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2012 Chevrolet EQUINOX Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1646746
Internal NHTSA #	11310962
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	EQUINOX
Model Year	2012
File date	15/02/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On saturday february 15th 2020 i drove me and my family to columbus ohio from canton. Once in columbus my car stalled at a red light. I tried several times to restart the vehicle before i was able to get off the road and into a parking lot. My car when it worked was making a metal grinding noise. Unable to drive it i had to have it towed back to a garage in canton. Where a mechanic said it was completely out of oil. I never have noticed leaking oil before. The mechanic told me that my model and year of car burn oil really fast. That
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	79000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CANTON, OH
VIN pattern	2GNALBEK9C1XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	02/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Chevrolet EQUINOX Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Chevrolet EQUINOX Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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