NHTSA Complaint #11153448 — 2017 CHEVROLET TRAX
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11153448 |
| Vehicle | 2017 CHEVROLET TRAX |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 9,591 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
VEHICLE WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN SYSTEMS BEGAN TO FAIL AND VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST ACCELERATION. WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES BEGAN TO APPEAR ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING. RPM, AND MPH DIGITAL DIAL/ NUMBER JUMPED TO 0 AND BACK UP TO A RANDOM SPEED AND THEN BACK DOWN TO 0. ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT HAVE ANY BEARING ON SPEED CONTROL. UNCONTROLLED STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF ACTIVE ROADWAY AT NEXT AVAILABLE EXIT AND PARKED. VEHICLE MAINTAINED ERROR CODES. DEALER CONTACTED FOR TOW. AFTER WAITING FOR TOW AND ENGINE OFF, ALL ERROR CODES CLEARED. DRIVEN TO DEALER AND CURRENTLY IN SERVICE. VEHICLE FAIRLY NEW AND REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM UNCERTAIN BUT TECHNICIAN POINTED TO A GROUNDING PROBLEM. ERROR LIGHTS DURING INCIDENT: POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT (STEADY ON), TCS/STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT (STEADY ON) AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (STEADY ON). PLUS, VEHICLE SERVICE MESSAGES: SERVICE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CLUSTER ERRORS BEGAN AROUND 13:42 EST AND CLEARED AROUND 15:42 EST AFTER PARKING AND CUTTING ENGINE OFF FOR SOME TIME (MAYBE 20 MINUTES) THEN RESTARTING. ALSO, '.' IN PLACE OF 'P' IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER NEXT TO ODOMETER READING. ALSO, AFTER INITIALLY PARKING AND THE FIRST RESTART, POWER STEERING SEEMED COMPLETELY INACTIVE.
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