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2010 Chevrolet Equinox engine problems

303 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, which is 27% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
303 27% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 240 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 6
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2010 Chevrolet Equinox Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 18 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 22 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 30 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 39 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 49 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 38 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 21 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 12 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 240 complaints that include mileage. 29% 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 miles18
20k to 40k miles22
40k to 60k miles30
60k to 80k miles39
80k to 100k miles49
100k to 120k miles38
120k to 140k miles21
140k to 160k miles12
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 240 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 6 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start without warning. The contact purchased an electrical box from the dealer to repair the engine failure; however, the box did not assist with the failure. The contact stated that the failure occurred again four days later without warning. Since owning the vehicle, the contact has had the engine, fuel pump, electric line, doors, and windshield wipers replaced.

Reported at 70,000 miles, February 2018 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet equinox. While driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled and failed to immediately restart. After some time, the vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation; however, the check engine indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 139,274.

Reported at 139,274 miles, August 2018

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