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2006 Chevrolet Equinox electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 144 complaints for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
144 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
83,000 miles 128 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 5
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2006 Chevrolet Equinox Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 83,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 19 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 22 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 19 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 14 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 12 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 11 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 83,000 miles
Based on 128 complaints that include mileage. 30% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles12
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles19
60k to 80k miles22
80k to 100k miles19
100k to 120k miles14
120k to 140k miles12
140k to 160k miles11
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 128 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Vehicle fire. Cell phone charger was plugged into the front auxiliary power outlet. 2-3 minutes later smoke was noticed, and fire erupted from the center console where the power outlet is located. Vehicle was immediately pulled off the road and phone charger was unplugged, burning the tip of one finger. Vehicle was exited and 911 was called. Fire dept. Arrived and extinguished the fire.

Reported at 25,700 miles, September 2008 FireInjury

My 2006 chevy equinox has now had three separate incidences of spontaneous engine turn over. The first was in may of 2012, next in april 2013, followed by august 2013. On each occasion; the car was parked and locked at the time that it spontaneously started. With each event I had to put the key in the ignition, put the car in reverse, move it a couple feet, followed by shifting to drive and moving forward. It was only then that I was then able return the car to park and turn off the engine.

Reported at 76,000 miles, May 2012

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