TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO CONTROL FUNCTIONS WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE WHILE DRIVING OR BEING RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED TO PROVIDE AN AFTERMARKET CONTROL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 700.
2011
POWER TRAIN
I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF. I PULLED OUT ON THE STREET, ACCELERATED AND NOTICED THE NEEDLE GO UP TO 4 RPM'S AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AN HOUR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JOLTED AND FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. I ACCELERATED AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, AGAIN FEELING LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE CAR IS PRESENTLY AT MY DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TODAY THEY ARE GOING TO DRIVE IT FOR A GOOD DISTANCE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD READ ONE COMPLAINT ON THE EQUINOX FORUM WHERE SOMEONE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR HAPPENED TO THEM WITH THE RPM STICKING AT 4 RPM'S. I TOLD MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AND ASK IF MAYBE THEY ARE RELATED PROBLEMS. *TR