2015 Chevrolet Equinox problems
Owners have filed 845 complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 29.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 26.9%.
Complaints845
Crashes37
Fires8
Injuries32
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility/wiper 29.6% · 250
Engine 26.9% · 227
Power train 7.5% · 63
Unknown or other 6.4% · 54
Electrical system 5.3% · 45
Air bags 4.4% · 37
Fuel/propulsion system 3.7% · 31
Visibility 3.6% · 30
Severity
Of those complaints, 37 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 32 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 22 model years of the Chevrolet Equinox in this data, 2015 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2011 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 124 in the last three years against 269 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 73,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving various speeds, the sun shined into the front windshield and reflected off the chrome finish onto the front cup holders and obscured the contact's vision while driving. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 25. Visibility/wiper · reported at 25 miles
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 · reported at 88,000 miles
Traveling back home from out of state, driving about 60 mph, a rainstorm began. The front wipers work for about a minute then completely quit in the upright position. We had to drive with no wipers about 15 mph to an auto shop. Shop worker tested fuse (which was fine) and the windshield wiper motors seemed to be work, and the worker suggested either some sort of plastic gear was stripped or some sort of rod broke. Visibility/wiper · reported at 77,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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