NHTSA Complaint #11186357 — 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11186357 |
| Vehicle | 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 97,800 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | WI |
Consumer Description
MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY DIES WHILE DRIVING. AT 94500 CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD ONE SOLENOID REPLACED AND CHANGED THE OIL. A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE STALLED A FEW TIMES IN A PARKING LOT. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. REPLACED A 2ND SOLENOID. 3/5/19, A WEEK LITTLE OVER A WEEK IT STALLED 5 TIMES IN A PARKING LOT. PD AGAIN TO HAVE MECHANIC SCAN IT NOTHING SHOWED UP. 3/7/19 CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. 3/9/19 DROVE TO MILWAUKEE. GOT THERE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,STABIL TREK LIGHT & ENGINE POWER REDUCED NOTIFICATION. AN HOUR LATER SEEMED FINE. ON THE WAY HOME ALL THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON IN ROLLING TRAFFIC HAD TO PULL OFF BC IT DIED A COUPLE OF TIMES. LET IT SIT A BIT THEN STARTED HOME AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES GOING 60MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN A SNOW/RAIN STORM THE VEHICLE DIED, WHILE DRIVING IT. I BARELY GOT IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. A STATE TROOPER HAD TO SIT BEHIND FOR SAFETY. BC OF THE STORM THE TOW TRUCK WAS 90 MINUTES OUT. THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT & KILLED.HAULED TO A MECHANIC 50 MILES AWAY. CODE READER (ATTACHED) SHOWED 5 ERRORS BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT WRONG. HAD THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED BUT MECHANIC DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS THE ISSUE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT COULD RANDOMLY DIE AGAIN IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AND TO ME IS LIFE THREATENING. THERE ARE SO SO MANY PEOPLE COMMENTING ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE PEOPLE DO DIE IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE 5 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD IT TO THE MECHANIC AT LEAST 5 TIMES. I DON'T WANT TO UNLOAD THIS DEATH TRAP ON SOMEONE ELSE BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF LOSING MY LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S.
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