2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURINGTHE DAY IN HEAVY RAIN. WITHOUT WARNING, BOTH WIPERS STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION. I TRIED TURNING THE WIPERS OFF AND BACK ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE WIPERS OFF AND FINISHED THE DRIVE HOME ' FORTUNATELY ONLY A MILE AWAY. COULD BARELY SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BUT DROVE SLOWLY WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON.WHEN I GOT HOME, I LOCATED THE FUSE TO CHECK. IT WAS OK. I THEN TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND COULD HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET IT FIXED ' THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT WAS NOT RAINING. FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME BUT IF IT HAD BEEN RAINING OR SNOWING, IT WOULD HAVE BEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT SAFELY TO THE GARAGE TO GET FIXED. IN MY 50+ YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS AS A FAILURE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME..

ON A SNOWY DAY, MY WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD. FORTUNATELY I WAS LESS THEN A MILE FROM THE HOUSE AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR WITH A USED UNIT BUT LESS THAN A MONTH LATER DURING ANOTHER SNOWY/ICY DAY, THE WIPERS BROKE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING LEAVING ME TEMPORARILY STRANDED.. MY MECHANIC JURY RIGGED A BOLT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO BUYING YET ANOTHER WIPER MOTOR. I'VE NEVER BOTHER REPORTING THIS THOUGH I HEAR NOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND CONSIDER THIS TO BE A A COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE RISK BEING A KNOWN CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE INJURED HER KNEE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ABRUPTLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-570-384-6752. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 184,319.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE BUSY HIGHWAY 1 NEAR PRINCETON, NJ, IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE NEARLY NON-EXISTENT AND ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER. THE WIPERS HAVE NOT WORKED AT ALL SINCE, CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. I HAD TO RECEIVE A TOW TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING; HOWEVER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CAR STALLS AND CUTS OFF, LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION EVEN AFTER REPLACING OIL, HARD TO START SOMETIMES.

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY IN A LIGHT RAIN. I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON BUT THE WIPER BLADES DON'T MOVE. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEARS AND/OR VINS IN CANADA FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR OR VIN #. THE CANADA RECALL MENTIONS CORROSION OF THE WIPER ASSEMBLY FROM ROAD SALT AND IMPROPER DRAINAGE.

WE PURCHASED A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX 08/24/2017. IT HAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE, THE CHEVY GARAGE SAID IT WAS 1/4 OF A QUART FROM BEING COVERED. THE RINGS ARE BAD, REAR MAIN HAS OIL RESIDUE. THE CHEVY GARAGE MONITORED IT EVERY 1000 MILES AND ADDED OIL WHILE DOING SO. WE DID THIS FOR 4000 MILES. THEN WAS TOLD NO COVERAGE. BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT'S A PREEXISTING PROBLEM. WE STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY FOR A VEHICLE THAT MAY BLOW A REAR MAIN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE BLOWS, LOSS OF OIL ALL OVER, AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX LT2 WITH A 2.4L 4 CYL, HAS HAD THE SAME CONDITION DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALERSHIP, CLEMENTS CHEVROLET IN ROCHESTER, MN. BULLETIN #14882, DESCRIBES THE EXCESSIVE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE, WITH THE PISTONS AND RINGS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO RECALL # 16118. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED VEHICLE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AT THOSE INTERVALS. NOW THE PCV ORIFICE WAS PLUGGED BY MOISTURE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE MAIN SEAL TO BLOW OUT. THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S NOT COVERED BY THEIR RECALL, DESPITE GM HAVING THIS ISSUE ON MODELS FROM 2010-2018 YEAR MODELS OF THE CHEVY EQUINOX 2.4L MOTOR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, AS OUTLINED BY THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT CURRENTLY BEING DECIDED IN THE COURTS OF FLORIDA, OVER THIS EXACT CASE.

DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. SWITCHED WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROM INTERMITTENT TO HIGH. WIPERS CLEARED WINDSHIELD ONCE, THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED ALL THE WAY UP, LEAVING ME COMPLETELY BLIND IN THE DARK IN A HEAVY STORM ON A BUSY FREEWAY. WIPERS WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION. EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER, CHECKED FUSES/RELAYS, ETC. COULD HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR WORKING. PULLED OFF COWL AND FOUND WIPER MOTOR HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE LINKAGE. WAS ABLE TO TEMPORARILY FIX THIS BY RUNNING A BOLT THROUGH THIS CONNECTION POINT.