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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
2GNAXJEV9J6••••••2018 Chevrolet EQUINOX
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2018 Chevrolet EQUINOX build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
391on the model
186builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedService Brakes 3Engine 3
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashFeb 2021
The contact was speaking on behalf of his daughter who owns a 2018 chevrolet equinox. The contacts daughter was approaching an intersection at low speeds, when the brake pedal failed to engaged properly and traveled to the floor causing the contact to crash into the rear of the…
EngineJul 2023
Car stopped working at 72K miles. Sputtered, stopped, cranked but no start. P0017 error - which has a TSB on it. Camshaft position error. Chevy knows about the issue but just hopes it happens outside of warranty, which is not acceptable. Vacuum pump also had catastrophic failure
Service BrakesApr 2024
Due to mechanical error with the vacuum brake pump that has had millions of vehicles listed in the recall except for the Equinox, it caused $4,000 worth of damage to my vehicle and almost caused a crash on a highway in close proximity to an ambulance that was actively on an…
Service BrakesSep 2023
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to remain running after being started. While depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle was slow to respond. The contact stated that his brother used an ODB scanner and retrieved DTC codes: P0017…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2GNAXJEV9J6189788 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.