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2013 Chevrolet Equinox wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 164 complaints for the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
164 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 94 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2013 Chevrolet Equinox Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 55,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 32 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 21 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 55,000 miles
Based on 94 complaints that include mileage. 55% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles32
60k to 80k miles21
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 94 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

The extreme slope of the windshield and extensive dashboard surface top, combined with my sloped driveway produces a severe glare that reduces visibility to the point where I am forced to inch into my garage. The grey dashboard becomes the dominate visible element, reflected onto the windshield in a manner similar to a heads up display. Daylight is the most critical timeframe. Adding a black carpet dashboard cover reduced but did not eliminate the problem.

Reported at 220 miles, May 2013

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet equinox. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v582000 (visibility); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact experienced the failure referenced in the recall. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 28,000.

Reported at 28,000 miles, September 2016

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