Federal complaint record · Chevrolet Equinox · model year 2005

2005 Chevrolet Equinox

Owners submitted 638 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 78th percentile for complaint intensity within its 2003 to 2007 compact suv cohort. The largest reported component group is engine. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.

Engine · 18% · group n = 168Electrical · 18% · group n = 167Powertrain · 12% · group n = 117Brakes · 11% · group n = 108Other · 7% · group n = 67
638
Complaint records on file
69,500
Median mileage at the reported problem · 507 complaints reported mileage
18%
Of classified component reports name engine · group n = 168
78th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 29 model years

Engine · 2 in ten classified complaints

Where this record concentrates

All failure files
Component group 01 · Engine18%

Engine reports

Chevrolet Equinox · model year 2005

Reports in this group168
Share of classified reports18%
Component groups on file6
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From the record · recurring narrative clusters

What recurring complaint clusters describe

How clusters are built
Brake performance · 112 reports

Reports describe braking performance concerns

Cluster 1 of 32005 Chevrolet Equinox
Stalling or shutdown · 54 reports

Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving

Cluster 2 of 32005 Chevrolet Equinox
Transmission behavior · 35 reports

Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering

Cluster 3 of 32005 Chevrolet Equinox

Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.

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