2014 Chevrolet Equinox: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 543 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is engine, named in 215 of them.

543
Complaints
1
Recalls
23
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
11
Injuries
37.6
Severity index

Severity index 37.6 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 37.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 139 2014 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox ranks 110 of 139 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 21% of its model-year peers. See the full 2014 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 215 complaints (39.6%)215 40%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 167 complaints (30.8%)167 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 45 complaints (8.3%)45 8%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 41 complaints (7.6%)41 8%Power TrainPower Train: 40 complaints (7.4%)40 7%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 34 complaints (6.3%)34 6%Air BagsAir Bags: 29 complaints (5.3%)29 5%VisibilityVisibility: 19 complaints (3.5%)19 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE21539.6%
VISIBILITY/WIPER16730.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM458.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER417.6%
POWER TRAIN407.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM346.3%
AIR BAGS295.3%
VISIBILITY193.5%

Complaints filed per year

0551102014: 182015: 162016: 192017: 332018: 642019: 1072020: 772021: 482022: 672023: 442024: 172025: 232026: 10 (partial year)14151617181910720212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201418
201516
201619
201733
201864
2019107
202077
202148
202267
202344
202417
202523
2026 (year to date)10
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V16500017/03/2022VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTORGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode, causing one or both windshield wipers to fail.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.