2007 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY EQUINOX, I SMELLED GAS AND THOUGHT I HAD WASTED GAS WHEN I WENT TO THE GAS STATION. AFTER SMELLING GAS FOR WEEKS, MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE TRUCK AND FOUND IT HAD GAS LEAKING FROM IT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL ASSEMBLY AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. AFTER CALLING GM THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND STATES THAT IF YOUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS FROM FELLOW EQUINOX OWNERS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND I FEEL THAT CHEVY SHOULD BE MADE TO OFFER A RECALL AND BE FORCED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A FLAT TIRE REPAIRED ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK THE CAR TO BE LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SPECIAL BULLETIN CONCERNING THE FUEL LEAKS. I PROVIDED THE VIN AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED AND SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I STATED THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT GM DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT $1100 FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I WILL SEEK COMPENSATION FROM GM MYSELF. GM WOULD NOT HELP THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER ABOUT THE MILEAGE FOR THIS FUEL LEAK BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THE LEAK RIGHT NEXT TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE EQUINOX AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THIS WILL COST GM MORE IN THE FUTURE OVER LAWSUITS WHEN SOMEONE IS SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODING!!! *TR

APPARENTLY, THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2006-2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAVING A STRONG FUEL SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE. IN MOST CASES, THE FUEL LEAKAGE IS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, AN O-RING OR GASKET CONNECTING TO THE TANK ITSELF IS USUALLY THE CAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE, CAUSING FUEL TO POOL ON THE TOP OF THE TANK. LEAKING FUEL IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE FIRE AND EXPLOSION IF IGNITED, FUEL VAPORS ARE UNHEALTHY TO INHALE AND FUEL VAPORS ARE GENERALLY NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE IN LABOR AS IT INVOLVES DROPPING THE FUEL TANK. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR HE REPAIR. *TR

I JUST TOOK MY EQUINOX TO THE CHEVY DEALER TODAY 7-10-2012 TO HAVE A GAS LEAK REPAIRED. I HAD BEEN SMELLING RAW FUEL SINCE FEB. OF THIS YEAR. RECENTLY SMELL HAD WORSENED,SO AT WORK WHILE ENJOYING MY LUNCH IN MY VEHICLE,WHILE PUTTING MY CIGARETTE OUT, I SMELLED GAS WORSE THAN EVER. GOT FLASHLIGHT AND LOOKED UNDER TRUCK TO SEE A GAS LEAK,WHICH I THOUGHT TO BE COMING FROM FILLER TUBE. ANYWAY GOT CALL FROM DEALER WHILE WRITING THIS, HE SAYS HE NEEDS TO DROP THE TANK, LEAK IS ON TOP,OH YEAH WARRANTY WON'T COVER. NICE! 934$ LATER I JUST ARRIVED HOME AND REPAIRMAN FROM CHEVY CALLS,SAYS HE'S NOT SURE HE TIGHTENED GAS TANK STRAPS. LOL YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME,SO I GO BACK STRAP IS FINE AND LEAK IS STOPPED. ITS TURNS OUT TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM 90% OF US HAVE HAD- FUEL PUMP FAILURE. MY QUESTION AT THIS POINT IS IF CHEVY DOES HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL,WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF USE WHO ALREADY HAD TO GET THE REPAIR? DO WE GET NOTIFIED? MORE IMPORTANTLY DO WE GET REIMBURSED. *TR

FIRST PROBLEM HAPPENED RECALL ON SPARK PLUG BOOT 1 CYLINDER WASN'T FIRING, WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AS WAS THE GASKET FOR THE HATCHBACK WAS BAD. THAT LEAD TO A GALLON OR SO OF WATER INTO MY SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED AGAIN AND I NEED ANOTHER GASKET. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, BEING A ELECTRICIAN I FOUND TO BROKEN WIRES INSIDE RUBBER BOOT ON DOOR HINGE SIDE. ABS LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON/OFF COMPUTER SAYS ABS NEEDS SERVICE ( SENSOR PROBLEM). GAS GAUGE IS READING INCORRECTLY, I HAVE TO USE THE RANGE SETTING ON THE COMPUTER. SPEEDOMETER READINGS INCORRECT SITS AT 60MPH WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, MOST OF ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. CURRENT MILEAGE 63,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STABILIZER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,532 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,562.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE ALL OF MY ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS STATED EVERYTHING WAS OK. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DOME LIGHT AND REAR WIPER MOTOR REPLACED AND TO GET A STATE INSPECTION. MY VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAILED PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. ALTHOUGH THE PART IS RECALLED ON OTHER 2007 CHEVY EQUINOXES, IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE. I VALUE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, BUT TO CHARGE $975 FOR A PART (LABOR NOT INCLUDED) THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL IS EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE. *TR

THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARS WHEN THERE IS A PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID IT IS DUE TO THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR "2007 EQUINOX PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE" REVEALS THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR (PPS) ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SENSING SYSTEM/PART. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR THIS SYSTEM/PART BEFORE AN INJURY DUE TO THE DEFECT OCCURS. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SMELLING LIKE GAS AFTER DRIVING. THE SMELL IS IN THE CAR AFTER DRIVING, PARKING FOR A FEW AND GETTING BACK IN THE CAR. I HAVE YET TO GO GET IT CHECKED BUT HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 2YEARS. I SEE THAT THERE ARE NOW OVER 200 OF THE SAME COMPLAINS AND I AM NOT WILLING TO PUT IN $1700 INTO A PRACTICALLY NEW CAR. A RECALL IS IN ORDER!! *TR

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT, WITHOUT SEVERAL TRY'S . ONGOING THRU 7/3/2012. *JS

THE SPEEDOMETER GO'S FROM 0 TO 120 AT ANYTIME. EVEN WHEN STOPPED. *JS

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE SEAL AROUND THE FUEL PUMP ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. FUEL WILL POOL UP ON TOP OF THE TANK AND DRIP DOWN THE SIDE AND ONTO THE FRAME AND EXHAUST PIPES CREATING A RISK OF FIRE/EXPLOSION. *JS

NOTICED A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE (WHERE GAS TANK IS LOCATED). AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A DIRTY FUEL FILTER, BUT DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND WAS ASTOUNDED TO FIND OUT THAT APPROXIMATELY 200 2007 EQUINOX OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 6/26/2012 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. IN MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD: FUEL TANK LEAKING; FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENSOR REPLACED; FUEL PRESSURE MODULAR; FAULTY FUEL LINES; CRACKED FUEL TANK; GAS TANK SEAM NEAR PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY SEPARATED & LEAKING; PLASTIC GAS TANK HAD A CRACK; VAPOR CANISTER; CRACKED FUEL PUMP PIPE; FUEL LINE FROM FUEL PUMP TO ENGINE CRACKED; FUEL PUMP MODULE AT CONNECTOR; AND ON AND ON AND ON!!! THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMPONENT FAILURE/MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THIS IS A SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE - THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE OF THESE VEHICLES EXPLODING (POSSIBLY WITH DEATHS) IS GREAT. INHALING GASOLINE FUMES BRINGS CONCENTRATED HYDROCARBONS INTO YOUR LUNGS AND BLOODSTREAM. SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS IN GASOLINE ARE EXTREMELY TOXIC AND ARE MUTAGENS. LIVER DAMAGE AND PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE ARE POSSIBILITIES. MAKE GENERAL MOTORS DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL!!!!! *JB

I STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES ON THE 14TH OF JUNE 2012. THEY GOT WORSE UNTIL I TOOK THE CHEVY TO A DEALER IN KINGMAN AZ. THEY FOUND THAT THEIR WAS A GAS LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHOLE REAR END TO CORRECT. THE CAR IS AN AWL WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT WE DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AS OF THE FUEL DANGER. BECAUSE OF THIS WE WERE FORCED TO BUY A NEW CAR WHICH WE REALLY DID NOT WANT TO DO. *TR

WHEN I PARK MY CAR I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SEVERAL TIMES BACK AND FOURTH BEFORE I CAN GET THE KEY OUT. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY, EVERY TIME I PARK THE CAR. IT IS GETTING WORSE DAY BY DAY AND I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT AT ALL. I AM UNEMPLOYED AT THE PRESENT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE ANYONE LOOK AT IT. I FEEL THAT IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY, BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY REPORTS FOR THE SAME THING. I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *JS

GETTING BACK ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED CLICKING AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAND STARTS GOING HAYWIRE. IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS TO COME NOW THE AWD, TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS COME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS, WEIRD NOISE GOES THROUGH THE SPEAKERS AND ALL GAUGES AND DOOR LOCKS GO HAYWIRE. HAS BEEN PUT ON A MACHINE BUT NO CODES COME UP FOR THE MECHANIC. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, SO THE ABOVE DATE, MILEAGE AND SPEED ARE ESTIMATES. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO WENT OFF. IT LATER CAME BACK ON. MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME. ANY TIME WE GO SOMEWHERE, THIS HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE SENSOR UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA HAS A RECALL ON 437 UNITS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND YOUR CAMPAIGN # IS 07V34400. ACCORDING TO THE MAN NAMED ROB I SPOKE WITH AT GM, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND DON'T FEEL LIKE MY WIFE OR EITHER ONE OF MY CHILDREN WOULD BE PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO DEPLOY. IT MAY NOT DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE SENSOR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU CAN OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE OF WITHOUT ME HAVING TO PAY FOR IT. I AM ON DISABILITY INCOME AND TRYING TO SUPPORT A FAMILY OF FOUR LEAVES NO MONEY FOR SUCH THINGS. I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD HAVE TO COVER THIS, SINCE IT'S A DEFECT ON THEIR PART, AND NOT MINE. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE RECALL NOW THAT I'VE MADE YOU AWARE OF IT AND GIVEN YOU THE VIN #? WE'RE PLANNING A 1,500 MILE ROUND TRIP ON THE 23RD OF JUNE TO TRAVEL TO OUR CHURCH CONVENTION AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED BEFORE MAKING THE TRIP, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. *TR

KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN PARK. THE KEY IS STUCK IN ACCESSORY POSITION. CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED BACK ON AND GEAR SELECTOR MOVED (AS WELL AS VEHICLE, STEERING ETC.) MANY TIMES BEFORE KEY WILL DISENGAGE FROM STEERING COLUMN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT SHUT OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON REPEATEDLY. THEN SENSOR IS NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFYING WHEN THERE IS AS PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE AIRBAG IS THEN AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE ARE TWO SENSORS THAT ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY FOR THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY THE VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE 2007 RECALL LISTED AFFECTED VIN NUMBERS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS HAVING THE SAME SENSOR PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION, HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTING RING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 06/27/12

RIGHT FRONT DOOR WIRING HARNESS IN HINGE AREA (FLEX POINT). WIRES BROKEN CAUSING DOOR LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS AND POWER MIRRORS TO BE INOPERABLE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 EQUINOX THAT THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. PRIOR TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THERE COULD BE CORROSION ON THE CONNECTORS FOR THE SENSORS FOR THE STABILITRAK. WHEN THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES, SO I CONTACTED GM WHO WANTED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. AFTER A WEEK AND A HALF OF TALKING TO GM THEY SAID, DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, WE THEN ASKED THEM HAVE THEY DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL MODULE. THEY COULDN'T GIVE US AN ANSWER. WE AREN'T GOING TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR CONTROL MODULES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIX THE ISSUE. THANK GOD MY [XXX] CHILD WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND KNEES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND FILED A CLAIM IN REGARD TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT I PURCHASED 2ND HAND. THE PASSENGER AIR-BAG WOULD NOT ENGAGE (IT HAD AN X THROUGH IT) WHEN MY WIFE SAT IN THE SEAT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT I TRY PUTTING A CUSHION ON THE SEAT. I BOUGHT A 1" THICK CUSHION AND THE AIR-BAG LIGHT HAS WORKED (INDICATING THAT THE AIR-BAG IS ENGAGED) EVERY TIME SINCE. A SIMPLE FIX TO A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM! *TR

THE CAR WILL NOT START, THE BATTERY WAS TESTED TO BE GOOD. THE FAN WILL RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. WHICH IN TURN DRAINS THE BATTERY. WOULD HAVE TO JUMP START THE CAR. THIS WOULD WORK FOR A FEW DAYS AND HAVE TO JUMP START IT AGAIN. THE MECHANIC DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND WILL HAVE TO SEE IT HAPPEN AGAIN TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. ALL SYSTEMS SHOW NO ERROR MESSAGES. THIS HAS TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE FAN AND BATTERY. *TR

WE HAVE NOTICED A VERY DISTINCTIVE SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD HAPPEN COMING BACK FROM A DRIVE. COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. MECHANIC FOUND THE FUEL PUMP AND HOSES WERE CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING, CHEVROLET APPEARS TO NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS BUT THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE BECAUSE THE LEAK WILL PILL UP ON THE TANK, AT THE TOP NEAR THE HOSE CONNECTIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. IT COST US $1,700 TO GET THIS REPLACED AND FINALLY FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, WHEN THE POWER REDUCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATED ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *JS

ON JAN 15TH NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE BY FUEL TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND FUEL SEEPING FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE AT CONNECTOR. THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE WITH SENSOR. TOTAL COST WAS $1700. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND AFTER THEY RESEARCHED THE ISSUE THEY REFUSED TO PAY ANYTHING SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED! *TR

I WAS COMING UPON A STOP SIGN, IT WAS SNOWING OUTSIDE SO I WAS DRIVING QUITE CAUTIOUSLY. AS I CAME TO THE STOP SIGN I SLID A BIT AND THEN THE SUV LOST ALL TRACTION AND THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RESTARTED THE SUV AND ALL LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I HAD NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, STABILITY CONTROL, OR TRACTION THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. IT WAS TERRIBLE. I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF A VEHICLE LIKE THAT BEFORE. I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE AT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY STARTED IT AGAIN. ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL SNOWFALL TODAY. THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT. WE HAVE TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN BUT THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT YET WENT OUT. I WILL BE BRINGING THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING WITH HOPES IT DOESN'T COST ME TOO MUCH TO GET IT FIX. I FEAR FOR OTHERS THAT WILL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVROLETS BUT THIS HAS DEFINITELY MADE ME THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING YET ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM. I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER THIS AN INCIDENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 07 CHEVY EQUINOX IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. A VERY STRONG ODOR IS COMING INTO THE CAR I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR EQUINOX BUT IT HASN'T BEEN RE CALLED . MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS. MY CAR HAS 83K MILES ON IT. THE TANK TO REPLACE IS $674 PLUS LABOR BUT I FOUND THE TANK CHEAPER BUT STILL PAYING 600 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM AND THERE'S A TON OF CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO HAVE. I'M SO GLAD THAT WE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE GOING ON VACATION IN TWO DAYS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN DRIVING THIS CAR 800 MILES. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING CHEVY CAN DO FOR EVERYBODY THAT OWNS THIS CAR . I'M GOING TO CONTACT THE MEDIA OF THIS PROBLEM IF IT'S NOT RECALLED. *TR

I PURCHASE THE 2007 EQUINOX USED FROM DAY ONE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS THE FIRST ONE WAS THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN ON ITS ON AND WHEN I SPEEDED UP IT WOULD SLOW DOWN THEN IT WOULDN'T START I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOW THE SAME THING IT WILL NOT START, THERE IS A NOISE THAT I HEAR WHEN I DRIVE LIKE SOMETHING IS LOSE, THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS AND NOT WORKS THE PASSENGER SEAT BEAT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT. *TR

ON JAN. 30TH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SMELLED FUEL WHEN I PARKED THE CAR. NEXT DAY MY MECHANIC RAN A PRESSURE TEST ON FUEL SYSTEM AND WE COULD SEE FUEL RUNNING DOWN THE SIDES OF THE FUEL TANK. HE DROPPED THE TANK AND A POOL OF GASOLINE IS SITTING IN A DEPRESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED. THE GAS IS LEAKING WHERE THE FUEL PRESSURE LINE CONNECTS TO THE PIPE ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A HEAT SHRINKED WRAPPED CONNECTION ( NO CLAMPS ) WHICH HAS CRACKED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT AND DOWN THE SIDES OF THE FUEL TANK IN CLOSE VICINITY OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL MODULE/FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY ( YES, ITS ALL ONE UNIT ). SET ME BACK $ 1,200 DOLLARS AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND I HOPE THIS ONE'S NOT DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND I'M SHOCKED THERE HASN'T BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE YET. PLEASE ORDER A MANDATORY RECALL, GM HAS GOT TO FIX THIS. *KB

THE FUEL SYSTEM SOME WHERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUEL TANK CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE, CAN SEE WHERE FUEL IS LEAKING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE) OF FUEL TANK. STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS FUMES IN THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING WHICH IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACK AND THE BRAIN. IT IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD ALSO. I HOPE THAT GM WILL RECALL THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD. I HOPE THEY ARE NOT PLAYING THE BEAN COUNTER GAME WITH THIS COMPLAINT. MY 1995 CHEVY TRUCK IS SIXTEEN YEARS OLD AND IT HAS NEVER HAD A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. MY 50 CHEVY NEVER HAD A FUEL LEAK IT WAS OVER 20 YEARS OLD WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN AND OVER 200 COMPLAINTS SPEAKS VERY LOUD. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING FROM GEORGIA TO NORTH CAROLINA WHEN IT STARTED LEAKING AND WE BOTH SUFFERED HEADACHE AND NAUSEA BEFORE WE FINALLY GOT HOME. I HOPE GM WILL STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FUEL LINE COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, FUEL WOULD LEAK AND REST NEAR THE RESERVOIR NEXT TO THE TANK. THIS FAILURE CREATED A FIRE HAZARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE LEAK IN THE SAME WAY THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK AND THE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/09/12

STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON RIGHT REAR AND LEAKING GAS CANT FIND OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR THIS REASON. THERE ARE OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BLOWN UP AND DIES!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE. FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF I'D BEEN GETTING AN INTERMITTENT STABILITRAK ALARM. IT WOULD RESET ITSELF UPON RESTART.. AT THE DEALER (TOM CLARK CHEVROLET, MCKEESPORT, PA.) THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED. MY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR REPLACEMENT IS $480.00. APPARENTLY MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE EXPENSE. MY GUT FEELING TELLS ME THE WHOLE STABILITRAK/ POWER STEERING MOTOR ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN FROM DAY ONE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT ON DEFECTIVE PARTS/DESIGN. *TR

SINCE NOVEMBER 12, 2011 THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE FUMES ARE NOTICEABLY STRONGER SHORTLY AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG I NO LONGER PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO MY HOME BUT RATHER ON THE STREET FOR FEAR OF IGNITION OF GASOLINE FUMES. I HAVE COUNTED OVER 200 OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR ON VARIOUS OTHER AUTOMOTIVE HELP SITES. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT PUTTING HUMAN LIFE'S IN JEOPARDY. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. MAY I SUGGEST AN IMMEDIATE MANUFACTURER RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES IN CONCERN? *TR

STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND IS LEAKING. ELECTRICAL LIGHTS ARE COMING ON DASH BOARD TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND ENGINE LIGHTS... *TR

HELLO, I NOTICED A HORRIBLE MILDEW SMELL ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN I HAD CHANGED THE CABIN AIR FILTER. NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL THEN, I TOOK OUT THE CABIN FILTER THINKING THAT I HAD NOT PROPERLY SEALED THE HOUSING ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS SECURED PROPERLY AND IT SMELLS FINE. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE I AM VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CARS. I HAVE READ TONS OF POSTS ABOUT WATER LEAKING INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL AND I LOOKED THERE BUT FOUND NO WATER AND THE SMELL IS NOT COMING FROM THAT LOCATION. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS OR OTHER KNOW HOW TO WHAT I CAN DO TO RID THE CAR. I JUST SPRAYED FABREEZE ON THE CARPET. *TR

DURING THE LAST MONTH I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE MY VEHICLE. THE MORE YOU DRIVE IT THE SMELL GETS WORSE. I CAN NOT PARK IT IN THE GARAGE THE GASOLINE SMELL THEN LINGERS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. I CAN NOT FIND ANY VISIBLE LEAKS. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SMELL IS COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND WHEN I LAID ON THE GROUND TO LOOK AT THE TANK, YOU CAN SEE IT IS LEAKING SOME WHERE BY THE FILLER NECK OR OTHER CONNECTIONS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE IF SOMEONE FLICKS A CIGARETTE OR THERE IS A REAR END OR PASSENGER SIDE COLLISION. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT WILL COME ON AND IT WILL ALSO SAY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. WITHIN SECONDS THE CHECK ENGINE WILL COME AND THE CAR SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I HAVE TO PULL OVER LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE STABILTRAK WILL RESET ITSELF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL STAYS ON FOR AWHILE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS HAPPENED AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY CANT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING AND IT COULD POSSIBLY WORK BUT NO GUARANTEES BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ERRORS AT THE TIME. NOW THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WONT HELP WITH THE ISSUE. IT IS DOCUMENTED AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY .I FEEL THEY NEED TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAD TOLD THE CHEVY DEALER THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STATES "WARNING PLEASE SERVICE" THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN OLD CODE. A FEW MONTHS LATER I READENDED ANOTHER DRIVER AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN UP. THEY DID CRACK BECAUSE I FELT THE BURN ON MY ARMS. YET, I'M BEING TOLD IT WAS AN OLD CODE AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND NO ONE WILL LISTEN TO ME. I'M AFRAID THERE COULD BE A MALFUNCTION AND IT COULD HURT ME OR MY FAMILY, BUT NO ONE WILL LISTEN TO ME. *TR

I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING , AND STARTED MY CAR TO WARM UP , AND THEN I STARTED TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN .I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK MESSAGE WAS ON . THE STEERING FELT LIKE IT WAS LOCKED UP . SO I PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVE , WHICH WAS VERY HARD TO DO , AND WAITED TILL THAT MORNING FOR THE DEAL SHIP TO OPEN TO TAKE IT IN . I TOOK IT TO THE DEAL AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE . THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AT THIS TIME BUT NOT ON THE MODULE AT THIS TIME .AFTER HAVING TO PAY 678.00 DOLLAR RO REPAIR THIS , THEN I SEE MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS OF THE SAME THING ON THIS PROBLEM , WHY IS CHEVY NOT LOOKING IN TO THIS FOR THERE COSTUMER . THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND THE CAR CAN LOCK UP ON YOU WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING , AND I KEEP SEE IT RECURRING MORE . *TR

AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR , THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION AND SOMETIMES THE KEY GETS STUCK. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF JIGGLING THE KEY AND TRYING TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL (WHICH SEEMS TO BE LOCKED WHEN THIS HAPPENS) I GET THE KEY TO TURN. I JUST TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWO MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AS NORMAL. IF THIS IS NORMAL, WHAT IS ABNORMAL? THIS HAPPENED TO MY SISTER'S AVEO AND THEY REPLACED HER IGNITION, BUT HER KEY STILL GETS STUCK SOMETIMES. *TR

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY, FIRST THE SMELL WAS VERY FAINT BUT AS THE WEEKS HAVE PASSED BY THE GAS SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT I AM GETTING FREQUENT HEADACHES. MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS ALL THE REST OF THEM, ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE. I AM REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I USE MY EQUINOX TO DRIVE MY DAUGHTER TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERYDAY. IF IT IS AFFECTING ME AS AN ADULT, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT IS DOING TO HER, IT IS VERY ALARMING TO ME THAT I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. PLEASE ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL TO FIX WHATEVER THIS ISSUE IS! *TR

THERE IS A LEAK IN MY FUEL TANK ON THE 2007 EQUINOX AND ITS A SERIOUS HAZARD, MY SON RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE FUEL TANK IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT, YOU CAN SMELL THE GAS, SO A SMALL FENDER BENDER OR SOMEONE TOSSING A CIGARETTE OUT THE WINDOW AND THE CAR WILL EXPLODE, WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS DEATH TRAP ON WHEELS, NOT THE FIRST MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD ON THIS CAR, THAT WAS THE STEERING MOTOR THAT LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS. ASAP *TR

THE HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER INVESTIGATING PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WITH THE PLASTIC TRANSFER DOOR. BLOWS COLD AIR ALL THE TIME. WINTER IS APPROACHING AND THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED A PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WITH A PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V344000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2007 EQUINOX CHEVROLET - THE IGNITION HAS BEEN LOCKING UP AND KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED IGNITION THREE TIMES AND IT STILL LOCKED UP. TODAY THE WHEEL IS LOCKED, THE GEAR SHIFT IS LOCKED UP AND NOTHING WILL MOVE. THEY ARE SENDING A TOW TRUCK TO HAUL IT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN. MY COMPLAINT IS NOT THE DEALERSHIP IT IS CHEVROLET. THE INTERNET LISTS THOUSANDS OF EQUINOX'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PULL THESE IN AND FIX THE ISSUE ONCE AND FOR ALL AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CHEVROLET. MY ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SINCE THIS PAST WINTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING GAS FUMES TO BE EXPOSED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.