2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV complaints

Dash design makes windshield visibility very poor, especially in conditions where it is sunny. This is very dangerous on a typical day and even more dangerous when the sun is fully shining. After experiencing this, I googled and found numerous Chevy Equinox EV owners mention this problem. There should be a review of this and fix offered by GM.

The dashboard of this vehicle has a texture which results in a high degree of reflection onto the windshield, and this glare can impair visibility at times.

Dash glare on windshield is severe. I cannot believe there isn't a recall on it.

Driving into sun, very strong glare off the dashboard that is lined (not solid), so visibility is highly reduced. Nearly crashed into a pedestrian in a crosswalk because they were not visible through the windshield.

The glare from the front dashboard significantly impairs visibly in the day time and some conditions at night

Windshield glare creates a visible obstruction, resulting in compromised safety.

There is a glare from the dashboard that is very visible in the windshield. It obscures visibility through the windshield. This is a brand new vehicle.

Due to the large windshield and the dashboard design, the glare caused by sunlight reflecting off the dashboard onto the windshield is unbearable to the point where i've had to pull over. this is a huge problem and will lead to severe accidents.

There is a glare in the windshield from the dash. During the day when the sun hits it I have a hard time seeing pedestrians, bicyclists and small animals. Any smaller (less than an average car) sized things are distorted and hard to see. I’ve tried using the visor and it doesn’t help. I’m worried it may cause me to injure somebody or some thing.

The glare from the dashboard is incredibly bad during the day. The entire front of the dash is reflected in the windshield to an intensity I’ve never experienced in a vehicle before. It is a major safety hazard the way it comes from the factory. Many people online are reporting the same issue.

The vehicle's front dashboard has an intense glare that reflects onto the front window at certain times of day/brightness levels. It is a visual hazard that makes it so I can't see straight ahead at certain times.

The dash in my equinox causes a glare on the windshield that interferes with visibility. It is very hard to see when the glare is present. The glare happens in bright sunshine and also at night due to street lights.

The obstruction to vision caused by the A pillar and glare on the windshield from the dash has caused near collisions while driving.

Chevy equinox EV dash design is bad. The current grooves on the dash cause significant glare on the windshield reducing the visibility and causing safety issues when driving. This is a problem not only for the driver of the car but other vehicles too because of visibility and unsafe driving conditions.

The dashboard on the vehicle reflects on the windshield terribly, making the visibility very poor in certain conditions. This can occur when it's sunny, when there are streetlights, sometimes when it's raining, etc.

My 2025 Equinox EV suffers the same issue many others have reported, unsafe glare from the shiny plastic dash piece. It happens during sunup and at night with street lights. This glare creates a danger that easily avoidable with either a different type of windshield or a replacement dash part that is matte finished to stop the glare. GM has failed to address this issue for 2 model years, please investigate this issue for a valid solution. Thank you.

Brake system failure Brake assist failure Speed limited 3800 mill Ev equinox 2025

When driving in direct sunlight the dashboard glare is dangerous and prevents full visibility out of the windshield.

The dashboard glare on the windshield is unsafe in this vehicle - unable to see pedestrians crossing the road, etc. It's a serious issue that GM needs to remedy.

Yesterday while approaching a hairpin exit, all of a sudden lights went on for the Stabilitrack, Collision alert and a number of other lights. Messages popped up saying braking assist was not available, cruise control was not available. Basically, the braking assist was gone and I had to press REALLY hard on the brake pedal to get any slowdown. All regen was gone and it was like driving a car without power brakes. I also got a message saying it would not go faster than 62mph. There was no indication of any issues prior to the Brake assist failure. This put me at extreme risk because it was essentially a power braking failure and it was extremely difficult to slow down. I had to really push hard on the brake pedal. I was able to drive my car back to the dealership where it is sitting now, waiting to be looked at in the morning of 3/24/25. I have attached a PDF of the OnStar diagnostic report, cryptic as usual, but it is a record of the codes that were thrown. Also seems like some modules were not communicating properly. I have also attached some photos of the error messages that were showing this morning.

There is a glare from the dashboard that makes it a safety concern when driving during daylight hours

Windshield glare from ribbed dashboard reflection under sunlight is distracting and often obstructs visibility so severely that it's impossible to drive safely without wearing polarized sunglasses or placing a dark colored dash mat. Photos do not capture how saturated the reflection appears. In the provided photo it looks like I'm driving into an office building.

The car phantom breaks randomly when backing up, but seems to happen more often when it rains or snows.

Dashboard reflection on the windshield: When I am driving, the sun hit the dashboard and back up on the windshield , I see the dashboard on windshield make very hard to see on the road. The top of the dashboard has a mesh-like pattern that reflects sunlight onto the windshield. When the sun is out, this pattern becomes visible on the windshield, making it almost impossible to see the road ahead. Depending on the time of day, and the direction you are traveling, the glare is very very bad. It is so bad that it obstructed my vision, the majority of the time I couldn’t even see it. Very unsafe at times - especially with any hills (even very small ones) or driving into light.

Whenever the sun is out, the glare from the dash makes it impossible to see out of the windshield without mistaking the glare for a car/deer/other animal. Since I purchased the car in the middle of the winter where, here in Michigan, we don't get a whole lot of sunshine. Now after driving for a few days in sunshine, this glare is dangerous. This needs to be fixed before people get hurt.

Too much glare on windshield in a sunny day.

After activating the turn signal fully, it will often spring past the neutral/off setting and straight into signaling the opposite direction. Occasionally this is with enough force that the signal will stay on, but it is usually only with force sufficient to tap the other signal and register only 2-3 blinks before stopping. This is a safety issue because it looks like erratic signaling behavior to those outside of the vehicle. When travelling on busy highways at speeds exceeding 60mph erratic signaling of this kind can confuse other drivers and lead to collisions. It can make other drivers think you are driving erratically (like changing lanes only to double back into the lane you came from) or to try to pass you rapidly just to escape a driver that is signaling strangely. This has been confirmed on many Equinox EVs, both '24 and '25 model years. This does not trigger any sort of errors, warnings, chimes or alerts. It simply excessively triggers the turn signals outside of when you would want them actuated. The fix is just to tweak the turn signal resistance to be more like other vehicles. This likely requires a recall to replace the part with a new part that does not yet exist.

Due to grid design of dash, there is an excessive glare on the front windshield while driving in day or night conditions. The glare makes it hard to see the road, oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

A significant issue related to the windshield glare. When sunlight reflects off the ribbed surface of the dashboard, it creates an intrusive and potentially hazardous glare during daytime driving, especially in Southern California.

The dashboard glare is excessively high, making it difficult to drive during the daytime. The same issue occurs with the rear windshield. This could be a design flaw, or Chevrolet may have used substandard dashboard materials or low-quality windshield glass.

Because of the design/materials on the dash, in sunlight there is a very large amount of glare reflected onto the front windshield. Depending on the situation, it can make it almost impossible to see out of the windshield. I almost changed lanes into a car next to and about half a car length ahead of me because I could not see it because of the glare. During that same drive, I went around the corner, and faced into the sun, and the reflection from the dash onto the windshield was so bad I was blinded and could see nothing but my dash being reflected on the windshield.

References: [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] the Equinox EV is currently giving me issues with the brake system. This inconvenience is extremely annoying, frustrating, and most importantly, very dangerous. I'm forced to repeatedly turn my vehicle off and back on, while attempting to re-engage the one-pedal driving. This is a cornerstone advantage of the EV in general, and needs to work 100% of the time, just as my money is taken every month 100% of the time. This also results in other critical features being disabled, such as the auto-hold and forward collision systems. I believe it also impacts the cruise control as well. I am greatly displeased with this and now want to give the vehicle back. My lessor, GM Financial, has specific guidelines in place that make this difficult. What can Chevrolet do to address this? I've heard about the recall, and subsequent remedy, but I'm not satisfied with that, as the issue could occur again. I've lost faith in the vehicle and need to get rid of it. How can you help me do so. Thanks. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Five times since I bought the new car in November 2025, the car has suddenly slammed on the brakes. It has always been under 5 miles per hour, but it has always been total stoppage, like someone hit me from behind. I think I figured out that the emergency braking system gets nervous when objects are close, and when I touched the brake with my foot the emergency braking system would freak out and slam the brakes. I talked to a person who had an electric Volvo who said the slamming of the brakes freaked him out, too. I finally went into the Settings and turned off the emergency braking system (but left on the warning.) I've not had the experience, since.

Windshield wiper stops too far from the edge, a 4+ inch gap from the A-pillar (which is already wide). With snow or heavy rain showers the blind spots on the driver side are quite large. Visibility from the bottom of the A-pillar is particularly bad to begin with and made worse with the wiper gap.

We leased this vehicle and within the first week of driving it we noticed that surface of the dashboard reflects in the windshield, severely impacting visibility. The problem is that the car has a grill which I believe is to vent air into the cabin. The design of it is very poor and the light reflects off it, severely impacting our ability to see other cars and pedestrians. In certain light conditions we do not feel safe to drive the car as. There have been multiple incidents that caused us to initiate an emergency brake because we could not see other vehicles. Upon researching online, there are hundreds of reports with thousands of people commenting. A company now even makes a dashboard mat to reduce the glare issue. I have not been able to take a good picture that adequately demonstrates the issue so I am attaching one from someone who was able to take a photo of what it looks like to the human eye. I am convinced that this situation warrants a recall.

Illinois I-94 Westbound near Torrence Ave. Exit 5:35/5:36AM 2/5/2025 cruise set at 70mph, passing 18 wheeler on my right and a car was passing me on my left. No car in front of or behind me in my lane of travel. Vehicle braked hard all by itself. I had to cancel the cruise control to stop the braking. This could have been bad had there actually been another vehicle directly behind me when this happened. It has happened before but I did not record the details. I will be making a written record of this failure and reporting it every time it happens.

The 2024-2025 Chevy Equinox EV has a major safety issue with overwhelming windshield reflections/glare caused by the odd design choices of the sculpted dash. The dash of the car has a slotted design unlike any I have seen in any other car, including other Chevy models currently available at Chevrolet dealerships. This slotted design creates numerous surfaces across the entire width of the dash that easily reflect the light thus producing a horrible glare on the windshield. I first noticed this issue within minutes of my first test driving a '24 model back in May 2024, something the salesperson had claimed to be unaware of but quickly conceded it was bad. As we changed direction the problem subsided and he felt it was probably only a rare issue. I finally took delivery of a '25 model on 01/16/25 & discovered that the issue persists more frequently than expected & is bad enough to block a clear view of what is in front of the vehicle. The problem is worse during bright, sunny days & from certain angles to the sun, but I have also noticed it on cloud covered days as well. It has been suggested that I use polarized glasses to mitigate the issue, & they do help, but they create other issues such as clearly seeing controls inside the car or viewing the rearview mirror as they darken everything. I am concerned that at some point, when the reflections are very bad, that I will not see a car backing out of a space in front of me or a pedestrian starting to walk out in front of me. It'

I was traveling on a two lane road at about 50mph and the car applied full strength regenerative braking without warning, quickly slowing down to about 40mph when I took over the throttle. I can’t remember if I was using adaptive cruise control but I believe I was. No other beeps or alerts were present (as with AEB events). There was NO other traffic present and it was middle of the afternoon with no weather except a bit cloudy. I have no idea what hazard the car could have been reacting to.

My car which is FWD, not AWD, is exhibiting the same behavior that the recall for the AWD Equinox has. With Adaptive Cruise engaged the car does not slow down or brake when approaching vehicles in front of it. I have to intervene and apply the brakes to prevent hitting the vehicle in front. Also, with ACC on the vehicle will accelerate on its own. I have to intervene to slow the vehicle down. For example, I set the ACC to 68 mph, all of a sudden it starts speeding up. I had to intervene when it hit 73 mph as it approached vehicles in front of me without slowing down.

The dashboard design creates glare on the windshield in certain conditions. I'm most affected at night, but it happens during the day as well.

Occasionally after indicating and making a right turn, the turn signal stalk will snap back far enough to cause the left turn signal to be enabled for three flashes (i.e. "lane change" mode). This has happened to me at least a dozen times since I've owned this car, and as far as I can tell, only happens after right turns.

When taking a right turn and letting the steering wheel return the signal stalk to the center the left turn signal will flash 3 times as if a 'soft turn' was requested.

When a right turn signal cancels, it often times (20-50%) will cause the left turn signal to activate 2 or 3 times. Very confusing to people in front of you thinking that you will be turning and they pull out in front of you.

Service High Voltage System Error. Lithium-Ion Battery and 12V Battery require your attention. Brand New vehicle, should not be getting errors.

There is a very bad glare from the dashboard to the windshield during the day. It’s very distracting and also makes it hard to see through the windshield.

When driving in or snowy conditions, the recessed headlights fill with snow, slush ice rendering the headlights useless. It can be very hard to see as the headlights are essentially covered.

The dashboard lines are quite visible and distracting in the bright sun. It is very difficult to see clearly with sun glare. I feel that this design is dangerous and purely aesthetic. It should be removed.

Design of the dashboard creates a glare on the windshield that makes it extremely difficult to see in bright sunlight. This leads to very dangerous driving conditions.

The car's dashboard has a patterned design (stripes or bars) which casts an extremely distracting glare onto the windshield. It is noticeable in all conditions, but in sunny conditions I have especially noticed this interferes with my ability to see the road and/or pedestrians. I had one incident where I was turning off a road and into a parking lot and nearly missed a pedestrian on the sidewalk because of this (in sunny weather). This is a well-known issue among Chevy Equinox EV owners, starting with the original 2024 model and continuing with the 2025 model. It is so much of an issue that third-party companies have started selling mats that sit on the dashboard to reduce the striped glare.

The adaptive cruise control does not come to a stop when the cars ahead do. It works at high speeds as expected, but when traffic slows to a stop, it will not brake enough to prevent you from hitting the vehicle in front of you.