NHTSA Complaint #10970021 — 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10970021
Vehicle	2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	March 23, 2017
Date Filed	April 2, 2017
Mileage	49,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

WHILE TOWING 4 WHEELS DOWN BEHIND MOTOR HOME...TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON I-75 IN TENNESSEE WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE TENNESSEE GEORGIA BORDER I HIT A VERY ROUGH PATCH OF THE INTERSTATE GOING 64 MPH. MY 2012 4 CYLINDER CHEVROLET EQUINOX STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE MY MOTORHOME, WHEN I GLANCED AT MY REARVIEW MONITOR THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE CAR WAS WHIPPING BACK AND FORTH. FORCING ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE OUTSIDE BERM, THIS WAS AROUND 3:00 AM THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, SO I WAS LUCKY. WHEN MY SPEED DROPPED TO 5 TO 10 MPH IT STOPPED AND IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER SOME THOUGHT THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED AND AROUND THE PART OF I-75 NORTH BOUND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO.

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