2007 Chevrolet Equinox air bags problems
149 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 149 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 117 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 117 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 10 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. The contact was sitting at a traffic stop when another vehicle crashed into his rear. The impact abruptly pushed the contact's vehicle forward, causing him to crash into the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained minor neck and back injuries, the rear driver's side passenger sustained facial lacerations from the shattered rear window and the driver of the second vehicle sustained minor injuries to the neck.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet equinox. While the vehicle was parked, the passenger side air bag light failed to illuminate. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the passenger seat electronic control unit failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 07v344000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not made of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.
Other problems reported for the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox
- Fuel system 257 complaints
- Electrical system 104 complaints
- Steering 78 complaints
- Stability control 63 complaints
- Engine 53 complaints
- Body & structure 37 complaints
- Brakes 28 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 27 complaints