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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
2GNALDEK8C1••••••2012 Chevrolet EQUINOX
That is about average for the 2012 Chevrolet EQUINOX — 4 complaints per build across 171 builds.
4on this build
635on the model
171builds in total
Most reportedEngine 2Visibility/wiper 1Power Train 1Forward Collision Avoidance 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainMar 2021
I was driving on a busy rural route when I came to a stop , went to take off the car had no power. I have only had this vehicle 1 month, and the code says it it the transmission control module . Luckily we were not hit after about 30 seconds it kicks in and has power , not very…
Visibility/wiperSep 2019
Late evening, I was driving in a busy suburban street wher the speed limit is 35mph. It was raining lightly, soon after start raining havily. I switched the winshield wiper to high speed and the winshield wipers stopped working.I could no longer see where I was going and almost…
EngineJan 2017
Numerous issues with engine since january 2017. Reported initial problem in january 2017. January 2017 had rear main oil seal go out. There is a service bulletin for this #14882. I had to pay 1500 to repair. Caused by excessive oil consumption but my vehicle is excluded from…
EngineJan 2017
In january 2017, experienced stalling and smell of fuel/oil throughout vehicle. Towed to dealer and was told rear oil seal was leaking oil and needed replacement. Charged 1500 dollars. On april 12th, 2017 during routine repairs for brakes, was told oil leaking again. Took back…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2GNALDEK8C1160687 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.