2026 Chevrolet Equinox forward collision avoidance problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox — 28% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While cruise control was active, the vehicle initiated un-commanded physical acceleration and deceleration in unpredictable 5 mph increments (up or down), forcing the vehicle to change speeds without driver input. This required me to immediately deactivate the system and override the…”
filed Jun 12, 2026
“At around 7k miles while driving the brakes and steering suddenly stopped working and all warning lights came on including check engine light. The dealership said it was the main brain and the fixed it. Then last Thursday night while driving on the highway my brakes stopped working suddenly and all…”
filed Jun 3, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Equinox years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Equinox | 29 | 14% |
| 2024 Equinox | 8 | 12% |
| 2023 Equinox | 6 | 7% |
| 2022 Equinox | 5 | 3% |
| 2021 Equinox | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 Equinox | 14 | 5% |
| 2019 Equinox | 7 | 2% |
| 2018 Equinox | 15 | 4% |
| 2017 Equinox | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 Equinox | 1 | 0% |
| 2015 Equinox | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 Equinox | 2 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2026 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.