2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. HAD ENGINE CHECK, IT ALWAYS SMELL LIKE GASS IS LEAKING. WHEN DOWN TO 60...70 MILES TO EMPTY. WHEN YOU OPEN THE GAS TANK THERE IS AIR FLOWING OR GAS DRAINING. WHEN THE NOISE STOPS, THEN YOU CAN PUMP THE GAS WITH OUT THE GAS PUMP STOPPING. THE LIGHT AND BLINKERS ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, REGARDLESS IF AN OCCUPANT WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

"TAKATA RECALL " FUEL GAGE GOING CRAZY 10- 16 -2016 STEERING LOCKED UP HARD TO STEER 10-2014 I WAS DRIVEING ANTI SKID WORK AND DOES NOT WORK. 10-2009 UNTIL NOW WHILE DRIVEING

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THE ENTIRE SEAT CUSHION AND ELECTRONIC MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN OVER $800 REPAIR AND MY DAUGHTER CANT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER TECH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON SEVERAL THOUSAND EQUINOX, TORRENT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES. IMHO THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITRAK SENSOR INDICATORS WOULD RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO CERTIFIED MECHANICS WHO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE EXACT FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 12/01/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE IGNITION KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE BULBS FOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND FUMES ENTERED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN IN IGNITION CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START. VEHICLE STATIONARY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED, BUT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. STEERING WHEEL NEEDS TO BE TURNED SHARPLY SEVERAL TIMES AND GEAR SHIFT MUST BE JIGGLED WITH AND IT WILL USUALLY START AT THAT TIME. VERY SCARY!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AND HAD AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF FUEL ABOVE THE FUEL TANK AND THEN EVAPORATED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.