2011 Chevrolet Equinox Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 50 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, 6% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 75,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “throttle body” (18% of reports).
- 50vehicle speed control complaints
- 75,000median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 2mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 32%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Throttle body: mentioned in 9 of 50 complaints (18%)
- Engine power: mentioned in 8 of 50 complaints (16%)
- Traction control: mentioned in 7 of 50 complaints (14%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 34 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 50 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 2 an injury.
Chevrolet Equinox vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Equinox | 1 | 1% | 10,500 |
| 2025 Equinox | 10 | 4% | 39,250 |
| 2024 Equinox | 7 | 9% | 19,000 |
| 2023 Equinox | 3 | 3% | — |
| 2022 Equinox | 2 | 1% | — |
| 2021 Equinox | 1 | 1% | — |
| 2020 Equinox | 15 | 5% | 3,278 |
| 2019 Equinox | 12 | 4% | 8,754 |
| 2018 Equinox | 11 | 3% | 13,000 |
| 2017 Equinox | 7 | 3% | 10,000 |
| 2016 Equinox | 9 | 2% | 34,000 |
| 2015 Equinox | 13 | 2% | 35,000 |
| 2014 Equinox | 18 | 3% | 46,000 |
| 2013 Equinox | 12 | 2% | 59,000 |
| 2012 Equinox | 18 | 3% | 10,000 |
| 2011 Equinox | 50 | 6% | 75,000 |
| 2010 Equinox | 32 | 4% | 86,000 |
| 2009 Equinox | 11 | 12% | 72,545 |
| 2008 Equinox | 8 | 2% | 66,000 |
| 2007 Equinox | 20 | 3% | 61,500 |
| 2006 Equinox | 9 | 1% | 95,000 |
| 2005 Equinox | 22 | 3% | 77,743 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
three times now my gas pedal has stuck down to the floor and had unsafe speeds reaching 95mph this is unsafe for us and others on the road wrote GM several times now with no help from them this needs to be checked out for everyone out there how many wrecks and rear end collision happened because of…
To whom it may concern: I am writing to notify you that I own a 2011 Chevy Equinox and take very good care of my vehicles. But I wanted to let you know that I have had three incidents in which the gas pedal sticks, and the vehicle goes up to 95 miles an hour. I have contacted the dealership and GM…
I bought my 2011 Equinox new then in 2013 the gas pedal went to the floor and stuck down on a two lane road and I could not control the speed as we react 90 I shut down the vechical took it to the dealership the next day the chevolet co had the dealership dump the on board computer and then down…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2011 Chevrolet Equinoxs have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 50 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox (6% of the 782 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 75,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox?
The most frequent phrase is “throttle body”, in 9 of 50 complaints, followed by “engine power” (8).
Other 2011 Chevrolet Equinox problems
See all 2011 Chevrolet Equinox problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Equinox years.