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Chevrolet Equinox Engine Safety Report | Mar 01, 2013
Reported on Mar 01, 2013
| VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, SEEMS LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM TWO LOCATIONS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS LOW OCTANE GAS CAUSING THE LIFTERS TO TICK. I KEEP MY CAR METICULOUSLY AND ON THE NEXT REFUEL FILLED IT WITH 93 OCTANE, STILL THE TICKING CONTINUED, AND IN TIME BECAME LOUDER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONLY PUT A NOISE REDUCER OVER THE FUEL INJECTION AREA. THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE NOR A YEAR AGO. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART OF POOR ENGINE DESIGN. I HAVE READ OTHER POSTS OF INDIVIDUALS HAVING TO HAVE THEIR TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY PLACED A REDUCER FOR THE NOISE BUT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. *JB | |
| Make: | Chevrolet |
| Model: | Equinox |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | OWINGS MILLS MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2CNALDEC4B6 |
| Mileage: | 45000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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