NHTSA Complaint #10680706 — 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

THIS CAR HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND I HAVE HAD ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS EXPERIENCED THE CAR STALLING, OR NEAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING IDLING IN TRAFFIC AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BOTH OF WHICH TOLD ME I HARDLY HAD ANY OIL IN THE ENGINE WHEN CHECKED. (I CHANGE MY OIL AS RECOMMENDED MY CAR IS MAINTAINED AS IT SHOULD BE) MY MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS, I REMOTE STARTED MY CAR ON 1/31/15, I CAME OUTSIDE TO GET IN IT AND I COULD SMELL OIL BURNING, THE INSIDE CABIN SMELLED OF BURNING OIL/ FIRE LIKE SMELL. I WITNESSED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR AT JUNCTION OF PIPE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA AND MUFFLER. I HAD MY FATHER COME AND CHECK THE CAR OUT WITH ENGINE OFF MY FATHER POPPED THE HOOD AND WHEN PULLING THE DIPSTICK OUT TO CHECK THE OIL, THE OIL SHOT 2-3 FEET IN THE AIR ONTO HIM AND DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL OF THE CAR. MY FATHER COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY BURNED OR HAD EYE DAMAGE HAD IN BEEN ANY CLOSER OR STANDING ON SIDE OF CAR WHEN CHECKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 2/2/15 I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED THEY KEPT THE CAR AND CHECKED IT, I GOT A CALL THE SAME DAY TELLING ME THAT THE CAR HAD TO HAVE THE PISTONS, VALVE COVER AND TIME AND CHAIN REPLACED, ALL COVERED BY MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY (THANK GOD). I FEEL COMPELLED TO TELL YOU THIS B/C IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BOTH FOR THOSE DRIVING AND ANYONE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE (4CYL) AND IT SEEMS NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE A MASSIVE RECALL, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG! I DO BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN PART OF ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT EARLY ON WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR IT WOULD, AND CONTINUES TO DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING, COMPLETELY ON ITS OWN AND VERY RANDOMLY. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR