2007 Chevrolet Equinox problems
NHTSA has received 950 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox, and 27% of them involve fuel system. After that come air bags (16%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 950 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 769 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 92 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 77 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 98 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 143 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 154 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 92 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 51 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 20 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 22 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 14 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Among the 769 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 74,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (210 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 22 model years of the Chevrolet Equinox with enough data (459 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
"takata recall" stability traction control indicator lights. No warning for brake problem. The brakes locked up and wouldn't stop or slow the car before entering a curve on a major highway.
I had 2 chevy equinox 2007 model, loaded. First vehicle repurchased due to multiple episodes of stabilitrak failure, turn signals quit working, radio problems, passenger system airbag not working, and finally failure of main airbag system. Given exact twin of first car, as thought that car was just a lemon. 2nd equinox had 2 episodes of stabilitrak failure, and a new steering column placed, and then had total system failure of the steering, brakes, gas, stabilitrak, and airbag system while driving the vehicle.
Light came on in car stating: engine hot/compressor off and temp gauge dropped to bottom. I took to dealership and was informed me that I had leaking head gaskets into coolant. Heads to machine shop to check and pressure test. $2262.00.