2019 Chevrolet Equinox service brakes problems
65 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“To Whom It May Concern, I am submitting this formal complaint regarding my 2019 Chevrolet Equinox and the repeated failure of its brake vacuum pump. This is not an isolated repair issue. I have had the brake vacuum pump replaced or repaired three separate times, and each failure has placed my…”
filed Jul 15, 2026
“Vacuum pump went out while driving down the interstate causing hard breaking. Break pedal was extremely hard to push down putting us at risk of not being able to break in time. There were on and off alerts to service breaks assist, however it was not consistently an alert. We replaced the vacuum…”
filed May 15, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form…Campaign 18V576000 · Aug 30, 2018
Service Brakes problems in other Equinox years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Equinox | 13 | 22% |
| 2025 Equinox | 21 | 10% |
| 2024 Equinox | 11 | 16% |
| 2023 Equinox | 14 | 16% |
| 2022 Equinox | 3 | 2% |
| 2021 Equinox | 7 | 8% |
| 2020 Equinox | 96 | 32% |
| 2018 Equinox | 114 | 29% |
| 2017 Equinox | 7 | 3% |
| 2016 Equinox | 5 | 1% |
| 2015 Equinox | 15 | 2% |
| 2014 Equinox | 12 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.