2018 Chevrolet Equinox Exterior Lighting Problems
- 5
- 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
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
The navigation screen is way too bright at night, making driving difficult and distracting. When the car is started at night the brightness is normal but after using reverse it brightens to daytime level and cannot be changed without dimming the dashboard lights considerably. Many other 2018 equinox owners have reported the same problem on various web forums.
ODI 11297165
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
Using navigation with phone through infotainment display can switch to blinding brightness at night. Using phone navigation (both google maps and waze) at night will start with normal brightness which can be controlled by the dimming knob. If a phone call or text is received the display goes to full brightness and cannot be dimmed this caused me to swerve off of the road it was so blinding the condition can also be…
ODI 11230836
Exterior Lighting
The 7 inch infotainment screen does not respond to the light dimmer dial, remaining at full, blinding daytime brightness even at night. The screen can be turned off by scrolling through menus, a hazard while driving, however it has to be done because any adjustment to the heater controls, radio, phone, on star or back up camera turns the display back on. General motors knows about this problem but all they have done…
ODI 11092055
Exterior Lighting
2018 equinox lcd screen gets stuck in bright mode. Upon initiation of the backup camera the lcd stays bright for as long as the vehicle is running. Nighttime driving is extremely uncomfortable. If the radio is reset (hold down home and fast forward, or turning off vehicle for the period of time it takes to completely shut down radio) it will stay in the proper dim setting until the backup camera is initiated again.…
ODI 11080102
Exterior Lighting
Vehicle infotainment system screen is extremely bright. Especially in cell phone screen projection mode. Night time driving is hindered. Dimming is available from the interior lighting dimming switch. This sims dash lighting also which makes it hard to see the dash. Infotainment system is still too bright when dimmed at the lowest setting.
ODI 11053645
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