In june I was driving in the pouring down rain about to get on the highway and my windshield wipers shut off, my husband checked the fuses (not blown), checked a few other issues there was a lose nut, tightened it not time it rained the wipers shut off again, the linkage assembly needed to be replaced. 2 weeks ago when it poured down they stopped working as I was about to get on the highway. After checking the nut attaching the linkage assembly to the motor was lose. We tried to look up the part to replace the nut nothing comes up. I don't know what else to do. Tomorrow it is suppose to rain all day and need to get to work. I went and reviewed the issue with the car I have to see if anything came up and people are posting as close as 10/12/20 the same has happen to their wipers
2015 Chevrolet Equinox visibility complaints
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I was driving along a highway at 55 MPH in the rain and wipers stopped abruptly in the middle of my windshield. I pulled over as soon as I could as I could not see where I was going. I checked the wipers and manually put them down. There was no resistance to the wiper at all. This is a very dangerous thing to have happen when driving down the road and suddenly have no wipers. There should be a recall as I have seen many complaints on your website.
I was in the middle of driving home from work in the pouring rain with semi trucks on the road, when all of a sudden my windshield wipers just stopped.
I was driving with my grand daughter in the back seat and the wipers stopped working which is very dangerous it was raining very hard and I couldn't see anything I was driving on grand central parkway coming from the airport
Plastic bushings used to hold wiper arm linkage continues to break loose. Have repaired several times with parts available in part stores. This design is very poor and is very dangerous as you can imagine when raining. These continue to pop loose or break. I would continue to hate to have this go out on my wife and kids!!
I was driving home in the rain and all of a sudden it started raining harder. I turn my windshield wipers on high, next thing I noticed, they quit working in the middle of the highway. Scariest day of my life. I pulled over and notice they were halfway off my windshield
Windshield wipers stopped working during a rain storm while I was driving and will not turn on
The bushings that connect the wiper blades to the motor have broken 3 times in the last 2 weeks during a rainstorm causing me delays in driving due to loss of visibility. All 3 times I was not going more than 60 MPH. This is absurd.
The bushings on the stabilizer bar pop off cause the wipers to stop working. But can move by had. In the last week I have had to have them put back on. And the parts that it calls for doesn't work very long. They are not snugg enough. They stopped working during the rain we have had and the 1st time I was on the interstate in middle of thunder storm.
Driving down the road in the rain and wiper linkage comes loose and wipers quit working. They are using a cheap plastic snap on bushing. Why has this not been recalled?
The cheap clips that they put on the wiper arm keep breaking and I can be in the middle of a rain storm and my wiper arm pops off and wipers stop .
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH in a rain storm, the driver side windshield wiper suddenly broke off and dislodged from the vehicle and the passenger side wiper seized to operate. Smoke was also seen coming from the wiper area. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the wiper motor transmission kit and wiper motor had failed and needed to replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure was remedied. The local dealer el dorado chevrolet located at 2300 n central expy, mckinney, tx 75070 was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 47,000.
Wipers stopped abruptly during a heavy down pour almost causing an accident due to no visibility.
Wipers stopped working while driving on highway, almost causing accident, after reviewing on line appears to be manufactures defect that is not being recalled.
The wipers on our chevy stopped working. Come to find out that the ball joint rusted out. This was a known issue with the 2013 models and chevy did not carry this recall to the 2015 to 2016 models that are also affected by this issue. Our unit is a 2016 and we just had this issue where the wiper blades stop working right in the middle of a heavy rain storm. We almost got in to a very bad car crash due to zero visibility as we was driving in a rain storm. The other issues we keep having with this car and the chevy dealer says it's not a issue. Is when the car starts the engine vibrates and sputters a lot. An the engine delays when you need to excel going on the high way.
2015 equinox had a windshield wiper failure during heavy rain making the vehicle unsafe to continue driving. After investigating found that the bushing on the wiper motor was filled with dirt and caused it to separate leaving the wipers inoperable.
While driving on the highway (approx. 55mph) in pouring rain, wipers were on high-speed and stopped in the upright position abruptly. Thankfully was only one exit away from my home but had to drive without wipers. Very dangerous!
Wipers stopped working while in use in a rainstorm while driving on the highway.
Purchased car 11/2014. Car completely shut off twice between 11/2014 and 02/2015. Had car towed to dealership. Was told computer was bad and was replaced. From 02/2015 - 07/2020 car has shut off over 50 times. Had car repaired to replace numerous sensors - camshaft to oxygen. Car would just off in the middle of driving on busy city streets and interstate highway. Recently car shut off in the middle of a busy intersection and I was almost hit. Car shut off 2 weeks ago during a major rain storm and the windshield wipers stopped working on the interstate. Car is now in the shop and being told the computer must be replaced and windshield linkage need to be repaired. Total cost of over $1,000.
Own a 2015 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 70 MPH in the rain, the windshield wipers failed to operate. The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic march 2019 for the same failure. The vehicle was currently at the same independent mechanic awaiting diagnostic testing and repairs. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000 the first time and 166000 the send time
Windshield wipers stopped working driving down the road in a rainstorm the bushing went out again this is the second time it's happened to me in a year
While driving in a heavy thunderstorm yesterday, 7/19/2020, our wipers stopped working in the upright position. We were unable to see the roadway and had to find a side street to pull on to until the rain subsided.
It started raining as we left a parked location so the wipers were turned on. Within a moment the wipers stopped in the up position. The wiper motor could still be heard running and the wipers were free to move by hand to any postion.
The wipers stopped working in the upright position while driving in the middle of a heavy rain storm. I pulled over to move them back down and tried to turn them on and the wipers would not move. We had to pull over until the rain let up.
Front wiper blade bushing easily come apart. It was raining and I was driving when the wipers stopped working. Doing research this seems to be a common issue that has not been taken into account for repair.
I was driving in a heavy rain my wipers stopped in a upright position on heavily traveled back roads with flooding luckily I was able to pull over but waited for more than an hour to drive home although the windshield wipers will not work and I did have to use my hazards and drive 20 minutes to my house in heavy rain very scary
While driving down the highway during a severe thunder storm warning, I turned my wiper blades onto the second highest setting. After about a minute the wiper blades stopped moving. Visibility was already terrible with the sheets of rain, but was now instantly reduced to zero while I was traveling at 60 MPH in decently heavy traffic. I was able to put on my hazards and limp my way to the edge of the highway. It appears that the wiper blade linkage has broken
While driving east bound on ohio turnpike I-80/90 on 06/23/2020 during heavy rain, the wipers motor or wiper transmission failed with the wipers in a vertical position. With drastically reduced visibility and while driving in a construction zone it was a dangerous situation I was placed in by the failure. At the dealer I was notified that there is a special coverage from the manufacturer for this issue. This is indicative that a larger problem exists and public safety is at risk by not checking and repairing all vehicles with this part/ assembly. The repair was completed at joe firment chevrolet in avon, oh. 866‑675‑5937. I do not have any paperwork as I had to leave quickly and could not wait for the service advisor who was on a break.
When I was driving down the interstate it started to pour down rain, I turned my wipers on full speed and the wiper stopped in the middle of the window and would not activate. Vehicle was in motion on an interstate almost causing me to wreck due to not being able to see other traffic. Will be bringing the car to the dealership for service.
I was driving home and I was on a major freeway. It was pouring down raining and I hit the windshield wiper gear to speed it up because I could not see. Luckily I did not get hurt on the freeway. It just speed up and stopped all of a sudden on the left. Immediately had to slow down and hit my hazard light. I eventually stopped in the middle of the freeway to fold the wipers down just to see if they only got stuck. No luck.....they stopped working. Oh and im also in the line closest to the exit. There was moderate traffic and car was in motion.
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