NHTSA vehicle safety data
2008 Chevrolet Equinox Recalls, Ratings & Complaints
The 2008 Chevrolet Equinox has no NHTSA recall campaigns and 370 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 2008 Chevrolet Equinox, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
2008 Chevrolet Equinox owner complaints
Owners have filed 370 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox, describing incidents dated December 10, 2007 to August 20, 2025.
Most-cited components
- Air Bags 110 complaints
- Electrical System 65 complaints
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC) 48 complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System 48 complaints
- Steering 44 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
Of the 370 complaints on file, 9 report a crash and 1 a fire; across all 370 complaints, owners report 12 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
Newest complaints
ODI #11695595 · Filed
Problem with transmission not shifting properly. Also, the subframe is rusting out because water from the air conditioning unit falls directly on the subframe at that point both are safety hazards My service provider told me about the subframe rusting when I had my oil changed and why it was rusting…
ODI #11683736 · Filed
Head gasket failure as well as intake manifold
ODI #11631207 · Filed
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that there was an abnormally strong fuel odor on the outside of the vehicle and the odor was entering into the cabin of the vehicle. The contact noticed that fuel was leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be…
Owner-reported
2008 Chevrolet Equinox mileage at failure
294 of the 370 complaints on file for the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.
| Component | Median | Middle half | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | Median 65,000 miles | Middle half 40,000–95,000 miles | Based on 88 complaints |
| Electrical System | Median 75,000 miles | Middle half 50,000–95,000 miles | Based on 47 complaints |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | Median 80,000 miles | Middle half 65,000–110,000 miles | Based on 38 complaints |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | Median 100,000 miles | Middle half 70,000–120,000 miles | Based on 38 complaints |
| Steering | Median 80,000 miles | Middle half 55,000–105,000 miles | Based on 35 complaints |
| Engine | Median 75,000 miles | Middle half 55,000–90,000 miles | Based 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.
Most complaints NHTSA received since May 17, 2021 give no mileage. So that they aren't undercounted, each one received since then that gives a mileage also stands in for those that gave none, which can put a component's median above most of the mileages it is based on.
Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out
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Check your 2008 Chevrolet Equinox VIN
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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