THINK TWICE

Stalling and a "Reduced Engine Power" limp mode is the defining safety complaint on the 1.5L turbo (LYX) 3rd-gen Equinox, and it runs across the whole 2018-2024 range. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM and ENGINE are the two largest complaint components, and their texts describe the same event: the car suddenly loses power or stalls -- often at road speed and without warning -- frequently with a "Reduced Engine Power" or "Engine Power Reduced" dash message. Owners and dealers trace it to several different mechanisms rather than one: low fuel-rail pressure / fuel-pump delivery (code P129F), the turbocharger and charge-air system (charge-air cooler, CAC shutter), and a charge-pipe / intake hose that can work loose. Recall 23V013000 (2021-2022 Equinox and 2022 GMC Terrain) confirms one of these mechanisms federally -- a fuel-pump module that may not consistently supply enough fuel, causing an engine stall -- but it does not cover every affected year, so a clean VIN on that recall does not rule the symptom out.

Check — Test-drive from a cold start and pull hard up an on-ramp to highway speed, watching for hesitation, stumble, a stall, or a "Reduced Engine Power" message; scan for stored codes (e.g. P129F low fuel pressure) and check-engine history. Ask whether the fuel pump, charge-air cooler, or turbocharger has been replaced. Run the VIN for recall 23V013000 on a 2021-2022 car, but treat the stall risk as generation-wide regardless.