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2008 Chevrolet Equinox engine problems

The 2008 Chevrolet Equinox has 35 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

35

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

0

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

“APRIL 26, 2019 THE ENGINE IN MY 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX SPORT LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MIDWEST TIRE & AUTO IN THE CICERO,IL FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. A WEEK AFTER RETRIEVING MY SUV ON JUNE 20,2019 FROM THE SHOP IT HAD AN EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AND IT CAUGHT FIRE.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 3, 2019 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox engine — 7% 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.