Had my equinox for couple years without any problems. just recently abs light came on along with traction control. suv slides to the side when applying breaks. a month before this started engine light kept turning on and off. didn't stay long enough to see whats wrong. gas gauge does not show correct amount of fuel 1 out of 5 days.
Have had the car less than a year. had it in the service shop 4-6 times for noisy breaks and squeal in the front coming from engine. every time you put on the breaks it makes an awful noise. when you turn the car completely off it squeals from the engine. the service manager stated 'it's supposed to sound like that'
My 2015 chevrolet equinox has developed a spongey brake pedal,the car does stop but the pedal is spongey. is it possible that gm has a bigger problem with vehicles that are covered under existing recall?
This and all other gm vehicles have faulty anti lock brakes that do not function correct on snow or ice. what should be a normal stop in a normal distance turns into the brakes going into anti lock if even one wheel looses traction. this extends stopping distance by about 5 times what it would be without anti lock brakes. yesterday again i almost hit another vehicle when i when through an intersection. i was not going that fast and what should have been an easy stop the brakes went into anti lock and the car looses about 90% of it's stopping ability. i am not the only one to know gm car brakes become useless on snow and ice. their is no reason anti lock brake even need to function at speeds of say under 30 mph and should function at a different pulse rate in temperatures under 32 degrees.
I just purchased a used 2015 chevrolet equinox from rick hendricks chevy duluth. since i have purchased this vehicle, i noticed loud noises coming from the brakes when applying pressure to stop the vehicle. not only that, but while driving it makes a knocking sound. i was told by one of there mechanics in the service department that it was ok! the equinox is known to make a little noise while driving. it has been to there shop over 3 times for several days at a time in less than a month and still the problem continues. they explained everything they fixed to make sure that the noise was gone and the brakes were in good working condition. when i asked for proof they were unable to provide it. i am not a mechanic but i do not believe for one minute this vehicle should be making any noise at all let alone noises when you apply pressure to the brakes. i have reiterated over and over again to rick hendricks chevy duluth that there is a brake issue going on with the vehicle that could possibly be deadly and i was told there is nothing they can do. i try to limit the amount of driving i do to important places only seeing as the noise is still there.
False alarms have occurred 5 times from the forward crash alert system. the display flashes and sound several high-pitched beeps. also one can feel slight braking and when using cruse control it disengages. has occurred at 70 mpg on highway (twice) and at 35 on city street (3 times) while no vehicles were in range to show a green or red vehicle on dash.
Traveling with cruise control set to 40 mph on a 2 lane road the collision alert went off, beeping and the brakes were applied hard enough to feel the stutter of the anti lock system. this was the second time, the first time no cruise was being used. i had to apply the brake pedal to gain control again. car is currently at chevy dealer being checked. there was no threat or cars in front of me. i am now scared to drive with the safety features turned on.
My wife was driving our 2015 chevy equinoxs down a 4 lane highway in town when all of a sudden the anti collision warning light came on and bells went off and the front brakes locked up for no reason we bought the car 2 months ago and it has 7,000 miles on it the car is currently at the chevy dealers here in town bei8ng looked at.
Driving at approximately 35-40 mph with no vehicles in sight, no obstacles, on a clear day, the front collision alert turned on and the vehicle brakes were strongly applied. it was extremely rough and frightening for my daughter and i. there was no explanation for it. since then, it has happened sporadically, at least 5 more times at any given speed and same conditions as above. i have since turned off the feature (fortunately an option). if someone had been driving behind me any of these times, there could have easily been a rear end collision. i've taken it in to be checked out to no avail. there are no codes, they can't duplicate it, so "there's no issue" according to the service department. i bought the vehicle with 3768 miles, so i don't know how many times it may have occurred before then and i am at 4984. these incidents have all occurred in a 1 month span.