2014 Chevrolet Equinox VISIBILITY/WIPER

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.

Driving west on I-40 near Knoxville, TN during a heavy rain shower & windshield wipers stopped working. I was in the left lane, no shoulder to pull into. I put on my hazard lights & was able to get across the two lanes of traffic, visibility lousy, & pull onto the right shoulder to wait out the shower. Onstar provided the location & directions to the nearest Advanced Auto. Wipers couldn't be fixed, fuse & relay were good. Luckily the store manages suggested RainX & helped apply it. I continued my trip home to Chesapeake, Virginia & ran into rain again around Yorktown. Tense driving from then on. Took car to repair shop appointment on Thursday, 8/5, & they said the transmission of the wiper assembly was bad. $466.53 to fix. There is a recall for wipers on the 2013 & 2015 Equinox, why not expand it to include 2014? Original GM dealership where I bought the car is no longer in business so had to go to an independent repair shop. Unable to resize receipt & attach.

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.

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

driving in a rain storm wipers just quit back worked front wipers quit.

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

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

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.

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!

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC BUSHING THAT CONNECTED BOTH WIPERS TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NO LONGER OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $200 FOR THE REPAIR. DOXON TOYOTA OF AUBURN (3405 AUBURN WAY N, AUBURN, WA 98002, (253) 833-4555) AND AWESOME CHEVROLET BUICK (2580 N NATIONAL AVE, CHEHALIS, WA 98532, (360) 245-2265) WERE CONTACTED BY PHONE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWNPOUR. I TOOK MY CAR TO BE FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL BEARING IN THE WIPERS WAS COMPLETELY WORN OUT. I GOT THAT FIXED. NOW 1 MONTH LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2013 AND OLDER. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A WIDER RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

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 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.