NHTSA Complaint #11184722 — 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11184722
Vehicle	2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 28, 2019
Date Filed	March 6, 2019
Mileage	107,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OK

Consumer Description

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SHE RECEIVED A WARNING STATING 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' AND 'SERVICE STABILITACK'. WISHING A FEW SECONDS OF THIS HER CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. UPON INITIAL REVIEW THE PCV LINE WAS BLOCKED WITH ICE AS IT WAS SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURE. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL THERE WAS NOTHING. THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON ACCORDING TO MY WIFE. I PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE CAR AND IT STARTED BACK UP, HOWEVER IT BARELY MADE IT 4 MILES BACK TO THE HOUSE BEFORE THE OIL WAS GONE AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE WAS SMOKING FROM THE OIL COMING OUT. THIS IS EXACTLY DESCRIBED IN BULLETIN 14882. MY CAR HAS JUST OVER 107K MILES AND APPEARS MEET ALL CRITERIA OF SAID BULK ITEM. HOWEVER, UPON SPEAKING WITH CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS BULLETIN. MY CAR IS NOT COVERED.

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