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Chevrolet Equinox Engine Safety Report | Jan 25, 2014
Reported on Jan 25, 2014
| I CAME TO A STOP AND CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED GAS TO GO AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF 1ST GEAR, STAYED AT ABOUT 15 MPH. LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM HOME SO MADE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. STARTED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, NO PROBLEMS AND DROVE MOST OF THE WEEK WITH NO ISSUES. SAME THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY AGAIN AND I PULLED OVER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TO RESTART TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY CALLED TODAY AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WAS NOT COVERED ON POWER TRAIN AND WOULD BE $500 TO REPAIR. FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET ASSISTANCE TO COVER REPAIR COST. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED ONCE AND IT WAS TERRIFYING TO GO FROM 60 TO ABOUT 30 IN 30 SECONDS WHEN CARS ALL AROUND ME ARE GOING 60 AND 70 MPH. | |
| 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: | LOUISVILLE KY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2GNALDEC7B1 |
| Mileage: | 59500 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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