NHTSA Complaint #11091923 — 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE AND STABILITY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP WITHIN THE AIR PORT AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND A HIGHER GRADE OF FUEL WAS NEEDED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-4115305233. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON APRIL20,21,23,28; MAY 3,4,13,17,26,27,31. EACH TIME IT WILL SHUT OFF ON OWN. SOMETIMES ENGINE WILL SPUTTER WHEN SHUTTING OFF AND AT NEXT START ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, WAS TOLD TO USE HIGHER GRADE OF GAS. HAVE BEEN USING 93 SINCE MARCH 2018.