2013 Chevrolet Equinox air bags problems
25 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was making a right hand turn (going maybe 5 MPH) when rear ended by a 1998 chevy lumina. Her hood and front was all damaged and none of my air bags deployed (opened)!! . I hit my head on steering wheel and ear started bleeding. ( in a daze). Many bruises and hurt back and neck.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet equinox. While parked on a slight incline, the contact's vehicle rolled backwards and crashed into another vehicle. The failure recurred intermittently. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox
- Engine 423 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 164 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 80 complaints
- Electrical system 69 complaints
- Fuel system 45 complaints
- Stability control 20 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints