Starter Motor for the 2018–2024 Chevrolet Equinox

What 2018–2024 Equinox owners report about the electrical system

Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, the US federal vehicle-safety regulator, that mention the starter on the 2018–2024 Chevrolet Equinox, and 210 filed under its electrical system. Those 3, by model year, as of September 18, 2026:

• 2018 Equinox: none
• 2019 Equinox: 3 complaints
• 2020 Equinox: none
• 2021 Equinox: none
• 2022 Equinox: none
• 2023 Equinox: none
• 2024 Equinox: none

NHTSA publishes complaints as owners wrote them and does not verify them, so read them as a pattern rather than a diagnosis.

A 2019 Equinox owner, NHTSA complaint 11549629: "Car wouldn't start 6 months ago, replaced with new battery. Few months after, car wouldn't start again, replaced starter August 23. October 23, car wouldn't start again, made odd whirring noise. Replaced starter. Have had 3 new starters, now told its the flywheel and again will have to put in another new starter?"

Recalls that cover the starter motor on the 2018–2024 Equinox

As of September 18, 2026, NHTSA lists no recall on the 2018–2024 Chevrolet Equinox whose defect is in the starter motor. If your car has a warning light or a symptom that a recall could explain, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls anyway — it takes a minute.

Which starter motor a 2018–2024 Equinox takes

Starters differ by engine and transmission, and stop-start engines use a heavier-duty starter than the same engine without it. The 2018–2024 Chevrolet Equinox came with several powertrains, among them 1.5L I4 Automatic FWD and 2.0L I4 Automatic AWD. That is why we ask for the VIN, or the year, engine and trim, and confirm the part against it before you pay rather than after it arrives.

What we source it from

5 starter motors from Bosch, Cardone, Denso, Remy and Valeo, new and remanufactured, $199.99 to $249.99, with flat $30 shipping anywhere in the US. If a part we confirmed as a fit does not fit your vehicle, we cover the return and the replacement.