2025 Chevrolet Equinox electrical system problems
75 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox — 33% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“After taking a long drive, our phone suddenly stopped connecting via Apple car play, all of a sudden the screen went black while we were doing 80 miles an hour on the highway using GPS and then the phones wouldn’t connect again at all. Multiple attempted to restart the car and display did nothing…”
filed Aug 19, 2026
“My 2025 Chevrolet Equinox RS is experiencing critical active safety and electronic malfunctions. While reversing out of my driveway, the vehicle unexpectedly executed an aggressive "phantom braking" event, violently slamming on the brakes with no actual physical hazards or cross-traffic behind the…”
filed Aug 11, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other Equinox years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Equinox | 11 | 16% |
| 2024 Equinox | 17 | 22% |
| 2023 Equinox | 12 | 13% |
| 2022 Equinox | 22 | 13% |
| 2021 Equinox | 17 | 18% |
| 2020 Equinox | 41 | 13% |
| 2019 Equinox | 43 | 14% |
| 2018 Equinox | 61 | 15% |
| 2017 Equinox | 19 | 7% |
| 2016 Equinox | 24 | 6% |
| 2015 Equinox | 45 | 7% |
| 2014 Equinox | 45 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 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.