Three problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox based on all problems reported for the 2011 Equinox.
We were driving our Equinox and the brakes failed to work. The brake pedal would not depress. We hit the car in front of us on the freeway off ramp and that car hit the next car. Both drivers reported injuries. There was no way to slow down let alone stop. The air bag did not deploy either. I researched the issue and found a brake booster is the probable problem. Both our car service provider and on line blogs list this as an issue. Something about the vacuum and brake fluid causing too much pressure so the brake pedal could not be depressed. This happens in high heat and when the car is on a hill. After the car stops and cools down or is left on level ground, then the brakes start working again. This makes the issue harder to find according to our car repair shop. We had gm take a look at the issue and they said there was no overall defect in the part. They did not look at our specific part. The insurance company totaled the car. This is a big safety issue. We had so many problems with this car including having the engine rebuilt for the high oil usage issue. We are glad that we and our children will not be driving this death trap anymore.
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the brakes failed to engage while attempting to park. The brake pedal became stuck to the floorboard and caused the driver to crash into a window. The driver was able to engage the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who performed a diagnostic but was unable to generate a failure code. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 10,000.
While driving this being with a malfunctioning tcmp I was coming up on a light at about 45 mph and the brakes failed and upon impact the seat belt did not lock but actually let me move right into the steering wheel thus causing serious damage to my sternum and also breaking 2 ribs and my head cracked my windshield and the vehicle was totaled out by the insurance company who of course did not pay anything near what I did go figure.