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2019 Chevrolet Equinox Steering Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
3%of 310 total for the year
Median mileage
28,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the steering of the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, 3% of the 310 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 28,000 miles. 1 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.

“I was in the driveway at my home getting ready to leave for church, I was pulling forward before I backed up thinking I might be too close to the gates. When I moved forward with my foot on the brake to just creep along, the engine revved up to an astromical speed. I was head toward my son's truck. I steered away but caught the bumper of an f350 . My car is totally destroyed. I knocked the truck over two feet from where it was sitting and pushed it within one or two inches of going through my house where my son was asleep in the recliner. …”

NHTSA complaint #11404487, filed 2021-03, 32,000 miles

“Car steers itself. Steering wheel jerks itself to left or right randomly while driving, usually enough to cause minor control of the steering of my Equinox. This happens more often on highway and higher speed roads. When going around curves in the road / highway, vehicle will not straighten out when out of curve. This has caused me to drive off of the road into gravel shoulder and nearly sideswipe other vehicles both next to me and drive into oncoming traffic. No accidents have been caused as of yet, but many near misses. This issue has been going on since september. …”

NHTSA complaint #11311556, filed 2020-02, 16,519 miles

“Vehicle violently swerving while driving. Have made multiple complaints to GM, has been serviced seven times for this same issue. Gm refuses to repair or acknowledge problem. Vehicle violently swerves out of lane into shoulder/ oncoming traffic. Have to fight steering to get it back into lane.”

NHTSA complaint #11373693, filed 2020-11, 28,000 miles

“My wife started noticing issues with our 2019 Equinox. We got several error mesaages: service brakes, service sylteering, enigine light and abs. I did some digging online and found similar issues with other Equinox owners. The fix is to replace the battery. We did and after leaving the shop the car won't move. It will go into differnt gears but wont move and is currently at home in our driveway.”

NHTSA complaint #11622740, filed 2024-10

“My car is leaking oil and stalling just other cars in NHTSA ID: 20V668000 my car is 2019 Chevy equinox and is leaking oil stalling and a message comes on the street say my steering may might be impacted”

NHTSA complaint #11574955, filed 2024-03

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Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202634%
2025125%
202445%
202388%
202263%
202144%
2020134%
201993%
2018154%
201710%
201672%
2015142%
2014183%
2013193%
2012365%
2011436%
2010446%
200955%
20084412%
20077811%
2006345%
2005508%

Other parts of the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox

Engine
101 complaints
Brakes
85 complaints
Fuel system
48 complaints
Electrical system
45 complaints
Other or unknown
38 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
37 complaints
Vehicle speed control
12 complaints
Air bags
11 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
7 complaints
Exterior lighting
6 complaints
Seats
6 complaints
Engine cooling
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology