2007 Chevrolet Equinox

I HAVE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. I CAN'T REMOVE THE KEY WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. THIS STARTED MAYBE 1 YEAR AGO. I SWITCHED OUT KEYS (USING MY SECOND KEY) AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL THE LAST 2 MONTHS WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. WHEN IT DOES, I HAVE TO TURN ON THE IGNITION, PUT IT IN GEAR AND DRIVE FORWARD A FEW FEET AND THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE AND GO BACK TO WHERE I NEED TO PARK AND TURN OFF THE KEY. MAYBE IT WILL WORK, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I'VE HAD TO DO THIS EXERCISE 10 TIMES BEFORE I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. JUST THIS MORNING, I HAD TO DO IT 5 TIMES AT A GAS STATION AND THE PEOPLE NEXT TO ME PROBABLY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY!!! *JS

THE IGNITION LOCKED UP. IT CONTINUES TO JAM UP SOMETIMES AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. ON THIS MORNING THE SIGNAL FOR SERVICE AIR BAG LIT UP. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT TURNED OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALER ([XXX]) ON MARCH 11, 2014, WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG MAY NOT FUNCTION IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO LIGHT UP MORE FREQUENTLY. PRESENTLY IT TURNS ON ALMOST EVERY DAY OR EVERY 2 DAYS. CONCERNED THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK WHEN IT IS NEEDED. I REALIZE THAT AS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR ON PARTS THAT ARE USED AND WORN, BUT IN THIS CASE, THE MALFUNCTION OF AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE ASSOCIATED TO THE SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE A STANDARD FUNCTIONING PART THAT SHOULD WORK THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED AT RANDOM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION KEY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 600.00 DOLLARS FOR BOTH REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION KEY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62000.

ON SATURDAY MAY 25, 2013 MY 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX WOULD NOT START. THE KEY HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I DID NOT REMOVE IT AND I THINK THAT KILLED THE BATTERY. I TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR WITH NO SUCCESS. FINALLY ON SUNDAY MAY 26,2013 I HAD A PROFESSIONAL COME JUMP START IT. AFTER IT STARTED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT. I READ IN THE FORUM THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER EQUINOX'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD OFTEN SURPASS THE FULL OR EMPTY MARK ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

DETECTED SMELL OF GASOLINE WHILE PARKED AMONG MANY OTHER CARS. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL AT HOME DETECTED SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. LOOK AROUND AND SAW GAS DRIPPING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. CHECK UNDER THE CAR AND IT SEEMED LIKE GAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND AGREED ON REPAIR. DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY SAID COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 500 DOLLARS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT THE GARAGE I WAS TOLD OVER 900 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I AGREED, HOPING THERE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE A RECALL, SINCE I HAD READ OF MANY COMPLAINS ON LINE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE LABOR CHARGED REFUNDED TO ME. A FEW MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THE LETTER SPECIFICALLY SAYS "YOUR 2007 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET EQUINOX, VIN XXXXXXXXXXXXX IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 12190. ETC. WHEN TO DEALER, AND THE SERVICE GUY SAY "YOUR VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW ANY OPEN RECALLS AND THAT ONLY CERTAIN ONE HAVE THAT FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL. I TOLD HIM "LOOK AT THE LETTER" BUT I GOT NOWHERE. TRUE I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT THE LETTER MENTIONS A REFUND. PLUS, DID I GET THE RIGHT REPLACEMENT PART OR SOME OTHER GENERIC PART? SO WHY DOES MY LETTER SAY YOUR....IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL..YET THE DEALER'S SYSTEM SAYS "NO" TO THIS RECALL. BY THE WAY I DID BUY IT IN CALIFORNIA AND IT'S REGISTER ALSO AT CALIFORNIA. *TR