IllustrationTHE HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER INVESTIGATING PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WITH THE PLASTIC TRANSFER DOOR. BLOWS COLD AIR ALL THE TIME. WINTER IS APPROACHING AND THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
2007 Chevrolet Equinox
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 382.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
570–25K
8125–50K
13350–75K
12675–100K
121100–150K
37150K+
555 reports with mileage · 130 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 156 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 146 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 102 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports6 fire reports14 injury reports
Visibility complaints
17 reportsHAVE HAD MY 2007 EQUINOX SINCE 2009 WITH A FEW PROBLEMS. STABILITRAC LIGHT COMING ON....A/C NOT TURNING ON....WINDOW WASHER FLUID NOT SPRAYING. BUT TODAY, OUT OF NOWHERE, A GAS SMELL. NO VISIBLE LEAK, JUST THE SMELL. AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE AND SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, I WONDER, DO I TRY AND FIND OUT TH…
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HAVE HAD MY 2007 EQUINOX SINCE 2009 WITH A FEW PROBLEMS. STABILITRAC LIGHT COMING ON....A/C NOT TURNING ON....WINDOW WASHER FLUID NOT SPRAYING. BUT TODAY, OUT OF NOWHERE, A GAS SMELL. NO VISIBLE LEAK, JUST THE SMELL. AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE AND SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, I WONDER, DO I TRY AND FIND OUT THE PROBLEM THROUGH A MECHANIC AND PROBABLY SPEND A FORTUNE OR WAIT TO SEE IF A GM REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WAIT FOR A RECALL. *TR
LEAKAGE IN VEHICLE REAR SPARE TIRE WELL. TRANSFERRED ONTO REAR PASSENGER FLOOR/CARPET. ALL WINDOWS FOGGY FROM INSIDE AND MUST KEEP DEFOGGER ON AT ALL TIMES (EVEN IN HEAT) TO KEEP WINDOWS CLEAR FOR VISIBILITY. MOLD AND MILDEW FROM WATER CAUSING ILLNESS IN FAMILY. *TR
A STARTED TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE INSIDE THE CAR. CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL AND IT WAS GOOD. LAST NIGHT STARTED THE CAR IN 40 DEGREE WEATHER, AND THE WINDOWS IN THE WHOLE CAR WOULD NOT DEFOG. NO VISIBILITY TO DRIVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HEATER CORE AND/OR BROKEN AIR BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR PROBLEM. *TR
AT 57,000 MILES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2007 EQUINOX RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I WOULD LIKE SOME ASSISTANCE FROM GM ON THE REPAIR. *TR
WHEN WEATHER TURNS COLDER THAN APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES, WINDOWS BECOME FOGGY. DEFROSTER SET AT HIGHEST FAN SETTING WILL NOT CLEAR FOG FROM WINDOWS. CONSTANT MUSTY SMELL IN VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONING OR DEFROSTER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO REMEDY APPROX 2 INCHES OF STANDING WATER IN SPARE TIRE …
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WHEN WEATHER TURNS COLDER THAN APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES, WINDOWS BECOME FOGGY. DEFROSTER SET AT HIGHEST FAN SETTING WILL NOT CLEAR FOG FROM WINDOWS. CONSTANT MUSTY SMELL IN VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONING OR DEFROSTER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO REMEDY APPROX 2 INCHES OF STANDING WATER IN SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL AND WAS TOLD CAUSE WAS A "PINE NEEDLE STUCK IN THE DRAINAGE HOLE OF THE REAR TAILLIGHT HOUSING"???? I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKAGE IN THIS VEHICLE. HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND A TSB PERTAINING TO DIAGNOSING WATER LEAKAGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS ISSUE OF EXCESSIVE FOGGING, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I FIND THIS RIDICULOUS, AS I EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE DAILY WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 50 DEGREES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO ROLL DOWN ALL FOUR WINDOWS BEFORE MAKING ANY TURNS OR CHANGING LANES. WHEN TEMPERATURES DROPPED TO THE 20'S, FOGGING TURNED TO A THIN LAYER OF FROST COVERING ALL WINDOWS. FOGGING TAKES PLACE ON WINDSHIELD, ALL FOUR PASSENGER WINDOWS, AND SIDELIGHT WINDOWS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. SUSPECT ISSUE WITH A SEAL OR BREACH OF FRAME, ETC. WATER HAS GOTTEN INTO AIR CONDITIONING/DEFROST SYSTEM AND IS CAUSING A MOLD PROBLEM. PLEASE ADDRESS. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS SIMILAR IN NATURE FOUND ON YOUR WEBSITE AND ALSO VIA INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE REACHES BETWEEN 30-35 DEGREES, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DOES NOT DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD. THE FEATURE ONLY WORKS IN 40 DEGREE WEATHER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. TH…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE REACHES BETWEEN 30-35 DEGREES, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DOES NOT DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD. THE FEATURE ONLY WORKS IN 40 DEGREE WEATHER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,800. UPDATED 01/14/09 UPDATED 01/21/09.*JB
Official recalls
412V459000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
Sep 19, 2012
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent vehicles originally sold or currently registered in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas; model year 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5, and Saturn ION vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, or Texas; model year 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arizona; and model year 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Nevada, Oklahoma, or Texas. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which the plastic supply or return port on the fuel pump module may crack, which could cause a fuel leak.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Notification to owners began on on November 21, 2012. Owners were instructed to not bring their vehicles in for repair until January 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
07V520000 · Air Bags
Nov 7, 2007
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ROOF RAIL AIRBAGS OR OPTIONAL SUNROOF FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201,"OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." DURING NHTSA IMPACT TESTS, THE INTERIOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION TEST POINTS EXCEEDED THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE RESULTS OF THIS TEST INDICATED A POSSIBILITY OF AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAD INJURY IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ENERGY ABSORBING FOAM PIECE TO EACH OF THE A-PILLAR TRIM ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
07V344000 · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE
Aug 7, 2007
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." IN THESE VEHICLES, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS BUILT WITH A PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM. WHEN TESTED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE UNRESTRAINED SMALL ADULT, THE SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO TURN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG ON. AN ERROR IN THE SEAT SENSOR CALIBRATION CAN CAUSE IT TO FAIL THIS TEST. IN ADDITION, THIS CONDITION CAN PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM TURNING OFF WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY A SMALL CHILD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: WHENEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, THE DRIVER SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK THE AIRBAG INDICATOR TO SEE IF THE AIRBAG IS ON OR OFF. IF IT IS NOT CORRECT FOR THE SITUATION, THE PASSENGER SHOULD BE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT SEAT. THIS CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A SEAT OCCUPANT DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SEAT'S ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
07V242000 · Visibility:windshield
Jun 13, 2007
CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 212, "WINDSHIELD MOUNTING." AN INCORRECT PRIMER MAY HAVE BEEN USED WHEN INSTALLING THE WINDSHIELD. THE SAME PRIMER MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN APPLIED TO THE LIFTGATE GLASS AND THE SIDE STATIONARY GLASS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE WINDSHIELD MAY NOT BE RETAINED TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURIES TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, THE LIFTGATE GLASS, AND THE SIDE STATIONARY GLASS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.