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2006 Chevrolet Equinox fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 20 complaints for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
20 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
66,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2006 Chevrolet Equinox Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 66,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 66,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 50% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

Dt: the contact stated approximately one week after purchasing the vehicle she smelled gasoline. When she called the dealership, they advised her not drive the vehicle because the fumes could ignite. They gave her the number for chevrolet to arrange to have the vehicle towed, but she could not contact anyone. She drove the vehicle to the dealership, and they stated the fuel line and fuel canister needed to be replaced. The parts have been redesigned and were on order.

November 2005

My 2006 equinox initially began having start up issues where the starter would crank and the engine would idle roughly and then die. It would take several attempts to start. Then I figured out if I gave it gas when I started it up it would have a better chance of starting. Sometimes it worked. Then the issue went away for a while and came back with a new issue. The new issue is sometimes the car wouldn't start at all. The starter would click but would not start.

Reported at 55,000 miles, January 2010

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