2020 Chevrolet Equinox fuel system problems
57 of the 309 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox name the fuel system (NHTSA’s “Fuel/Propulsion System” heading — fuel tanks, lines, pumps and injection — and on an EV, the propulsion battery and motors). Filed under the same heading: 1 recall. 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 fuel system
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 of the 57 reports a crash · 1 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2023: 11 · 2024: 13 · 2025: 18 · 2026: 8
Too few of these complaints carry an odometer reading to say when the problem shows up.
309 complaints in all about the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox, 8 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 “Fuel/Propulsion System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chevrolet Equinox fuel system problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the fuel system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The same part that is causing a recall for 2021-22 models just went out on my 2020. Why aren't the 2020's recalled? This is causing it to be hard to get the part. It's the fuel pump control module. 2020's need to be included in this recall. My car is only 4 years old, and is just past the warranty (47k miles).
Fuel pump, failure just under 25,000 miles. Car stopped running, when not expected. 01/31/2024
On 10/19/2023, I came out of a store and saw a large puddle forming under my 2020 Chevy Equinox and fluid spilling out. I immediately drove it to the car repair business I have used for 10 years, which was less than one mile away. The bottom line was a cracked gas tank.
There was not an accident. I was leaving work on 9/16/23 and tried to start the car and it wouldn’t turn over. I got assistance from a friend that had jumper cables because I thought it might be the battery, but it wasn’t. I had to have the vehicle towed to the dealership to find that these fuel module was defective.
Fuel pump and module failed. Car started but left me stranded less than a mile from my house. It had to be towed to a repair shop
What is on file about the fuel system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall filed under this heading
- 19V667000 HighSep 19, 2019 · 301 vehicles
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Chevrolet Equinox all-wheel drive vehicles. The fuel tanks may have been manufactured with an improperly sealed seam, possibly allowing fuel to leak along the seam near the fuel inlet.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox
Source: the same files- brake problems 110 complaints
- engine problems 98 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre fuel system problems common on the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 57 owner complaints naming the fuel system on this model year (18% of everything owners filed about it), and 1 recall is 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 fuel system on the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox?
Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 19V667000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do fuel system problems show up on the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox?
Too few of the complaints carry an odometer reading to say. The model year's page shows the mileage curve across every system where it can.
What does NHTSA's "Fuel/Propulsion System" heading cover?
Fuel tanks, lines, pumps and injection — and on an EV, the propulsion battery and motors. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.