2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE EMINATING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR LAST WEEK. AFTER NOT USING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS - THE PROBLEM REOCCURED THIS MORNING. I DID A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS RELATING TO FUEL LEAKS / FUEL PUMP / FUEL MODULE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2007 EQUINOX. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME AND ALL REPAIRS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK MODULE AND FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH ANY OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

MY 07 CHEVY EQUINOX IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. A VERY STRONG ODOR IS COMING INTO THE CAR I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR EQUINOX BUT IT HASN'T BEEN RE CALLED . I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM AND THERE'S A TON OF CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO HAVE. I HAVE COUNTED OVER 200 OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR ON VARIOUS OTHER AUTOMOTIVE HELP SITES. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT PUTTING HUMAN LIFE'S IN JEOPARDY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE IF SOMEONE FLICKS A CIGARETTE OR THERE IS A REAR END OR PASSENGER SIDE COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO REGISTER WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ACTIVATE ONCE THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V344000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE LATER NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT MOVE BUT SHE COULD HEAR THE MOTOR OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RUNNING. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE FUSE BECAUSE THE MOTOR WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/27/12 *CN UPDATED 12/10/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/28/12*LJ UPDATED 11/29/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER NOTICING A STRONG GAS ODOR TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A FAULTY GAS PUMP. UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS

ON APPROXIMATELY JULY 9, 2012 WE SMELLED GAS FUMES FROM OUR 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. IT HAPPENED ONE OR TWO MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. ON JULY 19 WE NOTICED THE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG AND WE BECAME CONCERNED. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE WE TAKE THE CAR, MIKE ANDERSON CHEVROLET IN CHICAGO, AND TOLD THEM WE WERE BRINGING THE CAR IN DUE TO A GAS SMELL AND A POSSIBLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. AFTER THEY CHECKED THE CAR, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS. THEY DID THAT AND FOUND THAT THE LEAK WAS IN THE LINES THAT RAN FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THEY ESTIMATED THE COST OF REPAIR AT APPROXIMATELY $1300. I TOLD THEM TO GO AHEAD WITH THE REPAIR. I THEN CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE WE HAD SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE CAR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS, CHEVROLET AGREED TO PAY 15% OF THE COST OF REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE BARELY 60,000 MILES, NEVER WRECKED OR COMPROMISED. I BOUGHT IT WITH 8,000 MILES IN 2008. I BEGAN TO SMELL RAW FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THINKING THAT IT MAY GO AWAY, BUT DIDN'T. I HAVE HAD DEBILITATING HEADACHES FROM IT AND MY HUSBAND RODE WITH ME ONE DAY AND SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THAT IT WAS A DEFINITE LEAK IN THE TANK AREA, BUT WITHOUT TAKING THE TANK DOWN COMPLETELY, HE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE EXACT SPOT. COME TO FIND OUT, IT IS THE FUEL PUMP THAT IS BEING REPLACED. I AM NOW GOING TO BE OUT $900.00 (INCLUDING LABOR-WHICH WAS $353). I LOVED THIS VEHICLE, BUT NOW WITH THE HEALTH SCARET TO MYSELF AND MY YOUNG SON, MY THOUGHTS OF BUYING ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT IS BEING COMPROMISED. I AM 2 PAYMENTS AWAY FROM PAYING IT OFF. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING. PLEASE ASSIST PROMPTLY. [XXX] OR AT THE POPE DAVIS REPAIR AT 803-714-6773 AND ASK FOR[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ANYTIME WE START THE EQUINOX UP, ALL YOU SMELL IS RAW GASOLINE SMELL. IT FILLS UP THE CABIN, AND GIVES ME BAD HEADACHES. WE HAD LOOKED FOR OBVIOUS LEAKS BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY AT FIRST. WE WEREN'T LOSING MUCH IF ANY GAS MILEAGE, UNTIL THE LAST 2 TANKS WHEN IT'S GOTTEN WORSE. MY COWORKERS KNOW WHEN I GET TO WORK WITHOUT SEEING ME BECAUSE THE FUEL ODOR IS SO BAD, THEY CAN SMELL ME UPON ARRIVAL. I HAVE BEEN HAVING HEADACHES FREQUENTLY, AND SOMETIMES EVEN FEEL NAUSEATED. LAST MONDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME IN OUR OTHER VEHICLE AND HE TOLD ME TO PULL OVER AT THE NEXT GAS STATION, BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY LEAKING FUEL THIS TIME. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH, HERE I STILL HAD ABOUT 20-25 MILES TO DRIVE BEFORE GETTING HOME, AND YET I AM LIKE A TRAVELING EXPLOSION WAITING TO HAPPEN. I RESEARCHED MONDAY NIGHT AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE TONS OF OTHERS IN OUR SAME BOAT. THIS IS A DANGER TO US, AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WHEN IT GETS READY TO BLOW. GM NEEDS TO BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS AND DO A MANDATORY RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED FROM THEIR NEGLIGENCE. WE LIKE MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN QUOTED WELL OVER $1000-1800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. LIKE MOST OTHERS, WE ARE STRUGGLING FOR MONEY, AND NOW HAVE ONE LESS VEHICLE WE CAN DRIVE, BUT STILL OWE ON IT, SO WE'RE STUCK. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE, SOMEONE DYING BEFORE GM WILL RECALL THIS??? *TR