2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED FUEL FUMES STARTED TO EMIT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK UNIT AND SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT WAS NOT REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE STATES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY CONFIRMED THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED GASOLINE. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE HE DID NOT SEE ANY FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK DUE TO A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000...UPDATED 10/22/12 *BF UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS

IT HAPPEN AT AN INTERSECTION. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO PULL AWAY THE BRAKES WERE SOLIDLY APPLIED WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I UT IT IN PARK AND PUMPED THE BRAKES. WHEN I TRIED TO START DRIVING AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS RELEASED. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE AND AFTER READING ONLINE IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, AND CAME BACK OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND GASOLINE FUMES WERE OVERWHELMING. REMOVED IT FROM GARAGE AND SAW PUDDLE OF GASOLINE NEAR THE BACK GAS TANK, UNDERNEATH THE CAR. BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING, LOOKED UP ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. I FOUND SIX (6) PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. IT WAS THE PRESSURE HOSE TO PUMP LINE RESULTING FROM A FAULTY PUMP. I ALSO NOTED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE PUMP FAILURES HAPPENED AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE, WHICH TELLS ME THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THESE PUMPS AND PUMP LINES. IF I HAD NOT GONE BACK INTO THE GARAGE, I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR FIRE IN THE GARAGE OR IN THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V344000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,283. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ UPDATED 1/9/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND STABLE TRACK WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EGR VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR OVER A WEEK OUTSIDE THEN INSIDE OF CAR. WAS TOLD I CAN DRIVE AND BRING TO DEALERSHIP ASAP AS LONG AS THERE IS NO LEAKS. I TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER IN JENKINTOWN,PA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A LEAK FROM FUEL PUMP LINE TO ENGINE. I NOTICE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 2010 AND NOW IT'S 2012. WHY HAVEN'T THIS BEEN ON A RECALL DUE TO IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WITH A GAS LEAK WHEN A CUSTOMER SMELLS GAS BUT DON'T SEE A LEAK. CUSTOMERS CAN THINK MAYBE GAS SPILLED A LITTLE ON CAR BUT WHEN YOU SMELL GAS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, THERE IS AN ISSUE. I KNOW CUSTOMERS LIKE MYSELF HAD PAID FOR THIS SERVICE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I HAD TO PAY $949 FOR PART AND LABOR WHICH IS TOTALLY UNFAIR WHEN I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I WILL REPORT TO CONSUMER REPORT REGARDING 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH ALL THE ISSUES I HAD FROM GETTING A TRANSMISSION TO NOW GAS LEAK. VERY VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS BACK I STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE REAR NEAR THE EXHAUST OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TANK HAS TO BE DROPPED (A VERY EXPENSIVE SERVICE) TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE WITH FUEL AND THAT THERE IS A VISIBLE LEAK WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND RUNNING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BY A PROPER RECALL. THIS DEFECT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD BE FATAL IF NOT FIXED. *TR