NHTSA Complaint #10992313 — 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10992313
Vehicle 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 92,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IL

Consumer Description

WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH WHEN SERVICE STABILE TRACK LIGHT CAME ON, WITHIN 5 SECONDS ENGINE POWERING DOWN LIGHT CAME ON, COULDN'T RESTART VEHICLE , VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER WHERE DIAGNOSIS OF TIMING CHAIN SLIPPING OR BREAKING WAS DISCOVERED. AT FIRST DEALER WANTED $8800 FOR ENGINE ,THEN $6700, THEN SETTLED ON $5400. ORIGINAL ENGINE HAD 92,000 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. ENGINE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES FROM OIL CHANGE SHOPS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH OR HIGHER AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THAT FAST WOULDN'T THAT POTENTIALLY BE A CAUSE OF A MAJOR MULTIPLE CAR COLLISION WITH SEVERE INJURIES OR EVEN FATALITIES? I THINK THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO HELP AS MUCH AS THEY COULD BUT GM AS A WHOLE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER MONETARILY IN HELPING ME FOR A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. AND AS STATED , SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL?

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