5.8

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,653 miles

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problem #1

Mar 232017

Equinox

  • 14,653 miles
While driving through a residential area and making a right hand turn, the steering wheel locked in the right hand position. To avoid a crash, I quickly turned the wheel to the left. This occurred two times prior, during the course of a year of owning the car. When it occurred the first time, I just assumed I slipped on a piece of ice that was left over from a storm. However, on the third time, as I turned the wheel to the opposite direction, my key chain broke off from the key fob and the remainder of keys on the key chain. (I had multiple key rings, shopping reward fobs, etc on keychain). What was left was a small portion of the key left stuck inside the ignition. I was unable to turn the vehicle off. It was then towed to the dealership (car running) and I was told that a set of plyers had to be used to remove the key from the ignition.

- Rochelle Park, NJ, USA