2011 Chevrolet Equinox air bags problems
52 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 40 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 17 crashes, 1 fire, 15 injuries.
What owners wrote
June 9, 2017 at 10:00 pm I hit a deer on south dakota hwy 11 in lincoln county. The speed limit was 65 MPH and I was going 68 MPH when I hit the deer head on. I drove over to the side of the road and the vehicle stopped. After a few minutes my wife and I smelled burning electrical wire. We got out of the car and started to walk away and within 10 minutes the whole thing went up in flames. The car was totaled and the airbags did not go off.
Airbag light stays on needs to be serviced it keeps saying airbags are off this light comes on everytime equinox is in motion and continues to beep all the time!
Other problems reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox
- Engine 418 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 139 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 78 complaints
- Fuel system 75 complaints
- Electrical system 74 complaints
- Stability control 55 complaints
- Cruise control 50 complaints
- Steering 43 complaints