# 2022 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `2006615` · 2024-07-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** EQUINOX
- **Year:** 2022
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
After going very slow, mostly stopped, in stop-and-go traffic for 2 hours, my Chevy Equinox suddenly started to shake and would not respond.  The car/engine was on and in Drive but the gas petal would not propel the car forward. My steering wheel locked and I could not turn it in any way. The Engine Light came on and a message came on the dash that said "Push Brake to Start Engine" but pushing the brake did not change anything, and the engine had never turned off.  I tried to turn the car off by mashing the brake and pushing the engine stop button but my car would not turn off.  I rolled backward into the car behind me as could not go forward and traffic had to be routed around me.  About 20 minutes later, I tried to turn my car off and it did cut off completely. About 30 minutes later a police officer was able to turn my car on, put it in neutral, and roll it to the side of the road. The check engine light was still on. My car was towed 200 miles back home and I was able to drive it off the tow truck and into our driveway but the engine light was still on. The next day, the car turned on and the engine light was not on.  I did not feel safe to drive it so we had it towed to the Carmax where we purchased it.  Carmax towed it to a local chevy dealership and they said it was the fuel nodule. It is currently awaiting those repairs.
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