2022 Chevrolet Equinox Reliability Report

Power drops suddenly, often at highway speed. In cold weather, freezing water causes reduced-power mode, and owners describe a dealer bulletin repair that adds a wrap. Some cars stall, and others hesitate when pulling away until a turbo valve is replaced. One transmission was destroyed at 72,000 miles after a fluid line clamp broke. Another, at about 4,700 miles, would not shift or recognize Park. Some owners paid for a fuel pump control module because powertrain warranty did not cover it. One crash report describes a grinding noise followed by the front end dropping.

Two problems lead here. First, the fuel pump module fails and shuts the engine off at interstate speed with no warning. Second, moisture builds up in the charge air cooler, and in cold or very humid weather the car misfires, jerks, or drops into limp mode with codes P0299 and P2227. Some dealer repairs for the cooler do not last. Less common reports include a turbo failing around 75k miles and oil intrusion causing a misfire that the dealer said required a new engine.

The car will not register that it is in Park, so it cannot be turned off. Owners describe repeated tows and dealers disconnecting the battery to shut it down. Two reports describe the car rolling backward after it was parked, dragging a person. One person was injured. In another case the car would not move in traffic, the steering locked, and it rolled into the car behind. Other reports cover fuel pump driver module stalls, repeated fuel injector replacements that did not fix rough starts, and a sunroof that shattered while driving.

Power steering stops working at speed, and the car does not turn into a curve. A "power steering service drive with care" message appears. Three of the five reports involve crashes, including guard rail impacts, and one person was injured. Dealers sometimes find no fault even when the steering is still not working. One car locked up while backing out, showed ESC and engine lights, and would not move or shut off. Another vibrates and grinds when the wheel returns from a turn, and the dealer could not find the cause.

Automatic emergency braking fails to stop the car before a crash. In one report the car also kept moving after hitting the vehicle ahead at 60 mph. Two of the three complaints involve crashes where drivers say they heard no warning and the car did not brake on its own. The opposite problem also appears: the system slams the brakes at about 40 mph with nothing ahead, bringing the car to a sudden stop and creating a rear-end risk.

In both reports, the bags fail to deploy in a serious crash, and both drivers were injured. One describes a driver-side impact with a full-size pickup, with both vehicles at about 40 mph. Police, firefighters, and paramedics at the scene noted the failure. No warning lights were reported beforehand. The second report, involving a rental car, also describes bags that did not deploy, along with a fire. The sample is small, but the failure is serious.

In one crash complaint, the belt fails to lock during hard braking, and the driver's face hits the steering wheel and air bag. The other complaint describes a grinding or binding noise from the driver's belt as it unspools and retracts. The noise continues after the belt is buckled. Only two complaints are on file, but a belt that does not lock is a direct injury risk.