2006 Chevrolet Equinox air bags problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My granddaughter was involved in an accident where as another vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and pulled into her path. She and the other vehicle were both at a speed of 25 mph. The front clip was torn from her car and no drivers airbag deployed. She did have her seatbelt on which did prevent…”
filed Jan 3, 2017
“I purchased a car from drivetime, in the year of 2012, a 2006 chevy equinox [awd]. On november 22, 2014, I was in my car and entering a blinf curve, when another car came head to head towards my suv. I turned to the right to keep from going head on with the car. There was a 6 foot drop ditch on my…”
filed Dec 7, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Equinox years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Equinox | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 Equinox | 2 | 3% |
| 2023 Equinox | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Equinox | 3 | 2% |
| 2021 Equinox | 4 | 5% |
| 2020 Equinox | 7 | 2% |
| 2019 Equinox | 11 | 4% |
| 2018 Equinox | 13 | 3% |
| 2017 Equinox | 19 | 7% |
| 2016 Equinox | 12 | 3% |
| 2015 Equinox | 37 | 5% |
| 2014 Equinox | 29 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.