2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 22about this part
- Share
- 13%of 166 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the brakes of the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV, 13% of the 166 complaints for this model year. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was waiting behind 2 cars at a red light to turn left. Once the light turned green, I slowly started to accelerate and turn, the car then came to an immediate stop in the middle of the intersection. The HUD indicated the front automatic braking was enabled. Luckily there was no one behind me so I wasn’t rear ended. This was at night time. This was a completely empty intersection besides the 2 in front of me.”
NHTSA complaint #11710823, filed 2026-01“On two occasions as I have pulled in to park this vehicle, while pressing brake the car lurched forward. The first time no damage happened however the second time damage occurred. While pressing the brake as hard as I could would not stop the lurching car. None of the avoidance warnings helped either.”
NHTSA complaint #11679267, filed 2025-08“Every car I’ve ever owned the cruise control disengages once you touch the brakes and does not reengage without pushing the button to say resume. On several occasions, this car has reengaged sometimes many minutes after I’ve touched the brakes multiple times such as in a parking lot or parking garage going around the corner The car resumes cruise, and rapidly accelerates, which is very dangerous in a parking lot or parking garage”
NHTSA complaint #11668230, filed 2025-06“On 10/26/25 at approximately 3:40pm while on a freeway (traveling approximately 65mph) with no traffic or cars in close proximity for the automatic brakes to be engaged, the 2025 ev equinox slammed its brakes on its own without driver braking. This caused whiplash to be experienced by two of the three passengers and it felt like we were rear ended but no cars were around. This is very dangerous. Had there been car behind me this would have caused serious accident.”
NHTSA complaint #11695881, filed 2025-10“Multiple phantom braking events have occurred since we purchased this vehicle, but traveling forward and reverse. We have been forced to turn this automatic emergency braking off and set to alert only.”
NHTSA complaint #11773245, filed 2026-10Related recalls
- 25V012000Jan 16, 2025General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV all-wheel drive electric vehicles. The adaptive cruise control may fail to engage the…Covers: Chevrolet Equinox EV 2025
Related service bulletins
- 11038604Oct 20, 2026Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may experience a condition in which the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) may be perceived as activating earlier than expected during…
- 11038356Oct 7, 2026Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may experience a condition in which the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) may be perceived as activating earlier than expected during…
- 11035158Jul 23, 2026Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which the vehicle experiences a reduction in deceleration during a low-speed ABS braking event when the road surface…
- 11032066May 4, 2026Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the vehicle experiences a reduction in deceleration during a low-speed ABS braking event when the road surface transitions from…
- 11022193Aug 27, 2025Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the Front Right Brake Line Fitting is torqued under specification. Dealers are to tighten the Front Right Brake Line Fitting to the…
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV
81 complaintsForward collision avoidance
44 complaintsOther or unknown
26 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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