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2008 Chevrolet Equinox steering problems

The 2008 Chevrolet Equinox has 44 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

44

Steering complaints

8%

Share of year

5

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Equinox steering complaints by model year78 complaints2005: 50 complaints2006: 34 complaints2007: 78 complaints2008: 44 complaints2009: 5 complaints2010: 44 complaints2011: 43 complaints2012: 36 complaints2013: 19 complaints2014: 18 complaints2015: 14 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 15 complaints2019: 9 complaints2020: 12 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 5 complaints2023: 6 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 9 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Equinox steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“STABILITY TRAC LIGHT CAME ON, LOST POWER STEERING, TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER, SAID LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION, REPLACED BATTERY, WORK FOR ABOUT A MONTH, SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. NOT THE BATTERY. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · June 3, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox have?

NHTSA has 44 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox steering — 8% 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.