NHTSA Complaint #11316083 — 2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11316083
Vehicle	2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 15, 2020
Date Filed	March 4, 2020
Mileage	80,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR THE WEEKEND. I WAS DRIVING IT AND WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE SEEMED TO "SPUTTER" NOW AND AGAIN. AS I PULLED INTO MY DESTINATION (THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR A BRIDGE) MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO GLIDE INTO THE PARKING LOT. I GOT OUT I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND ALL OF THE OIL WAS JUST DUMPING OUT OF THE CAR LIKE A FAUCET. WITH MY SON BEING WITH ME AND BEING OUT OF TOWN I FIGURED I WOULD GET IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC TO ASSES THE SITUATION. THEY BELIEVED THE ISSUE WAS THE PCV ISSUE IN BULLETIN #14882. I WENT WITHOUT THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS. THEY DID THE BEST THEY COULD AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME. THERE IS STILL AN ENGINE LEAD HOWEVER. I CALLED THE NUMBER ON THE BULLETIN AND THE PERSON THERE SAID THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE BULLETIN. I WAS SURPRISED. ONLY 80,000 ON THE CAR TOO. SHE SAID I SHOULD OF TAKEN IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER - HOWEVER ON A SATURDAY NIGHT MOST OF THEM ARE NOT OPEN - NOR WAS I FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.

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