2014 Chevy Equinox 2LT Sunday afternoon: Driving down rd w heavy traffic AND construction zone with my 11yr old and her BFF. All of a sudden tropical storm unleashed HEAVY rain. I turn on wipers and within a few minutes BOOM...wipers hyperextend and stop working. I cannot see 2 ft in front of me w 2 children in car. Long story short, I was lucky and did NOT KILL OR INJURE anyone. I pull over and can hear wiper motor is running so I turn off and reposition wipers on windshield (my driver side wiper was extended beyond windshield and passenger was half across driver side). Turn on wipers and NOTHING...NO WIPERS but continue to hear wiper motor. I begin searching online and see this is a KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE and I had NOT been notified. I contacted the dealership Monday morning as soon as they open. 4 Dealerships cannot service KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE for 7 calendar days and im told not a recall on my VIN. I contact GM and was informed this is a KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. Chevy Equinox Owners SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MAIL DECEMBER 2019!!!! I asked why I had NOT been notified and GM REP states its the DMV responsibility and I needed to update my info w DMV. I informed rep same address since 2006 and received all registrations via mail at the address since I purchased vehicle. I am MORTIFIED I and all others are NOT being notified. I was lucky and everyone safe. However, what if we were not so lucky? Please any/all search : N192266180 Front Wiper Transmission Arm Linkage Failure. This is PDF that I received via live chat w GM. Please read in its entirety. Problem must be confirmed by Diagnostic testing or else will NOT be covered. Just left dealership with repairs made free of charge. However, thats another hassle as they attempted to blow me off. Per attorney, I had taken my vehicle to 2 private owned mechanics and had diagnostic reports in hand. GM DELAYED MY REPAIRS FOR 10 DAYS KNOWING IT IS A CONFIRMED SAFETY HAZARD. MEMO is marked URGENT Distribute IMMEDIATELY on 12/17/19
2014 Chevrolet Equinox visibility complaints
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While operating 2014 Chevy Equinox owned by my wife's deceased father and now owned by his widow and my wife's mother, while approaching a stop light in the rain with the wipers on high do to the rain volume, The wipers suddenly stopped functioning and never started again. Fortunately my spouse was able to get it of the road safely and remained stranded for about an hour until the rain subsided. She was traveling with her 75 year old mother ( Owner of the vehicle mentioned) whom isn't in the greatest of health and two small children. Had she been traveling on the interstate even at a reduced speed to match the condition, all could have been catastrophic and we would be talking at this point through my lawyer. After researching several forums, this seems to be a systemic issue and yet there still is not a recall to hold the auto manufacture accountable for this problem. Although they have recognized it in the 2013 models. How many people have to die before action is taken?
It was pouring down rain and I was driving 70 mph on the 4 lane & the next thing I knew the windshield wiper blades went all the way over on the driver's side. Freaked me out. Finally got pulled over on a safe area.My husband got out & checked the windshield wipers they will move manually but not if you turn them on from in the car. This is terrible and actually can be DEADLY.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph in the rain with the front windshield wipers activated, the driver’s and passenger’s side wipers suddenly stopped operating causing a visibility hazard to the driver. After stopping to examine the vehicle, the windshield wiper motor could be heard operating although the wiper blades were inoperable. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000. The VIN was not available. Consumer stated dealer covered the linkage arm break under their warranty coverage.
Wipers failed during a rainstorm causing very serious safety issue on major highway. Lost complete visibility.
Same problem as bulletin 14882 driving on the freeway no warning light engine started rattling car smoke lost power car died oil everywhere pcv valve froze due to excession engine oil burning and blew the engine $2300 dollars later supposedly fixed my car has not been rt since filed complaint with chevy I was told my VIN not not part of the service bulletin I have read the same isssue over and over I car is back in the shop today 3.24.21 still having issues will never buy chevy again
Windshield wipers stopped during a really bad storm!!!! Could've resulted in fatalities!!!! Not understanding why there hasn't been a recall for all years affected by this as I see they recalled year 2013. The worse part is that there will have to be a fatality before they recall a part that is obviously problematic for so many others!!!!!
Driving in inclement weather on a major us highway(rt.93) at 65mph my wipers suddenly stopped working forcing me to navigate to the breakdown lane .my vision was practically zero due to the lack of wipers
While driving during a rain/snow event, the driver side windshield wiper stopped working. The driver side wiper was suspended while the passenger side continued to move. As visibility decreased my 17-year-old daughter had to pull over and call for assistance. She could no longer see out the driver side windshield.
Driving on freeway in pouring rain in the dark. When wipers stoped mid stroke. This happened today 12/16/2020. I pulled the vehicle over to the side of the freeway and had to be towed. I will diagnose later. Luckily no accident. Not good to have wipers stop working
My wife was driving my 2 young sons to daycare in the morning while it was raining when she was almost there the windshield wipers just stoped working. She drove to a friends house close by after dropping my children off and had to get an uber home. Upon inspection I found the wiper transmission arm became disconnected from the wiper linkage. After looking online I discovered this was a common problem and it was suggested to replace the bushing that connects them. I replaced it with the correct bushing and reinstalled it. The wipers worked fine for a few days and this morning the same thing happened again while she was driving my sons to daycare and she attempted to use the wipers to spray and clean the windows they disconnected. I have seen this same complaint from many people and am now very concerned that after it gets fixed again if it happens at the wrong time or on the interstate we could lose visibility and it could cause an accident.
Windshleld wiper jumps off windshield on driver side. I've replaced the entire mechanism several times and it only lasts about six months or so before doing it again. Terrible design. Plastic parts. Someone needs to do something about this. I put down october 30, 2020 as the date this happened but it's not the first time.
Windshield wipers stopped working during rainstorm from hurricane zeta. Wiper motor still runs but wipers do not move. Wiper transmission linkage has broken. If this hasn't happened to you yet it's only a matter of time before it does.
Wipers stopped working during rainstorm while car was moving. Luckily I was in a parking lot when I happened. Sounds like motor is working, however wipers have not moved since, and remain useless.
Windshield wipers stopped working in the middle of using them at night in the rain on the florida turnpike. Windshield wipers went down and never came back up. You can hear the motor working but wipers do not move.
Wipers were running and then suddenly they stopped during rain storm. When I turn the wipers on now, they just make a clicking noise but they do not move
Wipers stopped working while driving on the highway in heavy rain. Wiper motor could be heard still working. Replacing the fuse had no effect. Big safety issue, with plenty of complaints on record for the same thing.
As I was driving down the street the wiper blades stopped working. I tried to turn the wipers back off and then back on and the motor seems to work however the blades were not moving. It was raining out and I was driving when this happened. This is a big safety issue. Luckily I did not get in an accident.
The windshield wiper transmission failed. The wipers stopped completely. My daughter was driving in a heavy thunderstorm and couldn't see anything. She was on I-95 in heavy traffic in the middle lane and was lucky to avoid an accident. I'm aware that there was a recall for the same thing in 2013 models and that there is a current investigation into the same problem for other years. This could have been tragic! I see numerous repair videos online for the same exact problem! Chevy knows this!
Driving on e way , wipers just stopped working in the middle of snow storm. Got off at closest exit, went in to auto parts got diagnosis that wiper transmission had went out. Without any warning at all.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH in heavy rain, the windshield wipers ceased operating. The contact safely exited the roadway onto the shoulder and called for roadside assistance. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the windshield wiper motor was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000.
Windshield wipers failed twice in the last six months, most recent repair was june 20, 2020, both during a rain event. Replaced plastic ball joints twice, failed today july 8, 2020. Second complaint, excessive oil consumption, 3 quarts low and never set a check engine light, this has happened 3 times, vehicle has 98k miles
On 12/30/19 the windshield wipers would not work. The vehicle had been parked over night. Linkage was repaired. Gm refunded the cost. On 7/1/20, the wipers stopped again during a sudden downpour while traveling on a rural highway.
During heavy rain with poor visibility windshield wipers stopped at top of stroke and did not move any further. I had to stop at a busy intersection no longer able to safety perform a left hand turn onto a divided highway across two lanes of traffic, I had to put on hazard lights and turn right from a left hand only turn lane due to being unable to see out of front windshield but only able to see traffic from door window. Wiper motor made noises but blades did not move. Was forced to wait approximately 30 minutes until rain stopped to proceed to mechanics shop. This occurred at the intersection of topside drive and alcoa highway in knoxville, tennessee. I had my wife, 19 year old son, 12 year old niece, and 7 year old nephew in the vehicle. The failure of the wiper system occurred suddenly and without warning with no prior issues with wiper system. The vehicle is a 2014 chevrolet equinox with 104,000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that the windshield wipers ceased operating while driving in a rainstorm. The contact pulled over to wait out the storm. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,580.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the front windshield wipers failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and informed the contact that the windshield wiper linkage bushings were defective and needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred 3 more times and the windshield wiper motors were replaced each time. Bob hook chevrolet service (4144 bardstown rd, louisville, ky 40218, (502) 499-0800) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v582000 (visibility) as a possible solution to the failure however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet equinox. While operating the vehicle the front windshield wipers failed to operate. The failure was caused by a faulty windshield wiper motor cover. The failed wipers caused a visibility hazard. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH during a pouring rain storm, the windshield wipers did not turn on after the activating switch was on. After stopping the vehicle and turning the engine of and on the wipers again failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the front windshield wiper motor cover was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000.
Driving in heavy rain, wipers on high, stopped functioning. Was driving 40mph on a highway.. Rt 19, pittsburgh, pa. Unable to see. Stopped vehicle, as safely as possible with no visibility. Was able to manually move wipers. Unable to use wipers at this time. Unable to find a recall. Do see multi complaints with this issue.
Driving in moderate rain 45 MPH with windshield wipers on intermittent. Blades stopped abruptly, stayed in middle of windshield. Motor clicks but blades obviously not engaged at base, which is covered by black plastic and inaccessible. Dangerous!
Vehicle: 2014 chevy equinox note:3 incidents, all from windshield wiper transmission failing incident #1: 5/19/2019,driving @55mph on highway(with my family in the car!) pouring rain, windshield wipers on high & the wipers stopped working! No visibility at that point! Truck behind me had to veer off almost hitting us because I had to slow so quickly!! Had to stop,my husband was able to pop the ball joint on the wiper transmission back in place. Extreme safety issue!!!! Incident #2: november 15,2019, driving 35 MPH close to home, using wipers due to rain.windshield wipers on constant low.they stopped working.(3 year old grandson in car.) replaced the windshield wiper transmission the next day. (have receipt but it wont download.) incident #3: february 13, 2020, it had snowed,car was parked,started the car to warm it up, wiped all the snow from windshield and below wipers so there wasnt an unforeseen issue with the wipers again.went back in the house with heater on defrost,about 10 minutes later returned to the car (with 3 year old grandson), got in the car, turned on the wipers and the 3rd swipe,the windshield wipers stoppped working again!! Same issue.my husband replaced the ball joints two times since feb.13th and they keep doing the same thing, swipe 2 or 3 times and stop working. Today is february 18, 2020 and ive still no use of wipers.husband's gone for work all week and home on weekends. I am now using rain-x and a squeegee to keep my windshield clear due to having to take my grandson to preschool & back daily & 1 vehicle. My vehicle wasnt included in the prior recalls.someone needs to change this because it's apparent that its a huge safety issue! This needs addressed asap with some changes! This has gone on far too long and too many complaints not to put out a recall! Why wait for deaths to occur to recall this serious malfunction!
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