2013 Chevrolet Equinox
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 751 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 21 Equinox model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 20 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 20 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Visibility, windshield wiper/washer, motorAug 4, 2016
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode and wear over time, possibly resulting in one or both of the windshield wipers becoming inoperative.
Inoperative windshield wipers may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
GM will notify owners, dealers will repair the AIP-hole, inspect and, if necessary, replace the front wiper module, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 25302.
Campaign 16V582000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, ignitionJul 5, 2016
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
Campaign 16V502000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
751 reports, newest first.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 23, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER BALL JOINT AND MODULE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,909. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *CN
Visibility, Jan 23, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED AND SEIZED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,200.
Air bags, Jan 21, 2017
MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WITH OR WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT IN THE SEATS. I HAVE RAN A CODE READER ON IT AND IT STATED THAT IT RELATES TO THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE COMPLAINT. IT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE IN MOTION OR AT REST. STARTED TO HAPPEN AROUND 85000 MILES AND CURRENTLY HAVE 91000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 20, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM NOTICE DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A SEVERE RAINSTORM. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *CN
Visibility/wiper, Jan 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 16, 2017
NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED YET. THIS "RECALL" HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT CHEVY CANNOT COME UP WITH A REMEDY. I WOULD GUESS ONE IS AVAILABLE BUT IT PROBABLY WOULD COST THEM TOO MUCH. CONCERN: IF THE WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING A SEVERE STORM I'M REALLY IN TROUBLE. WHY DOES THIS TAKE SO LONG???
Power train, Jan 12, 2017
THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS. THEY SEEM TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. HAVE BROUGHT IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS,THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL REALLY. THIS IS NOT SAFE. CALLED GM THEY ARE NO HELP!!
Visibility, Jan 12, 2017
2013 CHEVY EQUINOX. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER RECALL REPAIR. RECALL # 16V582000. *LD
Visibility, Jan 12, 2017
2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *JB
Electrical system, Jan 11, 2017
MY DEFROST SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING AND MY WINDOWS WERE SO DENSE WITH FROST I COULD NOT SEE. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT FOR A LOT OF COMPLAINTS I SEE ON LINE.THE DEROST SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED FOR 2-3 WEEKS NOW
Visibility/wiper, Jan 10, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Visibility, Jan 10, 2017
2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WINDSHIELD WIPERS RECALL REPAIRS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE WIPERS ON HER VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED SHE WAS WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT ONCE THE REPAIR WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY GM. *JB
Visibility/wiper, Jan 9, 2017
THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE ON 1/7/17 IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM. MY LOCAL DEALER GORDON CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ARE TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOT A CURRENT FIX AVAILABLE. IN THE MEANTIME, I DO NOT HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I REQUESTED TO BE PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER UNTIL THE FIX IS IN PLACE AND WAS DENIED. I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT WIPERS AND HAVE NO WHERE TO TURN.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 9, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/05/17 *LJ *AS
Visibility/wiper, Jan 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE SNOW, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,338. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 4, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 3, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS HANGING OVER TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BOLT WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 3, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE REFERENCED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Steering, Dec 31, 2016
WHEN TOWING WITH RV THE FRONT WHEELS START A SEVERE WOBBLE WHICH SHAKES THE REAR OF THE RV. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES; SEVERAL AT HWY SPEED AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE HWY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE WOBBLE IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE; THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AT HWY SPEED. I HAD INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE NEW BLUE OX TOW BAR BUT I CHECKED THAT WITH THE MANUFACTURER; THEY INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS A GM PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 50 MPH. FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN SEPTEMBER, 2016
Visibility/wiper, Dec 28, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 02/23/17*LJ
Visibility/wiper, Dec 28, 2016
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM CARMAX AND THERE'S A RECALL ON THE WIPERS THAT HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED. IT SAYS REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE YET. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. IT'S 3 YEARS OLD NOW.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 22, 2016
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK, LIVE IN MAINE, CAN'T DRIVE IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS, LAWSUIT IF MY FAMILY GETS HURT, NEED GM TO GET A SOLUTION TO THIS RECALL 390,000 VEHICLES AFFECTED SINCE AUGUST 2016. WHAT THE HOLD UP?
Visibility/wiper, Dec 21, 2016
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. WHEN TURNED ON I CAN HERE THE MOTOR RUNNING AS IF THEY WERE ON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS
Visibility/wiper, Dec 21, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, 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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.