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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2014 Chevrolet Equinox Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
3%of 549 total for the year
Median mileage
46,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, 3% of the 549 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall my 2014 chevy eqx only has approximately 30,000 miles on it. While driving on a highway at approximately 50mph the vehicle accelerates on its own. The vehicle goes from 2rpm to 4 RPM with my foot of the gas. This has occurred numerous times on different dates, different speeds.”

NHTSA complaint #10845956, filed 2016-03, 30,000 miles

“Stopped with my foot on the brake waiting to pull out on the hwy. I had been there already about 1 minute, when all of a sudden the car accelerated which caused me to hit the vehicle in front of me (18 wheeler). It was as if your car is in park and you rev your engine. It wouldn't stop with the brakes. It seemed I had no control of my vehicle and it took off on its own. I have since read others having similar experiences of taking off or going from 2 RPM to 4 without their foot being on the gas. …”

NHTSA complaint #10854661, filed 2016-04, 29,000 miles

“May 2016, had issue with my 2014 Equinox involving the accelerometer pedal & sensor due to faulty wiring. My vehicle was just less than 2 years old with 62k miles at the time. We were driving down the highway, when the malfunction occurred and sent the vehicle into reduced engine power mode. When this happened the vehicle started to quickly lose speed down as it happened just prior to going up a hill. Had to try and get vehicle off to shoulder of highway, acceleration pedal was completely inoperable during this time. …”

NHTSA complaint #10915452, filed 2016-10, 62,000 miles

“Vehicle engine accelerated to 130 MPH on speedometer with engine reving to that speed sound . Vehicle did not accelerate. This happened 4 times on the highway . I pulled off road on each occasion turned of engine and restarted as I was hundreds of miles from home. Had car towed to chevy dealership at destination. As they cannot duplicate issue they will not repair even though I have a extended warranty. My vehicle now remains in 5 hrs away. I am afraid to drive it not knowing what is wrong. This puts myself and other drivers at risk on the highway.”

NHTSA complaint #10993314, filed 2017-06, 30,000 miles

“The 2014 chevy Equinox will stall when accelerating. This happens when the vehicle is first started, this could potentially causean accident. I have taken my vehicle in numerous times and spent over 2k on repairs. Currently my vehicle does not have a check engine light on, no codes. It appears that everything is operating normally. It is not, I will not let my wife drive this car because I am worried that she could be involved in an accident. I recently found that GM had identified that this vehicle consumes a large amount of oil and it causing issues similar to what I am reporting. …”

NHTSA complaint #11257217, filed 2019-09, 104,000 miles

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Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202611%
2025104%
202478%
202333%
202221%
202111%
2020155%
2019124%
2018113%
201773%
201692%
2015132%
2014183%
2013122%
2012183%
2011506%
2010324%
20091112%
200882%
2007203%
200691%
2005223%

Other parts of the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox

Engine
219 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
185 complaints
Electrical system
46 complaints
Other or unknown
42 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
40 complaints
Fuel system
35 complaints
Air bags
29 complaints
Steering
18 complaints
Electronic stability control
15 complaints
Brakes
12 complaints
Engine cooling
12 complaints
Body and structure
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox

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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology