1. Chevrolet Equinox
  2. Problems
  3. Visibility/Wiper

Chevrolet Equinox Visibility/Wiper Problems

677
Owner complaint records in our dataset
15
Years with records
2005–2019
Stored years

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.

Among these 677 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • stopped working · 59 records
  • windshield wipers · 51 records
  • wipers stopped · 32 records
  • wiper transmission · 20 records
  • heavy rain · 18 records
  • wiper motor · 18 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi260
100–150k mi142
30–60k mi122
1–30k mi46
150–400k mi18

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 13, 2020 · 92,000 miles

    Electrical System · Power Train · Visibility/Wiper

    My transmission has gone out causing my car to stall and not accelerate four times since i purchased the vehicle. Also the entire computer system just shut down and my vehicle would not start. Windshield wipers fly off frequently. My transmission issue has happened on major freeways three times now causing me to stall and sit on the side of freeway until tow truck became available.

    ODI 11309250

    2015 records in this system

  • February 12, 2020 · 103,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    While driving my equinox in the rain through town, the wipers stopped working. I was able to safely pull off the road and push them down without any resistance. The wiper motor was still running but the wiper blades did not move. I contacted my local chevy dealer and told them what happened. They gave me an appointment and said their was a recall to replace wiper transmission arm and it was covered under the…

    ODI 11308885

    2016 records in this system

  • February 7, 2020 · 75,703 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    Wipers stopped working after hearing a loud noise.i can still hear the wiper motor working but wipers don't work. Vehicle was in motion during rain on highway wheb this happened

    ODI 11309071

    2015 records in this system

  • February 6, 2020 · 26,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    I received a notice from gm on my 2015 chevrolet equinox on 2/6/20 stating that there may be a condition where a link ball socket in the wiper transmission may separate. If this were to occur, the driver would experience a sudden loss of wiper function! After talking with gm and the dealer, was told this does not constitute a recall. I strongly disagree!

    ODI 11307520

    2015 records in this system

  • February 5, 2020 · 185,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    While driving on the interstate at night about 70 mph in a very heavy rain my wipers stopped working it was a very dangerous situation i had to leave my car on the side of the road till the next day and thank god it wasn't raining.

    ODI 11307503

    2015 records in this system

  • February 1, 2020 · 77,000 miles

    Engine · Visibility/Wiper

    The timing belt on my engine went out resulting in my vehicle dying whenever my car idled low. If i didn?t constantly give it some gas, the car would shut off. This would happen at red lights and stop sign where i couldn?t give the car gas, so i?d end up stopping in the middle of an intersection with incoming traffic. I had to get my car repaired and two different mechanics (one at a chevy dealership) said that…

    ODI 11307847

    2016 records in this system

  • January 25, 2020 · 62,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    Windshield wipers in front stopped working while driving in wet weather

    ODI 11302197

    2016 records in this system

  • January 25, 2020 · 99,800 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    I was driving on the highway and the windshield wipers stopped working in the middle of heavy rain and traffic. We had to pull off the highway with hazards and by sticking our heads out of the window.

    ODI 11301879

    2014 records in this system