2005 Chevrolet Equinox Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 1%of 638 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 76,198miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, 1% of the 638 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 76,198 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Please note in order to try to avid an accident in which nardone electric truck,broadsided my driver side on a complete screpedown on my vehicle, and afterward after I left the expressway 93 n in boston ,15 minutes later after I stopped at a convenience store,my vehicle would not turn left or right only straight...”
NHTSA complaint #10633273, filed 2014-09, 88,000 miles“Abs pulsates by itself while driving making it hard to stop when I need to. When I do push down on the brakes it pushes back preventing me from stopping quickly or at all. After a while driving like this the ABS traction light comes on and stays on until I turn it off and then it happen all over again. I have been to the dealer to have it fix but the problem keeps reoccurring. In 2012 the car just stop on the road that wasn't brake related causing us to get hit from behind and the airbag didn't deploy. …”
NHTSA complaint #10919023, filed 2016-10, 64,397 miles“Right when I left the dealers lot, it needed a new head gasket, intake gasket coil pack, and a thermostat. Luckily the dealer paid for that. Since then, I noticed when slowing down for a stop sign, if there's a slight bump in the road, it feels like I'm running over a boulder. While slowing down most times, the front end of the vehicle seems to bog down about an inch, was told maybe a motor mount? Rpms always bog up and down for no reason like it's trying to accelerate on its own. A few weeks ago my air bag light came on indicating my air bags won't deploy when needed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11096853, filed 2018-05, 91,000 miles“Problem with sway bar links, replaced twice. Still problem with front end as chewed up tires...replaced struts,steering shaft,brakes front& back. Front end and brake problems... Cost me over $3500 to this point,plus head& rear seal gaskets...”
NHTSA complaint #10525294, filed 2013-07, 34,000 miles“Problems with car began immediately (transmission, air conditioner, odometer, window motor, car shifting abruptly, and skidding on any wet service.) finally went into 20 ft skid, wheels locked, no response to steering. Car hit pole. Airbags did not deploy, seat belts did not lock. Car totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #10231230, filed 2008-06, 31,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 5 | 2% |
| 2019 | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 | 6 | 1% |
| 2017 | 3 | 1% |
| 2016 | 6 | 2% |
| 2015 | 15 | 2% |
| 2014 | 15 | 3% |
| 2013 | 20 | 3% |
| 2012 | 26 | 4% |
| 2011 | 55 | 7% |
| 2010 | 49 | 6% |
| 2009 | 12 | 13% |
| 2008 | 48 | 13% |
| 2007 | 63 | 9% |
| 2006 | 14 | 2% |
| 2005 | 7 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox
159 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
114 complaintsEngine cooling
111 complaintsBrakes
105 complaintsSuspension
57 complaintsEngine
55 complaintsSteering
50 complaintsOther or unknown
48 complaintsAir bags
38 complaintsFuel system
36 complaintsBody and structure
34 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
30 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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