2026 Chevrolet Equinox Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 27%of 78 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 8,648miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox, 27% of the 78 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,648 miles. 2 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 was driving down my neighborhood road about 20mph there were no other cars around on the road at all only mailboxes and cars parked in driveways. The car suddenly slams the brakes hard enough the tires were squealing and threw us forward thankfully me and my child had our seat belts on. It scared the heck out of us cause there was no warning and definitely not expected.”
NHTSA complaint #11736126, filed 2026-05“I was traveling about 45mph and the SUV emergency brake system activated, it scared me and my passengers, the guy behind me was even more scared. I had the front seat passenger immediately deactivate the emergency braking system.”
NHTSA complaint #11709261, filed 2026-01“When I drive my 2026 Chevy Equinox when you accelerate there is a wobble and shake. Sometimes my side mirrors give off warning and nothing is beside me and flashes on and off.”
NHTSA complaint #11771855, filed 2026-10“At around 7k miles while driving the brakes and steering suddenly stopped working and all warning lights came on including check engine light. The dealership said it was the main brain and the fixed it. Then last Thursday night while driving on the highway my brakes stopped working suddenly and all warning lights came on again. It is at the dealership now and they are now saying the problem is the BCM. I’m honestly scared to drive on the highway now. I’m really scared someone will get hurt or killed from this vehicle if it happens again.”
NHTSA complaint #11741936, filed 2026-06“My 2026 Chevrolet Equinox has been having problems; when cruise control is set it randomly puts itself into emergency park mode, the infotainment system loves to shut down which affects the entire vehicle. When this happens I can’t see my speed, every screen goes black and I have to pull over and reset the entire thing which takes a good 30 minutes, sometimes more. I have taken it to a shop which they said it was electrical and module issues, never told me exactly what or where and I’m having to struggle just to get the invoices. …”
NHTSA complaint #11686175, filed 2025-09Related service bulletins
- 11023051May 8, 2025This service bulletin provides information for the technicians to use a Customer Concern Verification sheet to facilitate the questions needing to be answered by the customer…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 27% |
| 2025 | 35 | 15% |
| 2024 | 11 | 13% |
| 2023 | 6 | 6% |
| 2022 | 6 | 3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 | 14 | 4% |
| 2019 | 7 | 2% |
| 2018 | 16 | 4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0% |
| 2013 | 5 | 1% |
| 2012 | 2 | 0% |
| 2011 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsLane departure
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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