# 2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1213939` · 2015-08-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** EQUINOX
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
## Narrative
I WAS RECENTLY IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING AND IN ROUTE OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS A RESULT OF MY VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF, I HAD NO BRAKES AND WAS THEREFORE UNABLE TO PREVENT MY VEHICLE FROM PROCEEDING THROUGH A RED LIGHT. I THEN HIT A TOW TRUCK AND WAS T BONED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT AND MYSELF AND MY 2 CHILDREN WERE TRANSPORTED TO OUR LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO INJURIES. PREVIOUS MONTHS I'VE HAD A ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL THE GAUGES WENT DOWN AND THE VEHICLES' ENGINE WAS APPEARED TO BE SHUT OFF. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE VEHICLES ENGINE REMAIN RUNNING AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVING THE KEYS FROM MY IGNITION.  I WOULD TRY TURNING IT ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE ENGINE TO EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF AND WOULD HAVE SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS.
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