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2014 Chevrolet Equinox wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 187 complaints for the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, 27% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
187 27% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 144 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 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, 2014 Chevrolet Equinox Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 25 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 40 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 37 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 22 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 144 complaints that include mileage. 22% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles25
60k to 80k miles40
80k to 100k miles37
100k to 120k miles22
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 144 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving in the rain the windshield wipers became inoperable. The contact crashed into a tree. There were no reported injuries or fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic. 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 not contacted.

Reported at 80,000 miles, April 2022 Crash

Was driving home from work in a terrible rain storm and the wipers just quit working while I was driving home from work. This happened less than a block from pulling out of the driveway from the work parking lot. Very scary incident. Had to replace the entire motor for the windshield. It appears that the 2013 models had a recall; whereas, the 2014 models have not had a recall. The 2014 models use the same parts as the 2013 models. Not sure why there is no recall on the 2014 model. Cost to replace was ~$400+.

Reported at 136,000 miles, February 2018

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