2020 Chevrolet Equinox Complaint
Service Brakes
Filed March 13, 2026 · Incident date March 12, 2026
- Vehicle
- 2020 Chevrolet Equinox
- Component(s)
- Service Brakes
- Complaint filed
- March 13, 2026
- Date of incident
- March 12, 2026
- Reported VIN
- 2GNAXVEX8L6
Owner's description
The brake booster vacuum pump, in the words of Meineke, massive failure. The pump locked up and exploded, there are parts of at least under the valve cover. The failure resulted in the ruining of the camshaft, as this pump is controlled by the camshaft. The end of my camshaft looks like a mushroom head. This failure is currently in the investigation part of a class action law suit in which I am adding my name to the hat. My wife was driving at the time and fortunately was not injured during this catastrophic failure with what seems like planned obsolescence. I am also glad the kids weren’t in the car when this happened. We had just crossed 100k miles.
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