2022 Chevrolet EQUINOX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2022 Chevrolet Equinox SUV FWD has an impressive overall safety rating of 5, which is the highest possible score. This vehicle excels in all crash test categories including front crash, side crash, and rollover protection. It is equipped with electronic stability control, forward collision warning, and lane departure warning systems, further enhancing its safety features.

Despite its high safety ratings, it is important to note that there have been 50 complaints reported for this model. Additionally, there have been 5 recalls for various issues. These numbers indicate that while the Chevrolet Equinox boasts excellent safety features, potential buyers should be aware of the reported complaints and recalls to make an informed decision.

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Complaint Count

50

Recall Count

5

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2022 Chevrolet Equinox SUV FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2022 Chevrolet Equinox SUV FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

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Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

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Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

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2022 Chevrolet Equinox SUV FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2022 Chevrolet Equinox SUV FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2022 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2022 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2022 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2022 Chevrolet EQUINOX

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"i was at a red light and my car has the auto start/stop when your on the breaks for a bit. light turned green and my car break pedal locked, all the gear lights started flashing. car then stalled when turning on and off. i was in the very busy intersection and lucky no one plowed into me as i was trapped in the middle lane."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2025-11-01
Complaint:
"while driving on a four lane highway during rush hour my gas peddle stopped working. i drifted to the side of the road, with cars blowing their horns at me. my car was like frozen! aaa came after 45 mins to tow me to the dealership. we were told, yup its the fuel pump, we currently have 3 other vehicles with the same problem. it's probably going to take at least a week to fix. no, they do not provide loaner car. update: dealership informed us that there's no time limit insight to fix our vehicle. the fuel pump is on back order and there are thousands of cars countrywide awaiting for the part."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2025-06-10
Complaint:
"9/15/2023, noticed a hesitation in the acceleration of the vehicle, when attempting to proceed after a full stop. purchased the vehicle from carmax in las vegas, 8/25/2023. recall sheets were provided, however - i have been "unable to "register" the vehicle (in my name) to nhtsa website. when, "remedy" to the recalls are available, ???? how will "i" be "notified" to take the car to a dealership ???"
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2024-03-09
Complaint:
"on 08-31-2023 left house and got about 1 mile down the road going about 45 mph and had loss of power and engine stalled. pulled over and tried to restart engine but would not start, engine light was on. called dealership and said to have it towed in. 2 days later dealer called and said it was ready and it was a fuel module issue. when picking the car up the service guy said they reprogrammed it. asked if i had to sign anything and he replied no, so no paperwork was given."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2025-07-08
Complaint:
"was approaching intersection for a left hand turn and just before getting to red light engine stalled. tried at least 6 times to restart but would not. was 2nd in line at a major intersection so after no luck restarting i called for road side assistance. the police came to direct traffic and then decided best to push me to the gas station next to intersection. while waiting for tow truck i tried starting vehicle about a half hour later and it started. after sitting there waiting for tow it stalled again and would not start. about an hour later tow truck came and at that time it restarted for him to load on to tow truck. the car is waiting for service but its the weekend and will need to wait for dealership to call when ready."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2023-09-09
Complaint:
"fuel module failed and had to be replaced."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2023-10-08
Complaint:
"car has been in shop for replacement of fuel module 4 times. now was in shop again with failed fuel pump at 9k miles. had loss of power at 70mph on freeway and could have been rear ended. if the fuel loss happens during a left turn could result in a collision. have already reported the first four failures. adding this number 5"
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2023-02-08
Complaint:
"intermittent sudden loss of engine power, bucking, sputtering of engine with or without check engine light, could be rear ended on expressway as vehicle will suddenly decelerate without braking as no fuel getting to engine and in gear. onstar has confirmed engine codes. the part 13527053 fuel control module has been replaced 4 times by chevrolet dealer under warranty purchased vehicle 07/01/2022. first incident 07/14/2022 second 02/22/2023 and 3/10/23 with repair 03/21/23 third 04/07/23 most recent 07/24/23 all had fuel module replaced in all cases bad running and loss of power, stalling, bucking caused us to bring car in for service"
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2025-06-07
Complaint:
"08/22 car with 3800 miles died slowly while driving. fuel pump replaced. 06/23 with 11,700 miles died slowly while crossing major highway at peak travel time. fuel pump failed again. crash / fatality risk."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2024-10-06
Complaint:
"fuel pump power control module failed. my daughter was driving down carpenter road in ypsilanti michigan when the vehicle stalled and would not start. this is a very busy four lane road. the police showed up and helped push her out of the way. yes, the problem has been confirmed by the dealer. the dealer replaced the part but how do i know that the part is not faulty as well as it appears that there is a potential recall for this vehicle that hasn't been confirmed yet since parts are limited. no warning before the issue happened."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2023-01-03

Recalls for the 2022 Chevrolet EQUINOX

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"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."
Consequence:
An improperly welded seat frame may not adequately restrain the driver in a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy:

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.

Component(s) Involved: SEATS
Date of incident: 2022-05-19
Recall:
"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."
Consequence:
A seat with a missing or loose bolt may not properly restrain the occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy:

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.

Component(s) Involved: SEATS
Date of incident: 2022-09-29

CHEVROLET Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

CHEVROLET ranks 2 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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