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2006 Chevrolet Equinox engine problems

The 2006 Chevrolet Equinox has 132 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

132

Engine complaints

14%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Equinox engine complaints by model year422 complaints2005: 168 complaints2006: 132 complaints2007: 55 complaints2008: 35 complaints2009: 18 complaints2010: 304 complaints2011: 418 complaints2012: 362 complaints2013: 422 complaints2014: 228 complaints2015: 231 complaints2016: 208 complaints2017: 194 complaints2018: 91 complaints2019: 98 complaints2020: 87 complaints2021: 15 complaints2022: 26 complaints2023: 11 complaints2024: 12 complaints2025: 23 complaints2026: 6 complaints
Equinox engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“HIT A ONE TON LOW BED DUMP TRUCK, THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY SUV WAS DEMOLISHED, MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I ENDED UP WITH REALLY BAD WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT, TO WHERE I'M STILL IN MAJOR PAIN! WONDERING IF THERE WAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS? NEVER DEALT WITH A WRECK THIS BAD, I WAS JUST CURIOUS!…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 14, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox have?

NHTSA has 132 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox engine — 14% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.