# 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1654169` · 2020-03-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** EQUINOX
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 175,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2015. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTATED HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A SMALL PUFF OF SMOKE APPEARED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BURNT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE ENGINE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*