2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Complaints

KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN PARK. THE KEY IS STUCK IN ACCESSORY POSITION. CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED BACK ON AND GEAR SELECTOR MOVED (AS WELL AS VEHICLE, STEERING ETC.) MANY TIMES BEFORE KEY WILL DISENGAGE FROM STEERING COLUMN. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, SO THE ABOVE DATE, MILEAGE AND SPEED ARE ESTIMATES. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO WENT OFF. IT LATER CAME BACK ON. MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME. ANY TIME WE GO SOMEWHERE, THIS HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE SENSOR UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA HAS A RECALL ON 437 UNITS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND YOUR CAMPAIGN # IS 07V34400. ACCORDING TO THE MAN NAMED ROB I SPOKE WITH AT GM, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND DON'T FEEL LIKE MY WIFE OR EITHER ONE OF MY CHILDREN WOULD BE PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO DEPLOY. IT MAY NOT DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE SENSOR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU CAN OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE OF WITHOUT ME HAVING TO PAY FOR IT. I AM ON DISABILITY INCOME AND TRYING TO SUPPORT A FAMILY OF FOUR LEAVES NO MONEY FOR SUCH THINGS. I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD HAVE TO COVER THIS, SINCE IT'S A DEFECT ON THEIR PART, AND NOT MINE. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE RECALL NOW THAT I'VE MADE YOU AWARE OF IT AND GIVEN YOU THE VIN #? WE'RE PLANNING A 1,500 MILE ROUND TRIP ON THE 23RD OF JUNE TO TRAVEL TO OUR CHURCH CONVENTION AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED BEFORE MAKING THE TRIP, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION, HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTING RING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 06/27/12

RIGHT FRONT DOOR WIRING HARNESS IN HINGE AREA (FLEX POINT). WIRES BROKEN CAUSING DOOR LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS AND POWER MIRRORS TO BE INOPERABLE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 EQUINOX THAT THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. PRIOR TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THERE COULD BE CORROSION ON THE CONNECTORS FOR THE SENSORS FOR THE STABILITRAK. WHEN THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES, SO I CONTACTED GM WHO WANTED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. AFTER A WEEK AND A HALF OF TALKING TO GM THEY SAID, DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, WE THEN ASKED THEM HAVE THEY DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL MODULE. THEY COULDN'T GIVE US AN ANSWER. WE AREN'T GOING TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR CONTROL MODULES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIX THE ISSUE. THANK GOD MY [XXX] CHILD WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND KNEES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND FILED A CLAIM IN REGARD TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WE HAVE NOTICED A VERY DISTINCTIVE SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD HAPPEN COMING BACK FROM A DRIVE. COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. MECHANIC FOUND THE FUEL PUMP AND HOSES WERE CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING, CHEVROLET APPEARS TO NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS BUT THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE BECAUSE THE LEAK WILL PILL UP ON THE TANK, AT THE TOP NEAR THE HOSE CONNECTIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. IT COST US $1,700 TO GET THIS REPLACED AND FINALLY FIXED. *TR

THE CAR WILL NOT START, THE BATTERY WAS TESTED TO BE GOOD. THE FAN WILL RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. WHICH IN TURN DRAINS THE BATTERY. WOULD HAVE TO JUMP START THE CAR. THIS WOULD WORK FOR A FEW DAYS AND HAVE TO JUMP START IT AGAIN. THE MECHANIC DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND WILL HAVE TO SEE IT HAPPEN AGAIN TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. ALL SYSTEMS SHOW NO ERROR MESSAGES. THIS HAS TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE FAN AND BATTERY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX THAT I PURCHASED 2ND HAND. THE PASSENGER AIR-BAG WOULD NOT ENGAGE (IT HAD AN X THROUGH IT) WHEN MY WIFE SAT IN THE SEAT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT I TRY PUTTING A CUSHION ON THE SEAT. I BOUGHT A 1" THICK CUSHION AND THE AIR-BAG LIGHT HAS WORKED (INDICATING THAT THE AIR-BAG IS ENGAGED) EVERY TIME SINCE. A SIMPLE FIX TO A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, WHEN THE POWER REDUCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATED ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *JS