NHTSA Complaint #11173186 — 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11173186
Vehicle	2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 28, 2019
Date Filed	January 30, 2019
Mileage	116,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

PURCHASED A 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2.4L ENGINE BACK IN LATE 2013 PRIOR TO A DEPLOYMENT. AFTER YEARS OF NO MAJOR ISSUES THE CAR BEGAN CONSUMING MORE OIL CONSIDERABLY AFTER 115,000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER THIS ISSUE BEGAN THERE WAS ROUGH IDLING WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT A COMMON ISSUE REGARDING THE TIMING CHAIN WAS AFFECTING THE CAR. THE TIMING CHAIN CAME LOOSE SHORTLY AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND HAD RENDERED THE ENGINE UNUSABLE. ON THE DRIVE TO THE MECHANIC THERE WAS ALSO MULTIPLE STALLS OF THE ENGINE WHICH POSED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. AFTER HEARING FROM MULTIPLE OTHERS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE.

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