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2006 Chevrolet Equinox Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

The 2006 Chevrolet Equinox has no NHTSA recall campaigns and 695 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Chevrolet dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2006 Chevrolet Equinox owner complaints

Owners have filed 695 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox, describing incidents dated November 17, 2005 to November 17, 2025.

Most-cited components

  • Visibility/Wiper 280 complaints
  • Electrical System 141 complaints
  • Engine 128 complaints
  • Service Brakes 85 complaints
  • Unknown or Other 58 complaints
  • Steering 34 complaints

Of the 695 complaints on file, 16 report a crash and 9 a fire; across all 695 complaints, owners report 20 injuries and 1 death (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

  • ODI #11699804 · Filed

    Subframe rust ? my 2006 chev eq , has only 50, 000 mile on it and the sub frame is rust out ? I check for recall but said 0 ? I can’t under stand how ? Body guy said it going to cost thousands of dollars ! I can’t afford that ! ! what should I do ? There Should be a recall ? on this frame ! Frame is…

  • ODI #11573657 · Filed

    Bent driveshaft

  • ODI #11529074 · Filed

    Unknown

Read all 695 complaints

Owner-reported

2006 Chevrolet Equinox mileage at failure

596 of the 695 complaints on file for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.

Mileage at failure by component, from owners' complaints to NHTSA
Visibility/WiperMedian 65,000 milesMiddle half 50,000–85,000 milesBased on 247 complaints
Electrical SystemMedian 80,000 milesMiddle half 55,000–120,000 milesBased on 125 complaints
EngineMedian 85,000 milesMiddle half 60,000–110,000 milesBased on 106 complaints
Service BrakesMedian 90,000 milesMiddle half 60,000–120,000 milesBased on 76 complaints
SteeringMedian 80,000 milesMiddle half 55,000–140,000 milesBased on 30 complaints

A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.

Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.

These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.

Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out

NHTSA lists no recall campaigns for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox as of November 3, 2026. New recalls can be issued at any time, so check the specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before buying.

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Not every recall applies to every VIN in a given year. Enter the 17-character VIN from your Chevrolet Equinox at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

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