2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

I'VE HAD MY EQUINOX FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND CONSTANTLY BEEN ON FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $850.00 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR. HAD THEM RUN A REPORT TO CHANGE FOR OPEN CAMPAIGNS OR RECALLS AND THERE WASN'T ONE FOR MY CAR. BUT, WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ONLINE, I STRONGLY BELIEVE A RECALL NEEDS TO DONE. THE LIGHT DID COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE I BOUGHT IN MAY 2007 BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE FUSE. RIDICULOUS! *TR

THE FUEL MODULE IS LEAKING GAS DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE GAS TANK (FOUR INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE). CHEVROLET HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE COBALT AND IT WAS RECALLED. THE EQUINOX HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A POTENTIAL THERMAL EVENT. *TR

THIS VEHICLE STARTED HAVING A STRONG ODOR OF GAS THAT WAS FILLING UP MY GARAGE AND HOME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO HUGE GAS LEAK. IT COST $300 TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK DROPPED TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WHICH COST $800 TO GET FIXED. I WAS ALSO ADVISE THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CAR. I HAVE A NEWBORN AND A 5 YEAR OLD THAT WAS RIDING IN THE CAR WITH A GAS LEAK. MY CAR HAS TO REMAIN IN THE SHOP UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS NOT ONLY A HEALTH ISSUE BUT SOMEONE COULD DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS. A RECALL IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE LIFE IS TAKEN. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE SOON, I WILL BE CONTACTING THE MEDIA AND HAVE THIS ISSUE PLACED ON THE NEWS DUE TO SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE. DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE GAS TANK- THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM ABOVE AND DRIPPING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE TANK. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THEY FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING. FUEL PUMP/HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AT NO COST. CLEARLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR I FIND IT VERY CONCERNING THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR FUEL LEAK COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

NOTICE A STRONG GAS SMELL NEAR FILLER DOOR; NOTICED SLIGHT WETNESS ON GAS TANK UNDERNEATH CAR AND THE SMELL OF GAS IS OVERWHELMING. THE CLOSENESS OF THE GAS TANK AND THE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSE CONCERN FOR A FIRE. *TR

THE BELT TENSION FELL OFF. HANDFULL OF PARTS FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. BELT TENSIONER BROKEN AT SPRING END; REPLACED TENSIONER. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY EQUINOX SINCE 2008; IT IS A 2007 MODEL. I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL REPAIRS ON THE ELECTRICAL REAR LIGHTS AND THE BELT TENSIONER, BUT THIS NEXT REPAIR IS BY FAR THE WORST. WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK POSITION THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS STRONG AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE CAR. WHEN DRIVING, THE SMELL OF GAS CIRCULATED INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM PENETRATING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST ON THE OUTER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND A LEAK ABOVE THE GAS TANK. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM THE MUFFLER. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITIES AS I REGULARLY CARRY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND IT SEEMS TO REQUIRE TOO MANY REPAIRS FOR THE FEW YEARS/MILES IT HAS TRAVELED. AS A THOUGHTFUL VEHICLE OWNER, I TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND COVERED STORAGE FROM NATURAL ELEMENTS. CERTAINLY THESE KINDS OF DEFECTS ARE NOT AN EXPECTED OCCURRENCE IN THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. DISAPPOINTED EQUINOX OWNER :( *TR

THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE FOR THE 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX IS HAZARDOUS. THE GASOLINE DELIVERY SYSTEM IS FAULTY. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 67,000 AND IS LEAKING GAS NEAR THE TANK. IN RESEARCHING 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX ONLINE COMPLAINTS, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE VERY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MAKE;HOWEVER,GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS. MY VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GAS FROM FAR DISTANCE.AS I HAD TO DRIVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE IT GAVE ME A HEADACHE, MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND DIZZY, WHICH IS A HUGE HAZARD WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. THERE IS A PAN UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHICH HOLDS ON TO ALL OF THE GAS THAT HAS LEAKED OUT OF THE GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM. IF PARKED ON A TILT THE GAS LEAKS OUT OF THE PAN. I AM PREGNANT AND HAVE TWO LITTLE BOYS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME WHEN THE GAS SMELL TOOK OVER THE CAR. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE FOR THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE FOR THE SAFETY OF GM'S CONSUMERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM RECALLED SOME CHEVY VOLTS, AND SATURN ION'S FOR THE SAME ISSUE. GM SHOULD CONSIDER ALL MAKES WITH THE SAME HAZARDOUS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/FUEL+SYSTEM. *TR