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, Aug 21, 2017
PURCHASED OUR 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX IN OCTOBER 2013. IN NOVEMBER 2016 WHILE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. SHE HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SINCE SHE HAD NO VISIBILITY AT THE TIME. SHE SAT IN THE CAR IN A DANGEROUS SPOT UNTIL I COULD GET THERE AND DRIVE HER HOME. WE LEFT THE CAR UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING AND THEN WENT BACK TO GET THE CAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY EQUINOX 2013 MODEL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THE WIPER TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THEY REPLACED THE PART FOR ME AT A COST OF $473 DOLLARS.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 7, 2017
WIPERS FAILED AS IN THE 2013 EQUINOX'S RECALL. I WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC ON US 85 SOUTH IN HEAVY RAINFALL. ONLY BY SLOWING DOWN AND CAREFULLY MOVING TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE WHERE I COULD SEE THE WHITE LINE, WAS I ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL AND NOT BE IN AN ACCIDENT. HAD I NOT BEEN AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MULTI CAR INCIDENT.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 30, 2017
THE WIPERS FAILED, STOPPED WIPING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY RAIN STORM WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THANKFULLY ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE, VERY SCARY! CALLED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY OF 2017. IN RESEARCHING THE REPAIR I DISCOVERED THAT EQUINOX 2013 AND I THINK OTHER YEARS HAD A RECALL FOR THE EXACT FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE. THE REPAIR MECHANIC CALL GM VERIFIED THE RECALL ON 2013'S, THE FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE 2014 AND GM UNWILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE REPAIR. THE UNBELIEVABLE IRONY OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT WHEN THE REPAIR PART ARRIVED IT CLEARLY STATED "RECALL" ON THE LABEL. IT WAS LIKE GIVING ME THE MIDDLE FINGER ALONG WITH THE BILL. GM SHOULD ADD 2014 AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES USING THIS COMPONENT TO THEIR WIPER RECALL DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 29, 2017
WHEN GOING IN REVERSE, OR COMING OFF A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STALL OUT. WHILE IT STARTS UP RIGHT AWAY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. MY VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS ABOUT 4-6 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. CHEVY SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE. ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORK, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE JUST TURNS OFF.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 21, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WITHOUT WARNING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE OEM PART WAS THE SAME AS THE OEM PART CONCERNING A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER (OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF MARLOW HEIGHTS, 4400 BRANCH AVE, MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD 20748, (240) 455-3386) OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Other or unspecified, Jun 20, 2017, crash
THIS ISSUE, THE EQUINOX WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES FOR US. THIS TIME WE WERE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE WOBBLE AGAIN BEGAN AND AS I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, PULL OVER AND STOP. I NOTICED IN THE BACK VIEW CAMERA THAT SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG. THE EQUINOX WAS OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN THE LEFT (DRIVERS) FRONT SIDE OF OF THE EQUINOX HIT THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE MH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON EITHER SIDE OF ME OR THE EQUINOX WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH THEM. AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS WOBBLE HAD BROKEN THE 7000 LB HITCH RECEIVER COMPLETELY FROM ITS MOUNTING ON THE MH AND DAMAGED BOTH THE TOW BAR AND THE SAFETY CABLES. THE SAFETY CABLES HAD KEPT THIS INCIDENT FROM BEING MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN IT WAS AND POSSIBLY CAUSING CONSIDERABLY MORE DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY.
Engine, Jun 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE CONTACT HAD THE OIL CHECKED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED ON-STAR WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE WAS WELL AND THE OIL LIFE WAS THIRTY ONE PERCENT. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ON A LONG TRIP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BARRY'S AUTOMOTIVE INC LOCATED ON M 62 W, DOWAGIAC, MI, 49047) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Jun 5, 2017
VEHICLE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO 130 MPH ON SPEEDOMETER WITH ENGINE REVING TO THAT SPEED SOUND . VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY . I PULLED OFF ROAD ON EACH OCCASION TURNED OF ENGINE AND RESTARTED AS I WAS HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME. HAD CAR TOWED TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AT DESTINATION. AS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE THEY WILL NOT REPAIR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE NOW REMAINS IN 5 HRS AWAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOT KNOWING WHAT IS WRONG. THIS PUTS MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK ON THE HIGHWAY.
Visibility/wiper, May 26, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE IT WAS POURING. WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER STOPPED IT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER WIPER WAS IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS CAUSED VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD TO GO ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES TO PULL OVER.
Engine, May 12, 2017
ENGINE STALLED OUT WHILE IDLING IN GEAR, ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR WHEN DEACCELERATING TO A COMPLETE STOP. NEEDED ONE FOOT ON BRAKE ONE FOOT ON GAS TO KEEP RUNNING. LOST ALL POWER ASSIST CONTROLS IN TRAFFIC WHEN VEHICLE STALLED.
Structure, May 10, 2017
2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CREAK/POP NOISES FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE WAS UNACCEPTABLE.. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE GUARANTEED THAT THE REPAIR WILL NOT FAIL. UPDATED 05/10/2017 *JS
Visibility/wiper, May 5, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE WIPERS FAILED IN SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INOPERABLE WIPER TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND FILED CASE NUMBER: 8-2937851979. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,165.
Other or unspecified, Apr 18, 2017
WIND SHEILD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM ON FREEWAY ON APRIL 7 2017.. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH. TOOK TO DEALER AND IT THE EXACT SAME PART AS A 2013 MODEL RECALL ON THE SAME CAR. TRASMISSION OF WIPERS STOPPED WORKING .CONNECT THE DOTS SAME PROBLEM IN 2013 AND WERE RECALLED. RECALL THE 2014 NOW I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS WIPER FAILURE. I HAD TO PAY $350.00 TO GET FIXED GM TOOK NO RESPONIBLITY.
Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 13, 2017
THE FUEL SYSTEM DOESN'T ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THIS VEHICLE. IT SAYS IS HAS A FULL TANK WHEN IT IS ALMOST EMPTY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OWNERS DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING LOW ON GAS. RUNNING OUT GAS ON HIGHWAYS OR IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE A DEADLY RESULT.
Visibility/wiper, Apr 7, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V582000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 7, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,544.
Air bags, Seat belts, Feb 1, 2017, crash
2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT AND SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILURE DURING FRONT END COLLISION. *SMD GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE AIR BAG PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. *JB UPDATED 11/15/2017*JS
Engine, Jan 19, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Air bags, Jan 12, 2017
TAKATA, SERVICE LIGHT HAS COME ON THT PASSENGERS AIRBAG NEEDS SERVICE.
Air bags, Jan 2, 2017, crash
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON FLAT 2 LANE RURAL HIGHWAY HIT A LARGE COYOTE OR WOLF THE AIR BAG FIRED BUT DID NOT DEPLOY SEAT BELTS CINCHED UP, INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON, EMERGENCY FLASHER CAME ON AND ONSTAR CAME ON LINE AND ADVISED OF A AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND ASKED IF I WAS OK. *TR
Power train, Nov 28, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,644.
Visibility, Nov 28, 2016
2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN BALL JOINT IN WIPER TRANSMISSION CAUSES WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES PAID FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT INCLUDE HIS MODEL YEAR. *JB
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Nov 14, 2016
I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF TO GET GAS AND WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE BACK UP, THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, DEFROST, RADIO CONTROLS AND THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS HAD ALL BECOME INOPERATIVE. EVERYTHING STAYED INOPERATIVE FOR 2 DAYS. ON THE THIRD DAY, I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE AND STARTED MY VEHICLE UP BUT THEN REALIZED I FORGOT SOMETHING AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE TO RESTART IT BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND RADIO CONTROLS SUDDENLY RETURNED WORKING BUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAD BEEN INOPERATIVE (THE DEFROST, A/C AND HEATING), STAYED INOPERATIVE AND MY VEHICLE NOW SHOWED THE MESSAGE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" UNDER THE GAS GAUGE. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE A DAY LATER BUT NOTHING HAD CHANGED AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN ANYTHING HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE ON THE VEHICLE.
Other or unspecified, Nov 8, 2016
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS AS HAVE A FEW MORE WITH OUR 2014 CHEV EQUINOX LT 4 CYCLINDER MOTOR WHEN WE DRIVE ON UNEVEN, FROST HEAVES, POT HOLES ROADS, ANY ROADS. THE VEHICLE WHEN FLAT TOWED BEHIND A MOTORHOME WILL START THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I VIOLENTLY SHAKES THE MOTORHOME UNTIL WE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN WE CAN START OUT AGAIN. IT WILL DO THIS AT ANY SPEED. WE ARE FOLLOWING THE OWNERS MANUAL AND PROPER HITCH ADJUSTMENTS, THE 4 CYCLINDER EQUINOX HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING AS OPPOSED TO THE 6 CYCLINDER EQUINOX, THAT DOES NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, HAS HYDRAULIC STEERING. JEEP HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHEROKEE BUT THE DEVELOPED A WIRING FIX THAT POWERS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WIEN UNDER TOW, GM HAS YET TO ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM. THE VIDEO I AM SENDING IS OF A JEEP CHEROKEE, BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT OUR 4 CYCLINDER 2014 EQUINOX DOES, AS DO MANY MORE OWNERS SAY THEIR 4 CYCLINDER EQUINOX'S DOES. I HAD TO INCLUDE A DATE WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS HAPPENED MANY MORE TIMES THAN THE ONE I HAD TO PUT DOWN, THIS WAS JUST THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. I HAVE TRIED TO SEND A VIDEO, CANNOT GET IT DONE, BUT IF YOU GO TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE IN SEACH, DEATH WOBBLE IN JEEP CHEROKEE TOWED BEHIND MOTORHOME AND LOOK AT 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE BEING TOWED YOU WILL SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR 4 CYCLINDER 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED 10-60MPH AND IT DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT WHAT MILEAGE IT IS. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 21184 MILES ON IT, IT NOW HAS 42555 MILES ON IT.
Tires, Oct 21, 2016
TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR KEEPS SHOWING WILD NUMBERS ON ALL 4 TIRES 38, 32, 34, 35 FOR EXAMPLE EVEN WHEN THEY ARE PROPERLY INFLATED AT 35 LBS PER TIRE. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER DRIVING OR IN PARK. GOT LETTER FROM GM MY ONBOARD NAVIGATION NEEDED UPDATE FOR $135 AND THE CAR IS BARELY 2 YRS OLD AT 45K MILES. CALLED CEO OF GM COMPLAINED & THEY HAD THE ATTITUDE WELL WE CAN'T UPGRADE IT FOR FREE. THEY HAD TO HAVE KNOWN BEFORE THE 2014 MODEL WAS SOLD THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN UPDATE IN 2016 BUT NO ONE TOLD ME AS THE BUYER/CUSTOMER AT TIME OF PURCHASE. DON'T THIN MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE A GM PRODUCT. *TR