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2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

fire · 1769269 · 2021-09-20

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EQUINOX
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Miles at failure
177,003
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving at 60 MPH, The contact heard a bell noise ringing from the vehicle. The contact the vehicle was running hot so the contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and open the hood and check coolant and waited a few minutes for the vehicle to cool down before restarting the vehicle and driving to their residence. The contact took the vehicle to a independent mechanic shop where they inspected the vehicle and diagnosed the failure the clips connected the fan was burnt so they replaced the part, however the failure persisted. The mechanic has replaced the thermostat the heat sensor and change out anti freeze and put a new fan motor. to fix the failure, but the failure still persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 177,003.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11433647
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown