2014 Chevrolet Equinox Complaint Log

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY DURING A ICE/RAIN STORM WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPED WORKING CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD SITUATION. GM HAS TO START FIXING THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE DIES BEACUSE OF THIS. HOPE SOMETHING GETS DONE QUICK .

DUE TO THE BUMPER BEINV SO LOW IT CONSTANTLY HANGS UP ONCU ON CURBS. 2 WEEKS AFTER OWNING MY 2014 EQUINOX I PARKED AND EENT TI TO A STORE. I HEARD NOTHING WHEN I PARKED BUT AS I BACKED UP I HEARD A SCRAPPING SOUND. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE BUMPER HAD BEEN STUCK ON THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK. BECAUSE THE WHOLE FRONT IS ONE PIECE IT HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS PIECE IS ATTACHED MAINLY BY LITTLE PLASTIC TEETH THAT FIT INTO LITTLE PLASTIC SQUARES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPLACE THE BUMPER BECAUSE THE LITTLE "TEETH" HAD BROKEN OFF. I COULD PUSH IT TOGETHER WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. IT REMINDED ME OF THE PLASTIC MODEL CARS I USED TO BUILD.

ON THURSDAY, 31 JANUARY I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 60-62 MPH AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE FOLLOWED UP WITH MY CAR MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THE DISPLAY STATING THE CAR WAS LOW ON OIL AND THE ENGINE WAS POWERING DOWN, TO STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A LOCAL MUFFLER SHOP BEFORE MY CAR DIED. THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AFTER SOME DIAGNOSTICS AND STATED THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE RECENTLY WITH MULTIPLE CHEVY EQUINOX'S. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME OF A TSB DATED JAN 22, 2016. THE REF # IS PIP5093B. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT CHEVY ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL AND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. AS SOON AS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, I TOLD THE GENTLEMAN I HAD A CHEVY EQUINOX WITH A MAJOR OIL LEAK. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL. I ASKED HIM HOW HE KNEW THAT AND HE STATED THAT WITH THE COLD WEATHER WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THAT HE HAD A FEW OTHERS IN THE SHOP CURRENTLY THAT WERE GETTING REPAIRED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF RECALL OR ANYTHING AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND ASKED ABOUT THE ISSUE. I TRIED TO STRESS MY CONCERN WITH THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SO MUCH RECENTLY WITH THE HOPES THAT THIS WOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY CHEVY. A CASE WAS IMMEDIATELY CREATED, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED BY A CHEVY DEALERSHIP BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE. SO I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. WHILE THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WAS LOADING MY CAR FOR TRANSPORT, HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD RECENTLY TOWED MULTIPLE EQUINOX'S RECENTLY DUE TO THE SAME MASSIVE OIL LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED ME AND CONFIRMED THE ISSUE WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $2,184.00 + TAX.

I WAS TOLD MY PCV SYSTEM HAD BUSTED AND CAUSED A OIL LEAK FROM THE REAR OF ENGINE AND CAUSED MY ENGINE TO BLOW.I WAS TOLD THAT COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE THE PCV FREEZE AND BUST AND CAUSE ALL YOUR OIL TO LEAK OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCV VALVE WAS OBSTRUCTED. THE BLOCKAGE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO ALLOW OIL TO POUR FROM THE SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TIM LALLY CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 24999 MILES RD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OH 44128, (440) 232-2000) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5027280547. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN HER CAR BROKE DOWN ON A VERY VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. JUST BEFORE THE BROADWAY BRIDGE CROSSING THE MISSOURI RIVER ENTERING DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY MO LITERALLY RIGHT BEFORE THE BRIDGE ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF 169 HIGHWAY. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS IN THE NEGATIVES. SHE CALLED ME AND I PICKED HER UP. MIND YOU I WORK NIGHTS SO I WAS IN BED. SHE HAD TO WAIT IN A FREEZER BASICALLY UNTIL I GOT THERE. WHICH WAS ABOUT 35 MINS. HYPOTHERMIA CAN TAKE AFFECT IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. LUCKILY SHE HAD A BLANKET AND AN EXTRA COAT TO COVER UP WITH. I DROPPED HER OFF AND WENT BACK TO THE CAR TO WAIT ON THE TOW TRUCK. THERE IS VERY LITTLE ROOM TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHERE IT BROKE DOWN AT. ANOTHER 10 YARDS AND IT WOULD'VE BEEN BLOCKING A LANE OF TRAFFIC ON THE BRIDGE. THE TOW TRUCK GETS THERE AND IS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY REAR ENDED BY A DISTRACTED DRIVER. HE GETS BACKED UP STARTS TO GET OUT AND IS ALMOST SIDESWIPED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. HE CALLS ANOTHER TOW TRUCK TO THE SCENE TO BLOCK TRAFFIC SO HE DOSEN'T GET HIT. FINALLY AT THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC LOOKS IT OVER AND TELLS ME THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAS BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE DUE TO A FROZEN PCV VALVE. AND THE ENGINE IS TOAST BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF METAL SHAVINGS ON THE DIPSTICK. AND DUE TO THE KNOCKING THAT THE ENGINE IS MAKING. $7000 FOR A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED IS THE QUOTE HE GAVE ME. A USED ENGINE WOULD BE CHEAPER BUT WE'D RUN THE RISK OF GETTING ONE THAT CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL. SO THAT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION. THEN COME TO FIND OUT THEY KNOW THIS A PROBLEM?! BUT ARE ONLY COVERING CERTAIN VEHICLES. I'M BEYOND IRRITATED AT THIS POINT. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY ENDANGERED MY WIFE. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY ENDANGERED MYSELF. BUT THEY HAVE ALSO ENDANGERED THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER. ALL BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX THEIR FAULTY DESIGN. THIS TYPE OF STUFF HAS GONE ON FOR FAR TOO LONG WITH AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS.

WHILE DRIVING ON 1-30-19, MY EQUINOX STARTED RATTLING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECK THE OIL AND IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. THERE WAS OIL DRIPPING FROM THE MAIN REAR OIL SEAL SO I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTO MECHANIC. AFTER HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE EXPLAINED THAT I BLEW OUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL DUE TO A PLUGGED PVC VALVE AND THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM, (14882). I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AN HE SAID MY VIN WAS NOT LISTED UNDER THIS BULLETIN. HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO ANSWER WHAT CRITERIA WAS NEEDED TO BE COVERED UNDER THIS SERVICE BULLETIN.

YOUR GM BULLETIN 14882 SHOULD BE A COMPLETE RECALL FOR ALL EQUINOX'S. THIS PART IS HAZARDOUS, AND HAS COST WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE ALOT OF MONEY. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE ONLY HAD 1 YEAR AND NOW BECAUSE OF YOUR "SPECIAL" BULLETIN AND BULLCRAP THAT IT WASN'T BUILT IN A SPECIAL PLANT I HAVE TO SPEND MORE THEN WHAT THE TRUCK IS WORTH TO PUT A BRAND NEW MOTOR IN MY SUV. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN -55 DEGREE WEATHER. IN CONDITIONS THAT THE PCV REAR SEAL SYSTEM CANNOT HANDLE AND YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT REFUSE TO TAKE ACTION. HOW CAN YOU BE OK WITH THIS, AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO CONTINUE PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES? NO AT CHEVY, GM, NOR AT THE DEALERSHIP SEEM WILLING TO HELP IN ANY SENSE AND IT IS REALLY SAD, WE HAVE BEEN BUYING CHEVY SINCE AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE I MAY HAVE TO START LOOKING AT NISSAN OR EVEN FORD BECAUSE AT LEAST THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. 1 YEAR I OWNED THE VEHICLE, AND I EITHER HAVE TO USE IT AS A LAWN ORNAMENT - OR PAY $8,100.00 TO FIX IT - UNREAL.

PURCHASED A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2.4L ENGINE BACK IN LATE 2013 PRIOR TO A DEPLOYMENT. AFTER YEARS OF NO MAJOR ISSUES THE CAR BEGAN CONSUMING MORE OIL CONSIDERABLY AFTER 115,000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER THIS ISSUE BEGAN THERE WAS ROUGH IDLING WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT A COMMON ISSUE REGARDING THE TIMING CHAIN WAS AFFECTING THE CAR. THE TIMING CHAIN CAME LOOSE SHORTLY AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND HAD RENDERED THE ENGINE UNUSABLE. ON THE DRIVE TO THE MECHANIC THERE WAS ALSO MULTIPLE STALLS OF THE ENGINE WHICH POSED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. AFTER HEARING FROM MULTIPLE OTHERS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE.

VEHICLE HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2014. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. ALWAYS HAD OIL CHANGED ON TIME AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING ON A MORNING IT WAS -5 DEGREES OUTSIDE THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. A MINUTE LATER, THE MOTOR SHUT OFF. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP BUT WAS TOWED TO OUR MECHANICS GARAGE. OUR MECHANIC COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTIC AND RULED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE PCV/REAR SEAL. I CALLED GM MOTORS BECAUSE I SAW A GM BULLETIN STATING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT OUR VIN WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE CAR'S PARTS WERE NOT MANUFACTURED IN A SPECIFIC FACTORY. I REQUESTED AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THAT MATTERS IF IT IS STILL HAPPENING TO OUR VEHICLE. GM REFUSED TO GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TOW MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO GET THE DIAGNOSTICS FROM THEM. I DID SO. IT COST $95. GM ESCALATED MY ISSUE WITHIN THE COMPANY. I WAITED 3 DAYS FOR AN ANSWER AS TO IF THEY WOULD HELP PAY FOR THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM-WHICH THE DEALERSHIP STATED WOULD COST $1800.00. GM CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THEY CANNOT HELP AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS ISSUE AND FILE MORE COMPLAINTS. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS POOR AND THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY CASE WAS PUSHED UP TO WAS EXTREMELY RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL. I ASKED THEM TO HELP PAY FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE OUR CAR GETS FIXED AND THEY REFUSED.

IT WAS A VERY COLD MORNING AND I WAS DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A STATE RT. MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I PULLED OVER AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OF MY CAR ONTO THE GROUND. LUCKILY, MY HUSBAND WAS OFF WORK THAT MORNING AND ABLE TO COME AND PICK ME UP BEFORE I FROZE TO DEATH. A TOW TRUCK TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP THAT WORKS ON OUR CARS. THEY WANTED NOTHING TO DUE WITH IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE YEAR MAKE A MODEL OF MY VEHICLE. THEY GAVE US A COPY OF A BULLETIN THAT WAS SENT OUT BY GM, REF # 14882, STATING THE EXACT SITUATION THAT OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED US THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT COVERED. HOW COULD THIS BE OK? IF THERE IS A FAULTY PART INSTALLED INTO A VEHICLE, HOW CAN THE CUSTOMER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS? IF YOU SEARCH THIS EXACT SITUATION ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL FIND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE. ON TOP OF BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 2000.00 IN REPAIRS, THEY ALSO CHARGED ME FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ALIGNMENT. HOW IS THIS GOOD BUSINESS?

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ARM HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE WIPER ARMS. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2013 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR ALSO. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY, MY WIFE PUT THE WIPERS ON, HEARD A BANG NOISE AND THE WIPERS STOPPED MOVING.

JANUARY 21, 2019 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, NO ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING I CALLED MY DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD BRING THE CAR DIRECTLY THERE TO DROP OFF TO BE CHECKED. ON THE WAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERY LIGHT CAME ON AND TOLD ME TO IMMEDIATELY TURN THE ENGINE OFF. I DID AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS VERY COLD AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF OIL BUILD UP AND FROZEN WATER IN THE AIR FILTER WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW OUT THE REAR. I SERVICE MY CAR REGULARLY AND MAINTAIN THEM WELL. I WAS SHOCKED THIS HAPPENED AS I REALLY LIKED THE CAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT. I TYPICALLY GET 250-300,000 MILES FROM MY VEHICLES. I HAVE HEARD THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES. I AM NOW REPLACING THE ENGINE WITH A USED ONE.

ON JANUARY 21, 2019 MY 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX'S ENGINE FROZE. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN. IT WAS COLD. THE PRESSURE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE AND FORCED THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL OUT. I ENDED UP ALSO HAVING TO REPLACE MY TIMING CHAIN, MANIFOLD AND SEVERAL SENSORS. MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME. GM ONLY ISSUES BULLETINS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLE NUMBERS BUT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE ISSUE IS EFFECTING MANY MORE EQUINOX THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. IN FACT, THEY SWITCHED THE ENGINE IN 2015 DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW. GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF A 2010-2014 CHEVY EQUINOX. RECALL14882 STATES MANY OF THE ISSUES CONCERNING THE 2010-2014 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH THE ECOTEC 2. 4L ENGINE. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I TRAVEL OVER 25 MILES TO WORK. WHEN MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP, I WAS FORCED TO WAIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS FOR AAA TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO ME. MY HUSBAND RESCUED ME BEFORE I FROZE AS NOTHING WORKED IN MY TRUCK. SHAME ON GM AS I KNOW THIS TRUCK IS POPULAR FOR WOMEN AND MOTHERS. THANK GOD MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT WITH ME DURING THE INCIDENT. HOW DARE GM ALLOW US TO DRIVE AROUND IN A KNOWN FAULTY VEHICLE!

WHILE DRIVING AT ORDINARY HIGHWAY SPEEDS DURING COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS MY 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH A 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE EXPERIENCED A REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED A MAJORITY OF THE ENGINE OIL TO BE PUSHED OUT THROUGH THE REAR MAIN SEAL DESTROYING THE ENGINE. THIS FAILURE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 14882 (SEE ATTACHED), A PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE. ICING OF THE PCV ORIFICE IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND REQUESTED THEM TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRING THE ENGINE WITH THE DESIGN DEFECT BUT THEY REFUSED TO EXTEND THE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS BUT THE DESIGN DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY CHEVROLET. I HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY CHEVROLET'S DESIGN DEFECT AND REFUSAL TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE AMOUNT IT COST TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. MOMENTS LATER, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TT PHOTOS ATTACHED*JB

I HAVE AN EQUINOX WITH A BLOWN MOTOR THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS A PROBLEM. THERE IS NO LOW OIL LIGHT ON THESE CARS, NOT TO MENTION EXCESSIVE OIL BURN. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF OIL IT USES AND THAT ITS ALWAYS BLACK - TO NO AVAIL. A SMALL SOCIAL MEDIA INQUIRY TELLS ME THAT 2 OUT OF EVERY 3 OF THESE VEHCILES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER MILKED IT UNTIL THE WARRANTY WAS UP, AND NOW THE AG IS TELLING ME I'M UP A CREEK BECAUSE I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. GM TELLS ME THE CAR IS TOO OLD TO FIX - ITS A 2014!!!! STILL PAYING ON IT!!! CHEVY NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS POORLY DESIGNED MOTOR. I DID SEE AN ATTORNEY AND I WAS THE SECOND PERSON THAT WEEK WITH THIS COMPLAINT. HOW MANY MORE ARE OUT THERE?

HAVE HAD ONGOING OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. REPLACED SOLENOIDS, CAM SHAFT ACUATORS, ADDED OIL ALL THE TIME. CAR BURNS OVER 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 5000 MILES. TOOK TODAY TO DEALER FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, CAR BURNED 3-4 QUARTS IN LAST 1300 MILES. CAR LITERALLY DIED THERE AFTER THEY DID TEST AND PUT OIL IN (WOULD NOT RESTART) WAS TOLD TIMING CHAIN AND PISTONS (AT LEAST) WOULD NEED REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $3400 AT LEAST. IF ENGINE NEEDS COMPLETE REDO OVER $5000. THIS ISSUE WAS PREVALENT ON ALL CHEVY EQUINOX MODEL YEARS 2010-2-13 WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THEM AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS ERE GIVEN TO THESE OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM BEING TOLD 2014 (WIT EXACTLY SAME MOTOR AND SAME ISSUES ) IS NOT COVERED BY GM. A SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCH YIELDS SIGNIFCANT DATA DESCRIBING EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE (2014 CHEVY EQUINOX) WITH THE 2.4 LITER 4 CYLINDER MOTOT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING IN MY CAR FOR OVER 2-3 YEARS. IT FIONALLY KILLED MY MOTOR.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 2 AM IN THE RAIN AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF VISIBILITY ON THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HAD TO PULL OVER. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT GM WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR ON MY 4 YEAR OLD, 38,000 MILE SUV.

I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD DURING AT NIGHT DURING A BAD RAIN STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WAITED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD UNTIL A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED AND ESCORTED ME TO A PARKING LOT; SHE SAID IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO STAY ON THE SHOULDER ON SUCH A BUSY ROAD. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERS SINCE ITS PURCHASE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WIPER ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF ABOUT $400. I ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, SINCE THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WASN'T, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF IT WASN'T A DEFECTIVE PART, IS THIS SOMETHING I CAN EXPECT TO RECUR EVERY 4 YEARS?? I HAVE RECEIVED NO GOOD ANSWERS FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER. BUT I WENT TO THE WEB AND FOUND A COUPLE DOZEN PF REPORTS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR (HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/2014/WIPER-PROBLEMS.PHP). I'VE NEVER HAD THE WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING LIKE THIS ON ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED IN MY 50 YEARS OF OWNING CARS. THIS DEFECTIVE FRONT WIPER ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND OTHER MOTORISTS WARNED OF THE DANGER.

DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED CREATING A HAZZARD NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT ALL DRIVERS NEARBY. CHEVROLET WON'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIR OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE ON MY 4 YEAR OLD, 38,000 MILE CAR.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CAR RUNS OUT OF OIL BEFORE OIL CHANGE IS DUE.

MY WIPERS QUIT WORKING DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY. IT WAS RAINING PRETTY HARD! THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TRANSMISSION BUSHING HAS RUSTED AWAY COMPLETELY CAUSING MY WIPERS TO QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER

BEGAN HEARING NOISE FROM THE SUNROOF TWO MONTHS AGO. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE TOOK THE CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH AND IT LEAKED ALL AROUND THE FRAME AND BY THE SEATBELTS. UPON CHECKING, THERE WAS A SPACE WHERE IT WAS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY. WE FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS TO CALIBRATE THE SUNROOF AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. YOU CAN CLOSE IT, BUT AFTER YOU DRIVE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL LIFT SOMEWHAT ON ITS OWN. THE SUNROOF HAS NOT BEEN USED DURING THE 4 YEARS THAT WE HAVE HAD THE CAR.12

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING STRANGE SOUNDS AND THEN THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE QUIT OPERATING. AFTER PULLING OUT THE ENGINE OIL DIP STICK, NO OIL WAS INDICATED. ON THE REAR DECK LID THERE WAS A OILY FILM.

WHILE DRIVING HOME IN A RAIN STORM, I HEARD A NOISE FROM MY WIPERS AND THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. THE MOTOR CAN BE HEARD RUNNING, BUT THE BLADES DO NOT MOVE. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT SEE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN OFF AND THE WIPER BLADES WILL NOT MOVE. I CANNOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY IN RAIN/SNOW AND I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND. THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I HAD BOTH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AS WELL.

DRIVING IN VERY HEAVY RAIN AROUND 5:30AM, SO ALSO VERY DARK OUT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AUTO, MEDIUM-HIGH SPEED. GOING AROUND 30MPH AND HEAR A MODERATELY LOUD "CLUNK" COME FROM AREA IN FRONT OF DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL. SUDDENLY MY WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED, AND WITHIN SECONDS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO LITTERALLY STICK MY HEAD OUT OF MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND LOOK FOR A SIDE ROAD/DRIVEWAY TO PULL OVER AT, NOT EASY IN THE DARK WITH HEAVY RAIN. TURNS OUT THE SOUND CAME FROM JUST UNDER MY WIPER ARMS, WHICH BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE WIPER MOTOR, AS THE LINKAGE ARM POPPED OFF AT ONE OF THE PLASTIC BUSHING BALL JOINTS. I WAS DRIVING ON A WELL-PAVED CITY STREET, WITH NO HARSH BUMPS OR POT-HOLES, LINKAGE ARM DISCONNECTED JUST FROM USE OF THE WIPERS. THANKFULLY I WASN'T GOING 75MPH ON A HIGHWAY OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE. I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A FRIEND TO COME PICK ME UP, CAR WAS LEFT THERE UNTIL THAT AFTERNOON WHEN IT WAS DAYLIGHT OUT AND HAD STOPPED RAINING. AFTER INSPECTION, I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY MOVE MY WIPER ARMS, MY FIRST SIGN THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. I'VE TRIED A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLASTIC BUSHING REPLACEMENTS, NONE OF WHICH LASTED LONGER THAN A DAY BEFORE THE LINKAGE ARM FELL OFF AGAIN. I AM CURRENTLY BEING "FORCED" INTO BUYING A WHOLE NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION. NOT PLEASED, THIS MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE IS COSTING ME MONEY TO FIX, AND NOT EVEN PERMANENTLY AS A NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION WILL LIKELY HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. AND, THE ONLY TIME THIS LINKAGE ISSUE WILL OCCUR AND CAUSE A FAILURE, IS WHEN I NEED THE USE THE WIPER TO ACTUALLY SEE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 DURING A HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. BECAUSE OF THIS SHE WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SECOND OCCURANCE -- BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER DO NOT MOVE, MOVE VERY SLOW AND STOP MID-WINDSHIELD. THIS PART WAS REPLACED WITH AND OEM PART JUST OVER 1 YEAR AGO AND IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLS. I NOTICE LOW POWER TORQUE WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IF I FORCE IT TO ACCELERATE, IT STALLS, AND TURNS OFF. ALMOST CAUSE 3 OR 4 COLISIONS BECAUSE PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND ME DO NOT KNOW THAT MY CAR IS GOANNAMAKE SUDDEN STOP WHEN SHUTS OFF. THIS IS HAPPENING ON DAILY BASIS AFTER CAR WORMS UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PULLED CODES P0010 AND P0011. I REPLACED BOTH SELINOIDS (INTAKE AND EXHAUST) $42.58 EACH BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO REPLACE SPARKPLUGS AND I DID COOSING ORIGINAL BRAND AT NAPA PARTS STORE. THIS ALSO DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM THINKING TO REPLACE THE COILS AS WELL, BUT THEY ARE EXPENSIVE AND NON RETURNABLE. LOCAL DEALER ADVISED ME THAT MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 12/05/2018. ALMOST EXACT DATE WHEN CAR STARTED ACTING UP. I CONTACTED GM ON 01/08/2019 AND 01/15/2019 AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. S.O.L. WEHICLE POWER TRAIN EXPIRED ON 12/05/18. I CONTACTED THEM ON JANUARY 8TH 2019 AND THEY DID NOT EVEN WANTED TO TALK. I WASTOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALS AND TO PISS OFF. I DID HOWEVER,NOTICE THE OIL CONSUMPTION. WALMART ASSOCIATE CALLED ME AND ASKED WHEN WAS LAST TIME I REPLACED OIL, AND I POINTED OUT THE DATE ON THE STICKER AND TOLD HIM THAT HE WASTHE ONE DOING IT LAST TIME I WAS AT WALMART REPLACING THE OIL. HE LAUGHED AND STATED THAT OIL LEVEL WAS TOO LOW AND LIGHT IS NOT ON. HE ADVISED FULL CAR TROUBLESHOOTING AND TEST. I TRACKED THE MILAGE SINCE THAT DATE AND NOTICED THAT CAR WAS CONSUMING 1 QT OF OIL EVERY 1,850 MILES. THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. CAR HAS 37,000 MILES AND I STILL OWE 10K LOAN ON IT. GM, IF YOU READ THIS SHAME ON YOU!

WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON RAINY NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY. HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAIT FOR RAIN TO STOP

AIR STOPPED BLOWING OUT OF DEFROSTER VENTS ONLY BLOWING OUT OF FRONT VENTS AND FLOOR. COULD NOT CONTROL THIS BY SWITCHES. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE HAD DEFROSTER BEEN NEEDED WHILE DRIVING. OUT OF WARRANTY, HAPPENED AT APPROXIMENTY 66000 MILES. WAS TOLD ACTUATOR FAILED.

I ASKED MECHANIC TO ROTATE MY TIRES. THEY REPORTED THAT A MAJORITY OF LUG NUTS HAD DEEP CRACKS AND METAL WAS SEPARATING ON THE LUG NUTS. ONE LUG NUT ON FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS FROZEN ON AND SHEARED IN HALF WHEN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE. I HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT IF I DROVE THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE TIRE IF I GOT A FLAT. ON 12/18/2018 I RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I CHANGE ALL THE LUG NUTS DUE TO CRACKS. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THE WRENCH THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WOULD NOT FIT THE BROKEN LUG NUT AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE ROAD. THE BROKE THE STUD IN DRILLING OUT THE LUG NUT. THE TOTAL BILL CAME TO 6 HOURS LABOR $720, 20 LUG NUTS $179.80, ONE STUD $5.99 PLUS TAX FOR $937 TOTAL. I BELIEVE THEIR IS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE LUG NUTS. THEY ARE MADE FROM TWO TYPES OF METAL THAT WITH USE APPEAR TO START TO SEPARATE WITH LARGE CRACKS IN THE CHROME METAL ON THE AXIS WHERE THE TWO METALS APPEAR TO JOIN. IN MY SITUATION IT WOULD HAVE POSED A DEFINITE ROAD HAZARD IF I HAD ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND THE BOLT SHEARED IN HALF ALONG THE AXIS OF WHERE THE METALS JOINED. I WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT IN A SITUATION WHERE IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE TOWED AS A TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WOULD HAVE FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PCV VALVE WAS COLLECTING MOISTURE, WHICH FROZE AND BLEW OUT THE MAIN SEAL. THE DEALER (BOOKWALTER CHEVROLET BUICK, 335 S SHERIDAN RD, STANTON, MI 48888) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE PCV VALVE AND MAIN SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN A BLIZZARD WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ZEIGLER BUICK OF LINCOLNWOOD (LOCATED AT 6900 MCCORMICK BLVD, LINCOLNWOOD, IL 60712, (847) 674-9000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN RUNNING THE VEHICLE AND TURN HEAT ON WHILE DRIVE EXHAUST FUMES COME THROUGH VENT MAKE DRIVERS VERY SICK AND WHOOZIE AND AT TIMES SICK TO STOMACH.

THE AIRFLOW FROM MY DEFROSTER VENTS STOPPED WORKING. THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING STILL WORK BUT THE AIR FLOWS ONLY THROUGH THE FRONT FACING VENTS. I CANNOT DEFROST OR DEFOG MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN NECESSARY. I HAVE TO KEEP A TOWEL IN THE CAR IN CASE I NEED TO WIPE IT OFF. IT MUST BE A BROKEN DIRECTIONAL SWITCH/DAMPER BUT IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO GET IT FIXED YET.

MID NOVEMBER 2018, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I AM A NURSE IN A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, MY PAGER HAD GONE OFF, SO I ACTUALLY WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SOMEONE HAVING A HEART ATTACK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN, I WAS ON A HIGHWAY BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDER, WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. THEY WERE WORKING WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE. THE RAIN WAS COMING DOWN HARD, SO WHEN MY WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, I PANICKED. I NEARLY HIT A NEARBY CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE DOWNPOUR. ONCE I GOT OFF THE BRIDGE, THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, GOT OUT TO SEE IF SOMETHING HAD GOT CAUGHT IN THE WIPERS,NOTHING. I RESTARTED MY CARE TO SEE IF THE WIPERS WOULD WORK, THEY WOULDN'T. LUCKILY, I HAVE A COWORKER WHO LIVES A LITTLE FURTHER THAN ME WHO WOULD BE COMING DOWN THE SAME ROUTE WHO WAS ABLE TO PICK ME UP TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL. IT WAS NO LONGER RAINING WHEN I LATER THAT NIGHT, WAS DROPPED BACK OFF AT MY CAR. THE WIPERS STILL DID NOT WORK. I THOUGHT, MAYBE A FUSE OR SOMETHING BLEW. THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO ACTUALLY BE THE PROBLEM AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT. I REPLACED THE FUSE, THEY STILL DIDN'T WORK. I COULD MOVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH THEM OFF, WHICH SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT THE LINKAGE IS BROKEN OR THE MOTOR IS NOT WORKING.

THE WIPER TRANSMISSION BUSHING FAILED.... THE FAILED BUSHING ATTACHES THE WIPER MOTOR TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON A HIGHWAY ( I-380) ...THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A WINTER STORM CREATING POOR VISIBILITY AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU HAVE THE EQUINOX LISTED AS HAVING ZERO RECALLS. THAT IS NOT CORRECT. I WAS CONTACTED BY MAIL ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE FRONT WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY (CANADA ONLY). IF SOME OF THESE CANADIAN PARTS HAVE MADE IT ON TO US MODELS THEN THE SAME FAILURE WILL HAPPEN. FROM THE COMPLAINTS I JUST READ ON THIS SITE THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED. I WOULD FEEL TERRIBLE IF SOMEONES WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING A STORM AND THEY OR THEIR CHILDREN WERE HURT OR EVEN KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO WIPER FAILURE AND I KNEW ABOUT IT. I AM UPLOADING PHOTOS OF THE NOTIFICATION I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL IN THE HOPES THAT GM ACKNOWLEDGES THE FACT THAT THE WIPER FAILURE CAN AND IS HAPPENING TO US MODELS AS WELL.

WHEN AT STOPS CAR WOULD STALL. NOW BEING TOLD CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR ISSUE. I NOTICED MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A RAINY AFTERNOON, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS WENT ENTIRELY TO THE LEFT OFF THE WINDSHIELD. I PULLED OVER, PLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT THE RESTING POSITION AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THE WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE RESTING POSITION.

FIRST TWO DAYS OF HAVING VEHICLE WITH 36K MILES AND I'M AT A RED LIGHT AND THE THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. ALL THE LIGHT WERE ON AND THE GAS NEEDLE NEVER MOVED. I HAD TO CUT CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUT OF IF I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I GOOGLED MY ISSUE AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY BY PUTTING CAR IN NEUTRAL EVERY TIME I HAD TO STOP. A CHIP WAS REPLACED. NOW I'M ALMOST AT 75K MILES AND THE STABILITRAK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SOMETIMES WITH A LOSS OF POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE. WAITED FOUR HOURS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF AND TO DRIVE UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. THIS OCCURS IF I'M TURNING OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SOMETIMES EVEN AFTER WAITING 15 SECONDS TO RESTART CAR, IT HAS TROUBLE TURNING OVER. I LET SIT FOR ANOTHER 15 SECONDS AND IT'S FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINS ON BUT WILL BE OFF IN THE MORNING. LOSING POWER ON A CONGESTED 6 LANE HIGHWAY WOULD NOT BE GOOD BUSINESS FOR CHEVROLET.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A RAIN STORM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING FORCING ME TO FIND A SAFE PATH OFF THE ROAD AND PULL OVER UNTIL THE STORM STOPPED. UPON INSPECTION IT SEEMS THE BALL JOINT POPPED OFF THE PLASTIC BUSHING CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER TO NOT MOVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WITH NO WARNING AND HAD ALMOST POTENTIALLY CAUSED A CRASH WHICH MEANT THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS WITHOUT THE FUNCTION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS HAD TO BE APPLIED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED .THE DEALER AUTONATION CHEVROLET (HIGHWAY 6, 8100 S TEXAS 6, HOUSTON, TX 77083, (281) 406-3559) WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A RAINY DOWNPOUR SO THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-76 WESTBOUND EAST OF AKRON. MY WIFE GOT IN A NEAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT SEE AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. WENT ON-LINE TO SEE THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. HAD TO BUY THE LINKAGE AT THE DEALER AND THE PARTS GUY SAID THAT THIS PART IS IN STOCK BECAUSE IT IS COMMON TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY SO THE FUNCTION WAS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO THE FAILURE WHEN THERE WAS INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER DANIELS CHEVROLET (365 E MAIN ST, SWAINSBORO, GA 30401, (478) 268-4052) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WAS UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY SMALL LURCHING EVRYTIME VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. LURCHING PROGRESSED TO LARGE MOVEMENT. CAR TO MECHANIC COMPUTER INDICATED A SENSOR ISSUE. HAD THIS REPLACED. 1 WEEK LATER EVERYTHING REPEATED MECHANIC CHANGES OTHER SENSOR. CAR FINE FOR 2 MONTHS ALTHOUGH ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO TURN OFF AND ON, COMPUTER CONTINUES TO SAY SENSOR. ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AGAIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY SIGNIFICANT RETURN TO LURCHING AND THEN CAR STALLS OUT . NEW TERRIBLE ENGINE NOISE. WAITING FOR MECHANIC TO HAVE AVAILABILITY

DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN A STREET IN A DOWNPOUR AT NIGHT. NO STREETLIGHTS ON THE ROAD. MY WIPER ARMS BOTH STOPPED MOVING. IMMEDIATELY LOST ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING AT A GOOD SPEED. WAS ABLE TO VEER TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN TO 5 MPH, WHERE I WAS THEN ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AGAIN. HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES AT 5 MPH TO GET HOME. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND DROPED IT OFF. TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKE. EXTENDED WARRENTEE TOOK CARE OF THE REPLACEMENT. BUT THIS CAR ONLY HAD 50K MILES ON IT AND ITS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD. VERY UNNERVING TO HAVE SOMETHING BREAK THAT ISN'T USED SO OFTEN. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THESE WIPER TRANSMISSIONS BREAK. RECALL SOON??

DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN MY WIPERS JUST STOPPED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.