My transmission has gone out causing my car to stall and not accelerate four times since i purchased the vehicle. also the entire computer system just shut down and my vehicle would not start. windshield wipers fly off frequently. my transmission issue has happened on major freeways three times now causing me to stall and sit on the side of freeway until tow truck became available.
Wipers stopped working after hearing a loud noise.i can still hear the wiper motor working but wipers don't work. vehicle was in motion during rain on highway wheb this happened
I received a notice from gm on my 2015 chevrolet equinox on 2/6/20 stating that there may be a condition where a link ball socket in the wiper transmission may separate. if this were to occur, the driver would experience a sudden loss of wiper function! after talking with gm and the dealer, was told this does not constitute a recall. i strongly disagree!
While driving on the interstate at night about 70 mph in a very heavy rain my wipers stopped working it was a very dangerous situation i had to leave my car on the side of the road till the next day and thank god it wasn't raining.
Driving in rain at night when wipers suddenly stopped. checked fuses, no success. had to replace wiper motor.
I was driving down a two way road when it started pouring all of a sudden like it tends to do where i live. i turned on my wipers and they only worked for a couple of minutes before the passenger side wiper turned past the windshield and got stuck in that position. i could not see a thing and had to pull over until the rain stopped, this is way too dangerous. i'm lucky this didn't happen while on the freeway. i tried to turn the wipers on and they would not move. why hasn't gm addressed this issue? i read that there was a recall for 2013 models and in canada they recalled models up to 2016.
The windshield wipers just stopped working while it was raining heavy. me and my daughter was in the car in the city of riverdale going down hwy 85, it was horrific. i had to follow the lights of the car in front of me to feel my way to a safe place to stop.
I was driving about an hour and a half away in december in indiana on the interstate going 70 mph and it started to snow/rain. i turned my wipers on and they stopped working with the wipers still in my view. i had to pull over and move them to see and the car was not drivable due to the weather conditions. i had to find a parts store that had the wiper blade transmission linkage and spent $170 to fix it. i feel like this is a safety hazard while trying to use the wipers in the weather conditions because there is nothing you can do to fix it right away!
As i was driving in heavy rain my wipers went beyond my windshield and just stopped working.
While driving down the highway in the rain, my windshield wipers just cut off and would not turn back on. i was able to pull over in a store, i turned the car off and let it sit, then cranked it back up. they still weren't working. we checked the fuse and made sure the connections were tight.
In the middle of a storm while having my wipers on high they just stopped working. i put my car in park to load my 2015 chevy equinox i got back in put my car in drive and the wipers weren't moving any more. i could hear the motor noise but they weren't moving.*dt
I was driving on interstate in a construction zone on november 26, 2019 at approximately 5:45pm. it was dark and raining hard when my windshield wipers suddenly stopped working. it was very difficult see and, in my opinion, very dangerous. i put on my hazard lights and drove very slowly approximately 6 miles of intestate and 20 miles on a 2 lane road.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet equinox. while driving approximately 45 mph in inclement weather, the windshield wipers became inoperable. the contact was able to exit the roadway safely. sternberg chevrolet (6600 dixie hwy, louisville, ky 40258, (502) 442-0752) was contacted and an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle diagnosed, which was still pending. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Windshield wipers stopped working during a rain storm. problem was a broken wiper transmission linkage socket. dealership replaced the wiper motor/transmission assembly. i contacted the dealership and advised that i had seen a number of other complaints for the same issue but i was advised no recall or service bulletin had been issued. for this reason, the repair was not covered under warranty. they noted that if a recall or bulletin is issued in the future, the claim could be submitted for reimbursement. how many more complaints are needed for the problem to be recognized and corrected by gm?
While driving on the highway around 70 mph during a rain storm, the windshield wipers abruptly stopped. this caused severe difficulty seeing and a very dangerous situation. i was able to pull over to the side of the highway. i tried to restart the wipers and the vehicle, neither worked. the wipers no longer worked at all. you could hear the motor running, but the wipers did not run. i had to slowly drive along the side of the highway with hazards on to find an exit. i had to call someone to pick me up, as the vehicle could no longer drive in the rain.
Oct 7th 2019 while driving on the highway 65mph during major new england rain storm the windshield wipers stopped working. i was unable to see anything, i quickly rolled down the window, stuck my head out and was able to pull off the highway onto the exit ramp. if not for my quick thinking and the exit ramp being so close we could have been killed. i had my child in the front seat who was completely traumatized by this experience. after reading online the amount of complaints about this safety issue, why hasn't gm recalled these vehicles! what are they waiting for someone to get injured or killed.this is a very dangerous defect that needs to be resolved by gm.
Windshield wiper motor quit working as i was driving in heavy rain down the highway. dangerous.
Windshield wiper mechanism broke twice. replaced twice.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet equinox. while driving 70 mph in inclement weather, the windshield wipers became inoperable. the contact stated that the windshield wiper motor was operable; however, the bushings on the wiper motor arms failed and the windshield motor seized in position. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was taken to wheeler chevrolet buick (11401 n straits hwy, cheboygan, mi 49721, (231) 333-5022) to be repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 95551109568. the approximate failure mileage was 74,000. the vin was not available.
I was driving on a city street returning home from picking up my child and his friend. i turned in my winshield wipers due to a servere heavy rainstorm in my area. after cutting the wipers on they started wiping at a very fast pace and just abruptly stopped in the up position. i tried cutting them off and back on but the wipers did not move. i had to pull over because i could no longer see. upon making it home i pulled into the garage and attempted to turn the wipers on again. i could hear the motor for the wipers however they would not move. i believe the winshield wiper transmission malfunctioned. after googling the description of the problem i was having i realized that was the part i needed. i called a chevy dealership in homewood, il and an employee stated that they repair this part often in chevy vehicles. this is a dangerous malfunction to have on a vehicle. i hope a recall is issued soon before someone gets hurt or killed.
August 2019 during hurricane dorian windshield wipers stopped working in the middle of three lane traffic i was unable to see for three blocks this could have caused a castatrophic life-threatening emergency, i couldn't change lanes i couldn't get out of the middle lane my windshield wipers totally stopped working. my family was traumatized. because of the downpour of rain we were traveling at a slow speed but if it would have been and because a lot of people were trying to maneuver through the storm there was like a lot of unusual traffic on the road if there would not have been backups in traffic it could have been a devastating accident. i have googled this malfunction and it seems like even at the people got the problem repaired their windshield wipers have gone out again i beg you to recall these windshield wipers before there are multiple deaths if there haven't already been homicides
Windshield wipers stopped working while on the highway during a rain storm nearly resulting in an accident. research shows this is a frequent safety issue with this vehicle years 2010-2016 though the 2013 model is the only one with a recall for this issue. the ball joint has given way while in use resulting in both wipers to be inoperable.
On sunday, august 18, 2019, about 7:30 am while driving on a 3 lane highway going about 55 mph during a heavy rain downpour, my windshield wipers completely stopped working. they suddenly stopped moving while in motion, one extending off the windshield, the other stopped in the middle of the windshield. i instantly had zero visibility and was in danger of crashing. there were many other vehicles driving on the highway. i was terrified but somehow managed to maneuver my vehicle to the side of the road by rolling down my window and sticking my head out to see just enough to pull over safely. my ordeal was not over because the side of the highway was not that wide and due to the nature of my job, i was fully aware that it is extremely dangerous to be on the side of a highway, especially during bad weather, because other drivers might not see you and completely crash into you going full speed, thus my life was in serious danger. i frantically located and called for roadside assistance while watching traffic anxiously in my rear view mirror. i was in complete panic mode and could barely focus. i decided that it was too dangerous to wait there for emergency help so i got out of my car and manually wiped the windshield clear and began driving on the shoulder slowly to the nearest exit which was about 3/4 mile away. i made it off of the highway and drove cautiously until i made it home. my ordeal was traumatizing. what made this entire nightmare worse is that after going online to try to find out what could have been the cause of the wiper fail, i saw that this exact same problem had happened to many other owners of the same vehicle and chevy has yet to recall the wipers. i had my wipers fixed by a chevy dealer in homewood il., the repair mechanic had seen my problem many times. this is an outrage. does chevy care about their customers lives?
2015 chevy equinox with 94,000 miles and the wiper transmission failed. i was driving in down pouring rain on the interstate and the wipers just quit working. i had to very quickly and carefully navigate to the shoulder and sit til it quit raining before i could get on my way. i took it to the chevrolet dealer and they replaced the wiper transmission assembly and motor. they said this has been recalled on the 2013 equinox but not the 2015.
Was driving on us 23 in a down pour with wipers at full speed when wipers stopped and went beyond driver side windshield. reached out windowt to push wiper back to move passenger wiper out of driver sight line. was very scary.
On july 21, 2019 at approximately 5:15 pm i was driving my truck it was raining hard do hard that i could barely see my windshield wipers were on and working all of a sudden they stopped working and flipped all the way over to the driver's side window and stopped working no movement what so ever. it was very scary because traffic was moving pretty fast and i couldn't see. i had to let my window down in order to see to get to the other side of the road to pull over. i had to wait until it stopped raining for about 45 minutes so i could return home safely. i was on driving on hwy 231 north, in wetumpka alabama.
The windshield wipers are not working. we have replaced the bushings twice and they continue to stop working. they will work temporarily and then fail again. this originally happened in july of 2019 and again in december of 2019
Vehicle was in motion traveling 65 mph on i-95 at 10:00 pm at night. it was during a thunderstorm with heavy rain and low visibility when the windshield wipers abruptly stopped in the upright position blocking my vision of the highway. wipers were on the lowest notch of the medium setting. this was very scary and i had to move over three lanes and luckily was right near a rest stop and was able to safely stop. i had to manual push the wipers down. i could hear the motor but the wipers did not move. i turned the car on and off, still did not work. i had to wait until the rain stopped. 70,000 miles. this was a very scary experience and this is clearly an issue. i hope this is addressed to protect others. this could cause major accidents and risk lives. i feel very lucky.
Windshield wiper linkage failed during rain even. 66,000 miles.
During a torrential down pour the wipers went out.
Was driving on the freeway at 9:45 pm and it started to pour heavily. i turned my windshield wipers on and initially they worked fine and then suddenly they stopped in the upright position. i had zero visibility and had to pull over beneath an overpass until the rain stopped. needless to say, this a significant concern as the risk for accident and/or injury that could come about because of this is high. when doing an online search about this, i found numerous complaints about the same situation. this appears to be a common problem among equinox vehicles. why has this not been investigated? why should consumers have to pay for something that clearly began at the factory.
Windshield wipers in rain storm stopped working while driving on highway. repl transmission had to be replaced.
I was driving on a busy highway yesterday afternoon in the pouring rain and my front wiper blades suddenly quit working in the upright position. i could barely see to pull over because it was raining so hard. i turning the wipers on & off and even tried turning the car off & back on. they would not resume working. i waited out the downpour & slowly made my way home. today i took the car to a autozone after several men in the family told me it was probably the fuse. the employee checked the fuses and they were all good. he told me that i was the 3rd person in this week with the exact same problem driving the same make & model equinox. he said i would need to take it to a repair shop because it was a part defect & told me where to look up the other complaints just like mine. i haven't even owned this suv a year and can't believe i'm going to have to pay over $300 to get it fixed when the problem is a $5 part. there needs to be a recall on this. someone is going to either get killed driving in the rain & this happens to them.
I was driving home from the grocery with my daughter in the car. it was during a heavy thunderstorm and my windshield wipers just stopped working. visibility was 0 at that point. we were on a state highway going approximately 45 mph. i had to try and get off the road to the right and almost hit another car. my husband changed the fuse and that was not the problem. the wipers are currently not working.
Windshield wipers stopped working suddenly while driving on a busy street in the pouring rain while i was on my way to the dealership for an oil consumption test (using too much oil.) i was told that i needed to have the wiper module assembly replaced ($246.78) i read an article that the same problem was happening with the 2013 chevrolet equinox. i have gotten no response from the dealership's service department.
While i was driving while it was raining, the windshield wipers stopped working. the wipers were still up when they stopped working. when i got home i checked the wiper motor and transmission to find the issue. the windshield wiper transmission assembly has an arm that disconnects from the rest of the assembly.
I was driving in a rain storm traveling on the highway from arkansas to missouri when my windshield wipers quit working. luckily there was no one around. i had to pull over and wait for the storm to pass.
My daughter who is learning to drive turned on the wipers on high due to raining and the wipers stopped in the middle. i the parent carefully got her to pull over to the side of the road so we would not get in a accident. this is a problem and people could be killed. this needs to be recalled.
I was driving on the interstate during a rainstorm. wipers were set to high speed and then stopped. one was in the upright position blocking the driver view and the other was partially hanging off the driver side windshield. had to change two lanes and pull off road with zero visibility. it was very scary. i was glad my kids weren't in the car. turned car off and on, did not fix the problem. had to wait on the side of the road until the rain stopped so that i could drive safely. took to dealership and they said transmission module failed. $324 fix. interestingly they said it was the fourth equinox they fixed this month with this problem. this needs a recall.
Windshield wipers stopped working during rain storm while driving on the highway. wiper blades stopped in the upright position partially blocking my field of vision. after exiting the highway and pulling off of the road i was able to manually push the wipers down. restarting the vehicle did not fix the problem.
For the 2nd time my wipers stopped working. the first time in january , in a snowstorm i turned on my wipers and they flew to the other side of the windshield and then stopped moving. it was determined to be the plastic bushing holding the wiper arm onto the wiper transmission assembly. it just happened again during a rainstorm. both incidents but me an extremely dangerous situation and there's no reason for a wehicle this new to be having these sorts of issues. i've read about other people online having the same problem. porter chervolet in newark, de is charging me another $330 to fix it and it's a $4 part that is failing.
The windshield wipers stopped working while driving during a rain storm. they just froze halfway though a sweep across the windshield. they still do not work after restarting the car.
On may 31, 2019 while driving in a heavy rain storm my wipers suddenly stopped in the upmost position causing zero visability on a busy road. after getting safely off the road i tried moving the wiper blades and can hear clunking when they move. the linkage has separated at the bushing. this is a very dangerous defect that needs to be resolved by gm.
Wipers stopped functioning while driving on a city street. this was during a heavy rain storm and visibility was completely reduced to nothing which nearly resulted in a collision with a semi and several other vehicles as there was no lane to pull over in.
The windshield wipers failed during a rainstorm. they were on the second to highest setting, and they just stopped working in the middle of a busy intersection. i had to drive very slowly with my hazard lights to the nearest parking area to stop, because there was no shoulder. the plastic bushing failed in the wiper part, and chevrolet does not sell just that part. we had to replace the whole wiper assembly.
While in motion and driving during a rain storm, i had the windshield wipers operating when all of a sudden they get stuck and stop working. nothing collided with them, they simply stopped on their own. i could hear the motor that operated the wipers still functioning, but the wipers themselves wouldn't move. i searched on google and on youtube and this seems to be a common issue with this car model and this isn't the first time it has happened to this vehicle either.
I was driving in the middle of the rain and the wiper stopped working. and purchased the vehicle 2 month before the incident.
I was driving in heavy rain. front windshield wipers stopped working. almost wrecked . this happened on 5/10/2019.
On may 10 2019, while on vacation, i was driving thru rain on a 4 lane heavily traveled road. my wipers suddenly stopped working in the upmost position. i pulled to the side of the road as safely as i could, while turning the wipers on and off with no response. since i was traveling alone, i sat and collected myself while waiting for the rain to subside. when i could i got out and gave the wipers a push , hoping they were "stuck". they went down and stayed . while the rain had slowed but not stopped, i made my way slowly about 5 miles to an auto zone. there they checked my fuses and relay switches which checked out fine. i was 4 hours away from home and within a large weather front. the auto zone people advised me to "rainx" my windshield , which i did. i then drove 36 miles to the nearest motel in west point miss. i had to stay the night as the weather front passed. after watching the weather radar, i left west point miss. at 4:45 a.m. on saturday morning to attempt to miss the next rain event predicted to arrive around 9:30. thankfully i arrived home at 9;00 a.m. during sprinkling raiin. the auto zone employees had told me there was a recall on 2015 chevy equinox and upon arriving home , i called my dealership. my vin # was not one that was in the recall. but upon researching this issue, i found my problem is not an isolated incident and many 2015 equinox owners have experienced this same extremely dangerous situation. as any time the wipers are needed in driving, to not be able to rely upon them is extremely frightening and dangerous. i feel gm motors is taking their car owners safety very lightly. since i have owned numerous vehicles since 1972, and this being the first gm product i have ever owned. i will definitely have to take gm's lack of concern into consideration when purchasing my next vehicle.
Driving in the rain today and the wipers just stopped working and would not work. i had to pull over and turn off the car to see if they would come back on, but they wouldn't it was raining really hard this could have been bad