Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Chevrolet Equinox has 25 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
25
Complaints
0
Recalls
7
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Coming home from a trip without any warning our 2016 equinox scared me when it made a terrible sound... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | no lights came on my car just became sluggish and I continued to drive up the road trying to get to ... |
| Jan 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Driving vehicle on two days 1/21-1/22/25 both days had a high of zero degrees, vehicle say for 4 hou... |
| Jan 20, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | What started as my car guzzling just a little too much oil too quickly, turned into my engine sittin... |
| Apr 29, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,ENGINE | Severe oil consumption which could lead to damage to engine and vehicle failure when driving, which ... |
| Feb 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | My equinox has only 70,000 miles and they found ground bearings in the transfer case and it cost me ... |
| Jan 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My car blew out the rear main oil seal due to a faulty pcv valve that froze over in zero degree weat... |
| Apr 20, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | the PCV is popping out which is causing all the oil to drain out and causing expensive repairs and l... |
| Jan 14, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My 2016 Chevy Equinox started running rough and when the codes were run it came back with P0335, P00... |
| Dec 29, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | This is my second submission hoping someone contacts me [XXX] Thanks INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT... |
| Dec 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Engine lost power while exiting highway. Engine noise and loss of oil and oil pressure. Glided car i... |
| Oct 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My car has had multiple safety issues but the latest one is my car shut off while driving! I was abl... |
| Jul 16, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while the vehicle gear was in park; h... |
| Jan 25, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving 45... |
| Apr 26, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | While on the freeway, I was caught in “stop-and-go” traffic. I had previously (about 2 days) noticed... |
| Feb 21, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING, AT 55MPH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING AND THE DASH SHOWED "SERVICE S... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | PCV VALVE FROZE CAUSING REAR MAIN SEAL LEAK. CAR BEGAN TO LEAK EXCESSIVE OIL. |
| Dec 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED WHILE THE SUV WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WITHIN A WEEK AFTER AN OIL CHA... |
| Nov 13, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | INITIALLY THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING OR BROKEN; ALL THE OIL DRAINED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER SPE... |
| Oct 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. I WILL THEN HAVE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK,... |