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
548 reports, newest first.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 16, 2020
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2 YOUNG SONS TO DAYCARE IN THE MORNING WHILE IT WAS RAINING WHEN SHE WAS ALMOST THERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPED WORKING. SHE DROVE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE CLOSE BY AFTER DROPPING MY CHILDREN OFF AND HAD TO GET AN UBER HOME. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE WIPER TRANSMISSION ARM BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE WIPER LINKAGE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I DISCOVERED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WAS SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE BUSHING THAT CONNECTS THEM. I REPLACED IT WITH THE CORRECT BUSHING AND REINSTALLED IT. THE WIPERS WORKED FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND THIS MORNING THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING MY SONS TO DAYCARE AND SHE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE WIPERS TO SPRAY AND CLEAN THE WINDOWS THEY DISCONNECTED. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM MANY PEOPLE AND AM NOW VERY CONCERNED THAT AFTER IT GETS FIXED AGAIN IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME OR ON THE INTERSTATE WE COULD LOSE VISIBILITY AND IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Engine, Nov 12, 2020
I HAVE A 2.4 LT ECOTEC ENGINE. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. EVERY WEEK TO TWO WEEKS OIL IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE FROM ENGINE. OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. O LY WARNING SIGN THERE IS AN ISSUE IS THE CAR STARTS KNOCK AND HESITATING THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ON START UP AND WHEN IN IDLE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND NOW FOUND THIS IS A LAWSUIT REGARDING THESE ENGINES THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY YEAR BUT I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES.
Other or unspecified, Nov 5, 2020
WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF AND BEFORE I CAN TAKE KEY OUT WITHOUT TRYING TO START IT TRIES TO START AND TURN OVER ON ITS OWN THEN STOPS
Air bags, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Nov 3, 2020
FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL HAS A LEAK THAT SPRAYS ONTO SERPENTINE BELT CAUSING BELT FAILURE AND MAJOR OIL LEAK. THE SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 5 BELTS IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND TOO MUCH OIL TO TRACK. ALSO UNKNOWN AIRBAG AND STABILITRAC WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND CAUSE CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED.
Electrical system, Nov 2, 2020
CAR RUNS FINE AND PARKED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT. WALE UP IN MORNING TO GO ABOUT MY BUSINESS, CAR WON'T START - PRODUCES THE INFAMOUS CLICKING SOUND. BATTERY TESTED GOOD AND SO DID THE ALTERNATOR; HAD THEM BOTH CHECKED WHERE I BOUGHT THE BATTERY. (PICTURE ATTACHED OF ALTERNATOR TEST). NOW, MY WIFE IS AFRAID OF GETTING STRANDED SOMEWHERE - AND ISN'T COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 30, 2020
WINDSHLELD WIPER JUMPS OFF WINDSHIELD ON DRIVER SIDE. I'VE REPLACED THE ENTIRE MECHANISM SEVERAL TIMES AND IT ONLY LASTS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OR SO BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN. TERRIBLE DESIGN. PLASTIC PARTS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I PUT DOWN OCTOBER 30, 2020 AS THE DATE THIS HAPPENED BUT IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 30, 2020
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM FROM HURRICANE ZETA. WIPER MOTOR STILL RUNS BUT WIPERS DO NOT MOVE. WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE HAS BROKEN. IF THIS HASN'T HAPPENED TO YOU YET IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT DOES.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 27, 2020
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM WHILE CAR WAS MOVING. LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I HAPPENED. SOUNDS LIKE MOTOR IS WORKING, HOWEVER WIPERS HAVE NOT MOVED SINCE, AND REMAIN USELESS.
Engine, Oct 26, 2020
GOES THROUGH OIL LIKE NO TOMORROW. I JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE LAST MONTH. IT'S AT 73% OIL LIFE AND MY ENGINE IS STARTING TO MAKE NOISE FROM NO OIL. I AM COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. MY ENGINE IS LOUD WHEN YOU TURN IT ON AND YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS HITTING EACH OTHER FROM NO OIL. I FEEL LIKE ONE OF THESE DAYS I'LL TURN ON MY CAR AND MY ENGINE BLOWS UP. I ALSO DID SOME RESEARCH AND I SEE THEY'VE BEEN SUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING WAS EVER DONE. I GOT MY CAR LOOKED AT AND THERE IS NO OIL LEAKS. IT'S ALSO DAMAGE MY ENGINE FROM GOING THROUGH SO MUCH OIL IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 25, 2020
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF USING THEM AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT DOWN AND NEVER CAME BACK UP. YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR WORKING BUT WIPERS DO NOT MOVE.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 12, 2020
WIPERS WERE RUNNING AND THEN SUDDENLY THEY STOPPED DURING RAIN STORM. WHEN I TURN THE WIPERS ON NOW, THEY JUST MAKE A CLICKING NOISE BUT THEY DO NOT MOVE
Fuel system, Gasoline, Air bags, Oct 5, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERKED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION AND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 1,000 MILES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JACK PHELAN CHEVROLET, INC (4000 S. HARLEM AVE, STICKNEY, IL 60402) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
Power train, Oct 2, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOSS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND HESITATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN AND FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO SHUT-OFF AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED TODD WENZEL CHEVROLET INC. LOCATED AT 3156 HIGHLAND DR, HUDSONVILLE, MI 49426, AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Engine, Sep 30, 2020
ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION (1 QT EVERY 500 MILES OR LESS). SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN ALSO STATES 2010-2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WHICH MY VEHICLE IS A 2014 EQUINOX.
Electrical system, Engine, Sep 5, 2020
MY 14 EQUINOX ATTEMPTED TO START ON IT'S OWN WHILE VEHICLE OFF BUT KEY IN IGNITION. I WAS WAITING FOR A FRIEND TO COME OUT OF STORE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND STATIONARY. SOLENOIDS ND MODULES KEEP NEEDING REPLACED
Visibility/wiper, Sep 2, 2020
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN. WIPER MOTOR COULD BE HEARD STILL WORKING. REPLACING THE FUSE HAD NO EFFECT. BIG SAFETY ISSUE, WITH PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON RECORD FOR THE SAME THING.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 30, 2020
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE WIPER BLADES STOPPED WORKING. I TRIED TO TURN THE WIPERS BACK OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE MOTOR SEEMS TO WORK HOWEVER THE BLADES WERE NOT MOVING. IT WAS RAINING OUT AND I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT.
Other or unspecified, Aug 27, 2020
FIXED MY FLEX PIPE LAST YEAR NOW ITS ACTING UP AND MAKING THE LOUD NOISE AGAIN MAKES THE NOSIE WHILE GETTING UP TO SPEED AND WHILE IN STATIONARY.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 17, 2020
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE WIPERS STOPPED COMPLETELY. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. SHE WAS ON I-95 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND WAS LUCKY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I'M AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING IN 2013 MODELS AND THAT THERE IS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE SAME PROBLEM FOR OTHER YEARS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC! I SEE NUMEROUS REPAIR VIDEOS ONLINE FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! CHEVY KNOWS THIS!
Engine, Aug 9, 2020
HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND TIMING CHAIN. PUTTING IN 1-2 QUARTS AN OIL EACH WEEK TO OIL BURNING. WHICH LED TO THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACED A SECOND TIME WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AGAIN DUE TO THE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WE HAVE BEEN IN MOTION BOTH IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY.
Air bags, Jul 29, 2020, crash
HIT A BEAR IN A 2 LANE RURAL ROADWAY BETWEEN 30-40 MPH AFTER BRAKING HARD. AIRBAGS FIRED BUT NONE EVER CAME OUT. COULD SMELL THE BURNING CHARGE. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 28, 2020
DRIVING ON E WAY , WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF SNOW STORM. GOT OFF AT CLOSEST EXIT, WENT IN TO AUTO PARTS GOT DIAGNOSIS THAT WIPER TRANSMISSION HAD WENT OUT. WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL.
Steering, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jul 24, 2020
STABILITY SERVICE TRACK LIGHT ON AND POWER STEERING GOES OFF AND ON OUT OF NO WHERE
Visibility/wiper, Jul 13, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED OPERATING. THE CONTACT SAFELY EXITED THE ROADWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Other or unspecified, Jul 10, 2020
DURING HEAVY RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLEW PAST STRAIGHT UP, AND STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE WE WERE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AFTER DARK AND COULD NOT SEE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE MOVING. WE HAD TO INCH ALONG THE SHOULDER FOR A MILE TO THE NEAREST EXIT.