAILED; LOST POWER TO CONTROL PANEL; IN TRYING TO STEER VEHICLE AROUND A CURB I HIT A... |
| Oct 23, 2018 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | ON OCT. 23, 2018, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MORNING. CALLED ONSTAR IN AFTERNOON FOR CODE;ONSTAR D... |
| Apr 30, 2018 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I HAD MY VEHICLE OIL CHANGE ON APRIL 8, 2018 ,AS OF APRIL 30, 2018 THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE NO... |
| Feb 7, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | ON A COLD WINTER DAY APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES, I EXITED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON COMING TO A STOP AT... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | CAR WOULD NOT START. CHARGED BATTERY UP CAR STARTED. INSIDE CONTROLS WOULD NOT WORK. SOMMERS DEALERS... |
| Nov 28, 2017 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | THE CAR DIDN'T START AFTER PARKING FOR FOOD PICKUP, WE NOTICED THAT AFTER GETTING A BOOST, THE 'ENGI... |
| Oct 5, 2017 | STEERING | FLAT TOW THIS CAR BEHIND MOTOR HOME. YESTERDAY WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM STOP AT A REDLIGHT THE... |
| Aug 15, 2017 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD IT SERVICED. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE WAY TO STORE AND WE LOST PO... |
| Jun 30, 2017 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A S... |
| Dec 21, 2016 | STEERING | WHEN TOWING WITH RV THE FRONT WHEELS START A SEVERE WOBBLE WHICH SHAKES THE REAR OF THE RV. THIS HA... |
| Aug 27, 2016 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AT ABOUT 95,000 MILES THE 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX'S ENGINE STARTED STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP OR ... |
| Jun 16, 2016 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING... |
| May 30, 2016 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | NOISE AND BURNING AROUND 6 QUARTS OF OIL A WEEK |
| Dec 12, 2014 | STEERING | RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM SAYING THERE MAY BE A STEERING ISSUE DESCRIBED AS STEERING VERY HARD, BUT ON... |
| May 20, 2014 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 40 MPH AND MAKING A QUICK TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND FROZE FOR ... |
| Oct 16, 2013 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH... |