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
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Visibility/wiper, Jul 10, 2020
I WAS DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN MY WIPERS STOPPED IN A UPRIGHT POSITION ON HEAVILY TRAVELED BACK ROADS WITH FLOODING LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BUT WAITED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR TO DRIVE HOME ALTHOUGH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AND I DID HAVE TO USE MY HAZARDS AND DRIVE 20 MINUTES TO MY HOUSE IN HEAVY RAIN VERY SCARY
Visibility/wiper, Jul 10, 2020
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING A SEVERE THUNDER STORM WARNING, I TURNED MY WIPER BLADES ONTO THE SECOND HIGHEST SETTING. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE THE WIPER BLADES STOPPED MOVING. VISIBILITY WAS ALREADY TERRIBLE WITH THE SHEETS OF RAIN, BUT WAS NOW INSTANTLY REDUCED TO ZERO WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN DECENTLY HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND LIMP MY WAY TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE WIPER BLADE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN
Visibility/wiper, Jul 8, 2020
WHILE DRIVING EAST BOUND ON OHIO TURNPIKE I-80/90 ON 06/23/2020 DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS MOTOR OR WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH THE WIPERS IN A VERTICAL POSITION. WITH DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND WHILE DRIVING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS PLACED IN BY THE FAILURE. AT THE DEALER I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS INDICATIVE THAT A LARGER PROBLEM EXISTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS AT RISK BY NOT CHECKING AND REPAIRING ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PART/ ASSEMBLY. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT JOE FIRMENT CHEVROLET IN AVON, OH. 866-675-5937. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PAPERWORK AS I HAD TO LEAVE QUICKLY AND COULD NOT WAIT FOR THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHO WAS ON A BREAK.
Visibility/wiper, Jul 7, 2020
WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IT STARTED TO POUR DOWN RAIN, I TURNED MY WIPERS ON FULL SPEED AND THE WIPER STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW AND WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON AN INTERSTATE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OTHER TRAFFIC. WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 21, 2020
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I WAS ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAINING AND I HIT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER GEAR TO SPEED IT UP BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET HURT ON THE FREEWAY. IT JUST SPEED UP AND STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE LEFT. IMMEDIATELY HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND HIT MY HAZARD LIGHT. I EVENTUALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY TO FOLD THE WIPERS DOWN JUST TO SEE IF THEY ONLY GOT STUCK. NO LUCK.....THEY STOPPED WORKING. OH AND IM ALSO IN THE LINE CLOSEST TO THE EXIT. THERE WAS MODERATE TRAFFIC AND CAR WAS IN MOTION.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 21, 2020
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR. HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. THE WIPERS WERE STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND WERE EASILY PUSHED BACK DOWN IN ORDER TO SEE WHILE DRIVING HOME.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 11, 2020
YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A ROAD DURING A DOWNPOUR, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHICH WERE TURNED ON ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM, BUT I'M HOPING TO FIGURE OUT SOON. THE WIPERS SOUND LIKE THEY'RE STARTING, BUT DON'T MOVE. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE'S CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION INTO 2013-2016 CHEVY WIPER ISSUES, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE INFORMED ABOUT MINE AS WELL. 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX. I CAN SUPPLEMENT IF NEED BE WHEN I GET MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT HAPPENED. *TR
Visibility/wiper, Jun 10, 2020
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WHILE IT WAS RAINING. *TR
Visibility/wiper, Jun 8, 2020
BUSHING FAILED IN FRONT WIPER MECHANISM. WIPER STOPPED MID-CYCLE WHEN SWITCHED DOWN FROM HIGHEST SETTING. IN HEAVY RAIN. MECHANIC COULD NOT GET REPLACEMENT BUSHING TO FIT - ENTIRE MECHANISM MUST BE REPLACED (MOTOR CAN BE SALVAGED). MECHANIC'S ATTEMPT TO GET BUSHING TO FIT SEEMED TO FINALLY WORK, BUT FAILED ON FIRST TEST IN SAME WAY AS BEFORE. BIG HASSLE FOR SMALL PART. *TR
Visibility/wiper, Jun 2, 2020
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD AND SUDDENLY IT STARTED TO RAIN. IT WAS A DOWN POUR SO I TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND THEN AFTER A FEW SECS THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP DRIVING UNTIL THE RAIN CLEARED. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT NOT TO SAY SOMEONE ELSE HASN'T DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Visibility/wiper, May 27, 2020
DURING HEAVY, HEAVY RAIN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. I ALMOST GOT HIT TRYING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I HAD NO VISIBILITY.*DT*JB
Visibility/wiper, May 20, 2020
SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2013 EQUINOX. BUSHING HAS CORRODED AND BROKEN ON THE WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE ASSEMBLY. NEITHER WIPER BLADES OPERATE. SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX VISIBILITY RECALL 16V582000. *TR
Visibility/wiper, May 12, 2020
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING DURING A STORM. TERRIFYING. ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR TRYING TO PULL OFF. COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. HAD TO GET HOME; HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOW WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AFTER THE INITIAL NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE. WE COULD HAVE DIED THAT DAY. DOES ACTUAL DEATH INITIATE A RECALL? IF SO, HOW MANY BEFORE IT'S IMPORTANT. I'VE SEEN ALL THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Visibility/wiper, May 1, 2020
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION. THIS OCCURRED WHEN IT WAS RAINING. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS.
Visibility/wiper, Apr 30, 2020
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A RAIN STORM MY WIPERS STOPED WORKING. MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. WIPERS WOULDN'T GO ON NO MATTER IF I TURNED THEM ON HIGH OR LOW.
Visibility/wiper, Apr 29, 2020
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CHICAGO TO INDIANA WHEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY WIPER JUST STOPPED. SO I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER LUCKY I DIDNT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING HARD.
Visibility/wiper, Apr 23, 2020
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. IT'S RAINING HARD AND I CAN NO LONGER SEE.
Visibility/wiper, Apr 21, 2020
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ENGAGED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEY STOPPED WORKING. I CAN HEAR NOISE FROM THE WIPERS BUT THEY WON'T MOVE. I CAN EASILY MOVE THEM EITH MY HAND.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 19, 2020
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ 60MPH WHILE RAINING AT WIPERS STOPPED IN UP POSITION . WAS ABOUT 1 MILE BEFORE THE NEXT EXIT. SPED UP TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE BEFORE I CRASHED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 12, 2020
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON MARCH 9 2020 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPOED WORKING. YOU COULD HEAR THE MOTOR PART RUNNING BUT THEY WERE NOT MOVING ABD IT WAS RAINING. VERY SCARY. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO AN AUTO PART STORE AND BUY RAIN X UNTIL WE COULD GET TO A SHOP. MECHANIC REVEAL THE BUSHINGS WERE WORN AND POPPED OFF. BUSINGS COULD NOT BE REPLACED SO A NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TOBE REPLACED TOTAL $186.00
Visibility/wiper, Mar 10, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE WHICH LIMITED THE VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT UNTIL THE RAIN WAS OVER. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED JIM PRICE AUTO GROUP LOCATED AT (2150 SEMINOLE TRAIL, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22901), AND A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LINK BALL SOCKET IN THE WIPER TRANSMISSION SEPARATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,583.
Visibility/wiper, Feb 19, 2020
I WAS DRIVING ON I-285 IN ATLANTA DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 6:15AM. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE I-20 EAST EXIT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOT STUCK. PLEASE NOTE, THE I-20 EAST EXIT IS LOCATED ON THE FAR LEFT LANE OF THE I-20 EXPRESSWAY. I QUICKLY TRIED TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON/OFF TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET, BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT. THE HEAVY RAINS/STORM COMPLETELY BLOCKED MY VISIBILITY. I USED MY RIGHT SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND REAR VIEW MIRROR TO CROSS FIVE LANES ACROSS I-285. AS I HAD MADE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF I-285, THERE WAS NOT A SHOULDER LANE. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURNED ON MY INTERMITTENT LIGHTS TO PREVENT FROM BEING REAR ENDED. WHEN THE RAIN SLOWED DOWN AND I QUICKLY GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT ON I-20 WEST AND PARKED ON THE SHOULDER LANE AS I EXITED OFF THE RAMP. MY HUSBAND PICKED ME UP FROM THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I WAS NERVOUS AND SCARED. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED 2.5 HOURS LATER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN/STORM. I CHECKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECALLS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS FOR THE YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. AS SOON AS THE RAIN STOPPED, MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS. I WAS ALSO NOT INFORMED BY CHEVROLET ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ISSUE. AFTER MY EXPERIENCE, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED NOTICED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE VIA THIS SITE AND OTHER CHAT GROUPS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE AND I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE OWNERS / DRIVERS OF THE 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SHOULD NOT LEARN ABOUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD THE SAME WAY I LEARNED ABOUT IT. THE EXPERIENCE WAS A SCARY ONE THAT I AM THANKFUL DID NOT TURN INTO AN ACCIDENT OR A TRAGIC EVENT.
Visibility/wiper, Feb 17, 2020
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WIPERS BROKE WHEN TURNED ON
Power train, Electrical system, Visibility/wiper, Feb 14, 2020
MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL AND NOT ACCELERATE FOUR TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM JUST SHUT DOWN AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLY OFF FREQUENTLY. MY TRANSMISSION ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON MAJOR FREEWAYS THREE TIMES NOW CAUSING ME TO STALL AND SIT ON THE SIDE OF FREEWAY UNTIL TOW TRUCK BECAME AVAILABLE.
Visibility/wiper, Feb 13, 2020
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AFTER HEARING A LOUD NOISE.I CAN STILL HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR WORKING BUT WIPERS DON'T WORK. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DURING RAIN ON HIGHWAY WHEB THIS HAPPENED