2018 Chevrolet Equinox Power Train Problems
- 13
- 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.
Among these 13 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- foot brake · 5 records
- check engine · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Vehicle suddenly powered down while on the expressway in morning traffic, causing the vehicle to shake and slow to an unsafe speed. I eased off the expressway to get out of the way of big trucks, etc., and was scared to turn off the exit for fear that it would stall again and i would be hit by oncoming traffic. This is the 3rd time this has happened, each time they replace something else. You need to force chevrolet…
ODI 11288441
Power Train
Car hesitated to move when gas applied when taking off from stoplight.it made a quick jerking forward, and backward movement as if to go, or shut down,then took off. Possiblely related to powertrain? .
ODI 11259041
Power Train · Service Brakes
Brakes grabs,makes loud scrubbing noise when applied to slow down,stop,or turn.sound like right front end rods going to break, and feels like brakes slipping, and not wanting to stop at times.
ODI 11259023
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
There are 2 problems which are interrelated 1) when stopped at a stop light the vehicle does not repond when the gas is applied to move forward when the light turns green. Then, the vehicle suddenly lurches into gear. 2) the "d" for drive on the dashboard flashes indicating an error code has been written to the transmission control module. When i took my vehicle in for repair because this was happening the…
ODI 11209682
Power Train
Was driving in parking lot and vehicle shut down unexpectedly. It would not restart. Contacted gm roadside assistance to tow vehicle. After about and hour and a half of waiting for a tow i tried to start my vehicle again and it did start. The check engine light was in. I was able to drive the vehicle to the dealership. The vehicle was at the dealership overnight. When i picked up the vehicle i was told there was a…
ODI 11187170
Power Train
When accelerating from a stop (as in turning from a stop sign into a lane with oncoming traffic) to merge into flow of traffic the automatic transmission shifts up normally but then suddenly downshifts into first gear causing rapid deceleration creating a situation that may cause someone to hit the rear of my vehicle. This has happened 5 times so far. After the first time there was also a check engine code and the…
ODI 11170291
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Car will not shift out of first gear. Goes up to 5000+rpms and will only go about 25 mph. Then it will randomly accelerate without you having any control of the speed. Check engine light came on and the gear indicator d flashed. Dealership cleared the code and could not replicate the actions. We drove the car about 30 miles and it happened again without the check engine light coming on. We videoed what happened.…
ODI 11154629
Power Train
When parking the car in the parking lot, i turned the car off with my foot on the brake, didn't notice i had not put car in park and when i took my foot off the brake it rolled backwards. I quickly put my foot on the brake and put the car in park. Thankfully i was in an area where no one was behind me. I was shocked that the transmission disengages when the engine is turned off. I was told by the dealer that this is…
ODI 11081035
Power Train
The car was idling and in park on a no-grade (flat),private road preparing for school drop off. A few minutes later in preparing to drive away, my foot was on the brake pedal as i moved the car from park into drive. Immediately after i took my foot off of the brake pedal, the car began moving backwards as if i was on a significant hill. I don't know how far the car would have continued to move backwards because i…
ODI 11076835
Engine · Power Train
My 2018 chevy equinox with the 1.5l turbo engine fails to shift into 6th gear when the ambient temperature is below 14 degrees fahrenheit. I have brought the car back to the dealer several times for this problem. The first response i got was "this is normal for this vehicle, just drive it as normal". Where i live the temperature is very often below 14 degrees in january and february. Driving at hwy speeds, the…
ODI 11080880
Power Train
My 2018 chevrolet equinox has not been shifting into high gear (6th) for several weeks now. I brought it into a chevy dealer near me, and they informed me that this is a normal condition for this vehicle, when the ambient temperature is below 14 degrees.. The service manager cited a gm tsb #18-na-035. This tsb instructs the dealer to inform the owner that the vehicle is operating normally, and instructs the dealer…
ODI 11073166
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet equinox. While the vehicle was parked, it independently rolled away and rear ended another vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. C&o motors ([redacted], st albans, wv) was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 17v516000(power train) and advised the contact to use the emergency brake when parking the vehicle. The…
Crash reported
ODI 11030469
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet equinox. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v516000 (power train). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact received the recall notice over four months ago. The dealer (rex chevrolet gmc, 805 s des moines st, odebolt, ia 51458…
ODI 11054895