Components: POWER TRAIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ENGINE
November 09, 2015
TBD
Condition
Run & Drive
Damage
Normal
Title
Clear
| Dynamic Head Restraints | Not Available |
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| Head Restraint | Not Available |
| Advanced Belt Feature | Not Available |
| Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage | Not Available |
| Seat Belt Reminder System | Driver |
| Frontal Air Bag | Driver, Front Passenger |
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| Curtain | Driver, Front Passenger, Rear Seat |
| Knee | Not Available |
| Additional Air Bags | Not Available |
| Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements | Yes |
| LATCH Locations | Not Available |
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| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) | Not Available |
| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations | Not Available |
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11014675 |
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| Consumer Location: | HOHENWALD, TN |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F356**** |
VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES, WHILE IN MOTION AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT A STOP SIGN IT JUST STALLS. WILL START BACK UP BUT ONLY TO STALL AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS! MULTIPLE ISSUES ON THE INTERNET ON THIS YEAR EQUINOX AND SOME CLAIM THERE IS A RECALL; "# TSB #05539 -- PRODUCT EMISSION RECALL TO REPLACE THE POWERTRAIN/ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (PCM/ECM). THE POWERTRAIN/ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (PCM/ECM) MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH DAMAGED INTERNAL IC CHIPS, WHICH MAY AFFECT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL AND EGR OUT (NHTSA ID #10017551, APRIL 01 2005)"
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10864009 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHICAGO, IL |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F356**** |
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX IN MAY 2015, I HAVE HAD MY NORMAL OR CHANGES, EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE TO PUT 5 QUARTS OF OIL IS IN, THE LOW OIL INDICATOR NEVER CAME ON. SO NOW MY ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP AND I HAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION WITH THE USED CHEVY VEHICLES.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10818194 |
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| Consumer Location: | WAYNESVILLE, NC |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F356**** |
VEHICLE WILL NOT START. PROBLEM WITH PCM? IGNITION SWITCH, LESS THAN 30,000 MILES, WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 30 MINS OR LONGER START/ NO START NEVER KNOW!!! OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENT DASH DISPLAY, DOOR CHIMES AND THEFT SYSTEM, CONTACTED G.M. AND NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS PROBLEM ....WAVE TOWING FEE, DEALER FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEM ,BUT NOT EXACTLY SURE AT THIS TIME WHAT PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO FIX....WANT TO THROW $ AT IT TILL A CURE IS FOUND. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AND ESPECIALLY WITH AUTO TRANS....HAVE CHILDREN IN CAR ALOT WHEN PROB HAPPENS...WHAT DO I DO!!! ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT ALSO! NOT A PROBLEM WIH BATTERY OR FUSES...ELECTRICAL PROBLEM!
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10567712 |
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| Consumer Location: | GRIFFITH, IN |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F356**** |
THE IGNITION GETS HUNG UP AND WONT ALLOW TO START OR MOVE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN OFF UNLESS YOU GIGGLE IT AROUND. THIS PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES HELPED BY GOING TO THE DEALER AND GETTING A NEW KEY. THIS WEARS OUT IN A FEW MONTHS AND THE PROBLEM RETURNS. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10492319 |
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| Consumer Location: | CEDAR FALLS, IA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F356**** |
INFREQUENTLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WILL ABRUPTLY DOWN SHIFT. THE SHIFT WILL HAPPEN AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS AND VIOLENTLY SLOWS THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. INFREQUENTLY THIS HAPPENS AS I SLOW TO TURN TO ENTER THE ON RAMP FOR INTERSTATE DRIVING. IN THE MOST RECENT CASE, THE ROADWAY SURFACE WAS VERY SLIPPERY. I WAS JUST BEGINNING A RIGHT TURN AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VIOLENTLY. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWING TO THE RIGHT AS THE FRONT TIRES IMMEDIATELY DROPPED THEIR SPEED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH STABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL OR ANYTIME OF ANTI SKID ACCESSORIES/OPTIONS. THE SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACE GREATLY MAGNIFIED THE EFFECT OF THE UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFT AND RESULTING IMMEDIATE DROP IN SPEED. UNTIL THIS EVENT, THE DOWN SHIFTING WAS SO INFREQUENT, I WAS ONLY REMOTELY CONCERNED ABOUT IT. MY CONCERN UP UNTIL THIS EVENT WAS MORE FOCUSED MECHANICAL AND NOT CONTROL ABILITY. I QUICKLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE GM DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY ASSESSED THE PROBLEM AND CALLED ME TO ADVISE, THERE IS A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH GM RECOMMENDS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOT CERTAIN IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT MOST LIKELY IT WILL. I WAS CHARGED $180. TO DIAGNOSE AND REPROGRAM. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN. GM APPARENTLY KNOWS THERE IS A PROGRAM ERROR WHICH NEEDS AN UPDATE, AND I AM SUPPOSE TO PAY TO FIX THE KNOWN PROBLEM? YET THERE IS NO SAFETY BULLETIN FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM? I STRONGLY POINTED OUT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN BECOME A SERIOUS ACCIDENT UNDER THE RIGHT SURFACE CONDITIONS. THE SERVICE ADVISER AGREED WITH ME, HOWEVER STATED TO THE EFFECT, THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE IS THE REPAIR GM AUTHORIZES. I FEEL THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE NEEDS TO BE MANDATORY FOR OLDER VEHICLES OPERATED IN SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS, EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN WOULD HELP WARN UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10393696 |
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| Consumer Location: | EAGLE RIVER, WI |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F356**** |
HAD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM EXHAUST AND HAVE EXHAUST FUMES COMING THRU THE VENTS, AND FOUND THAT IT WAS THE ERG VALVE (BROKE IN TWO). WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET REPLACEMENT PART AND WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS GUY THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX AND THAT THEY NOW HAVE CHANGED THE ENTIRE PART SO YOU CAN NO LONGER JUST REPLACE THE $20 TUBE, YOU HAVE TO GET THE $300 PART, PLUS LABOR AND THEN HAVE THE SHOP 'RESET' THE COMPUTER TO MATCH THE NEW PART..........ANOTHER $200 SERVICE. THIS APPARENTLY IS A HUGE PROBLEM DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! NICE SCAM CHEVY! *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10347885 |
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| Consumer Location: | FONTANA, CA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F356**** |
2005 CHEVY EQUINOX. CURRENT MILES APPROX 85,000. WAS REAR ENDED IN MAY 2010. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED IN JUNE 2010. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS, FOUND NOTICEABLE GRINDING NOISES FROM BRAKES, LOW TO NULL BRAKING ABILITY. ABS AND TRACKING LIGHTS ARE ON. IN JUNE, DEALER FOUND ABS SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN WERE BROKEN. DEALER SAID IT WAS A RESULT OF RECENT CAR ACCIDENT BUT SEVERAL INSURANCE ADJUSTERS HAVE SAID THE ACCIDENT WAS TOO MINOR TO CAUSE SUCH DAMAGE AND BELIEVE IT IS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NO INSURANCE COMPANY WILL TOUCH THIS CLAIM. THEY BELIEVE IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN GMC PARTS. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10300204 |
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| Consumer Location: | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F356**** |
HOPEFULLY I CAN FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WITH MY WIFE'S 2005 EQUINOX. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING AROUND THE LUGGAGE RACK ALL EQUINOXES , THE SPARE TIRE AREA FILLS UP WITH WATER AND RUNS OVER THE FLOORBOARD WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES I HAVE CONTACTED VARIOUS PEOPLE WITH NO RESULTS. EXCEPT THAT IT'S MY PROBLEM AND WILL COST $800.00 TO REPAIR. THIS SUMMER I NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR WINDOWS ON MY WIFE'S CAR WERE FOGGING UP THE CARPET IN THE BACK SEAT WAS WET. I THOUGHT MY DAUGHTER LEFT THE WINDOWS DOWN, THEN ONE DAY MY DAUGHTER HIT THE BRAKES HARD ONE DAY AND 5 GALLONS OF WATER ROLLED FROM THE BACK SEAT TO THE FIREWALL. WHEN THEY GOT HOME I REMOVED THE TRUNK AREA COVERS AND FOUND 2 TO 3 GALLONS OF WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL .REMOVED THE WATER AND AIR DRIED THE CARPET . NOW EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE AREA FILLS UP AND I REMOVE IT , THIS HAS BEEN A WET YEAR. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE PRIORITY CHEVY DEALER ON MILITARY HIGHWAY AND VARIOUS EMAILS TO GM /CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE ONLINE, TALKED TO WAYNE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND BILLY BOYLE IN THE BODY SHOP AT PRIORITY CHEVY. THEY BOTH TOLD ME THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING INTO THE SPARE TIRE AREA ON 2005 EQUINOX. WAYNE SAID THEY DON'T DO WATER REPAIRS AND REFERRED ME TO WALT'S WATERWORKS IN CHESAPEAKE FOR THE REPAIRS, WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY ARE BOOKED 2 WEEKS OUT AND THAT THEY HAD TWO EQUINOXES IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THE MAIN REASON FOR GOING TO PRIORITY CHEVY , THEY PERFORMED A REPAIR TO THE CAR LAST YEAR AFTER A COLLISION MY WIFE WAS IN . THEY REPAIRED THE REAR BUMPER AREA AND DIDN'T INFORM ME OF ANY WATER PROBLEMS THEN. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO BILLY ON THE 22 DEC 09 AT 1600 TO LET HIM LOOK AT IT THE AREA, I REPORTED THIS TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE , I WORKED WITH CARLOS ( 1-800-222-1020, / 866-962-2868 ,SERVICE REQUEST # 71-787470750) THERE UNTIL HE PASSED IT UP TO HIS REGIONAL MANAGER WHO CALLED ME ON CHRISTMAS EVE TO TELL ME THAT. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10227849 |
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| Consumer Location: | KENTWOOD, MI |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F356**** |
77K MILES ON VEHICLE, LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALSO IGNITION CYLINDER FAILURE, DEXCOOL COOLANT SUPPOSEDLY IS DEGRADING THE NYLON MATERIAL IN COOLANT LINES, THE ENTIRE HEAD GASKET UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED ($1500), I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS FOR VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT MISSED A SCHEDULE PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE/OIL CHANGE/ETC...FOR VEHICLE AND I BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF OF LOT WITH 83 MILES. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11421434 |
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| Consumer Location: | CORNING, CA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F856**** |
It was recently brought to my attention that the keys can fall out of the ignition with the vehicle running. Which creates an extreme likelihood that the vehicle can move forward or backward without assistance. My keys fall right out of the ignition you should not be able to take the keys out of an ignition with it running or not in park. Has not been confirmed by the dealership yet that’s my next step. And yes it can be reproduced at any time. Sometimes the key will not even start the vehicle. Hi had never reached over and just tried to take the keys out of the ignition to see if they would come out but I recently rented a room where the owner has the exact same car and the same thing happened to him and he had the ignition replaced. This is how I know that it happens because he reached over and was able to pull my keys right out with the vehicle running. I was shocked. Also at one point it says there is automatic transmission recall and mine is making weird movements and jerking motions sometimes not just on my car but on my landlord’s car as well. Maybe that needs to be looked at.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11416588 |
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| Consumer Location: | DAYTON, TN |
| VIN: | 2CNDL23F856**** |
WHILE DRIVING I CAN HEAR CLINKING NOISE IN REAR OF CAR. AND IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT'S DRAGGING MY SPEED DOWN. TO THE POINT WE'RE I CAN GO THREW $20 IN GAS IN 2 DAYS BARELY DRIVING IT. WHEN GOING TO STOP WHEN BREAKING IT PULSATE UNDER FOOT I HAVE BRAND NEW BREAKS ALL AROUND CAN STILL HEAR GRINDING HAS A HARD TIME STOPPING CAN SMELL BREAKS. TOOK IT HAD IT PUT ON MACHINE THEY SAID ABS SENSOR REPLACED THAT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. BREAKS ARE GETTING WORSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11416474 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHESAPEAKE, VA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL63F356**** |
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO EXCEED 20 MPH. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SURGE THAT WENT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING AN INJURY TO THE CONTACT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE BATTERY TERMINALS WERE DISCONNECTED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET NORFOLK (6252 E. VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, NORFOLK, VA 23502, (757) 266-5804) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,900.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11414716 |
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| Consumer Location: | LOUISVILLE, KY |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73FX56**** |
BRAKE WON'T RELEASES AFTER PUTING ON BRAKE PEDAL KEY FALLS OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVE ING STEERING SEEMS LIKE GOING TO FALL APART WHEN TURNINGS CAT HARDLY PUT GAS IN IT CODE 0445 LARGE EVAP LEAK DETECTOR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11408238 |
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| Consumer Location: | WHITMAN, WV |
| VIN: | 2CNDL23F756**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE SAW FIRE EMERGING FROM BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO START EVEN WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THERE WERE NO CRASH OR INJURIES DUE TO THE FIRE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACT AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE STATUS OF THE POLICE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTIFIED LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11395300 |
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| Consumer Location: | FOLSOM, CA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL63F256**** |
BRAKES WERE PULSATING AND NOT STOPPING ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11389216 |
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| Consumer Location: | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL63F356**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE OWNER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE OWNER HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED SEVERAL SAFETY RELATED FAILURES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE INVOLVING THE BRAKING SYSTEM THE TRANSMISSION, THE POWER TRAIN AND THE HEATING SYSTEM. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER(UNKNOWN) AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11386306 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHAMBERSBURG, PA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73F456**** |
I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR OVERHEATING IN MY VVEHICAL. I HAVE ONLY BEEN USING IT FOR SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO THE ISSUE BUT NOW HAVE BEEN LETTING IT SIT STILL AFTER READING THAT THE 2005 EQUINOX HAD HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS BEFORE. AND AFTER A UNCLE JUST LOOKING IT OVER I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT'S WRONG. THERE IS OIL UP IN MY ANTIFREEZE AND RUNNING HORRIBLE. I LIKE TO SEE IF THERE WAS EVER A RECALL ON THIS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT IF SO
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11377995 |
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| Consumer Location: | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL63F956**** |
VEHICLE IS ABLE TO DRIVE WHILE KEY IS OUT OF IGNITION WHEN ENGINE IS ALREADY RUNNING. SEAT BELT DISCONNECTS RANDOMLY. VEHICLE CAN BE OPEN WITH A NICKEL COIN. ECU TRIGGERS WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11375486 |
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| Consumer Location: | IMBODEN, AR |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73F956**** |
WELL I BOUGHT IT FROM A INDIVIDUAL 3 MONTHS AGO N THE SECOND DAY OF GETTING IT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT FEELS LIKE IT JERKS THE CRAP OUT OF U WHEN TRYING TO TO GAIN SPEED FROM 40-55 RANGE N WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN IT FEELS LIKE IT DON'T WANT TO STOP NOW THE ABS N TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON DASH . I HAVE NO WHERE ON MY DASH OR ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE TO TURN TRACTION CONTROL ON OR OFF . THE PAST TWO WEEKS IT DRINKS GAS LIKE CRAZY IT DON'T WANT TO WARM UP LIKE IT SHOULD FOR HEATER .. IS THIS TO DO WITH A RECALL OR SERVICED ISSUES BC I'M READY TO TRADE IT OFF BEFORE I GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE OR MY KIDS GET HURT IN ACCIDENT BC OF THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11362021 |
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| Consumer Location: | HYATTSVILLE, MD |
| VIN: | 2CNDL23F056**** |
STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED I TRIED WITH DIFFERENT KEYS EVEN A NEW DEALERS KEY AND IT STILL DIDN'T UNLOCK . IT WAS PARKED
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11341431 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHEEKTOWAGA, NY |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73F756**** |
WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN 2015 TO THE PADDOCK CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN KENMORE NY, MY BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THIS CAUSED THE CD CHANGER TO NO LONGER WORK. IT IS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING, CDS WONT EJECT AND ALL IT DOES IS MAKE A CLICKING SOUND.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11317722 |
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| Consumer Location: | HENDERSON, TX |
| VIN: | 2CNDL63F156**** |
KEY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION SINCE I GOT IT A YEAR AGO I HAVE REPLACED 02 SENSOR AC COMPRESSOR AND A WATER TANK. IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING FUEL LIKE LOSING POWER AND THEN I KILLED IT WENT TO START IT THE NEXT DAY AND IT WON'T CRANK IT WILL TURN OVER AND ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO RUN BUT IT DIES
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11309573 |
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| Consumer Location: | MCALLEN, TX |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F856**** |
THERE ARE TWO ISSUES WITH THIS EQUINOX. THE FIRST, IS THE KEY SOMETIMES LOCKS ON THE IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN THE VEHICLE ON NOR TURN THE KEY - IT COMPLETELY LOCKS LEADING TO ANXIETY AND FRUSTRATION BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO PUT THE KEY IN OR EVEN TRYING TO PULL IT OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE WE FIRST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE BACK DOOR/HATCH OF THE 2005 EQUINOX DOES NOT OPEN/UNLOCK. THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS BACK AREA IS TO LOWER BACK SEAT AND CLIMB TO BACK AREA. VEHICLE WASWAS STATIONARY WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHY WASN'T THIS ISSUE MADE INTO A RECALL ISSUE? WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY $150-$200 (ACCORDING TO SOME COMPLAINTS ONLINE) OR MORE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED? I CAN'T EVEN SELL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DISCLOSE THESE ISSUES TO POTENTIAL BUYERS AND RIGHT AWAY THEY GET DISCOURAGED AND WALK AWAY. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS CAR NOW?
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11298077 |
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| Consumer Location: | LEMONT FURNACE, PA |
| VIN: | **** |
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED BACK ON 02/2019. THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE ON 07/2019 AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE ON 12/23/19. THE CONTACT CALLED THE STATE POLICE FOR VEHICLE FRAUD AN DWAS STILL WAITING FOR A CALLBACK. THE CONTACT ALSO CONTACTED COUNTY ATTORNEY GENERAL AN RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE DEALER M C'S AUTO SALES 1343 CONNELLSVILLE ST, LEMONT FURNACE, PA 15456 (724) 438-0191 STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT ITAND REFUSED TO REFUND THE PURCHASE. THE DEALER TRIED TO REPOCESS THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY BUT WAS UNSUCESSFUL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.TF
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11297402 |
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| Consumer Location: | CUBA, MO |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73F656**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND TURNING ON CURVE TOO FAST, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE SWERVED LEFT AND RIGHT ULTIMATELY COMING TO A STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DURING THE IMPACT THE CONTACT HEAD WAS HIT ON THE WINDSHIELD AND ABRASION TO THE KNEE WERE SUSTAINED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT SOUGHT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11288680 |
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| Consumer Location: | PORTLAND, OR |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73F556**** |
MY KEY TO MY CAR WON'T TURN. AND WHEN YOU DO GET IT STARTED BY HITTING IT THE KEY FALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS MY THIRD TIME REPLACING IT BUT SAW THERE'S BEEN RECALLS FOR THE LOCK IGNITION SWITCH FOR THIS MODEL. IT'S STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN A YEAR AFTER I LAST REPLACED THE LOCK IGNITION SWITCH.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11243321 |
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| Consumer Location: | ROCHESTER, NH |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73F556**** |
MY UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX WENT UP IN FLAMES WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD IN MY HOME TOWN. I WAS DOING 45 MPH WHEN THEN TRUCK SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I AT FIRST THOUGHT WAS THE FUEL PUMP WENT. WHEN I OPENED MY DRIVERS DOOR I COULD SMELL SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE AS I EXITED KINDLY DOWN AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK DID NOT SEE AND SMOKE. I THEN WENT AND OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX WAS ON FIRE AND WAS BEING FUELED BY THE BATTERY I RASH TO THE BACK AND GRABBED A PAIR OF PLIERS TO DISCUSS CONNECT THE BATTERY. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE BECAUSE I HAD TO CALL 6 DIFFERENT JUNK YARDS SOME THE PARTS WERE ALREADY REMOVED AND OTHERS DID NOT HAVE ALL BUT HAD ONE OF THEM AND A COUPLE THE PARTS WERE MELTED AND BURNT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11191949 |
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| Consumer Location: | CARSON CITY, NV |
| VIN: | 2CNDL23F256**** |
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT COME ON WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN YOU GO TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES PULSATE AND MAKE IT TO WHERE YOU CAN'T STOP OR SLOW DOWN, EVEN ON DRY ROADS.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11191960 |
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| Consumer Location: | SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73FX56**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND DRIVING STRAIGHT PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND ANKLE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *DT *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11142407 |
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| Consumer Location: | HUNTINGTON, WV |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F456**** |
OUR CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2005 IS SHIFTING HARD DOWN SHIFT AND UPSHIFT BUT DOESN'T SHOW ANY RECALLS ON THEM WHICH THERE SHOULD SINCE THERE IS PROBLEMS AND ANOTHER VEHICLE SOMEONE ELSE OWNS IS A CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2008 MODEL IS ALSO SHIFTING HARD IT'S A SERIUSE PROBLEM IT COULD CAUSE A WRECK DUE POSSIBILITY SOMETHING LOCKING UP ON IT ALSO AT TIMES WHEN YOU TRY AND START IT THE STARTER TRYS TO STAY ENGAGED HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS RIGHT PLEASE CHECK INTO THE ISSUES BEFORE SOME GETS SERIOUSLY HURT PLEASE!! ALSO THERES BEEN ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON WINDOWS AND ALSO THERES LEAKS FROM OIL NOT FOR SURE IF IT'S A ENGINE ISSUE OR NOT BUT IT COULD GET CHECK TO PLEASE CHECK ALL ON THE CHEVROLET EQUINOXS PLEASE BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUSLY HAPPENS TO SOMEONE OR US IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IT ANYWHERE
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11127938 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 2CNDL63F456**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 24 MPH ON AN EXIT RAMP, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RAMP AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND HIPS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A FIELD INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE INSPECTION RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11120770 |
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| Consumer Location: | TRAER, IA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73F256**** |
ABS KICKS ON RANDOMLY, DRIVING OR BRAKING AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD ONE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, HAVE SINCE PULLED THE FUSE AND SPENT OVER $1,000 AT THE SHOP TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESULTS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE DECEMBER OF 2017 UNTIL PRESENT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11098613 |
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| Consumer Location: | WELLINGTON, FL |
| VIN: | 2CNDL13F656**** |
VEHICLE WILL STALL DURING OPERATION OR AT IDLE. TSB 05539 COVERS THIS ISSUE FOR EARLIER VIN NUMBERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VIN NUMBERS FOR LATER PRODUCTION EFFECTED BY THE SAME PROBLEM.VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT MAY FAIL AGAIN IN AS FEW AS FIVE MINUTES OR RUN AS LONG AS AN HOUR.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11096897 |
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| Consumer Location: | SUMMIT HILL, PA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL23FX56**** |
TAKATA RECALL: I BOUGHT MY CHEVY EQUINOX IN AUGUST OF 2017, SINCE TAKING IT HOME IT HAS HAD A LURCHING PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. IT LURCHES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS LIKE A BULL TRYING TO THROW YOU OFF. I PUT NEW BRAKES ON EVERY 3 MONTHS BECAUSE MY BRAKES DO NOT WORK EVEN WHEN BRAND NEW, AND WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE THE CAR WON'T STOP, OR THE BRAKE PULSES AND VIBRATES. THE CARS GEAR SHIFT SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN DRIVE WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT IN PARK. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE AND THE GAS IS PRESSED YOU HEAR A GRINDING, AND THE GAS VIBRATES. I'VE HAD TO ABS SENSOR REPLACED 4X, O2 SENSOR 3X NEW BRAKES EVERY 3 MONTHS, NEW TIRES EVERY 6 MONTHS, REGULAR OIL CHANGES, IT'S HAD IT'S VALVES REPLACED, IT'S HAD NEW BRAKE LINES, NEW SHOCKS, REGULAR ALIGNMENTS, IT'S HAD A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER PUT IN. THE CARS RPM SPIKES TO 8000 WHEN DOING 30 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH A SMALL TOWN. THE WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN ON A HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT NEVER COMES OFF. T/C TURNS OFF ANYTIME I MAKE A TURN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS I SWEAR PERMANTLY ON. . I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS CAN BE A TRANSMISSION AND GEAR SHIFT PROBLEM, BUT THAT ALL 3 OF MY REGULAR MECHANICS CALL THIS PROBLEM THE GHOST PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND ALWAYS TELL ME TO NOT DRIVE IT THAT IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT IT'S MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM 5 MONTHS PREGNANT AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR RIGHT NOW. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11096853 |
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| Consumer Location: | NORTHAMPTON, PA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73F356**** |
RIGHT WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERS LOT, IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET, INTAKE GASKET COIL PACK, AND A THERMOSTAT. LUCKILY THE DEALER PAID FOR THAT. SINCE THEN, I NOTICED WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN, IF THERE'S A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT FEELS LIKE I'M RUNNING OVER A BOULDER. WHILE SLOWING DOWN MOST TIMES, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BOG DOWN ABOUT AN INCH, WAS TOLD MAYBE A MOTOR MOUNT? RPMS ALWAYS BOG UP AND DOWN FOR NO REASON LIKE IT'S TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. A FEW WEEKS AGO MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING MY AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE RPMS BOGGING AND FRONT END BOGGING DOWNWARD BECAME MORE CONSTANT, THEN MY SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY WILL GO TO 0 WHILE IN MOTION, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER WILL WORK FINE. RPMS SEEM TO BE WORKING NORMAL WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS WORKING NORMAL. THE OTHER DAY, WHILE BRAKING, OF COURSE.... THE BOULDER FEELING WHILE BRAKING, FRONT END BOGGED DOWNWARD, RPMS WENT RIDICULOUSLY HIGH BETWEEN 3-4 BACK AND FORTH ERRATICALLY, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0.. ALL THAT HAPPENED AT ONCE, MADE ME OFFICIALLY REALIZE, IT HAS TO ALL BE A CONNECTED PROBLEM. THEN I FOUND THIS SITE, WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES, FOR SO LONG.. HOW IN GOD'S NAME IS THIS POS NOT RECALLED?? I CAN'T EVEN IN GOOD CONSCIENCE CHOOSE SOMEONE TO DIE BY SELLING THIS THING TO THEM, I STILL OWE SO MUCH MONEY ON IT. THERE'S SO MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE RANDOMLY STEERING, AND ACCELERATING FULL THROTTLE IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS AND ANY GIVEN TIME. WHAT DEMONIZED TRANSFORMER OF A VEHICLE DID I BUY? HOW ARE THESE THINGS STILL ON THE ROAD? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVY OWNS UP TO THIS DEADLY HUNK OF METAL THEY SOLD TO US? PLEASE RECALL ASAP. I LITERALLY CAN'T SELL IT TO ANYONE. IT'S GOING TO KILL SOMEONE! AT THIS YEAR, THERE CAN'T BE MANY MORE ON THE ROAD SINCE THEY KEEP CRASHING. RECALL THE ONES THAT ARE LEFT. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11090847 |
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| Consumer Location: | FORT BRAGG, CA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL23F656**** |
100000K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP HUGE PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS AND PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11089648 |
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| Consumer Location: | COLUMBUS, OH |
| VIN: | 2CNDL23F656**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A RADIATOR FLUSH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11084297 |
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| Consumer Location: | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA |
| VIN: | 2CNDL63F856**** |
OVER HEATING. HEAT BLOWING HOT AND COLD AND IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11080874 |
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| Consumer Location: | LONG BEACH, MS |
| VIN: | 2CNDL63F156**** |
MY KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. THE VEHICLE JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET. I AM NOW UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE KEY IS ALSO TOUGH TO PULL OUT SOMETIMES.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11079691 |
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| Consumer Location: | MIDLAND, MI |
| VIN: | 2CNDL73F556**** |
HAVE HAD MAJOR ENGINE TROUBLE. HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT PURCHASE TWO YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TWO DAYS AGO AND MY LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND MY ENGINE BEGAN FAILING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC. THE CODES RAN INDICATED A THERMOSTAT PROBLEM CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BURN OIL. THE PISTONS INSIDE THE ENGINE BROKE. HE INDICATED IT COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE HEAD GASKET ISSUES. I HAVE READ CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. IN ADDITION, I PERSONALLY KNOW TWO PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR MODELS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WHO I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM TOLD ME TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ME. A MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IF I WERE TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, MY ENGINE WILL LOCK UP WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
