![]() ![]() This what a government agency is supposed to do, protect the consumers. Nhtsa needs to act now before this causes accidents with injuries or death because of negligence on the part of gm and those engineers that designed this weak system. Still summer here, will be very unsettled during the winter when temps can stay below 20 degrees for weeks or colder how a plastic tube will react to the cold in a hot engine compartment. This is a defect in engineering, need NHTSA to step up, order gm to fix this properly. Same issue as before, different part of the tub from engine to turbo charger. August 13th driving 45mph, accelerated lightly maybe from 1600 rpm up to 2500 rpm, felt/heard pop from bottom of engine same warning of reduced power. August 7th, back at the dealer to install new tube for turbo charger. Metal clamp added to re-enforce the plastic clamp, dealer stated new hose ordered as still defect in the plastic coupling. Equinox had 732 miles on it, in shop for 14 days waiting for fix. Contacted on star, noted the problem drove to dealer 8 miles away, diagnosed as plastic clamp on hose from turbo charger broke. On may 18th 2019 while accelerating from 45 to 65 mph to enter onto a freeway, heard/felt loud pop from engine, lost power warning lights appeared "reduced power". I will promptly forward bills as soon as they arrive.Īll problems of the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox ![]() Photos from the dealer will be asked for, especially the vacuum pump. Not having brakes is a major safety issue and putting my life, my family's life and the life of people on the road around us is not what I consider a good product. Gm/chevy should be fixing this at no cost plus paying for the towing charges, extra rentals, and gas. Need to replace those and the timing chain with an oil change to ensure no metal remains in the engine. It was also sitting on the front dual overhead exhaust and that was attached to the camshaft exhaust. Verified vacuum pump issue and stated it was defective and that it disintegrated. Dealer was advised by me to look at the vacuum pump on tue a. Parts/labor is expected to be a little over $2200 plus the van rental, plus the uhaul trailer extra days rental, plus the gas to go back and get the vehicle and bring it home with the uhaul trailer. The gave me a rental to get home (5 hrs south) however, I am still paying on a uhaul trailer rental as the rental van did not have towing capabilities. Dealer briefly looked at it and stated it was a camshaft actuator or sensor and they would get to it after the holiday weekend. A 2nd tow to the dealer happened on Saturday. Next morning, dealer in spirit lake iowa was contacted. Towed from holstein iowa to milford, iowa late on a Friday. ![]() Upon attempting to restart, car failed to start. After attempting to brake several times and finally getting stopped, I turned off the vehicle. Upon braking, brakes were extremely hard (like pushing on a brick) to stop. While driving on a county highway, the service brake assist light appeared. ![]()
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