NHTSA Complaint #10277141 — 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
STRUCTURE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10277141 |
| Vehicle | 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX |
| Component | STRUCTURE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 51,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IA |
Consumer Description
SOUNDS LIKE A DRAGGING MUFFLER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR JUST IDLING. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD JUST LISTEN TO IT, NEEDED TO USE A STETHOSCOPE TO PINPOINT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. A BOLT HAD FALLEN FROM THE OIL PAN AND WAS OCCASIONALLY HITTING THE FLY WHEEL. WE WERE TOLD WE COULDN'T DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS FIXED AND THAT WE EITHER HAD TO HAVE IT DONE THERE OR TOWED TO WHERE IT WOULD BE FIXED. IF WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT THE FLY WHEEL COULD NOT ONLY HAVE BROKEN TEETH BUT ALSO THROW THE BOLT THROUGH THE ENGINE. WE WERE TOLD IF THEY COULD JUST USE A MAGNET TO REACH THE BOLT THEN IT WOULD BE ROUGHLY $400, BUT IF THEY HAD TO DROP THE TRANSMISSION IT WOULD BE MORE. I CAN'T SEE HOW THIS WOULD BE "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR", $1000 LATER. I AM HOPING TO CONTACT GM WITH MY COMPLAINT, BUT NOT EXPECTING TO GET ANYWHERE. *TR
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