Let me start off by saying that I am one of many having the same trouble with my 2010 Chevy Equinox. On Jan. 21, 2015 I was hit by a young driver totaling my 2002 S10 crew cab. I feel this truck saved my life. In need of a safe vehicle I found myself at bowman Chevrolet purchasing a certified 2010 Chevy Equinox with less than 41000 miles. At that time I received 24 months of oil changes/routine maintenance plus road side assistance and bumper to bumper for 12months. This vehicle seemed great till my first oil change and maintenance. In less than 3 months I took it in for service they said it couldn't be serviced. I apparently bought a Canadian vehicle. Called bowman about the issue and was told to bring it back to them ( over an hr from home) at this time I mentioned a few things I felt were issues (my car would run on after shut off, would roll backwards in drive and shifting would pause between gears). About a month later I got my car back, new dashboard with a few scratches and a good chip in the windshield. Wasn't happy but they said all was good. Until the next time I had to take it in, still having run ons when I shut off the car and shifting problems along with a few minor things( I was told was not covered but should have been still under what I was promised by the 12 months bumper to bumper) over the next 21 months of my warranties I continued to have many issues with my car. Never fully fixed each time I took it in and being told many times they wont do the recalls because its on a Canadian car not my now american car. On July 13, 2017 driving on 96 in construction and rush hr traffic with my grandson the transmission was losing gears at one point the car stopped abruptly. We barely made it home! drove it to dealer next morning only had 1st gear. Apparently this is a known problem. Help us all!

- Whitmore Lake, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving in the rain, the windshield wipers stopped working. The contact stated that the failure recurred three other times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

- Mountain Top, PA, USA

Bushings for wiper assembly went bad. They went out when driving on a rural road. Seems like a part like that would last longer than 7 years. Now I'm finding that you can't buy the bushings. Only buy the whole assembly.

- Muskegon, MI, USA

Windshield wipers snapped and stuck toward the driver side of the vehicle, touching the driver side door, while I was driving in the rain- the windshield wipers in use. This created a startling visual barrier and posed a safety risk. After pulling over and placing the windshield wipers in the correct position they no longer worked.

- Clio, MI, USA

Driving to work in rainstorm with wipers on high and wipers stopped dead. Fuse to wipers were good. Ended up wiper transmission was wiped. Very dangerous for this to happen. When driving. Could have been catastrophic.

- Floral Park, NY, USA

On May 14, 2017 while driving in a rain storm on 287 in NJ, my windshield wipers suddenly stopped on the windshield. I could see absolutely nothing as it was pouring rain. Luckily I was able to quickly pull over. I had 4 other people in the car with me. When I finally returned home ( I had to wait out the storm), I took the car to get serviced as I could not drive it without properly working windshield wipers. The windshield wiper transmission had died. This exact issue on the 2010 Equinox has been recalled in Canada but not the us.

- Doylestown, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving 55 mph in the rain, the wipers failed without warning. The local dealer (dan perkins Subaru located at 1 boston post rd, milford, Connecticut) was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to bring the vehicle in to be diagnosed. The contact scheduled an appointment. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that her VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V582000 (visibility). The contact was informed to call NHTSA to have her VIN added to the recall. The failure mileage was 107,000.

- Bridgeport, CT, USA

The transmission linkage failed while driving in rain on the freeway forcing the driver to lose visibility immediately and make an emergency stop on the shoulder. My understand is that there's a tsb for the problem but it's not classified as a recall due to not being a safety issue("?").

- Westland, MI, USA

Windshield wiper motor/linkage assembly became disengaged after just under two minutes of usage on high while driving in a torrential downpour. Mechanic had trouble finding a replacement because "all of the replacements were 'reserved' for dealerships.. which he took to mean, this is not an isolated problem.

- Middletown, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the defroster for the windshield failed to function. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, however the vehicle was not diagnosed. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09V489000 (visibility). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

- New Windsor, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving during inclement weather, the windshield wipers failed to function. The contact had a total loss of visibility. The manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from a recall and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was uncertain if the vehicle would be repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

- Alsip, IL, USA

My heat and defogger suddenly stopped working while car was in motion.

- Wilmington, DE, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving 40 mph, the transmission failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact also stated that there was excessive oil consumption with no safety defect. The contact stated that there was an abnormal grinding noise emitted from the engine. The contact also stated that the air conditioning unit and windshield defroster failed to operate as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the air conditioning evaporator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

- Houston, TX, USA

I have to replace the wiper transmission for the 3rd time since I have owned the vehicle. I just purchased it at the end of 2012. The first time I was driving in a rainstorm, the second time it was the middle of winter and was snowing, and now today.

- Highland, OH, USA

I previously filed a complaint with NHTSA on 7/10/16 concerning this windshield wiper motor problem. Wipers completely stopped working during torrential rain on I-95 @ 5pm during rush hour traffic when checking for recalls on this vehicle I see a recall #16V582000 date 8/14/2016. This is the exact problem I had but the recall is only for 2013 Equinox. I went to Chevy dealer for repair shortly after the incident and this problem is precisely what he determined with my car. I am hopeful that this complaint will be resubmitted to include the 2013 model Equinox. Please refer to my previous complaint form filed with you on 7/10/14 reference #I0609595. Please contact me at the provided sources if you need further information.

- Jupiter, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the defrost system in the vehicle failed to operate as intended. The dealer diagnosed that the software in the center instrument panel needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09V489000 (visibility). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,800.

- Scranton, PA, USA

Wipers, stopped working, while driving.

- Mitchell, Ontario Canada N0k 1, AL, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. While the vehicle was turned off, the contact heard an abnormal knocking noise coming from the dashboard. Once the ignition was turned on, the noise went away and the defrost/defogger system became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 09V489000 (visibility). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000.

- Sheboygan, WV, USA

While driving on a city street, the ball joint in the windshield wiper module became disconnected during operation. This made it nearly impossible to see where I was driving, and I almost crashed into another vehicle before I could pull off the road.

- Pottstown, PA, USA

I was driving down busy highway in snow storm, my wipers stopped working as I was driving. I had my son in the car. Big safety issue. I googled this problem on line. Found several people had same problem with their Chevrolet Equinox and no safety recall. This is definetly a safety issue. We could have gotten in a car accident with snow coming down and no wipers. My car has been in shop for 4 days now.

- Marquette, MI, USA