2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 1/23/2017*CT UPDATED 7/6/18*JB THE CONSUMER STATED ITS THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING MY WIPERS JUST STOPPED ON ROUTE 8 IN KENT OHIO AT ABOUT 6;30 IN THE EVENING WHILE RAINING, I WENT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT AFTERNOON AND SPENT $370.00 ON A WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION MOTOR AND I ASK IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND PHIL WATTS SAID NO THEN THE NEXT DAY SEE A RECALL ON TV, INTERNET AND CALLED DEALER AND GOT THE RUN AROUND I HAVE DRIVEN GM CARS MY WHOLE LIFE MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE FOR A MORE DEPENDABLE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY) WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

"TAKATA RECALL" AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON 11/2/2016 MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETED STOP WORKING. ITS A RECALL ON MY BALL JOINTS IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULES(RECALL NUMBER 25302).AS STATED BY THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, THERE NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY CAR. I PERSONAL THINK SOMETHING CAN BE DONE IN THE MATTER OF MY FAMILY SAFETY. I FEEL LIKE NOTHING HAVE BEEN RESOLVE IN THIS MATTER AND WOULD LIKE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS TWICE AND THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY) MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR AND REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE SAME DAY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN ADVANCED NOTICE OF AN UPCOMING RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AT THE MOMENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.