2012 Chevy Equinox Exhaust Manifold Recall Update

Ukuze uhlole izibuyekezo zakamuva ku-2012 Chevy EquinoxI-Exhaust ManifoldKhumbula, lokhu okuthunyelwe kucubungula imininingwane ebalulekile. Ukubaluleka kokukhumbula kusekubhekaneni nezingozi zokuphepha ezingaba khona kanye nokuqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle kwemoto. Okuthunyelwe kuzofaka imininingwane ngezizathu zokukhumbula, amamodeli athintekile, izinyathelo ze-GM, ngisho nokuthintwaI-Aftermarket Exhaust Manifoldizixazululo zabanikazi abafuna ezinye izindlela.

Isendlalelo ku-Chevy Equinox yango-2012

Uhlolojikelele lwe-Chevy Equinox yango-2012

I2012 Chevrolet Equinoxigqamile ngokonga kwayo kuphethiloli182-amahhashi, 4-cylinder injini. Le compact SUV inikeza ukuthuthukiswa okungenamthungo ku-V6 enamandla angu-264-horsepower ngokusebenza okuthuthukisiwe. Zombili izinketho zenjini zinesiciubuchwepheshe bomjovo oqondilefuthi abhangqwe nama-automatic transmissions asabelayo angu-6, aqinisekisa ibhalansi ephelele phakathi kwamandla nokusebenza kahle.

Izici ezibalulekile kanye nokucaciswa

• Izinjini ze-Equinox ziyaziqhenyaUkuhambisana ne-E85, ihlinzekela abashayeli abakhathalela imvelo.
• Njengoba izilinganiso zokudonsa zisuka ku-1,500 kuya ku-3,500 pounds ngokusekelwe ekukhethweni kwenjini, le SUV ikwazi ukwenza izinto ezihlukahlukene ngezidingo ezihlukahlukene.
• Inkinobho evamile ye-Eco ithuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli ngokulungisa izilungiselelo zenjini nezokudlulisela kumakhilomitha amaningi.

Ukuduma nokusebenza kwemakethe

• Ingaphakathi elivulekile le2012 Chevy Equinoxisici esivelele, esinikeza ukunethezeka nokuthula ngesikhathi sokushayela.
• Abashayeli abafuna ukonga uphethiloli bazojabulela injini ejwayelekile engu-2.4-litre 4-cylinder efinyelela umgwaqo omkhulu we-EPA olinganiselwa ku-32 mpg.
• Kulabo ababeka ukusebenza kuqala, i-3.0-litre V6 eqinile iletha ulwazi lokushayela olushukumisayo olunezici zokuphepha ezithuthukisiwe ozikhethela zona.Isexwayiso Sokuhamba NgomzilafuthiAmasistimu Okwazisa Ngokushayisana Phambili.

Izinkinga Ezihlobene Ne-Exhaust Manifold

Abanikazi be-2012 Chevy Equinoxbaye babika izinkinga ezivamile ezihlobene nezinkinga eziningi ze-exhaust. Lokhu kukhathazeka kumayelana nokuqhekeka okungaba khona eduze kwenzwa ye-O2 okuholela ekuvuzeni kwe-exhaust.

Izinkinga ezijwayelekile zibikiwe

• Ukuqhekeka eduze kwenzwa ye-O2 kube yinkinga eqhubekayo phakathi2012 Chevy Equinoxabanikazi.
• Ukuvuza kwe-exhaust okubangelwa yile mifantu kungonakalisa ukusebenza nokuphepha kwemoto uma kungalungiswanga.

Umthelela ekusebenzeni kwemoto nokuphepha

• I-multiple exhaust ephazamisekile ingaholela ekwehliseni ukusebenza kahle kwenjini kanye nokwanda kwekhabhoni.
• Izingozi zokuphepha zingase ziphakame ngenxa yokuchayeka okungaba khona kumagesi ayingozi noma ukuncipha kokwethembeka kukonke kwemoto.

Imininingwane Yokukhumbula

Izizathu Zokukhumbula

• Amaphutha athile abonisiwe:
• Ukubuyiselwa emuva kuhlose ukubhekana nokukhubazeka okuthile okuhlobene nokuphuma okuningi kwe-exhaust ku2012 Chevy Equinox.
• Lezi zinkinga zihlonzwe njengezingozi zokuphepha ezingase zibe nomthelela ekusebenzeni kwemoto.
• Ukuphepha kanye nezingozi:
• Abanikazi badinga ukuqaphela ukukhathazeka kokuphepha okuhlobene nenkinga ye-exhaust eningi.
• Ukushayela imoto enomshini wokukhipha umoya onephutha kubangela izingozi kumshayeli nakubagibeli.

Amamodeli Athintekile

• Uhlu lwama-VIN athintekile:
• General Motorsinikeze uhlu lweIzinombolo zokukhomba imoto (VINs)ukuze abanikazi bahlole ukuthi izimoto zabo ziyathinteka yini.
• Kubalulekile ukuthi abanikazi baqinisekise ama-VIN abo ukuze banqume ukuthi awabo yini2012 Chevy Equinoxiwela ngaphansi kokukhumbula.
• Ukusatshalaliswa ngokwendawo kwezimoto ezithintekile:
• Ukubuyiselwa emuva kunemiphumela kuzo zonke izifunda ezahlukahlukene, kuyathinta2012 Chevy Equinoxabanikazi ezweni lonke.
• Ukuqonda ukusatshalaliswa kwendawo kungasiza abanikazi bahlole ukusabalala kwalolu daba endaweni yabo.

Izinyathelo ezithathwe ngu-GM

• Isimemezelo esisemthethweni sokukhumbula:
• IGeneral Motors isimemezele ngokusemthethweni ukuthi izosuswa esikhundleni2012 Chevy Equinoxngenxa yeqeda ukukhathazeka okuningana.
• Abanikazi bayakhuthazwa ukuthi bathathe isinyathelo ngokushesha lapho bethola isaziso esivela kuGM mayelana nalokhu kubuyiselwa emuva.
• Izinqubo zokulungisa nokushintsha:
• I-GM ichaze kabanzi ngezinqubo zokulungisa nokushintshwa ukuze kubhekwane nodaba oluningi lwe-exhaust.
• Abanikazi kufanele balandele lezi zinqubo ngenkuthalo ukuze baqinisekise ukuphepha nokusebenza kwemoto yabo kubuyiselwa ngempumelelo.

I-TSB Bulletin Fix ye-Exhaust Manifold Cracking Issue

Incazelo ye-TSB Bulletin

Imininingwane yobuchwepheshe yokulungiswa

II-Harmonic Balanceryakhelwe nguWerkwellinikeza isisombululo esinokwethenjelwa sokubhekana nokuqhekeka kokukhipha okuningi ku-2012 Chevy Equinox. Idizayini emisha igxile ekuthuthukiseni ukusebenza kwenjini nokuqina, ukuqinisekisa umuzwa wokushayela ongenazihibe wabanikazi bezimoto.

1. Ukuqina Okuthuthukisiwe: I-Harmonic Balancer ihlanganisa izinto ezithuthukile nobunjiniyela obunembayo ukuze inikeze isivikelo esihlala isikhathi eside ezinkingeni eziningi zokuqeda amandla.
2. Ukusebenza Okulungiselelwe: Ngokunciphisa ukudlidliza kwenjini nokuthuthukisa ukuzinza, i-Harmonic Balancer inikela ekuthuthukisweni kokusebenza kwemoto kukonke.
3. I-Fit eyenziwe ngokwezifiso: Iklanyelwe ukulingana namamodeli ezimoto ahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa i-GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, nokunye, i-Harmonic Balancer iqinisekisa ukufana okuphelele kwamasistimu ezimoto ahlukene.

Inqubo yokuqalisa

• Ukufakwa Okungenazihibe: Inqubo yokufaka i-Harmonic Balancer iqondile futhi iyasebenza, inciphisa isikhathi sokuphumula kubanikazi bezimoto.
• Ukuqinisekisa Ukuhambisana: I-Werkwell iqinisekisa ukuhambisana ne-2012 Chevy Equinox, enikeza isixazululo esingenazinkinga.
• Ukusekelwa Kochwepheshe: Abanikazi bangathembela kubuchwepheshe be-Werkwell kanye nesevisi yamakhasimende ukuze babaqondise enqubweni yokufaka kalula.

Ukusebenza Kokulungisa

Impendulo evela kubanikazi bezimoto

• Ukubuyekezwa Okuhle: Abanikazi abafake i-Harmonic Balancer babike ukuthuthuka okuphawulekayo ekusebenzeni kwenjini kanye nezimo ezincishisiwe zokuqhekeka okuphindwe kaningi.
• Umuzwa Wokushayela Othuthukisiwe: I-Harmonic Balancer izuze udumo ngekhono layo lokushelela ukusebenza kwenjini nokunciphisa ukudlidliza ngesikhathi sokusheshisa.

Imiphumela yesikhathi eside

• Isixazululo Esiqinile: Ukusebenza kwesikhathi eside kwe-Harmonic Balancer kubonakala ngokukwazi kwayo ukumelana namazinga okushisa aphezulu nezimo ezinzima, iqinisekisa ukuvikeleka okuhlala njalo kwe-exhaust manifold.
• Ukugcinwa Okungabizi kakhulu: Ngokuvimbela izinkinga eziphindaphindekayo zokukhipha umoya, i-Harmonic Balancer inikeza ukonga kwezindleko ekunakekeleni nasekulungiseni ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Imithelela Yezezimali Kubanikazi

Izindleko Ezilinganiselwe Zokushintsha

Ukuhlukaniswa kwezingxenye kanye nezindleko zabasebenzi

• General Motorsinikeza ukuhlukaniswa okusobala kwezindleko ezihilelekile ekushintsheni i-exhaust eningi.
• Izingxenye zangempela ze-Chevrolet ziqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle nokuphepha kwakho2012 Chevy Equinox.
• Izindleko zabasebenzi zinengqondo, zibonisa ubuchwepheshe obudingekayo ukuze kusetshenziswe ukushintshwa ngokunembile.

Ukuqhathanisa nezixazululo ze-aftermarket

• Uma kucutshungulwa ukushintshwa, abanikazi bangakala izinzuzo zezingxenye zangempela ze-GM ngokuqhathanisa nezinye zemakethe yangemuva.
• I-General Motors igcizelela ukusebenzisaizingxenye zangempelakusukela kubathengisi abagunyaziwe ukuze bagcine ubuqotho bezimoto.
• Izixazululo ze-Aftermarket zinganikeza ukonga izindleko kodwa zingabeka engcupheni ikhwalithi nokusebenza kwesikhathi eside.

Izimbuyiselo ezingase zibe khona

Inqubomgomo yembuyiselo ye-GM

• General Motorsisungule inqubomgomo ebanzi yokubuyisela imali ukuze isekele abanikazi abathintekayo ngokwezimali.
• Izindleko ezifanelekile ezihlobene nokushintshwa kwe-exhaust manifold zingakhava ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile.
• Ukufuna imbuyiselo nge-GM kuqinisekisa inqubo engenazo izinkinga ngosizo lwezezimali oluthembekile.

Ungasifaka kanjani isicelo sokubuyiselwa imali

• Abanikazi abafuna ukubuyiselwa imali kufanele balandele inqubo eshiwo yi-GM ngokukhuthala ukuze kube nenqubo yokufaka isicelo ebushelelezi.
• Imibhalo enemininingwane yezindleko namarekhodi esevisi ibalulekile esimangalweni sembuyiselo esiyimpumelelo.
• Ngokuthobela imihlahlandlela ye-GM, abanikazi bangazulazula ngempumelelo inqubo yokubuyisela futhi banciphise imithwalo yezezimali.

Izenzo Zomthetho Ezihlobene

Amacala Ezinyathelo Zekilasi

Uhlolojikelele lwezinyathelo zomthetho ezithathiwe

1. I-GM Class Action Lawsuit – Chevrolet Equinox Oil Consumption Defectikhuluma ngezimangalo zeukusetshenziswa kabi kukawoyela eChevrolet EquinoxAmaSUV kanye nezimoto ze-GMC Terrain.
2. I-GM Engines Class Action Lawsuit – Buchholz v. General Motors LLCihlose ukuxazulula izimangalo zeizinjini ezinesici ku-Chevrolet Equinoxkanye nezimoto ze-GMC Terrain.

Imiphumela kanye nezindawo zokuhlala

1. Isixazululo Sabathengi: Amacala ahlose ukuhlinzeka ngesixazululo kubathengi abathintwe yizinsolo zokukhubazeka, ukuqinisekisa isinxephezelo esifanelekile somonakalo owenziwe.
2. Ukuziphendulela ngokomthetho: Ukubamba abakwaGeneral Motors baziphendulele ngezindaba ezibikiwe kubalulekile ukuze kugcinwe izinto obala futhi kugcinwe amalungelo abathengi.

Amacala Ezomthetho Ngamunye

Amacala aphawulekayo nemithelela yawo

1. Ukumela Abathengi: Ukugqamisa amacala ngamanye kukhanyisa umthelela womhlaba wangempela wezinsolo zokukhubazeka, kugcizelela isidingo sesinyathelo esisheshayo.
2. Izibonelo Zomthetho: Lawa macala abeka izibonelo ezingokomthetho ezingase zibe nomthelela ezenzweni zesikhathi esizayo ezibhekiswe kubakhiqizi ezimeni ezifanayo.

Iseluleko sezomthetho sabanikazi abathintekayo

1. Ukufuna Isiqondiso: Abanikazi ababhekene nezinselele ezihlobene ne-Chevrolet Equinox noma i-GMC Terrain yabo kufanele bafune umeluleki wezomthetho ukuze baqonde amalungelo abo nezinketho zabo.
2. Ukubaluleka Kwemibhalo: Ukugcina amarekhodi anemininingwane okulungisa, izindleko, kanye nokuxhumana nabakwaGeneral Motors kubalulekile lapho uzama ukuthola usizo lwezomthetho.

Kafushane, i2012 Chevy Equinox Exhaust Manifold Recalligcizelela ukuphepha nokusebenza kwabanikazi abathintekayo. Ukuze kubhekwane nezingozi ezingaba khona ngendlela efanele, kunconywa ukuthi abanikazi bahlole ngokushesha ama-VIN abo ukuze bathole isimo sokukhumbula. Ukuze uthole olunye usizo noma imibuzo, thintanaGeneral Motorsisevisi yamakhasimende ku1-800-222-1020(Chevrolet) inganikeza isiqondiso esibalulekile. Ukuthatha izinyathelo ezisheshayo kuqinisekisa ukwethembeka kwemoto nokuphepha komshayeli. Hlala unolwazi, hlala uphephile!