NHTSA Complaint #11205571 — 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE THE OIL FILTER WAS REPLACED AND FIVE QUARTS OF OIL WERE ADDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION ON THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY A QUART AND A HALF HIGH EACH WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,284.