NHTSA Complaint #10563931 — 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING 30 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A ENGINE CLUNK ( 4 CYL) AND THEN RAPID DECELERATION WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING VERY ROUGH. OF COURSE THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL MILES AWAY AND WAS LUCKY TO GET THERE AS THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING SO BADLY. THE DEALERSHIP WILL MAKE THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIR, CHANGE SOME SENSORS AND FOOL WITH THE TIMING BELT, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. REVIEWING THE PRIOR COMPLAINTS, IT WAS SCARY HEARING ABOUT THOSE HAVING PROBLEMS ON THE INTERSTATES. YES, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY GENERAL MOTORS. RECALLED THESE VEHICLES FOR INSPECTION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. THE LADY AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE GAUL TO SAY, "DIDN'T YOU HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED WHEN YOU GOT YOUR OIL CHANGED".I SAID LADY, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A THROTTLE BODY IS AND IF IT IS SO IMPORTANT, THEN THE DEALER SHOULD DO IT AUTOMATICALLY. GOOD LUCK, IT WILL COST ME $400.00, THEY SAID TODAY. WHO KNOWS WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING. *TR