2014 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

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 ROAD/DRIVEWAY TO PULL OVER AT, NOT EASY IN THE DARK WITH HEAVY RAIN. TURNS OUT THE SOUND CAME FROM JUST UNDER MY WIPER ARMS, WHICH BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE WIPER MOTOR, AS THE LINKAGE ARM POPPED OFF AT ONE OF THE PLASTIC BUSHING BALL JOINTS. I WAS DRIVING ON A WELL-PAVED CITY STREET, WITH NO HARSH BUMPS OR POT-HOLES, LINKAGE ARM DISCONNECTED JUST FROM USE OF THE WIPERS. THANKFULLY I WASN'T GOING 75MPH ON A HIGHWAY OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE. I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A FRIEND TO COME PICK ME UP, CAR WAS LEFT THERE UNTIL THAT AFTERNOON WHEN IT WAS DAYLIGHT OUT AND HAD STOPPED RAINING. AFTER INSPECTION, I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY MOVE MY WIPER ARMS, MY FIRST SIGN THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. I'VE TRIED A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLASTIC BUSHING REPLACEMENTS, NONE OF WHICH LASTED LONGER THAN A DAY BEFORE THE LINKAGE ARM FELL OFF AGAIN. I AM CURRENTLY BEING "FORCED" INTO BUYING A WHOLE NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION. NOT PLEASED, THIS MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE IS COSTING ME MONEY TO FIX, AND NOT EVEN PERMANENTLY AS A NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION WILL LIKELY

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.

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 SITUATION AS I HAD BOTH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AS WELL.

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.

I ASKED MECHANIC TO ROTATE MY TIRES. THEY REPORTED THAT A MAJORITY OF LUG NUTS HAD DEEP CRACKS AND METAL WAS SEPARATING ON THE LUG NUTS. ONE LUG NUT ON FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS FROZEN ON AND SHEARED IN HALF WHEN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE. I HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT IF I DROVE THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE TIRE IF I GOT A FLAT. ON 12/18/2018 I RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I CHANGE ALL THE LUG NUTS DUE TO CRACKS. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THE WRENCH THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WOULD NOT FIT THE BROKEN LUG NUT AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE ROAD. THE BROKE THE STUD IN DRILLING OUT THE LUG NUT. THE TOTAL BILL CAME TO 6 HOURS LABOR $720, 20 LUG NUTS $179.80, ONE STUD $5.99 PLUS TAX FOR $937 TOTAL. I BELIEVE THEIR IS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE LUG NUTS. THEY ARE MADE FROM TWO TYPES OF METAL THAT WITH USE APPEAR TO START TO SEPARATE WITH LARGE CRACKS IN THE CHROME METAL ON THE AXIS WHERE THE TWO METALS APPEAR TO JOIN. IN MY SITUATION IT WOULD HAVE POSED A DEFINITE ROAD HAZARD IF I HAD ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND THE BOLT SHEARED IN HALF ALONG THE AXIS OF WHERE THE METALS JOINED. I WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT IN A SITUATION WHERE IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE TOWED AS A TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WOULD HAVE FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE.

WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON RAINY NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY. HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAIT FOR RAIN TO STOP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PCV VALVE WAS COLLECTING MOISTURE, WHICH FROZE AND BLEW OUT THE MAIN SEAL. THE DEALER (BOOKWALTER CHEVROLET BUICK, 335 S SHERIDAN RD, STANTON, MI 48888) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE PCV VALVE AND MAIN SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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.

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 6900 MCCORMICK BLVD, LINCOLNWOOD, IL 60712, (847) 674-9000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN RUNNING THE VEHICLE AND TURN HEAT ON WHILE DRIVE EXHAUST FUMES COME THROUGH VENT MAKE DRIVERS VERY SICK AND WHOOZIE AND AT TIMES SICK TO STOMACH.

WHEN AT STOPS CAR WOULD STALL. NOW BEING TOLD CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR ISSUE. I NOTICED MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

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 THEIR CHILDREN WERE HURT OR EVEN KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO WIPER FAILURE AND I KNEW ABOUT IT. I AM UPLOADING PHOTOS OF THE NOTIFICATION I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL IN THE HOPES THAT GM ACKNOWLEDGES THE FACT THAT THE WIPER FAILURE CAN AND IS HAPPENING TO US MODELS AS WELL.

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.

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.

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.

FIRST TWO DAYS OF HAVING VEHICLE WITH 36K MILES AND I'M AT A RED LIGHT AND THE THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. ALL THE LIGHT WERE ON AND THE GAS NEEDLE NEVER MOVED. I HAD TO CUT CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUT OF IF I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I GOOGLED MY ISSUE AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY BY PUTTING CAR IN NEUTRAL EVERY TIME I HAD TO STOP. A CHIP WAS REPLACED. NOW I'M ALMOST AT 75K MILES AND THE STABILITRAK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SOMETIMES WITH A LOSS OF POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE. WAITED FOUR HOURS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF AND TO DRIVE UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. THIS OCCURS IF I'M TURNING OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SOMETIMES EVEN AFTER WAITING 15 SECONDS TO RESTART CAR, IT HAS TROUBLE TURNING OVER. I LET SIT FOR ANOTHER 15 SECONDS AND IT'S FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINS ON BUT WILL BE OFF IN THE MORNING. LOSING POWER ON A CONGESTED 6 LANE HIGHWAY WOULD NOT BE GOOD BUSINESS FOR CHEVROLET.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2014 EQUINOX DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM WHEN THE WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. SHE WAS ON I90 HEADING BACK TO NEW YORK FROM A CONFERENCE IN MASSACHUSETTS. SHE IS LUCKY SHE DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS IN A HEAVY DOWN POUR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT HOME ON A FLATBED AS IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ONCE THE CAR WAS HOME I REMOVED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION COVER AND FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINT THAT CONNECTS THE MOTOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FELL APART. SINCE I NEED THE CAR I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT WIPER TRANSMISSION FROM A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. I CALLED GM TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE WIPERS QUIT WITH THE LEFT WIPER RIGHT IN MY LINE OF VISION. I TRIED TURNING THEM OFF AND ON AND HAD TO STOP AT A GAS STATION BECAUSE IT WAS POURING RAIN AT THE TIME. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE WIPERS WITH NO LUCK. I HAD TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION IN POURING RAIN WITH NO WIPERS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT WITHOUT A CRASH TAKING PLACE. I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR OF THE WIPERS AT CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN THE AMOUNT OF $385.45. NOW I HAVE LEARNED THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF A RECALL. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH REIMBURSEMENT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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, (478) 268-4052) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WAS UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 AUTONATION CHEVROLET (HIGHWAY 6, 8100 S TEXAS 6, HOUSTON, TX 77083, (281) 406-3559) WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A RAINY DOWNPOUR SO THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FIRST TIME, MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I TRIED TO OPERATE MY WIPERS AND THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD THE ENTIRE WIPER TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND WITHIN 5 MONTHS, THEY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, MID WIPE, DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, IN THE RAIN.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY SMALL LURCHING EVRYTIME VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. LURCHING PROGRESSED TO LARGE MOVEMENT. CAR TO MECHANIC COMPUTER INDICATED A SENSOR ISSUE. HAD THIS REPLACED. 1 WEEK LATER EVERYTHING REPEATED MECHANIC CHANGES OTHER SENSOR. CAR FINE FOR 2 MONTHS ALTHOUGH ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO TURN OFF AND ON, COMPUTER CONTINUES TO SAY SENSOR. ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AGAIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY SIGNIFICANT RETURN TO LURCHING AND THEN CAR STALLS OUT . NEW TERRIBLE ENGINE NOISE. WAITING FOR MECHANIC TO HAVE AVAILABILITY

DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN MY WIPERS JUST STOPPED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.

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 PROBLEM ONLINE, I AM READING COUNTLESS STORIES OF EQUINOX OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION HAPPEN - THIS IS HORRIBLE AND CHEVY NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCT AND RECALL THE WIPER TRANSMISSIONS ON ALL OF THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON A 2 LANE LOCAL ROAD, 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 FUNCTIONING, BUT THE WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE. I AM DISMAYED TO SEE THAT CHEVROLET IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND HAS A MULTI-YEAR RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE IN CANADA, BUT ONLY HAS A RECALL ON MODEL YEAR 2013 IN THE US. MINE IS A 2014 WITH 79,000 MILES. EVEN MY LOCAL AUTO SERVICE SHOP IS FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE OF THE ROD CORRODING AND BREAKING, THUS RENDERING THE WIPERS INOPERABLE AND LEAVING DRIVERS IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION, AS THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AS WE ARE USING THE WIPERS INCLEMENT WEATHER. EVERY DRIVER ON THE ROAD SHOULD BE CONCERNED.

BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL 2017 63000 MILES, WINDSHIELD WHIPERS MOTOR WENT OUT FEB 2018. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND THEY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT TILL IT STOPPED. WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP SERVICE CENTER WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR WENT OUT.

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 WAS REALLY SCARY.

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 PEOPLE. I CALLED THE CHEVY HOTLINE FOR BULLETIN #15789 AND WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS RECALL IS RELATING TO THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS AFTER I JUST SPENT OVER 850 IN MAINTENANCE ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND JUST OVER 50K MILES. IF ITS THE SAME ISSUE ITS AN ISSUE AND MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE COVERED.

I HIT A DEER ON SEPT. 1, 2018 AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.

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 PART WAS INCLUDED IN A 2013 RECALL ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX. MINE IS A 2014 WITH THE SAME SCENARIO. ALL CONSUMERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT 2014 MODELS CARRY THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL RISK. IT WAS AN EXTREMLY TERRIFYING ORDEAL TO BE IN. I MADE A POLICE REPORT AFTER ONE SHOP THREATENED ME AND REFUSED TO RELEASE MY CAR FOR TELLING ME WHAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED AND FORCING ME TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE OF $117.70 WHILE DOING NOTHING TO HELP THE ISSUE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WARRANTY COMPANY TOLD ME TO. ONLY LATER FOR THEM TO CLAIM NO RECORD OF THE CALLS I MADE EXISTS AND THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WAS TO BE PAID FOR BY ME BECAUSE MY COVERAGE EXPIRED IN 2017 ADMITTEDLY BY THEM WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOTIFICATIONS BEING MADE TO ME. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ANY MODEL WITH THIS SAME PART ID OR SITUATION.

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 HAD AN ACCIDENT AND MAYBE KILLED SOMEONE OR THEM SELVES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRAEGER CHEVROLET (4100 S 27TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53221, (414) 281-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

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 (2200 NORTH CABLE ROAD, LIMA, OHIO 45807, (419) 993-6000), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT AND THE DEALER REFERENCED AN UNKNOWN PART AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND THIS LAST TIME I WASN'T INTO THE OIL CHANGE MORE THEN 1000 MILES AND IT STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND STALLING OUT TOOK IT IN AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT SO THEY CHANGED IT FOR ME BUT IT CONTINUES TO STALL THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HAD IT TESTED AND IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY ISSUES. THE STALLING HAPPENS WHEN I'M AT A STOP OR JUST SLOWING DOWN AND ALSO BACKING UP.

I WAS DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM WHEN MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ABRUPTLY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STEEP WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I COULD HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR STILL RUNNING SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT A BAD FUSE. MY HUSBAND CHECKED WHEN I GOT HOME AND HE SAID IT LOOKED AS IF THE WIPER HAD COME OFF OF THE MECHANISM IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ATTACHED TO. I AM TAKING IT TO MY MECHANIC TOMORROW, AS I SEE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE YET.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR AND IT NEEDED TO BE TOWED. MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND WAS QUITE UNPREPARED FOR THIS. THIS ENGINE SEIZING IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR EQUINOX WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE OIL PAN OR GASKET WHICH CAUSES IT TO EXPLODE (FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD) AND ALL OF THE OIL SPEWS FROM THE ENGINE. HAD SHE BEEN IN A BUSIER INTERSECTION OR SHARPER CURVE, WE COULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A MUCH DIFFERENT OUTCOME. AS BRAKES AND STEERING WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FUNCTIONING.

MY CAR HAS BEGUN STALLING AT RED LIGHTS AND GENERALLY WHENEVER I NEED TO STOP, I DON'T GET ANY WARNING LIGHTS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER GONE ON AND IT STARTS BACK UP BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR THAT I'M GOING TO BE STRANDED. I HAVE DONE ALL MY OIL CHANGES ON TIME AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE VERY SAD THAT A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS THIS GOING ON.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IN HEAVY RAIN AND THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION

"SERVICE POWER STEERING" WARNING REPEATEDLY OCCURS WHEN CAR IS DRIVING. ALTHOUGH IT USUALLY OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY, IT HAS OCCURRED IN TOWN AS WELL. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND OUT CAUSE.

MY 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX BEGAN TO STALL WHENEVER I STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS MOSTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY 45-50 MPH ROAD. IT WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING AIR SO TO SPEAK, AND TO STAY IDLE. IT WOULD SPUTTER AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. IT WOULD START BACK UP WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK AND TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN WITH MORE FREQUENCY. UPON READING MANY FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE, I LEARNED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID VALVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM ON EQUINOX SUVS PRODUCED FROM 2011 TO 2014. THE PART WAS RECALLED FOR THE 2011 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2014. THE VEHICLE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED WHEN MY MY SON REPLACE THE SOLENOID VALVE. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PART FOR THE 2014 EQUINOX AS IT IS THE SAME PART.

SPUDDERS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN TRYING TO GO THEN DIES AS SOON AS I GIVE IT GAS. DIES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY BUT TURNS RIGHT BACK ON. DIED TRYING TO CROSS A HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS.

A WEEK AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION ON 6/12/2018 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND WHEN I'M PARKING. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC READING BUT NOTHING COMES UP EXCEPT A SUGGESTION TO CHANGE THE SOLENOID. THE TECH SUGGESTED I ADD STP GAS TREATMENT. AFTER THE FIRST BOTTOM AND DRIVING 200 PLUS MILES OUT OF STATE, THE LIGHT WENT OFF BRIEFLY. I'VE ADDED 2 MORE BOTTLES OF GAS TREATMENT AND DROVE BACK HOME BUT MY VEHICLES IS STILL SHUTTING OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I WAS IN BALTIMORE ON 7/12, AND MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT 3 TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME DIDN'T RESEND ME. I WAS IN NJ THIS WEEKEND AND IT SHUT OFF AT MULTIPLE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. I'M TAKING IT TO AUTOZONE TOMORROW TO GET A PRINTOUT OF THE DIAGNOSTICS THEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, MY FEAR IS THEY WILL CHARGE ME FOR WORK THAT WON'T FIX THE ISSUE. WHY HASN'T M DON'T A RECALL FOR THE 2014 MODEL? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NONE OF US SHOULD GET REAR ENDED AND HURT FOR THEM TO FORMALLY DO A RECALL.

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. I NAVIGATED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE PART REPLACED WAS MY WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. THE PART ID IS 84241847. THIS PART ID WAS INCLUDED IN A 2013 RECALL ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX. MINE IS A 2014 WITH THE SAME PART. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT 2014 MODELS ALSO CARRY THIS RISK. IT WAS A TERRIFYING SITUATION TO BE IN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ANY MODEL WITH THIS SAME PART ID.

IDLING ROUGH AND STALLING AT RED LIGHTS OR WHEN IN REVERSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH CODESP0010 AND P0011. REPLACING VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SOLENOID DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.OIL LEVEL IS GOOD. APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN MY WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND REMAINED STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD AT THE TIME AND MY VISIBILITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED. I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR RAIN TO STOP BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NEAREST EXIT. THE WIPER MOTOR IS RUNNING (YOU CAN HEAR IT) BUT WIPERS DO NOT WORK. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I DISCOVERED A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS ISSUE IN MY MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER THE RECALL IN THE USA IS ONLY FOR THE 2013 MODEL, MY CAR WAS BUILT IN JANUARY 2014 IN CANADA. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALER AND CHEVY THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. MY 2014 EQUINOX ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT, AND MANY OTHER CHEVY OWNERS ARE HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECTION OF THE WIPERS THAT CONNECTED TO THE WIPER MOTOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (BERGLUND CHEVROLET BUICK, 1824 WILLIAMSON ROAD, ROANOKE, VA 24012) WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,400.

THE BALL BEARING ON THE WIPERS BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. THEY IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WORKING AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2013 MODELS. MINE IS A 2014 THAT I BOUGHT IN DECEMBER 2013 BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER.

AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON MY 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTH STAR CHEVROLET (5854 UNIVERSITY BLVD, MOON, PA 15108, (412) 294-0308) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN IT STARTED PIYRING DOWN RAIB AND MY WIBDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING!!! I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE I COULDNT SEE!! THIS HAS BEEN AN RECALLL ITEM IN PRIOR YEARS AND IS STILL DYSFUNCTIONAL IN MY 2014!!! THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 300 TO FUX IT I CANT AFFORD IT! IT IS STILL A RECALL ITEM!!!! I WAD IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING!!! I COULD'VE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT!!!!