2007 Chevrolet Equinox

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

FUEL PUMP LEAKING, STRONG SMELL OF GAS, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. AFTER THE FACT A RECALL WAS MADE FROM GM ABOUT FUEL PUMPS ON MY EXACT VEHICLE. I DIDN'T QUALIFY DUE TO RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC. THERE MAY BE MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE LIKE MINE THAT FIT WITHIN RECALL GUIDELINES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VIN NOT INCLUDED ON THEIR RECALL LIST. GM MAY NEED TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL TO INCLUDE MORE VIN'S. *TR

I STARTED NOTICING A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MY CAR. EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT, I COULD STILL SMELL GASOLINE OUTSIDE NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THE SYMPTOMS ONLINE, AND DISCOVERED THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT MODEL OF CAR WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. THE RECALL IS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. HOWEVER, THE RECALL IS ONLY BEING ISSUED IN A FEW STATES, NOT INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE I LIVE. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. GM SUGGESTED I TAKE THE CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT THEY DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH GM AND THEY OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST 50/50 WITH ME. WITH THE 50% DISCOUNT, THE COST TO ME IS STILL NEARLY $500.00. THIS RESOLUTION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. IF GM KNOWS THERE IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP IN THEIR CARS, THEN THE RECALL SHOULD COVER THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, NOT JUST SPECIFIC AREAS. *TR

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

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