2009 Chevrolet Equinox vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2009 Chevrolet Equinox — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle displayed will in motion merging on to the highway. That when you take off a delay happens at over 4000 rpms or at anytime you try to go over 4000rpms. Its like the engine cuts off or loses acceleration an stays at 40 mph and will not accelerate until the gauge for rpms goes back down under…”
filed Oct 18, 2017
“My 2009 chevy equinox is slowing down when I reach 4 rpms and will not speed back up until I go back down to 3 rpms no matter how fast or slow I an going once it reaches 4 rpms it slows down. When I shut the car off something is still running under the hold because I can hear it. It was 10 minutes…”
filed Nov 3, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Equinox years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Equinox | 1 | 2% |
| 2025 Equinox | 6 | 3% |
| 2024 Equinox | 5 | 7% |
| 2023 Equinox | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Equinox | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 Equinox | 12 | 4% |
| 2019 Equinox | 12 | 4% |
| 2018 Equinox | 11 | 3% |
| 2017 Equinox | 7 | 3% |
| 2016 Equinox | 9 | 2% |
| 2015 Equinox | 13 | 2% |
| 2014 Equinox | 18 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Chevrolet Equinox
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.