Table 1 shows one common back over prevention related problems of the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Rearview System Braking problems |
At approximately 5pm est, my wife stopped the ev vehicle after backing out of the garage and put the vehicle in park. After exiting the driver's seat, she was outside the open driver's door, had both feet on the ground and cleared the door enough that she was preparing to close it, when the vehicle began moving with no one in the driver's seat. The vehicle traveled down our inclined driveway, across the street and striking my neighbor's house. A [xxx] neighboring child was in the vehicle's path. My wife believed the vehicle would strike the child and screamed for her to move. The child moved clear before the vehicle reached her, and no contact occurred. The vehicle stopped when it hit the left side of the neighbor’s garage causing damage to the stone siding and framing of the garage. The vehicle then started to move forward over the lawn and into the street. At some point after it started moving forward the neighbor, an adult male, was attempted to stop the vehicle physically but was unable to. I came out of the house and saw what was going on and was able to help stop the vehicle, entered it and apply the brakes. My wife also tried to enter the vehicle to stop it during these events causing her to get ran over, substantial scraps, bruising and other injuries. We are reporting unintended movement after driver exit and request investigation of park engagement, the shift-by-wire system, electric parking brake, automatic vehicle hold/driver-exit functions, reverse automatic braking and propulsion/brake controls. 2 gm ev concierge agents separately were unable to retrieve remote diagnostic information. The vehicle was towed to [xxx] in [xxx] with very specific instructions. I opened a case with gm ev concierge and they escalated it to "the executive team". Despite multiple calls and emails the executive team has not reached out. The case was even closed once and I had it reopened. I opened ticket # xxx but can't find it so I'm opening this one. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia),.
My 2026 Equinox is having an issue with the blind spot warning on my driver side mirror will either say on or flash. This is regardless of driving, or being parking. I have washed my car, checked my sensor, and I am still having issues. The dealership does not see any issue with the car, however, while driving at night, this is such a distraction because I'm constantly checking my mirror to make sure there's nobody there. There was one day, I had open my trunk from my keyfob, in the house, and when I walked up on the driver side of my car (the car was turned off) it beeped and when I looked over, the blindspot light was on and flashing.
Driving towards direct light/sunlight is damn near impossible with this vehicle die to the extreme amount of glare from the dashboard. It makes me worried especially now that summer is approaching, feels like it can be catastrophic. Rear brake assist is horrible on more than one occasion the car will stop as if it has just been hit by a semi. Leaving the vehicle unable to proceed in reverse(one has to shift to drive or put in park before continuing to reverse). This is not only a nuisance but can lead to an accident especially during the mad rush of drop off at the elementary.