Rear Brake Kit — Pads and Rotors for the 2018–2024 Chevrolet Equinox

What 2018–2024 Equinox owners report about the brakes

Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, the US federal vehicle-safety regulator, that mention the rear pads or rotors on the 2018–2024 Chevrolet Equinox, and 358 filed under its brakes. Those 6, by model year, as of September 18, 2026:

• 2018 Equinox: 1 complaint
• 2019 Equinox: 1 complaint
• 2020 Equinox: 3 complaints
• 2021 Equinox: none
• 2022 Equinox: 1 complaint
• 2023 Equinox: none
• 2024 Equinox: none

NHTSA publishes complaints as owners wrote them and does not verify them, so read them as a pattern rather than a diagnosis.

A 2020 Equinox owner, NHTSA complaint 11443978: "The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while pulling to a stoplight when they noticed the brakes squeaking and they began to smell like overheated brakes. The vehicle's brakes started dragging from the rear and the brake pad sticks to the roader. The failure occurred approximately 3-4 times."

A 2022 Equinox owner, NHTSA complaint 11479935: "Since day one rear disc brakes pads rubbing on rotors at all speeds. Yark Chevrolet confirmed. They have no fix."

Recalls that cover the rear brake kit on the 2018–2024 Equinox

As of September 18, 2026, NHTSA lists no recall on the 2018–2024 Chevrolet Equinox whose defect is in the rear brake kit. If your car has a warning light or a symptom that a recall could explain, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls anyway — it takes a minute.

Which rear brake kit a 2018–2024 Equinox takes

Rear kits differ by brake package and by parking brake — an electric parking brake caliper needs its piston retracted with a scan tool. The 2018–2024 Chevrolet Equinox came with several powertrains, among them 1.5L I4 Automatic FWD and 2.0L I4 Automatic AWD. That is why we ask for the VIN, or the year, engine and trim, and confirm the part against it before you pay rather than after it arrives.

What we source it from

5 rear brake kits from Akebono, Brembo, Power Stop, Raybestos and Wagner, $154.99 to $189.99, with flat $30 shipping anywhere in the US. If a part we confirmed as a fit does not fit your vehicle, we cover the return and the replacement.