2025 Chevrolet Equinox Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 29about this part
- Share
- 12%of 241 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 13,040miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 29 complaints about the brakes of the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, 12% of the 241 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,040 miles. 3 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.
“I am on 20 service calls.Mine is currently having onstar issues screens glitching, Apple CarPlay won’t connect, sensors on mirrors are going off nothing beside me, when I hit my breaks it keeps turning my emergency brake on and engine power reduced keeps coming on dash but the dealership is saying GM said my warranty is voided due to a aftermarket part”
NHTSA complaint #11709129, filed 2026-01“am writing again regarding serious safety concerns with my Chevrolet Equinox EV RS. This is my fourth attempt to contact Chevrolet, as my previous emails have not received a response. These issues present a significant safety risk and require immediate attention.The problems I am experiencing include: Unintended lane movement: The vehicle shifts into another lane without any steering input from me. …”
NHTSA complaint #11722179, filed 2026-03“This car locks up sometimes while driving in normal traffic which is very dangerous, resulting in a whiplash for me the driver and almost causing rear end collisions to my car from the abrupt stop in moving traffic. All five abrupt stops happened with all the collision warning systems on. Three happened between 2/1/25 and 8/1/25. I called GM onstar to report two of them. After the third event I switched all braking systems to alert only from brake and alert. …”
NHTSA complaint #11771306, filed 2026-10“I purchased a 2025 Chevy Equinox EV last year out of the local Chevy dealership It is my first brand new vehicle and I’m the only owner, I have only had this vehicle for a few months and it has already showed me significant issues with the Electronic components Main issues I’ve experienced are: Randomly shutting off Randomly phantom braking On star capabilities not working No access to WiFi or any apps on the touch screen I.e. maps, music, settings, volume, radio etc. …”
NHTSA complaint #11724010, filed 2026-03“On 3 separate occasions now, my vehicle has slammed on the brakes abruptly when there were no other cars around me in close proximity. The sensors vibrated the driver seat each time right before slamming brakes on, even though no other cars were even close to me. The sensors often go off when they shouldn’t be. The first time this happened, there were no cars ahead of me or beside me on the highway but there was one car behind me about 50 feet I’d say. Thankfully he was paying attention or he would have rear ended me. …”
NHTSA complaint #11709621, filed 2026-01Related service bulletins
- 11019781Jun 26, 2025Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which braking performance is reduced, vehicle top speed is limited, and MIL notification is provided to the…
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 25% |
| 2025 | 29 | 12% |
| 2024 | 13 | 15% |
| 2023 | 15 | 15% |
| 2022 | 7 | 4% |
| 2021 | 8 | 8% |
| 2020 | 113 | 36% |
| 2019 | 85 | 27% |
| 2018 | 133 | 32% |
| 2017 | 9 | 3% |
| 2016 | 6 | 2% |
| 2015 | 16 | 2% |
| 2014 | 12 | 2% |
| 2013 | 13 | 2% |
| 2012 | 13 | 2% |
| 2011 | 27 | 3% |
| 2010 | 23 | 3% |
| 2009 | 3 | 3% |
| 2008 | 8 | 2% |
| 2007 | 28 | 4% |
| 2006 | 85 | 12% |
| 2005 | 105 | 16% |
Other parts of the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox
79 complaintsOther or unknown
54 complaintsForward collision avoidance
35 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
35 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
30 complaintsEngine
24 complaintsFuel system
16 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsSteering
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsLane departure
8 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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