NHTSA Complaint #10784952 — 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED RESPONDING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER REVERSE OR SHIFT FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.