2014 Chevrolet Equinox · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 87owner reports
- 83,200median miles
- $2,500median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jul 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
274 of the 530 complaints on this car are about the engine. 87 of those describe stalling.
Tick what matches of 87 reports
Stalling on other Equinox years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the engine (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
11 of the 87 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $900 to $5,800.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 53,756 and 105,879 miles, from the 66 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 6 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on.
This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer an issue where the vehicle's engine may stumble and/or stall at startup. The dealer is to evaluate for a faulty aftermarket or incorrect upstream oxygen sensor.
This Preliminary information communicatesIn ambient temperatures 100F (37.7 C)degrees or higher, DTCs P2635 and/or P018B may set.The vehicle may also exhibit a hesitation or stalling condition.Excessively Hot and sustained ambient temperatures over 100F (37.7 ...
Intermittent Multiple IPC Warning Lamps Illuminated, Loss of Power Steering Assist
2 more on the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox page.
What owners wrote
“I was driving in busy traffic with no warning signs, no check engine lights when all of a sudden my engine lost power an would not restart. I had to get a tow from Kentucky to Michigan to a near by Mechanic where he ran a boroscope. The timing chain failed which then valves hit the pistons. I know this has been a big problem for this year equinox.”
Filed Dec 25, 2024
“Excessive oil consumption leading to engine problems, causing car to stall intermittently and unexpectedly. CAM shaft actuator repaired/ replaced 4 times in one year. Car has stopped in busy intersections.”
Filed Feb 22, 2022
“My engine light has come on twice. The car feel like it wants to shut off. When I turn the car off it shakes.”
Filed Jul 1, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 87 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
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- Windshield cracks or distorts 115 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 75 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 58 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 54 reports
- Timing chain or cam phaser rattles 37 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 27 reports