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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Power train, Visibility/wiper, Oct 29, 2019
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX BECAME EXTREMELY FOGGED UP, SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASING VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER ABLE TO DEFROST OR CLEAR THE CONDENSATION UP, NO MATTER WHAT SELECTION WAS MADE ON THE HEAT/AIR CONDITIONING SETTING(S). APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH AN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OF APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES F, THE WINDSHIELD AGAIN BECAME EXTREMELY FOGGED UP. THIS TIME, THE WINDSHIELD CONDENSATION/FOG HAD BECOME SO SEVERE THAT I WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD AND OTHER PASSENGER WINDOWS AT ALL AND WAS FORCED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH NO VISIBILITY. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT THIS POINT AND WAS ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY PULL OFF THE ROADWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND DIAGNOSED WITH A 'HEATER CORE FAILURE.' THE FAILURE OF THE HEATER CORE IS WHAT CAUSES THE EXTREME CONDENSATION BUILD UP AND FOGGING OF THE INTERIOR WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2015 AND I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED WITH THE PREMATURE FAILURE(S) OF AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT AFFECTS VISIBILITY AND COMPROMISES SAFETY TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHERS ON THE ROADWAY.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 13, 2019
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 70 MPH DURING A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THIS CAUSED SEVERE DIFFICULTY SEEING AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I TRIED TO RESTART THE WIPERS AND THE VEHICLE, NEITHER WORKED. THE WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED AT ALL. YOU COULD HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING, BUT THE WIPERS DID NOT RUN. I HAD TO SLOWLY DRIVE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH HAZARDS ON TO FIND AN EXIT. I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO PICK ME UP, AS THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER DRIVE IN THE RAIN.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 9, 2019
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY STREET IN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. NO FOREWARNING. THEY WERE WORKING JUST FINE EARLIER IN THE DAY. I WAS FORTUNATE TO VERY CAREFULLY NAVIGATE MY VEHICLE, WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY, TO THE NEAREST BUSINESS TO PARK AND WAIT OUT THE STORM. LUCKILY MY PASSENGERS AND I MADE IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC AND THIS INCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE JUST 30 MINS PRIOR.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 8, 2019
OCT 7TH 2019 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 65MPH DURING MAJOR NEW ENGLAND RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING, I QUICKLY ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW, STUCK MY HEAD OUT AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. IF NOT FOR MY QUICK THINKING AND THE EXIT RAMP BEING SO CLOSE WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAD MY CHILD IN THE FRONT SEAT WHO WAS COMPLETELY TRAUMATIZED BY THIS EXPERIENCE. AFTER READING ONLINE THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THESE VEHICLES! WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR KILLED.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY GM.
Electrical system, Visibility/wiper, Oct 5, 2019
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN DOWN THE HIGHWAY. DANGEROUS.
Visibility/wiper, Sep 30, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS OPERABLE; HOWEVER, THE BUSHINGS ON THE WIPER MOTOR ARMS FAILED AND THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR SEIZED IN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WHEELER CHEVROLET BUICK (11401 N STRAITS HWY, CHEBOYGAN, MI 49721, (231) 333-5022) TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 95551109568. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Sep 30, 2019
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET RETURNING HOME FROM PICKING UP MY CHILD AND HIS FRIEND. I TURNED IN MY WINSHIELD WIPERS DUE TO A SERVERE HEAVY RAINSTORM IN MY AREA. AFTER CUTTING THE WIPERS ON THEY STARTED WIPING AT A VERY FAST PACE AND JUST ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION. I TRIED CUTTING THEM OFF AND BACK ON BUT THE WIPERS DID NOT MOVE. I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER SEE. UPON MAKING IT HOME I PULLED INTO THE GARAGE AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WIPERS ON AGAIN. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR FOR THE WIPERS HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT MOVE. I BELIEVE THE WINSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER GOOGLING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING I REALIZED THAT WAS THE PART I NEEDED. I CALLED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN HOMEWOOD, IL AND AN EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THEY REPAIR THIS PART OFTEN IN CHEVY VEHICLES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION TO HAVE ON A VEHICLE. I HOPE A RECALL IS ISSUED SOON BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.
Visibility/wiper, Sep 2, 2019
AUGUST 2019 DURING HURRICANE DORIAN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE LANE TRAFFIC I WAS UNABLE TO SEE FOR THREE BLOCKS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CASTATROPHIC LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY, I COULDN'T CHANGE LANES I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE LANE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TOTALLY STOPPED WORKING. MY FAMILY WAS TRAUMATIZED. BECAUSE OF THE DOWNPOUR OF RAIN WE WERE TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED BUT IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AND BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO MANEUVER THROUGH THE STORM THERE WAS LIKE A LOT OF UNUSUAL TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD IF THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BACKUPS IN TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS MALFUNCTION AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVEN AT THE PEOPLE GOT THE PROBLEM REPAIRED THEIR WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN I BEG YOU TO RECALL THESE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEFORE THERE ARE MULTIPLE DEATHS IF THERE HAVEN'T ALREADY BEEN HOMICIDES
Visibility/wiper, Aug 29, 2019
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A RAIN STORM NEARLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A FREQUENT SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE YEARS 2010-2016 THOUGH THE 2013 MODEL IS THE ONLY ONE WITH A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THE BALL JOINT HAS GIVEN WAY WHILE IN USE RESULTING IN BOTH WIPERS TO BE INOPERABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 22, 2019
I'VE HAD THREE INCIDENTS WHERE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE MOTOR WORKS FINE YOU CAN HEAR IT WHEN YOU TURN ON WIPERS BUT IT'S THE PLASTIC BUSHELS ON THE WINDSHIELD LINKAGE THAT KEEP COMING OFF CAUSING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO EITHER NOT COME UP AT ALL, MAKE AWFUL NOISE AND COME UP SLIGHTLY, AND STOP IN MID WIPE AND FALL OFF TO THE SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN THREE TIMES AND IF YOU LOOK ONLINE YOUTUBE HAS MANY VIDEOS OF PEOPLE FIXING THERE EQUINOX WHERE IT HAS HAPPENED HE FIRST TIME MY UNCLE FIXED IT THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THE THIRD TIME THAT HAPPENED TUESDAY AUGUST 20,2019 I TOOK TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO SEE OUR OPTIONS AND WHAT TO DO NEXT.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 16, 2019
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR OCCURRED. I TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND THEY FLEW TO THE LEFT THEN STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS ALL THE WAY OVER IN THE LEFT LANE, COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. HAD TO OPEN THE PASSENGER WINDOW AND TRY TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I FINALLY MADE IT ACROSS 4 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC THAT WAS GOING 65+ AND STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER. IT WAS A MIRACLE WE WERE NOT HIT TRYING TO GET OVER AND ALSO DURING THE HOUR WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP BEFORE HEADING HOME. WE HAD TO WAIT 2 DAYS BEFORE THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD LOOK AT OUR CAR. IT TURNED OUT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION SEPARATED. THEY REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION AND THAT SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE. COST OF REPAIR WAS $365.50. I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE!
Visibility/wiper, Aug 1, 2019
WAS DRIVING ON US 23 IN A DOWN POUR WITH WIPERS AT FULL SPEED WHEN WIPERS STOPPED AND WENT BEYOND DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD. REACHED OUT WINDOWT TO PUSH WIPER BACK TO MOVE PASSENGER WIPER OUT OF DRIVER SIGHT LINE. WAS VERY SCARY.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 30, 2019
2015 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 94,000 MILES AND THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS DRIVING IN DOWN POURING RAIN ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE WIPERS JUST QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO VERY QUICKLY AND CAREFULLY NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER AND SIT TIL IT QUIT RAINING BEFORE I COULD GET ON MY WAY. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR. THEY SAID THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2013 EQUINOX BUT NOT THE 2015.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 25, 2019
ON JULY 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15 PM I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK IT WAS RAINING HARD DO HARD THAT I COULD BARELY SEE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON AND WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY STOPPED WORKING AND FLIPPED ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND STOPPED WORKING NO MOVEMENT WHAT SO EVER. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING PRETTY FAST AND I COULDN'T SEE. I HAD TO LET MY WINDOW DOWN IN ORDER TO SEE TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PULL OVER. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES SO I COULD RETURN HOME SAFELY. I WAS ON DRIVING ON HWY 231 NORTH, IN WETUMPKA ALABAMA.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 7, 2019
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING 65 MPH ON I-95 AT 10:00 PM AT NIGHT. IT WAS DURING A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN AND LOW VISIBILITY WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION BLOCKING MY VISION OF THE HIGHWAY. WIPERS WERE ON THE LOWEST NOTCH OF THE MEDIUM SETTING. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND I HAD TO MOVE OVER THREE LANES AND LUCKILY WAS RIGHT NEAR A REST STOP AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP. I HAD TO MANUAL PUSH THE WIPERS DOWN. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR BUT THE WIPERS DID NOT MOVE. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF, STILL DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. 70,000 MILES. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE. I HOPE THIS IS ADDRESSED TO PROTECT OTHERS. THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND RISK LIVES. I FEEL VERY LUCKY.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 30, 2019
WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE FAILED DURING RAIN EVEN. 66,000 MILES.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 27, 2019
WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 9:45 PM AND IT STARTED TO POUR HEAVILY. I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND INITIALLY THEY WORKED FINE AND THEN SUDDENLY THEY STOPPED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. I HAD ZERO VISIBILITY AND HAD TO PULL OVER BENEATH AN OVERPASS UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN AS THE RISK FOR ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY THAT COULD COME ABOUT BECAUSE OF THIS IS HIGH. WHEN DOING AN ONLINE SEARCH ABOUT THIS, I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME SITUATION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG EQUINOX VEHICLES. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED? WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT CLEARLY BEGAN AT THE FACTORY.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 25, 2019
WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN RAIN STORM STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. REPL TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 25, 2019
I WAS DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY FROM ARKANSAS TO MISSOURI WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 24, 2019
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET IN THE POURING RAIN WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST (USING TOO MUCH OIL.) I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY REPLACED ($246.78) I READ AN ARTICLE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING WITH THE 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 24, 2019
DURING A TORRENTIAL DOWN POUR THE WIPERS WENT OUT.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 23, 2019
WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHILE IT WAS RAINING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE WIPERS WERE STILL UP WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FIND THE ISSUE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY HAS AN ARM THAT DISCONNECTS FROM THE REST OF THE ASSEMBLY.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 20, 2019
I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN THE POURING RAIN AND MY FRONT WIPER BLADES SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. I COULD BARELY SEE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING SO HARD. I TURNING THE WIPERS ON & OFF AND EVEN TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF & BACK ON. THEY WOULD NOT RESUME WORKING. I WAITED OUT THE DOWNPOUR & SLOWLY MADE MY WAY HOME. TODAY I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTOZONE AFTER SEVERAL MEN IN THE FAMILY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE FUSE. THE EMPLOYEE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY WERE ALL GOOD. HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS THE 3RD PERSON IN THIS WEEK WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DRIVING THE SAME MAKE & MODEL EQUINOX. HE SAID I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS A PART DEFECT & TOLD ME WHERE TO LOOK UP THE OTHER COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE. I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THIS SUV A YEAR AND CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY OVER $300 TO GET IT FIXED WHEN THE PROBLEM IS A $5 PART. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO EITHER GET KILLED DRIVING IN THE RAIN & THIS HAPPENS TO THEM.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 19, 2019
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT WAS DURING A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. VISIBILITY WAS 0 AT THAT POINT. WE WERE ON A STATE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I HAD TO TRY AND GET OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE FUSE AND THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE WIPERS ARE CURRENTLY NOT WORKING.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 17, 2019
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A RAINSTORM. THEY WERE ON THE SECOND TO HIGHEST SETTING, AND THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS TO THE NEAREST PARKING AREA TO STOP, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. THE PLASTIC BUSHING FAILED IN THE WIPER PART, AND CHEVROLET DOES NOT SELL JUST THAT PART. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WIPER ASSEMBLY.