10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
66,600 miles

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problem #106

Nov 262019

Equinox

  • 75,000 miles
I was driving on interstate in a construction zone on November 26, 2019 at approximately 5:45pm. It was dark and raining hard when my windshield wipers suddenly stopped working. It was very difficult see and, in my opinion, very dangerous. I put on my hazard lights and drove very slowly approximately 6 miles of intestate and 20 miles on a 2 lane road.

- Columbia, TN, USA

problem #105

Oct 022019

Equinox

  • 67,000 miles
Windshield wiper mechanism broke twice. Replaced twice.

- Bethel, OH, USA

problem #104

Nov 192019

Equinox

  • 88,000 miles
Driving South on I5 in early morning (dark) in moderate rainfall my wipers stopped working. Had trouble seeing. I followed the tail lights in front of me until I could get to a turnoff. I took the car to a dealer. The mechanic said the wiper arm transmission link popped off due to a failed joint. I was billed for part # 8424187 module 10.150. The total came to $485.96.

- Puyallup, WA, USA

problem #103

Oct 302019

Equinox

  • 57,875 miles
Windshield wipers stopped working during a rain storm. Problem was a broken wiper transmission linkage socket. Dealership replaced the wiper motor/transmission assembly. I contacted the dealership and advised that I had seen a number of other complaints for the same issue but I was advised no recall or service bulletin had been issued. For this reason, the repair was not covered under warranty. They noted that if a recall or bulletin is issued in the future, the claim could be submitted for reimbursement. How many more complaints are needed for the problem to be recognized and corrected by GM?

- Detroit, MI, USA

problem #102

Oct 312019

Equinox

  • 70,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving approximately 45 mph in inclement weather, the windshield wipers became inoperable. The contact was able to exit the roadway safely. Sternberg Chevrolet (6600 dixie hwy, louisville, ky 40258, (502) 442-0752) was contacted and an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle diagnosed, which was still pending. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #101

Oct 292019

Equinox

  • 124,439 miles
While driving at 65 mph on a major highway in a bad rain storm my wipers stopped working. It was very almost impossible to see and try to get two lanes over to the shoulder. My husband and I could have been killed. There was no sign they were going to fail.

- Browns Mills, NJ, USA

problem #100

Oct 232019

Equinox

  • 61,000 miles
On numerous occasions during the past few months, the windshield on my 2015 Chevrolet Equinox became extremely fogged up, significantly decreasing visibility. The vehicle was never able to defrost or clear the condensation up, no matter what selection was made on the heat/air conditioning setting(s). Approximately one week ago, while driving at night with an outside temperature of approximately 45 degrees F, the windshield again became extremely fogged up. This time, the windshield condensation/fog had become so severe that I was unable to see out of the windshield and other passenger windows at all and was forced to pull the vehicle over. The vehicle was not safe to continue driving with no visibility. Thankfully, I was not on the highway at this point and was able to effectively pull off the roadway without incident. The vehicle was brought to the dealership the next day and diagnosed with a 'heater core failure.' The failure of the heater core is what causes the extreme condensation build up and fogging of the interior windshield and windows. The vehicle is only a 2015 and I am extremely concerned with the premature failure(s) of an integral component of the vehicle, especially one that affects visibility and compromises safety to myself, my passengers, and others on the roadway.

- Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA

problem #99

Oct 112019

Equinox

  • 96,000 miles
While driving on the highway around 70 mph during a rain storm, the windshield wipers abruptly stopped. This caused severe difficulty seeing and a very dangerous situation. I was able to pull over to the side of the highway. I tried to restart the wipers and the vehicle, neither worked. The wipers no longer worked at all. You could hear the motor running, but the wipers did not run. I had to slowly drive along the side of the highway with hazards on to find an exit. I had to call someone to pick me up, as the vehicle could no longer drive in the rain.

- Caledonia, MI, USA

problem #98

Oct 092019

Equinox

  • 73,000 miles
While driving on a busy city street in afternoon thunderstorm my windshield wipers completely stopped working. No forewarning. They were working just fine earlier in the day. I was fortunate to very carefully navigate my vehicle, with very limited visibility, to the nearest business to park and wait out the storm. Luckily my passengers and I made it off the road safely in heavy city traffic and this incident didn't happen while on the interstate just 30 mins prior.

- Wellington, FL, USA

problem #97

Oct 072019

Equinox

  • 72,000 miles
Oct 7th 2019 while driving on the highway 65mph during major new england rain storm the windshield wipers stopped working. I was unable to see anything, I quickly rolled down the window, stuck my head out and was able to pull off the highway onto the exit ramp. If not for my quick thinking and the exit ramp being so close we could have been killed. I had my child in the front seat who was completely traumatized by this experience. After reading online the amount of complaints about this safety issue, why hasn't GM recalled these vehicles! what are they waiting for someone to get injured or killed.this is a very dangerous defect that needs to be resolved by GM.

- Londonderry, NH, USA

problem #96

Oct 052019

Equinox

  • 61,000 miles
Windshield wiper motor quit working as I was driving in heavy rain down the highway. Dangerous.

- West Des Moines, IA, USA

problem #95

Sep 292019

Equinox

  • 74,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving 70 mph in inclement weather, the windshield wipers became inoperable. The contact stated that the windshield wiper motor was operable; however, the bushings on the wiper motor arms failed and the windshield motor seized in position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to wheeler Chevrolet Buick (11401 N straits hwy, cheboygan, mi 49721, (231) 333-5022) to be repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 95551109568. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000. The VIN was not available.

- Cheboygan, MI, USA

problem #94

Sep 272019

Equinox

  • 103,000 miles
I was driving on a city street returning home from picking up my child and his friend. I turned in my winshield wipers due to a servere heavy rainstorm in my area. After cutting the wipers on they started wiping at a very fast pace and just abruptly stopped in the up position. I tried cutting them off and back on but the wipers did not move. I had to pull over because I could no longer see. Upon making it home I pulled into the garage and attempted to turn the wipers on again. I could hear the motor for the wipers however they would not move. I believe the winshield wiper transmission malfunctioned. After googling the description of the problem I was having I realized that was the part I needed. I called a Chevy dealership in homewood, il and an employee stated that they repair this part often in Chevy vehicles. This is a dangerous malfunction to have on a vehicle. I hope a recall is issued soon before someone gets hurt or killed.

- Calumet City, IL, USA

problem #93

Aug 312019

Equinox

  • 5 miles
August 2019 during hurricane dorian windshield wipers stopped working in the middle of three lane traffic I was unable to see for three blocks this could have caused a castatrophic life-threatening emergency, I couldn't change lanes I couldn't get out of the middle lane my windshield wipers totally stopped working. My family was traumatized. Because of the downpour of rain we were traveling at a slow speed but if it would have been and because a lot of people were trying to maneuver through the storm there was like a lot of unusual traffic on the road if there would not have been backups in traffic it could have been a devastating accident. I have googled this malfunction and it seems like even at the people got the problem repaired their windshield wipers have gone out again I beg you to recall these windshield wipers before there are multiple deaths if there haven't already been homicides

- Coconut Creek, FL, USA

problem #92

Aug 282019

Equinox

  • 52,000 miles
Windshield wipers stopped working while on the highway during a rain storm nearly resulting in an accident. Research shows this is a frequent safety issue with this vehicle years 2010-2016 though the 2013 model is the only one with a recall for this issue. The ball joint has given way while in use resulting in both wipers to be inoperable.

- Weymouth, MA, USA

problem #91

Jul 112019

Equinox

  • 96,000 miles
I've had three incidents where my windshield wipers have stopped working. The motor works fine you can hear it when you turn on wipers but it's the plastic bushels on the windshield linkage that keep coming off causing my windshield wipers to either not come up at all, make awful noise and come up slightly, and stop in mid wipe and fall off to the side of windshield. I've had this happen three times and if you look online youtube has many videos of people fixing there Equinox where it has happened he first time my uncle fixed it the second time I took it to a car repair shop and the third time that happened Tuesday August 20,2019 I took to a car repair shop and they are looking to see our options and what to do next.

- Covington, VA, USA

problem #90

Aug 142019

Equinox

  • 99,000 miles
I was driving on the interstate when a torrential downpour occurred. I turned on the wipers and they flew to the left then stopped working in the middle of the windshield. I was all the way over in the left lane, could not see anything. Had to open the passenger window and try to get over to the shoulder. I finally made it across 4 lanes of heavy traffic that was going 65+ and stopped on the shoulder. It was a miracle we were not hit trying to get over and also during the hour we had to wait for the rain to stop before heading home. We had to wait 2 days before the dealers service department could look at our car. It turned out the wiper transmission separated. They replaced the wiper transmission and that seems to have fixed the issue. Cost of repair was $365.50. I am very grateful to be alive!

- Hendersonville, TN, USA

problem #89

Jul 282019

Equinox

  • 65,000 miles
Was driving on us 23 in a down pour with wipers at full speed when wipers stopped and went beyond driver side windshield. Reached out windowt to push wiper back to move passenger wiper out of driver sight line. Was very scary.

- Dexter, MI, USA

problem #88

Jul 292019

Equinox

  • 30 miles
2015 Chevy Equinox with 94,000 miles and the wiper transmission failed. I was driving in down pouring rain on the interstate and the wipers just quit working. I had to very quickly and carefully navigate to the shoulder and sit til it quit raining before I could get on my way. I took it to the Chevrolet dealer and they replaced the wiper transmission assembly and motor. They said this has been recalled on the 2013 Equinox but not the 2015.

- Clinton, IL, USA

problem #87

Jul 212019

Equinox

  • 105,000 miles
On July 21, 2019 at approximately 5:15 pm I was driving my truck it was raining hard do hard that I could barely see my windshield wipers were on and working all of a sudden they stopped working and flipped all the way over to the driver's side window and stopped working no movement what so ever. It was very scary because traffic was moving pretty fast and I couldn't see. I had to let my window down in order to see to get to the other side of the road to pull over. I had to wait until it stopped raining for about 45 minutes so I could return home safely. I was on driving on hwy 231 North, in wetumpka Alabama.

- Wetumpka, AL, USA

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