2020 Chevrolet Equinox problems
Owners have filed 509 complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 19.4% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 18.1%.
Complaints509
Crashes36
Fires12
Injuries19
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Service brakes 19.4% · 99
Engine 18.1% · 92
Fuel/propulsion system 9.8% · 50
Unknown or other 8.6% · 44
Electrical system 8.4% · 43
Power train 7.9% · 40
Forward collision avoidance 3.1% · 16
Vehicle speed control 2.9% · 15
Severity
Of those complaints, 36 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire, 19 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 22 model years of the Chevrolet Equinox in this data, 2020 sits 12th by complaint volume. 2011 draws the most.
Filings are rising, 294 in the last three years against 159 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 12,400 miles.
In owners' own words
Hit my brakes and had nothing but a hard pedal NO BRAKES AT ALL! This almost caused a major accident being speed limit is 70 and I could not stop the car. There was no warning light until I shut it off and turned it back on then lights blinked and said brake assist failure then the warning disappeared once again. This is very scary and I cannot believe there were other reports and nothing has been recalled. Service brakes
Brake vacuum, pump failed while driving which made the brakes not work. I had it towed to a dealer and they found that the pump was internally damaged. Pump was then replaced. There was no warning this was about to happen and it happened suddenly. One moment the car had brakes and the next there was no braking. A very dangerous situation and we were lucky to not have a major accident. Service brakes
I received a service brake module warning and then the vehicle became difficult to stop. I was not traveling at typical highway speeds at the time, but I was on the highway. After applying extensive pressure on the brake pedal to stop, the engine lost power and stalled. It was towed to a dealership and determined that vacuum booster pump experienced a catastrophic failure. Service brakes
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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