2022 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Engine Problems

25 NHTSA complaints on file

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Engine Issues in the 2022 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

25 engine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2022 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Injuries
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Deaths

All Engine Complaints

#11714585 |
Codes p2227 and code p0299 are coming up machine says this is a known issue with 2021 to 2023 Chevy equinox and there is a lot of water in intake and engine is in limp mode 1.5L engine, are known to experience issues with moisture accumulation in the intake system, specifically within the charge air cooler (CAC). In cold temperatures, this moisture can freeze, causing reduced engine power, stalling, and illuminated check engine lights (DTCs P0299, P2227, P0300). Key Details Regarding the Problem: Cause: Moisture from the PCV system and ambient humidity builds up in the CAC, which can freeze during cold weather. Affected Models: 2018-2022 Chevy Equinox and other GM vehicles with small-displacement turbocharged engines. Symptoms: Reduced power, stalling, rough idle, and engine light in cold, humid, or snowy conditions. I would like for the vin number check to be expanded if my car is experiencing this issue under...
#11713577 |
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving at approximately 70 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated with the message “Reduce Engine Power – Drive with Care” displayed, and the vehicle was unable to accelerate as needed. The vehicle was driven to a local dealer, where the failure was diagnosed as an active shutter system failure, not allowing air into the turbocharger. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,736.
#11713275 |
On 1/22/25 took my car in for warranty repairs of the air induction system. The dealership claimed they fixed it, On 2/17/25 went back letting the dealership know the issue was not fixed but the told me that they didn’t see anything wrong. yet a year later to the date I am having the same issue visit the dealership for them to let the car thaw and cleared code for my check engine light to pop back on and reduce engine speed once again
#11710476 |
Engine stalled possibly due to a faulty fuel pump. I was able to drive the vehicle without issue until I pulled up to my house, when the engine stalled. No warning signs prior to the incident. Proceeded to put the vehicle in park and start the engine again. The engine had trouble starting again, sputtering even when the gas pedal was pressed (no response to the gas pedal). No sound comes from the fuel pump when trying to start. Battery in good condition. Lucky vehicle did not stall while driving down the road at 60 mph. Vehicle will have to be towed to a mechanic.
#11706630 |
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle lost automotive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. Neither an independent mechanic nor the dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to Auto Zone, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the fuel pump control module needed to be replaced. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V013000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls at the time of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
#11700220 |
The 1st time my 2022 Equinox broke down was July 1st 2025 approximately 3+ miles from my house turned left at intersection (stop sign) approximately 50 yards. All sudden engine lost power (engine was still running) till it stopped running. (At that time I was thinking it ran out of gas. I know I had plenty of gas). No advance warning. No idiot lights came on, not even the check engine either. I was driving approximately 35-40 mph. No power steering. I got the car off the road about one foot. so, I called a tow truck & I waited approximately 45 minutes. Was towed the nearest GM dealership & that costed $144.00. On July 9 2025 I got my car back. The service manager (person) told me the fuel pump control module shorted out. The 2nd time my 2022 Equinox LT broke down was on August 23 2025 Pulled...
#11693802 |
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the engine turned over but the vehicle to failed to start while attempting to drive the vehicle. After starting, the vehicle was difficult to turn off. The malfunction warning light was illuminated, and a message "Do Not Drive" was displayed. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V013000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. However, the vehicle was not repaired due to parts being on back order. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed there was no active recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.
#11683131 |
I was driving on the highway at a fast speed 75+ miles per hour. I was in the left lane. My car turned off and there was no acceleration. It was not getting fuel. I was able to make it to the right lane and merge off the highway before it stopped moving by momentum alone. Cars had to slow down and go around me almost causing an accident. It is not okay to let people drive around in an unsafe manner when, now I found that this is a common problem. Having an accident on I-95 is no joke. It could have cost me my life.
#11682493 |
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving out of a parking lot, the vehicle lost motive power, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed and the contact was informed that the fuel pump module had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the replacement parts were on back order. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.
#11662575 |
I recently paid 2100 for my engine to be repaired because it was burning too much gas now. It never had a check engine light on now it won’t go off. My car smells like gas and stalls a lot.
#11648342 |
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated with a loud revving sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact received an alert from OnStar that the vehicle was not performing to full capacity due to a failure with the throttle control system. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where a diagnostic test was performed and showed that there was a misfire in cylinder #1 due to oil intrusion. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact attempted to reach the manufacturer but was not offered any assistance. The failure mileage was 77,720.
#11638538 |
Turbo began failing at 75k miles. For no apparent reason. Dealership is telling customers it occurs for whatever reason between 60k and 150k miles.
#11629143 | Fire
While driving, warning "Service Restraint System" popped up on the speedometer display, followed by "Auto stop" something, then "Reduced Engine Power", and symbols lit up including the Service Engine and traction control symbols. I pulled over, saw what I thought was steam emanating from the passenger side of the hood. I popped the hood intending to investigate and saw flames. 3 firemen and 2 mechanics told me based on my description, the engine was on fire before I even pulled off the road.
#11628003 |
Ever so often my check engine will pop on and everything will go haywire. The park assist will cut on and off periodically as well as the automatic high beams and also the infotainment system will connect to my phone and randomly make phone calls at any time. I'm usually alerted of this malfunction when I start the vehicle. Also, the auto stop/start will be active but will continue running when brake is applied. And the final issue is one of the majors, my automatic remote start only works periodically. I'll use this feature from my window which is about 55 ft from my car and the lights will come on but when I get to my car it's not running and everything is off. There is definitely an electrical issue in the vehicle. I have only had the vehicle 3 months and the issue persist more and more frequently....
#11615216 |
On July 20, 2024 I was leaving a stop sign to pull onto the highway. When I tried to accelerate, my car would not move. The engine attempted to get power, but it would not go. After a few minutes, the car would move but I could not get up to speed as quick as usual. A few days later, I was driving about 30 mph through town, and felt what I thought was my transmission slip, causing me to lose power/speed. On July 24th, I contacted my local GM dealer, and got the car in to get it fix. They told me it was a turbo valve, and changed it. There was no engine lights or clear evidence of what was wrong with my car, but they said that the issue had been fixed by the turbo valve change. I had my car back August 5th. On August 9th,...
#11605461 |
The fuel pump module failed as I was driving 65 mph on the interstate. Thankfully, I was able to pull over without an incident. My safety was at risk stopping suddenly at this rate of speed and I was thankful I was in the right hand lane and able to pull off the road. After waiting an hour, my car was towed to the dealer and the fuel pump module has been replaced. There were no warning lamps or other symptoms prior to this failure. My car was covered under the warranty and I have contacted GM and filed a complaint regarding this situation as my car only has 9,000 miles on it.
#11575003 |
My SUV started stalling a few days ago, but it was only for a short time. Now, it's getting worse, and the engine warning light has turned on. When I try to accelerate by putting gas, it's very slow. I'm worried it could cause an accident. Even when I try to turn, it moves very slowly, which could lead to an accident, and I have two kids. I just bought this SUV last month, and it only has 12,700 miles on it. See the picture here for proof. It's especially dangerous when I try to drive, and it moves slowly, which could cause an accident.
#11560670 |
Air charged cooler/ engine issues. I have a 2022 Chevy Equinox- purchased new in April 2022. When driving in heavy rain / humidity for length of time - I experience the car feeling like it is going to stall- not accelerating when pushing on the gas and jerking. Some times the engine light flashes when this occurs. Per the dealer it is due to an engine misfire - that is what the code shows. When this happens while I am driving (usually on the highway) I am terrified that I will be rear ended by another vehicle due to it slowing down - and the cars behind me have no warning/ brake lights alerting them that I am slowing down and not accelerating. From Sept 2022 to now, I have had the air charged cooler changed by the dealer twice - another time the dealer was not able to duplicate...
#11541857 |
The car was parked, started up to pull out of the parking space, preceded to back up. The car moved a couple of inches out of the parking space. The car position was half in the parking space and half way in traffic. Then the car locked up with lights appeared on the dashboard, engine light comes on, ESC and car with wiggly lines. The car would not move forward, reversed, nor could I cut off the engine. Was afraid to take foot off brakes since the car would not cut off engine. Call the tow truck and it was towed to the dealer with engine running and lights still on. Dealer said they have not seen this before. After researching ESC lights on Equinox, complaints and concerns has been reported since 2018 on Equinox models. We did not have any problems prior to this nor any warning signs. Brought...
#11539054 |
While diving down a busy highway, the vehicle's check engine light came on with no notice and my daughter lost acceleration and then the vehicle "died" while driving on this busy highway. The steering locked up. She had a hard time getting it to the side of the road. It was a very dangerous situation. If this would have happened a couple days later while driving on the interstate, it could have been deadly and caused a major accident. The vehicle would not start back up and had to be towed. It's already had a fuel pump issue when we first bought it and had that replaced. Now, it's back in the shop and who knows for how long. I bought my daugheter a new vehicle so that we wouldn't have to worry about her being on the side of the road and now I do NOT trust this vehicle...
#11525593 |
2022 CHEVROLET EQUINOX-Consumer Privacy Act release form was forwarded from the Alaskan Senators office. Consumer transcribed statement: “Engine on my 2022 Chevy Equinox stopped running twice in January, 2023. After 2nd “pause” it would not restart. Need to go to dealership in Anchorage for fix. No roads, except ferry (Alaska Marine Highway) but they won’t take – no running cars. I shipped to AML via AK Marine Line (barge) and pre-paid charches – finally fixed. 2 ½-3 months later and shpped back via AML barge. Now Chevy says they will not pay shipping up and back. I’m just out all I have paid for. Chevy says won’t pay as no recall issued – but failed to tell me how to get car back and forth to dealership without paying for it myself. We were without car for 3 months! We are retired, only have 1 car and it would not...
#11518165 |
Transfer case issue. Bad sounds from engine while driving and could have left stranded on road causing a major safety issue.
#11508593 |
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while reversing at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle was sputtering. The service vehicle now message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was like NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V013000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 1,300.
#11502475 | Fire
Got a Smart Start Ignition Interlock installed and my vehicle caught on fire while parked.
#11454280 |
While driving at approximately 45-50 miles per hour, the engine completely failed. An Engine Failure/Failed/Reduced Power alert message appeared on the dash at the time of the event and the car lost all power, losing speed and coming to a stop. The road was curbed on both sides with no available shoulder or median to access leaving the vehicle stranded in the right, eastbound lane with continuous traffic approaching from behind. My safety and the safety of others were at risk as I was on a 45mph, 4 lane road, with vehicles approaching quickly from behind and having to change lanes to go around my vehicle and avoid an accident. This could have been catastrophic if I'd been on an interstate or in many other situations. I discovered an email from OnStar Diagnostics that was time stamped at the very time I experienced the incident, 8:02am. The email states "An...
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