NHTSA Complaint #11289639 — 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE SLIPPING. THE CONTACT PARKED AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION OIL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 10043933 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,870.