2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — Complaint #1913642
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL filed July 27, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1913642 (ODI reference 11534813) concerns a 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX and was filed on July 27, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on July 27, 2022. The vehicle had 24,500 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Ohio based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:ignition:coil, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same CHEVROLET EQUINOX cohort independently describe similar electrical system:ignition:coil failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while performing a daily oil check, the contact became aware that the oil level was low while checking the dipstick. The contact added oil and contacted the dealer and was advised that oil should be added. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the warranty had expired and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was 24,500.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1913642 |
| ODI Number | 11534813 |
| Date Filed | July 27, 2023 |
| Failure Date | July 27, 2022 |
| VIN | 2GNALDEK5C6 |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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