Equipment Problems of Chevrolet Equinox - part 2

2025 chevy Equinox - beginning of July, I got back to my car at the airport and it would not turn on. Nothing happened and I had to call onstar with my cell phone. A tow truck was sent and my 2025 Equinox (which I bought end of oct 2024) with only 8000 miles, was towed to chevy dealership. The next day the dealership said it was a faulty battery and they replaced it. I went to pick up my car and then a couple weeks later I tried to autostart my car and it did not respond. I called onstar from my phone to talk with them and then they asked me to go to my car and push the button. It was green however it was not responding. I was told to take it into the dealership and tell them I am having an onstar issue and it wasn't responding. I took my car 3 weeks ago (Aug 11th) sat for 4 hours waiting on my car only to be told that they were not able to fix it. That my entire onstar system needs to be replaced. They said they ordered it but that it was back ordered and do not know when it will be in. And to call in 2 weeks to see if there were any changes. I called 3 weeks later and still they had nothing new to tell me except that they don't know anything. From reading online I see that this onstar module issue had contributed to other issues with the car. I knew that there was an issue that triggered the battery to completely die. And with all the other people that have said they have had issues , it is very apparent that this caused my battery to die. Now I am still paying for onstar but not able to use it. I am obviously paying my payment on my car without being able to use all functions of the car. I am at a total loss on what to do next.

My vehicle has been completely shutting off without warnings on me on major freeways , highways , roadways, other motorists gives my car a jump each time. This is a serious safety hazard for me & other motorists.

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Telematic module system is malfunctions with a nationwide recall on the part. Chevy representatives have no date for when the part will be in. The computer system in the car is not working. I can't reach onstar the internet I pay for doesn't work. My car has been in the service department for a month this year for the same problem and it's out again. Engineers from chevy have worked on it as well. I need help with this situation. It's possible that the this failure could drain my battery causing it stop while driving. The service department and chevy customer service just keep apologizing with no real dates on when this part will be in.

The volume control in my vehicle will randomly change volume, up to and including full volume. This has almost caused a few crashes because it is very startling and the only way to lower the volume is to use the steering wheel controls (the volume knob does not accept input when this happens - it has a mind of its own). It is relatively simple to fight the volume when going straight, but it is very hard to do when it happens while trying to maneuver while the wheel is not centered as the controls are not accessible. While always annoying, it is very dangerous when trying to make such a maneuver and losing all concentration by blaring radio or attempting to move my hands on the wheel mid turn. This was a problem from the first day we bought the car and it was noted that my local dealer could fix it under warranty (I purchased from an out of town dealer). That dealer told me that gm was refusing to fix anything, insisting that I wait six months to see if a seemingly unrelated software update fixes the issue. The manager at my dealership has been trying to get approval and did get approval to replace a part in attempt to fix it. That did not work and they are now refusing to replace the other part that has fixed a similar issue for others. I believe they replaced the module that processes the sensor information, but are refusing to replace the sensor (volume wheel) itself. This car would have been crashed by many other drivers who could not cope with such in-vehicle distraction - this includes my daughter who refuses to drive the vehicle and really doesn't like riding in it. Gm needs to fix this ASAP for myself and any other experiencing the issue. I do have videos of the behavior available, but can not attach them here because they are not accepted. It has been over 2 months since the dealer initially looked at the issue and the warranty repair was denied.

I was driving my vehicle and went to make a left turn out of a parking lot into traffic and my engine shut off and my car rolled into traffic and the check engine light turned on. All of the other functions in the car stayed on I. E. Radio, air and all the lights. I had to have the car towed to a mechanic the mechanic was unable to diagnose my car so it was then brought to a chevy dealership. The dealership stated my car worked fine with no issues and tried to return the vehicle back to me I insisted they keep testing the vehicle. They drove the vehicle around the parking lot again in circles and the cars engine shut off and is unable to be turned back on. Gm and chevy are stating they have no idea why this is happening. I am very concerned about this considering they tried to return the vehicle to me stating their were no issues and ignoring my concerns at first, I had to insist that they keep checking the vehicle and now it will not even turn on.

No component failures at this time. My dealer stated that the continued on/off of my check engine light is that of a " gm engineering flaw/ issue" without any remedy at this time. I have been advised to continue to drive the vehicle with check engine light on as no remedy is available at this time. The flaw was disclosed by gm in 4/2025, bought my vehicle in 6/25 - no remedy as of 12/12/2025 - this is more of an fyi than formal complaint.

Recently noticed that windshield wipers were not operating properly especially in heavy downpours. Difficult to see. Garage noticed that wipers were not operating correctly due to a flaw in the windshield wiper motor. There was a recall on earlier chevy Equinox windshield wiper motor on the 2015 model. I’m wondering if they ever corrected that problem for later models or is it possible that they are still using a defective motor. Was confirmed by mechanic. Wipers will not operate properly and is definitely a hazard.

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When bluetooth is on takes the radio out every a couple minutes and you have to keep switching it back and fourth or turn off the bluetooth to keep the radio playing or music playing.

I have a crack in the manifold leading to an exhaust leak. This is apparently a very, very common and known issue with the Equinox but there's no recall on the 2013 model. Sounds like there should be.

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Electrically, the time will not stay set at the correct time. Nor will the date. Other issue is there will be a loud roaring sound when driving. This happens frequently, there are no codes that pop up. No, one is sure what the loud roaring is.

Air conditioner stops working intermittently.

I recently purchased this vehicle. The dash has a horrible reflection in the windshield creating some visibility issues the it is daytime especially in direct sunlight. I am worried that this hindered vision is going put drivers, pedestrians and animals at an increased risk of accidents. This is a known problem among the Equinox ev community, but I was unaware at the time of purchase.

When I was driving down the street, I noticed smoke coming from the hood then flames . I parked off to the side of the road and open the door and took off running away from the vehicle. Loosing everything clothes, phones , jewelry important documents. I paid off the vehicle. Was happy that for once in my life I did something good until that happen so please help on what to do . I know I didn't pay off the SUV for nothing.

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Electronics on car entirely go out including: headlights, turn signals, hazard lights, airbags, electronic braking, traction control, tire pressure monitor, fuel gage measurement, speedometer, odometer, temperature gage and all advanced driver assistance systems. The vehicle has been to the dealership on 4 separate occasions from may 16th - June 27th 2025 various inspections and repairs have been confirmed and completed by dealership: empire Chevrolet of hicksville located at 236 south broadway, hicksville, n. Y. 11801. After driving for about 1 day the problems persist. The car is being brought back to the dealer tomorrow 6/28/25 for a fourth service call for the same issue. Driver and passenger safety is at risk due to lack of headlights, turn signals, hazard lights, airbags, electronic braking and speedometer etc. . . Warning lights appear simultaneously with electronics malfunction.

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I was driving one day and my radio shut off, screen black and no sound. Came back on like it rebooted. Worked fine. The next day it did the same thing but only the screen went out but for longer this time. I work at a collision center and used our scanner to see what the problem might have been. It was giving a bunch of codes for radio and onstar. The next day it was perfectly fine. So I scanned it again just to see if the codes were still there. They weren't, but instead had 2 codes for brake control module in my engine and my transmission. My fan in the front has also been making slowing down and speeding up randomly.

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Twice my vehicle has stopped working where the shift to park messaging comes up and the car will not turn on or off. The vecle displays sec, low fuel, and park to shift messaging. The p for park to shift with the wrench underneath it appears. This issue happened once while I was in park and tried turning on my car and the other while I was in drive at a light.

Backup camera not working and the display on dash shows triangle and a camera crossed out. Dealer has been advised 1 month ago. The camera is supposed to be on backorder.

Due to the large windshield and the dashboard design, the glare caused by sunlight reflecting off the dashboard onto the windshield is unbearable to the point where I've had to pull over. This is a huge problem and will lead to severe accidents.

The glare from the dashboard is incredibly bad during the day. The entire front of the dash is reflected in the windshield to an intensity I’ve never experienced in a vehicle before. It is a major safety hazard the way it comes from the factory. Many people online are reporting the same issue.

Three times now my gas pedal has stuck down to the floor and had unsafe speeds reaching 95mph this is unsafe for us and others on the road wrote gm several times now with no help from them this needs to be checked out for everyone out there how many wrecks and rear end collision happened because of this acceleration issue mine seem to happen when you take it off cruise control and then accelerate the gas pedal but he dealerships can't find an answer I am asking for your help before someone get killed because no one wants to take action.

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When using the factory-installed wireless charging pad, my phone becomes extremely hot within minutes of charging. The heat builds quickly, to the point that the phone must be removed immediately to prevent potential damages or safety risks. This has happened consistently, and I have not removed the phone case because I should not have to- the charging pad is designed and advertised to work safely under normal use conditions, which includes phones in standard protective cases. Regardless, the level of heat generated is excessive and concerning. This issue raises serious safety and design concerns, including the potential for battery damage, device malfunction, or even fire risk.

I have a leak somewhere inside the car. Every time it rains I have water under the cargo area, that I have to vacuum water out. ( where the spare tire is) I don't know where its coming in at. I don't feel like vehicles that cost as much as they do should have major problems like this and now because of this my moon roof no longer works. Thank you for your time.

I had purchased a brand new 2022 chevy Equinox from a local dealer in July 2022. Since then, my car had to be towed twice for the infamous shift to park issue. Both times, I was left without a car for over a week. When the shift to park issue happens, the car cannot be turned off. Both times this issue happened, the dealership had to unplug the battery because they could not get the car to shut off. Both times, the dealerships refused to fix the problem despite the car being under warranty. This most recently happened on 3/12/25. The car was towed to the courtesy chevy dealership in san diego. There were two service representatives looking at the car when I dropped it off. They both could not figure how to get the car to turn off, so they proceeded to remove the battery. After a long wait of many days (despite the dealership promising to have an answer in 2 days), they told me they could not find anything wrong with the car. I was told since they could not replicate the issue, they could not do anything about it. This is a big problem for a few reasons: 1. ) this shift to park issue is very well known for gm models. There were even multiple service bulletins instructing gm dealerships on how to fix the issue. I brought this up with the service team and the representative noted that this fix was probably what the car needed, but could not be done because the problem was not replicated in the dealership. 2. ) the shift to park issue cannot be manually replicated. The service team is aware of this, but kept using this excuse. The two service representatives saw the issue themselves when the car was towed to their location. 3. ) the service team said they could not run any diagnostics on the check engine light because the battery was.

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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.

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After very cold winter weather, car started to smell. Pcv valve blew and car was seizing causing it to blow out the rear systems. It had spilled oil onto the garage floor and had a bad emissions smell. Dealership said they added 3 quarts of oil and that within 30 minutes two quarts leaked out. No warning lights on dashboard, no affected cautions through the Equinox app (which still shows that I have 80% of my oil still remaining). While driving the car started making a ticking sound during acceleration and a bad smell. I am now left with a $3700 bill. Numerous others have detailed exact experiences with their Equinox after the last February, cold spell in chicagoland. I was very fearful driving the car and my safety was compromised. The car was shaking, and the smell was pungent right now my car is at the dealership so I do not have the invoice.

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There are 2 big and long distortions in the windshield that effect the view. Viewing out of the windshield is hindered by causing objects to look distorted and different than reality. There is one on the right and left side of the windshield effecting the view of both sides.

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.

Equinox ev multiple charging errors replaced 3x’s phantom automatic braking transmission error. Getting stuck in reverse while trying to move forward.

On February 25,2025 I first noticed my engine light was blinking constantly while my service esc light and tc light was on while driving on the freeway. When I exited the freeway all lights went off. I had my mechanic check it out and he suspected a misfire because he ran the VIN and said my vehicle had a history of a misfire. I was unaware of that because I wasn't given that information when I bought the vehicle a little over a year ago. I drove the vehicle approximately a month just around town and on March 26 2025 I was driving on the freeway and again the service escaped light came back on as well as the tc light with a line across the letters tc. The engine light did not come on on this occasion. I've read stories with many people with my same vehicle having the very same issue however I've searched my VIN and there's no recall listed for my particular vehicle and I think there should be. I find it strange that the lights only come on if I'm on the freeway and I don't feel safe driving the vehicle with my son in the car while traveling outside of the city. I'm still. Under warranty but I'm unsure if this issue is covered under my warranty.

Unknown, my wife was driving my 2020 chevy Equinox on the freeway when suddenly the vehicle shut down with no warning signs . . She tried to turn on the emergency lights and did not function slowly she yield to other lanes and cars honking she safely made it to the side of the freeway. . She tried to turn the car and did not wanted to restart everything shutdown . She call roadside assistance. . They came and try to give her a jumpstart and it fail. They tried to tow it and they couldn't cause the brakes were also locked. . This. Was a scary situation that would had cause major accident.

It failed inspection after repairs secondary air injection pump tcm pmc . Check engine light came back on after it passed .

My vehicle had a pool of oil beneath it and a trail behind it due to a faulty pcv. I had it towed to the certified dealer and they told me it was a pcv valve issue, due to the cold temperatures, ice was able to accumulate and caused a pressure build up inside of the hose or something of the sort. With that being said, the pressure caused the seal to pop off and allowed for the oil to leak out and get all over the engine/parts within the engine. The dealership let me know they were aware and had correspondence about this particular issue. There was no sound prior to the decline of my engine, no indicator on the dash, and this issue can happen so quickly that there's no time to respond or reverse damage that was made. My engine no longer works and was told I would need to purchase a new one, despite the fact this issue could happen again with a new engine regardless of routine upkeep. Dealership confirmed the engine was damaged, the oil was depleted, and the pcv was to blame. There were no warning signs, it happened quite quickly, and I fear that if this incident didn't happen at night, my vehicle would have slowed or completely stopped at a rate that would have prevented other drivers from steering clear of me and harming themselves or me. Thankfully it wasn't a busy night. I was going 80km/hr and my vehicle slowed to barely 30 km/hr without being able to accelerate. At home, the engine shut down, and again a pool of oil was found before being towed to the certified dealership I had my routine inspection done at a few months prior. Vehicle previously register in texas, now resides in canada where incident occurred.

My vehicle had an open recall n192268180 tailpipe emissions - oxygen sensor. I made an appt for the recall for 1/20/2025 at capital Chevrolet in wake forest, nc. The appt was cancelled and rescheduled for 2/10/2025 due to them needing to order parts for the recall. On 2/10/2025 my vehicle was dropped off and I was told it should be finished by end of day 2/10 or early morning 2/11/2025. On 2/11/2025 I called the dealership to see when my vehicle would be ready and was told the recalled part caused damage to my catalytic converter and they would need to replace it but this would be covered under the recall. At that time I asked about a loaner car from the dealership because they were estimating 3 additional days and I do not have another vehicle to use to get to work or transport my children. The dealership reached back out to me on 2/12/2025 to say I did not qualify for a loaner because it is outside my vehicles extended warranty but they would have the part in hopefully that day or the next. I followed up on 2/13/2025 and was told they did not have the part yet. On 2/14/2025 I contacted the dealership to see when they were estimating I would have my vehicle done and was told that I could pickup my vehicle that day even though the repair was not complete because it was drivable and they just were waiting on a harness. I was scheduled to bring my vehicle back the following Monday for the harness to be installed. On Monday, [xxx] when I went to start my vehicle to take it to the dealership it made unusual noises then cut off and will not turn back on. I have left voicemails for the dealership and the manager, and I have contact my insurance to have it towed to the dealership but at this point I have missed a week of work causing me to lose income and do not have the $168 needed to tow the vehicle to the dealership. I have attempted to get assistance from the dealership and the manufacturer with no solution offered other than to pay out of pocket to tow it. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of informatio.

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Defective pcv valve system caused the rear main seal to blow out. Causing oil leak which made my engine stall while driving on interstate 95.

While driving, the vehicle went into engine power reduced mode, check engine light went on, and the brake assist notification came on. I pulled over and turned off the vehicle; vehicle would not restart. Had the vehicle towed for diagnosis; told initial codes were timing issues. Vehicle has 83,000 miles and showed no evidence of any sort of failures - no warning lights, no brake issues, no hesitation, no unusual sounds, no rough idling or driving. Dealership stated the vacuum pump failed and broke apart into the camshaft and into the engine. Official diagnosis was new vacuum system and engine replacement for a cost of $14,000.