2014 Chevrolet Equinox Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 102
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- windshield wipers · 46 records
- stopped working · 46 records
- wipers stopped · 29 records
- wiper transmission · 23 records
- rain storm · 16 records
- heavy rain · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 56 |
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 16 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
My wipers quit working driving home from work yesterday. It was raining pretty hard! Thankfully no one was hurt. Upon further inspection the transmission bushing has rusted away completely causing my wipers to quit working altogether
ODI 11164380
Visibility/Wiper
Driving in very heavy rain around 5:30am, so also very dark out. Windshield wipers on auto, medium-high speed. Going around 30mph and hear a moderately loud "clunk" come from area in front of dashboard and steering wheel. Suddenly my wipers no longer worked, and within seconds it was impossible to see out of my windshield. I had to litterally stick my head out of my driver side window and look for a side…
ODI 11163279
Visibility/Wiper
While driving home in a rain storm, i heard a noise from my wipers and then they stopped working. The motor can be heard running, but the blades do not move. This was extremely dangerous as i was on the highway and could not see. After researching, the linkage has broken off and the wiper blades will not move. I cannot operate the vehicle safely in rain/snow and i live in new england. This created a very dangerous…
ODI 11163078
Visibility/Wiper
My wife was driving on interstate 40 during a heavy rain when the windshield wipers suddenly stopped working. Because of this she was nearly in an accident. We had to have the vehicle towed back to our home as it was unsafe to drive in the current weather conditions.
ODI 11163224
Visibility/Wiper
Second occurance -- both stationary and in motion the windshield wipers either do not move, move very slow and stop mid-windshield. This part was replaced with and oem part just over 1 year ago and is doing the same thing again.
ODI 11162639
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield wiper stopped working while driving on rainy night on the freeway. Had to pull off the freeway and wait for rain to stop
ODI 11161707
Engine · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. While driving in a blizzard with the windshield wipers activated, the windshield wipers detached from the vehicle. In addition, the engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to zeigler buick of lincolnwood (located at [redacted], lincolnwood, il 60712, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired due to the diagnostic and repair fees. The…
ODI 11156622
Visibility/Wiper
The airflow from my defroster vents stopped working. The heat and air conditioning still work but the air flows only through the front facing vents. I cannot defrost or defog my front windshield when necessary. I have to keep a towel in the car in case i need to wipe it off. It must be a broken directional switch/damper but it creates a dangerous situation. Haven't had time to get it fixed yet.
ODI 11160623
Visibility/Wiper
Mid november 2018, my windshield wipers stopped working. I am a nurse in a cardiac catheterization lab, my pager had gone off, so i actually was driving on my way to the hospital for someone having a heart attack when this happened. It was pouring down rain, i was on a highway bridge with no shoulder, when my windshield wipers just stopped working. They were working when i left my house. The rain was coming down…
ODI 11176651
Visibility/Wiper
The wiper transmission bushing failed.... The failed bushing attaches the wiper motor to the transmission. The incident occurred while traveling home from work on a highway ( i-380) ...the wipers stopped working during a winter storm creating poor visibility and a dangerous situation.
ODI 11152998
Visibility/Wiper
You have the equinox listed as having zero recalls. That is not correct. I was contacted by mail about a recall for the front wiper transmission assembly (canada only). If some of these canadian parts have made it on to us models then the same failure will happen. From the complaints i just read on this site that has obviously happened. I would feel terrible if someones wipers quit working during a storm and they or…
ODI 11152963
Visibility/Wiper
While driving at highway speeds on a rainy afternoon, the windshield wiper arms went entirely to the left off the windshield. I pulled over, placed the windshield wipers at the resting position and attempted to get the wipers working again. I could hear the motor running but the wipers would not move from the resting position.
ODI 11151672
Visibility/Wiper
While driving down the highway in a rain storm the driver side windshield wiper suddenly stopped working forcing me to find a safe path off the road and pull over until the storm stopped. Upon inspection it seems the ball joint popped off the plastic bushing causing the driver side wiper to not move.
ODI 11164848
Visibility/Wiper
Wipers stopped working during rainstorm in construction zone on i-76 westbound east of akron. My wife got in a near accident because she could not see and had to pull off the side of the highway waiting for the rain to stop. Went on-line to see this is a constant problem. Had to buy the linkage at the dealer and the parts guy said that this part is in stock because it is common to be replaced.
ODI 11150277
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed to function properly during inclement weather with no warning and had almost potentially caused a crash which meant that the contact had to drive extremely cautious without the function of the windshield wipers while on a major highway. The emergency blinkers had to be applied when the failure occurred .the dealer…
ODI 11144627
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed to function properly so the function was not available due to the failure when there was inclement weather. The dealer daniels chevrolet (365 e main st, swainsboro, ga 30401, [redacted]) indicated that the vehicle would need to be diagnosed to repair the vehicle and they also stated that there was no recall to cover…
ODI 11144617
Visibility/Wiper
Driving 45 mph down a street in a downpour at night. No streetlights on the road. My wiper arms both stopped moving. Immediately lost ability to see the road while traveling at a good speed. Was able to veer toward the middle of the road and slow down to 5 mph, where i was then able to see the road again. Had to drive 6 miles at 5 mph to get home. Took car to dealership next day and droped it off. Told them the…
ODI 11179974
Visibility/Wiper
Driving on a four lane interstate at 65 mph when my wipers just stopped in an upright position.
ODI 11133334
Visibility/Wiper
I was coming home from running errands when it began to rain heavily. All of the sudden, my windshield wipers quit working in the upright position and i had zero visibility. It was one of the scariest moments of my life. I quickly put on my hazard lights and pulled to the side, however, if i had been on the highway or moving and a faster speed i hate to think of what would have happened. After researching the…
ODI 11131746
Visibility/Wiper
While driving in the rain on a [redacted], while the wipers were in use, they stopped working in mid-swipe. I heard a sound when this happened. Both wipers were stuck and inoperable in the middle of the windshield. After stopping, i was able to move the wipers to the full down position, but only with some effort. The rear wiper works fine. There is no function at all on the front wipers. The fluid spray is still…
ODI 11131127
Visibility/Wiper
15789:windshield wiper motor failure. My windshield wipers stopped working in track while it was raining. It stopped in the up position on high and i could not drive or move because i could not see. Turned the ignition off and on and replaced a fuse and the wipers still do not work. This happened after i picked my kids up from school in rush hour traffic. After researching i see that this has happened to lots of…
ODI 11129118
Visibility/Wiper
While driving down the interstate at 70 mph in a heavy rainstorm my windshield whipers just stopped working. They stopped in the upright position. This is very dangerous and luckly i was able to pull over but could not see out the front window because the rain was so hard. Looked it up and found this is a common thing and has even been recalled in other places. With 2 kids under the age of 3 in the car with me this…
ODI 11129294
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving on a four lane highway during a major down pour, suddenly the windshield wipers stopped (standing straight up). It happened on a bridge so i couldn't pullover, couldn't see! I was very fortunate to have got off of road at end of bridge. Car only has 48,000 miles. Never had problems with lot higher mileage vehicles i have had, this is seriously dangerous, someone with lesser reflex and vision would have…
ODI 11123822
Visibility/Wiper
My windshield wipers quit working and froze in a slanted upright position during a severe thunderstorm on the toll in central florida on 8-29-18 driving at 60mph. After narrowly avoiding 3 accidents and death because i couldnt see, i navigated to 2 seperate repair shops who pretended to not know of this defect and demanded i pay for "diagnosing" this seriously life threatening known vehicle defect. I believe this…
ODI 11123611
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 65 mph in the rain, the windshield wipers became completely inoperable. The contact pulled the vehicle over and waited for the rain to stop. The contact drove the vehicle to lima auto mall ([redacted], lima, ohio 45807, [redacted]), but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact and the dealer referenced an unknown part as a potential…
ODI 11122134
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2014 Chevrolet Equinox.
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