2014 Chevrolet Equinox problems
Owners have filed 699 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 31% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of visibility/wiper at 23.9%.
Complaints699
Crashes32
Fires6
Injuries18
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 31.0% · 217
Visibility/wiper 23.9% · 167
Electrical system 6.4% · 45
Unknown or other 5.9% · 41
Power train 5.7% · 40
Fuel/propulsion system 4.9% · 34
Air bags 4.1% · 29
Visibility 2.9% · 20
Severity
Of those complaints, 32 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire and 18 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 22 model years of the Chevrolet Equinox in this data, 2014 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2011 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 75 in the last three years against 198 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 78,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Two weeks of zero degree weather caused the rear main seal to fail causing a large oil leak that could have resulted in the engine locking up if I had not noticed oil running down the driveway. Repair shop advised this was a common problem with the 2.4 liter engine caused by a failure of the PCV system and there is a service bulletin on this problem. GM has not recalled these engines to correct the known problem. Engine
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving 55 mph, the engine revved and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000. The vin was not available. Engine · reported at 107,000 miles
Recently the "check engine light came on, scheduled the car for service at the local GM dealership. The car only has 67700 miles on it, and the timing belt needs to be replaced. I believe this is ridiculous, this shouldn't be an issuse at all. The cost to repair the timing chain with labor is arounf the 2k mark. I understand this to be a problem with this engine type, and was advised to submit a complaint. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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