2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, he began to smell an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that after arriving to his destination, he saw fuel leaking from the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the fuel module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V459000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that at vehicle start-up, there was a strong gasoline odor inside the vehicle. The contact also stated that the vehicle would appear to lose nearly half a tank of gasoline approximately 1 to 2 hours after fill-up. The contact also stated that a friend who was also an independent mechanic had checked underneath the vehicle and discovered a small amount of gasoline that had spilled out of the fuel pump. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12V459000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,266.

Mileage: 100,266

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 189,000.

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. AFTER THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 9/2914*CN THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. UPDATED 10/02/14

Mileage: 55,000

IN THE MORNING OF MAY 1, 2014, I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT TO GET THE EQUINOX TO BUY SOME GROCERIES. WHEN I WAS OPENING THE DOOR, I SMELLED GASOLINE. SO I LOOKED UNDER THE EQUINOX AND SAW A BIG WET SPOT UNDER THE FUEL TANK. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE EQUINOX TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. SO I BOUGHT A NEW FUEL PUMP AND THE REPAIR WAS FINISHED ON MAY 3, 2014. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT ON JUNE 18, 2013, I BROUGHT THE EQUINOX TO THE CHARLES CLARK CHEVROLET FOR INSPECTION AFTER I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE FUEL PUMP THAT WOULD LIKE. AFTER THE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP, THE DEALER DECLARED NO LEAKS AND FOUND ALL WITHIN SPECS. I WAS MISLED BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP LEAKED. BEING RECALLED, THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING OR NOT AND I WOULD NOT HAVE SPENT FOR THE REPAIR. I IMMEDIATELY FILED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CLAIM WAS FORWARDED TO GENERAL MOTORS. UNTIL NOW (8/22/14) I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REFUND. UPDATED 03/04/15. *JB

Mileage: 28,500

IN THE MORNING OF MAY 1, 2014, I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT TO GET THE EQUINOX TO BUY SOME GROCERIES. WHEN I WAS OPENING THE DOOR, I SMELLED GASOLINE. SO I LOOKED UNDER THE EQUINOX AND SAW A BIG WET SPOT UNDER THE FUEL TANK. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE EQUINOX TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. SO I BOUGHT A NEW FUEL PUMP AND THE REPAIR WAS FINISHED ON MAY 3, 2014. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT ON JUNE 18, 2013, I BROUGHT THE EQUINOX TO THE CHARLES CLARK CHEVROLET FOR INSPECTION AFTER I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE FUEL PUMP THAT WOULD LIKE. AFTER THE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP, THE DEALER DECLARED NO LEAKS AND FOUND ALL WITHIN SPECS. I WAS MISLED BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP LEAKED. BEING RECALLED, THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING OR NOT AND I WOULD NOT HAVE SPENT FOR THE REPAIR. I IMMEDIATELY FILED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CLAIM WAS FORWARDED TO GENERAL MOTORS. UNTIL NOW (8/22/14) I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REFUND. UPDATED 03/04/15. *JB

Mileage: 28,500

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED SHAKING REALLY BADLY...I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS TO TRY TO GAIN POWER BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. I EXITED TO THE NEAREST AUTOZONE AND HAD IT TESTES. .SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GSR VALVE AND THROTTLE AND FUEL SYSTEM. SO I CHANGED THE PARTS THAT I COULD BUT NOW IT'S HAVING THE SAME REACTION. NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL. I'VE HAD TO BUY TIRES BUT THEY KEEP WEARING BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE STABILITY TRACK.THE AIR BAGS NEED SERVICE. AND NOW JUST TWO DAYS AGO SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE MOTOR ALSO MAKES A WEIRD SOUND. ..OVER ALL I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE ANYMORE. NOW THE VEHICLE STILL SHAKES AND I HAVE TO BUY TIRES AGAIN.IT SHAKES VERY BADLY. AI JUST DID AN OIL CHANGE AND IT ALREADY NEEDS MORE OIL. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE UPON STARTING THE IGNITION AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE).THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND STARTED NOTICING A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF IT AS IT GETS WORSE AFTER DRIVING. I HAD A COBALT THAT HAD THE RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE SAME ISSUE SO I LOOKED INTO IT AND CALLED A FEW LOCAL DEALERS AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EQUINOXES FOR IT AS WE'LL BUT IT IS ONLY IN CERTAIN AREAS AND MINE DOES NOT FALL INTO THE CATEGORY. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE RECALL IS NOT BEING EXTENDED AND IT SHOULD BE SO NOW TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T CATCH ON FIRE I AM HAVING TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF AND IT IS NOT CHEAP TO DO. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A MAJOR FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V489000 (VISIBILITY). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED BY THE LOCAL DEALER IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 07V520000 (AIR BAGS) AND 07V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED IN ORDER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ UPDATED 09/4/2014 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPEATEDLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER, DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE BEGAN JERKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYED ON. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, ALSO. UPDATED 10/15/14. *JB

Mileage: 1,500

I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL AFTER DRIVING MY CAR. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT & DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 161,210

VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE ODORS UNDERNEATH BECOMING WORSE DAILY UNTIL LEAKAGE WAS OBVIOUS BY GASOLINE PUDDLES ON GROUND DIRECTLY UNDER VEHICLE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIND A RECALL OR A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM I FINALLY RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM LOCAL GM DEALERS THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS CONCERNING MY COMPLAINT EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE HAD BEEN MADE. SO, I WAS LEFT WITH NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE BUT TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF. AFTER THE HOSES, CLAMPS, RESTRAINTS, AND TANK WAS REMOVED IT WAS APPARENT THAT I COULD NOT FIX IT SO I HAD A MECHANIC TO COME OUT, PROCEED WITH REMOVING AND REPLACING THE LEAKING LINES AND HOSES AND REASSEMBLING THE TANK BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE'S UNDERCARRIAGE. OF COURSE THIS WOULD END UP COSTING ME 9 ARMS AND 3 LEGS BUT AT THAT TIME THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN TUPELO MS. INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL IN EFFECT FOR MY PROBLEM BUT THAT HIS STAFF WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHECK OUT MY PROBLEM AND FIX AND REPLACE ANY BROKEN AND OR DEFECTED PARTS BUT THEY WOULD ONLY DO SO IF AND WHEN I DELIVERED MY VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP, ALSO AT MY EXPENSE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER ALL THIS HAPPENED AND A FEW MONTHS AGO, GM SENT OUT A BROCHURE STATING THAT THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL REGARDING MY SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO GET MY VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALER (CLOSEST ONE FROM PONTOTOC BEING TUPELO - DEALERSHIP NAME WITHHELD) WHERE IT WOULD BE PROFESSIONALLY REPAIRED FREE OF ANY CHARGES TO ME. IF THERE INDEED IS OR EVER WAS A RECALL COVERING MY PROBLEM, SHOULDN'T THERE ALSO BE A REINSTATEMENT FEE ASSOCIATED WITH IT FOR VICTIMS THAT HAVE BEEN MISINFORMED OR WHO'S PROBLEM INITIATED BEFORE THE ACTUAL RECALL WENT INTO EFFECT OR IS THIS JUST ANOTHER WAY THE AUTO COMPANIES MAKE MORE MONEY OFF THE SAME INDIVIDUALS THAT PAID THE PRICE TO BAIL THEM OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE? CONCERNED CITIZEN (TAXPAYER). *TR

Mileage: 100,000

VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN MY GARAGE. MOVED MY VEHICLE OUTSIDE AND LET THE GARAGE AIR. PULLED MY CAR BACK INTO THE GARAGE AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME CLOSED THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE SMELL OF GAS WAS APPARENTLY COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE GAS CAP IS LOCATED. TOOK CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALER WAS TOLD MY GAS TANK WAS CRACKED COST WOULD BE $1500.00 GOT A SECOND OPINION WAS TOLD THE RETURN LINE OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS $1068.00. *TR

Mileage: 111,910

LETTER FROM SENATOR REED ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 EQUINOX RECALLS AND OUTSTANDING REIMBURSEMENT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED RECALL 12V459000, DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, AND HE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR RECALL# 07V344000, EVEN THOUGH HE SUPPLIED DOCUMENTATION, HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

MY 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS WHEN I AM GOING UP A HILL. MY CAR HESITATES ALMOST EVERY TIME WHEN GOING UP A HILL WHAT I MEAN WHEN I GO UP THE HILL IT IS LIKE MY CAR IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE GARAGE SEVERAL TIME IN THE LAST MONTH FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP AND THEN THE O2 SENOR WENT BAD RIGHT AFTER I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED IS WHEN THE HESITATION STARTED. THEY JUST REPLACES THE SPARK PLUG AND THAT DIDN'T HELP IT AND THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT.

Mileage: 85,000

I AM SMELLING A STRONG GAS SMELL WHILE MY VEHICLE IS PARKED. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH A CRACKED FUEL MODULE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? I AM ON A VERY TIGHT BUDGET AND CANNOT AFFORD A HUGE REPAIR BILL. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR. IF THERE IS A RECALL, COULD SOMEONE SEND ME INFORMATION ON THIS? *TR

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND REGISTERED IN MICHIGAN. CAR STARTED SMELLING STRONG OF GASOLINE. FUEL STARTED LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE GAS TANK LEAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING IT TO LEAK GAS AND COULD OF CAUSED A FIRE. THE RECALL NUMBER #12V459000 SHOULD INCLUDE MICHIGAN ON THE STATES LISTED. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY (WITHIN THE WEEK) HAD THIS FUEL PUMP REPLACED, AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW OF THIS RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

UPON SMOKE TEST OF FUEL SYSTEM IT WAS FOUND THAT FUEL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL LINE WHERE THE FUEL LINE MEETS THE FUEL PUMP ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND TO SEE IF THIS IS AN ITEM UNDER WARRANTY THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. I DID RECEIVE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 109,800

AFTER PARKING MY CAR, I STEPPED OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A CRACK AND WAS LEAKING FUEL WHICH WAS CAUSING THE SMELL AND A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE WITH OTHER CHEVROLET EQUINOX VEHICLES LIKE MINE. I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND I WOULD INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL. IT SEEMS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF A REGIONAL RECALL BY GENERAL MOTORS. *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 AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT MY TWO STORY HOME. I TOOK CAR IN TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE REPAIR FOR SERVICE ONE MILE FROM MY HOME IMMEDIATELY ON 09/27/2013 AT 06:00 P.M. CLOSEST DEALERSHIP IS NINE MILES FROM MY HOME. FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC PART OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED AND COST $545.23 FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP MODULE AND $350.00 LABOR. TOTAL COST INCLUDING SUPPLY FEES AND TAX, $942.06. FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. I WILL BE CALLING GM FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND CAN ALREADY ENVISION THEIR REFUSAL AS THEY CLAIM THEY MUST INSPECT VEHICLE AND DO THE REPAIR. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND AM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THIS VEHICLE IN TEXAS. *TR

Mileage: 83,427

I STARTED SMELLING GAS IN MY VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT GO AWAY. I COULDN'T SEE ANY PLACE WHERE IT WAS LEAKING SO TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING ON BOTH SIDES AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

SEVERAL HEAT WAVES IN CT CAUSING CRACK IN FUEL PUMP MODULE. NOT ON RECALL LIST PER GM HOWEVER SHOULD BE FOR ANY SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS. SMELLED STRONG GAS ODOR AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. TOWED TO DEALER FOLLOWING MORNING -- AFRAID TO DRIVE, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. DEFINITELY A GAS LEAK. NOT COVERED BY RECALL LIKE OTHER STATES. HUGE COST TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WE STARTED SMELLING GAS IN EARLY MAY 2012. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, WE TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUEL MODULE THAT WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING AND WE PAID A SMALL FORTUNE TO GET IT REPLACED. IN OCTOBER OF THAT YEAR, GM ANNOUNCED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT HAS REPEATEDLY SAID OUR VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST. I CANNOT SEE HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE. WHY IS THE RECALL FOR JUST A FEW STATES? WE LIVE IN OKLAHOMA, BUT THE RECALL IS FOR TEXAS. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? WHY IS NO-ONE PUSHING FOR A NATIONWIDE RECALL, AND WHY CAN WE NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COSTS OF OUR REPAIRS? I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO WE STARTED SMELLING GAS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING WHERE IT WOULD SOUND LIKE THE CAR WAS "FLOODED" AND WOULDN'T TURN OVER RIGHT AWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CRACKED FUEL MODULE SYSTEM THAT WAS LEAKING FUEL. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PART ON THIS PARTICULAR EQUINOX AND THERE IS EVEN A RECALL ON THE PART BUT IN ONLY 4 STATES WHICH ISN'T FAIR TO REST OF THE OWNERS THAT ARE SUFFERING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A LEAK, AS WELL AS CORROSION ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR IF THE CONTACT HAD A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED AT DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK), HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,667. UPDATED 07/23/13*LJ

Mileage: 27,667

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A LEAK, AS WELL AS CORROSION ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR IF THE CONTACT HAD A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED AT DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK), HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,667. UPDATED 07/23/13*LJ

Mileage: 27,667

I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN IT WAS PARKED. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR DRIVE UPHILL IT WOULD SPUTTER AND CHOKE LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH GAS.

Mileage: 23,500

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A LEAK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,907. UPDATED 03/26/13*LJ

Mileage: 55,907

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A LEAK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,907. UPDATED 03/26/13*LJ

Mileage: 55,907

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 03/13/13*LJ UPDATED 04/23/2013*JS

Mileage: 48,977

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED GM DID REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE, IN WHICH A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HER MODELS AS WELL AS OTHERS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE [AY FOR THE REPAIRS PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED GM DID REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE, IN WHICH A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HER MODELS AS WELL AS OTHERS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE [AY FOR THE REPAIRS PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT THE RECALL. HOWEVER, GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED GM DID REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE, IN WHICH A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HER MODELS AS WELL AS OTHERS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE [AY FOR THE REPAIRS PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED GM DID REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE, IN WHICH A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HER MODELS AS WELL AS OTHERS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE [AY FOR THE REPAIRS PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT THE RECALL. HOWEVER, GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED PLASTIC PARTS CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE READ ABOUT A RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, FOR THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX, AND HAS NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GENERAL MOTORS.

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

Mileage: 77,227

BEGAN SMELLING STRONG FUEL SMELL ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THE FUEL FEED LINE WAS CRACKED AND HAD CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2007 MODELS HAVE A CURRENT RECALL (ID 12V459000) THAT WAS ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER 2012 FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE; HOWEVER THE RECALL DOESN'T INCLUDE GEORGIA. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO ALL STATES. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND SHOULD BE COVERED SINCE IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR IN OTHER STATES.

Mileage: 73,755

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP LEAK RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER DISCOVERING THE FUEL PUMP WAS RECALLED, SHE CALLED GMC, BUT WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE, AS THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 23, 2012 FOR A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK. EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THE EVAP PURGE VALVE/EMISSION SYSTEM AND FUEL CAP WERE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM, WHICH STATED HER VEHICLE IS NOW INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/13/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY OFFENSIVE ODOR OF GASOLINE BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A T THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,227 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,085. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN

Mileage: 112,227

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,400. ..UPDATED 12/05/12 *BF UPDATED 12/07/2012 *JS STATUS UPDATE 01/24/13

Mileage: 15,000

I HAD BEEN SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GAS SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM, HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND I SHOULD GET A HOLD OF GM TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF RECALL THERE WAS ON THIS PROBLEM. SO WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL #12V45900, SO I GOT A HOLD OF GM AND TALKED TO CUSTOMER REP. [XXX] TELLING HER THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER PERSON CONTACT ME , SO [XXX] CALLED ME , I AGAIN TOLD HER THE PROBLEM AND SHE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS, I TOLD HERE I HAD ALREADY HAD ONE DONE BUT SHE SAID I HAD TO HAVE ONE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP , SO WITH HER ON THE LINE SHE CALLED RELIABLE CHEVROLET AND WE SET ME A APPOINTMENT FOR OCTOBER 17TH @ 8AM. SO ON OCTOBER 17TH I TOOK MY EQUINOX TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN THERE DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD ME THE SAME THING I HAD ALREADY TOLD THEM,ALSO CHARGING ME $98.55 FOR THAT INFORMATION,THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY WOULD NEED TO REMOVE THE GAS TANK TO CHECK FURTHER AND THAT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 4 HRS @ $98.55 PER HR, I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THAT DONE AND I WOULD CONTACT GM AS SOON AS I GOT HOME, THEY ALSO SAID I SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IT CAUSE IT WAS DANGEROUS . [XXX] CONTACTED ME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING GM COULD DO FOR ME EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED THEY CANT HELP ME. SHE ALSO TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT REPAIRED MYSELF AND WHEN THEY PUBLISHED THE RECALL I COULD GET REIMBURSED. I TOLD HER I WORK A MINIMUM WAGE JOB AND COULD NOT AFFORD THAT. I AGAIN ASK HER IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WHY NOT FIX IT AND AGAIN SHE SAID THAT THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO FOR ME. ALL I AM ASKING IS TO GET MY EQUINOX FIXED AND NO LONGER HAVE A GAS SMELL. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I HAD BEEN SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GAS SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM, HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND I SHOULD GET A HOLD OF GM TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF RECALL THERE WAS ON THIS PROBLEM. SO WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL #12V45900, SO I GOT A HOLD OF GM AND TALKED TO CUSTOMER REP. [XXX] TELLING HER THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER PERSON CONTACT ME , SO [XXX] CALLED ME , I AGAIN TOLD HER THE PROBLEM AND SHE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS, I TOLD HERE I HAD ALREADY HAD ONE DONE BUT SHE SAID I HAD TO HAVE ONE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP , SO WITH HER ON THE LINE SHE CALLED RELIABLE CHEVROLET AND WE SET ME A APPOINTMENT FOR OCTOBER 17TH @ 8AM. SO ON OCTOBER 17TH I TOOK MY EQUINOX TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN THERE DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD ME THE SAME THING I HAD ALREADY TOLD THEM,ALSO CHARGING ME $98.55 FOR THAT INFORMATION,THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY WOULD NEED TO REMOVE THE GAS TANK TO CHECK FURTHER AND THAT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 4 HRS @ $98.55 PER HR, I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THAT DONE AND I WOULD CONTACT GM AS SOON AS I GOT HOME, THEY ALSO SAID I SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IT CAUSE IT WAS DANGEROUS . [XXX] CONTACTED ME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING GM COULD DO FOR ME EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED THEY CANT HELP ME. SHE ALSO TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT REPAIRED MYSELF AND WHEN THEY PUBLISHED THE RECALL I COULD GET REIMBURSED. I TOLD HER I WORK A MINIMUM WAGE JOB AND COULD NOT AFFORD THAT. I AGAIN ASK HER IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WHY NOT FIX IT AND AGAIN SHE SAID THAT THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO FOR ME. ALL I AM ASKING IS TO GET MY EQUINOX FIXED AND NO LONGER HAVE A GAS SMELL. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FUEL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN HIS DRIVEWAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE DISCOVERED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WAS LEAKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,400. UPDATED 12/14/12*LJ

Mileage: 50,400

STARTED SMELLING GAS IN THE GARAGE, THOUGH IT WAS LAWN MOWER, REMOVED IT, STILL SMELLED, PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE, SMELLED AROUND GAS TANK, AND CAUSED ME HEADACHES AND STARTED COMING INTO THE HOUSE. CAR ALSO STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS TURNING OVER (PROBABLY DUE TO GAS NOT GETTING TO ENGINE SO WELL). STARTED PARKING OUTSIDE AND CHECKING YOUR SITE FOR RECALL SINCE I HEARD ONE WAS OUT THERE FOR 2007 EQUINOX, BUT IT ENDED UP MY VIN # AND STATE ARE NOT INCLUDED. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SET UP APPT. ON 10/29/12 TO EVALUATE AND I TOOK IT IN TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE EXACT ISSUE ON NHTSA CAMP. #12V459000 LISTED ON THIS SITE - WHICH WAS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP MODULE. GM CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FARRELL CHEVEROLET AND THEY WORKED OUT A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR. I TOLD THE LADY AT GM THAT I WOULD ALSO ISSUE THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT ALL EQUINOX VEHICLES IN 2007 MIGHT GET INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, SINCE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLY I COULD GET THE REST OF MY CHARGES RETURNED IF INCLUDED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE TURNED OUT WORSE IF MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN OR SOMETHING. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,400 UPDATED 12/7/12 *CN UPDATED 12/17/12

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SMELLED GASOLINE NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. .....UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 1/15/2013 *JS

Mileage: 80,000

THIS MODEL AND YEAR RELATED TO CHEVROLET NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 12V459000. GASOLINE LEAK, AS LISTED ON GM RECALL, HAD OCCURRED IN JULY OF THIS YEAR/2012 AT 63997 ODOMETER MILES. GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF FUEL TANK AND NOT DRIVEN , FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, UNTIL DEALER COULD LOOK AT AND REPAIR. VEHICLE OWNER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. DEALER, AT THAT TIME, WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS DEFECTIVE MODULE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT IN A WARM WEATHER STATE AS LISTED ON RECALL, BUT VEHICLE DID HAVE A MAJOR FUEL LEAK AND MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. OWNER IS ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 63,997

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO A FUEL LEAK THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,386 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,187. UPDATED 12/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL AND HAD STRONG GAS ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO BEING SUFFOCATED BY GAS FUMES. UPDATED 12/17/2012 *JS

Mileage: 46,386

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SHE BEGAN TO SMELL A GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 11/1/12 *CN UPDATED 11/08/12

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE SHE DID NOT LIVE IN A WARM WEATHER STATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,295 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 72,982. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS MEANT ONLY FOR WARM WEATHER STATES. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 KENTUCKY AND SURROUNDING STATES HAD RECORD HIGH HEAT AND A DROUGHT. UPDATED 12/10/2012 *JS

Mileage: 72,295

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

Mileage: 66,500

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

Mileage: 120,000

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE SEAL AROUND THE FUEL PUMP ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. FUEL WILL POOL UP ON TOP OF THE TANK AND DRIP DOWN THE SIDE AND ONTO THE FRAME AND EXHAUST PIPES CREATING A RISK OF FIRE/EXPLOSION. *JS

Mileage: 74,000

NOTICED A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE (WHERE GAS TANK IS LOCATED). AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A DIRTY FUEL FILTER, BUT DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND WAS ASTOUNDED TO FIND OUT THAT APPROXIMATELY 200 2007 EQUINOX OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 6/26/2012 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. IN MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD: FUEL TANK LEAKING; FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENSOR REPLACED; FUEL PRESSURE MODULAR; FAULTY FUEL LINES; CRACKED FUEL TANK; GAS TANK SEAM NEAR PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY SEPARATED & LEAKING; PLASTIC GAS TANK HAD A CRACK; VAPOR CANISTER; CRACKED FUEL PUMP PIPE; FUEL LINE FROM FUEL PUMP TO ENGINE CRACKED; FUEL PUMP MODULE AT CONNECTOR; AND ON AND ON AND ON!!! THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMPONENT FAILURE/MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THIS IS A SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE - THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE OF THESE VEHICLES EXPLODING (POSSIBLY WITH DEATHS) IS GREAT. INHALING GASOLINE FUMES BRINGS CONCENTRATED HYDROCARBONS INTO YOUR LUNGS AND BLOODSTREAM. SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS IN GASOLINE ARE EXTREMELY TOXIC AND ARE MUTAGENS. LIVER DAMAGE AND PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE ARE POSSIBILITIES. MAKE GENERAL MOTORS DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL!!!!! *JB

Mileage: 25,500

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

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

ON JAN 15TH NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE BY FUEL TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND FUEL SEEPING FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE AT CONNECTOR. THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE WITH SENSOR. TOTAL COST WAS $1700. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND AFTER THEY RESEARCHED THE ISSUE THEY REFUSED TO PAY ANYTHING SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED! *TR

Mileage: 63,525

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 . MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS. MY CAR HAS 83K MILES ON IT. THE TANK TO REPLACE IS $674 PLUS LABOR BUT I FOUND THE TANK CHEAPER BUT STILL PAYING 600 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM AND THERE'S A TON OF CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO HAVE. I'M SO GLAD THAT WE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE GOING ON VACATION IN TWO DAYS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN DRIVING THIS CAR 800 MILES. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING CHEVY CAN DO FOR EVERYBODY THAT OWNS THIS CAR . I'M GOING TO CONTACT THE MEDIA OF THIS PROBLEM IF IT'S NOT RECALLED. *TR

ON JAN. 30TH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SMELLED FUEL WHEN I PARKED THE CAR. NEXT DAY MY MECHANIC RAN A PRESSURE TEST ON FUEL SYSTEM AND WE COULD SEE FUEL RUNNING DOWN THE SIDES OF THE FUEL TANK. HE DROPPED THE TANK AND A POOL OF GASOLINE IS SITTING IN A DEPRESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED. THE GAS IS LEAKING WHERE THE FUEL PRESSURE LINE CONNECTS TO THE PIPE ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A HEAT SHRINKED WRAPPED CONNECTION ( NO CLAMPS ) WHICH HAS CRACKED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT AND DOWN THE SIDES OF THE FUEL TANK IN CLOSE VICINITY OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL MODULE/FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY ( YES, ITS ALL ONE UNIT ). SET ME BACK $ 1,200 DOLLARS AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND I HOPE THIS ONE'S NOT DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND I'M SHOCKED THERE HASN'T BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE YET. PLEASE ORDER A MANDATORY RECALL, GM HAS GOT TO FIX THIS. *KB

Mileage: 44,561

THE FUEL SYSTEM SOME WHERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUEL TANK CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE, CAN SEE WHERE FUEL IS LEAKING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE) OF FUEL TANK. STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS FUMES IN THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING WHICH IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACK AND THE BRAIN. IT IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD ALSO. I HOPE THAT GM WILL RECALL THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD. I HOPE THEY ARE NOT PLAYING THE BEAN COUNTER GAME WITH THIS COMPLAINT. MY 1995 CHEVY TRUCK IS SIXTEEN YEARS OLD AND IT HAS NEVER HAD A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. MY 50 CHEVY NEVER HAD A FUEL LEAK IT WAS OVER 20 YEARS OLD WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN AND OVER 200 COMPLAINTS SPEAKS VERY LOUD. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING FROM GEORGIA TO NORTH CAROLINA WHEN IT STARTED LEAKING AND WE BOTH SUFFERED HEADACHE AND NAUSEA BEFORE WE FINALLY GOT HOME. I HOPE GM WILL STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FUEL LINE COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, FUEL WOULD LEAK AND REST NEAR THE RESERVOIR NEXT TO THE TANK. THIS FAILURE CREATED A FIRE HAZARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE LEAK IN THE SAME WAY THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK AND THE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/09/12

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FUEL LINE COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, FUEL WOULD LEAK AND REST NEAR THE RESERVOIR NEXT TO THE TANK. THIS FAILURE CREATED A FIRE HAZARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE LEAK IN THE SAME WAY THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK AND THE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/09/12

Mileage: 84,000

STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON RIGHT REAR AND LEAKING GAS CANT FIND OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR THIS REASON. THERE ARE OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BLOWN UP AND DIES!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

SINCE NOVEMBER 12, 2011 THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE FUMES ARE NOTICEABLY STRONGER SHORTLY AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG I NO LONGER PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO MY HOME BUT RATHER ON THE STREET FOR FEAR OF IGNITION OF GASOLINE FUMES. 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. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. MAY I SUGGEST AN IMMEDIATE MANUFACTURER RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES IN CONCERN? *TR

Mileage: 47,348

STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND IS LEAKING. ELECTRICAL LIGHTS ARE COMING ON DASH BOARD TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND ENGINE LIGHTS... *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DURING THE LAST MONTH I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE MY VEHICLE. THE MORE YOU DRIVE IT THE SMELL GETS WORSE. I CAN NOT PARK IT IN THE GARAGE THE GASOLINE SMELL THEN LINGERS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. I CAN NOT FIND ANY VISIBLE LEAKS. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SMELL IS COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND WHEN I LAID ON THE GROUND TO LOOK AT THE TANK, YOU CAN SEE IT IS LEAKING SOME WHERE BY THE FILLER NECK OR OTHER CONNECTIONS. 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

Mileage: 81,000

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY, FIRST THE SMELL WAS VERY FAINT BUT AS THE WEEKS HAVE PASSED BY THE GAS SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT I AM GETTING FREQUENT HEADACHES. MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS ALL THE REST OF THEM, ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE. I AM REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I USE MY EQUINOX TO DRIVE MY DAUGHTER TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERYDAY. IF IT IS AFFECTING ME AS AN ADULT, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT IS DOING TO HER, IT IS VERY ALARMING TO ME THAT I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. PLEASE ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL TO FIX WHATEVER THIS ISSUE IS! *TR

THERE IS A LEAK IN MY FUEL TANK ON THE 2007 EQUINOX AND ITS A SERIOUS HAZARD, MY SON RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE FUEL TANK IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT, YOU CAN SMELL THE GAS, SO A SMALL FENDER BENDER OR SOMEONE TOSSING A CIGARETTE OUT THE WINDOW AND THE CAR WILL EXPLODE, WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS DEATH TRAP ON WHEELS, NOT THE FIRST MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD ON THIS CAR, THAT WAS THE STEERING MOTOR THAT LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS. ASAP *TR

Mileage: 124,562

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING GAS FUMES TO BE EXPOSED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 100,000

GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK SOMEWHERE ON THE TOP OF TANK OR HOSES OF FUEL SYSTEM. WHICH CAN CAUSE AUTO TO CATCH ON FIRE SHOULD SOMEONE TOSS A CIGARETTE OUT THE WINDOW ON HIGHWAY. CHECKED ONLINE IT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER WARRANTY IS UP. WAS AT DEALER GETTING OIL CHANGE WHEN NOTIFIED. *TR

07 CHEVY EQUINOX LT- 60000 MILES ON IT. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY DROVE TO WORK AND BACK. WE GOT TO SMELLING GAS REALLY BAD THURSDAY 09/29 WHEN I WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE. PUT GAS IN ON FRIDAY 9/30 AND WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING YOU COULD SEE THE GAS LEAKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF THE PROBLEM WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. BUT THEY COULD TELL ME IT WOULD BE $200.00 JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT, AND IF IT WASNT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEN $1000-1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD THEM WHERE IT WAS LEAKING... THE PARTS DEPT ISNT SURE WHAT TO ORDER. IM NOT SPENDING THAT AMOUNT ON AN I THINK THIS WILL FIX IT. I AM ALSO BEING TOLD YOU CAN ONLY ORDER THIS PART THROUGH CHEVROLET. *TT *KB

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE EVEN AFTER VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT. SMELL GETS WORSE AFTER DRIVEN. NOTHING IS VISIBLY LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. I GOOGLED "GAS SMELL 07 EQUINOX" AND AM AMAZED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS 07 EQUINOX OWNERS. OF COURSE MY VEHICLE IS NOW 16 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO ANY REPAIRS FROM GM'S FAULTY PRODUCT WILL NOW BE AT MY EXPENSE. RIDICULOUS THAT IT IS HAPPENING WITH SO MANY VEHICLES, ALL UNDER 100K MILES AND GM HAS YET TO RECALL AND CORRECT THEIR CRAPPY PRODUCT. MY GUESS IS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE'S VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE AND INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE BEFORE THEY TRY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NEXT TIME, I WILL BUY HONDA AGAIN. ALMOST 200K MILES ON MY 99 CIVIC AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 83,500

BAD FUEL SMELL AT THE REAR OF VEHICLE. FUEL DRIPPING FROM FUEL TANK. AFTER REMOVAL OF FUEL TANK A LEAK WAS FOUND COMMON TO PRESSURE LINE CONNECTED TO TOP OF FUEL PUMP. NOTE: THE EXHAUST PIPE IS ROUTED UNDER THE FUEL TANK AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. FIRST NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. DID NOT NOTICE THE FUEL LEAK UNTIL THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND HAD FILLED THE GARAGE WITH FUMES. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

HAVE HAD MY 2007 EQUINOX SINCE 2009 WITH A FEW PROBLEMS. STABILITRAC LIGHT COMING ON....A/C NOT TURNING ON....WINDOW WASHER FLUID NOT SPRAYING. BUT TODAY, OUT OF NOWHERE, A GAS SMELL. NO VISIBLE LEAK, JUST THE SMELL. AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE AND SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, I WONDER, DO I TRY AND FIND OUT THE PROBLEM THROUGH A MECHANIC AND PROBABLY SPEND A FORTUNE OR WAIT TO SEE IF A GM REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WAIT FOR A RECALL. *TR

HUSBAND GOT HOME AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. I GOT HOME ABOUT A HOUR LATER AND PARKED BEHIND HIM. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR I COULD SMELL GAS. IT WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT PASSANGER SIDE OF HIS CAR. THERE WAS NO GAS ON THE GROUND. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THIS IS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND THEY DID NOT KNOW. I WAS TOLD BY A SOMEONE AT GM THAT SEVERAL OF THESE CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS BUT MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE $1000+. I CALLED GM AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND CALL ME BACK. I HAVE NOT YET HEARD FROM THEM. MY HUSBAND HAD TO RENT A CAR IN THE MEANTIME. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SAFTY ISSUE TO ME. GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TT

Mileage: 82,000

MY WIFES CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE ON 9/15/11 ON THE OUTSIDE. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE A LITTLE GASOLINE THAT HAD SPILLED. LATER THAT NIGHT SHE PARKED THE CAR INSIDE THE GARAGE AND LATER WENT BACK TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IT SMELLED VERY STRONGLY OF GASOLINE. SHE CALLED ME AND WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. I PERSONALLY CHECKED THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR EVERYWHERE FOR A POSSIBLE LEAK AS WELL AS THE GARAGE FLOOR FOR ANY GAS LEAK, BUT FOUND NOTHING. WE STARTED TO WORRY AND IMMEDIATELY WENT ONLINE AND TYPED IN "MY 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX SMELLS LIKE GAS" AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS CAME UP FOR THAT SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM WITH THE EXACT SYMPTOMS. TODAY 9/16/11 MY WIFE EXPERIENCED THE OTHER SYMPTOM MOST PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT ONLINE WHICH IS THE CAR STRUGGLES TO TURN ON. WE ARE VERY SCARED AND BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. LIVING IN FLORIDA WHERE IT GETS VERY HOT WHEN IT COMES TO GASOLINE IT IS NOT SOMETHING TO JOKE ABOUT. MY WIFE ALSO TRAVELS WITH MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD AND IT SCARES ME THAT SOMETHING WORSE MIGHT HAPPEN. HOPEFULLY THIS CAN GET RESOLVED ASAP. IN THE MEANTIME SHE WILL BE DRIVING MY CAR UNTIL WE CAN RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE NOTICED A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FUEL TANK EXHIBITED A CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

RAW GASOLINE LEAKS ONTO THE GROUND FROM ABOUT 12" FORWARD OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND 14" TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

MY WIFE STARTED SMELLING GAS AFTER DRIVING OUR 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS A POSSIBLE LOOSE GAS CAP, BUT AFTER CHECKING THE SMELL BECAME WORSE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. I DID SOME FURTHER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A POSSIBLE PROBLEM FROM OTHERS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I LOOKED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE NEXT TO THE FUEL FILL NECK THAT'S LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. AT THAT POINT WE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND CALLED OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WHERE TOLD THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A FUEL PUMP ISSUE AND WE NEEDED TO BRING IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE GUESSTIMATE COST IS ABOUT $1000.00 PARTS AND LABOR IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK MYSELF SINCE I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 20+ YEARS. I WAS CORRECT THAT IT'S A CRACKED IN THE FUEL PUMP PIPE ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK THAT'S PART OF THE FUEL PUMPASSEMBLY. THE LEAK WAS SOAKING THE ELECTRIC CONNECTORS FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND RUNNING DOWN THE TANK NEXT TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY HAVE NOT SEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS BEFORE. THE TOP OF THE TANK IS VERY PROTECTED. THERE IS NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE FROM SOMETHING FROM THE ROAD THAT MIGHT HAVE HIT IT OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN STRESS FROM NORMAL USE. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET MORE FOR THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND VERY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE ISSUE AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Mileage: 125,208

MY MOTHER INLAW AND WIFE HAVE A 2007 EQUINOX WITH 59 THOUSAND MILES ON IT SMELT GAS FUMES FOR A WHILE NOW IT IS POURING GAS FROM TOP OF GAS TANK CAN NOT DRIVE SHE IS 75 YEARS OLD HAVE TO TAKE HER EVERY WHERE IN BORED CAR .CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED *TR

Mileage: 59,418

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX AND I SMELL GAS FUMES BUT THERE IS NO LEAK. I STARTED SMELLING THE SMELL OF GAS OVER A MONTH AGO. AFTER DRIVING THE FUMES ARE REALLY STRONG. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE LEAKS JUST THE SMELL OF GAS. THE SMELL IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE THE GAS CAP IS. I CHECKED THE GAS CAP AND IT IS CLOSED PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER DIAGNOSING WITH A SMOKE MACHINE HE FOUND THE LEAK TO BE COMING OUT OF THE PRESSURE RELIEF HOSE BEHIND THE REAR TIRE WALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE REPLACED THE VAPOR CANISTER ($98.59 + TAX & LABOR) THAT IS SUPPOSE TO PREVENT ANY PRESSURIZED GAS VAPORS TO RECYCLE BACK INTO THE GAS TANK. THE SMELL IS STILL THERE! ANY ADVICE WOULD BE HELPFUL. *KB

Mileage: 80,500

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT, NOTICED RAW GAS SMELL COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PLASTIC GAS TANK HAD A CRACK IN IT WHERE THE NECK GOES INTO THE TANK. UPON CHECKING ONLINE I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED CHEVROLET SERVICE AND GOT NO WHERE. HAD REPAIR SHOP REPLACE TANK WITH NEW TANK. WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SEEN ON SAME PROBLEM IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TANK. ALSO IS A SAFETY RISK WITH GAS LEAKING OUT OF SIDE OF TANK FOR POSSIBLE FIRE

Mileage: 105,000

ON THURSDAY 14 JUNE 2011 I THOUGHT I HAD SMELL GAS IN MY TRUCK. HAD MY HUSBAND TO LAY DOWN AN LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK AND HE SAID IT WAS WET. THE FUMES OF GAS IS GETTING STRONGER BY THE DAY. I REALLY GETTING AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK THAT BI REALLY ENJOY DRIVING. IT SEEM THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO OTHER. IS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE FOR THAT JUST TO HAPPEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IS STRANGE AND DANGEROUS I THINK. WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME THAT MIGHT HELP. *TT

Mileage: 73,138

APROX 2 WEEKS AGO I STARTED SMELLING GAS COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SMELL HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON 6/27/2011 AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO DETERMINE THE EXACT ISSUE WHICH IS ONE OF 3. ONE BEING THE CIRCLE RING ON TOP OF THE TANK, A FUEL MODULE, OR A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK. THEY EXAMINED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED ANY OF THESE ITEMS TO GO WRONG. I HAVE GOOGLED AND SEEN WHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL CONSUMERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR 2007 EQUINOX'S. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE IS A BIG RISK IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE LIKE IT IS. THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT ANYTIME GAS FUMES ARE PRESENT IT PRESENTS RISKS. EVERY NIGHT WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, THE NEXT MORNING THE GAS FUMES ARE TREMONDOUSLY CONCENTRATED (THIS IS WITH ALL THE GARAGE WINDOWS OPEN TO VENT THE GARAGE). AS OF 6/27/2011, THERE HAS BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. I FEEL WITH THE SEVERAL COMPLIANTS THAT I HAVE SEEN FOR THIS ISSUE, THIS THIS SHOULD A SAFETY RECALL IN WHICH CHEVY NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 98,657

MY MARRIED DAUGHTER(3 SMALL KIDS) RECENTLY STARTED SMELLING GAS AT THE RIGHT REAR OF HER 2007 EQUINOX(74,000 MI). INSPECTION BY LOCAL DEALER REVEALED GAS TANK SEAM NEAR PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY SEPARATED & LEAKING. VEHICLE IS STILL WITHIN POWER TRAIN AND EMISSIONS WARRANTIES BUT GM IS ONLY WILLING TO COVER COST OF NEW TANK(NOT OFFICIALLY UNDER EITHER WARRANTY, JUST AS A "GOOD WILL" GESTURE) LEAVING $500.00 IN LABOR FOR HER TO PAY. PER NHTSA WEBSITE, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A COMPONENT FAILURE / MANUFACTURING DEFECT. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION, GM SHOULD VIEW THIS AS A POTENTIAL P/R NIGHTMARE AND DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION(TO INCLUDE A LOANER VEHICLE). LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL BUT IT'S GM'S PLACE TO DO THE RIGHT THING RATHER THAN TAKING 'PARTIAL RESPONSIBILITY'. TWO OR MORE SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED TO NHTSA HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. COMPARED TO THE COST OF A RECALL(OR GOD FORBID, A FIRE), REPAIRING EACH OF THESE AS THEY HAPPEN WITHOUT HESITATION WOULD BE AN INSIGNIFICANT EXPENSE FOR THE MANUFACTURER(AND VERY GOOD LEGAL ADVICE, I MIGHT ADD....) UPDATED 07/20/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, IT WAS IN FACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE LINE AT THE SENDING UNIT WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AND ALL PARTS AND LABOR WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 08/02/11*JB *TR

Mileage: 74,255

MY MARRIED DAUGHTER(3 SMALL KIDS) RECENTLY STARTED SMELLING GAS AT THE RIGHT REAR OF HER 2007 EQUINOX(74,000 MI). INSPECTION BY LOCAL DEALER REVEALED GAS TANK SEAM NEAR PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY SEPARATED & LEAKING. VEHICLE IS STILL WITHIN POWER TRAIN AND EMISSIONS WARRANTIES BUT GM IS ONLY WILLING TO COVER COST OF NEW TANK(NOT OFFICIALLY UNDER EITHER WARRANTY, JUST AS A "GOOD WILL" GESTURE) LEAVING $500.00 IN LABOR FOR HER TO PAY. PER NHTSA WEBSITE, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A COMPONENT FAILURE / MANUFACTURING DEFECT. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION, GM SHOULD VIEW THIS AS A POTENTIAL P/R NIGHTMARE AND DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION(TO INCLUDE A LOANER VEHICLE). LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL BUT IT'S GM'S PLACE TO DO THE RIGHT THING RATHER THAN TAKING 'PARTIAL RESPONSIBILITY'. TWO OR MORE SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED TO NHTSA HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. COMPARED TO THE COST OF A RECALL(OR GOD FORBID, A FIRE), REPAIRING EACH OF THESE AS THEY HAPPEN WITHOUT HESITATION WOULD BE AN INSIGNIFICANT EXPENSE FOR THE MANUFACTURER(AND VERY GOOD LEGAL ADVICE, I MIGHT ADD....) UPDATED 07/20/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, IT WAS IN FACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE LINE AT THE SENDING UNIT WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AND ALL PARTS AND LABOR WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 08/02/11*JB *TR

Mileage: 74,255

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX SMELLING LIKE GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSORS AND THE DEALER NOTED THE SMELL OF GAS, I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GMC. IS GM GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE'S EQUINOX GOES UP IN FLAMES FOR THEM TO ADMIT IT IS A DEFECT. AND THEY CALLED ME TO TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER ONE, NOT. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE AFTER LEAVING MY 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX PARKED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THEN MY EQUINOX HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, AND THEY FOUND A CRACKED FUEL TANK AND A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE COST FOR THE FUEL TANKS WAS $1,000, BUT THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO APPLY A ONE-TIME GM SAFETY FIX, WHERE I ONLY PAID $200 AND GM COVERED THE REST. THE LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. *TR

THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP YOU WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY OVER A COUPLE TIMES TO PRIME THE LINE BEFORE IT WOULD START. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A GAS LEAK DUE TO FAULTY FUEL LINES. GM DOES NOT MAKE THE REPLACEMENT LINES SEPARATELY SO THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP MOST BE REPLACED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURING DEFECT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR, UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO RECALL SO I WILL BE PAYING FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

2007 EQUINOX WITH 69,000 MILES HAD A GAS SMELL OUTSIDE AS WELL AS IN THE CABIN. TOOK IT RIGHT TO THE DEALER ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND SAID I HAD A GAS LEAK AND COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. INDICATED IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE FUEL PRESSURE MODULATOR. ESTIMATED THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $650 PLUS LABOR. I CALLED BACK THAT MONDAY EVENING TO INQUIRE IF THE LEAK HAD BEEN PINPOINTED. GOOD NEWS!!! THE PART WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO GET IN BUT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY!!! SAVED ME BETWEEN $1200 - $1500. CHEVY DEALER IN ENTERPRISE, AL IS THE GREATEST! DON'T KNOW WHY SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME TYPE PROBLEM ARE TURNED AWAY BY THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE LEAK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

2007 CHEVY EQUINOX GAS LEAK. NOTICED INCREASED SMELL OF GAS. PREVIOUS TO THIS I HAD A LONGER THEN NORMAL STARTING PROBLEM, WINDS OUT THEN STARTS. I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN START POSITION TO BUILD UP PRESSURE IN THE GAS LINES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO WARRANTY THE DEFECT. I ASKED FOR A QUOTE AND SAID IT WAS UPWARD OF $1,500. THIS IS AFTER HAVING TO PAY $93 DOLLARS FOR TELLING ME I HAD A GAS LEAK I KNOW I ALREADY HAD. TO MY OWN TROUBLESHOOTING I FOUND THAT THE FITTING THAT ATTACHES THE HIGH PRESSURE GAS LINE TO THE GAS PUMP MANIFOLD APPEARS TO BE A PLASTIC TO PLASTIC COMPRESSION FITTING. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT AFTER CONSTANT VIBRATION THESE TWO PLASTIC PARTS CAN CREATE A GAP FOR GAS TO ESCAPE IN LARGE QUANTITY. THUS THE CONSTANT GAS SMELL. WITH THE KEY IN THE START POSITION NOTICEABLE GAS CAN BE SEEN DISPENSING ONTO THE FLOOR. A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN MY EYES. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX IT MYSELF WITH GM PARTS AT A HIGH COST OF & 600.00 DOLLARS, A GAS PUMP ASSEMBLY NOT OTHERWISE FOUND ELSEWHERE. WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF THE NEW PART HAVING THE SAME DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

I HAVE CHEVY EQUINOX 2007 WHICH HAVE PROBLEM IN THE STEERING(NOISE) WHICH THE DEALER COULDN'T FIX & THERE WAS SOME PROBLEM WITH OIL TANK WHICH SMELLS SO BAD WORRIES ME AS I DRIVE THIS TRUCK WITH MY 9 MTH OLD BABY WAS FIXED FORTUNATELY. *TR

NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER DRIVING. THE SMELL LINGERED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. ALSO FUEL SENSOR INDICATED GAS TANK WAS 1/2 FULL, BUT DEALER STATED TANK WAS FULL. VEHICLE HAS 67000 MILES ON IT. DEALER IS REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENSOR UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS, BUT I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS HAZARD AS LEAKING FUEL/FUMES COULD HAVE SPARKED AN EXPLOSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 66,800

I DISCOVERED A SMELL OF FUEL FROM MY VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED ON 3/25/10 AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX LT. IT IS JUST BEYOND WARRANTY AND NO EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED. THE FUEL LEAK IS BENEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS NO WEAR AND TEAR TO THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE LEAK IS DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING OF THIS PART. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY INJURY OR FIRE YET. BUT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS.

Mileage: 53,000