2008 Chevrolet Equinox Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 33about this part
- Share
- 9%of 370 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 33 complaints about the body and structure of the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox, 9% of the 370 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Part on liftgate above window and below the break light popped off. Entire GM part needs to be ordered over $1000 and then has to be painted and pay labor. Was told they've never seen this happened before. Now my vehicle needs to be parked in doors until I get afford to get fixed due to water will leak in. Simply opened the back and it fell off.”
NHTSA complaint #11013860, filed 2017-08, 110,000 miles“I brought my vehicle back to the dealership where I purchased it from do to paint peeling and falling to the ground back around 2013 I see now many complaints about this with this years vehicle. It has it metal exposed and I love my Equinox but I'm not liking it more each day do to side back panels peeling on both sides it defected my 2008 chevy Equinox has always been placed in the garage”
NHTSA complaint #11143959, filed 2018-10, 80,000 miles“Our 2008 Equinox paint has started to peel on the top. We notice a spot a week ago and now it is about 12 inches long it is bubbling and peeling to where the white is showing. Please tell me there is a recall on this matter we have only 72000 miles on this vehicle. It has to be a factory defect”
NHTSA complaint #10936603, filed 2016-12, 72,000 miles“I left my dentist in the morning of thurs 2-16-2013 and proceeded to walgreens and tried to get out of my car and now my door will not open. It was below zero and I had to roll the window down and open it from the outside. It will not open from the inside on the drivers side, not very safe incase u want to get out in a hurry. I had so many cars in the 50 years I been driving and have never had this happen. It should be fixed free.”
NHTSA complaint #10560685, filed 2014-01, 83,000 miles“April 26, 2019 the engine in my 2008 chevy Equinox sport locked up. The vehicle was towed to midwest tire & auto in the cicero,il for engine replacement. A week after retrieving my SUV on june 20,2019 from the shop it had an excessive engine oil and power steering fluid leak and it caught fire. While the occupancy of my wife and 3 children ages 7,4, and 2 were within 11 miles of travel from our residence along the highway. The vehicle was not recognizable from the interior, from front to center of the vehicle's body it was a grayish color. Showing the fire's intensity.”
NHTSA complaint #11265781, filed 2019-10, 140,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10213818May 31, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
- 10197294May 12, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1% |
| 2025 | 4 | 2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 | 5 | 3% |
| 2021 | 5 | 5% |
| 2020 | 6 | 2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1% |
| 2018 | 17 | 4% |
| 2017 | 5 | 2% |
| 2016 | 6 | 2% |
| 2015 | 10 | 1% |
| 2014 | 9 | 2% |
| 2013 | 11 | 1% |
| 2012 | 26 | 4% |
| 2011 | 15 | 2% |
| 2010 | 22 | 3% |
| 2009 | 3 | 3% |
| 2008 | 33 | 9% |
| 2007 | 35 | 5% |
| 2006 | 22 | 3% |
| 2005 | 34 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox
110 complaintsElectrical system
65 complaintsElectronic stability control
48 complaintsFuel system
48 complaintsSteering
44 complaintsEngine
27 complaintsOther or unknown
25 complaintsExterior lighting
22 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
18 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
17 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsBrakes
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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