2006 Chevrolet Equinox cooling system problems

16 complaints about cooling system have been filed for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 16 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 60,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cooling system problems show up

Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 45% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	0
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	3
60k to 80k miles	4
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 11 cooling system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the cooling system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

17 trips to the dealership for repeated problems with brakes, rotors, bearings, transmission, clicking/other sound in engine compartment not fixed as of yet by GM, broken door hinge, broken license plate bolt receivers, starter, seat belt clip, air conditioner, remotes, noises in front end, engine miss, clunking when wheels spun on wet pavement.

March 2006

Took 150 mile trip from delaware to nj. Car died in drive way of destination. Towed to local dealer. Engine needed to be replaced. Warranty not covering repairs. Picked up car I nj aug 30th with new engine. Drove approx 500 miles and engine light came on again. Towed to dealer on 9/14, waiting for dealer to contact us.

Reported at 42,500 miles, September 2008

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