2015 Chevrolet Equinox Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 38about this part
- Share
- 6%of 680 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 55,700miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 38 complaints about the air bags of the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, 6% of the 680 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,700 miles. 17 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We hit a deer going 70 MPH last night on interstate 10 headed westbound , upon impact the airbags did not go off. We smelled something that smelled like it was burning, it was the igniter to the airbags. Now the car is giving us a service airbag message on the screen. Our airbags all failed to deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #11384240, filed 2020-12, 106,000 miles“Takata recall I was involved in a car wreck on a city street. My car was totaled and not even one airbag deployed. It was a front end collision. I was traveling east about 20-25 miles per hour and s vehicle ran a stop sign going excessively fast. I hit the passenger side of her vehicle. My vehicle spun around 90 degrees and ended up in a ditch hitting a stop sign on drivers side door. Front of my Equinox was totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #11149545, filed 2018-11, 56,000 miles“I was driving home and drove over a pot hole in the road when I was turning at intersection, then approximately 3-5 seconds after curtain air bags deployed as well as the one from steering wheel. The steering wheel air bag did not fully inflate due to metal fragments that were shot out causing a puncture to the air bag and those fragments caused puncture wounds to my arm, and cracked the driver side door window. I was not in a collision at that time. …”
NHTSA complaint #11355043, filed 2020-09, 94,000 miles“I was driving home from work.while making a turn my car was unable to brake. I slammed into a telephone pole which my airbags did not deploy. My car hit the pole a hard right. My head and neck was push forward extremely fast causing trauma.”
NHTSA complaint #11270069, filed 2019-10, 15 miles“My vehicle was struck in the front by another vehicle as I was crossing a four lane hightway. Other vehicle was running 65 MPH. My seat belt locked, but none of the front or side curtain air bags deployed. I suffered a mild concussion as a result of my head striking the driver's side window. Immediately after the wreck, one could smell the inflators releasing vapor, but no deployment of the bags occurred. Vehicle was a total loss due to structural damage.”
NHTSA complaint #10807092, filed 2015-11, 3,000 milesRelated recalls
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Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 3 | 4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 | 4 | 2% |
| 2021 | 4 | 4% |
| 2020 | 8 | 3% |
| 2019 | 11 | 4% |
| 2018 | 15 | 4% |
| 2017 | 19 | 7% |
| 2016 | 12 | 3% |
| 2015 | 38 | 6% |
| 2014 | 29 | 5% |
| 2013 | 25 | 3% |
| 2012 | 19 | 3% |
| 2011 | 52 | 7% |
| 2010 | 57 | 7% |
| 2009 | 26 | 28% |
| 2008 | 110 | 30% |
| 2007 | 146 | 21% |
| 2006 | 11 | 2% |
| 2005 | 38 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox
278 complaintsEngine
227 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
63 complaintsOther or unknown
54 complaintsElectrical system
45 complaintsFuel system
35 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsElectronic stability control
15 complaintsSteering
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsSuspension
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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