NHTSA Complaint #10505071 — 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

2007 CHEVY EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED BRAKING ON ITS OWN AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILTRAK LIGHTS BLINKED ON AND OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $4,000 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTERS AND BRAKE HOSES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1215.31. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED WELL, FOR THREE WEEKS, UNTIL A HEAVY RAIN CAUSED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILTRAK LIGHT TO FLICKER AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE AGAIN WITHOUT DRIVER ACTIVATION.