NHTSA Complaint #10914946 — 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

MY CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIEND WERE DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A FORGOTTEN ITEM. THEY STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. MY SON (18), TOLD CAR BEHIND TO GO AROUND (LUCKILY, THEY DID NOT GET REAR ENDED). HE PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO DESTINATION. FAST FORWARD APPROX A WEEK LATER, THE CAR IS HESITATING, AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. MY SON TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE ATTENDANT SAID THAT WHEN CHECKING THE DIP STICK BEFORE STARTING, THE DIP STICK WAS BONE DRY! THAT'S WEIRD...WE HAVE HAD NO OIL LEAKS ON OUR DRIVEWAY, TO BE ALERTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. WHY WOULD THE CAR BE BURNING UP OIL THAT THERE WOULD BE NONE IN THE RESEVOIR? SO NOW, I GUESS WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR IT, BUT I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DOCUMENTED SIMILAR ISSUES. MY SON (18) USES THIS CAR A LOT. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN ABNORMAL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HASN'T LOOKED INTO THIS ALREADY. I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE SOMETHING BAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE IT IS LOOKED INTO. IT IS SCARY ENOUGH TO BE AT A RED LIGHT AND HAVE YOUR CAR STOP WORKING. PLEASE, SOMEONE TAKE NOTICE. CONSUMERS PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES. DON'T TURN A BLIND EYE TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. WHAT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE, LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND FIXING IT OR LAWSUITS AFTER THE FACT. BE PROACTIVE....PLEASE.