2025 Chevrolet Equinox problems, complaints & recalls

2025 Chevrolet Equinox recalls (0)

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Recent 2025 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

Excerpts of the newest owner complaints, lightly cleaned of personal details. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

1. Filed Oct 6, 2026KYDriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical SystemOther / Unknown

   1. The telematics control module failed and was replaced by the dealer under recall N262547330, along with the battery. The vehicle is available for inspection. The original module was kept by the dealer when it was replaced. 2. The vehicle went completely dead without warning — it could not be unlocked or started. It happened at home, but had it happened on the road I would have been stranded. The keyless entry also no longer works, so I cannot reliably get into the…

   NHTSA complaint #11769397 · source
2. Filed Oct 5, 2026CAAcceleration & Cruise Control

   The car was stopped fortunately. When i got back in the car the power steering was dead.it said 3 things on the sceen.FORWARD collision system unavailable - service power steering drive with care - Service ESC. Had the car towed to VALENCIA CHEVROLET. Got the car down off the tow truck. The problem went away. Was driving fine. The service guy said i should just drive it.

   NHTSA complaint #11769110 · source
3. Filed Oct 4, 2026GACrash2 injuredTowedDriver Assistance & Safety TechAcceleration & Cruise Control

   The driver pulled into a parking space at a local pharmacy. The space directly faced the building and was separated from the building by a sidewalk that was approximately 6 feet wide. After pulling into the parking space and releasing the accelerator (the vehicle was in the single pedal driving mode, so the motor braking should have been activated) the vehicle instead experienced three problems/failures. (1) Sudden Unintended Acceleration - The vehicle suddenly lurched…

   NHTSA complaint #11768859 · source
4. Filed Sep 28, 2026MO1 injuredElectrical System

   On XXX I was driving a rental car that I was placed in due to my vehicle being repaired. I was placed in a Chevy Trailblazer VIN#: [XXX] My rental with this Chevy Trailblazer began on XXX. Using the available features in the vehicle, the center console has an area that you can place your cellular phone to charge your cellular phone. Which is used this option on XXX. On XXX, I placed my cellular phone in the charging bank location while I was operating the vehicle. When I…

   NHTSA complaint #11767445 · source
5. Filed Sep 24, 2026OHBrakes

   The braking system failed to communicate with the vehicles computer system. This communication failure occurred while driving and set off all kinds of alarms and codes inside the vehicle while driving and then I had to use both feet to apply the breaks in order to get the car to stop in the emergency lane on the road as we were driving. No other warning signs or messages prior to this happening everything happened all at once. Had Onstar run diagnostics on the vehicle and 2…

   NHTSA complaint #11766689 · source
6. Filed Sep 22, 202612,000 miINEngine

   The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30-50 MPH, the vehicle shuddered violently. The failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer several times to be diagnosed; however, the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure via the phone. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

   NHTSA complaint #11766102 · source
7. Filed Sep 20, 2026CTTransmission & Drivetrain

   The transmission failed while driving on about 11/2/2025, with myself and a child in the car. It was since fixed at a dealer and is not available from me for inspection. I lost the ability to accelerate normally. I stopped at a stop light then when I accelerated to enter the intersection it did not accelerate as predicted and I got stuck entering the intersection. There was a burning smell. Another motorist helped push the car to the side and there was a large transmission…

   NHTSA complaint #11765607 · source
8. Filed Sep 17, 2026CACrashTransmission & Drivetrain

   My vehicle is a 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV equipped with a stalk-mounted electronic shift selector. On multiple occasions, when shifting from Reverse(R) to Drive(D), the transmission has failed to actually engage Drive despite the shifter indicating the D position had been selected. In most instances this resulted in the vehicle to unexpectedly move backward, requiring me to re-select the gear. This defect caused a collision. I was attempting to Dirve out of a parking space…

   NHTSA complaint #11765001 · source

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Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data, as of Oct 11, 2026. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology