2007 Chevrolet Equinox

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN STREET. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT GREAT FORCE AND I ENDED UP ON WRONG SIDE OF ROAD. I GOT THE CAR TO A REPAIR PLACE AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD BURNT UP AND THE STABILIZER LIGHT HAD JUST CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ANY TRAFFIC OR I WOULD OF BEEN INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I NOW UNDERSTAND THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE DANGER THIS COULD CAUSE AS IT OCCURS WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. MY COST TO REPAIR THIS WAS $1400. *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. 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. THE SMELL BECAME STRONGER AND AFTER TIME, BECAME NOTICEABLE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. AFTER AN ONLINE SEARCH, THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANICS ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPLY PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EXTREME GASOLINE SMELL FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE COST $998.47. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #12190 , SUBMITTED A CLAIM AND WAS DENIED DUE TO THE LEAK WAS ON THE DISCHARGE LINE INSTEAD OF THE VENT LINE.THE WHOLE PART IS FAULTY AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE OR SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

THE CHEVY EQUINOX HAS A HISTORY OF WATER LEAKING INTO THE SPARE TIRE WHEELWELL. MY 2007 EQUINOX IS NO EXCEPTION. IT WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR LASTED FOR A WHILE THEN THE WHEELWELL STARTED FILLING UP WITH WATER AGAIN. LAST SUMMER I WAS USING A WET AND DRY VAC TO TAKE THE WATER OUT, ONLY TO HAVE IT FILL UP LATER ON. GM PUT OUT A MAINTENANCE BULLETIN IN 2009 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEIR INSTRUCTIONS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, WHY I DON NOT KNOW. THE WATER CREATES A TERRIBLE SMELL, FOGS UP THE WINDOWS ON THE INSIDE, CREATES ICE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS DURING THE WINTER, CAN CREATE MOLD THROUGHOUT THE CARPETING AND SEATS AND IS JUST A COMPLETE PAIN IN THE ASS TO KEEP DEALING WITH THIS. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? MANY, MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ARE OUT THERE ON THIS PROBLEM WITH NO COVERAGE FROM GM. THIS IS NOT AN OWNER CAUSE. IT IS A MANUFACTURING CAUSE. OWNERS OF THE EQUINOX NEED A RECALL INORDER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS WITHOUT PAYMENTS FROM THE CUSTOMER. CHECK IT OUT AND SEE HOW BIG THIS PROBLEM IS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS GM VEHICLES AND YEARS. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX REGISTERED IN AZ, CA, NV ARE AFFECTED BY RECALL BECAUSE THEY MAY LEAK GAS FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE. I OWN THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR VEHICLE WITH A LEAKING FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY BUT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE THREE STATES ITS NOT AFFECTED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE ITS A COINCIDENCE MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I'D LIKE SOMEONE TO EVALUATE IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALL EQUINOX VEHICLES. *TR

I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR. THERE WAS A GAS LEAK. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT COULD HAVE SET THE WHOLE CAR ON FIRE, DUE TO THE LEAK AND TRAIL OF GAS GOING UP INTO THE CAR. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND A SPARK HAD HIT THE GAS LEAK, WE COULD HAVE BEEN SET ON FIRE. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET COMPANY AND THEY SAID THAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY CAR REGISTERED IN A CERTAIN STATE THAT THE RECALL THEY HAD IN PLACE WOULD NOT AFFECT MY CAR. IF IT IS A FAULTY PART, WHY DOES IT MATTER WHERE THE CAR IS REGISTERED, IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. *TR