general problems of the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox

The vehicles electrical system failed or faulted while operating. Engine went into a slow mode while operating in traffic. After stopping vehicle would not restart. Very dangerous for an elderly person operating the vehicle.

One computer shorted out of 22 on the car cause major repairs.

Started the car . I noticed the their was no door chime with the door open, no radio , radio display dear, no seat belt warning chime, no rear backup display camera. I drove car down to corner stopped and made right turn and everything was all right ,everything worked ok. This morning got into the car and no door chime,no seat belt chime no radio or display no back up camera, no on star . Called my friend over and he checked the fuses . He checked fuse #9 radio fuse ok except for little tarnish on legs,checked display fuse #15 checked ok tarnish on fuse legs, checked the amplifier fuse #31 checked ok. But he replaced the fuses anyway, with new fuses. Started car same problem as above o difference , one can drive the car lights ,turn signal bulbs ok.

Service stabilitrak, power steering light, check engine light. Door locks lock and unlock continuously. Randomly has no acceleration, causes jolting at a low speed. Available for inspection ASAP. The code “uo101” comes up in a diagnostic test. Overall, the car basically shuts down while driving at no specific speed. Safety of myself and others is at risk because this can cause an accident resulting in being rear ended/collision with car and other vehicles as it randomly happens when driving. I took my car to the dealership on 3/5/25 and expressed this issue and they could not diagnose it as it was not physically happening after I dropped it off to them. They had the car for 4 days and couldn’t duplicate the issue. They gave back the car and told me there was no issue with the vehicle and it is continuing to happen again. They told me to get proof of the incident on video when it happens again. (I was able to get a video today 4/3/25) there is no warning before this event happens. It will go away and not happen for a few days and then the next day it is not drivable. I am concerned for the safety of myself and others and would like to find the cause of this once and for all. I’d like for the dealership to not send me away without a reason why this is happening or fixing my vehicle.

The temperature sensor keeps breaking down after using the car under normal conditions for 1–2 months of use. I have changed it a few times, as well as the electrical harnesses and connectors, and the problem persists.

While driving down the interstate at approximately 70 mph the Equinox would locks would start to cycle and at the same time the service stabiltrak and service power steering line would come on and the vehicle would drastically slow to around 30-40 mph, almost causing an accident. This is a well known issue with Chevrolet and they have not tried to resolve the issue. This is going to cause major issues when someone gets in a wreck. There is no definite fix out there for this issue and Chevrolet needs to be held accountable for this and fix this issue.

While driving all of a sudden my trac control and abs light came on. I stopped and when turned back on it said service stability track and awd. Lights went off. Then one day I was stopping and my brakes jerked and crunched and the lights came back on and now brakes crunch and jerk.

Wipers stop working during rain storm. Transmission slips when you take off electric seat backward and forward button stop working.

My car went into safe mode while driving and reduced the speed of my vehicle. This vehicle only has app 85,000 miles on it.

The stabili track is messed up. When u give it gas it just boggs the stabili track lighy check engine light and traction control light came on. This all happen driving down the highway at high speed which made the car just about uncontrollable. Needs to be addressed. It has been on other models.

As I was driving my engine just quit working and my emergency light were nit functioning. I took it to the mechanic and was advised it could be my fuel pump. They mention this specific type of cars are know for these issue. Fuel pump fails causing the vehicle to just stop in the middle of the road.

The vehicle burns oil at a very fast pace, the vehicle also goes into power reduced morning with a vehicle can only go to 20 mph, when cutting the vehicle off it hesitates to turn off and shakes wants the engine fully shut down.

2014 chevy Equinox will stall when accelerating. This happens at anytime while driving you go to accelerate and the car turns off, this could potentially cause an accident. I have taken my vehicle in numerous times and spent over 2k on repairs. Currently my vehicle does not have a check engine light on, no codes. It appears that everything is operating normally. It is not, I will not let my daughter drive this car because I am worried that she could be involved in an accident. I recently found that gm had identified that this vehicle consumes a large amount of oil and it causing issues similar to what I am reporting. Only issue is they are requiring a oil consumption test requiring multiple visits to the dealership over an extended period of time. Which I have done and they still say its not their problem. In the mean time I am going to continue to stall pulling into traffic, putting my life and others life at risk. There needs to be a mandatory recall and correct this issue. My last two oil changes I had less than 2. 5 quarts left. There is no leak on my vehicle, and I change my oil about every 5k miles per manufacturer suggestions.

Air stopped blowing out of defroster vents only blowing out of front vents and floor. Could not control this by switches. Possible safety issue had defroster been needed while driving. Out of warranty, happened at approximenty 66000 miles. Was told actuator failed.

Engine light came on followed by small lurching evrytime vehicle came to a stop. Lurching progressed to large movement. Car to mechanic computer indicated a sensor issue. Had this replaced. 1 week later everything repeated mechanic changes other sensor. Car fine for 2 months although engine light continues to turn off and on, computer continues to say sensor. Engine light goes off again immediately followed by significant return to lurching and then car stalls out . New terrible engine noise. Waiting for mechanic to have availability.

Car shut off 3 times while idling at a stop light. It appears this is a known issue based on a quick internet search so it seems absurd there wouldn't be an open recall to fix it.

Was driving home from work in a terrible rain storm and the wipers just quit working while I was driving home from work. This happened less than a block from pulling out of the driveway from the work parking lot. Very scary incident. Had to replace the entire motor for the windshield. It appears that the 2013 models had a recall; whereas, the 2014 models have not had a recall. The 2014 models use the same parts as the 2013 models. Not sure why there is no recall on the 2014 model. Cost to replace was ~$400+.

This car cuts off while driving without warning!.

When going in reverse, or coming off a red light or stop sign, the vehicle will suddenly stall out. While it starts up right away, this is a safety issue, especially if you have to get out of the way. My vehicle has done this about 4-6 times over the past year. Chevy says there is nothing wrong, and there are no warning lights on the vehicle. All the electrical components work, however the vehicle just turns off.

While driving check engine light, traction control, and stabilatrak all came on. I pulled over and shut it off. A few minutes later restarted with check engine light staying on. Before I made it to work 1 mile down the road the car shut off. No power at all!!! this was on a city street going about 40 mph. My car went down to 15mph within seconds. Very dangerous! this was the 5th time! the dealer replaced body control panel and this problem continues! the dealer still has it and has no real answers!.

My husband and I bought brand new 2014 Chevrolet Equinox. Thinking that this would be an investment as a reliable and safe family car, it has been nothing but a headache. It currently has less than 60k miles and it has engine failure problems and isn't drive-able. . . The engine unexpectedly lost power while my husband was driving down the 91 freeway from irvine to riverside around 70 mph. The engine literally slowed to about 10-15 mph. My husband is a decorated marine corps war veteran who has survive three tours in afghanistan, who would have thought that a humdrum commute to work almost cost him his life. And now the check engine light is on and I am too afraid to drive it. This life threatening situation is only the most significant sometimes the car get stuck in back up cam mode or the radio shut off randomly and refuses to come back on. If I am going up a hill or a mountain the car won't go over 40 mph, and I can't trade it in cause I owe more than what the car is worth.

On 275 in tampa going 75 mph suddenly the dash reads loss of power as you feel the car drastically slow to a crawl , me shouting to my stunned husband "pull over pull over" thank god we were in the left lane as that's where the breakdown lane was. We pulled over the car coasted and died. We barely missed getting rear ended by a semi. After two days the repair was done and stated as "ecm shorted" found ecm shorted internally off pin 73 1 shorted out under hood fuse block. . This is a 2014 chevy Equinox with17k miles.

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would suddenly shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the battery was faulty. The battery was replaced but the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who indicated that the failure was due to a faulty on-star system. The on-star system was repaired but the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 4000. Jft.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving in reverse at approximately 5 mph, the instrument cluster information center illuminated intermittently. The manufacturer issued a customer satisfaction program where the radio was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The failure recurred sporadically seventy times within a year. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times, but was unable to locate the cause of the failure. In addition, the rear windshield exhibited a permanent film on the inner glass surface and, when exposed to direct sunlight, it distorted the contact's visibility. On separate occasions, when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated. The dealer was unable to locate the cause of the failures. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 12. The VIN was unavailable.

2 days after purchase, heard a strange noise in car but unsure where it came from. Returned to dealer, problem couldn't be duplicated. I hear a strange thumping/beating sound periodically; heat exits vents while fan is off; several electrical? incidents, including; heater fan went off while driving on 29 degree winter day. It went back 1/2 hour later. (a few days prior, sounded like fan was losing power); digital speedometer on driver information center went off/blank for a minute while driving; phone charger (lighter & usb) outlet blew 2 fuses after using outlet for a few months with same charger & phone. Inconsistent depends which phone is being charged & charger used; ignition key got very hot after 45 min drive; dashboard lights (instrument cluster?) go dim when driving under a dark viaduct or tunnel, shouldn't they get brighter? manual doesn't explain how dic & instrument panel lights should operate. ); interior dome lights went on 2x on their own; infotainment system screen has a delay. Does not consistently display current song title & artist that is playing; digital temperature not consistently displayed on infotainment screen (new problem); oil life not reset after 1st oil change (caused confusion as to when to do next oil change. ); excessive water exiting tail pipe (told is normal). Service center where car was purchased checked car out on 4 different dates. No repairs done (except resetting oil life & replacing 2 fuses on charger), problems couldn't be duplicated. Went to another chevy service center, noted on paperwork "no problems found at this time", no other explanation given. Afterwards, I chatted with a rep @ chevy. Com, who filed a case & was told a service mgr will call in few days. It's been a few days, no call yet. I have 8200 miles & continue to feel unsafe, especially when driving with my 4 grandsons. They are reason I bought a new car!.

The front passenger seat caught fire sometime between 3 p. M. On 8/10/14 and 8 a. M. On 8/11/14 when the vehicle was unoccupied, parked, and locked. The fire burned a large hole in the seat. Charred debris from the burned seat was found on the front passenger side floor mat. The vehicle was taken to a Chevrolet dealer for diagnosis as soon as the burned seat was discovered. The dealer diagnosed the problem as a "seat fire caused by an internal heat source" and offered to replace the front passenger side air bag sensor and seat cushion.

Several times recently, while driving, a warning bell sounds yet there is no light on the dash to tell me what is wrong. I checked the manual, nothing. It sounds like the ding you hear when your seatbelt isn't fastened. I thought perhaps I hadn't properly fastened my seatbelt, that wasn't it. So if my car thinks my seatbelt isn't fastened, then if I have collision would it think I was driving and protect me with my airbag. - or not?.

I put my phone charger to charge and a fire ignited I quickly pull the plug out. It is the 6 charge I have damaged. And the ignition key at time get over heated. Anything that get plugged into the usb also eventually get over heated. My phone get mess up from it. Help please. Thanks.

When turning the steering wheel left or right at low speed or stopped, groaning or rubbing noise is emitted from front tires. Car is 1 month old, has approx. 5000 miles on it now and problem still continues after 2 attempts for dealer to repair it. During fill ups, the gas pump would click/stop and fuel would splash back out of tank and down side of car. This happened whether you set the automatic fill up switch on the fuel pump, or if manually filling the car myself. 2 complaints later, the whole gas tank had to be replaced. 2 days in a row, on 2 separate occassions, the smell of buring plastic and/or electrical wires has been noticed inside vehicle, and is more defined when outside of vehicle and smelling engine area.