2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 548 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 9th highest complaint count among 21 Equinox model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 23 involved a crash and 4 involved a fire. 11 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Visibility, windshield wiper/washer, motorMar 17, 2022
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode, causing one or both windshield wipers to fail.
Inoperative windshield wipers can reduce visibility in certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will inspect the wiper module, and repair or replace it as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on April 21, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212352530.
Campaign 22V165000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: visibility/wiper
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Visibility/wiper, Nov 3, 2019
WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WIPERS ON LOW, THE WIPERS WORKED AS EXPECTED. WHEN THE WIPERS WERE SWITCHED TO HIGH, THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR POINTS UNDER THE HOOD BECAME DISCONNECTED AND STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THIS WAS AT 65 MPH WITH THE VISIBILITY GOING FROM ADEQUATE TO ZERO INSTANTLY. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED THREE TIMES, EVEN WITH NEW CONNECTION POINTS AND THEN A NEW ASSEMBLY.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 1, 2019
THE PLASTIC CAP THAT CONNECTS THE WIPER BALL JOINT TO THE WIPER CONTROL LINKAGE ON MY 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX BROKE DURING A RAIN WHILE DRIVING OUT OF STATE. I WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE LAST 10 OR 12 MILES OF THE TRIP BY STOPPING EVERY MILE OR TWO AND OPERATING THE WIPERS BY HAND. RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS. UPON RETURNING HOME I REPAIRED THE DEFECT ONLY TO HAVE IT BREAK AGAIN ALMOST RIGHT AWAY. I REPAIRED IT AGAIN, CHECKING TO BE CERTAIN THE REPAIR PARTS WERE CORRECT, THEY WERE, AND THIS TIME IT WORKED CORRECTLY FOR APRX A MONTH, THEN A DIFFERENT CAP AND BALL JOINT ON THE SAME MECHANICAL PART SUFFERED THE SAME FAILURE. ONCE AGAIN I REPAIRED THE DAMAGE, WHICH THIS TIME WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, UNTIL THIS MORNING, 11/01/2019, WHEN IT AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED BEFORE I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE, AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2013 MODEL; I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AS I HAVE ONLY EVER HAD TO ADDRESS THIS MALFUNCTION ONE OTHER TIME IN MY LIFE ON A 20+ YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BUT EVEN THAT TIME IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY FAULT AS I WAS WORKING IN THIS AREA OF THAT VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE I INADVERTENTLY STRESSED THAT MECHANICAL CONNECTION. I'M AN AUTO MANUFACTURER RETIREE AND HAVE WORKED AROUND CARS, INCLUDING A FEW YEARS DOING FINAL LINE REPAIR AT THE MANUFACTURER, AND FEEL QUITE CONVINCED THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AS OF NOW I'M LEFT WITH LITTLE RECOURSE EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIPER ASSEMBLY; SOMETHING I AM HIGHLY UNSATISFIED WITH BEARING THE EXPENSE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF DOING.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 26, 2019
AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2019 THE TRANSMISSION IN MY WINDSHEI6WIPERS WENT OUT. GM REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM.
Visibility/wiper, Sep 26, 2019
MY HUSBAND WAS ⁵DRIVING SOUTH ON WISCONSIN HIGHWAY 43 ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN BOTH WIPERS SUDDENLY WHIPPED OVER TO THE LEFT AND STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVER'S WIPER STUCK OUT TO THE LEFT OF THE CAR WINDOW AND THE PASSENGER WIPER STAYED ON THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WE TURNED KNOBS AND TRIED EVERYTHING WE COULD THINK OF TO START THE WIPERS, TO NO AVAIL. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY IN FAST MOVING, HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE EXITED AS SOON AS WE COULD TO REPOSITION THE WIPERS AND ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM ON AGAIN. THEY WOULD NOT MOVE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE RAIN LET UP SOME AS WE CONTINUED HOME IN THIS UNSAFE MANNER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS WITH A RECALL AND REPAIR.
Visibility/wiper, Sep 22, 2019
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON FAST, DURING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD AND DID WORK AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS AS I COULD NOT SEE AT ALL AFTER BLADES STOPPED WORKING. STUCK MY HEAD OUT WINDOW WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TO TRY AND SEE SAFE PLACE TO GET OFF ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. LOOKED UP ONLINE AND SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY EQUINOX OWNERS. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE LINKAGE BROKE. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Power train, Engine, Visibility/wiper, Aug 27, 2019
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING A RAINSTORM AND USING THE WIPERS AT HIGH SPEED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE DISENGAGED AND OPERATION IMMEDIATELY CEASED. VISIBILITY WAS COMPLETELY ZERO AND VERY NERVE RACKING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CALL SHAFT ACTUATORS HAD FAILED AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. THE 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE CONSUMES AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF OIL. MORE THAN 1 QUART PER THOUSAND MILES. MILAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. ALSO HAS INTERMITTENT HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING WITH A DISTINCT "JERK". ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR FAILED AT 35K MILES.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 26, 2019
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT FUNCTIONING CAR WAS BOUGHT USED W/ APPROX 65K MILES. CURRENTLY HAS 78K MILES. IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT FUNCTIONING DUE TO LINKAGE BUSHING FALLING OFF THE MOTOR BALL JOINT CONNECTION. LUCKILY WAS CLOSE TO HOME. CAN NOT ORDER JUST THE BUSHING FROM THE DEALER, ENTIRE LINKAGE MUST BE REPLACED. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPLACEMENT.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 24, 2019
WHILE TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN A RAINSTORM WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FORCING US TO IMMEDIATELY GET TO THE SHOULDER. WE ALMOST CRASHED AND SPENT OVER AN HOUR STRANDED AND HOPING NO ONE WOULD CRASH INTO US UNTIL THE RAIN LET UP SO WE COULD DRIVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT. AT 54K MILES GM'S WIPER TRANSMISSION WITH PLASTIC USED IN THE MOVING PARTS FAILED. NTSHA ID16V582000 HAS BEEN ISSUED & NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED BEYOND THE LIMITED VEHICLES. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS STILL A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!
Visibility/wiper, Aug 17, 2019
WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAIN STORM WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. LINKAGE CAME APART.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 16, 2019
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROZE IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION DURING A SEVERELY HEAVY RAINSTORM WHILE DRIVING WEST BOUND ON THE COLIN KELLY HIGHWAY AT 3:25 PM ON AUGUST 16, 2019. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT 55 MPH. MY GRANDSONS AND I WERE LUCKY AND DESPITE ZERO VISIBILITY WE WERE ABLE GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CARS BEHIND US HIT US. WE WAITED OUT THE STORM AND RETURNED HOME WHERE WE CHECKED THE FUSE. THE FUSE WAS OK, AND YOU COULD HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR WORKING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IN MADISON FLORIDA. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. AN ESTIMATE FOR A REPAIR IS $300. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2010 THROUGH 2017 EQUINOX DUE TO A POOR DESIGN THAT USES PLASTIC BUSHINGS.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 5, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. SERRA CHEVROLET (1170 CENTER POINT PKWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 3, 2019
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT 55MPH. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SWIPED LEFT AND STOPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AND I ALMOST WRECKED IN ORDER TO MOVE OVER TO A SIDE STREET TO STOP DRIVING. I HAD NO VISIBILITY RESULTING IN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION AND WILL NEED REPAIRS. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED DUE TO SAFETY ON THE ROAD!
Visibility/wiper, Jul 31, 2019
ON JULY 14, 2019, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE FROM OUT OF TOWN WHEN A HEAVY RAINSTORM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN AND DOG IN THE CAR WITH ME. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND THEY WERE WORKING FINE. NOT EVEN FIVE MINUTES WENT BY AND THEY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINDOW AND WHILE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. I HAD NO CLUE WHAT CAUSED IT AS I HAD NO ISSUES LEADING UP TO IT. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST HIT A MOTORCYCLIST UNDER A BRIDGE DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY. CHEVY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. THE 2013 MODEL WAS RECALLED AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH MY SAME VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I PRAY NO ONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE OVER THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT CHEVY IS WAITING ON AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY TO HAVE REPAIRED.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 26, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM KELLEY BUICK GMC (633 AVE OF AUTOS, FORT WAYNE, IN, (260) 434-4600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *AS *TR
Visibility/wiper, Jul 24, 2019
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIPERS HAD BEEN WORKING JUST FINE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WENT COMPLETELY OFF THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, I HAD NO VISIBILITY, AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY WANTED $150 TO JUST LOOK AT THE CAR. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A COMMON ISSUE WITH CHEVY EQUINOX'S. THE WIPER TRANSMISSION LINK STOPPED WORKING. THE MOTOR ON THE WIPERS STILL WORKS JUST FINE.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 22, 2019
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY RAIN STORM.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 12, 2019
WIPERS WERE IN OPERATION DURING A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM AND THEY JUST STOPPED. VISIBILITY WAS ZERO AND TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. FUSES WERE CHECKED AND THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 9, 2019
DRIVING IN RAINSTORM DOWN THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AROUND 70 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND STOPPED IN PLACE CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER INSPECTION WIPER LINKAGE HAD SNAPPED. REPLACEMENT LINKAGE, ONLY ABLE TO BE RUN UNDER LOW SPEED.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 8, 2019
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE THRUWAY THERE WAS A RAIN STORM AND MY WIPERS WERE WORKING, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND I COULDN'T SEE A THING IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO DETERMINE WHERE I COULD PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AND HOPED THE SPOT WAS SAFE ENOUGH. I PUT ON MY FOUR WAY FLASHERS SO I COULD BE SEEN BY OTHER DRIVERS. IT WAS THE SCARIEST THING I EVER EXPERIENCED IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING. WHY WOULD THE WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING!!
Visibility/wiper, Jul 3, 2019
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR WHILE AT NORMAL WIPER SPEED. DEALER IS WANTING TO CHARGE 400 FOR AS THEY STATED IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PLASTIC HOUSING ON THE WIPER TRANSMISSION ARM JUST BREAKS
Visibility/wiper, Jun 27, 2019
I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHEN MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE I HAD NO VISIBILITY IMMEDIATELY. THANKFULLY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. HAD MY CAR TOWED HOME.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 25, 2019
WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MILES AN HOUR IN POURING RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. WAS UNABLE TO SEE. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO FOUND THAT THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY CHARGED ME $328.00 TO REPLACE IT.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO VISIBILITY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 25, 2019
I WAS RIDING DOWN A HIGHWAY THROUGH A SEVER THUNDERSTORM WHEN MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. MY REAR WIPERS REMAINED INTACT. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE FUSE AND FOUND THAT THE FUSE WAS NOT BLOWN. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE IT'S THE MOTOR. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE TO DISCOVER MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 21, 2019
I WAS DRIVING HOME DURING A RAINSTORM AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST RANDOMLY STOPPED AND I COULD NOT SEE I HAVE ZERO VISIBILITY I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME AT 9 PM AT NIGHT IN THE DARK WITH NO WORKING WIPERS