2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Visibility/wiper Problems

My drivers side wiper blade stopped working while the passenger side is still working. I saw a recall for this linkage on the site but it’s not for my specific VIN. Additionally, my catalytic converter has damage due to excessive oil consumption. Halfway through my regular oil changes the oil is almost completely empty. Again, there’s a recall on this for my specific make, model and year but not for my VIN. I feel these should be covered to be fixed by manufacture due to symptoms equivalent to recall.

Windshield wipers stopped working

While operating my vehicle today, it began to rain and I went to turn on my wipers, and they would not turn on. I had to pull over several times due to poor visibility ecause of the rain. I had to wait for traffic to slow down or pass me by to avoid an accident. This has never happened to me and I was scared out of my mind.

A light sprinkle happen and I turned on wipers and they immediately stopped. Fuse looks fine. I'm a Single father and can't afford to fix and this shouldn't have happen.

Multiple ongoing issues with the vehicle (oil consumption - approximately 2 quarts consumed per oil life cycle with the updated oil life index monitor, clogged catalytic converter - likely due to the oil consumption) with the most recent being a windshield wiper linkage failure and the Special Coverage that expired 10 months ago based on time, but vehicle is still within the mileage limit of the Special Coverage. The Special Coverage, N192266180 Wiper Transmission Arm Linkage Failure, is good for 10 years or 150,000 miles whichever comes first. The subject vehicle coverage expired on 4/26/22 and it is now March 2023; the vehicle has 122,689 miles on it versus the 150,000 mile limit. The issue was discovered when my daughter attempted to use them to wipe some wet snow from the window but the wipers did not move...she thought the wipers were frozen. When I checked the wipers, you could hear the wiper motor attempting to actuate the wipers but there was not movement of the wiper blades. The wipers can be moved by hand with both wipers moving in unison when one wiper arm is pulled/pushed back and forth, so it appears this is the condition in the special coverage. Contacted a Chevrolet dealer as well as Chevrolet Customer Assistance and neither would offer any coverage since the Special Coverage expired by time (even though the vehicle is well within the mileage limit). Fortunately, the failed wiper system did not cause an accident, but this could easily be considered a safety issue that should have full coverage by Chevrolet, regardless of mileage and time, under a product safety recall.

Was driving on the highway to work this morning while raining and wipers just stopped. Had to pull over to wait for rain to stop and caused me to be late for work

I was driving home from work at approximately 6:45 pm, during a downpour with high winds. My wipers had been on their highest setting for about 30 seconds or so when they rotated beyond their usual stopping place, to the point where the driver-side wiper was actually off the windshield and resting on the body of the car, and then completely stopped working. Changing the interval settings did not have any effect. When I stopped on the side of the road I turned off the wipers, put them back onto the windshield, and tried turning on the wipers on again, but they still did not move. I did however hear the wiper motor activating at regular intervals like its trying to move the wipers(no grinding/clicking indicating resistance), and when I move one wiper manually the other moves in tandem, so I believe that one of the parts that connects the wiper motor to the wiper arm assembly (not just a single wiper) is what failed. While it wasn't dark out yet, it was raining hard enough that visibility was reduced even with the wipers on; so having them go out like they did in a high-traffic area at the end of rush-hour put the safety of myself and others at risk. Vehicle is a 2012 Equinox LTZ, 166,815 miles, nothing on the dash at the time of the failure, and no sounds/symptoms to indicate a pending failure. The vehicle has not been inspected by anyone yet since it just happened today, but I am trying to see if I can visually locate the part that failed, and the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. I don't know if any others have had this problem on a 2012 Equinox, but I am aware of a recall on components from the wiper systems on the 2014 Equinox that was just announced in May 2022, as well as a recall back in 2016 on the 2013 Equinox; both of which were due to part corrosion causing the wipers to fail.

Yesterday I was driving home during a rain storm and my windshield wipers all of a sudden stopped working. I had to pull over on the highway and wait for the storm to pass which was very dangerous situation to be in on the side of the highway with low visibility due to the rain and wind. We took a look at it later that night and the linkage came apart. There were no warning signs it just all of a sudden stopped working. I did find a special coverage adjustment that is available for this vehicle but I have over the 150,000 miles which doesn't apply to this vehicle. Are there other options for those vehicles that are over the 150,000 mileage.

Wiper assembly has had to be repaired twice and then replaced altogether due to plastic caps in wiper assembly. While driving in a heavy rain, the wipers just stop mid swipe, which nearly caused a wreck due to visibility reduction. The same problem has happened in other Equinox vehicles before and after my vehicle year, and had recalled for safety issue but not 2012.

Windshield wiper malfunction Wipers stopped operating completely

Wipers stopped working while driving on highway in light rain. In heavy rain lost all visibility leaving me no choice but to pull over to shoulder. Motor and linkage had to be replaced. Other Equinox years affected, but no recall listed for this vehicle’s vin.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Wiper transmission linkage How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Loss of visibility while driving Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? No Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? No

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60-65 MPH in the rain with the windshield wipers activated, the windshield wipers became inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000.

Mileage: 136,000

My wipers continues to not work. I changed the motor and the arms still work when they want to come on. They even do this in a down pour of rain which causes me not to be able to see

Driving home in a heavy downpour, I engaged my wipers from medium speed to high. The driver side wipers extended over the edge of the car and got hung up. Turned off wipers. Pulled over and lifted the wipers back into position. Turned wipers back on. Wipers would not restart.

THE DRIVER WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME OFF AND MOTOR BROKE BY JUST TURNING THEM ON. THE DRIVER WIPER STOPPED WORKING AND THE PASSENGER ONE IS THE ONLY ONE WORKING.

Mileage: 95,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR THE FRONT QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. IT WAS SNOWING AND AFTER CLEANING THE CAR AND WINDSHIELD, I WENT TO USE THE WIPERS TO FINISH CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME. I WENT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK AND DISCOVERED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER SIDE WAS STATIONARY IN ITS HOME RESTING LOCATION, THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ABLE TO FREELY MOVE BY HAND, WITH NO RESISTANCE

Mileage: 126,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A MAIN ROUTE IN MODERATE RAIN TURNED THE WIPERS ON. THE DRIVER WIPER WENT UP STRONG ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER WENT OVER INTO THE DRIVERSIDE AND THE WIPER FROZE SO ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER WORKED TO COVER 85% OF THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING.

Mileage: 98,146

FRONT WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN. WIPER MOTOR WAS RUNNING, BUT THE WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING

Mileage: 140,000

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND - WAS STOPPED IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OUT A PARKING LOT. THE RAINFALL INCREASED SUDDENLY AND I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROM INTERMEDIATE TO HIGH SPEED. THE WORKED ONCE, THEN STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION. ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENGAGE THE WIPER CONTROL ON THE CAR, BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT RESPOND. EXITED THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY MOVED TO ARMS TO THE DOWN POSITION. WAITED 20 MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO CLEAR. TURNED ON HAZZARD LIGHTS AND DROVE SLOWLY HOME APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AWAY IN LIGHT RAIN. WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUE AND WILL BE ASKING GM TO COVER THE COST IF THE REPAIRS AS I AM RATHER CONFIDENT THUS ISSUE IS SIMILAR (IF NOT EXACTLY LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE CONCERNING FAULTY WIPER LINKAGE IN THE WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. SHAME ON GM FOR PUTTING OUT A RECALL ON 2013 EQUINOX VEHICLES BUT NOT ON THE 2012 EQUINIX WHICH USES THE SAME PART FOR THE WIPER ASSEMBLY/MOTOR/TRANSMISSION/LINKAGE ARM. A $4 PLASTIC PART TH AAS T MAY COST ME OVER $300 TO FIX. ALREADY HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED EARLIER ON DUE TO EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION (THAT ISSUE WAS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY AT THE TIME). IF GM WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS REPAIR (WHICH THEY KNOW IS AN ISSUE BUT IS APPARENTLY WAITING FOR A CASUALTY TO ISSUE A RECALL), I WILL BE BUYING A NON-GM VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. VEHICLE: EQUINOX SUV MODEL YEAR: 2012

Mileage: 96,000

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 77,832

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, IN BUSY CITY TRAFFIC ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIPERS STOPPED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AS I COULD BARELY SEE. I COULD STILL HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPER ARMS WERE NOT MOVING. I COULD NOT PROCEED SAFELY AND HAD TO PARK THE CAR 40 MILES FROM HOME & CALL FOR A RIDE HOME. NOW WITH IT HOME WE FIND THE LINKAGE FAILED - MOTOR RUNS BUT NO MOVEMENT. ALSO LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR EQUINOX, WHERE ONLY THE 2013 IS COVERED - BUT 2012 HAS THE EXACT SAME UNIT IN IT. TOLD REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE OVER $200, WHERE IT IS SUGGESTED THE PART IS $10 ONLINE. I SADLY HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR COSTLY REPAIRS. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL IF THE 2013S ARE. GM ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM FOR THE 2013S, AND MADE CHANGES FOR THE FUTURE ... SO WHY NOT COVER THE 2012S AND PRIOR THAT HAVE THE SAME UNIT IN THEM, EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE?

Mileage: 84,697

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT(STATIONARY). *TR

Mileage: 141,205

I WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN LIGHT RAIN WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. AS I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, I WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO MY HOME SAFELY. I CHECKED THE GM WEBSITE BY ENTERING MY VIN BUT RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND AFTER THE REPAIR I WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THAT GM COVERED THE COST TO REPAIR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I AM ATTACHING A COPY OF THE INVOICE. I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT ONLY SO OTHERS WILL NOT END UP PAYING FOR SUCH A REPAIR WHEN MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR NOTICE OF SUCH COVERAGE IS AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 72,608

WIPERS STOPPED WHEN IT WAS RAINING BAD

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND THE CAR IS USING A LOT OF OIL

Mileage: 17,600

LEAVING HOME THIS MORNING FOR WORK AND WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD NOT COME ON! YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH IN A YEAR..

ON JANUARY 10, 2020, I WAS DRIVING ON HWY. 97 TO BEND, OR, IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE WIPERS SUDDEN STOPPED. THEY WERE IN THE FULL WIPE POSITION, AND THEY WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FURTHER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN. I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF, AND MOVED THEM BACK TO THE REST POSITION, BUT THEY WOULD NOT MOVE. THE RAIN WAS TOO INTENSE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THEM, SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THIS WAS A RATHER DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DANGEROUS HAD I STILL BEEN TRAVELING IN HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE MT. HOOD PASSES. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN BEND THE FOLLOWING MORNING, AND THEY REPAIRED IT, STATING THAT THE MOTOR HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR, THOUGH IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL. THEY DID NOT MENTION THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH WIPERS IN THESE VEHICLES, SOMETHING I ONLY LEARNED ABOUT AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE. IT SEEMS LIKE CHEVROLET MAY BE PUTTING THE OWNERS OF ITS VEHICLES AT RISK. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING.

Mileage: 105,000

FRONT TRANSMISSION ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS NOISE SIMILAR TO BAD BEARING. AT AROUND 40 TO SIXTY MPH THE TRANSMISSION JERKS . HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. 2 YEARS AGO

I USE MY WIPERS ON LOW WITHOUT PROBLEMS. I HAD TO TURN ON HIGH WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE FIRST SWIPE THEY STOPPED WORKING. THE MOTOR CAN BE HEARD BUT THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK ANYMORE

Mileage: 105,000

ON DEC. 14,2019 WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY PARKWAY IN NEW JERSEY IN THE POURING RAIN, MY WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF VISIBILITY, MADE ME VIOLENTLY SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD AND INJURE MY RIGHT KNEE. I AM SUFFERING A KNEE CONTUSION AND POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE DUE TO THE SUDDEN IMPACT. I REPORTED THIS COMPLAINT ON DEC. 16, 2019 AND AFTER REVIEWING IT ONLINE, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE LISTED THAT THERE WASN'T AN INJURY REPORTED; WHICH IS FALSE INFORMATION. I MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT I INJURED MY KNEE FROM THE DIRECT MALFUNCTION OF THE WIPERS. I HAVE SINCE VISITED THE ER AND MY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURINGTHE DAY IN HEAVY RAIN. WITHOUT WARNING, BOTH WIPERS STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION. I TRIED TURNING THE WIPERS OFF AND BACK ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE WIPERS OFF AND FINISHED THE DRIVE HOME ' FORTUNATELY ONLY A MILE AWAY. COULD BARELY SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BUT DROVE SLOWLY WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON.WHEN I GOT HOME, I LOCATED THE FUSE TO CHECK. IT WAS OK. I THEN TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND COULD HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET IT FIXED ' THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT WAS NOT RAINING. FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME BUT IF IT HAD BEEN RAINING OR SNOWING, IT WOULD HAVE BEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT SAFELY TO THE GARAGE TO GET FIXED. IN MY 50+ YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS AS A FAILURE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME..

Mileage: 50,600

ON A SNOWY DAY, MY WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD. FORTUNATELY I WAS LESS THEN A MILE FROM THE HOUSE AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR WITH A USED UNIT BUT LESS THAN A MONTH LATER DURING ANOTHER SNOWY/ICY DAY, THE WIPERS BROKE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING LEAVING ME TEMPORARILY STRANDED.. MY MECHANIC JURY RIGGED A BOLT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO BUYING YET ANOTHER WIPER MOTOR. I'VE NEVER BOTHER REPORTING THIS THOUGH I HEAR NOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND CONSIDER THIS TO BE A A COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE RISK BEING A KNOWN CONDITION.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE INJURED HER KNEE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ABRUPTLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-570-384-6752. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 184,319.

Mileage: 184,319

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE BUSY HIGHWAY 1 NEAR PRINCETON, NJ, IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE NEARLY NON-EXISTENT AND ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER. THE WIPERS HAVE NOT WORKED AT ALL SINCE, CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. I HAD TO RECEIVE A TOW TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING; HOWEVER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY IN A LIGHT RAIN. I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON BUT THE WIPER BLADES DON'T MOVE. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEARS AND/OR VINS IN CANADA FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR OR VIN #. THE CANADA RECALL MENTIONS CORROSION OF THE WIPER ASSEMBLY FROM ROAD SALT AND IMPROPER DRAINAGE.

Mileage: 89,000

DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. SWITCHED WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROM INTERMITTENT TO HIGH. WIPERS CLEARED WINDSHIELD ONCE, THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED ALL THE WAY UP, LEAVING ME COMPLETELY BLIND IN THE DARK IN A HEAVY STORM ON A BUSY FREEWAY. WIPERS WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION. EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER, CHECKED FUSES/RELAYS, ETC. COULD HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR WORKING. PULLED OFF COWL AND FOUND WIPER MOTOR HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE LINKAGE. WAS ABLE TO TEMPORARILY FIX THIS BY RUNNING A BOLT THROUGH THIS CONNECTION POINT.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. MIKE CASTRUCCI CHEVROLET (1099 LILA AVE, MILFORD, OH) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR MY WIFE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, MY 9 YEAR OLD SON AND 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR. THE 2013 EQUINOX HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME THING BUT IT SEEMS LIKE CHEVY IS WAITING FOR A CASUALTY BEFORE DOING THE RIGHT THING. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS HAPPENING. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/2012/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WIPER_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML PLEASE DO SOMETHING.

Mileage: 116,000

DRIVING AT 40 MPH WITH WIPERS ON HIGH IN TRAFFIC..THE WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED MID WAY ACROSS WIND SHIELD. ..ALMOST WRECKED. PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND WAITED FOR STORM TO PASS..

Mileage: 98,000

THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT SIDE GOES ON AND OFF, THE STEREO TURNES OFF WHILE LISTENING TO IT AND THE SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN THE RADIO TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN ALSO THE REAR VIEW CAMERA TURNS OFF AT THE SAME TIME THE RADIO DOES. THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. THE ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR COMES ON AND OFF. ALSO ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION.

LATE EVENING, I WAS DRIVING IN A BUSY SUBURBAN STREET WHER THE SPEED LIMIT IS 35MPH. IT WAS RAINING LIGHTLY, SOON AFTER START RAINING HAVILY. I SWITCHED THE WINSHIELD WIPER TO HIGH SPEED AND THE WINSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING.I COULD NO LONGER SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I MANAGE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP.. PLASTIC BUSHING CAME OFF FROM WINDSHIELD WIPER RAILING. THE CAR HAS 61,000 MILES.

Mileage: 35

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. I HAD THE WIPERS IN THE HIGHEST SPEED SETTING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEXT TO US WHEN THIS HAPPENED - WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE STORM TO LIGHTEN AS VISIBILITY VERY QUICKLY WENT TO ZERO WITHOUT BOTH FRONT WIPERS WORKING. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS STILL WORKING BUT THE LINKAGE OR TRANSMISSION HAD DISCONNECTED AT ONE OF THE BALL JOINTS.

Mileage: 70,000

BOTH WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN A HEAVY RAIN ON FREEWAY. I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNER ON CHEVY EQUINOX TOO

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT TIME DURING LIGHT RAIN. WITHOUT WARNING, BOTH WIPERS STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION. I TRIED TURNING THE WIPERS OFF AND BACK ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE WIPERS OFF AND GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT AND PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION TO GET UNDER SOME LIGHT. I TRIED TO MOVE THE WIPERS AND THEY WENT INTO THEIR RESTING POSITION. I THEN TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND COULD HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING. FORTUNATELY, THE RAIN STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY TRIP HOME. JUST A FEW DAYS EARLIER, I DROVE THROUGH A VERY HEAVY RAIN STORM AND THANK THE LORD THAT THE WIPERS DIDN'T QUIT AT THAT TIME. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING.

Mileage: 75,300

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, GOING 60 MPH IN THE PNW. IT WAS DUMPING RAIN AND I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. I HAD MY 1 YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT AND ALL I COULD SEE WAS ALL THE CARS AHEAD OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. MY WINDSHIELD WAS GLOWING RED FROM THE BREAK LIGHTS. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I DIDN'T CRASH MY CAR OR HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS SO CLOSE TO THEM. I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW AND HAD TO LITERALLY STICK HALF THE UPPER PORTION OF MY BODY OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE A LITTLE BIT. THANK GOODNESS, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER 4 LANES (AFTER FORCING MY WAY THROUGH, I HAD NO CHOICE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE). EVERYONE WAS HONKING AT ME LIKE I WAS THE BIGGEST JERK, BUT IF I DIDN'T MOVE OVER I WAS GOING TO KILL US OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO WAS DRIVING. I AM SERIOUSLY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. NOT SHOCKING, I LOOKUP THE ISSUE ONLINE AND CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING. NOTHING! THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME CHEVY HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS EQUINOX HAVING PROBLEMS. IT ALSO HAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND NOW IT DIDN'T JUST GIVE ME A HUGE MECHANICAL BILL, IT ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE AND MY SONS. I'M SO DEFEATED AT THIS POINT. THIS CAR IS NOT RELIABLE FOR SOMEONE WITH CHILDREN OR ANYONE WHO IS LIVING IN THE PNW WHERE IT RAINS CONSTANTLY. SUPER THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE.

Mileage: 70,000

IT STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY I TURNED ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY CAME ON WENT TO THE LEFT SIDE AND STOPPED WORKING LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS TERRIFYING. DURING RESEARCH IT SEEMS THE SAME COMPLAINT OVER AND OVER WIPERS STOP WORKING LEAVING YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN A DOWNPOUR

AS I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK DURING A THUNDERSTORM, MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THEY WORKED MAYBE FOR 2 SECONDS AND STOPPED RIGHT IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. MY CAR WAS STOPPED AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 97,000

2012 CHEVY EQUINOX, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SIGNS OR ISSUES, DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN. THE WIPER REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION. DEALER CHARGED $320 PARTS AND LABOR FOR "WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION FOUND TO BE BROKEN REPLACED ALL".

Mileage: 155,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD THAT HAS A LOT OF HILLS AND TURNS, DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY VISION TO BE IMPAIRED WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WOULD START WORKING AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO SEE IF THE WIPERS MAY HAVE GOTTEN STUCK ON SOMETHING BUT THEY WERE NOT.

Mileage: 119,000

HAD FRONT WIPERS ON "INTERMITTENT" IN A LIGHT RAIN, WHICH QUICKLY BECAME A HEAVY SUMMER RAINSTORM. UPON SWITCHING THE WIPERS TO HIGH SPEED, THE WIPERS MADE ONE UPWARD PASS AND COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION. THE RAIN WAS SO HEAVY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE RESIDENTIAL STREET. I HAD TO STOP IN THE TRAFFIC LANE WITH VEHICLES BEHIND ME DUE TO THE LACK OF VISIBILITY, WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE THE WIPERS WORKED FINE WITHOUT ANY UNUSUAL NOISES, ETC. I BROUGHT MY EQUINOX TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO FOUND THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY COMPLETED THE REPAIR.

Mileage: 120,650

I HAD MY WIPERS ON DURING A DOWNPOUR RAIN. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 7:30 AM, MONDAY, JULY, 22, 2019, ON A HIGHWAY AT A SLIGHTLY REDUCED SPEED (50MPH IN A 65MPH ZONE) MY WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE EXTENDED POSITION DIRECTLY IN MY LINE OF SITE. THIS WAS A DISTRACTION AND HAZARD AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 95,008

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO WINDOW. CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. DEFROSTER WAS DEACTIVATED. WEATHER: SUNNY AND 90-95 DEG F.

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME IN A DOWNPOUR WITH THE WIPERS ON HIGH, THEY STOPPED WORKING IN MID-CYCLE. SHE CAUTIOUSLY MADE IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE LINKAGE ON THE WIPER TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5328759761. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

WHILE DRIVING, IT BEGAN RAINING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP ABRUPTLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT IS HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS TO OPERATE A VEHICLE MID STORM WITHOUT PROPER VISIBILITY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS BE CORRECTED EXPEDITIOUSLY.

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. SEARCHING ONLINE SEEMS IT'S FAIRLY COMMON. DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 103,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR FOR A WEEKEND GETAWAY. WE WERE ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC DURING A RAINSTORM WHEN MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED STICKING IN THEIR VERTICAL POSITION. I HAD TO CROSS OVER TWO LANES OF HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH ZERO VISIBILITY TO GET TO SAFETY ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE WIPER MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN BUT THE WIPERS DIDN'T MOVE. THE DEALERSHIPS ASSESSMENT RESULTS WERE THAT THE MOTOR OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT BAD BUT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ME ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY OR IF IT WAS NORMAL. VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

Mileage: 117,930

IN MAY 2019 WAS DRIVING HOME AND IT WAS RAINING AND I HAD MY WIPERS ON AND THEY JUST STOPPED FOR NO REASON. I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT DIDN'T HELP. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NEAR HOME AND DIDN'T WRECK DUE TO THE RAIN AND NO WIPERS. I FIGURED IT WAS A FUSE AND WENT TO AUTO ZONE LATER FOR THEM TO CHECK IT. THEY CHECKED THE FUSES AND SAID THEY WERE GOOD THAT PROBABLY SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED TO THE WIPERS TRANSMISSION. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND CHECKED ONLINE THAT IT HAS BEEN A RECALL IN CANADA BUT THEY DIDN'T DO A RECALL IN US. WHY I AM NOT SURE. I TOOK MY CAR TO LAWSON CHEVROLET IN GREENEVILLE TN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD QUIT WORKING ON THE WIPERS AND IT COST NEAR $400.00 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS COMPONENT TO QUIT WORKING BECAUSE YOU WOULD NOT HAVE YOUR WIPERS ON IF IT WASN'T RAINING AN IT DOES COME DOWN POURS WHERE YOU BARELY HAVE VISIBILITY WITH YOUR WIPERS ON. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL TO BE DONE ON THIS AND TO GET MY $400.00 BACK.

Mileage: 145,000

DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE, POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH, HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL STARTED, VISIBILITY BECOME DRAMATICALLY REDUCED, AS DID THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. SPEED WAS REDUCED TO AROUND 10 MPH WHEN THE WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED! WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT THANKS TO THE LOW SPEED. HOWEVER, HAD THIS HAPPENED AT 70 MPH, WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE CAR IN FRONT OF US, COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS CONDITION.

Mileage: 135,523

WIPES STOPPED WORKING WHEN DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. THIS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. THIS WAS ON A CITY STREET IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC WITH MANY STOPS ALONG THE WAY. AFTER DOING A RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH CHEVY EQUINOX BUT ONLY THE 2013 HAS BEEN RECALLED IN US. IN CANADA, THEY HAVE ALL BEEN RECALLED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM. HOWEVER, GM HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO MULTIPLE INQUIRIES.

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH IT BEGAN TO RAIN SO I THREW MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND THE PIECES OF CHEAP [XXX] WENT FLYING ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OFF THE [XXX] WINDSHIELD. I NEARLY CLIPPED ANOTHER CAR IN THE SIDE TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE I WAS IN A PANIC FLURRY DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE. ONCE OUT OF IMMEDIATE DANGER I GUIDED THE WIPERS BACK TO THEIR HOME POSITION AND TRIED TURNING THEM ON, NOTHING JUST A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND NO MOVEMENT. HAD TO WAIT ON SIDE OF HWY UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED TO DRIVE HOME. NOW I'M WONDERING HOW MUCH CHEVY IS GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR THIS ONE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 145,000

MY WINSHIELD WIPERS JUST COMPLELETLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WIPERS JUST STOPPED

Mileage: 128,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING MID RAINSTORM WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTOR IS WORKING AND CAN BE HEARD MOVING. ONCE DISASSEMBLED... THE BUSHING THAT CONNECTS THE WIPER ARMS TO THE MOTOR WAS BUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS A BAD PART ON THE CAR AND NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO INDICATED THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON EQUINOX 2009 - 2015 WITH A 2013 RECALL. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE A REQUIRED SAFETY FUNCTION AND SHALL NOT MALFUNCTION DURING USE. I WAS DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ON A MAJOR ARTERIAL STREET IN MARYLAND.

Mileage: 92,000

I CONTACTED CHEVROLET IN NOVEMBER 2018 ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. MY CAR IS USUALLY 2.5 QUARTS LOW BY THE TIME 3000 MILES IS DRIVEN FROM THE LAST OIL CHANGE & I AM WORRIED MY ENGINE WILL LOCK UP. I DO ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND SERVICE. THIS MODEL SHOULD NOT USE THAT MUCH OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. NOW, SINCE DEALING WITH THESE OTHER ISSUES, WHEN I COME TO A STOP, IT IDLES FROM ABOUT 700 DOWN TO 500 AND IT IDLES SO LOW, MY LIGHTS FLICKER & IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. MY VEHICLE IDLES CORRECTLY WHEN IN PARK. IT ONLY IDLES ROUGHLY WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WHILE AT A STOP. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AGAIN,VIA PHONE, AND THEY TELL ME "UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND REPAIRS WILL BE OUT-OF-POCKET" I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT CHEVROLET WONT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS ENOUGH TO RECALL AND REPAIR THEM AS THEY SHOULD BE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 114,000 MILES. WHILE THIS WAS ALL GOING ON, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS ALSO A RECALL, BUT NOT ON MY VEHICLE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED THAT CHEVROLET WONT RECALL AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. HOW MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES BEFORE THEY DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO SO THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE HAPPY AND THEIR VEHICLES ARE IN PROPER WORKING AND DRIVING CONDITION SO THEY DON'T ENDANGER OTHERS FROM FAULTY PARTS?! IF MY VEHICLE DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THAT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR MORE THAN JUST ME! I HAVE EMAILED CHEVROLET 2 OTHER TIMES AND HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED. I EXPECTED THEM TO MANUFACTURE BETTER QUALITY MOTORS THAN WHAT THESE HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE. IT'S SAD IT TAKES SO MANY PEOPLE TO COMPLAIN TO ACTUALLY GET SOMETHING DONE.

Mileage: 114,000

WHILE DRIVING DURING A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM MY WIPER BLADES STOPPED WORKING. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A SCHOOL BUS.

Mileage: 94,000

IT SEEM THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION HAS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN THAT CAUSES THE WIPER TO SUDDENLY NOT WORK. INSTEAD OF USING SCREWS AND SUCH TO ALLOW THE WIPER TRANSMISSION TO TURN THE WIPERS THEMSELVES, WHAT WAS USED WAS A BALLPOINT AND SOME SUBSTANCE THAT STICKS THE JOINT OF THE PART. THE WIPERS STOP FUNCTIONING DURING WHEN MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE (2012 CHEVY EQUINOX) DURING THE RAIN AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE RAIN COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT(S).

Mileage: 69,500

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DURING SNOW AND RAIN. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON AN EXPRESSWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

Mileage: 73,500

WAS DRIVING DURING A WINTER STORM RAINING HARD IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF CLEARING THE RAIN I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND COULDN'T SEE WAS TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND BY LUCK SPOTTED HIM AT THE LAST MIDDLE TO SLAM ON BRAKES. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT TO EQUINOX OWNERS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS ISN'T RECALLED AND FIXED WASN;T A FUSE SO HAS TO BE THE MOTOR. THIS IS BEING RECALLED IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE USA WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE!! IT IS VERY UPSETTING WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT .

Mileage: 71,830

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DURING A RAIN STORM. I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS RAINING HARD AND I COULDN'T EVEN SEE WELL ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD.

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO AIR COMING FORM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELKLAND CHEVROLET (505 E MAIN ST, ELKLAND, PA 16920), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,664. *TT CONSUMER STATED DEFROST VENTS DOES NOT BLOW AIR TO CLEAR THE WINDSHEILD OF CONDENSATION.*JB

Mileage: 25,664

1/4/2019 6:45 A.M. IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM, IN THE DARK, DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A HIGH SPEED IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE, I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPER SPEED TO MAX. THE WIPER'S STOPPED WORKING. I LOST COMPLETE VISIBILITY. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR FOR THE WIPERS MOVING BUT NOTHING WORKED. IN AN INCREDIBLE PANIC, I TRIED TO TURN THEM ON/OFF, TO NO AVAIL. THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HAD TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD LOOKED LIKE FROM MEMORY JUST SO I COULD PULL OFF WITHOUT BEING HIT/CAUSING A MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT, AND WITHOUT BEING KILLED. I HAD TO NAVIGATE, WITH NO VISIBILITY AND MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD'A BIT TOO FAR MIGHT I ADD. THIS IN TURN CAUSED ME TO BE STUCK IN THE MUD AS I SLIDE TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE TOW AND REPAIRS COST ME $625.87. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND I'M SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SADLY, HAD I WRECKED MY INSURANCE WOULD HAVE MADE ALL REPAIRS AND POTENTIALLY SUED GM FOR RESTITUTION. WHY IS THERE A RECALL TO FIX THIS IN CANADA AND NOT HERE IN THE US? GM SHOULD LIVE UP TO ITS NAME AND REPUTATION AND REIMBURSE ME THIS MONEY FOR THESE REPAIRS AND SHOULD ALSO IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL. I AM SURE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY OTHERS WHO WERE NOT FORTUNATE ENOUGH, OR WILLING TO SHARE THIS AS I HAVE. I WONDER HOW MANY WRECKS OR INJURY'S THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. IS GM REALLY THE COMPANY THEY PROMOTE THEMSELVES TO BE?

Mileage: 115,000

EXHAUST CAM SHAFT SOLENOID VALVE REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR. CAM SHAFT INTAKE ACCUATOR REPLACED 1 TIME. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY. ERROR CODE P0014/P0013 CONFIRMED BY DEALERSHIP AT TIME OF REPAIRS. RECENTLY HAD FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. ALSO WHILE TRAVELING VIA FREEWAY DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM THIS CAR HAS 58000 MILES AT THIS TIME AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED.

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE, WHO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING COMPLETE WIPER ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR. MOTOR SEPARATED FROM LINKAGE. DEALER WAS OUT OF STOCK AND HAD TO ORDER PART SINCE THEY SOLD 3 THAT DAY.

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ON 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX. DEALER REPLACED BROKEN WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, BROKEN OFF LINK NEAR MOTOR, INSTALLED PART NUMBER 84241847, CHANGED DRAIN HOLE. 2013 IS COVERED BY RECALL IN US, 2010 THROUGH 2016 IS COVERED BY RECALL IN CANADA. NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING IF 1.7MILLION FURTHER MODEL YEARS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL - YES THEY SHOULD (SAME EXACT PART NUMBER AS 2013 MODEL)!!! CHEVY CHARGED ME $253.78 FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL! 106K MILES

Mileage: 106,400

FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST NOT WORKING, ALL AIR COMES THRU FRONT AND FLOOR VENTS

Mileage: 86,000

BOUGHT MY 2012 EQUINOX 9/2012. IN FEBRUARY 2013 MY SUV MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR. TODAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SHOWED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP. I MADE IT HOME BUT NOT SURE IF IT'S DRIVEABLE NOW. I'M A NURSE AND WAS IN HOME HEALTH UNTIL THIS LAST YEAR, SO MY VEHICLE HAS HIGH MILEAGE. 113,000. BUT EVEN AT THAT YOU'D THINK SPENDING $23,000 ON A NEW VEHICLE IT WOULD LAST LONGER THEN 5 YEARS.

Mileage: 113,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR ON THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE WIPERS WERE BRAND NEW AND WERE THE REQUESTED BRAND FOR THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, US RT 2, DURING A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP WITHOUT BEING HIT OR HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ONLY SEVEN MONTHS AGO WITH 60,000 MILES IT NOW HAS 68,000 MILES. A MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE FOUND THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN AT THE CONNECTION TO THE MOTOR. .THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF A FAULTY PART. I HAVE ATTACHED THE REPAIR ORDER.

Mileage: 68,300

ON THE HIGHWAY IN HIGH SPEED LANE IN A POURING RAIN WHEN THE WILNDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I FELT THIS WAS LIFE THREATENING AS I COULD NOT SEE. BY THEE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT GETTING KILLED. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER DID I HAVE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION LIKE THIS ONE. GM SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND REPAIR THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

Mileage: 90,600

10-11-18 4:15 PM LEAVENING THE 43 ON RAMP FOR HYW54/57 IN GREEN BAY WI. IN A RAIN STORM MY WIPER WENT COMPLETE OUT AND I COULD NOT SEE TO DRIVE WIPER MOTOR WENT COMPLETELY OUT

Mileage: 105,600

TAMATA RECALL MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING ON BACKROADS TO WORK WITH LOW LIGHTING AND IN A STORM WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT AS I TURNED THE SPEED UP BECAUSE IT BEGAN TO RAIN A LOT MORE. THE WIPER JUST SWUNG ALL THE WAY UP AND OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND WOULD NO LONGER WORK. I PULLED OVER INTO CLOSEST NEIGHBORHOOD I COULD FIND AND LIMPED MY VEHICLE HOME AS SLOW AS I COULD TRYING TO SEE OUT OF MY CAR. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT ;AM ON MY WAY TO WORK OR ELSE I COULD HAVE EASILY NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE WITH THE LIGHTS AND THE RAIN WITH MY WIPERS NOT WORKING. AFTER SEEING A LOT OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON THE PROBLEM OCCUR INFO IN MODELS FROM 2010-2016 I FELT THE NEED TO FILE A REPORT. THE WIPER LINKAGES ARE HELD TOGETHER WITH CHEAP PLASTIC BUSHINGS THAT WILL FAIL INSTEAD OF USING LONGER LASTING HARDWARE LIKE A SHORT BOLT AND SELF LOCKING NUT TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING.

Mileage: 60,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED. RESEARCH AVAILABLE SHOWS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS AND OTHER MODELS OF THE EQUINOX.

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED & GOT STUCK WHILE UP, AFFECTING VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE VISIBILITY WAS NOT ONLY IMPACTED BY THE WIPER STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, BUT WORSE BECAUSE OF THE RAINSTORM THAT WE NO LONGER HAD WIPERS TO HELP WITH. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND SUDDENLY LOSING VISIBILITY BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT OPERATING. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TRYING TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THEM DOWN, BUT THEY WOULD NOT OPERATE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR IS WORKING BUT THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION HAD CORRODED IN THE BALL JOINTS, LEADING TO THE WIPERS BECOMING INOPERABLE. FURTHERMORE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WHILE THIS ISSUE IS RECALLED IN CANADA, ONLY THE 2013 MODELS ARE RECALLED IN THE USA, THOUGH OTHER YEARS AND MODELS ARE ALSO AFFECTED.

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE WIPERS STOPPED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (EWALD CHEVROLET BUICK, 36833 E WISCONSIN AVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066, (262) 567-5555) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT CONSUMER STATED FRONT WIPER MOTOR/TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 126,000

IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPER SPEED TO MAX. THE WIPER'S STOPPED WORKING. I LOST COMPLETE VISIBILITY. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR FOR THE WIPERS MOVING BUT NOTHING WORKED. IN AN INCREDIBLE PANIC, I TRIED TO TURN THEM ON/OFF, TO NO AVAIL. THIS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WAS HANDLED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH IN THE FAST LANE. I HAD TO NAVIGATE, WITH NO VISIBILITY, OVER THREE LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LOOKING OUT MY BACK WINDOW - AS THE ONLY WAY TO JUDGE WHERE I WAS ON THE ROAD IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR. THE REPAIR COST ME $368. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND I'M SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I THANK MY LUCKY STARS THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY DAY I COMMUTED WITHOUT MY KIDS. WHY IS THERE A RECALL TO FIX THIS IN CANADA AND NOT HERE? CHEVY NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE SAVE LIVES WITH A RECALL, IMMEDIATELY. WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT.

Mileage: 91,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND WERE STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. HAD TO CAREFULLY DRIVE TO WHERE I COULD GET THIS REPAIRED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. HOPING IT WAS ONLY A BURNED OUT FUSE, UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS THE WIPER TRANSMISSION THAT WENT OUT. THE REPLACEMENT AND LABOR COST WAS $364.31.

Mileage: 103,104

DRIVING ON A BUSY HWY IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM AND THE WIPERS ON HIGH WHEN THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. UNABLE TO EVEN SEE THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. HORNS BLARING AS CARS AND TRUCKS PASSED WITHIN 3 INCHES OF MY SIDE VIEW MIRROR. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM NOW! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

Mileage: 99,000

DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR WHEN THE WIPERS JUST QUIT WORKING. CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING BUT WIPER NOT MOVING.

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING DURING A THUNDERSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING ON THE MEDIUM SETTING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, CAUSING VIABILITY LOSS. THIS MADE IT UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND DIFFICULT EVEN CHANGING LANES TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. MOTOR WAS STILL FUNCTIONING. FAULTY PART IS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AGAIN TODAY, DURING A FLASH FLOOD WARNING RAINSTORM, WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH WIPERS ON HIGH SETTING CAUSING A COMPLETE VISIBILITY LOSS. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ATTEMPTING TO SAFELY PULL OUT OF LANES OF TRAFFIC. RESEARCH INDICATING CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED THIS PART IN CANADA AND REPLACED BUT NOT IN THE US

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CLASSIC CHEVROLET, 6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT ASKED THE MANUFACTURER WHY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 57,000

WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME SINCE WE GOT THE CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER. WE WILL BE REPLACING IT AGAIN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS FROM THE LAST TIME WE REPLACED THIS PART. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME VERY COSTLY AND VERY UNSAFE FOR MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON. MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK IN THE BAD ICE STORM IN MICHIGAN ON 04/15/2018 AND THE WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKE FOR THE 4TH TIME. VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM ASAP. I AM TIRED OF REPLACING THIS PART EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS

Mileage: 65,000

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR WIPER TRANSMISSION CORROSION WHICH COULD CAUSE THE WIPERS TO FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RECALL IN CANADA ONLY IS FOR YEARS 2010-2017 (25300-03: SAFETY RECALL ' FRONT WIPER TRANSMISSION CORROSION FAILURE (CANADA ONLY) ' 2010-2017 CHEVROLET EQUINOX & GMC TERRAIN). THERE IS ALSO ONE IN THE US BUT IT DOES NOT COVER 2012, THE YEAR OF MY EQUINOX (25302-01: SAFETY RECALL ' FRONT WIPER TRANSMISSION CORROSION FAILURE (USA ONLY) ' 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX & GMC TERRAIN). MY WIPERS RECENTLY FAILED DUE TO THIS VERY ISSUE ON 4/2/2018 AND THE US RECALL SHOULD EXPAND TO COVER THE SAME YEARS AS THE CANADIAN RECALL. THE CAR WAS THANKFULLY IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH PA STATE INSPECTION AND THE WIPERS FAILED DURING A TEST DRIVE.

Mileage: 48,800

TAKATA RECALL. YESTERDAY (2/28/18) I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN POURING DOWN RAIN& THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED. YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THEY WILL NOT MOVE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND THEY HAD BEEN WORKING FINE ALL DAY & THEN JUST STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN SUDDEN MAKING IT TO WHERE I COULD NOT SEE WHILE DRIVING. ## VIN PASSED ## 2012 CHEVEROLET EQUINOX ##

Mileage: 96,000

2012 CHEVY EQUINOX WAS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. IT WAS OUT OF OIL BEFORE MY OIL CHANGE WAS DUE. I HAD 1000 MILES LEFT BEFORE MY OIL CHANGE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN 6 MONTHS. CONTACTED GMC TODAY GOT S CASE NUMBER BUT HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND TAKE IT TO A GMC DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEN TODAY DURING A SNOW STORM MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING IT WAS A MESS TRYING TO GET HOME MAKING FREQUENT STOPS BECAUSE OF VISIBILITY.GMC SAID THERE ARE NO RECALL FOR THAT OR THE OIL CONSUMPTION BUT I SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT ALL THESE ISSUES. NOT TO ADD THE PAINT IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR DOORS AND TRUNK DOORS ARE RUSTING. THIS IS MY LAST GMC CAR GOING BACK TO HONDA.

Mileage: 77,224

WHILE DRIVING AT OR AROUND 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET A POP WAS HEARD IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. AFTER PARKING, TO ASSESS WHAT HAPPENED, THE RIGHT QUARTER GLASS WAS FOUND TO HAVE SHATTERED, YET IT STAYED IN THE FRAME. TWO WEEKS PRIOR, THE CAR HAD BEEN IN A MINOR REAR-END BUMPER COLLISION WHICH LEFT MINIMAL SCRATCHES

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING, BOTH OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MADE A TICKING NOISE AND THEN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN CHEVROLET ((503) 668-5555, 36936 US-26, SANDY, OR 97055) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-3523338406. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,983.

Mileage: 94,983

I WAS GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN AND MY WIPERS WENT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND STOPPED WORKING, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THAT I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. IT WAS DARK OUT IN POURING RAIN WITH SEMI TRUCKS ALL AROUND ME. THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, SO MY CAR IS STILL WAITING FOR REPAIR.

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAWKS CHEVROLET IN BEESVILE, ILLINOIS WHERE THE TRANS-MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN RELATION TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

ON MAY 21, 2017 WHILE DRIVING STRAING DOWN I-94 AT 70MPH IN DOWNPOUR THE BUSHING ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION GAVE WAY, CAUSING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION (WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS FLEW OFF TO THE SIDE OF MY CAR, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN MOVEMENT). MY VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED REQUIRING ME TO CAREFULLY NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD (HUSBAND & 2 SMALL CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS). I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED TO SAFELY DRIVE. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING IT WITH A BUSHING FROM AUTOZONE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE REPLACEMENT BUSHING ALSO GAVE WAY & ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2017 THE EVENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON M-106. AGAIN, I HAD TO PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO CLEAR. WE HAD SERVICE REPAIR DONE AT NORM'S AUTOMOTIVE IN SOUTH LYON WHERE HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY ($400 IN REPAIRS). THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE IN CANADA, INCLUDING ONTARIO, WITH A WORK AROUND THAT ENTAILS PLUGGING A DRAIN HOLE & DRILLING A NEW DRAIN HOLE ABOVE THE CURRENT LOCATION TO PREVENT INCLEMENT WHETHER FROM CORRODING THE BUSHING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT "STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT" IN MICHIGAN.

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING HE VEHICLE IN A POURING RAIN THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS TOTALLY BLINDED BY THE RAIN AND COULDN'T SEE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE WIPER LINKAGE TRANSMISSION AND IT COST OVER $300 TO REPLACE. THIS PART WAS RECALLED ON 2011 AND 2013 EQUINOXES AND NOT 2012. THE PIECE HAD CORRODED AND PART HAD FELL OFF. PLEASE REPORT THIS TO CHEVY AND RECALL FOR THE 2012'S PLEASE. VERY HARROWING EVENT WHEN THE WIPERS STOPPED.

Mileage: 90,000

IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON HIGH. THE DRIVER WAS PULLING THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED MID-SWIPE. THE WIPER WAS LEFT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT. THE DRIVER PARKED AND TRIED TO PUSH GENTLY TO GET THE WIPER "UNSTUCK", BUT EVENTUALLY JUST PUSHED IT TO THE WIPER RESTING POSITION. THE WIPERS NO LONGER MOVE AT ALL. WE ASSUME THAT THE WIPER GEARS BROKE OR BECAME SEIZED WHILE RUNNING, BUT WE WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL A MECHANIC LOOKS AT THEM. WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT IS NOT RAINING TO DRIVE TO THE MECHANIC AND GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. IF THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY OR BUSY STREET, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS ALREADY A 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IT SHOULD ALSO BE EXTENDED TO THE 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX YEAR WE OWN.

Mileage: 73,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY VEHICLE (VIN #2GNALDEK6C396483) STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE WIPERS WERE MOVED TO HIGH SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP (NORTHSTAR CHEVROLET IN CLIFTON PARK NY) REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE (PART #84241847) AND PLUG (PART # 15259076) ON 06/07/2017. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT WIT THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCE RECALL OF 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX VEHICLES WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER ISSUES. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE HEAVY RAIN.

Mileage: 78,950

DURING A RAINSTORM, AND WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MY FRONT WIPERS FAILED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN WIPER MODULE REPAIRED/REPLACED. WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE 2013 OR LATER MODELS WERE RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THIS EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MY 2012 MODEL WHICH THE DEALER WAS AWARE IS THE SAME PART AND ISSUE. PAID FOR THE SERVICE BUT ASKING WHY THIS RECALL WAS NOT EXTENDED TO OTHER MODELS WHEN THE SAME FAILURE IS OCCURRING. FILED A REPORT WITH GM ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL BUT NO RESOLUTION ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR. THE ISSUE NEARLY CAUSED A HIGHWAY SPEED ACCIDENT AND SIGNIFICANT COST DUE TO TRAVEL DELAYS.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. ONCE THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING, SHE HAD TO STOP FIVE TIMES DUE TO THE WIPER FAILURE BEFORE DRIVING TO A DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,697. UPDATED 08/09/17*LJ *CN

Mileage: 68,697

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME LOOSE AND FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERMANENTLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A RAIN STORM MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE NEXT EXIT AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP SO I COULD CLEARLY SEE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS SOME KIND OF RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INVOLVE MY VIN NUMBER. CAR HAS 90,000 MILES.

Mileage: 90,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING WIND AND RAIN STORM. THE MECHANISM THAT MOVES THE WIPER ARMS POPPED OFF THE BALL JOINT/SOCKET ON THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT NOW I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING THE CAR IN THE RAIN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL RIGHT ONTO THE SHOULDER, BUT IF I WAS ON A ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER OR IN A MIDDLE LANE IN TRAFFIC, IT COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP LINE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DEFROSTER BLOWER SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING AND CAUSED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP. THE ISSUE HINDERED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BLOWER MODULE AND MOTOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Mileage: 17,000

WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFFECTING ONE WIPER. SYMPTOMS SAME AS CURRENT 2013 RECALL. DRIVER WIPER DOES NOT WORK - PASSENGER WIPER DOES.

Mileage: 117,000

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SIDE PILLARS ARE SO WIDE NEAR THE SIDE MIRRORS THAT IT CAUSES A FOOT WIDE BLIND SPOT WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND ALMOST SEVERAL OTHER ACCIDENTS. I HAVE HEARD THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS. THIS BLIND SPOT CAUSED ME TO HIT A POLE WHILE TURNING AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING AREA.

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT 15 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VIEW TO BE OBSCURED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

WNDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM, WIPERS WENT LIMP AND TURNING THE WIPER LEVER ON AND OFF DID NOT HELP. FORTUNATELY THE DEALER JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE THIS ITEM IN STOCK, MUST BE A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR(?) THE REPAIR BILL AT VAN YORK CHEV WAS $340.83. COULD NOT PROCEED ON UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED.

Mileage: 77,869

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN STORM WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITH NO WARNING. I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND TRY TO GET OFF THE ROAD, ALMOST WENT IN A DITCH. 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 45000 MILES.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

EVERY TIME A SMALL ROCK HITS MY WINDSHIELD IT CRACKS OR CHIPS. SMALL SAND OR GRAVEL EVEN PUTS CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD. CHEVY HAS A HISTORY OF USING INCORRECT PRIMER, SO I AM WONDERING IF IT IS STILL AN ISSUE. I CAN VISIBLY SEE OVER 10 CHIPS IN MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 42,000