2015 Chevrolet Equinox · symptom sheet
Engine rattles or ticks
- 26owner reports
- 113,000median miles
- $6,300median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Apr 1, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
231 of the 680 complaints on this car are about the engine. 26 of those describe engine rattle.
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Engine rattle on other Equinox years
No other Equinox model year has enough reports of engine rattle for a sheet of its own. See every Equinox year.
What this problem usually is
Owners in this group hear something before anything breaks. Most describe a ticking or tapping at idle, a rattle that's worse on a cold start and fades as the engine warms, or a noise that comes and goes over weeks. Some report the check engine light following a while later. It's the early-warning end of the engine complaints, and the reports that end in a named part are useful to anyone hearing the same sound.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the engine (4 reports) and the timing chain (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
8 of the 26 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $510 to $8,300.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 90,000 and 140,000 miles, from the 16 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 12 service bulletins or notices for the 2015 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 service bulletin provides diagnostic aid information/procedures to perform inspections to determine if the engine needs to be replaced as opposed to just internal parts for knocking, rattle, squeak and/or squeal type noises from engine.
This service bulletin provides diagnostic aid procedure to perform inspections to determine if the engine needs to be replaced as opposed to just internal parts for knocking, rattle, squeak and/or squeal type noises from engine.
This technical bulletin provides a Service Procedure to correct a Condition of Ticking, Tap or Rattle Noise from Engine.
This technical bulletin provides a procedure to perform inspections to determine if the engine needs to be replaced as opposed to just internal parts for knocking, rattle, squeak and/or squeal type noises from engine.
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What owners wrote
“PCV system freezing and plugging resulting in increased pressure causing excessive oil leak and potential engine failure. Pulled oil dipstick and release excessive pressure, however icing and freezing within the system continues to occur.”
Filed Dec 26, 2022
“It's has oil consumption problem issuse because the added 3 quarts of oil and it still wouldn't show on the dipstick”
Filed Oct 4, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 26 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
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