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2018 Chevrolet Equinox wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 18 complaints for the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
18 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
21,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2018 Chevrolet Equinox Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 21,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 21,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 85% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 21,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet equinox. While driving 70 MPH, the sun roof shade clip fractured. The contact sustained injuries to the face, which did not require medical attention. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 17,500.

Reported at 17,500 miles, February 2019 Injury

The wipers on this car have never been right. I had them looked at oct 2018. Now they stopped working completely. If you google it, many people have had the same issue since 2000. This should be a recall!

Reported at 56,395 miles, January 2021

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