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2026 Chevrolet Equinox Lane departure Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
10%of 79 total for the year
Median mileage
15miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the lane departure of the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox, 10% of the 79 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15 miles.

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.

“my 2026 equinox is having an issue with the blind spot warning on my driver side mirror will either say on or flash. this is regardless of driving, or being parking. i have washed my car, checked my sensor, and i am still having issues. the dealership does not see any issue with the car, however, while driving at night, this is such a distraction because i'm constantly checking my mirror to make sure there's nobody there. …”

NHTSA complaint #11762008, filed 2026-09

“The gear selection is on the steering column and to change from Park to Reverse or Drive takes usually over six attempts to get in the right gear. When your entering traffic and you get delayed trying to put the car into the proper gear this becomes a very dangerous safety issue. General Motors refuses to advise me how to deal with this problem unless I give them the name of an attorney who will represent me.”

NHTSA complaint #11671755, filed 2025-07

“I have owned my Chevy since 6/30/25 when I bought it new. Since then, the blind spot warning system has activated many times when there hasn’t been anything there or remotely nearby. It’s like a ghost. It’s usually the driver’s side mirror that gets activated. I have cleaned the sensors too and it still occurs, making me think I’m going to get hit, or hit a person, pedestrian etc. i have read of other owners on social media experiencing same issue & thought I should report it.”

NHTSA complaint #11765451, filed 2026-09

“Vehicle will detect objects in the blind spot when there are none there. I will look back and see that nothing is in the blind spot. Turn my turn signal on to indicate a lane change. I get half-way through the lane change and the light on the mirror starts to flash indicating that something is in my blind spot. I react and return to my original lane. I look back again and ther is nothing there. This is the classic false positive. It is dangerous because I am learning that the system is unreliable and an unreliable system eventually gets ignored. This is the classic Boy Who Cried Wolf. …”

NHTSA complaint #11732190, filed 2026-04

“While driving under normal conditions, the vehicle’s blind spot monitoring / side object detection system frequently activates alert warnings when no vehicle is present. These false alerts occur intermittently and are more common during rain or wet road conditions. Over time, the repeated false warnings create a “boy who cried wolf” condition, where the driver becomes conditioned to ignore or discount blind spot alerts. …”

NHTSA complaint #11725067, filed 2026-03

Related service bulletins

Lane departure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026810%
202583%
202322%
202274%
202133%
202031%
201921%
201831%
201610%
201410%
201210%

Other parts of the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox

Forward collision avoidance
21 complaints
Brakes
20 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
17 complaints
Other or unknown
16 complaints
Electrical system
14 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
Engine
7 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaints
Seat belts
3 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2026 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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