2015 chevy equinox windshield wipers stopped working

243 problems related to wiper have been reported for the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox based on all problems reported for the 2015 Equinox.

On a trip to the hospital in rain, the windshield wipers failed. Doing some research, I found the current open recall. Kim’s Chevrolet in laurel, ms is refusing to check the open recall. They claim they are not able to because there’s been “no remedy”.

We received a letter in the mail approximately April of 2022 stating there was a recall on the ball joints of the wipers. There was no parts available at the time for them to repair, the letter stated just wait. We continued to check in and there was still no fix. We were driving 2 hours away in des moines, iowa on Friday August 19th when a torrential rain came down. The windshield wiper ball joint failed almost causing us to get into an accident on the interstate. We had to wait the storm out, and then made it home later on that night. I called the number on the recall sheet and gm told us that my husband's dad could fix the problem and we could be in reimbursed because he was a certified mechanic. My husband and his father who is a certified mechanic fixed the problem with a part from o'reilly's. It's an oem product they put in. After the part was fixed on Saturday August 20th, we called back like the agent said to get the reimbursement form. That's when the agent told us we could not be reimbursed because it wasn't done at the dealership. They have told us many different stories on how we are supposed to take care of this recall. But the dealership couldn't have fixed it anyway because there's no fix for it in place. I'm not working due to health issues and I go to many doctors appointments so I have to have a working vehicle with working windshield wipers. So in case it were to rain I wouldn't get into a horrible car accident like we almost did on Friday. I just want to be reimbursed for the recall that they still do not have a fix for. How are people supposed to drive around in vehicles that could have faulty windshield wipers, possibly causing accidents and even death?.

Driving in heavy rain on highway and windshield wipers just suddenly stopped and froze mid windshield almost hydroplaned and almost got rear ended when I slowed down despite putting caution lights on. Wipers are still not working and I have contacted multiple dealerships about this and there being a possible recall and am told there is not a permanent solution. I finally got one dealership in the area that will look at the issue. I have the incident recorded on dash camera.

2015 Chevrolet Equinox. Consumer writes in regard to defective wipers.

On Friday, August 5th my state experienced torrential downpours and floods. While driving my windshield wipers stopped working. It was almost impossible to see, and I was fortunate that I opted to not take the highway home that afternoon, but opted for the longer route on suburban roads. I slowly made my way to a nearby church and parked my car. Upon retrieval and inspection the next day, it was discovered that a ball joint had corroded and broke, causing the failure. My vehicle had been in approximately a month prior at an authorized Chevrolet dealer, and nothing was said to us about the car having an active recall on the wiper system, specifically the ball joints, the very part that failed. I contacted Chevrolet's customer service department and was told that the recall remedy was not finalized, though according to NHTSA the part is to be inspected and replaced if necessary. Further, I was advised when the remedy is available, we will receive a letter and can submit for reimbursement. There was no warning that there was a problem. When we took our vehicle in for service a month ago, it should have been inspected. It was not. I could have had an accident and serious injuries could have occurred. Chevrolet needs to get the vehicles under the recall pulled in immediately for inspection. Further, authorized dealers need to advise their clients when there is a recall when they have their vehicle in for service.

Driving along freeway with wipers on in heavy rain and the wipers just stopped working. I was able to pull over safely but was not able to drive for hours till the rain stopped.

I was heading north on us23 in northern michigan when I was in a rainstorm, traffic was going about 30mph due to how hard the rain was coming down and I had my windshield wipers on full blast when they suddenly stopped working and sat there in the middle of my windshield. I had to cut across 2 lanes of highway traffic with very little visibility to pull over on the shoulder of the highway to figure out my windshield wipers and let the storm pass. I found out there is a recall on the wiper windshield motor, however Chevrolet does not have parts to fix the issue until December at the earliest. They do not have a temporary fix. They do not offer rental cars. Basically Chevrolet is forcing customers to fix this issue out of pocket at their expense and when I reached out for reimbursement, they told me that is not a possible solution.

On July 31 , 2022 I was driving our 2015 chevy Equinox in a heavy rain storm with the wipers on high . Suddenly the wipers quit working and upon inspection the arms moved easily by hand . We contacted a dealership and was told they didn't know about a recall and that it would be 3 weeks before they could look at it . I also talked to the Chevrolet help center that said my specific VIN number was not in the recall . I am currently sending it to a service center to be fixed .

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph in a rainstorm the windshield wipers suddenly became inoperable. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was included in the NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 128,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Windshield wipers stopped working, attempted to get the car repaired at a local dealership, they stated the windshield wiper recall was not office yet and they also did not have any parts to complete the repairs. I could not drive the car without the windshield wipers being operable, had to pay our of pocket to have the repairs done.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph during rain when the windshield wipers suddenly malfunctioned and detached from the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who stated that a necessary part had malfunctioned. The windshield wipers were who replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. VIN tool confirms remedy not yet available.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox . The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact did experienced the failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

2015 Chevrolet Equinox. Consumer writes seeking reimbursement for repairs made related to safety recall.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the windshield wipers became inoperable. The contact stated that the tpms warning light was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed in a rainstorm, the front windshield wipers became inoperable creating a visibility hazard for the driver. The cause of the failure had not been determined. The contact had received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility) which described the failure that had occurred. After notifying the manufacturer, the contact was informed that the part for the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on a previous occasion and the vehicle was repaired. The local dealer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 65 mph, the windshield wipers stopped working in a rainstorm. The contact stated that she had received NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility) in may. The dealer was contacted and informed her that parts were not yet available for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

On may 6, 2022 I was driving my 9 yr old daughter home from school during a severe rainstorm and my wind shield wipers just stopped working. Absolutely no movement from them. I got out in this storm on the side of the highway to try to fix them and they would not move. I was 30 minutes from my home and my weather app stated the storm would not stop for hours so I had to drive home with no wipers. I am a single mother of 2 kids with absolutely no help and this is my only vehicle. I've been caught in the rain multiple times in this car since may and I've never shaken in fear like I have when I have to figure out how to get this car home in the rain. I have to check the weather multiple times a day if I need to go anywhere to make sure I don't get caught in a storm. I've canceled multiple doctor appointments because it was storming during the time of the appointment. I had to cancel a trip I planned on taking my kids on because I could not afford to rent a car and I am too afraid to drive my car very far from home. It's summer and my kids are out of school and I can't take them anywhere far because I am too afraid to drive this car because it rains a lot here in the summer. There are no warning lights, nothing else happening. . . It sounds like the motor works but nothing happens when I turn them. Believe me, I try every time I get in. I took the car to a dealership(moses in huntington, wv - trish marnix the service manager tried to help) to see if they could see if it was a quick fix however it was not.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a failure with the passenger’s side windshield wiper. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was unknown.

I was on my way to work and it was raining, my wipers just stopped working approximately a month ago, I had to pull over due to unsafe lack of visibility. A couple weeks later I rec'd a recall notice in the mail related to the wiper issue. I followed the directive of the representative when I called them to see how to proceed with the repair. The representative indicated I needed to take the vehicle to my nearest certified gm repair location so I took half a vacation day on the 12th of may to do so. They had the parts to repair the wipers but since the recall info indicated "no remedy" yet on the gm website, they were going to charge me $350 to do the repair. I of course do not have that kind of money and they also charged me for just taking a look at the wipers, $52. 50 on top of losing half a day's vacation and my time. Since then it has rained nearly every day and I drive 25 minutes to and from work daily. Very unsafe.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30- 35 mph while it was raining when the windshield wipers suddenly failed. The contact stated that due to the recall having no remedy the contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who repaired the windshield wipers. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and failure. VIN tool confirms parts distribution disconnect.

Wipers stopped while using them, replaced bushing multiple times won't hold. My link radio has stoped coming on and there is no back up camera or sound not even if I have blinkers on.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while his wife was starting the vehicle, the windshield wipers were engaged and failed to respond. The contact parked the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic the next day. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the windshield wiper motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility) that he associated with the failure. The manufacturer was contacted for reimbursement but had not provided any assistance. A case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 57,831.

Windshield wipers quit working due to ice when parked. Bushing came off of ball fitting on wiper transmission. I replaced bushing and it quit again. I put it back on and it came off again the second failure occurred while driving. I had to operate by hand to remove dirt splatter on windshield.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving 50 mph while it was snowing, the windshield wipers stopped working as needed and the contact was unable to see the roadway. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the road until the snow slowed down. The contact was then able to drive to her destination. The contact called the local dealer but was unable to speak to a representative about the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,881.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the windshield wipers and transmission became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the ball joint detached. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was concerned about driving the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,300.

In July/August 2021, the driver side windshield wiper got stuck mid-swipe. The only way to get it to go down was to physically move it. I was driving on the interstate in the middle of a downpour. Had to pull over several times on the way home because periodically it would move back up and get stuck. When it wasn't stuck I had to lean to the right to see out of the right side of the windshield to get home. For about 20 miles. My husband figured out the issue and purchased the malfunctioning part and repaired it. In December 2021, my engine seized at a stoplight. I coaxed the car out of the way and got it on the side of the road. The only warning to this was an occasional "ticking" noise, that never seemed to happen when my husband listened to it. We assumed it was the timing chain, but after having it towed to the dealer we were told it was an "oil consumption" issue. The "oil life" alert had been on for about a month, and I had planned on getting an oil change the weekend this happened. However, little did I know that the vehicle had zero oil in it. The low oil pressure light never came on. As a matter of fact no warning lights ever came on. The vehicle is now sitting at the dealership, unmoving because the fix is $8300.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving 35 mph in a rainstorm, he heard an abnormal sound and the windshield wipers stopped working at 45 degree on the windshield. There was no warning light illuminated. The manufacturer and the dealer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 1,300.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while it was raining, the windshield wipers seized. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road and restart the vehicle however, the windshield wipers failed to function properly. The contact stated that she was able to drive to her residence after the rain had stopped. The contact called and made the local dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,025.

I was travelling at approximately 65/70 mph on the freeway when it began to rain very heavily and I turned on my windshield wipers. The windshield wipers came on for a few seconds and then stopped moving. The wiper blades would not come back on after multiple attempts. I could not see out my front window. I was able to put on my hazards and pull quickly off onto the berm with my passenger guiding me. I called the Chevrolet dealer and they said they could replace the windshield wiper transmission under a "special policy" at no cost to me. Dealer explained Chevrolet knows there is a problem with the wiper transmission and the special policy extends warranty to replace for no charge to me. Dealer said at this time Chevrolet is not recalling, just waiting until a car owners wipers fail and then they will replace. I had it replaced. The dealer has replaced other Equinox wiper transmissions in my rural county, pop. 62,000. Chevrolet issued a recall for windshield wiper transmission failure for the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. Chevrolet and nhsta are aware there is a problem with the Equinox for more than just the 2013 models, including the 2015 which I own. To date no recall or advisory has been issued to me or other Equinox owners. I was fortunate to have a berm to pull over on, fortunate not to crash my car and injure myself, my child or any other vehicles. Had I been further on my journey on the state route or county road to my home, with zero visibility, I would have had nowhere to pull over safely.

Windshield wipers have been repaired 3x in 5 months because in heavy rain when wiper was increased from low to next level they go to left and stop. It’s been a bushing replacement. The last incident occurred on 8/13/2021 during heavy rainstorm in cincinnati, OH. I am a 63 yr old female, driving by myself at night. The wipers quit working. Found spot to pull over, set for over an hour waiting for rain to ease up, which it didn’t. Luckily for me I was about 2 miles from my home. I finally braved it in the rain which had let up to a steady pace, put on my flashers and made it home on a back road. What a hazard, when I think I could have been on an interstate instead of 45 mph back road, my blood pressure goes sky high. My VIN says no recalls, but numerous articles mention 2015 Equinox wiper issue. What recourse do I have?.

While on the highway in the rain, the wipers were engaged to the highest setting and suddenly went was the windshield and stopped working. The wipers are in perfect condition, the wiper motor no longer engages or turns on. Super lucky to not have crashed as I had zero visibility from the rain.

I was driving back from albany to troy NY on 787 in a steady light rain when the rain roared to full torrential downpour. I put my wipers from the regular steady setting up to high, and they instantly both went all the way to the left and turned off in the upright position. They would not respond again. Middle lane, 65 mph, thunderstorm, and I can’t see anything out my windshield and cars are flying beside me on both sides. I rolled my window down but couldn’t see around my hood to the road and steer at the same time. I couldn’t get to the right lane to pull over because of the traffic and even if I could it was dangerous to be on a narrow shoulder at that point in this rainstorm. I put my flashers on, slowed to 40 and stayed in the middle lane as best I could based on the white lane markers as I still had zero visibility out my windshield. One I was past the last of the on ramps for that section I could pull over to the right lane at least and I got off at the next exit. Once I was on a city street to pull over, there was still so much traffic I had to wait until I could get out and put my wipers at least in the down position. They did not feel broken or slack at all. I waited a while for the rain to let up, but it would soon be dark, so I decided to slowly drive the rest of the way. It took me a half hour to drive the length of troy on side streets slow enough so I had some measure of visibility in the still downpour. I cannot believe the wipers stopped working at the high speed setting on a highway in the middle of a storm. I could have crashed my car easily. What if my children had been with me? a failure like this is unacceptable and incredibly dangerous. It is a holiday weekend. I will call the dealership tomorrow in hopes they are open to speak to them about this.

Driving today during a thunderstorm and the windshield wipers just quit working. The wiper blades stopped half way and that was it we made it to the side of the road and I could move the wipers back and forth really easy and could here a clunking down in by the motor needles to say my 2015 Equinox with only 90,023 miles on it can’t go down the road with no windshield wipers this could’ve really been bad had not known my surroundings because I immediately couldn’t see the road !!! my 2000 silverado still has all its factory wiper arms and motor yet why is this pile falling apart ?? gm better go back to the drawing board on this major malfunction.

On 25 June 2021, about 12:30 pm, driving from home to bank then shopping center in slidell, la. East bound on I-12 then at I-12/I-59/I-10 junction merged right on I-59s to I-i0w lane merge. In right lane approaching exit 263 (gause blvd) when a sudden thunderstorm happened. Switched wipers on to high. About 1/2 mile from exit lane without any warning the wipers suddenly quit. I eased onto shoulder/turned on hazard lights, and continued at a slow speed to exit the interstate and exit as it was a very heavy rain and I was afraid of being plowed into from someone from behind driving too fast for conditions. Also there is a truck stop on this exit and it was a very un-safe to be in on the shoulder. I exited to the right and pulled into the truck stop parking lot. After about 30 or so minutes the rain stopped so I drove home. My Equinox is well maintained and has about 98,000 miles on it. As an 82 yo driver both myself and my wife(passenger) were in a very dangerous situation as were the others traversing the highway at this time. As it is a Friday afternoon, I will have a mechanic check it on Monday. I think it linkage problem same as been reported in the 2010 to 2016 models, but only the 2013 models were recalled.

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