2012 Chevrolet Equinox electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 70 complaints for the 2012 Chevrolet Equinox, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 51 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The night sandy hit on the east coast, it was windy in michigan. Our city was doing leaf pickup around that time so leaves were accumulated at the edges of the roads. The car was being driven through a subdivision on a paved road and it just caught on fire. GM will take no responsibility for the fire. They say leaves blew up under the car and they are what caught on fire. How can vulnerable areas not be shielded from this? The car was about a month old!!! The fire burnt for about 7 minutes.
Driving slowly the engine and entire electric system shuts down and the car just turns off while driving. Then you have to put it in park and start the car back up and then it happens again.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Chevrolet Equinox
- Engine 364 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 128 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 84 complaints
- Fuel system 54 complaints
- Steering 36 complaints
- Stability control 26 complaints
- Body & structure 26 complaints
- Air bags 19 complaints