NHTSA Complaint #11257995 — 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11257995
Vehicle	2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 2, 2019
Date Filed	September 25, 2019
Mileage	102,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

MY 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX MOTOR HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED BY AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE... THE ENGINES HAVE BEEN BLOWING UP...THEY OIL SYSTEM NOTIFICATION LIGHTS ARE FAULTY AND HAS NEVER CAME ON... THEREFORE WE HAVE TO CHECK & PUT OIL IN OUR CAR BEFORE DRIVING EVERYDAY!! THIS HAS CAUSED SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN OUR MOTOR SCRAPS OF METAL, TIMING CHAIN, PISTON N RINGS, STALLING CHOKING ETC..ON EVERY ROAD WE ARE..SCAREY WHILE ON HIGHWAY N CAR STALLS OUT!!! WE HAVE PUT 1000 $ INTO THIS CAR ALREADY GM KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND EVEN THOU THERE ARE 1000'S WITH SAME PROBLEM AND CLASS ACTIONS SUITS!! PLEASE HELP US BE SAFE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE GM STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THEM THAT'S ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED...NOTHING MORE I AM WITHIN THE MILES AND THE TIME FRAME BEEN PUTTING MY OWN MONEY INTO THIS SINCE APRIL OF 2019 THANK YOU

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