2014 Chevrolet Equinox Complaint Log

MY VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HORRIBLE FOR A FEW WEEKS , THEN NOTICED REAL BAD OIL LEAK . DROPPED VEHICLE OFF AT DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A BLOCKED PCV VALVE CAUSING MY REAR MAIN OIL SEAL TO PUSH OUT . HAD ALL THE WORK DONE , PLUS OTHER WORK DEALER RECOMMENDED. AFTER THE FACT I LOOKED UP MY COMPLAINT THAT I WAS HAVING ON THE INTERNET AND CAME ACROSS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND FOUND GM BULLETIN NUMBER 14882 THAT SPECIFIES THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT I HAD. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND THEY EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THIS BULLETIN IS VIN SPECIFIC AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED . CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOT WHEN IT'S THE SAME ENGINE , YEAR .. ETC

DUE TO IT HAPPENING TO ME AND FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN RESEARCHING NOW MY CARS ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL AND THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE IS PRONE TO HAVE AN EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF OIL. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND I PARKED THE CAR. TOOK THE PLASTIC STUFF OFF THE TOP AND FOUND NO OIL IN MY ENGINE AFTER HAVING A OIL CHANGE NOT TO LONG AGO. SO I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED AND I STILL OWE ON THE CAR

I OWN A 2014 EQUINOX IT HAS 103,000. THE CODE WAS FOR A POSITION ACTUATOR SENSOR ( TIMING VARIABLE SOLENOID). I REPLACED IT, SIMPLE FIX. ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS I REALIZE MY VEHICLE IDLES ON THE LOWER SIDE.MY VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED OUT WHILE IN A DRIVE THRU ONE DAY. ONCE YOU PUT SOME GAS TO IT SEEMS OK. PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE. THEN FINALLY ONE DAY I GO TO LEAVE WORK AND MY STABILITRAK MESSAGE POPS UP AND TAKES MANY TIMES TO START. MY LIGHTS ACT WEIRD. CAR GET STUCK TURNING OVER AND WENT TO LIMP MODE. I FINALLY GET IT TO COME OUT OF THIS SOMEHOW AND MAKE MY LONG COMMUTE HOME, BUT I CAN TELL THE POWER IN MY CAR IS LACKING.NO MESSAGES JUST A ENGINE LIGHT WITH THE SAME CODES. NEXT DAY MY CAR STARTS FINE AND LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG. CAR STALLS OUT 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. BARELY GET IT HOME. THEN ACTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENS. STALLS OUT WHILE IN MCDONALD DRIVE THRU WITH MY KIDS. WILL NOT START, HAD TO PUSH IT TO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER 20 MINUTES I GET IT TO START, BUT I HAVE NO RPMS AND IT FEELS LIKE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY CAR IS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. I MAKE IT TO MY MOMS, WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO MCDONALD. PARK IT, PICK IT UP THAT NIGHT. STARTS UP LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG. I DECIDE TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC. FIRST VISIT WAS A $33 PART THAT COST ME $400 WORTH OF LABOR. THEY DIAGNOSED MY CAR WITH THEIR COMPUTER, NONE OF MY SENSORS ARE BAD. ENGINE LIGHT STATES OTHER WISE. CAR DOES ALL THE SYMPTOMS AGAIN ALONG WITH LOUD ENGINE NOISE. TURNS OUT MY TIMING CHAIN IS BAD (1,614 REPAIR). 24 HRS LATER. WON'T START FOR ME, FINALLY GET IT ON. ENGINE LIGHT ON, IDLE ISSUES SO ON. AS OF 2 DAYS AFTER THAT. ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. MECHANIC STATED I HAD NO DAMAGE TO MOTOR AND ALL LOOKS GOOD. I BELIEVE THERE IS A ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND TIMING CHAIN ISSUES WITH THIS 2.4L ENGINE.A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEED RECALLED.

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CALLED DEALERSHIP, SCHEDULED APPT, DROVE IN TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. CALLED ME AND SAID THAT MY TIMING BELT WAS LOOSE AND THAT THERE WAS SHREDDED METAL THROUGHOUT, NOT ADVISED TO REBUILD OR DRIVE AS IT WAS VERY UNSAFE THAT I EVEN DROVE IT THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. NEEDED WHOLE NEW ENGINE WHICH COST MORE THAN WHAT VEHICLE IS WORTH. VEHICLE HAD JUST CROSSED 100,000, NO OTHER WARNING SIGNS. SERVICED REGULARLY, NO ISSUES NOTED WITH ENGINE PRIOR TO THIS OCCASION.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY RAIN AND TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH HAZARDS AND BY STICKING OUR HEADS OUT OF THE WINDOW.

ON 1/18/2020, WHILE DRIVING DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS SWUNG TO THE LEFT DURING A CYCLE AND STAYED IN THE FAR LEFT POSITION. THEY DID NOT CYCLE ANYMORE AND BECAME LOOSE AND COULD BE MOVED BY HAND IN ANY DIRECTION. PULLED OFF AND GOT UNDER HOOD AND CHANGED THE FUSE #29, WITH NO AVAIL. THE WIPER MOTOR COULD BE HEARD BUT WOULD NOT CYCLE THE WIPERS. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN WHICH TO LOSE FUNCTION OF WIPERS.

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING.THE ROADSIDE ASST PERSON TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY.I GOT THE BATTERY.I GOT THE NEW BATTERY IT WAS OK AFTER A WEEK.SO I TOOK IT TO MY MACHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE MOTOR WAS NO GOOD.I NEED MY CAR CAUSE I GO TO CHEMO.THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN I WAS HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND.

THE VEHICLE BURNS OIL AT A VERY FAST PACE, THE VEHICLE ALSO GOES INTO POWER REDUCED MORNING WITH A VEHICLE CAN ONLY GO TO 20 MPH, WHEN CUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF IT HESITATES TO TURN OFF AND SHAKES WANTS THE ENGINE FULLY SHUT DOWN.

I WAS PARKING MY CAR AND IT LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 2 INCHES. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT INTO WORK. WHEN I CAME BACK OUTSIDE 5 HOURS LATER, ALL THE ENGINE OIL HAD LEAKED OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY EVER SINCE. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR. I DO OIL CHANGES AND ANY OTHER MAINTENANCE ISSUES ALL IN A TIMELY MANNER.

WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN. WIPERS SLUNG TO THE LEFT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD AND STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY TILL IT QUIT RAINING.

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND TIMING CHAIN. PUTTING IN 1-2 QUARTS AN OIL EACH WEEK TO OIL BURNING. WHICH LED TO THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACED A SECOND TIME WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AGAIN DUE TO THE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WE HAVE BEEN IN MOTION BOTH IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY.

2014 EQUINOX. LEFT TRAIL AND PUDDLE OF OIL UP TO AND INTO MY CUSTOMER'S DRIVEWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND PER THE REPAIR FACILITY AND THEN LOCAL CHEVY DEALER "THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM". THE PCV VALVE STUCK DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE REAR OIL SEAL TO BLOW OUT. 112K MILES AND PERFECT UP TO THIS POINT. MY VIN # PER DEALERSHIP IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (AS MANY ONLINE HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED).

MY WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE.OF WIPING!!!!

ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION (1 QT EVERY 500 MILES OR LESS). SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN ALSO STATES 2010-2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WHICH MY VEHICLE IS A 2014 EQUINOX.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND NO WARNING SIGNAL OF LOW OIL BURNS 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE REAR ENGINE SEAL BLEW OUT AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES (UNKNOWINGLY MY ENGINE DRAINED COMPLETELY OF OIL) AND BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER 2 LANES THE DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE SNAPPING CONNECTING ROD AND DAMAGING AN ENTIRE CYLINDER. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE AND I FEAR THAT IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN UNDER 4 THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE SLIGHT NOISE AT FIRST THAT PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER, BUT COULD SEE MY WIFE IGNORING IT LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ISSUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY TO ME AND AT 111K THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. GM OFFERED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR AT LESS THAN A 1/3 OF THE COST AND COULD NOT GET ANY EXPLANATION WHY IT IS DIFFERENT FROM BULLETIN 14882 THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT ISSUE THAT MY CAR HAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF AN OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO (HWY 34 AUTO SALES, 619 1ST ST E, PARK RAPIDS, MN 56470 (218) 536-0771) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THE REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

WIPER BLADES STOP WORKING IN MID STREAM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WIPER TRANSMISSION HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS COST OF $500 SO FAR AND I HAVE APPOINTMENT AT GARAGE AGAIN I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, WIPERS WERE WORKING, THEN A CLUNK AND WIPERS QUIT

CAR WAS IN MOTION AND WIPERS WERE IN USE DURING RAIN AND WIPER JUST STOPPED! WHILE DRIVING ONE EVENING IN THE RAIN, DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER ABRUPTLY STOPPED MID-WIPE AND STUCK UPRIGHT ON THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND INCH ALONG TO A SERVICE CENTER AS VISIBILITY WAS SEVERELY LIMITED. CHEVY DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THAT PART RECALL HAD NOT YET BEEN EXPANDED TO 2014 YEAR IN THE US. I AM FURIOUS TO LEARN THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPANDED ONLY TO CANADA! BESIDES THE $350 I AM OUT FOR THE REPAIR I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT GM IS NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING. SAFETY WAS THE BIGGEST FACTOR IN MY DECISION TO BUY AN EQUINOX AND WITH A TEEN DRIVER IN THE HOUSE, A FAILURE LIKE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC!!

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.

I HAD MY WIPERS ON BECAUSE IT WAS A RAINY STORMY NIGHT. WHEN SUDDENLY THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER FLUNG COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT AND STAYED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND STOPPED WORKING. I HAD THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD HIT MY WINDSHIELD THEN REALIZED IT DIDN'T THAT MY WIPER HAD JUST STOPPED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS JUST FINE BUT THE DRIVER SIDE ONE DOES NOT. I COULD NOT SEE. I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM AN ACCIDENT HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

CAR STALLS MOVING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. CAR STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN.

IN THE WINTER OF 2018 AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. THESE ECOTEC ENGINES ARE AFFECTED BY OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS, GM KNEW ABOUT THIS AND DIDN'T DECIDE TO DO A RECALL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE THIS GROWLING OR GRINDING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, IT WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR STOPLIGHT. THE ENGINE SEIZED ON ME WHEN I WAS BEGINNING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT NIGHT DURING A SNOWSTORM. THANKFULLY THERE WEREN'T REALLY ANY OTHERS DRIVING ON THE ROAD DURING THAT TIME. I HAD TO GET A NEW ENGINE DROPPED IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH OF FEBRUARY IN 2019. AS TIME WENT ON AND I DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE NEW ENGINE, AS OF RECENTLY I'M BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF WHICH I WAS HAVING BEFORE WHEN IT FIRST WENT OUT. IT WOULD JERK WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOUND STALL OUT BUT CUT RIGHT BACK ON, AND IT IDLED/IDLES ROUGHLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE STALLING AND JERKING ISSUE I WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE SO I WON'T HOLD UP THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE ENGINE COULD GO OUT AS I'M DRIVING. GM KNEW ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND FAILED TO DO PROPER PROTOCOL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. AND I'VE NOTICED I'M NOT THE ONLY AFFECTED BY THESE ISSUES.

2014 CHEVY EQUINOX WILL STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENS AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING YOU GO TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR TURNS OFF, THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND SPENT OVER 2K ON REPAIRS. CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, NO CODES. IT APPEARS THAT EVERYTHING IS OPERATING NORMALLY. IT IS NOT, I WILL NOT LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM WORRIED THAT SHE COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I RECENTLY FOUND THAT GM HAD IDENTIFIED THAT THIS VEHICLE CONSUMES A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL AND IT CAUSING ISSUES SIMILAR TO WHAT I AM REPORTING. ONLY ISSUE IS THEY ARE REQUIRING A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST REQUIRING MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. WHICH I HAVE DONE AND THEY STILL SAY ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO STALL PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS LIFE AT RISK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MANDATORY RECALL AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE. MY LAST TWO OIL CHANGES I HAD LESS THAN 2.5 QUARTS LEFT. THERE IS NO LEAK ON MY VEHICLE, AND I CHANGE MY OIL ABOUT EVERY 5K MILES PER MANUFACTURER SUGGESTIONS.

WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING IN A SNOW/SLEET STORM WHILE DRIVING, WIPER MOTOR STILL RUNNING, WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKEN. LUCKY NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. WIPER TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT.

My engine currently burns a large amount of oil and I consistently have to refill it. I see this is a common problem with the 2014 Chevy Equinox with the 4 cylinder, 2.4 liter engine and I feel should constitute a recall. The only alternative would be I must pay for my engine to be replaced.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE POURING RAIN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIPERS FLEW OFF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND GOT STUCK. WE NEARLY DIED AND CAUSED A LARGE ACCIDENT OVER THANKSGIVING. WHY HAS GM NOT RECALLED THIS?

WENT OUT TO START MY CAR, I STARTED IT UP MY WIPERS TOOK 2 SWIPES OVER THE FRONT WINDSHIELD,. I DIDN'T EVEN HIT THE SWITCH ? THEN THEY RETURNED BACK DOWN BY BASE OF WINDSHIELD & NEVER CAME BACK UP TO SWIPE MY WINDSHIELD AGAIN ? CHECKED THE FUSE, IT WAS FINE ! I HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO USE MY CAR, DO TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE ?? WHAT DO I DO ? WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL INVESTIGATION ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD MOTOR & ARMS ? I WAS SETTING IDLING IN MY DRIVEWAY & WARMING UP MY CAR ? I AM STILL UNABLE TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY ? DO TO THE WET, SLUSHY WEATHER & POSSIBILITY OF SPLASHBACK ON MY WINDSHIELD, THAT I COULDN'T CLEAN OFF ? TO ALLOW ME TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING ? SO, WHAT DO I DO NOW ??N

WHILE DRIVING IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN,APROX (45 MPH) I HAD MY WIPERS ON HIGH BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING REALLY HARD, ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE ARM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE KIND OF WRAPPED AROUND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE, BY THE GRACE OF GOD TO INCH MY WAY OVER ON THE SHOULDER FROM THE FAST LANE. THE WIPERS NEVER WOULD WORK AGAIN. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR FOR THEM BUT THEY WOULDN'T MOVE. NEXT DAY(WHEN LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RAINING AND WAS DRY) I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO WEBER CHEV. CREVE COEUR AND THEY WORKED ME IN THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ITEM FOR 367,800 TERRAINS AND EQUINOXES FROM 2013. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION FOR 2010-2016 RECALLS. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS IN AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STICK MY HEAD OUT THE WINDOW IN THE POURING RAIN TO INCH MY CAR A MILE AND A HALF HOME BY WAY OF THE SHOULDER. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL FOR ALL FROM 2010-2016

II WAS DRIVING IN A MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN STORM ON THE INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY WIPERS ON ,WHEN THEY JUST FAILED IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD ..NOW NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND POURING RAIN I ALSO HAVE TO DO IT WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY WITH WIPERS IN MY MIDDLE FIELD OF VIEW 'FINALLY MADE IT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD .,WHERE I STOPPED WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP AND MOVED THE WIPERS FROM MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD ..THANKFULLY I WAS NOT REAR ENDED BEING STOPPED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY ON MY WAY HOME FROM A LOCAL MALL WITH 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR, IN A SNOW SQUALL. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 45 MINUTES UNTIL IT STOPPED SNOWING.I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR STILL WORKING BUT NOTHING WAS MOVING. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC TO FIND OUT IT NEED A NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION BEACUSE IT HAD FAILED $370 BUCKS LATER THEIR WORKING AGAIN. CLEARLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT AND THESE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS WELL.

DRIVING HOME TONIGHT ON A HIGHWAY IN A MAJOR ICE SLEET SNOW STORM MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING AS A SEMI TRUCK WAS PASSING. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING FOR 30 SECONDS. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN JUST AVOIDING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHICH COULD OF KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY AND INVOLVED OTHER VEHICLES.

While driving with windshield wipers on wipers stopped working. The first occurrence happened November 2019. It happened again August 2021.

THE PLASTIC CAP THAT CONNECTS THE WIPER BALL JOINT TO THE WIPER CONTROL LINKAGE ON MY 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX BROKE DURING A RAIN WHILE DRIVING OUT OF STATE. I WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE LAST 10 OR 12 MILES OF THE TRIP BY STOPPING EVERY MILE OR TWO AND OPERATING THE WIPERS BY HAND. RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS. UPON RETURNING HOME I REPAIRED THE DEFECT ONLY TO HAVE IT BREAK AGAIN ALMOST RIGHT AWAY. I REPAIRED IT AGAIN, CHECKING TO BE CERTAIN THE REPAIR PARTS WERE CORRECT, THEY WERE, AND THIS TIME IT WORKED CORRECTLY FOR APRX A MONTH, THEN A DIFFERENT CAP AND BALL JOINT ON THE SAME MECHANICAL PART SUFFERED THE SAME FAILURE. ONCE AGAIN I REPAIRED THE DAMAGE, WHICH THIS TIME WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, UNTIL THIS MORNING, 11/01/2019, WHEN IT AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED BEFORE I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE, AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2013 MODEL; I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AS I HAVE ONLY EVER HAD TO ADDRESS THIS MALFUNCTION ONE OTHER TIME IN MY LIFE ON A 20+ YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BUT EVEN THAT TIME IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY FAULT AS I WAS WORKING IN THIS AREA OF THAT VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE I INADVERTENTLY STRESSED THAT MECHANICAL CONNECTION. I'M AN AUTO MANUFACTURER RETIREE AND HAVE WORKED AROUND CARS, INCLUDING A FEW YEARS DOING FINAL LINE REPAIR AT THE MANUFACTURER, AND FEEL QUITE CONVINCED THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AS OF NOW I'M LEFT WITH LITTLE RECOURSE EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIPER ASSEMBLY; SOMETHING I AM HIGHLY UNSATISFIED WITH BEARING THE EXPENSE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF DOING.

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.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER DARK IN THE RAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I HAD MY WIPERS SET ON HIGH WHEN THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING MID CYCLE. I COULD HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR CYCLING BUT THE WIPER ARMS WERE NOT MOVING. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE LINKAGE ( OR TRANSMISSION) FROM THE MOTOR TO THE WIPER ARMS. THE WIPER TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACING DUE TO FAULTY BUSHINGS ON THE TRANSMISSION LINKS. THE CONNECTING ARM FELL OFF LEAVING THE WIPERS INOPERABLE.

THE ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL. I GOT REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THE ENGINE BURNED MORE THAN 4 QTS OF OIL EVERY 5000 MILES. I ADDED OIL AS I WENT, 4 OR MORE QTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ALWAYS BE RUNNING HOT. AFTER BEING TURNED AWAY BY CHEVY, MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET APPROVAL THROUGH CHEVY CORPORATE TO DO AN ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AFTER ITS NEXT OIL CHANGE WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THIS PAST MONDAY, 10/14/2019. AFTER THE TEST, CHEVY HAD AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, ON SUNDAY 10/13/2019, MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT DUE TO THE ENGINE BURNING OIL, CAUSING IT TO RUN HOT, THIS CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE (PLASTIC PART) TO BREAK, WHICH CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE AND DEBRIS TO WHERE THE WHOLE ENGINE NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THOUGH THE REASON THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS DUE TO A KNOWN FLAW THAT THIS VEHICLES ENGINE BURNS OIL, CHEVY WON'T COVER IT.

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.

LOSE POWER/SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC.DANGER TO DRIVE ON EXPRESSWAY

MY HUSBAND WAS ⁵DRIVING SOUTH ON WISCONSIN HIGHWAY 43 ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN BOTH WIPERS SUDDENLY WHIPPED OVER TO THE LEFT AND STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVER'S WIPER STUCK OUT TO THE LEFT OF THE CAR WINDOW AND THE PASSENGER WIPER STAYED ON THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WE TURNED KNOBS AND TRIED EVERYTHING WE COULD THINK OF TO START THE WIPERS, TO NO AVAIL. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY IN FAST MOVING, HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE EXITED AS SOON AS WE COULD TO REPOSITION THE WIPERS AND ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM ON AGAIN. THEY WOULD NOT MOVE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE RAIN LET UP SOME AS WE CONTINUED HOME IN THIS UNSAFE MANNER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS WITH A RECALL AND REPAIR.

THE 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX WILL STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED, THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSEAN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND SPENT OVER 2K ON REPAIRS. CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, NO CODES. IT APPEARS THAT EVERYTHING IS OPERATING NORMALLY. IT IS NOT, I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM WORRIED THAT SHE COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I RECENTLY FOUND THAT GM HAD IDENTIFIED THAT THIS VEHICLE CONSUMES A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL AND IT CAUSING ISSUES SIMILAR TO WHAT I AM REPORTING. ONLY ISSUE IS THEY ARE REQUIRING A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST REQUIRING MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO STALL PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS LIFE AT RISK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MANDATORY RECALL AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THE ATTACHED PICTURE SHOWS THE LAST TWO OIL CHANGES AND THE AMOUNT OF OIL RETRIEVED. MY MOST RECENT I HAD LESS THAN 2.5 QUARTS LEFT. THERE IS NO LEAK ON MY VEHICLE, AND I CHANGE MY OIL ABOUT EVERY 5K MILES PER MANUFACTURER SUGGESTIONS.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON FAST, DURING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD AND DID WORK AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS AS I COULD NOT SEE AT ALL AFTER BLADES STOPPED WORKING. STUCK MY HEAD OUT WINDOW WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TO TRY AND SEE SAFE PLACE TO GET OFF ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. LOOKED UP ONLINE AND SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY EQUINOX OWNERS. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE LINKAGE BROKE. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT FUNCTIONING CAR WAS BOUGHT USED W/ APPROX 65K MILES. CURRENTLY HAS 78K MILES. IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT FUNCTIONING DUE TO LINKAGE BUSHING FALLING OFF THE MOTOR BALL JOINT CONNECTION. LUCKILY WAS CLOSE TO HOME. CAN NOT ORDER JUST THE BUSHING FROM THE DEALER, ENTIRE LINKAGE MUST BE REPLACED. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPLACEMENT.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND A LOT OF NOISE. STOPED CHECK ENGINE, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM HEADERS. NOW NEED NEW ENGINE, MAINTENANCE SHOP THINKS IT WAS CAUSED BY TIMING CHAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL WHEN DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE SERPENTINE BELT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAN CUMMINS CHEVROLET BUICK (1020 M.L.K. JR BLVD, PARIS, KY 40361, 859-987-4345) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE CONTACT PAID $4,750.51 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND HAD THE FRONT AND REAR CRANK SEAL, PCV PORT, EXHAUST VALVE, CONVERTER, AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,012. *PM CONSUMER STATED DEALER HAS RECOMMENDED A SECOND REPAIR BUT CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR IT.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN A RAINSTORM WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FORCING US TO IMMEDIATELY GET TO THE SHOULDER. WE ALMOST CRASHED AND SPENT OVER AN HOUR STRANDED AND HOPING NO ONE WOULD CRASH INTO US UNTIL THE RAIN LET UP SO WE COULD DRIVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT. AT 54K MILES GM'S WIPER TRANSMISSION WITH PLASTIC USED IN THE MOVING PARTS FAILED. NTSHA ID16V582000 HAS BEEN ISSUED & NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED BEYOND THE LIMITED VEHICLES. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS STILL A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!

VEHICLE RPM SURGES WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE STALLED TODAY AND SHUT OFF BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE HAS UNEXPLAINED OIL USAGE.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROZE IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION DURING A SEVERELY HEAVY RAINSTORM WHILE DRIVING WEST BOUND ON THE COLIN KELLY HIGHWAY AT 3:25 PM ON AUGUST 16, 2019. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT 55 MPH. MY GRANDSONS AND I WERE LUCKY AND DESPITE ZERO VISIBILITY WE WERE ABLE GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CARS BEHIND US HIT US. WE WAITED OUT THE STORM AND RETURNED HOME WHERE WE CHECKED THE FUSE. THE FUSE WAS OK, AND YOU COULD HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR WORKING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IN MADISON FLORIDA. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. AN ESTIMATE FOR A REPAIR IS $300. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2010 THROUGH 2017 EQUINOX DUE TO A POOR DESIGN THAT USES PLASTIC BUSHINGS.