Problems with 2011 Chevrolet Equinox VISIBILITY

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that the wiper blade motor and linkage became detached. the vehicle was taken to jim taylor chevrolet (139 grimshaw st, rayville, la 71269), but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. no further assistance was provided. the approximate failure mileage was 200,012.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that the defrost was inoperable. grey chevrolet (4949 sw hovde rd, port orchard, wa 98367, (360) 329-2916) diagnosed that the heating system needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 70,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. while driving in inclement weather, the defrost system failed to operate as intended. the dealer diagnosed that the defrost damper door needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,733.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. while driving in rainy conditions at any speed, the windshield wipers failed. the wiper linkage was replaced and the vehicle was repaired. the vin was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 16v582000 (visibility). the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. updated 12/13/16*lj updated 12/19/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. while driving approximately 60 mph, the windshield fogged up without warning. the vehicle was taken to a local dealer, but they stated that they had never heard of such a failure. the technician stated that the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the contact stated that the failure was unpredictable and occurred at any given moment. the failure mileage was approximately 10,000. updated 12/13/16*lj *tr

I purchased a new 2011 chevy equinox on july 5 in ohio. on july 13 i got into the vehicle and upon closing the door the rear window exploded outwards. it left s softball sized hole or larger and the glass was also falling our in all four corners. i called the dealership and explained what had happened and they returned my call 30 minutes later and asked me to bring the equinox in and they would replace the rear glass under warranty. i'm not sure exactly why this happened as there were not any visible scratches or chips in the rear glass but it does appear that the glass was in some way defective or had been installed incorrectly from the factory. i have found one other person from tx thus far having reported the same issue. *tr

Vehicle was parked under a carport in full shade. i opened the driver's side door, got in, shut the door as i always do, and the rear glass exploded outward. there was no chip or crack in the glass. we took many pictures of the glass where it is obvious that the glass burst outward, glass spewed all down my driveway. the glass broke all around the edges of the frame and a large hole in the middle. prior to this, we took the vehicle to the dealership to fix a rattle in the liftgate. i know that the liftgate had to be taken apart and reassembled for this fix. the dealership says the glass fell inward (and after being hauled halfway across town on a wrecker, it sure looks like it did) and that in any case, glass is not covered under the warranty. i called gm and the rep said it should be covered. this is a brand new vehicle that i have taken very good care of. i am waiting to hear back from the district rep or the dealer. i am concerned about the safety of exploding glass, what if kids had been in the car? what if the front windshield does this while i am in the car? i hope that gm and the dealership will correct this defect. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that when the rear windows were opened, the vehicle exhibited a loud abnormal noise. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 7,717 and the current mileage was approximately 8,000.