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  3. 2016
  4. Electrical System

2016 Chevrolet Equinox Electrical System Problems

10
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi6
30–60k mi2
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 27, 2019 · 69,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine

    Vehicle was parked,started fine backed up out of space. When pulling forward the warning busser came on and display read stabil track. Pulled to side of road and turned off engine after 2min. I restarted engine, the warning stayed on. Drove about 3 miles to dealership,was told to drive it as appt not availble till tues. Engine slowed down could only get to 35mph. After another 5miles it started working so we were…

    ODI 11292010

  • July 10, 2019 · 35,000 miles

    Electrical System

    The vehicle was in motion. This has happened several times in the past. This happened on a very hot and sunny summer day. The windows were rolled down and the a/c was off. The radio started to loop a song that was playing. I was unable to mute it, turn it down, and turn it off. The infotainment buttons were doing nothing. I turned on the a/c and the interior cooled down. The radio functioned as normal once it was…

    ODI 11231502

  • April 1, 2019 · 30,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control

    Radio screen goes on and off by its self and back up camera won't come on in reverse and car starts on it own with doors lock and no keys in it don't have self start button on key

    ODI 11232468

  • December 14, 2018 · 30,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine

    Drove car 10 miles, then took a left turn and everything shut off and wheel locked. No power or any warning signs of a break down. Restarted car and was able to drive again. Took in for a check up and they were not able to 'recreate the instance'.

    ODI 11163516

  • October 16, 2018 · 10,155 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Steering

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet equinox. While driving various speeds, the instrument panel went black. The vehicle was taken to moss bros. Auto group ([redacted], moreno valley, california 92555, [redacted]) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. Afterwards, the power steering seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle would not restart when…

    ODI 11154622

  • July 2, 2018 · 53,000 miles

    Electrical System

    My car smells like burning wires. My ac turns from cold to hot without even touching any buttons. My phone charger in the middle council doesn't work. I only have 53000 miles on this car.

    ODI 11109540

  • March 25, 2018 · 30,000 miles

    Electrical System

    While travelling down highway i heard a click and the headlights and heater turned off by themselves. Was unable to turn them on. Thank god i was on a straight strip and not a curve. Contacted on star. Figured out that the high beams could be activated by holding the high beam switch toward me while driving. Drove home driving with one hand and holding high beam switch with other. When i returned home i turned the…

    ODI 11081277

  • July 11, 2016

    Electrical System · Seats · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet equinox. When the accelerator pedal was applied, the vehicle did not accelerate. While at a stop, the vehicle independently surged. In addition, when the electronic seat function was deactivated, the seats continued to move. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than four times, but they were unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The…

    ODI 10979624

  • June 4, 2016 · 6,600 miles

    Electrical System

    While driving at night, moving slowly in a traffic jam on a freeway, the instrument cluster totally went out. The radio continued to work, but the speedometer was not functioning. I continued to drive about 20 miles with the cluster and speedometer not working. After arriving at my destination and turning off the engine for about 20 minutes, i restarted it and saw that the cluster was very dim and the speedometer…

    ODI 10873534

  • January 8, 2016 · 2,200 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph with the cruise control engaged, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic but the cause of failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure…

    ODI 10820198