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vehicle
2006 / chevrolet / equinox
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
695 on file (2005-11-28 → 2025-11-17)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
138 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Heater blend door failure causing loss of heat and defrostUNKNOWN OR OTHER55 complaints2014-09 → 2021-11equinox-2006-heater-blend-door-failure
10907412 THE HEATING SYSTEM NO LONGER PRODUCES HOT AIR FOR THE HEATER/DEFROSTER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A BROKEN (DEFECTIVE) CHEAP PLASTIC ARM THAT CONNECTS THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR TO AN ACTUATOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BLEND
10643387 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS
10664213 THE HEATER BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN. THE COST OF REPLACING THE DOOR IS $1000 +
ABS and traction control brake pedal pulsationSERVICE BRAKES38 complaints2014-08 → 2021-02equinox-2006-abs-traction-control-brake-issues
10899452 SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES GRINDING, STARTS UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCE AND HAPPENS OUT OF BLUE, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKES SO IT CAN STOP
10620960 THE ABS AND T/C LIGHTS COME ON AFTER DRIVING
10788640 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED
Engine overheating and head gasket failureSTRUCTURE, ENGINE24 complaints2014-09 → 2021-06equinox-2006-engine-overheating-head-gasket
11045609 3.4L GM POWER PLANT USED IN UNTOLD AMOUNTS OF VEHICLES BLOWING HEAD GASKETS, AND INTAKE GASKETS SINCE 1996
10758594 WHEN MY EQUINOX HIT 60,400 MILES IT WAS RUNNING FINE AND AFTER PARKING IT FOR 20 MINUTES IT SUDDENLY RAN HOT WHICH CAUSED THE HEADS TO WARP
10713820 I HAVE OWNED A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX SINCE 2008. WE RECENTLY NOTICED A SWOOSHING FLUID NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH
Subframe and frame mount rust corrosionSUSPENSION3 complaints2019-08 → 2025-11equinox-2006-subframe-rust-corrosion
11500833 Both front frame mounts that hold the engine suspension crossmember rusted away
11242894 THE FRAME IS RUSTING WHERE THE SUBFRAME CONNECT TO THE CAR TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUBFRAME ISN'T REALLY CONNECTED ANYMORE
11699804 Subframe rust ? my 2006 chev eq , has only 50, 000 mile on it and the sub frame is rust out ?
Water intrusion into cabin from sunroof drain leakSTRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)5 complaints2014-10 → 2019-07equinox-2006-water-intrusion-cabin-leak
11078836 ANY TIME THERE IS RAIN OR GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH MY CAR HAS A LEAK OF WATER THAT COLLECTS IN MY FLOORBOARD
11139042 WATER IS FLOODING INTO THE CABIN
11229529 I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND THE FLOORBOARD IS STAYING WET, LIKE STANDING WATER
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Chevrolet Equinox vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/chevrolet/equinox
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_chevrolet_equinox_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Chevrolet Equinox},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/chevrolet/equinox}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
