2006 Chevrolet Equinox Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox has one engine and one body to describe, the naturally aspirated 3.4L overhead-valve V6 of 207 cubic inches in a four-door sport utility, sold in LS and LT trim. Everything downstream follows from that: one set of engine specifications, one transaxle, one cooling and exhaust layout. The manual spends its length on procedure instead, working system by system with the torque values, clearances, wiring diagrams and diagnostic charts each job needs.

Engines covered

• 3.4L V6 (207 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• LS
• LT

Known issues on the 2006 Equinox. Owners have logged 695 complaints against this model year. Visibility leads by a wide margin at 214, ahead of the electrical system at 124 and the service brakes at 60. That grouping points a technician toward wiper drive and washer plumbing, glass and mirror hardware, exterior lighting and the hydraulic brake system, all of which are covered here with removal and installation steps, torque figures, wiring diagrams and diagnostic routines. Charging, grounding and circuit tracing sit alongside them in the body electrical section.