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2018 Chevrolet Equinox brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 134 complaints for the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
134 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
64,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 0
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2018 Chevrolet Equinox Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 64,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 64,000 miles
Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 45 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

Takata recall, I was turning into the left turn lane, when I applied the brakes the brake peddle was locked and I could not apply pressure to stop. I continued to apply pressure to the brake, but it continued to be locked. When I hit the car in front of me the airbags did not inflate. When the car stopped the brakes continued to be locked. When the officers arrived they looked at the brake peddle and they were still locked in place.

Reported at 7,000 miles, March 2018 CrashInjury

I was driving to work one morning. When I got into a car accident and hit a car almost head on. As my traffic light turned red I started to break but my brakes locked up on me. Which felt like a brick. I tried to pump the brakes but it would not pump it just stayed very hard like a brick. I start to slide while not really reducing speed I turned my steering wheel a little bit trying to avoid the on coming traffic when my steering wheel locked as well causing me slide right into a car.

Reported at 4,000 miles, May 2020 Crash

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