NHTSA Complaint #11089885 — 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

WHILE DRIVING ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ENGINE CONTINUED DYING OUT. GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND TOOK SIDE STREETS HOME TO A MECHANIC WHO SHOWED NO OIL IN ENGINE. OIL LIFE STILL READ 40%. DEALERSHIPS KNOW ABOUT AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH THESE 2.4 ENGINES AND ONLY TOLD DEALERSHIPS TO REPAIR AFTER AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IS PERFORMED. GM NEVER ISSUED A NOTICE TO CONSUMERS ONLY DEALERSHIPS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN BEFORE THE LETTER WAS SENT TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND NOW THAT WERE OUT OF THE "SPECIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE" WE NEED TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. THERE ARE COUNTLESS CASES OF THESE ENGINE ISSUES ONLINE, AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN STARTED. CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED WHEN THEIR ENGINE BLOWS WHILE DRIVING. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL UNLESS TOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DO IT. THIS AFFECTS 2010 THRU 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES.