2015 Chevrolet Equinox Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 113
- 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 · 62 records
- stopped working · 47 records
- wipers stopped · 30 records
- rain storm · 23 records
- wiper motor · 20 records
- wiper transmission · 18 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 56 |
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
Driving in the rain today and the wipers just stopped working and would not work. I had to pull over and turn off the car to see if they would come back on, but they wouldn't it was raining really hard this could have been bad
ODI 11206215
Visibility/Wiper
Traveling on the interstate during a torrential rain storm. The wipers were on high speed. The wipers started to run erratically. Bounced a few times on the windshield breaking it. Then the wipers came to rest hanging off the drivers side of the vehicle. This failure of an essential safety system should be analyzed. Due to luck or driving skill this equipment failure resulted in no accident or injury. The dealership…
ODI 11206605
Visibility/Wiper
While driving in downpour, my windshield wipers stopped working. Driving 65 on the highway in a downpour with no wipers is dangerous and i almost crashed a few times. The motor was fine. It was the assembly transmission that kept popping off the motor that was the problem. When i had it replaced, the mechanic showed me, it slipped off so easily, it's nuts that it lasted the 2 years i've had the car. There is a…
ODI 11206586
Visibility/Wiper
Driving about 40mph in heavy rain with wipers on. It then sounded like i hit something in the road. I then look to notice my wipers was no longer working. I am finding this is happening with many 2015 chevy equinox. Why the customer have to pay to have it fixed.
ODI 11203732
Visibility/Wiper
I was travelling on the highway at 60 mph in heavy rain when my windshield wipers suddenly shut down and would no longer work. I was able to safely slow down and stop, but this could have ended much differently as i was unable to see anything! This appears to be the same problem as many have reported with the bearings on the wiper transmission corroding and coming apart.
ODI 11203586
Visibility/Wiper
Driving on expressway at high speed in heavy downpour, wipers on high. Wipers stopped working stuck in middle of windshield. Could not see anything. Checking internet this is a known problem with this vehicle, plastic bearing goes.
ODI 11218319
Visibility/Wiper
During a heavy rain, the driver side wiper suddenly swung past the stopping point of the edge of the windshield and forced the wiper motor arms and bushings to break apart. The force destroyed the bushings and bend the motor arms as well as stripped the threads between the wiper motor mount and the wiper arm
ODI 11206055
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet equinox. While driving 60 mph in the rain, the contact attempted to adjust the wiper speeds. After doing so, the windshield wipers detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to walker chevrolet (3940 carothers pkwy, franklin, tn 37067, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that new windshield wipers needed to be installed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made…
ODI 11202933
Visibility/Wiper
My wife and daughter were driving 70 mph on i-75 expressway on thursday evening (18apr19) during the evening rush hour. Is was raining very hard. The vehicle wipers were set on high-speed and all of a sudden the wipers traveled past their normal range. The wiper system failed in the extended travel position. The vehicle was in the left most lane of the expressway, so my wife decided to pulled over to the left side…
ODI 11202536
Visibility/Wiper
My windshield wipers stopped working completely on a rainy day. It began to rain. I pulled into a gas station, stopped, and turned my wipers off. Preparing to leave the gas station, i turned the wipers back on after i turned the car back on while i was still parked. The wipers went up one time, they stopped in the upward position, and never started back working. During the time that i have had this vehicle, the…
ODI 11194401
Visibility/Wiper
Takata recall both front windshield wipers suddenly quit working while driving in the rain at highway speeds of up to 70 mph. This is a safety hazard and could have caused an accident.
ODI 11193918
Visibility/Wiper
Car was parked, started motor, it was raining, started wipers, could hear the wiper motor working, wipers failed to work, had to take it to a dealer, cost to repair $283, seems like this is starting to be reported more, should be recalled as mentioned in other complaints
ODI 11205452
Visibility/Wiper
Wipers fail to operate despite wiper transmission active.
ODI 11191175
Visibility/Wiper
My wipers stopped working, getting stuck all the way to the left side of the windshield while driving in the highway, in the middle of a rain storm. It was very difficult to try to get to the shoulder on the right hand side being that i was on the left lane. Thankfully, i was able to pull over safely.
ODI 11193773
Visibility/Wiper
The windsheild motor broke while using wipers. It was repaired using a gmc part and the wiper motor broke again. Repaired were the ball joints in the wiper module i was driving on a interstate at the speed of 70mph when the wiper motor quit working. I had to pull to the side of the road and wait for the raid to stop. The rain was heavy.
ODI 11205472
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield wiper module failure. This appears to be a common problem where the wipers stop working. This may happen at a crucial time leaving the driver's vision distorted and blurred in traffic. Why haven't there been a recall in the us while they've been recalled in canada!…
ODI 11182854
Visibility/Wiper
Wiper failure. Gm currently has a recall for the 2013 equinox for this issue. Our 2015 equinox has the same issue where the wipers failed at what may have been a critical time that clearly presents a danger. Https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2016/rcsb-16v582-8151.pdf 0125
ODI 11179979
Visibility/Wiper
The car was parked (thank god) and when the wipers were turned on, they no longer worked. Just bought the car 9 days ago! 54k on it. I took it apart and found the wiper transmission had fallen apart!
ODI 11172016
Visibility/Wiper
Snowstorm on 1/12/2019, my wife was driving and the wipers just stopped working, she had to try to pull over and could not see anything.
ODI 11166703
Visibility/Wiper
It was raining and my wipers were set on the automatic setting where they would work about every 20-30 seconds. They stopped working in mid wipe!! The mister is still functional because i can hear it but the wipers are not. I have been reading that this is a major issue with the model of vehicle and the part has been recalled in canada. Why not here???? I lost all visibility while driving down the road at night!!! I…
ODI 11165083
Visibility/Wiper
WIPER BLADES STOPPED WORKING.
ODI 11171840
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed. While driving in the rain, the windshield wiper motor made a noise that sounded as if the motor was trying to engage the windshield wipers, bit never did. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 9-4970143711. The vehicle was not repaired.…
ODI 11164840
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving down the interstate (going 75mph) in moderate rain when suddenly our windshield wipers over extended and would no longer engage. We had to stop because we couldn't see. We had to make our way off the highway and to a repair shop to get them 'rigged' to get us back on the road.
ODI 11163533
Visibility/Wiper
On the evening of december 22nd, 2018 during heavy rain driving approximately 60mph on the freeway (south on i5 in everett, wa), the windshield wipers stopped functioning in mid stroke. With extremely poor visibility, we managed to pull the vehicle off the freeway we shut the vehicle off and restarted it hoping this would reset the wipers, but they continued to not function. The wiper motor can be heard functioning,…
ODI 11163175
Visibility/Wiper
I was traveling on a highway in heavy rain when suddenly the passenger-side wiper started moving in the opposite direction as the driver-side wiper. It finally stopped dead and i only had the driver side wiper but the blade was badly damaged when they were hitting one another so i had very limited vision. I consider this to be an extremely hazardous situation.
ODI 11162946
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2015 Chevrolet Equinox.
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