2011 Chevrolet Equinox Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 34about this part
- Share
- 4%of 782 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 8,050miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 34 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, 4% of the 782 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,050 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Let me take 5 minutes of your time to tell you a story that might be also experienced by other Equinox drivers. About 18 months ago, every time I would get into my wife's Equinox, which is under my name, I would start a fight with her, because the car would smell humid and will prompt asthma attacks. Especially when she would pick me up from the airport, the car would smell like an old wet-rug. …”
NHTSA complaint #10522865, filed 2013-07, 16,000 miles“Vechile will shake back and forth everytime im about to come to a stop it will not allow me to press gas. Car odometer goes to 0 and I have no power to the vechile, the vechile just dies in the middle of traffic has been to the dealership twice already over issue this will be the third time.”
NHTSA complaint #10438828, filed 2011-12, 5,200 miles“I was driving my Equinox out of a parking lot and it stalled, I restarted it, drove it up the road and was going about 30 MPH and it stalled again, I turned around back to the parking lot and it happened 2 more times. I have also be getting very poor gas mileage (15-18mph). The car was towed to the dealer and they said they reset the electrical control module because it had errors on it. This has thus far resolved the car from stalling but has not improved the gas mileage.”
NHTSA complaint #10430729, filed 2011-10, 6,888 miles“2011 chevy Equinox, vehicle engine shutsdown without warning while driving. This occurred one time while backing up and five times in one day before we took it back to the dealer . Vehicle only had 50 days of purchase and only 1077 miles. The engine stopped working, the car is moving forward on its own , can not change lanes because of the heavy traffic, car comes to a dead stop, vehicles are passing by at 70 to 75 miles while I am in the middle lane, cars behind me are honking their horns,thank god nothing happened. …”
NHTSA complaint #10414893, filed 2011-07, 1,077 miles“Drove it. Turned it off for 15 minutes. Went to start it back up and would not start. Wouldn't even turn over. Called onstar and they sent someone to jump it. Would not start 2 more times before I could get it in to get looked at. The neighbor and my fiancee had to jump it both times. That was within 3 days. Dealership could not duplicate. Said it was a program telling my car not to start. They re-programmed my car. Worked for a week. Then went to get in it to go to work again and would not start. That was a saturday. …”
NHTSA complaint #10436552, filed 2011-11, 13,900 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10251890Mar 13, 2024This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank…
- 10250775Feb 22, 2024This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large…
- 10250505Feb 7, 2024This service bulletin provides information on the cold start control system in DI engines to reduce cold start emissions and improve fuel economy.
- 10250503Feb 7, 2024This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
- 10250347Feb 2, 2024This Warranty Admin service bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and…
- 10249579Jan 12, 2024This PI bulletin advises the technician on the proper way to install the pistons in an engine.
- 10249037Jan 11, 2024This informational bulletin advises the tech to validate if oil is leaking into the cooling system and to test and verify were to leak is coming from before replacing all the…
- 10247524Dec 13, 2023This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of Coolant and/or Oil Leak, Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminatedâ.
- 10247192Dec 8, 2023This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for 12V battery testing and warranty replacements.
- 10246483Nov 29, 2023This service bulletin provides diagnostic aid information/procedures to perform inspections to determine if the engine needs to be replaced as opposed to just internal parts for…
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 | 4 | 2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 | 9 | 3% |
| 2019 | 5 | 2% |
| 2018 | 9 | 2% |
| 2017 | 16 | 6% |
| 2016 | 9 | 2% |
| 2015 | 4 | 1% |
| 2014 | 12 | 2% |
| 2013 | 10 | 1% |
| 2012 | 8 | 1% |
| 2011 | 34 | 4% |
| 2010 | 31 | 4% |
| 2008 | 8 | 2% |
| 2007 | 17 | 2% |
| 2006 | 60 | 9% |
| 2005 | 111 | 17% |
Other parts of the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox
386 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
145 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
76 complaintsFuel system
75 complaintsElectrical system
74 complaintsOther or unknown
58 complaintsElectronic stability control
55 complaintsAir bags
52 complaintsVehicle speed control
50 complaintsSteering
43 complaintsBrakes
27 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 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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