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2006 Chevrolet Equinox Air bags Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
2%of 695 total for the year
Median mileage
73,499miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox, 2% of the 695 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 73,499 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved, 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.

“Four car pileup on hwy 41 nb. We were veh.#3 and hit forward and were hit from behind. Our seat belts did not restrain us and the air bags did not deploy. My husband , ernst, flew into the dashboard and I slammed into the steering wheel.”

NHTSA complaint #10223015, filed 2008-04, 28,742 miles

“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 passenger side. I swirled to keep from going into the ditch and hit a telegram pole instead. I do not remember much, because I blink out for at least ten minutes, my nephew said. In the course of this hit and run accident, my airbags did not deploy. I was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. …”

NHTSA complaint #10662632, filed 2014-12, 145,000 miles

“2006 chevy Equinox air bags did not deploy in my daughter's front crash accident. Her car was totaled. She hit a mailbox and in a spin on the driver's front side hit a telephone pole. She hit her head on the steering wheel and hurt her back. The rear windshield was also shattered and also had a back flat tire. I called our local GM dealer and they told me to call GM. She called GM but they got her upset and she in other words said there was nothing they could do about the air bags not deploying. In other words this is a defect of this model and they aren't going to do anything about it.”

NHTSA complaint #10342436, filed 2010-07, 104,000 miles

“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 serious injury. The accident occurred 30 dec 2016. This happened on city streets.”

NHTSA complaint #10939297, filed 2017-01, 137,250 miles

“This vehicle was involved in a rollover accident and the air bags didn't come out and the seat belt on driver side had no give. This accident resulted in a death and two serious emergencies to the front passenger and the rear passenger located behind the passenger...updated 09-25-14”

NHTSA complaint #10637442, filed 2014-09, 73,499 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202611%
202434%
202322%
202242%
202144%
202083%
2019114%
2018154%
2017197%
2016123%
2015386%
2014295%
2013253%
2012193%
2011527%
2010577%
20092628%
200811030%
200714621%
2006112%
2005386%

Other parts of the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
280 complaints
Electrical system
141 complaints
Brakes
85 complaints
Engine
68 complaints
Other or unknown
64 complaints
Engine cooling
60 complaints
Steering
34 complaints
Equipment
32 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
31 complaints
Body and structure
22 complaints
Fuel system
19 complaints
Suspension
18 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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