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
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Visibility/wiper, Feb 18, 2019
I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY DURING A ICE/RAIN STORM WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPED WORKING CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD SITUATION. GM HAS TO START FIXING THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE DIES BEACUSE OF THIS. HOPE SOMETHING GETS DONE QUICK .
Visibility/wiper, Feb 13, 2019
DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN A STREET IN A DOWNPOUR AT NIGHT. NO STREETLIGHTS ON THE ROAD. MY WIPER ARMS BOTH STOPPED MOVING. IMMEDIATELY LOST ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING AT A GOOD SPEED. WAS ABLE TO VEER TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN TO 5 MPH, WHERE I WAS THEN ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AGAIN. HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES AT 5 MPH TO GET HOME. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND DROPED IT OFF. TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKE. EXTENDED WARRENTEE TOOK CARE OF THE REPLACEMENT. BUT THIS CAR ONLY HAD 50K MILES ON IT AND ITS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD. VERY UNNERVING TO HAVE SOMETHING BREAK THAT ISN'T USED SO OFTEN. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THESE WIPER TRANSMISSIONS BREAK. RECALL SOON??
Visibility/wiper, Feb 12, 2019
MID NOVEMBER 2018, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I AM A NURSE IN A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, MY PAGER HAD GONE OFF, SO I ACTUALLY WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SOMEONE HAVING A HEART ATTACK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN, I WAS ON A HIGHWAY BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDER, WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. THEY WERE WORKING WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE. THE RAIN WAS COMING DOWN HARD, SO WHEN MY WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, I PANICKED. I NEARLY HIT A NEARBY CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE DOWNPOUR. ONCE I GOT OFF THE BRIDGE, THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, GOT OUT TO SEE IF SOMETHING HAD GOT CAUGHT IN THE WIPERS,NOTHING. I RESTARTED MY CARE TO SEE IF THE WIPERS WOULD WORK, THEY WOULDN'T. LUCKILY, I HAVE A COWORKER WHO LIVES A LITTLE FURTHER THAN ME WHO WOULD BE COMING DOWN THE SAME ROUTE WHO WAS ABLE TO PICK ME UP TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL. IT WAS NO LONGER RAINING WHEN I LATER THAT NIGHT, WAS DROPPED BACK OFF AT MY CAR. THE WIPERS STILL DID NOT WORK. I THOUGHT, MAYBE A FUSE OR SOMETHING BLEW. THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO ACTUALLY BE THE PROBLEM AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT. I REPLACED THE FUSE, THEY STILL DIDN'T WORK. I COULD MOVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH THEM OFF, WHICH SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT THE LINKAGE IS BROKEN OR THE MOTOR IS NOT WORKING.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 30, 2019
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ARM HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE WIPER ARMS. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2013 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR ALSO. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY, MY WIFE PUT THE WIPERS ON, HEARD A BANG NOISE AND THE WIPERS STOPPED MOVING.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 23, 2019
DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED CREATING A HAZZARD NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT ALL DRIVERS NEARBY. CHEVROLET WON'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIR OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE ON MY 4 YEAR OLD, 38,000 MILE CAR.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 19, 2019
I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD DURING AT NIGHT DURING A BAD RAIN STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WAITED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD UNTIL A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED AND ESCORTED ME TO A PARKING LOT; SHE SAID IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO STAY ON THE SHOULDER ON SUCH A BUSY ROAD. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERS SINCE ITS PURCHASE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WIPER ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF ABOUT $400. I ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, SINCE THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WASN'T, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF IT WASN'T A DEFECTIVE PART, IS THIS SOMETHING I CAN EXPECT TO RECUR EVERY 4 YEARS?? I HAVE RECEIVED NO GOOD ANSWERS FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER. BUT I WENT TO THE WEB AND FOUND A COUPLE DOZEN PF REPORTS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR (HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/2014/WIPER-PROBLEMS.PHP). I'VE NEVER HAD THE WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING LIKE THIS ON ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED IN MY 50 YEARS OF OWNING CARS. THIS DEFECTIVE FRONT WIPER ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND OTHER MOTORISTS WARNED OF THE DANGER.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 7, 2019
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A RAIN STORM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING FORCING ME TO FIND A SAFE PATH OFF THE ROAD AND PULL OVER UNTIL THE STORM STOPPED. UPON INSPECTION IT SEEMS THE BALL JOINT POPPED OFF THE PLASTIC BUSHING CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER TO NOT MOVE.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 3, 2019
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 2 AM IN THE RAIN AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF VISIBILITY ON THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HAD TO PULL OVER. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT GM WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR ON MY 4 YEAR OLD, 38,000 MILE SUV.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 1, 2019
MY WIPERS QUIT WORKING DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY. IT WAS RAINING PRETTY HARD! THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TRANSMISSION BUSHING HAS RUSTED AWAY COMPLETELY CAUSING MY WIPERS TO QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER
Visibility/wiper, Dec 24, 2018
DRIVING IN VERY HEAVY RAIN AROUND 5:30AM, SO ALSO VERY DARK OUT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AUTO, MEDIUM-HIGH SPEED. GOING AROUND 30MPH AND HEAR A MODERATELY LOUD "CLUNK" COME FROM AREA IN FRONT OF DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL. SUDDENLY MY WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED, AND WITHIN SECONDS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO LITTERALLY STICK MY HEAD OUT OF MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND LOOK FOR A SIDE ROAD/DRIVEWAY TO PULL OVER AT, NOT EASY IN THE DARK WITH HEAVY RAIN. TURNS OUT THE SOUND CAME FROM JUST UNDER MY WIPER ARMS, WHICH BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE WIPER MOTOR, AS THE LINKAGE ARM POPPED OFF AT ONE OF THE PLASTIC BUSHING BALL JOINTS. I WAS DRIVING ON A WELL-PAVED CITY STREET, WITH NO HARSH BUMPS OR POT-HOLES, LINKAGE ARM DISCONNECTED JUST FROM USE OF THE WIPERS. THANKFULLY I WASN'T GOING 75MPH ON A HIGHWAY OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE. I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A FRIEND TO COME PICK ME UP, CAR WAS LEFT THERE UNTIL THAT AFTERNOON WHEN IT WAS DAYLIGHT OUT AND HAD STOPPED RAINING. AFTER INSPECTION, I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY MOVE MY WIPER ARMS, MY FIRST SIGN THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. I'VE TRIED A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLASTIC BUSHING REPLACEMENTS, NONE OF WHICH LASTED LONGER THAN A DAY BEFORE THE LINKAGE ARM FELL OFF AGAIN. I AM CURRENTLY BEING "FORCED" INTO BUYING A WHOLE NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION. NOT PLEASED, THIS MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE IS COSTING ME MONEY TO FIX, AND NOT EVEN PERMANENTLY AS A NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION WILL LIKELY HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. AND, THE ONLY TIME THIS LINKAGE ISSUE WILL OCCUR AND CAUSE A FAILURE, IS WHEN I NEED THE USE THE WIPER TO ACTUALLY SEE.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 23, 2018
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 DURING A HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. BECAUSE OF THIS SHE WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 22, 2018
WHILE DRIVING HOME IN A RAIN STORM, I HEARD A NOISE FROM MY WIPERS AND THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. THE MOTOR CAN BE HEARD RUNNING, BUT THE BLADES DO NOT MOVE. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT SEE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN OFF AND THE WIPER BLADES WILL NOT MOVE. I CANNOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY IN RAIN/SNOW AND I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND. THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I HAD BOTH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AS WELL.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 20, 2018
SECOND OCCURANCE -- BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER DO NOT MOVE, MOVE VERY SLOW AND STOP MID-WINDSHIELD. THIS PART WAS REPLACED WITH AND OEM PART JUST OVER 1 YEAR AGO AND IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 15, 2018
WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON RAINY NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY. HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAIT FOR RAIN TO STOP
Visibility/wiper, Dec 10, 2018
THE AIRFLOW FROM MY DEFROSTER VENTS STOPPED WORKING. THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING STILL WORK BUT THE AIR FLOWS ONLY THROUGH THE FRONT FACING VENTS. I CANNOT DEFROST OR DEFOG MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN NECESSARY. I HAVE TO KEEP A TOWEL IN THE CAR IN CASE I NEED TO WIPE IT OFF. IT MUST BE A BROKEN DIRECTIONAL SWITCH/DAMPER BUT IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO GET IT FIXED YET.
Engine, Visibility/wiper, Dec 6, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN A BLIZZARD WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ZEIGLER BUICK OF LINCOLNWOOD (LOCATED AT 6900 MCCORMICK BLVD, LINCOLNWOOD, IL 60712, (847) 674-9000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 20, 2018
THE WIPER TRANSMISSION BUSHING FAILED.... THE FAILED BUSHING ATTACHES THE WIPER MOTOR TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON A HIGHWAY ( I-380) ...THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A WINTER STORM CREATING POOR VISIBILITY AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 20, 2018
YOU HAVE THE EQUINOX LISTED AS HAVING ZERO RECALLS. THAT IS NOT CORRECT. I WAS CONTACTED BY MAIL ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE FRONT WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY (CANADA ONLY). IF SOME OF THESE CANADIAN PARTS HAVE MADE IT ON TO US MODELS THEN THE SAME FAILURE WILL HAPPEN. FROM THE COMPLAINTS I JUST READ ON THIS SITE THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED. I WOULD FEEL TERRIBLE IF SOMEONES WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING A STORM AND THEY OR THEIR CHILDREN WERE HURT OR EVEN KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO WIPER FAILURE AND I KNEW ABOUT IT. I AM UPLOADING PHOTOS OF THE NOTIFICATION I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL IN THE HOPES THAT GM ACKNOWLEDGES THE FACT THAT THE WIPER FAILURE CAN AND IS HAPPENING TO US MODELS AS WELL.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 15, 2018
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A RAINY AFTERNOON, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS WENT ENTIRELY TO THE LEFT OFF THE WINDSHIELD. I PULLED OVER, PLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT THE RESTING POSITION AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THE WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE RESTING POSITION.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 9, 2018
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-76 WESTBOUND EAST OF AKRON. MY WIFE GOT IN A NEAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT SEE AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. WENT ON-LINE TO SEE THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. HAD TO BUY THE LINKAGE AT THE DEALER AND THE PARTS GUY SAID THAT THIS PART IS IN STOCK BECAUSE IT IS COMMON TO BE REPLACED.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 7, 2018
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2014 EQUINOX DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM WHEN THE WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. SHE WAS ON I90 HEADING BACK TO NEW YORK FROM A CONFERENCE IN MASSACHUSETTS. SHE IS LUCKY SHE DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS IN A HEAVY DOWN POUR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT HOME ON A FLATBED AS IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ONCE THE CAR WAS HOME I REMOVED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION COVER AND FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINT THAT CONNECTS THE MOTOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FELL APART. SINCE I NEED THE CAR I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT WIPER TRANSMISSION FROM A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. I CALLED GM TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL...
Visibility/wiper, Nov 6, 2018
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE WIPERS QUIT WITH THE LEFT WIPER RIGHT IN MY LINE OF VISION. I TRIED TURNING THEM OFF AND ON AND HAD TO STOP AT A GAS STATION BECAUSE IT WAS POURING RAIN AT THE TIME. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE WIPERS WITH NO LUCK. I HAD TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION IN POURING RAIN WITH NO WIPERS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT WITHOUT A CRASH TAKING PLACE. I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR OF THE WIPERS AT CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN THE AMOUNT OF $385.45. NOW I HAVE LEARNED THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF A RECALL. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH REIMBURSEMENT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WITH NO WARNING AND HAD ALMOST POTENTIALLY CAUSED A CRASH WHICH MEANT THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS WITHOUT THE FUNCTION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS HAD TO BE APPLIED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED .THE DEALER AUTONATION CHEVROLET (HIGHWAY 6, 8100 S TEXAS 6, HOUSTON, TX 77083, (281) 406-3559) WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A RAINY DOWNPOUR SO THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY SO THE FUNCTION WAS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO THE FAILURE WHEN THERE WAS INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER DANIELS CHEVROLET (365 E MAIN ST, SWAINSBORO, GA 30401, (478) 268-4052) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WAS UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 22, 2018
THE FIRST TIME, MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I TRIED TO OPERATE MY WIPERS AND THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD THE ENTIRE WIPER TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND WITHIN 5 MONTHS, THEY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, MID WIPE, DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, IN THE RAIN.