2019 Chevrolet Equinox problems
Owners have filed 417 complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 23.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 16.1%.
Complaints417
Crashes31
Fires9
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 23.7% · 99
Service brakes 16.1% · 67
Electrical system 10.3% · 43
Fuel/propulsion system 9.6% · 40
Unknown or other 8.6% · 36
Power train 8.4% · 35
Service brakes, hydraulic 3.1% · 13
Vehicle speed control 2.9% · 12
Severity
Of those complaints, 31 describe a crash, 9 describe a fire and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 22 model years of the Chevrolet Equinox in this data, 2019 sits 14th by complaint volume. 2011 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 169 in the last three years against 133 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 9,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The tube connecting the exhaust to the turbo has become disconnected not once, not twice, but three separate times while driving. The second time fixed was with a newly designed gm part specifically to eliminate the issue. Which clearly did not occur. Owned the vehicle a total of three months with 2260 miles all driven by myself and the vehicle has spent a month and more at the dealership for repairs. Engine · reported at 1,560 miles
I was sitting at a stop light. When the light turned green I took my foot off the brake and applied the gas pedal. The car did not respond to the gas pedal at first and just sat there. After a few seconds I was able to start moving. This situation almost caused me to be rear ended. This is the second time this has happened and had the vehicle in for service a few weeks ago for same issue. Engine · reported at 32,800 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the engine revved continuously as if the vehicle was going to drive forward. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Engine · reported at 70,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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