Brake Light problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox

Two problems related to brake light have been reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox based on all problems reported for the 2008 Equinox.

1 Brake Light problem

Failure Date: 07/29/2016

There is a strange sound of water sloshing under the dashboard. There is moisture build up in my headlights which have been replaced. My brake light go out several times a year. The most recent occurrence was just after my annual inspection - the driver side brake light was replaced, not two weeks later someone pulled up next to me while stopped at a light to tell me all my lights were out. The beginning of September 2016 I had an oil change and during the inspection the tech told me my driver side brake light was out and that the light at the top did not go on right away and flickered when it did. I have reached out to gm about a solution to the light issue - I have to take my truck in to be serviced at a gm dealership, it is going tomorrow sept 29th to bryner Chevrolet in jenkintown, PA.

2 Brake Light problem

Failure Date: 12/03/2012

The car was jerking into gear, especially while putting it into reverse. The car would not go into gear the next morning and had to be towed to the shop. I had to get the transmission replaced at 43,000 miles. I have replaced the headlights twice and hit the hood this last time and it came on. The mechanic said it's not sealed properly. I had to replace the rear brake lights after a thunderstorm. The mechanic said the car is not properly sealed and moisture is trapped inside the lights. The cost to replace an $11 bulb was $24 in labor because its impossible to get to the headlight. The brake lights cost $$54 in labor because you literally have to disassemble the entire bumper.


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