NHTSA Complaint #10958995 — 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10958995 |
| Vehicle | 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 75,890 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MI |
Consumer Description
I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR TO WORK WITHOUT A PROBLEM WHICH IS ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. AFTER WORK I WENT TO THE STORE AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN I BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE MY CAR STALLED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT, BUT ONCE I PUT IT IN REVERSE AGAIN IT SHOOK, AND STALLED. I RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND GAVE IT A LITTLE MORE GAS, THEN PUT IT IN GEAR TO BACK UP. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IT WASN'T ON BEFORE ALL THE STALLING. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT THINKING IT MAY BE BAD GAS. A WEEK WENT BY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. . I CAME TO A LIGHT AND STOPPED, WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL TO CHANGE. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING A LITTLE AND STALLED.THIS IS A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BE STUCK IN ONCOMING TRAFFI AS I WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. AGAIN IT STALLED. I RESTARTED IT GIVING IT MORE ACCELERATION THEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE..I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE CAR STALLED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I LEFT THE PARKING LOT. I DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT SOUND EXACTLY LIKE MINE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR KNOWING IT CAN STALL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT PUTTING ME, MY FAMILY,AND OTHER TRAVELERS AT RISK. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THE CODE CAME BACK AS P0010. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE 2011 EQUINOX HAD AND IT WAS RECALLED. I STRONGLY FEEL GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.
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