NHTSA Complaint #11290291 — 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURINGTHE DAY IN HEAVY RAIN. WITHOUT WARNING, BOTH WIPERS STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION. I TRIED TURNING THE WIPERS OFF AND BACK ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE WIPERS OFF AND FINISHED THE DRIVE HOME ' FORTUNATELY ONLY A MILE AWAY. COULD BARELY SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BUT DROVE SLOWLY WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON.WHEN I GOT HOME, I LOCATED THE FUSE TO CHECK. IT WAS OK. I THEN TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND COULD HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET IT FIXED ' THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT WAS NOT RAINING. FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME BUT IF IT HAD BEEN RAINING OR SNOWING, IT WOULD HAVE BEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT SAFELY TO THE GARAGE TO GET FIXED. IN MY 50+ YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS AS A FAILURE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME..