Instrument and Infotainment Display - Blank for seconds while driving

[Pludiver]

2025 Equinox and for the first time I've experienced both displays blanking out for a few seconds while driving at night. It has under 1,000 miles on it so we're working the kinks out of it. Fuse issue? Bigger issue?

I've got our dealer looking into it but thought I'd fly it out here too. I'll report back anything I learn.

 

[RedEq]

I hope they find a simple fix. But with the amount of software in cars these days, it could also be an ugly problem that drags on for months while the engineers back at HQ work on it (and a bunch of other problems)>

I don't know if your 2025 has physical or digital gauges for the speedo, tach, etc. My 2024 has mechanical (digitally controlled) physical gauges.

If you are losing the speedo, that probably counts as a safety defect, and you should file a report with NHTSA. That will help focus GM's attention on the defect.

 

[Pludiver]

Interesting. Didn't occur to me about the blank speedometer being a safety issue and the idea of filing with NHTSA. I'm going to go the friendly route first and see what they find out at the dealership.

 

[Ledman66]

I hope they find a simple fix. But with the amount of software in cars these days, it could also be an ugly problem that drags on for months while the engineers back at HQ work on it (and a bunch of other problems)>

I don't know if your 2025 has physical or digital gauges for the speedo, tach, etc. My 2024 has mechanical (digitally controlled) physical gauges.

If you are losing the speedo, that probably counts as a safety defect, and you should file a report with NHTSA. That will help focus GM's attention on the defect.

Yeah, all 25 equinox’s have full LCD screens for all your gauges and of course the infotainment center, and I could definitely say that would be a safety issue if that screen is blanking out even for a second you lose everything so hopefully it’s just a software glitch.

I’ve had new many vehicles and sometimes they glitch with computer issues, and then it never happens again. The dealer can never finds anything so hopefully you won’t have any more issues and if you do, hopefully they’ll be able to correct it ASAP