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
679 reports, newest first.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 24, 2019
THE CAR WAS PARKED (THANK GOD) AND WHEN THE WIPERS WERE TURNED ON, THEY NO LONGER WORKED. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 9 DAYS AGO! 54K ON IT. I TOOK IT APART AND FOUND THE WIPER TRANSMISSION HAD FALLEN APART!
Visibility/wiper, Jan 24, 2019
THE FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT BLOW ANY AIR, WHICH CAUSES THE INSIDE TO FOG OVER. ALSO THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FREEZES CAUSING EXTREME VISIBILITY LOSS. THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL REGARDLESS IF I AM DRIVING OR PARKED. I REVIEWED MAY OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE FOR MANY DIFFERENT YEAR EQUINOX. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS CAUSING DEATH.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 24, 2019
WIPER BLADES STOPPED WORKING.
Seats, Jan 23, 2019
I DRIVE MY CAR EVERYDAY. IT HAS SEAT HEATERS IN THE FRONT SEATS. I HAVE CLOTH SEATS. I WAS NOTICING THAT WHENEVER I TURNED MY SEAT WARMER ON, IT WAS GETTING REALLY HOT IN ONE SPECIFIC PLACE AND MADE MY LEG BURN. ONE DAY, I LOOKED AT MY LEG AFTER I GOT OUT AND THERE WAS A SMALL BURN ON MY LEG. I LOOKED AT THE SEAT AND THERE WAS A SMALL BURN MARK/ HOLE THROUGH MY SEAT. I DO NOT TURN THE HEATERS ON ANYMORE, OBVIOUSLY. HOWEVER, SOMETIMES IT COMES ON ON ITS OWN AND GETS SUPER HOT AND I CAN'T TURN IT OFF. SO, I HAD TO START DRIVING WITH A BLANKET UNDER ME SO I DIDN'T GET BURNED. I WAS SCARED THE BLANKET WAS GOING TO CATCH FIRE, SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET LOOKED AT. THEY SAID IT HAD SHORT CURCUITED AND THAT I SHOULD CHECK TO SEE IF THE SEATS HAD BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED CHEVERLET AND ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AND BASICALLY SAID 'THAT SUCKS'. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE AND I ALSO DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT. CHEVY DIDN'T EVEN OFFER TO FILE A REPORT ABOUT MY INCIDENT.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 13, 2019
SNOWSTORM ON 1/12/2019, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING, SHE HAD TO TRY TO PULL OVER AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 8, 2019
IT WAS RAINING AND MY WIPERS WERE SET ON THE AUTOMATIC SETTING WHERE THEY WOULD WORK ABOUT EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. THEY STOPPED WORKING IN MID WIPE!! THE MISTER IS STILL FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE I CAN HEAR IT BUT THE WIPERS ARE NOT. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE MODEL OF VEHICLE AND THE PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA. WHY NOT HERE???? I LOST ALL VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT!!! I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND DROVE THE CAR HOME.
Visibility/wiper, Jan 7, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MADE A NOISE THAT SOUNDED AS IF THE MOTOR WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BIT NEVER DID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-4970143711. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Air bags, Jan 1, 2019, crash
TAKATA RECALL: MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A 3 CAR CRASH AT THE CORNER OF 28TH AVE N AND 4TH ST. N ON DECEMBER 14, 2018. I WAS IN THE MEDIAN WAITING TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN I PERCEIVED THE LANES WERE CLEAR AND PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE ROAD. I WAS T-BONED BY AN ONCOMING DODGE AVENGER, INTO THE FRONT END OF A JEEP WRANGLER AND PUSHED INTO A STOP SIGN. MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY BUT THE AVENGER'S PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.I WAS TAKEN TO BAYFRONT ER BY AMBULANCE AND ADMITTED TO TRAUMA DEPARTMENT SUFFERING A STERNUM FRACTURE AND COMPRESSED CHEST INJURIES. MY LEFT HAND ALSO SUFFERED A POSSIBLE FRACTURE. THE POLICE REPORT IS NOT FACTUAL. IT STATES MY AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED BUT FROM THE PICTURE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THEY WERE NOT AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL TESTIFY THAT THEY WERE NOT DEPLOYED.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 26, 2018
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE (GOING 75MPH) IN MODERATE RAIN WHEN SUDDENLY OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS OVER EXTENDED AND WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE. WE HAD TO STOP BECAUSE WE COULDN'T SEE. WE HAD TO MAKE OUR WAY OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO A REPAIR SHOP TO GET THEM 'RIGGED' TO GET US BACK ON THE ROAD.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 23, 2018
ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 22ND, 2018 DURING HEAVY RAIN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON THE FREEWAY (SOUTH ON I5 IN EVERETT, WA), THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING IN MID STROKE. WITH EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY, WE MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY WE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT HOPING THIS WOULD RESET THE WIPERS, BUT THEY CONTINUED TO NOT FUNCTION. THE WIPER MOTOR CAN BE HEARD FUNCTIONING, HOWEVER, THE WIPER ARMS FAIL TO MOVE. WE WILL BE TAKING IT TO OUR DEALER FOR SERVICE, BUT SUSPECT THE BUSHINGS ON THE TRANSMISSION HAVE FAILED.
Engine, Dec 22, 2018
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC CAR WILL STALL WHEN BRAKE IS RELEASED AND WILL ALSO STALL WHILE PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. STALLS WHILE IN DRIVE AND REVERSE.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 21, 2018
I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER-SIDE WIPER STARTED MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS THE DRIVER-SIDE WIPER. IT FINALLY STOPPED DEAD AND I ONLY HAD THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER BUT THE BLADE WAS BADLY DAMAGED WHEN THEY WERE HITTING ONE ANOTHER SO I HAD VERY LIMITED VISION. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 13, 2018
DURING A SNOW STORM IN VIRGINIA 12/09/2018 MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO DRIVE REMAINDER OF THE 2 HOUR DRIVE HOME DURING A SNOW STORM, AT NIGHT IN TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS WITH NO WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I HAD TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP (TAPPAHANNOCK CHEVROLET) REPLACE THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY (WITH MOTOR) SIMPLY BECAUSE A PLASTIC TRANSMISSION ARM LOCK (POORLY DESIGNED PLASTIC BUTTON/BUSHING BROKE. TOTAL COST WAS $357.40 DUE TO A LOUSY DESIGN!
Visibility/wiper, Dec 11, 2018
VEHICLE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. HEAVY RAIN GOING ON WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING ON. SUDDENLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND VISIBILITY WAS MINIMAL. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER OF FREEWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED SINCE IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE RAIN
Visibility/wiper, Dec 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Visibility/wiper, Dec 3, 2018
LAST SATURDAY AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE TOLLWAY, MY WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS POURING RAIN. TALK ABOUT BEING SCARED. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT AND GET OFF THE TOLLWAY AND PULL OVER ON A SIDE STREET. I HAD A SWEAT SHIRT IN THE CAR AND HAD TO SAFELY PULL OVER AT TIMES EVERY 3 BLOCKS TO CLEAR THE WINDOW. SOMETIMES THE RAIN SLOWED AND I COULD GO A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN SIDE STREETS. I MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WITH OF COURSE NO MECHANIC AND LOCATED THE WIPER FUSE AND SWITCHED THE REAR CAMERA FUSE WITH IT (SAME W), BUT IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. I BOUGHT PAPER TOWELS AND AGAIN KEPT STOPPING TO WIPE THE WINDOW. REALLY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. MIRACULOUSLY, ABOUT HALF WAY TO HOME FROM THERE IT STOPPED RAINING AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS WIPER PROBLEM IS A RECALL IN CANADA. IT SHOULD BE HERE, TOO. IT COST $595 TO REPAIR.
Service brakes, Nov 28, 2018
MY 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS DEVELOPED A SPONGEY BRAKE PEDAL,THE CAR DOES STOP BUT THE PEDAL IS SPONGEY. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT GM HAS A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES THAT ARE COVERED UNDER EXISTING RECALL?
Visibility/wiper, Nov 15, 2018
JULY 25, 2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR WENT OUT COMPLETELY I HAD 0 VISIBILITY I WAS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR HOURS UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. IT WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY THEY STATED WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE LINKAGE AND UPPER TRANSMISSION BOX FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE PARTS ARE NOT OF GOOD QUALITY. NOVEMBER 15, 2018 NOW THREE MONTHS LATER DURING A MAJOR SNOW AND ICE STORM THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ONLY THIS TIME I WAS ON A CITY STREET DRIVING.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 14, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALKER CHEVROLET (4130 1ST AVE, NITRO, WV 25143) AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *TT*JB
Visibility/wiper, Nov 13, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK AND WERE STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A TSB, WARRANTY, OR RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *TT*JB
Power train, Engine, Nov 11, 2018
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IS ON I HAVE 50,000 MILES IT SHUT OFF WHEN U COME TO STOP OR IDLE.. PULLED CODE CAME BACK AS P0010,& P0011, CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR . THIS CAR HAS BEEN EXCELLENT CARED FOR. UNEXCEPTIONABLE.. CAR WAS IN MOTION, ON THE STREETS, HIGHWAY S. CARS BLOWING FOR ME TO PULL OFF. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH FLASHER TO KEEP CARS BACK TO KEEP FROM GETTING REAR ENDED.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 8, 2018
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 2 WEEKS AGO IN THE RAIN, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER GOT STUCK AND STOPPED WORKING. I ENDED UP GETTING IT FIXED AND IT WAS $300 TO REPAIR. I ALSO SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW THIS WAS COMMON ON OLDER MODELS OF THE SAME CAR. UNFORTUNATELY SINCE I HAVE A 2015, I JUST MISSED THE RECALL NOTICE, EVEN THOUGH I APPARENTLY HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MINE.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 8, 2018
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN IN MY 2015 EQUINOX ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING CREATING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. NEEDED TO HAVE THE WIPER TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST $380.00.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 8, 2018
I EAS FRIVONG 2 PASSENGERS FOR LYFT AND IT STARTED RAINING VERY HARD.I TURNED ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE FASTEST SETTING BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND I HEARED THE WIPERS BANGING HARD AS THEY WERE WIPING THE RAIN AWAY SO I CAN SEE THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY MY WIPERS STOPPED EN ROUTE TO MY FIRST ADDRESS.MY FIRST CLIENT LIVED 10 MINUTES AWAY IN RUSH HOUR BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC.I GOT SO SCARED AND MY CLIENTS WERE EVEN MORE SCARED BECAUSE I HAD TO DRIVE THEM HOME WITH MY HEAD STICKING OUT OF THE WINDOW.AFTER DROPPING THEM OFF SAFELY IN A TERRIBLE RAIN STORM MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING.WHEN I LOOKED INTO THEM IT WAS MY WIPER MOTOR AND LINKAGE THAT BROKE OFF AND STOPPED THEM FROM WIPING THE HEAVY RAIN.LUCKY I HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE WITH THIS PART BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE IN A DIFFERENT VEHICLE,SO I BOUGHT A USED SET FROM THE JUNK YARD TO PUT ON MY NEW CAR.BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR A BRAND NEW SET PUT IN MY VEHICLE BEFORE THE USED ONE BREAKS ON ME.I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN AIR CONDITIONING/HEAT PART THAT BROKE INSIDE THE SAME VEHICLE.
Visibility/wiper, Nov 8, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS PULLED AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4808902384. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.