2015 Chevrolet EQUINOX

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2015 Chevrolet EQUINOX has 844 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 10.6x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is visibility problems (33% of all complaints), specifically: tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet equinox. while driving various speeds, the sun shined into the front windshield and reflected off the chrome finish onto the front cup holders and obscured the contact's vision while driving. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. ⚠️ 8 fire reports filed.

8 fire reports 27 crash reports 19 injuries

844

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

10.6x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

VISIBILITY

280 complaints

33%

• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN SHINED INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND REFLECTED OFF THE CHROME FINISH ONTO THE FRONT CUP HOLDERS AND OBSCURED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER
• MY 2015 EQUINOX HAS SPOTS ALL OVER THE REAR WINDSHIELD. I'VE BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS. THE SPOTS APPEAR TO BE FADING SPOTS INSIDE THE WINDOW GLASS, CANNOT WIPE THEM OFF OR NO AMOUNT OF CLEANING WORKS. WHEN DRIVING IN CERTAIN LIGHT, THE SPOTS ARE VERY DISTRACTING AND CAUS
• DANGEROUS SITUATION. PASSING CARS (IN MOTION) ON INTERSTATE 81S WHILE RAINING. WIPERS STOP AND VISIBILITY HAMPERED. REPAIR - WIPER TRANSMISSION REMOVED AND REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR MANY YEARS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN SHINED INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND REFLECTED OFF THE CHROME FINISH ONTO THE FRONT CUP HOLDERS AND OBSCURED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ENGINE

231 complaints

27%

• ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, RADIO ETC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BOTH TIMES. THIS COULD BE DEADLY IF I AM ON A BUSY ROAD OR FREEWAY. I AM TERRIFIED FOR MY SAFETY, BUT ALSO FOR MY TWO YEAR
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (7769 BOULEVAR
• WHILE IN MOTION ENGINE SPUTTERS AS IF RUNNING OUT OF GAS, A/C SHUTS DOWN, THEN ENGINE QUITS WORKING AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. BATTERY IS WORKING FINE; LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC. WORK. CANNOT TURN ENGINE OVER, CANNOT GIVE GAS TO ENGINE. ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START, ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 5 fire reports💥 2 crashes

“ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, RADIO ETC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BOTH TIMES. THIS COULD BE DEADLY IF I AM ON A BUSY ROAD OR FREEWAY. I AM TERRIFIED FOR MY SAFETY, BUT ALSO FOR MY TWO YEAR”

— NHTSA complaint filing

TRANSMISSION

63 complaints

• ON 1/2/2017 I POSSIBLY TOTALED A 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I WASN'T EVEN IN IT. I AM THE FIRE CHIEF IN MY TOWN AND RESPONDED TO A NON-RESPONSIVE INDIVIDUAL CALL. WHEN I ARRIVED I WAS APPARENTLY DISTRACTED BY THE CALL TYPE AND WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING NEXT AND LEFT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND EXITE
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (MATTHEWS CHEVROLET IN BUCYR
• THIS VEHICLES TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED SINCE BRAND NEW. MANY OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW, WHO HAVE THE SAME 4 CYLINDER ENGINE EXPERIENCE THIS SAME ISSUE. IT GOES OUT OF GEAR AT STOP SIGNS WHEN YOU TRY TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION, ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AT SPEED AND IN ANY CONDITION. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 4 crashes

“ON 1/2/2017 I POSSIBLY TOTALED A 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I WASN'T EVEN IN IT. I AM THE FIRE CHIEF IN MY TOWN AND RESPONDED TO A NON-RESPONSIVE INDIVIDUAL CALL. WHEN I ARRIVED I WAS APPARENTLY DISTRACTED BY THE CALL TYPE AND WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING NEXT AND LEFT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND EXITE”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

55 complaints

• THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER LENS ALLOWS FOR AN EXCESSIVE GLARE THAT NOT ONLY PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM BEING ABLE TO ADEQUATELY READ THE SETTINGS OF THE ANALOG GAUGES, BUT IS ALSO A NUISANCE AND A DISTRACTION ALLOWING THE GLARE FROM THE LENS/COVERS TO BLIND THE DRIVER'S VISION, IN ADDITION TO THE G
• TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 40 MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD THE COLLISION ALERT WENT OFF, BEEPING AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD ENOUGH TO FEEL THE STUTTER OF THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME, THE FIRST TIME NO CRUISE WAS BEING USED. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GAIN CONTROL AG
• THE CAR WAS IN PARK & I WAS SITTING IN IT ON THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABOUT TO OPEN THE DOOR WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE STILL IN PARK. IT STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED & DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT A TREE. I WAS SO SHOCKED BY WHAT WAS HAPPENING & THE FACT THAT I LIVE ON THE RIVER EVEN TH

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER LENS ALLOWS FOR AN EXCESSIVE GLARE THAT NOT ONLY PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM BEING ABLE TO ADEQUATELY READ THE SETTINGS OF THE ANALOG GAUGES, BUT IS ALSO A NUISANCE AND A DISTRACTION ALLOWING THE GLARE FROM THE LENS/COVERS TO BLIND THE DRIVER'S VISION, IN ADDITION TO THE G”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

45 complaints

• DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WITH NO VEHICLES IN SIGHT, NO OBSTACLES, ON A CLEAR DAY, THE FRONT COLLISION ALERT TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE STRONGLY APPLIED. IT WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH AND FRIGHTENING FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FOR IT. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED
• ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, RADIO ETC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BOTH TIMES. THIS COULD BE DEADLY IF I AM ON A BUSY ROAD OR FREEWAY. I AM TERRIFIED FOR MY SAFETY, BUT ALSO FOR MY TWO YEAR
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE W

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WITH NO VEHICLES IN SIGHT, NO OBSTACLES, ON A CLEAR DAY, THE FRONT COLLISION ALERT TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE STRONGLY APPLIED. IT WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH AND FRIGHTENING FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FOR IT. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

VISIBILITY(~50K mi)

$500

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 844 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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VISIBILITY: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN SHINED INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND REFLECTED OFF THE CHROME FINISH ONTO THE FRONT CUP HOLDERS AND OBSCURED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ENGINE: ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, RADIO ETC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BOTH TIMES. THIS COULD BE DEADLY IF I AM ON A BUSY ROAD OR FREEWAY. I AM TERRIFIED FOR MY SAFETY, BUT ALSO FOR MY TWO YEAR
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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TRANSMISSION: ON 1/2/2017 I POSSIBLY TOTALED A 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I WASN'T EVEN IN IT. I AM THE FIRE CHIEF IN MY TOWN AND RESPONDED TO A NON-RESPONSIVE INDIVIDUAL CALL. WHEN I ARRIVED I WAS APPARENTLY DISTRACTED BY THE CALL TYPE AND WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING NEXT AND LEFT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND EXITE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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OTHER: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER LENS ALLOWS FOR AN EXCESSIVE GLARE THAT NOT ONLY PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM BEING ABLE TO ADEQUATELY READ THE SETTINGS OF THE ANALOG GAUGES, BUT IS ALSO A NUISANCE AND A DISTRACTION ALLOWING THE GLARE FROM THE LENS/COVERS TO BLIND THE DRIVER'S VISION, IN ADDITION TO THE G
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)