NHTSA Complaint #10568020 — 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LTZ PURCHASED NEW. MY COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO MANY OF THE REPORTS BY DRIVERS INVOLVED IN THE GM RECALL ON IGNITIONS. LIKE THEM, I CANNOT REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. FORTUNATELY, MY CAR HAS NOT STALLED, BUT I WONDER IF THAT'S NEXT. WHEN TURN OFF MY IGNITION, OCCASIONALLY I MUST WAIT UP TO A MINUTE FOR THE IGNITION TO RELEASE THE KEY. I WAIT TO HEAR A CERTAIN SOUND AND THEN AM ABLE TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. WHILE WAITING, I REALIZE THAT I'M IN A VULNERABLE POSITION SINCE CRIMES OCCUR AGAINST THOSE SITTING IN CARS. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, SO I WAIT. I READ A FEW YEARS IN THE EQUINOX FORUM AT EDMUNDS.COM THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. SOME TOOK THEIR CARS TO THE DEALERS, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER SOLVED. SO I DIDN'T TAKE MINE TO A DEALER SINCE IT SEEMED POINTLESS. SOME IN THE FORUM RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM THE KEYCHAIN, EXCEPT THE KEY. I DID THAT 2-3 TWO YEARS AGO. IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT MITIGATED THE PROBLEM FROM ESCALATING LIKE THOSE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. IF YOU PLAN TO INVESTIGATION, I'LL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE MY VIN. *TR