2007 Chevrolet Equinox FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. LOOKED UP PROBLEM TURNS OUT THERE IS A RECALL, BUT I WASN'T TOLD BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT THEY WON'T FIX MINE BECAUSE CODFISH THE PLANT IT BUILT IN. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME AS I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NOTICE ODOR OF GAS COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF CAR AND SEEN A PUDDLE OF GAS IN LANE . MECHANIC STATE EITHER FUEL PUMP OR GASKET FAILURE CALLED GM THEY STATE THERE'S IS A EXTENDED COVERAGES IF DEALER STATE THE IT'S A FAILURE OF THE SUPPLY RETURN PORT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE THEY USED DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM MY VEHICLE, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL PUMP. I LOOKED ONLINE BECAUSE I HAD HEARD OF A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH CARS CATCHING ON FIRE DUE TO A FUEL PUMP DEFECT AND I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS SAME DEFECT. I'M IN URGENT NEED OF THIS BEING REPAIRED BUT I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT BE COVERED GIVEN THE RECALL IS REGIONAL TO SPECIFIC STATES. I AM DISPUTING THIS AS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE CAN'T BE COVERED IF IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THOSE STATES. *JS

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON....THERE IS GAS FUMES AND LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS ALSO A VISIBLE LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SOLD NOR WAS IT CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ANY OF THE STATES LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED GASOLINE. THE CONTACT COULD SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL GASOLINE) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM WITH THE MANUFACTURER IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN WALKING TOWARD THE VEHICLE OR SITTING INSIDE YOU COULD SMELL THE ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE OWNER THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,729. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE GAS TANK/FUEL PUMP BEGAN EMITTING A FUEL ODOR IN THE SUMMER OF 2011. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS FROM RECENTLY FILLING THE TANK. IT WAS A HOT TEXAS SUMMER WHEN THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN. THE SMELL WOULD COME AND GO WITHOUT REASON. IT DID HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN THE SUMMER. THIS PAST WINTER, WHEN HAVING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A CRACK IN IT AND THAT IS WHERE THE GAS ODOR WAS ORIGINATING. IT WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT CHEVROLET KEEPS SAYING THAT OUR VIN NUMBER HAD NOT COME UP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT NEARLY $900.00. CHEVROLET KEEPS DENYING OUR CLAIM. IT APPEARS THAT IT HAS DENIED MANY, MANY CLAIMS. WE HAVE RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL RECALL LETTER BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. I WOULD THINK THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF AS FAR BACK AS 2010 SHOULD BE REPLACED AND REIMBURSED WITHIN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER YOU PERSONALLY HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

MY CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE GAS TANK HAD SPLIT INTO TWO. AFTER THEY TOOK THE TANK APART THEY ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL PUMP HAD STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE EQUINOX'S ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS BUT MINE WAS MADE IN CANADA AND SOLD IN OHIO. *TR

THIS IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL 12190. GM SENT ME A NOTICE THAT A CRACK FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS POSSIBLE FOR MY CAR. I HAD THAT PROBLEM A YEAR EARLIER THAN THE NOTICE AND PAID A GM DEALER ALMOST $1000.00 TO REPAIR. IN THE RECALL NOTICE SENT BY GM, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE FOR MY CAR. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 8 MONTHS SINCE THAT NOTICE, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFY, CALLS TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE ADVISE ME THAT THEY DO KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, NOR ARE THEY CONCERNED OR OBLIGATED TO MAKE THE PART(S) AVAILABLE, THIS THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE TANK AREA AT APPX 58000 MI. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE LEAK, SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED ON A RECALL FOR SEVERAL STATES. AM I MISTAKEN, OR DIDN'T ALL THESE 07 EQUINOX'S COME FROM THE SAME ASSEMBLY PLANT ?????? ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS MANY COMPLAINT'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. AT PRESENT MY PROBLEM STILL EXISTS (SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, SMELLING STRONGER) CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. IF IN THE FUTURE I AM ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, I WILL CERTAINLY DO SO WITH A DIFFERENT CAR COMPANY. (MAYBE IF I MOVED TO------------------ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I STARTED SMELLING GAS AROUND AND IN MY VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE DATA BASE I SEE THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON AND I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO WHY THIS IS NOT BEING RECALLED. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE MADE? ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE INJURED BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THIS? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. I DID TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT LIVE IN THE STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND EVERY ONE OF THEM IS A KNOWN COMMON ISSUE AND NONE HAVE BEEN SENT FOR RECALL. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IN ALL STATES NOT JUST A FEW! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS BROKEN. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE AND WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE RETURN FUEL PUMP LINE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WAS BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE BEGAN TO POINT BACKWARD AND NOT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FUEL GAUGE LINES. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A DIAGNOSIS WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE GASOLINE FUEL FUMES IN THE REAR OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TUBE THAT ENTERED THE FUEL TANK EXHIBITED A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM; GASOLINE), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I BEGAN SMELLING FUMES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT GO SO BAD, I HAD TO STOP PARKING MY CAR IN MY GARAGE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, DALE EARNHARDT CHEVROLET ON TENNESSEE STREET IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS ON THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX IS LISTED UNDER PHASE 2 OF THE RECALL AND THEY ARE ONLY DEALING WITH THE PHASE 1 VEHICLES. IN ADDITION, GM HAS NOT COME UP WITH THE NEW FUEL PUMPS TO REPLACE THE BAD ONES. THUS, IF I WANT IT FIXED, I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE NAPA STORE AND PURCHASE A FUEL PUMP (I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE A NON-GM PART) AND THEN HAVE THEN INSTALL IT AT A COST OF OVER $1,100.00 TO ME. I THEN CONTACTED THE HOME OFFICE FOR GM AND THE "DISTRICT SPECIALIST", ROD, TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINEERS HAVE DETERMINED THAT DESPITE THE NATIONWIDE RECALL, THAT THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I ADVISE HIM OF ALL THE ON LINE DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE RECALL AND HE TOLD ME THEY DON'T READ THOSE OR ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE SO I AM OUT OF LUCK. I ASKED FOR THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE HOME OFFICE AND HE SAID NO ONE KNOWS IT AND THAT I COULD JUST CONTACT THEM VIA THEIR P.O. BOX. *TR

AFTER SMELLING A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS FOR ABOUT A MONTH, IT BECAME SO STRONG THAT I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE MGR. INFORMED ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE DROPPING THE GAS TANK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A STRONG CHANCE OF FIRE, I DECIDED TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. IT WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, $1200, WHICH I HAD TO BORROW IN ORDER TO AFFORD THIS REPAIR. THE SERVICE MGR. EVEN SHOWED ME THE CRACKED PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM INSIDE THE FUEL PUMP. UPON RETURNING HOME THAT EVENING, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A NEWS STORY ON TV ABOUT A RECALL MADE BY CHEVROLET FOR THE VERY PROBLEM I HAD JUST HAD. AND THEN THE UNBELIEVABLE NEWS THAT THEY WOULD RECALL ONLY CERTAIN "WARM WEATHER" STATES. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA, WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED, BUT IT GETS HOT HERE TOO. I AM APPALLED THAT THE RECALL WASN'T SENT TO EVERY OWNER THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. AND AFTER READING MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, I REALIZE THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, NOT JUST THE FEW "WARM WEATHER" STATES. I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF CHEVROLET FOR MANY YEARS, BUT MY FAITH IN THEIR COMPANY HAS BEEN SHATTERED. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE LINE AND WAS GIVEN AN INCIDENT NUMBER TO REFLECT THAT I HAD CONTACTED THEM. I EVEN WENT TO MY DEALER AND SINCE THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING OTHER THAN A MEMO, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW IT IS APRIL AND STILL NO SIGN OF EVER BEING CONTACTED BY CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS RECALL. I REALLY NEED THAT MONEY BACK AND AM VERY ANGRY WITH THE WHOLE SITUATION!!!!! *TR

FUEL PUMP LEAK - AGAIN - STILL NO FLORIDA RECALL - EVEN THOUGH OTHER STATES HAVE RECALLED FOR SAME LEAK! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT SHE COULD NOT PARK THE VEHICLE IN HER GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,303.

CRACKED FUEL PUMP. GAS LEAKING. EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. THERE WAS NO SINGLE INCIDENT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THESE FUEL PUMPS. *TR