2016 Chevrolet Equinox · symptom sheet
Windshield cracks or distorts
- 68owner reports
- 80,000median miles
- $614median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jan 15, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
125 of the 396 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 68 of those describe windshield.
Tick what matches of 68 reports
Windshield on other Equinox years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Many windshield complaints are about cracks owners can't explain: a line that starts at the edge of the glass, or a small chip that spreads. Nearly one in five of these complaints mentions it happening again or a second windshield.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (68 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2016 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the windshield and wipers on the Equinox
Front wiper transmission inoperative. Closed nov 28, 2022, led to recall 22V-165.
Windshield wiper transmission failure. Closed dec 19, 2019.
What owners paid
12 of the 68 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $500 to $10,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 62,000 and 95,000 miles, from the 34 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 9 service bulletins or notices for the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Special Coverage. On certain 2010-2012 model year and 2016-2017 model year Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles, the ball joints in the front windshield wiper modules of these vehicles may experience high corrosion and wear that could result in the ...
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have may a helicopter type noise when a rear window is lowered.
This Bulletin provides procedures to correct a condition of Power Foldaway Mirror Glass Shake, Flutter at Normal Driving Speeds
This engineering information bulletin ends the need for information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of Front Windshield Wipers Inoperative.
5 more on the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox page.
What owners wrote
“My windshield wiper abruptly stopped during a storm and almost caused an accident on the freeway.”
Filed Nov 11, 2022
“During a heavy rainstorm, my windshield wipers stopped functioning after use for 15 minutes. I turned the car off and then back on and the front wipers would not turn back on. The back wiper still works.”
Filed Sep 4, 2022
“The windshield wipers quit working in the middle of a downpour while on the highway, and they still are not working.”
Filed Jun 9, 2022
“It was storming on Thursday, May 5, 2022 and my front windshield wipers just stop working. I could not see anything. I had to let my glass down so that I would not have a head on collision with cars in the other lane going in the other direction. I made it to a safe location until it stopped raining. This incident scared me.”
Filed May 7, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 68 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Windshield wipers stop working 105 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 78 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 72 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 64 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 44 reports
- Timing chain or cam phaser rattles 26 reports