1 NHTSA owner complaint for the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox mention the strut. 2 additional reports concern a related system category and are counted separately. Usable reported mileage (n=1) has a median of 7,000 mi. 11 replacement listings match this model year in our catalog.
Owner complaints whose text directly mentions this component.
Same vehicle, mapped category, part not named.
Replacement listings that match this model year.
These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
A failed strut can lengthen stopping distance on bumps and reduce stability. That is a suspension concern, not an electrical-fire claim.
This describes how this component can affect control, stopping, cooling, or fuel containment. It is not a recall, not a statement that this vehicle is unsafe to keep driving, and not a generic list of unrelated automotive hazards.
1 NHTSA owner complaint for this model year mention the strut.
2 additional reports are coded to a related system category but do not name this part. Those counts are kept separate and are not treated as strut failures.
Among 1 direct-mention reports with usable odometer data, the median reported mileage is 7,000 mi.
25th percentile 7,000 mi; 75th percentile 7,000 mi. These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
11 replacement listings match this model year in our catalog.
That match is an exact model-year row in the retailer fitment feed — not a guess from a similar vehicle. Confirm engine, drivetrain, and production date on the listing before buying.
When a catalog match exists, replacement listings for this model year are linked through parts.autotk.com. This page does not invent compatibility.
The replacement link only appears when the catalog feed has at least one compatible product for this exact model year.
Mechanically related parts include shock absorber, control arm. Similar symptoms can come from those parts or from the broader system, not only from a failed strut.
Use the related-component links on this page when those combinations are published. A system-category NHTSA report is not proof that this specific part failed.
Find replacement struts that match this model year in our catalog. We do not invent fitment.
Find replacement partsDirect mentions are NHTSA owner narratives that contain this component or an accepted alias. Related-system counts are complaints in a mapped category that do not name the part. They are never merged. Mileage statistics use odometer values from 1 to 400,000 miles. This is not a failure rate.