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2024 Chevrolet Equinox Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
8%of 84 total for the year
Median mileage
19,000miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox, 8% of the 84 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally report a serious and recurring safety issue with my 2024 Chevrolet Equinox, and to request immediate investigation and resolution. The vehicle has, on multiple occasions, unexpectedly gone into “reduced power” mode (also referred to as “limp mode”), drastically limiting acceleration while driving at full speed in traffic. This most recently occurred while my teenage daughter was behind the wheel, causing the car to completely shut off in the middle of the street. …”

NHTSA complaint #11669019, filed 2025-06

“I slowly put my foot on the brake and suddenly heard a noise under the vehicle. It sounded like loud grinding. As pulled forward I looked in the rear view mirror and didn't see anything in the road that may have fallen out from under my vehicle. When I pushed on the gas I was suddenly accelerating forward very quickly without my control. This was maybe one or two seconds after I heard the noise. I hit the brakes and nothing happened. My only choice was to hit the back end of the other vehicle as there were pedestrians on either side. …”

NHTSA complaint #11728352, filed 2026-03

“Earlier that morning the cluster displayed Service Power Steering - Drive With Care at 12,925 miles. I photographed it at a traffic light. The vehicle drove normally on that leg, steering assist was not lost, and I dismissed the notification, which cleared. I parked. On restarting a short time later, the vehicle went into failure mode. While driving on surface streets it lost power steering assistance three separate times in about eight minutes. The first was mid-turn: the wheel became substantially harder to turn and required significantly increased force to complete the corner. …”

NHTSA complaint #11761081, filed 2026-08

“The biggest issue is last year while driving on 74 in busy traffic, the car automatically went into a low power mode and limited the power without warning. So now in traffic driving 55 mph, the car drastically slowed to about 35 without warning. It would not go faster no matter what I did. Then the check engine light came on afterwards. Thankfully I made it home safely after turning on my hazards and swerving through heavy traffic. I took it to the dealership and they didn't find any issues... of course. It did it again I took it back. They didn't find anything and then it stopped. …”

NHTSA complaint #11668995, filed 2025-06

“The biggest issue is last year while driving on 74 in busy traffic, the car automatically went into a low power mode and limited the power without warning. So now in traffic driving 55 mph, the car drastically slowed to about 35 without warning. It would not go faster no matter what I did. Then the check engine light came on afterwards. Thankfully I made it home safely after turning on my hazards and swerving through heavy traffic. I took it to the dealership and they didn't find any issues... of course. It did it again I took it back. They didn't find anything and then it stopped. …”

NHTSA complaint #11668996, filed 2025-06

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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 2024 Chevrolet Equinox

Fuel system
26 complaints
Electrical system
17 complaints
Engine
14 complaints
Brakes
13 complaints
Other or unknown
12 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
11 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Air bags
3 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 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.

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