2022 Chevrolet Equinox: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 155 complaints about the 2022 Chevrolet Equinox and NHTSA has issued 5 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is fuel/propulsion system, named in 63 of them.

155
Complaints
5
Recalls
13
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
7
Injuries
81.3
Severity index

Severity index 81.3 - 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: 81.3p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2022 Chevrolet Equinox sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 96 2022 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2022 Chevrolet Equinox ranks 33 of 96 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 66% of its model-year peers. See the full 2022 ranking.

What actually fails

Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 63 complaints (40.6%)63 41%Fuel SystemFuel System: 29 complaints (18.7%)29 19%GasolineGasoline: 29 complaints (18.7%)29 19%EngineEngine: 25 complaints (16.1%)25 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 20 complaints (12.9%)20 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 15 complaints (9.7%)15 10%Power TrainPower Train: 10 complaints (6.5%)10 6%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 7 complaints (4.5%)7 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM6340.6%
FUEL SYSTEM2918.7%
GASOLINE2918.7%
ENGINE2516.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2012.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER159.7%
POWER TRAIN106.5%
LANE DEPARTURE74.5%

Complaints filed per year

021422022: 142023: 362024: 402025: 422026: 23 (partial year)222324254226
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
202214
202336
202440
202542
2026 (year to date)23
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 8.4x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V61200005/08/2021TIRESGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles equipped with certain Hankook tires. The tires may have been manufactured with an insufficient amount of curative agent, which could cause tread separation.
22V35900019/05/2022SEATSGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Malibu, 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, Blazer and Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The driver's seat cushion frame may have an improper weld in the power tilt-adjustment mechanism.
22V72400029/09/2022SEATSGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and 2022 GMC Terrain vehicles. The driver's seat may have a stripped or loose bolt at the seat frame height-adjust pivot.
23V01300019/01/2023FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULEGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Chevrolet Equinox and 2022 GMC Terrain vehicles. The fuel pump module may not consistently provide sufficient fuel to the engine, resulting in an engine stall.
23V33900011/05/2023CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHORGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The four rear-seat lower child seat LATCH anchorage bars may have excessive powder coating, which could prevent a child seat from being installed with the anchorage bars. As such
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.