Coming back from Whole Foods, we were stopped at a red light in Bloomfield. When the light turned green, I hit the gas, but we only went about three feet forward before the gas pedal went nearly to the floor, with no resistance and no response. I watched the engine's RPMs drop to almost zero. My heart sank at that moment, because I knew that was it, the Equinox was done.
Luckily, I had enough momentum to steer us to the side of the street, where we waited for the flatbed truck to arrive. And, luckily, we didn't have to wait too long. I actually watched the same flatbed driver who later picked us up drive past us while we were talking to the AAA dispatcher. We only had to wait about 15 minute. A lucky star was over us that day.
Technically speaking, the immediate issue with the Equinox was that the fuel pump fuse had blown, which was a $100 fix. The overall problem, however, was a bad fuel pump, which cost $1200.
Since we had already poured around $4000 into repairs and other maintenance to the Equinox in the last 6 to 7 months, I had to admit that we could no longer continue that fight, if we wanted to make a choice that made economic sense. So, as much as it broke my heart, we decided to trade it in.
We now have a new (to us) Chevy Trailblazer LT2. There are many things I really like about it, but a part of me will always miss the Equinox. It was my first SUV, and it will always hold a special place in my memories.
That might be overly sentimental, but that doesn't bother me much.
Penn
PS - Daisy and I also want to give our thanks to Sun Chevy in McMurray (www.sunchevy.com/) for really taking care of us and the ailing Equinox, and hooking us up with a great new SUV. We greatly appreciated all of the excellent service we received from them.
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