On January 10, 2020, I was driving on hwy.
If gm will not pay for this repair (which they know is an issue but is apparently waiting for a casualty to issue a recall), I will be buying a non-gm vehicle in the future. Already had the engine replaced earlier on due to excessive fuel consumption (that issue was covered by my warranty at the time). A $4 plastic part th aas t may cost me over $300 to fix. Shame on gm for putting out a recall on 2013 Equinox vehicles but not on the 2012 equinix which uses the same part for the wiper assembly/motor/transmission/linkage arm. Will be contacting the dealership in the morning to explain the issue and will be asking gm to cover the cost if the repairs as I am rather confident thus issue is similar (if not exactly like other complaints here concerning faulty wiper linkage in the wiper transmission assembly. Turned on hazzard lights and drove slowly home approximately 3 miles away in light rain. Waited 20 minutes for the storm to clear. Exited the vehicle and manually moved to arms to the down position. Attempted to re-engage the wiper control on the car, but the wipers would not respond. The worked once, then stopped in the up position. The rainfall increased suddenly and I turned my windshield wipers from intermediate to high speed. On Wednesday, July 22nd - was stopped in a heavy downpour attempting to make a left out a parking lot. I don't know if any others have had this problem on a 2012 Equinox, but I am aware of a recall on components from the wiper systems on the 2014 Equinox that was just announced in may 2022, as well as a recall back in 2016 on the 2013 Equinox both of which were due to part corrosion causing the wipers to fail. The vehicle has not been inspected by anyone yet since it just happened today, but I am trying to see if I can visually locate the part that failed, and the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. Vehicle is a 2012 Equinox ltz, 166,815 miles, nothing on the dash at the time of the failure, and no sounds/symptoms to indicate a pending failure.
While it wasn't dark out yet, it was raining hard enough that visibility was reduced even with the wipers on so having them go out like they did in a high-traffic area at the end of rush-hour put the safety of myself and others at risk. I did however hear the wiper motor activating at regular intervals like its trying to move the wipers(no grinding/clicking indicating resistance), and when I move one wiper manually the other moves in tandem, so I believe that one of the parts that connects the wiper motor to the wiper arm assembly (not just a single wiper) is what failed. When I stopped on the side of the road I turned off the wipers, put them back onto the windshield, and tried turning on the wipers on again, but they still did not move. Changing the interval settings did not have any effect. My wipers had been on their highest setting for about 30 seconds or so when they rotated beyond their usual stopping place, to the point where the driver-side wiper was actually off the windshield and resting on the body of the car, and then completely stopped working. I was driving home from work at approximately 6:45 pm, during a downpour with high winds.
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Fortunately, the failed wiper system did not cause an accident, but this could easily be considered a safety issue that should have full coverage by Chevrolet, regardless of mileage and time, under a product safety recall. Contacted a Chevrolet dealer as well as Chevrolet customer assistance and neither would offer any coverage since the special coverage expired by time (even though the vehicle is well within the mileage limit). The wipers can be moved by hand with both wipers moving in unison when one wiper arm is pulled/pushed back and forth, so it appears this is the condition in the special coverage. When I checked the wipers, you could hear the wiper motor attempting to actuate the wipers but there was not movement of the wiper blades. The issue was discovered when my daughter attempted to use them to wipe some wet snow from the window but the wipers did not move. The subject vehicle coverage expired on 4/26/22 and it is now March 2023 the vehicle has 122,689 miles on it versus the 150,000 mile limit. The special coverage, n192266180 wiper transmission arm linkage failure, is good for 10 years or 150,000 miles whichever comes first. Multiple ongoing issues with the vehicle (oil consumption - approximately 2 quarts consumed per oil life cycle with the updated oil life index monitor, clogged catalytic converter - likely due to the oil consumption) with the most recent being a windshield wiper linkage failure and the special coverage that expired 10 months ago based on time, but vehicle is still within the mileage limit of the special coverage.
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