Automatic Emergency Braking problems of the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox

Eight problems related to automatic emergency braking have been reported for the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox based on all problems reported for the 2018 Equinox.

1 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 06/10/2024

Driver side mirror sets itself to non useable position even when auto mirror option is not turned on. Everytime I shift gears the mirror positions itself to an unuasable position making it impossible to safely pull out from a parked position. It happens wether pulling forward or backing out. I can not seem to find any information on how to correct the issue. Other owners have reported the same issue but Chevrolet refuses to address the issue. . Read more...

2 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 12/01/2023

I have a 2018 chevy Equinox. Was driving one day when the lights for service brake assist, park brake released, and traction control came on. The brake petal went extremely hard and was almost impossible to stop. Had the vaccum pump replaced. Drove for two-three weeks, same lights, brakes go hard off and on, vaccum pipe with sensor changed, only one week later same issues, another vacuum pump put on and oil changed due to metal from faulty pump in oil. We are now 900 dollars in repairs and no fix. Same issues over and over. Gm is well aware of the issue with their faulty pumps and system but refuse to fix the issues and continue to put them in the vehicles which will lead to fatalities.

3 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 11/15/2023

A message has begun appearing in my 2018 chevy Equinox lt that states "parking brake released". This message did not previously appear and seems to be a potential issue to fix. After doing some online research, I found 3 technical service bulletins for parking brake issues/messages for the 2018 Equinox on an automotive repair website. However, when I contacted the chevy dealership and did a VIN search, there were no open recalls or any recalls for my car. I am not clear why other 2018 Equinox models have recall notices but my VIN number is not impacted by those notices, even though it was manufactured during the same year. Please help investigate if my car should be included in those tsbs and dealer repairs. The TSB numbers are: 20na094, 19na213, and pi1410b.

4 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 09/29/2023

I was in an accident when my 2018 chevy Equinox rear ended a stopped vehicle at a traffic light. There was significant damage to the front of my vehicle 12k plus. The emergency braking system did not activate, nor did the airbags. My wife experienced severe contusions to the chest area. We wonder why the emergency braking system or airbags failed to deploy.

5 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 11/23/2022

Abs or assistant brake system has been checked and fixed however the light continues to come on and does not want to drive it has a delay and then there's a sensor on the battery that is good but it keeps saying that is not getting enough voltage when the sensor has changed these are the issues that I have fixed and because of this I can't drive my car through emissions in the state of arizona because it's saying I need to get these things fixed when they are fixed so my problem or concern is is this a defect do I have bad sensors am I getting back parts I'm not for sure what the issue is but I cannot continue to spend money to continue to fix these sensors and they're new and they're hard to find where the shops that are fixing to my vehicle.

6 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 09/04/2022

When I applied brakes, the pedal was hard to push down and the service brake assist light came on.

7 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 04/07/2022

While driving brakes suddenly became very hard to press. We could not stop our car. We luckily were in a toll plaza and not moving at high speed. This problem was scary , no warning and my family could have been harmed. We had a mechanic come and fix the problem, but this needs to be fixed.

8 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 02/14/2022

Emergency forward breaking alert will randomly go off.


Other Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox

Automatic Emergency Braking problems
8
Warnings problems
3
Adaptive Cruise Control problems
1


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