2025 Chevrolet Equinox service brakes problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On 3 occasions, the last happening today (XXX) traveling north on XXX toward [XXX] at approximately 14:05, the vehicle has stopped abruptly and hard, and will then release. Today, it took it longer to release. When it occurred this time, it braked just as hard but longer, so I had to cross two…”
filed Sep 3, 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.
Service Brakes problems in other Equinox years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Equinox | 17 | 24% |
| 2024 Equinox | 11 | 14% |
| 2023 Equinox | 14 | 15% |
| 2022 Equinox | 4 | 2% |
| 2021 Equinox | 7 | 7% |
| 2020 Equinox | 97 | 32% |
| 2019 Equinox | 67 | 22% |
| 2018 Equinox | 118 | 29% |
| 2017 Equinox | 7 | 3% |
| 2016 Equinox | 5 | 1% |
| 2015 Equinox | 15 | 2% |
| 2014 Equinox | 12 | 2% |
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.