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Chevrolet Equinox Power Train Safety Report | Mar 18, 2013
Reported on Mar 18, 2013
| UPON ACCELERATION, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR IT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE WILL REV UP BUT THE VEHICLE JUST COASTS. IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS IT WILL EVENTUALLY SLAM INTO GEAR AND WILL RESUME DRIVING BUT HAS ERRATIC AND HARD GEAR CHANGES AND MAY ALSO GO BACK INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN. THIS WILL LAST FOR THE ENTIRE DRIVE CYCLE UNLESS YOU PULL OVER AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH RESETS THE SYSTEM. IT DOES NOT TURN ON THE CEL LIGHT OR STORE ANY FAILURE CODES OR INFORMATION. IT IS A INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH NO SET PATTERN. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR ATTEMPTING TO MERGE OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TRADED IN A 2011 EQUINOX WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS 2012 EQUINOX WHEN THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT IT. I HAVE CHECKED VARIOUS EQUINOX FORUMS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS RUN OVER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR | |
| Make: | Chevrolet |
| Model: | Equinox |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2012 |
| 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: | GRANBURY TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2GNALFEK9C6 |
| Mileage: | 11000 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | BIFUEL |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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