NHTSA Complaint #11082485 — 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

GREETINGS, WE PURCHASED A USED CHEVY EQ. A FEW MONTHS AGO AT 59000 MILES FOR MY WIFE, CURRENTLY 60000. SINCE I BOUGHT IT THE ENGINE HAS RATTLING/CLICKING NOISE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH A REBUILT TITLE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL AND THE NOISE WASN'T THAT BAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF OLD OIL AND HADN'T SUSPECTED SUCH AN ENGINE PROBLEM. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER MYSELF AND COULDN'T THINK THAT AN ENGINE WOULD HAVE A DEFECT WHICH AFFECTS ALL OF THESE CHEVY VEHICLES SO I PURCHASED IT. TODAY I CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY RECEIVE TOO MANY SAME COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECALL RELATED TO 2014 YEAR MODELS AND SINCE IT WENT TO SALVAGE CONDITION THAT IT IS NOW OUT WARRANTY.MY CAR HAD A FRONT BUMPER ACCIDENT, AND NO RADIATOR OR ENGINE ISSUE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. SO IT IS DEFINITELY RELATED TO A DEFECTED ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THE POWERTRAIN IS PROTECTED UP TO 100K MILES, DUE TO THE TITLE STATUS THE OWNER HAS TO PAY FOR ALL THE EXPENSES. I WAS TOLD THAT, IF IT HAD A RECALL, REGARDLESS OF TITLE STATUS THEY WOULD REPAIR IT. THEY USED A VERY BAD DEFECTED ENGINE IN THEIR VEHICLES AND DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THERE ARE TOO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS POSTED ON WEBSITES BY UPSET OWNERS, BUT THEY STILL DO NOT ISSUE A RECALL IN ORDER NOT TO COVER THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY REGRET THAT I PURCHASED A GM VEHICLE. I WILL NEVER AGAIN. CAN NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THESE ENGINES ARE REALLY DANGEROUS ON THE ROADS. PEOPLE POSTED THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT THEIR CAR WHICH HAVE ONLY 8 TO 20K MILES IN THEM. THE VEHICLE MAKES THIS RATTLING NOISE ON IDLE, ON REVERSE GEAR VERY MUCH AND LOSES SO MUCH POWER BETWEEN 20-55 MPH, DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND THE NOISE IS INCREASED DURING ACCELERATION. IT WAS ADDRESSED AS TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. THE ENGINE BURNS OIL. THANK YOU.