3 weeks after purchasing this vehicle from a used car lot, the wipers stopped operating while in use. The motor was working properly, however my mechanic found that the wiper transmission had failed. He stated that in his opinion, this is a common issue due to the fact that the local chevrolet dealership had several of this part in stock. This repair was not covered under the 90-day warranty provided by the dealership where I purchased the vehicle. I believe I should be reimbursed by the manufacturer for this repair, which totaled $367.35 (receipt available upon request) and an investigation should be conducted on these wiper transmissions as this is a serious safety hazard. In researching this issue online, I have found that others have complained of the same issue on the 2011 chevrolet equinox.
2011 Chevrolet Equinox visibility complaints
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Heater was not changing modes, there was no actuator movement, therefore no defroster during winter. This left me with poor visibility.
I was driving home from work in a very bad rain storm on route 9 in newington ct going southbound (please check the weather for that day around 5:10pm). This is a highway where cars were traveling probably between 50 ? 60 miles per hour during rush hour traffic, when the windshield wipers just stopped working. I was driving blind down a major highway in poor weather conditions. I was lucky enough to barely find the breakdown lane while falling off the road periodically as I could not see where the roadside was. I slowly worked my way on to the exit 29 ramp so I could sit until help arrived. The dealer replaced the motor. Over the course of four months, the heating mechanism that controlled the direction of the heater, and throttle body were replaced. The first incident with the heating was discovered during a cold winter morning as the consumer was driving and the defroster was not providing any heat to clear the window. The second incident occurred while driving to work as well.
While driving on interstate,windshield started to fog switched heat control to defog windshield and it did not switch, as visibility was reduced I was nearly involved in an accident.the defrost system still does not work. There was a recall for this same problem on 2010 models. Contacted dealer and estimate was at least $400.00 to replace a $21.00 part vehicle warranty is expired. This is another gm safety issue and there should be a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that when the rear windows were opened, the vehicle exhibited a loud abnormal noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 7,717 and the current mileage was approximately 8,000.
I purchased a new 2011 chevy equinox on july 5 in ohio. On july 13 I got into the vehicle and upon closing the door the rear window exploded outwards. It left s softball sized hole or larger and the glass was also falling our in all four corners. I called the dealership and explained what had happened and they returned my call 30 minutes later and asked me to bring the equinox in and they would replace the rear glass under warranty. I'm not sure exactly why this happened as there were not any visible scratches or chips in the rear glass but it does appear that the glass was in some way defective or had been installed incorrectly from the factory. I have found one other person from tx thus far having reported the same issue.
Vehicle was parked under a carport in full shade. I opened the driver's side door, got in, shut the door as I always do, and the rear glass exploded outward. There was no chip or crack in the glass. We took many pictures of the glass where it is obvious that the glass burst outward, glass spewed all down my driveway. The glass broke all around the edges of the frame and a large hole in the middle. Prior to this, we took the vehicle to the dealership to fix a rattle in the liftgate. I know that the liftgate had to be taken apart and reassembled for this fix. The dealership says the glass fell inward (and after being hauled halfway across town on a wrecker, it sure looks like it did) and that in any case, glass is not covered under the warranty. I called gm and the rep said it should be covered. This is a brand new vehicle that I have taken very good care of. I am waiting to hear back from the district rep or the dealer. I am concerned about the safety of exploding glass, what if kids had been in the car? What if the front windshield does this while I am in the car? I hope that gm and the dealership will correct this defect.
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