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2025 Chevrolet Equinox problems

NHTSA lists 229 complaints for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, 11 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 5 complaints mention an injury, with 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as CHEVROLET EQUINOX.

At a glance

Complaints
229
With crash
11
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
5
Injuries
6
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
391

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7633.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4921.4%
POWER TRAIN3414.8%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE3314.4%
VISIBILITY/WIPER2812.2%
SERVICE BRAKES2410.5%
ENGINE2310.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING146.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM135.7%
STEERING114.8%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEAUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING21
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEWARNINGS11
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL8
BACK OVER PREVENTIONWARNINGS5
LANE DEPARTUREBLIND SPOT DETECTION5
BACK OVER PREVENTIONREARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING3
LANE DEPARTUREASSIST3
STRUCTUREBODY3
COMMUNICATIONMANUFACTURER TELEMATICS2
LANE DEPARTUREWARNING2

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
electrical electronic11048.0%0.91
loss of control4519.7%0.78
visibility or lighting3214.0%0.89
mechanical failure198.3%0.80
noise or comfort83.5%0.88
fire or overheating52.2%0.95
structural or corrosion52.2%0.74
unclear31.3%0.66
fluid or fuel leak20.9%0.74
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate16572.1%0.85
low4620.1%0.77
high167.0%0.94
none20.9%0.67

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 229 tagged complaints of 229 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

391 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
UNKNOWN OR OTHER260
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM73
ENGINE39
POWER TRAIN26
STRUCTURE18
WHEELS8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM7
SERVICE BRAKES7

11037754

Date: 2026-10-01. Type: Over The Air. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

a ? Improved eCall system performance

11037755

Date: 2026-10-01. Type: Over The Air. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This update contains a required software change to help improve the overall software update and diagnostics process.

11037797

Date: 2026-09-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the virtual garage door opener not programming to a garage opener. Engineering is working on a new module.

11038132

Date: 2026-09-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This Preliminary information communicates to dealers a procedure to reset the radio.

11038136

Date: 2026-09-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information is for technicians that may see DTCs that are history and should not perform any part replacements. They should follow the notes mentioned prior to anything being replaced.

11037555

Date: 2026-09-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.

11037320

Date: 2026-09-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This PI is to instruct dealer on diagnostic procedures that need to be completed prior to replacing a radio or IPC display

11037253

Date: 2026-09-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

11037259

Date: 2026-09-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information addresses a clunk noise in the front suspension traced to the control arm bushings.

11037256

Date: 2026-09-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information is to inform technicians and customers that GM is aware of the issue and the vehicle can still be driven. When a repair is available, this PI will be updated.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
EQUINOX229

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