2008 Chevrolet Equinox Body Problems
- 23
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 23 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger side · 6 records
- spare tire · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Engine · Unknown Or Other
April 26, 2019 the engine in my 2008 chevy equinox sport locked up. The vehicle was towed to midwest tire & auto in the cicero,il for engine replacement. A week after retrieving my suv on june 20,2019 from the shop it had an excessive engine oil and power steering fluid leak and it caught fire. While the occupancy of my wife and 3 children ages 7,4, and 2 were within 11 miles of travel from our residence along the…
Fire reported
ODI 11265781
Body
My 2008 chevy equinox paint is peeling above the passenger windows on both sides and peeling down to the metal. It happened overnight. I am the original owner of the vehicle and it has never been in an accident or repainted. I find it to coincidental that when i google the problem of 2008 chevy equinox paint peeling it is happening for everyone in the same spot. I only have 66,000 miles on the car because my commute…
ODI 11065010
Body
Part on liftgate above window and below the break light popped off. Entire gm part needs to be ordered over $1000 and then has to be painted and pay labor. Was told they've never seen this happened before. Now my vehicle needs to be parked in doors until i get afford to get fixed due to water will leak in. Simply opened the back and it fell off.
ODI 11013860
Body
Dashboard cracking , the dashboard is also cracking into the passenger side airbag area
ODI 10955216
Body · Unknown Or Other
My wife was at work during a thunderstorm. Went to the car to leave and noticed that the front floorboard was soaking wet. I looked at it the next morning and the front driver md passenger side was still soaking wet. I took a bucket of water and poured it from the roof down the window seal tower if any water was going to leak on the floor on the passenger side. Yes water was entering the the care from the passenger…
ODI 10945866
Body
Our 2008 equinox paint has started to peel on the top. We notice a spot a week ago and now it is about 12 inches long it is bubbling and peeling to where the white is showing. Please tell me there is a recall on this matter we have only 72000 miles on this vehicle. It has to be a factory defect
ODI 10936603
Body
The paint on my vehicle bubbled up and peel off. The paint continue to chip away and rust.
ODI 11114700
Body · Power Train · Seat Belts
Power steering was making whining sound when turning and had a fluid leak. Water leaked into trunk and filled up area where spare tire is located, drivers side window motor broke and stopped working, one of the back seat belts does not always stay clicked, some paint chipping, and transmission went at 76,000 miles
ODI 10860228
Body
White paint began peeling off back right corner of vehicle overnight. When parked, paint was fine- next morning it was completely peeled. No vandalism occurred. Upon further research- this is a common problem with the 2008 model.
ODI 10819455
Body
The paint on both the passenger and drivers side is peeling off. It isn't happening a little at a time. I walked out to leave one day and an entire strip down the passenger side was missing, all the way down to the metal. 2 weeks later, the driver's side did the exact same thing. I took it to my local body shop and they said my equinox was not the first one they had seen do this and it was a manufacture defect. You…
ODI 10701856
Body
PAINT COMING OFF CAR FOR NO REASON. *TR
ODI 10671611
Body
Painting falling off metal on passenger side. *tr
ODI 10659428
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Driver and passenger door locks non responsive to key fob or electronic lock control. Extremely hot outside. *tr
ODI 10607126
Body
I left my dentist in the morning of thurs 2-16-2013 and proceeded to walgreens and tried to get out of my car and now my door will not open. It was below zero and i had to roll the window down and open it from the outside. It will not open from the inside on the drivers side, not very safe incase u want to get out in a hurry. I had so many cars in the 50 years i been driving and have never had this happen. It should…
ODI 10560685
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that she noticed that the paint on vehicle was chipping off and exposing the metal on the vehicle. The vehicle was take to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the vehicle needed to be repainted to prevent corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage 106,000.
ODI 10573396
Body
Paint is falling off paint shop said it is orange peel a factory defect. *tr
ODI 10691799
Body
I brought my vehicle back to the dealership where i purchased it from do to paint peeling and falling to the ground back around 2013 i see now many complaints about this with this years vehicle. It has it metal exposed and i love my equinox but i'm not liking it more each day do to side back panels peeling on both sides it defected my 2008 chevy equinox has always been placed in the garage
ODI 11143959
Body
Interior plastic door handle mechanisms are breaking and broken. Given the fact that we cannot exit our vehicle, this would strike me as a huge safety issue! Given the fact that 3 out of 4 total handles are now broken, this is obviously not just a one-time fluke. Gm customer care on twitter refuses to acknowledge safety concern exists and the dealership wants to charge $51 plus tax minimal for new parts on a…
ODI 10662113
Body
My 2008 chevy equinox has been an ok car until today when i found several gallons of rain water in the rear hatch spare tire wheel well. Never experienced this before because i garage my car and i had to park out side and it rained 5 inches over night. Did notice suds in the water so at this time i am assuming when it gets washed it leaks in the wheel well too. I have never been in an accident nor is my vehicle…
ODI 10445273
Body · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
We were driving on highway at approximately 70 mph when there was a very load boom and we unexpectedly realized that the sunroof glass had shattered, some of which dropped down inside the suv. The sunroof shade was 7/8 way closed which prevented most of the glass from riding down on us. We were on the open road , no overpass, no road debris flying up, no evidence of anything striking the closed sunroof. Climate…
ODI 10441104
Body · Door
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the metal on the interior door panels corroded prematurely. The vehicle was taken to sunrise chevrolet in glendale heights, illinois 60139, phone: [redacted]) for the failure numerous times, but the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was notified. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
ODI 11033130
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet equinox. The contact was driving 5 mph and heard water moving inside of the vehicle. The contact found water was inside of the spare tire well also. The vehicle was inspected but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact believed the failure to be a safety issue because the water could have affected the wiring or electronic…
ODI 10536029
Body
Leaking front and rear 2008 chevrolet equinox, front is leaking into passenger and driver wheel well and back is leaking into spare tire well and running down into second row of seats. *tr
ODI 10372537