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What owners complain about
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Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points
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Questions to ask the seller of a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.
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Type the asking price and your own offer for the 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
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When problems show up
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Will it outlast the loan?
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Recalls
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Crash ratings
NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight.
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in.
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 2022 Chevrolet Equinox costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
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Every year of the Equinox
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Tap a year to open it. The newest 2 are not judged yet. Bars are totals, so older years stand taller; the verdict compares every year at the same age.
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Before you buy this one
Built from this year's numbers. Whatever the data says, the car in front of you is the one that counts.
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Seat belts
May 11, 2023 · Recall 23V339000
General 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, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
What can happen
The inability to install a child seat with the LATCH anchorage bars could result in an unsecured child seat, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The fix
Owners are advised to install child seats using the vehicle's rear seat belts until the remedy is complete. Dealers will inspect the latch anchorage bars, and remove and replace the finish, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232403240.
Fuel system
Jan 19, 2023 · Recall 23V013000
General 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.
What can happen
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 5, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222372310.
Seats
Sep 29, 2022 · Recall 22V724000
General 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.
What can happen
A seat with a missing or loose bolt may not properly restrain the occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Dealers will inspect the driver's seat and replace the seat cushion frame, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 4, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GMC's number for this recall is N222377890.
Seats
May 19, 2022 · Recall 22V359000
General 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.
What can happen
An improperly welded seat frame may not adequately restrain the driver in a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
The fix
Dealers will inspect the driver's seat and replace the cushion frame, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 23, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212356050.
Wheels and tires
Aug 5, 2021 · Recall 21V612000
General 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.
What can happen
Tread separation can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will inspect the tire DOT numbers, and replace any affected tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 31, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782; and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212343560.
182 complaints; the part named most is the fuel system
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Feb 26, 2022 to Oct 20, 2026. 23% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Owners reported 13 crashes, 3 fires and 7 injuries in these complaints.
Fuel system115 · 63%
Engine31 · 17%Usually costly to fix
Electrical20 · 11%
What one owner wrote about the fuel system
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start immediately. The vehicle was taken to the local NAPA Service Center to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed with a fuel pump control module failure. The contact was informed that the fuel pump control module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified…
Filed Oct 20, 2026NHTSA complaint 117725001 of 18 owner quotes
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12 more parts, and 18 owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Transmission and drivetrain, Body and frame.
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5 checks, with a close look at the fuel system
The bar holds the middle half of the complaints that gave a mileage; the dark mark is the middle one. 68 complaints of 182 gave one. Owners file when something fails, so this shows when problems were reported, not how long the cars last. These cars are young, so problems at higher miles have not had time to show.
Fuel system8,000 to 40,000 mi
Half of these 53 complaints came between about 8,000 and 40,000 miles, the middle one around 20,000.
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 5 recalls on file. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the fuel system. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look at the fuel system first.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the fuel system.
Smell for fuel, and notice how it starts and idles.
2022 Chevrolet Equinox: problems, recalls, verdict · WhipWorthy
Year verdict
Worthy
1.2× a typical year
More owner complaints than a typical year, not enough to mark it down. Still get it inspected.
Confidence: Medium
NHTSA did not answer for 10 years, so the typical year may shift.
NHTSA did not answer for 10 years, so this may change.
How the dial was counted
Year verdict: Typical year: 146 complaints, the median of 8 nearby years. Each counted over its first 5 years and 10 months from January 2021; this one had 182.
19 Worthy, 1 Maybe, 1 Pass, of 23 years on file
Our take: worth a look.Owners filed more complaints than in a typical year of this model, not enough to mark it down.
