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While driving down the highway during a heavy rainstorm the windshield wipers abruptly stopped working. I had the wipers in the highest speed setting. Luckily there were no vehicles next to us when this happened - we were able to pull off the highway. We had to wait for the storm to lighten as visibility very quickly went to zero without both front wipers working. The wiper motor was still working but the linkage or transmission had disconnected at one of the ball joints.
I was driving on the freeway, going 60 mph in the pnw. It was dumping rain and I was in the passing lane when my windshield wipers just stopped working. I had my 1 year old in the backseat and all I could see was all the cars ahead of me slammed on their brakes. My windshield was glowing red from the break lights. I have no idea how I didn't crash my car or hit the person in front of me. I was so close to them. I rolled down my window and had to literally stick half the upper portion of my body out the window to see a little bit. Thank goodness, I was able to move over 4 lanes (after forcing my way through, I had no choice because I could not see). Everyone was honking at me like I was the biggest jerk, but if I didn't move over I was going to kill us or someone else who was driving. I am seriously lucky to be alive. Not shocking, I lookup the issue online and Chevy knows about this problem and has done nothing. Nothing! this is not the only time Chevy has done nothing about this Equinox having problems. It also has an oil consumption problem. This car has cost me thousands of dollars, and now it didn't just give me a huge mechanical bill, it almost cost me my life and my sons. I'm so defeated at this point. This car is not reliable for someone with children or anyone who is living in the pnw where it rains constantly. Super thankful to be alive.
I was driving on the highway at night time during light rain. Without warning, both wipers stopped in the up position. I tried turning the wipers off and back on and nothing happened. I turned the wipers off and got off the next exit and pulled into a service station to get under some light. I tried to move the wipers and they went into their resting position. I then turned on the wipers and could hear the motor running but the wipers were not moving. Fortunately, the rain stopped and I was able to complete my trip home. Just a few days earlier, I drove through a very heavy rain storm and thank the lord that the wipers didn't quit at that time. I would not have been able to see where I was going.
As I was getting ready to leave for work during a thunderstorm, my wipers stopped working. They worked maybe for 2 seconds and stopped right in my line of sight. My car was stopped at this time.
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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It started to rain heavily I turned on my front windshield wipers they came on went to the left side and stopped working leaving me in the middle of the highway. It was terrifying. During research it seems the same complaint over and over wipers stop working leaving you in the middle of the road in a downpour
2012 Chevy Equinox, without any prior signs or issues, driver's side wiper stopped working while I was driving on the roadway approximately 50 mph in the rain. The wiper remained in the up position. Dealer charged $320 parts and labor for "wiper motor and transmission found to be broken replaced all".
I was driving down a two lane road that has a lot of hills and turns, during a heavy downpour at approximately 55 mph when the windshield wipers suddenly stopped working causing my vision to be impaired which is very dangerous. I was unable to see where I was going. I pulled over and tried to restart the car to see if it would start working and that did not work. I then put the car in park and got out of the car and tried to see if the wipers may have gotten stuck on something but they were not.
Had front wipers on "intermittent" in a light rain, which quickly became a heavy summer rainstorm. Upon switching the wipers to high speed, the wipers made one upward pass and completely stopped in the vertical position. The rain was so heavy it was impossible to see to pull to the side of the residential street. I had to stop in the traffic lane with vehicles behind me due to the lack of visibility, which was obviously very dangerous. Prior to this failure the wipers worked fine without any unusual noises, etc. I brought my Equinox to a Chevrolet dealership who found that the wiper transmission needed to be replaced and they completed the repair.
I had my wipers on during a downpour rain. While driving to work at 7:30 am, Monday, July, 22, 2019, on a highway at a slightly reduced speed (50mph in a 65mph zone) my wipers quit working in the extended position directly in my line of site. This was a distraction and hazard as I was in heavy traffic.
Rear window shattered under normal conditions. No previous damage to window. Car was parked in a parking lot. Defroster was deactivated. Weather: Sunny and 90-95 deg F.
While my wife was driving home in a downpour with the wipers on high, they stopped working in mid-cycle. She cautiously made it to an auto parts store where they explained it was most likely the linkage on the wiper transmission.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. While driving approximately 70 mph, the windshield wipers became inoperable without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the windshield wiper transmission linkage fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 9-5328759761. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.
While driving, it began raining and all of a sudden the windshield wipers stopped working. We were on the highway and had to stop abruptly to avoid an accident. It is hazardous and dangerous to operate a vehicle mid storm without proper visibility. It is imperative that this be corrected expeditiously.
I was driving with my family in the car for a weekend getaway. We were on a three lane highway in slow moving traffic during a rainstorm when my front windshield wipers seized sticking in their vertical position. I had to cross over two lanes of highway in the middle of traffic with zero visibility to get to safety on the side of the highway. The wiper motor continued to run but the wipers didn't move. The dealerships assessment results were that the motor of the windshield wipers went bad but they could not offer me any explanation as to why or if it was normal. Very dangerous for me and my family.
In May 2019 was driving home and it was raining and I had my wipers on and they just stopped for no reason. I turned them on and off a couple of times and it didn't help. Thank goodness I was near home and didn't wreck due to the rain and no wipers. I figured it was a fuse and went to auto zone later for them to check it. They checked the fuses and said they were good that probably something had happened to the wipers transmission. I had never heard of this and checked online that it has been a recall in Canada but they didn't do a recall in us. Why I am not sure. I took my car to lawson Chevrolet in greeneville tn to have it repaired and they told me the transmission had quit working on the wipers and it cost near $400 to have this fixed. I feel this is a very dangerous component to quit working because you would not have your wipers on if it wasn't raining an it does come down pours where you barely have visibility with your wipers on. I would like a recall to be done on this and to get my $400 back.
Driving on an interstate, posted speed limit is 70 mph, heavy rain and hail started, visibility become dramatically reduced, as did the speed of traffic. Speed was reduced to around 10 mph when the wipers completely stopped! was able to pull over to the side of the road without incident thanks to the low speed. However, had this happened at 70 mph, wouldn't have been able to see the car in front of us, could have been a serious condition.
Wipes stopped working when driving in the middle of a rain storm. This almost caused multiple accidents. This was on a city street in heavier traffic with many stops along the way. After doing a research of this problem, it appears this is a consistent problem with Chevy Equinox but only the 2013 has been recalled in us. In Canada, they have all been recalled. This is a huge safety hazard that is clearly a manufacturer defect and should be addressed by GM. However, GM has failed to respond to multiple inquiries.
While driving in the highway at 65 mph it began to rain so I threw my windshield wipers on and the pieces of cheap [xxx] went flying all the way to the left off the [xxx] windshield. I nearly clipped another car in the side trying to get over to the shoulder because I was in a panic flurry due to not being able to see. Once out of immediate danger I guided the wipers back to their home position and tried turning them on, nothing just a loud clicking noise and no movement. Had to wait on side of hwy until the rain stopped to drive home. Now I'm wondering how much Chevy is going to charge me for this one! information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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- Pittsburgh, PA, USA