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, Sep 13, 2018
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM MY WINDSHIELD WHIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. THEY STOPPED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LUCKLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BUT COULD NOT SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDOW BECAUSE THE RAIN WAS SO HARD. LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON THING AND HAS EVEN BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER PLACES. WITH 2 KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 3 IN THE CAR WITH ME THIS WAS REALLY SCARY.
Visibility/wiper, Sep 12, 2018
15789:WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN TRACK WHILE IT WAS RAINING. IT STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION ON HIGH AND I COULD NOT DRIVE OR MOVE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND ON AND REPLACED A FUSE AND THE WIPERS STILL DO NOT WORK. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I PICKED MY KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AFTER RESEARCHING I SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF PEOPLE. I CALLED THE CHEVY HOTLINE FOR BULLETIN #15789 AND WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS RECALL IS RELATING TO THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS AFTER I JUST SPENT OVER 850 IN MAINTENANCE ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND JUST OVER 50K MILES. IF ITS THE SAME ISSUE ITS AN ISSUE AND MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE COVERED.
Air bags, Sep 2, 2018, crash
I HIT A DEER ON SEPT. 1, 2018 AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 31, 2018
I WAS DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY DURING A MAJOR DOWN POUR, SUDDENLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED (STANDING STRAIGHT UP). IT HAPPENED ON A BRIDGE SO I COULDN'T PULLOVER, COULDN'T SEE! I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE GOT OFF OF ROAD AT END OF BRIDGE. CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES. NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOT HIGHER MILEAGE VEHICLES I HAVE HAD, THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS, SOMEONE WITH LESSER REFLEX AND VISION WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND MAYBE KILLED SOMEONE OR THEM SELVES.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 31, 2018
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING AND FROZE IN A SLANTED UPRIGHT POSITION DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ON THE TOLL IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ON 8-29-18 DRIVING AT 60MPH. AFTER NARROWLY AVOIDING 3 ACCIDENTS AND DEATH BECAUSE I COULDNT SEE, I NAVIGATED TO 2 SEPERATE REPAIR SHOPS WHO PRETENDED TO NOT KNOW OF THIS DEFECT AND DEMANDED I PAY FOR "DIAGNOSING" THIS SERIOUSLY LIFE THREATENING KNOWN VEHICLE DEFECT. I BELIEVE THIS PART WAS INCLUDED IN A 2013 RECALL ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX. MINE IS A 2014 WITH THE SAME SCENARIO. ALL CONSUMERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT 2014 MODELS CARRY THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL RISK. IT WAS AN EXTREMLY TERRIFYING ORDEAL TO BE IN. I MADE A POLICE REPORT AFTER ONE SHOP THREATENED ME AND REFUSED TO RELEASE MY CAR FOR TELLING ME WHAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED AND FORCING ME TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE OF $117.70 WHILE DOING NOTHING TO HELP THE ISSUE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WARRANTY COMPANY TOLD ME TO. ONLY LATER FOR THEM TO CLAIM NO RECORD OF THE CALLS I MADE EXISTS AND THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WAS TO BE PAID FOR BY ME BECAUSE MY COVERAGE EXPIRED IN 2017 ADMITTEDLY BY THEM WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOTIFICATIONS BEING MADE TO ME. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ANY MODEL WITH THIS SAME PART ID OR SITUATION.
Visibility, Aug 29, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRAEGER CHEVROLET (4100 S 27TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53221, (414) 281-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 24, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO LIMA AUTO MALL (2200 NORTH CABLE ROAD, LIMA, OHIO 45807, (419) 993-6000), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT AND THE DEALER REFERENCED AN UNKNOWN PART AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Aug 22, 2018
I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND THIS LAST TIME I WASN'T INTO THE OIL CHANGE MORE THEN 1000 MILES AND IT STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND STALLING OUT TOOK IT IN AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT SO THEY CHANGED IT FOR ME BUT IT CONTINUES TO STALL THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HAD IT TESTED AND IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY ISSUES. THE STALLING HAPPENS WHEN I'M AT A STOP OR JUST SLOWING DOWN AND ALSO BACKING UP.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 7, 2018
I WAS DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM WHEN MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ABRUPTLY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STEEP WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I COULD HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR STILL RUNNING SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT A BAD FUSE. MY HUSBAND CHECKED WHEN I GOT HOME AND HE SAID IT LOOKED AS IF THE WIPER HAD COME OFF OF THE MECHANISM IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ATTACHED TO. I AM TAKING IT TO MY MECHANIC TOMORROW, AS I SEE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE YET.
Engine, Aug 6, 2018
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR AND IT NEEDED TO BE TOWED. MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND WAS QUITE UNPREPARED FOR THIS. THIS ENGINE SEIZING IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR EQUINOX WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE OIL PAN OR GASKET WHICH CAUSES IT TO EXPLODE (FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD) AND ALL OF THE OIL SPEWS FROM THE ENGINE. HAD SHE BEEN IN A BUSIER INTERSECTION OR SHARPER CURVE, WE COULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A MUCH DIFFERENT OUTCOME. AS BRAKES AND STEERING WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FUNCTIONING.
Engine, Aug 5, 2018
MY CAR HAS BEGUN STALLING AT RED LIGHTS AND GENERALLY WHENEVER I NEED TO STOP, I DON'T GET ANY WARNING LIGHTS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER GONE ON AND IT STARTS BACK UP BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR THAT I'M GOING TO BE STRANDED. I HAVE DONE ALL MY OIL CHANGES ON TIME AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE VERY SAD THAT A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS THIS GOING ON.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 2, 2018
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IN HEAVY RAIN AND THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION
Steering, Jul 23, 2018
"SERVICE POWER STEERING" WARNING REPEATEDLY OCCURS WHEN CAR IS DRIVING. ALTHOUGH IT USUALLY OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY, IT HAS OCCURRED IN TOWN AS WELL. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND OUT CAUSE.
Engine, Jul 20, 2018
MY 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX BEGAN TO STALL WHENEVER I STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS MOSTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY 45-50 MPH ROAD. IT WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING AIR SO TO SPEAK, AND TO STAY IDLE. IT WOULD SPUTTER AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. IT WOULD START BACK UP WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK AND TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN WITH MORE FREQUENCY. UPON READING MANY FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE, I LEARNED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID VALVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM ON EQUINOX SUVS PRODUCED FROM 2011 TO 2014. THE PART WAS RECALLED FOR THE 2011 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2014. THE VEHICLE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED WHEN MY MY SON REPLACE THE SOLENOID VALVE. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PART FOR THE 2014 EQUINOX AS IT IS THE SAME PART.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Jul 19, 2018
SPUDDERS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN TRYING TO GO THEN DIES AS SOON AS I GIVE IT GAS. DIES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY BUT TURNS RIGHT BACK ON. DIED TRYING TO CROSS A HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS.
Other or unspecified, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 16, 2018
A WEEK AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION ON 6/12/2018 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND WHEN I'M PARKING. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC READING BUT NOTHING COMES UP EXCEPT A SUGGESTION TO CHANGE THE SOLENOID. THE TECH SUGGESTED I ADD STP GAS TREATMENT. AFTER THE FIRST BOTTOM AND DRIVING 200 PLUS MILES OUT OF STATE, THE LIGHT WENT OFF BRIEFLY. I'VE ADDED 2 MORE BOTTLES OF GAS TREATMENT AND DROVE BACK HOME BUT MY VEHICLES IS STILL SHUTTING OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I WAS IN BALTIMORE ON 7/12, AND MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT 3 TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME DIDN'T RESEND ME. I WAS IN NJ THIS WEEKEND AND IT SHUT OFF AT MULTIPLE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. I'M TAKING IT TO AUTOZONE TOMORROW TO GET A PRINTOUT OF THE DIAGNOSTICS THEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, MY FEAR IS THEY WILL CHARGE ME FOR WORK THAT WON'T FIX THE ISSUE. WHY HASN'T M DON'T A RECALL FOR THE 2014 MODEL? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NONE OF US SHOULD GET REAR ENDED AND HURT FOR THEM TO FORMALLY DO A RECALL.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 9, 2018
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. I NAVIGATED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE PART REPLACED WAS MY WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. THE PART ID IS 84241847. THIS PART ID WAS INCLUDED IN A 2013 RECALL ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX. MINE IS A 2014 WITH THE SAME PART. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT 2014 MODELS ALSO CARRY THIS RISK. IT WAS A TERRIFYING SITUATION TO BE IN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ANY MODEL WITH THIS SAME PART ID.
Power train, Jul 1, 2018
IDLING ROUGH AND STALLING AT RED LIGHTS OR WHEN IN REVERSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH CODESP0010 AND P0011. REPLACING VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SOLENOID DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.OIL LEVEL IS GOOD. APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 26, 2018
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN MY WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND REMAINED STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD AT THE TIME AND MY VISIBILITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED. I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR RAIN TO STOP BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NEAREST EXIT. THE WIPER MOTOR IS RUNNING (YOU CAN HEAR IT) BUT WIPERS DO NOT WORK. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I DISCOVERED A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS ISSUE IN MY MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER THE RECALL IN THE USA IS ONLY FOR THE 2013 MODEL, MY CAR WAS BUILT IN JANUARY 2014 IN CANADA. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALER AND CHEVY THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. MY 2014 EQUINOX ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT, AND MANY OTHER CHEVY OWNERS ARE HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE.
Visibility, Jun 25, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECTION OF THE WIPERS THAT CONNECTED TO THE WIPER MOTOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (BERGLUND CHEVROLET BUICK, 1824 WILLIAMSON ROAD, ROANOKE, VA 24012) WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,400.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 9, 2018
THE BALL BEARING ON THE WIPERS BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. THEY IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WORKING AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2013 MODELS. MINE IS A 2014 THAT I BOUGHT IN DECEMBER 2013 BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER.
Air bags, Jun 5, 2018
AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON MY 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IN
Seat belts, Jun 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTH STAR CHEVROLET (5854 UNIVERSITY BLVD, MOON, PA 15108, (412) 294-0308) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Visibility/wiper, May 24, 2018
I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN IT STARTED PIYRING DOWN RAIB AND MY WIBDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING!!! I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE I COULDNT SEE!! THIS HAS BEEN AN RECALLL ITEM IN PRIOR YEARS AND IS STILL DYSFUNCTIONAL IN MY 2014!!! THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 300 TO FUX IT I CANT AFFORD IT! IT IS STILL A RECALL ITEM!!!! I WAD IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING!!! I COULD'VE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT!!!!
Visibility/wiper, Apr 27, 2018
I HAVE A 2014 EQUINOX. OUR WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IN TOWN AT DUSK IN THE RAIN 2 DAYS AGO. I SEE THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2013 MODEL YEAR, AND THERE IS A RECALL TO ADDRESS IT. I AM SKEPTICAL THAT SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES WERE MADE, AND HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE MY CONCERN TO SEE IF IT'S A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. IT'S CLEARLY A SAFETY CONCERN, AND NOT AN INEXPENSIVE FIX. OF NOTE, ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN A COASTAL AREA SO THE SALT AIR CAN CAUSE PREMATURE CORROSION, I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH A PREVIOUS VEHICLE.