2018 Chevrolet Equinox engine problems
95 of the 408 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 395 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 95 reports a crash · 2 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2018: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2020: 11 · 2021: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2023: 6 · 2024: 20 · 2025: 10 · 2026: 21
Half of the 43 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 11,000 and 115,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
408 complaints in all about the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, 21 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chevrolet Equinox engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving, the vehicle stalled and the stabilitrak warning indicator illuminated. Also, the cruise control failed. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was driven to the contact's residence.
Oil leak noted on ground after being driven. Started out being small drops but gradually worsened. Dealership stated "weld around oil pan was not properly sealed"
The auto stop is annoying and I feel dangerous. There is a hesitation and a lurch when pulling out in traffic. I never would have bought this if I knew it. Never again will I buy anything like this
While driving at constant speed and RPM oil pressure goes from 30psi to 70psi. It doesn't seem like high oil pressure is as big a problem as low pressure. My other cars do not do this as oil pressure goes up with RPM so I asked mcdaniels service technician and service manager if this was normal.
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. When the air conditioning was being operated, white shiny debris came out of the air vents inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to bommarito Chevrolet south (6127 s lindbergh blvd, st. the vehicle was not repaired.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications395 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0299 P0300 P2227 P1101 P050D B3055 B3060 B3935
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox
Source: the same files- brake problems 132 complaints
- transmission and drivetrain problems 66 complaints
- electrical problems 61 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 95 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (23% of everything owners filed about it), and 395 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 5 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 38,299 miles; half of them between 11,000 and 115,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.