2015 Chevrolet Equinox
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Visibility/wiper is the leading concern among 679 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 21 Equinox model years with reports.
Of the 2015 reports, 24 involved a crash and 6 involved a fire. 19 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
Air bags, side/windowOct 16, 2015
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of one or both of the side impact air bags, the air bag's inflator may rupture and the air bag may not properly inflate. The rupture could cause metal fragments to strike the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. Additionally, if the air bag does not properly inflate, the driver or passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side impact air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 01320.
Campaign 15V666000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: visibility/wiper
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Visibility/wiper, Jun 14, 2021
My wife and son were driving through town in a pouring rain and had the windshield wipers running on high. All of the sudden the wipers stopped and never started working no matter what was selected on the switch. My wife had to blindly pull to the side of the road and wait for the rainstorm to stop. When she got home I went online and researched the problem and it sounded very common that the Chevy Equinox has defective wiper transmissions that have plastic bushings that pop loose. Sure enough when I removed the wiper cowl cover this was the problem. The motor ran fine but the wiper transmission plastic bushing that connects to the motor linkage was worn out and popped off. 2015 Chevy Equinox with 82K miles. The local parts store had a replacement from Dorman that I purchased to replace the wiper transmission with and he said they sold a lot of these as this was a common problem with the Equinox. This caused a very unsafe driving condition during a rainstorm, especially if my wire had been on a bridge or an area where she could not have quickly pulled to the side of the road.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 8, 2021
Was driving in the rain when my windshield wipers stopped working causing me to lose visibility. I struggled to pull over to safety since I was unable to see during the downpour.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 5, 2021, crash
Without warning, windshield wipers suddenly stopped working during a significant rain storm that resulted in loosing all visual of interstate. Traffic had slowed to 45 MPH due to rain prior to the complete failure of windshield wiper transmission. As we were lowering driver and passenger windows to get a bearing of where we were in the interstate, we were sideswiped by a semi that caused significant damage to the entire drivers side of the car and a flat tire. This was a serious safety issue that was very close to causing a fatality and/or multi-car collision.
Visibility/wiper, May 26, 2021
While driving 65 mph in a 70 mpg speed limit interstate highway zone in a rain storm: the wipers were working and then a noise happened and then the wipers stopped, stuck, in "up" on windshield. Had to slow down with other vehicles behind me and to the side of me to move over 2 lanes to get to the shoulder of road to pull over and stop.
Visibility/wiper, May 23, 2021
Wipers stopped working.
Visibility/wiper, May 5, 2021
THIS OCCURRED TWICE NOW. FIRST ON MARCH 24TH 2021, AND SECOND ON MAY 5TH, 2021. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN BOTH TIMES, AND THE WIPERS STOPPED AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN I PUT THEM ON THEIR HIGHEST SPEED. I WAS TRAVELLING AT 65MPH BOTH TIMES, LUCKILY AWAY FROM CARS, SO I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON MARCH 27TH, AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP TODAY. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE WIPER MOTOR APPEARED TO RUN WHEN THE STICK WAS LIFTED TO ACTIVATE THE WIPERS, SO IT WAS NOT A MOTOR ISSUE.
Visibility/wiper, Apr 19, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND MANUALLY WIPED THE WINDSHIELD TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Visibility/wiper, Apr 15, 2021
DRIVING FROM DETROIT MICHIGAN ON I-94 HIGHWAY BACK TO MY HOME IN JACKSON MICHIGAN, MY WIPER BLADES WERE ON THE INTERMITTENT SETTING DUE TO SPRINKLING AND LIGHT RAIN ON APRIL 15TH, 2021. THE WIPERS FAILED AND THE RIGHT SIDE WIPER WAS STUCK IN A VERTICAL POSITION IN THE FIELD OF VIEW OF THE DRIVER, THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND PART OF THE TIP WAS HANGING OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENED NEAR DEXTER, MI WHERE I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK THE BACK WAY HOME WHICH CONSISTS OF DIRT ROADS AND PAVED STREETS FOR THE LAST 20 MILES OF MY JOURNEY HOME. THE WIPERS NO LONGER WORK, BUT I WAS ABLE TO PLACE THEM BACK IN THE CORRECT STARTING POSITION. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, IT CLEAR THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH CHEVY EQUINOX'S OF MY YEAR. I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED. THAT APPOINTMENT IS NOT UNTIL APRIL 23RD, OF 2021.
Visibility/wiper, Apr 10, 2021
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2015 EQUINOX THAT HAS LESS THAN 55,000 MILES. APPEARS TO BE THE WIPER MOTOR AND NOT JUST A FUSE. I GOT IN MY CAR TO LEAVE THE STORE ON A RAINY NIGHT, TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND HEARD A POP OR A CLICK AND THEY STOPPED WHERE THEY WERE AND I CAN NOW MOVE THEM FREELY WITH MY HAND BUT THEY WILL NOT GO WITH THE CONTROLS.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 29, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PARKED AT A NEARBY PARKING LOT UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 26, 2021
WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY THING AS I HAD A CHILD IN THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT THE STORM OUT.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 11, 2021
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING ON ME. THE FUSE IS FINE AND SO IS THE MOTOR. I HEAR THEM TRY TO MOVE BUT WILL NOT
Visibility/wiper, Mar 8, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Visibility/wiper, Feb 26, 2021
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN.
Visibility/wiper, Feb 2, 2021
WIPER WAS FIXED ON 04/2020 BY PEP BOYS IN WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ AND ON 01/31/2021 THE SAME COMPLAIN (IT JUST STOP WORKING).
Visibility/wiper, Jan 27, 2021
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM ON COUNTRY ROADS, THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE WIPER MOTOR STILL TURNS BUT THE BLADES WON'T MOVE. SUPER DANGEROUS!! WE HAD IT REPAIRED AND 2 MONTHS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING DURING A SNOWSTORM. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY HAD A RECALL ON A PREVIOUS EQUINOX MODEL BUT NONE SINCE. COME ON GM. GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF!!!
Visibility/wiper, Jan 15, 2021
TURNED THE WIPERS ON FULL SPEED DURING A DOWNPOUR AND THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. LUCKY TO SURVIVE ON THE INTERSTATE, PULLED TO THE SHOULDER I THINK AS I COULD NOT SEE.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 27, 2020
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY OTHER SIGNS OF FAILURE, STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WIPERS WERE IN USE AS BACKING OUT OF PERSONAL DRIVEWAY. NO INDUCTOR LIGHTS ARE PRESENT.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 17, 2020
THE WIPERS IN THIS SUV HAVE STOPPED WORKING 4-5 TIMES NOW. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS 3-4 TIMES AND THEN REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE. 2 OF THE TIMES IT WAS REPLACED THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE RAINING HEAVILY. OTHER TIMES I NOTICED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE LEAVING WHEN I TURNED WIPERS ON AND THEY DID NOT MOVE. TODAY THEY AGAIN ARE NOT WORKING, I NOTICED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER CLEARING ICE AND SNOW FROM WINDSHIELD BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND 30-40K MILES. I'M CURRENTLY AT 97-98K
Visibility/wiper, Dec 16, 2020
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 6:15AM CST ON WEDNESDAY DEC. 16TH. IT WAS STILL DARK AND RAINING ABOUT 38 DEGREES ON A HWY AT 55MPH, WHEN FOR NO REASON AND NO WARNING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT FROM A SLOW TO MEDIUM SPEED TO NOT WORKING AT ALL. THEY CAME UP AT ABOUT 90 DEGREES STRAIGHT UP. THEN A LITE 'POP' SOUND AND THEY WENT ALL THE WAY OFF THE WINDSHIELD HANGING OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SHE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HWY AND LIMPED DOWN THE SIDE TO A SAFE PARKING AREA, THEN HAVE HER BOSS PICK HER UP. SO I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE. THE INTERNET WAS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. BUT THE STRANGE PART, THEY (CHEVY) DID A 'RECALL' ON THE 2013. WHY NOT 2014 & 2015? NEEDLESS TO SAY MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP HAD PLENTY OF THEM IN STOCK FOR $144.00 FOR THE WHOLE WIPER TRANSMISSION PART. I BOUGHT ONE AND CHANGE IT IN THE 40 DEGREE RAIN. IT HAS WORKED LIKE NEW SINCE.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 1, 2020
1 DEC 20; 0715HRS; VEHICLE STATIONARY; SLIGHT FROST ON WINDSHIELD; ACTIVATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH WASH FLUID; WIPERS OPERATED CORRECTLY. BEGAN VEHICLE MOTION FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN ACTIVATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH WASH FLUID AGAIN FOR A FEW SECONDS- DRIVER-SIDE WIPER BEGAN TO MOVE ERRATICALLY AND THEN FLOPPED OVER TO DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD PILLAR; PASSENGER-SIDE WIPER CONTINUED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. FLUID WAS 'BLOWN OFF' BY WIND BUT HAD TO STOP VEHICLE AND PLACE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM BACK IN REST POSITION BY COWL. DRIVER-SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM NO LONGER OPERATES. UNSAFE VEHICLE OPERATION WILL OCCUR IF INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARISE.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 24, 2020
CAR WAS RUNNING AND DRIVING IN THE RAIN GOING ABOUT 30 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS RUNNING BUT WIPERS DON'T MOVE. I CAN MOVE THE WIPERS FREELY WITH MY HAND. I BELIEVE THE WIPER TRANSMISSION ARMS HAVE BECOME DISCONNECTED.
Electrical system, Visibility/wiper, Nov 23, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURE BELIEVES PART WAS DEFECTIVE.*JB
Visibility/wiper, Nov 20, 2020
IT STARTED RAINING HERE IN CHICAGO SO I TURNED MY WIPERS ON. NOTHING HAPPENED... I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE EXPRESS WAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE. I COULD HEAR THE WIPERS BUT THEY WEREN'T MOVING. I HAD TO WAIT 2 HOURS FOR IT TO STOP RAINING. I COULDN'T SEE BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MY HUSBAND'S 2014 EQUINOX SO HE DRIVES MY CAR BUT NOW, NEITHER BLADES WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $400
Visibility/wiper, Nov 5, 2020
I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE EVENING HOURS AND IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN. WITHOUT WARNING, MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. IT WAS LIKE A CURTAIN WAS OVER THE WINDSHIELD. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED AND SLOWED DOWN AND MADE IT TO A PLACE WHERE I COULD PULL OVER. A 20 MINUTE RIDE TOOK ME 1 1/2 HOURS TO MAKE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ON OCTOBER 27, 2020, I WAS TOLD THAT THE WIPER MODULE WAS REPLACED.