2007 Chevrolet Equinox complaints

ABOUT A MONTH AGO WE STARTED SMELLING GAS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING WHERE IT WOULD SOUND LIKE THE CAR WAS "FLOODED" AND WOULDN'T TURN OVER RIGHT AWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CRACKED FUEL MODULE SYSTEM THAT WAS LEAKING FUEL. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PART ON THIS PARTICULAR EQUINOX AND THERE IS EVEN A RECALL ON THE PART BUT IN ONLY 4 STATES WHICH ISN'T FAIR TO REST OF THE OWNERS THAT ARE SUFFERING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ON SATURDAY MAY 25, 2013 MY 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WOULD NOT START. THE KEY HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I DID NOT REMOVE IT AND I THINK THAT KILLED THE BATTERY. I TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR WITH NO SUCCESS. FINALLY ON SUNDAY MAY 26,2013 I HAD A PROFESSIONAL COME JUMP START IT. AFTER IT STARTED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT. I READ IN THE FORUM THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER EQUINOX'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

THIS IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL 12190. GM SENT ME A NOTICE THAT A CRACK FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS POSSIBLE FOR MY CAR. I HAD THAT PROBLEM A YEAR EARLIER THAN THE NOTICE AND PAID A GM DEALER ALMOST $1000.00 TO REPAIR. IN THE RECALL NOTICE SENT BY GM, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE FOR MY CAR. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 8 MONTHS SINCE THAT NOTICE, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFY, CALLS TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE ADVISE ME THAT THEY DO KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, NOR ARE THEY CONCERNED OR OBLIGATED TO MAKE THE PART(S) AVAILABLE, THIS THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING FUEL, AS DISCOVERED BY MY MECHANIC. THE PUMP HAD TO BE CHANGED AT GREAT EXPENSE. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ACROSS THE BOARD FOR EQUINOX, INSTEAD OF SELECTIVE STATE REGISTERED AS MENTIONED IN THE GM RECALL ? I COULD HAVE HAD A POTENTIAL FIRE HAD I NOT DETECTED FUEL FUMES WHEN I DID. THANK YOU, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WARMER FAILED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

ON 05/05/13 MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NOTICED THAT THE BACKSEAT FLOORBOARDS WHERE WET. IT'S BEEN RAINING A LOT SO I SHRUGGED IT OFF WITHOUT CHECKING. ON 05/06/13 I NOTICED PUDDLING IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. REMEMBERING WHAT MY 7 YEAR OLD HAD SAID I LOOKED BACK TO FIND STANDING WATER IN THE BACK SEAT FLOOR BOARDS!!! I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND CHECKED THE SPARE TIRE WELL AS RECOMMENDED. IT HAD STANDING WATER! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $265 FOR A "WATER LEAK DIAGNOSTIC". THEN I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS BECAUSE I AM NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND AM WORRIED ABOUT MOLD. NOT SURE HOW I AM GOING TO FIX THIS WITHOUT BANKRUPTING. I SUCKED IT ALL OUT WITH A WET VAC AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE CARPET EVERY DAY. SOMEONE HELP!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A LEAK, AS WELL AS CORROSION ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR IF THE CONTACT HAD A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED AT DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK), HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,667. UPDATED 07/23/13*LJ

I NOTICED A GAS SMELL WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND WHEN IT IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY LOOKED AT IT FOR ME. THEY TOLD ME THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING A LITTLE BIT FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE SAME REASON. I LIVE IN KENTUCKY AND THE RECALL IS IN THE WESTERN STATES. WHY IS IT ONLY IN THOSE STATES IT IS A DEFECT IN THE PART ITSELF AND I FEEL AS IF IT SHOULD BE REPLACED JUST THE SAME AS THE OTHERS. ALSO I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STABILITRACK IN MY VEHICLE. A WARNING WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH THAT STATES SERVICE STABILITRACK, STABILITRACK OFF, AND THEN IT WILL STATE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE ENGINE WILL REDUCE POWER. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THAT AS WELL. *TR

I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN IT WAS PARKED. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR DRIVE UPHILL IT WOULD SPUTTER AND CHOKE LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH GAS.

I BEGAN SMELLING FUMES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT GO SO BAD, I HAD TO STOP PARKING MY CAR IN MY GARAGE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, DALE EARNHARDT CHEVROLET ON TENNESSEE STREET IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS ON THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX IS LISTED UNDER PHASE 2 OF THE RECALL AND THEY ARE ONLY DEALING WITH THE PHASE 1 VEHICLES. IN ADDITION, GM HAS NOT COME UP WITH THE NEW FUEL PUMPS TO REPLACE THE BAD ONES. THUS, IF I WANT IT FIXED, I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE NAPA STORE AND PURCHASE A FUEL PUMP (I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE A NON-GM PART) AND THEN HAVE THEN INSTALL IT AT A COST OF OVER $1,100.00 TO ME. I THEN CONTACTED THE HOME OFFICE FOR GM AND THE "DISTRICT SPECIALIST", ROD, TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINEERS HAVE DETERMINED THAT DESPITE THE NATIONWIDE RECALL, THAT THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I ADVISE HIM OF ALL THE ON LINE DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE RECALL AND HE TOLD ME THEY DON'T READ THOSE OR ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE SO I AM OUT OF LUCK. I ASKED FOR THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE HOME OFFICE AND HE SAID NO ONE KNOWS IT AND THAT I COULD JUST CONTACT THEM VIA THEIR P.O. BOX. *TR

DURING THE WINTER I BEGAN TO HEAR WATER MOVING AROUND SOMEWHERE IN MY VEHICLE AS I DROVE AROUND BUT HAD NO IDEA WHERE THIS SOUND WAS COMING FROM. I WAS VACUUMING MY VEHICLE ONE DAY AND THE CARPET WAS COMPLETELY SOAKED. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY EQUINOX OWNERS HAD LEAK PROBLEMS AND THEY HAD FOUND WATER HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL. I CHECKED THE SPARE TIRE WELL AND SURE ENOUGH APPROXIMATELY 9 INCHES OF WATER HAD ACCUMULATED IN THERE. I CLEARED OUT THAT WATER BUT WATER IS STILL SOMEWHERE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I CAN HEAR IT AS I DRIVE, WATER ALSO LEAKS THROUGH THE OVERHEAD LIGHTING. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ADVISED I BRING THE VEHICLE TO ONE OF THEIR REPAIR SHOPS FOR ASSESSMENT, THE SHOP STATED THE PROBLEM IS THE SUNROOF MODULE AT A COST $2600. AFTER THIS ASSESSMENT GM NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO OFFER REPAIR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SOMETHING THEY KNEW PRIOR TO REQUESTING I BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND HAVING ME SPEND APPROXIMATELY $200. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WHICH MANY EQUINOX CUSTOMERS HAVE AND GM IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT HOLDS WATER IN THE BODY, A CARPET WHICH HAS GOTTEN WET AND WILL MORE THAN LIKELY CONTINUE TO GET WET SO IT HAS A CONSTANT ODOR AND A VEHICLE WHICH LEAKS THROUGH THE OVERHEAD LIGHTING, SEEMS VERY UNSAFE. THE WATER TRAPPED IN THE BODY OF THE VEHI

ON THIS DAY APRIL 8, 13 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SUNROOF OF MY 2007 EQUINOX LS FLEW OFF. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING 3-28-2013 AND WERE ABOUT A HUNDRED MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAC, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LESS THAN A YEAR PRIOR TO THIS ON 4-19-2012 WE HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. WE MADE IT HOME 4-2-2013 AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE EGR VALVE NEED REPLACING. I REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AND CLEARED THE CODES. ALL WAS WELL TILL 4-7-2013 WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAC AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

AFTER SMELLING A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS FOR ABOUT A MONTH, IT BECAME SO STRONG THAT I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE MGR. INFORMED ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE DROPPING THE GAS TANK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A STRONG CHANCE OF FIRE, I DECIDED TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. IT WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, $1200, WHICH I HAD TO BORROW IN ORDER TO AFFORD THIS REPAIR. THE SERVICE MGR. EVEN SHOWED ME THE CRACKED PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM INSIDE THE FUEL PUMP. UPON RETURNING HOME THAT EVENING, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A NEWS STORY ON TV ABOUT A RECALL MADE BY CHEVROLET FOR THE VERY PROBLEM I HAD JUST HAD. AND THEN THE UNBELIEVABLE NEWS THAT THEY WOULD RECALL ONLY CERTAIN "WARM WEATHER" STATES. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA, WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED, BUT IT GETS HOT HERE TOO. I AM APPALLED THAT THE RECALL WASN'T SENT TO EVERY OWNER THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. AND AFTER READING MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, I REALIZE THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, NOT JUST THE FEW "WARM WEATHER" STATES. I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF CHEVROLET FOR MANY YEARS, BUT MY FAITH IN THEIR COMPANY HAS BEEN SHATTERED. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE LINE AND WAS GIVEN AN INCIDENT NUMBER TO REFLECT THAT I HAD CONTACTED THEM. I EVEN WENT TO MY DEALER AND SINCE THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING OTHER THAN A MEMO, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW IT IS APRIL AND STILL NO SIGN OF EVER BEING CONTACTED BY CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS RECALL. I REALLY NEED THAT MONE

THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER MODULAR FAILED ON 3/26/13. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS UNEXPECTED AND CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF STRESSED. I HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE ALERTS ME ON EVERYTHING ELSE, SUCH AS LOW GAS, CHANGE OIL, ETC...YET IT DO NOT ALERT ME OF A MAJOR PROBLEM? *TR

2007 CHEVY EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED BRAKING ON ITS OWN AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILTRAK LIGHTS BLINKED ON AND OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $4,000 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTERS AND BRAKE HOSES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1215.31. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED WELL, FOR THREE WEEKS, UNTIL A HEAVY RAIN CAUSED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILTRAK LIGHT TO FLICKER AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE AGAIN WITHOUT DRIVER ACTIVATION.

FUEL PUMP LEAK - AGAIN - STILL NO FLORIDA RECALL - EVEN THOUGH OTHER STATES HAVE RECALLED FOR SAME LEAK! *TR

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND PUT INTO PARK. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND NO-ONE CAN TELL IF THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THE KEY CYLINDER OR BECAUSE OF GEAR SHIFT NOT PROPERLY GOING INTO PARK. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT SHE COULD NOT PARK THE VEHICLE IN HER GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,303.

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WENT FROM AN "ON" TO "OFF" STATUS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER ABOARD AND THE SEATBELT FASTENED. WE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER, BOB FISHER CHEVROLET, READING, PA, FOR AN INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE - AND ALSO REPORTED THIS INSTANCE. MY WIFE WAS CALLED AND TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL EFFECTING OUR VIN. ALSO THAT IT WOULD NOT REACT AS DESCRIBED "AT THAT TIME". REFERENCE GM NOTICE #07174 DATED AUG 22, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT AS OUR VIN WAS NOT IN THE "RANGE RECALLED" THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY FIX THE PROBLEM AS GM WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THEM. SO, WHAT DOES CONSTITUTE GM'S AND THE DEALERS RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN THERE IS SOME SORT OF OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM? *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON....THERE IS GAS FUMES AND LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS ALSO A VISIBLE LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SOLD NOR WAS IT CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ANY OF THE STATES LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WATER CONSTANTLY GETTING IN THE ENCASING AND BULB IS BLOWING OUT. REPLACED BULB 5 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. *TR

WHEN I WENT TO START THE ENGINE IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE, SHORTLY AFTER, WE STARTED NOTICING A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE FUEL RECEPTACLE WHICH GOT WORSE AS TIME WENT BY. A MECHANIC TOLD US AFTER INSPECTING THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A BAD LEAK BUT WOULDN'T TOUCH IT BECAUSE HE KNOW OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

ON 7 FEB. 2013 I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AS THERE WAS A CONSTANT SMELL OF FUEL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE DROPPED TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAK THOUGH THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF LEAKING FUEL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL MODULE THAT SET ABOVE THE FUEL TANK HAD CRACKED AND WAS CAUSING THE SMELL/LEAK. I WAS INFOMED THAT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE IT WOULD COST ME OVER $1200.00 TO REPAIR. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE CURRENT RECALL THAT IS ONGOING IN FOUR OTHER STATES. I INQUIRED AS TO WHY AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED NOR DID I RESIDE IN ONE OF THE STATES AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I INFORMED GM THAT IT SHOULD NOT MATTER AS TO WERE I LIVED THAT THEY SHOULD RECALL ALL EQUINOX AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. I WAS GIVEN REFERENCE # FROM GM IN CASE THERE IS A DECISION TO RECALL THE EQUINOX FOR THIS PROBLEM. AS OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE STATED IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WERE THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IF THERE IS THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

I KEPT SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AND EVEN WHEN PEOPLE WOULD JUST WALK BY MY VEHICLE THE COULD SMELL IT. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TYPE OF VEHICLE FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED TRYING TO GET IT FIXED WITHOUT ME HAVING TO PAY FOR IT BUT THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS RECALLED. I HAD TO GET IT FIXED BECUASE I WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT COST ME $790 AND I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I THINK IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT I BE REIMBURSED FOR MY COSTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A LEAK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,907. UPDATED 03/26/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 03/13/13*LJ UPDATED 04/23/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD OFTEN SURPASS THE FULL OR EMPTY MARK ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE GAS TANK HAD SPLIT INTO TWO. AFTER THEY TOOK THE TANK APART THEY ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL PUMP HAD STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE EQUINOX'S ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS BUT MINE WAS MADE IN CANADA AND SOLD IN OHIO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE RETURN FUEL PUMP LINE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED GM DID REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE, IN WHICH A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HER MODELS AS WELL AS OTHERS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE [AY FOR THE REPAIRS PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED GM DID REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE, IN WHICH A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HER MODELS AS WELL AS OTHERS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE [AY FOR THE REPAIRS PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT THE RECALL. HOWEVER, GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

FUEL PUMP IS BROKEN FROM MANUFACTURE ISSUE, CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE, CHEVY HAS RECALLED IN CERTAIN STATES HOWEVER NOT NATIONWIDE.....NEEDS TO BE A NATIONAL RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS BUILT WITH A SENSOR SYSTEM FOR THE AIR BAGS HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE CALIBRATION OF THE SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED THE SENSOR TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN A SMALL CHILD OR SMALL STATURED PERSON WAS OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED AT THAT PARTICULAR DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

THERE IS A HARSH SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE FUEL TANK AREA. THERE IS NO FUEL LEAKS TO BE FOUND. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STARTER SEEMS TO STAY ENGAGED FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

VEHICLE COMPUTER SAYS, "SERVICE AIR BAG SOON". AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN IT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IT SAYS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF EVEN WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER. THE AIRBAG TURNS OFF RANDOMLY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL WAS NOTICEABLE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE FUEL TANK MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,634. UPDATED 02/26/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE EQUINOX APPEARS TO HAVE A FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. I HAVE LOOKED UP EQUINOX RECALLS AND THERE ARE OVER 40,000 OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE MODEL, MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THE CAR HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I HAVE READ TESTIMONY AFTER TESTIMONY ONLINE OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL ALSO NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. LAST YEAR WE HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AS WELL AND IT APPEARS IT IS IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCE. (REGISTERING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR IT'S FAILURE AS WELL) WE WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE GM TO MAKE A TOTALLY RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE THAT IS EVIDENTIALLY EXTREMELY MORE WIDE SPREAD THAN THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE PUMP STARTING AT $900, AS A TEACHER THIS IS NOT A REASONABLE FEAT. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED FOR BOTH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE EGR VALVE. THANKS! *TR

DETECTED SMELL OF GASOLINE WHILE PARKED AMONG MANY OTHER CARS. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL AT HOME DETECTED SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. LOOK AROUND AND SAW GAS DRIPPING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. CHECK UNDER THE CAR AND IT SEEMED LIKE GAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND AGREED ON REPAIR. DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY SAID COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 500 DOLLARS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT THE GARAGE I WAS TOLD OVER 900 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I AGREED, HOPING THERE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE A RECALL, SINCE I HAD READ OF MANY COMPLAINS ON LINE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE LABOR CHARGED REFUNDED TO ME. A FEW MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THE LETTER SPECIFICALLY SAYS "YOUR 2007 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET EQUINOX, VIN XXXXXXXXXXXXX IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 12190. ETC. WHEN TO DEALER, AND THE SERVICE GUY SAY "YOUR VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW ANY OPEN RECALLS AND THAT ONLY CERTAIN ONE HAVE THAT FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL. I TOLD HIM "LOOK AT THE LETTER" BUT I GOT NOWHERE. TRUE I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT THE LETTER MENTIONS A REFUND. PLUS, DID I GET THE RIGHT REPLACEMENT PART OR SOME OTHER GENERIC PART? SO WHY DOES MY LETTER SAY YOUR....IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL..YET THE DEALER'S SYSTEM SAYS "NO" TO THIS RECALL. BY THE WAY I DID BUY IT IN CALIFORNIA AND IT'S REGISTER ALSO AT CALIFORNIA. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED PLASTIC PARTS CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE READ ABOUT A RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, FOR THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX, AND HAS NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GENERAL MOTORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEALS FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED, ALLOWING WATER TO PENETRATE THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO CONTINUOUSLY BURN OUT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

A FUEL LEAK IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DETECTED. AT FIRST IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE TANK HAD CRACKED, BUT AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS DROPPED A CRACKED PLASTIC SUPPLY LINE LEADING INTO THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND. I HAD THE MODULE REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED I HEARD OF A RECALL ISSUED BY GM FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS THAT WERE LOCATED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA, NEVADA AND TEXAS AND AS MY VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN NY THIS RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. HOW CAN A SAFETY RECALL BE ISSUED FOR A SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND NOT COVER ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE RISK OF FIRE FROM MY LEAKY FUEL PUMP WAS THE SAME AS THE CARS LOCATED IN THOSE OTHER STATES. THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ME. A SAFETY DEFECT IS A SAFETY DEFECT, NO MATTER WHAT STATE A CAR IS IN AND SHOULD APPLY TO ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME DEFECT.. GM'S REFUSAL TO REMEDY THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE AND DOES NOTHING TO ENHANCE THERE REPUTATION OF BUILDING QUALITY CARS AND STANDING BEHIND THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN WALKING TOWARD THE VEHICLE OR SITTING INSIDE YOU COULD SMELL THE ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE OWNER THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,729. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE TANK AREA AT APPX 58000 MI. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE LEAK, SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED ON A RECALL FOR SEVERAL STATES. AM I MISTAKEN, OR DIDN'T ALL THESE 07 EQUINOX'S COME FROM THE SAME ASSEMBLY PLANT ?????? ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS MANY COMPLAINT'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. AT PRESENT MY PROBLEM STILL EXISTS (SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, SMELLING STRONGER) CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. IF IN THE FUTURE I AM ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, I WILL CERTAINLY DO SO WITH A DIFFERENT CAR COMPANY. (MAYBE IF I MOVED TO------------------ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WAS BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.