Chevrolet EQUINOX brakes problems
1,072 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
9,097 owner complaints analyzed
31 distinct recall campaigns
73,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 5,904 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
1,072 of 9,097 complaints match this topic (11.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10105130 · 2004-12-21 (December 21, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO FOUR OTHER VEHICLES. UPON IMPACT,EST DUAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY TO IT'S FULL CAPACITY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK........THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ONLY AFTER THE EQUINOX MADE CONTACT WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED TO THE STREET AFTER IMPACT, THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE RIGHT WHEEL ON PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME OFF. ALSO, THE SHERIFF ON THE SCENE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE PEDAL AFTER THERE WAS ACCESS TO T…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,450 miles reported. Look up ODI 10105130 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10115438 · 2005-03-21 (March 21, 2005)
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES, AND I AM WAITING ON A CALL FROM THE DEALER NEXT WEEK FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. THE PROBLEMS ARE: 1) FOUL ODOR, HOSES FOR ANTI-FREEZE SYSTEM REPLACED PER BULLETIN; 2) REAR SQUEAKING, LUBED SAME; 3) TRANSMISSION. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT BRAKES, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED, AND THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO ADJUST ITSELF ACCORDING TO DRIVING CONDITIONS/ EACH DRIVER'S HABITS, AND 4) POPPING NOISE HEARD WHEN STARTING OR WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BR…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10115438 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10119597 · 2005-05-25 (May 25, 2005)
CONTACT STATES: BOUGHT A BRAND NEW VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2004. THE ANTI-FREEZE WAS CHANGED. THE ANTI-FREEZE WAS BROWN AND THE SMELL WAS SEVERE AND NAUSEOUS. THE CAR HAS BEEN THE SHOP 9 TIMES WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. THE ANTIFREEZE LINE WASN'T BLED RIGHT AND THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING IN THE GROUND. THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE DOME LIGHT AND SUNROOF, THE SUSPENSION AND ENGINE WOULD TICK, THE HORN DID NOT WORK, THERE WERE FRONT END PROBLEM, THE SHIFTER WOULD STICK, THERE IGNITION PROBLEM, NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, GAS MILEAGE PROBLE…
Owner-reported narrative. 700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119597 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10119753 · 2005-06-02 (June 2, 2005)
CONTACT STATED THAT THE CUP HOLDER IS BLOCKING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK *SC *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 411 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119753 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10120620 · 2005-05-11 (May 11, 2005)
WAS WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE LURCHED(JUMPED FORWARD) HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, HAD BEEN STOPPED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHEN CAR WENT FORWARD. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT COULD BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE
Owner-reported narrative. 15,124 miles reported. Look up ODI 10120620 at NHTSA ↗