2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPER SPEED TO MAX. THE WIPER'S STOPPED WORKING. I LOST COMPLETE VISIBILITY. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR FOR THE WIPERS MOVING BUT NOTHING WORKED. IN AN INCREDIBLE PANIC, I TRIED TO TURN THEM ON/OFF, TO NO AVAIL. THIS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WAS HANDLED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH IN THE FAST LANE. I HAD TO NAVIGATE, WITH NO VISIBILITY, OVER THREE LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LOOKING OUT MY BACK WINDOW - AS THE ONLY WAY TO JUDGE WHERE I WAS ON THE ROAD IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR. THE REPAIR COST ME $368. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND I'M SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I THANK MY LUCKY STARS THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY DAY I COMMUTED WITHOUT MY KIDS. WHY IS THERE A RECALL TO FIX THIS IN CANADA AND NOT HERE? CHEVY NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE SAVE LIVES WITH A RECALL, IMMEDIATELY. WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND WERE STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. HAD TO CAREFULLY DRIVE TO WHERE I COULD GET THIS REPAIRED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. HOPING IT WAS ONLY A BURNED OUT FUSE, UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS THE WIPER TRANSMISSION THAT WENT OUT. THE REPLACEMENT AND LABOR COST WAS $364.31.

WHEN MY VEHICLE IDOLS AT A STOP LIGHT, IT STARTS TO SHAKE AS IF IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL THE INSIDE MAKES A SCREECHING SOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPERS HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE WIPER BLADE MOTOR STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN. IT CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, FIRST TIME WE HAD IT REPAIRED WAS IN 2015 AND NOW AGAIN IN 2018.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION LEADS TO CHUGGING, DYING & BLOWING CODES. YOU HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL AT EVERY FILL UP OR THE ACTUATORS & THE SELENOID FAIL WHICH THEN RETARDS THE TIMING & TILTS THE CAM SHAFT. I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I FELT IT POWER DOWN & ALMOST STALL OUT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS VIA GOOGLE ON THIS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 14 MONTHS THAT MINE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP. THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOT JUST BANDAIDE IT. IT HAS COST ME WAY TO MUCH MONEY & THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD SINCE YOU NEVER NOW WHEN IT IS JUST GOING TO LOSE POWER.

I WAS DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED MOVING. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED 10 OTHER VEHICLES OLDER THAN THIS VEHICLE THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO YEMM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2195 N HENDERSON ST, GALESBURG, IL) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY) DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4381411259. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE THAT NHTSA INITIATED THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,750. *TT UPDATED 10/9/18*JB

DRIVING ON A BUSY HWY IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM AND THE WIPERS ON HIGH WHEN THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. UNABLE TO EVEN SEE THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. HORNS BLARING AS CARS AND TRUCKS PASSED WITHIN 3 INCHES OF MY SIDE VIEW MIRROR. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM NOW! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR WHEN THE WIPERS JUST QUIT WORKING. CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING BUT WIPER NOT MOVING.