2013 Chevrolet Equinox Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 751 owner complaints for the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox.

Recalled components: visibility and electrical system. Most-described problem: excessive oil consumption (172 complaints, 23%). Most-reported area: engine (412 complaints, 55%; median mileage when it happened: 91,800).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Oct 2, 2026

Best year

Excludes the Equinox EV.

2 safety recalls for the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA's investigations file, dated Oct 2, 2026, lists no investigations for the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox.

What owners report

Owners have filed 751 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Equinox. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Excessive oil consumption172 · 23%
  Median 92,000 miles at failure, from 117 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off107 · 14%
  Median 89,000 miles at failure, from 83 reports with mileage
• Check engine light90 · 12%
  Median 100,000 miles at failure, from 69 reports with mileage
• Wiper failures89 · 12%
  Median 60,000 miles at failure, from 68 reports with mileage
• Engine failure or replacement78 · 10%
  Median 103,500 miles at failure, from 56 reports with mileage
• Timing chain or belt problems51 · 7%
  Median 102,400 miles at failure, from 40 reports with mileage
• Loss of power or limp mode49 · 7%
  Median 107,200 miles at failure, from 33 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration34 · 5%
  Median 86,400 miles at failure, from 23 reports with mileage

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Engine412 · 55%
  Median 91,800 miles at failure, from 291 reports with mileage
• Visibility/wiper144 · 19%
  Median 58,500 miles at failure, from 84 reports with mileage
• Powertrain80 · 11%
  Median 84,000 miles at failure, from 55 reports with mileage
• Electrical system69 · 9%
  Median 35,300 miles at failure, from 45 reports with mileage
• Fuel and propulsion system43 · 6%
  Median 95,000 miles at failure, from 26 reports with mileage
• Air bags25 · 3%
  Median 50,000 miles at failure, from 23 reports with mileage
• Stability control20 · 3%
  Median 87,600 miles at failure, from 18 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other63 · 8%
  Median 80,000 miles at failure, from 36 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Chevrolet Equinox recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2013 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2018 Equinox drew the most (146) and the 2013 drew 70.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2013 Equinox MPG

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