Is your car affected?
Check by VIN to confirm the
exact model and see every recall for it.
Recalls are issued for a make, model and model year. Whether the repair has already been done on one specific car is known only to its manufacturer and dealers. Check your vehicle's official status at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a dealer.
US recalls (0)
No US recalls found for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox.
Canadian recalls (1)
Show 1 Canadian recall
Lights and instruments
2008-03-04 · campaign 2008-077
On certain vehicles, the Daytime Running Lamp (DRL) resistor may crack. If water and road salt enters the crack, it could corrode the resistor. This could result in a loss of DRL illumination, and therefore, vehicles may be less visible to other motorists and pedestrians during daylight hours, possibly resulting in a crash causing personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will replace the resistor until 7 years or 112,000 km from date vehicle was originally placed into service.
Owner complaints (695)
Owners filed 695 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox (16 crashes, 9 fires, 20 injuries, 1 deaths reported). Among 23 model years of this model, it ranks #4 for the most complaints (median 370).
| Most-reported problem | Complaints | |
|---|
| Visibility | 247 | |
| Electrical system | 141 | |
| Engine | 68 | |
| Service brakes | 63 | |
| Engine and engine cooling | 60 | |
| Unknown or other | 58 | |
| Steering | 34 | |
| Visibility/wiper | 34 | |
Crash test ratings
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox.
| Version | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover |
|---|
| 2006 Chevrolet Equinox 4-DR. | – | – | – | 4★ |
Fuel economy
EPA ratings for each 2006 Chevrolet Equinox version.
| Version | City MPG | Highway MPG | Combined | Yearly fuel cost |
|---|
| Equinox AWD 3.4 L Automatic 5-spd | 16 | 21 | 18 | $3,700 |
| Equinox FWD 3.4 L Automatic 5-spd | 17 | 22 | 19 | $3,550 |
Need this data in your app?
Recalls, complaints, crash ratings and fuel economy as a JSON API. Decode up to 50 VINs per call and get a daily feed of new recalls.
Explore the API →Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport
Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada).
Recalls updated 2026-10-30.