2006 Chevrolet Equinox engine problems

116 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 116 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 89,000 miles 98 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 3
Injuries and deaths: 2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 98 complaints that include mileage. 21% 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	3
20k to 40k miles	7
40k to 60k miles	11
60k to 80k miles	21
80k to 100k miles	20
100k to 120k miles	17
120k to 140k miles	5
140k to 160k miles	6
160k to 180k miles	5
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 98 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Hit a one ton low bed dump truck, the whole front end of my SUV was demolished, my airbags didn't deploy and I ended up with really bad whiplash from the accident, to where I'm still in major pain! Wondering if there was a lawsuit against this? Never dealt with a wreck this bad, I was just curious!

November 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking antifreeze abnormally. She also noticed that when the vehicle was either parked or idle, the temperature gauge would increase and she would be forced to turn the vehicle off to prevent it from overheating. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was instead taken to a private mechanic where they informed her that the head gasket was blown.

Reported at 74,000 miles, March 2011

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Chevrolet models