2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

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 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.

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.

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.

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN STREET. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT GREAT FORCE AND I ENDED UP ON WRONG SIDE OF ROAD. I GOT THE CAR TO A REPAIR PLACE AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD BURNT UP AND THE STABILIZER LIGHT HAD JUST CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ANY TRAFFIC OR I WOULD OF BEEN INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I NOW UNDERSTAND THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE DANGER THIS COULD CAUSE AS IT OCCURS WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. MY COST TO REPAIR THIS WAS $1400. *TR

CRACKED FUEL PUMP. GAS LEAKING. EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. THERE WAS NO SINGLE INCIDENT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THESE FUEL PUMPS. *TR

NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. HAD TO MOVE IT OUT OF GARAGE AS SMELL WAS EXTREMELY STRONG. TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE 8/25/12, FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC PART OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND COST APPROXIMATELY $909 TO REPAIR. FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000), AS WELL A CORRESPONDING RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE ON SELECT SUZUKI XL7 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V597000). I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BY PHONE (800-243-8872) TO FIND OUT IF MY VEHICLE WAS COVERED, WAS TOLD NO, ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY TITLED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATES "ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS". WAS TOLD BY GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME IF IT WAS DECIDED THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD BE COVERED. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM, I CAN PROVIDE A CASE # UPON REQUEST. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHERE THE CAR WAS TITLED, DID NOT MY VEHICLE COME DOWN THE SAME ASSEMBLY LINE. SO IN EFFECT BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IT IS OK THAT THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED, AND HAD IT CAUGHT OR CAUSED A FIRE THAT WOULD BE OK AS WELL. WOULD LIKE SOME ASSISTANCE TO GET GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE, NOT PENALIZE ME BECAUSE I LIVE IN OHIO AND REIMBURSE ME THE COST FOR THE REPAIR $909. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. THE SMELL BECAME STRONGER AND AFTER TIME, BECAME NOTICEABLE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. AFTER AN ONLINE SEARCH, THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.