2007 Chevrolet Equinox

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.

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

MY 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX I HAVEN'T HAD IT A YEAR AND FUEL PUMP SYSTEM IS DRY ROTTEN AND LEAKING FUEL WAS CLOSE TO CATCHING ON FIRE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY TELLING ME AT THE DEALERSHIP IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE NO WARRANTY I WILL HAVE TO PAY $2000 TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIX ALSO MY CHILD ALWAYS COMPLAINT OF FEELING SICK WHEN SHE RIDE INSIDE THE CAR NOW I KNOW WHAT CAUSE HER TO FEEL SICK I BROUGHT TO THE PEDIATRICIAN AND WILL HAVE MY ATTORNEY TO GET INVOLVED TO HAVE THESE MATTER RESOLVED. *TR

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

WE START TO SMELL A VERY HEAVY ODOR OF GASOLINE, WE STOP AND LOOKED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY GASOLINE LEAKING ON GROUND, WE TOOK IT FOR GRANT THAT MAYBE THE GAS TANK HAD AN OVER FILL, BUT THE PROBLEM JUST KEPT CONTINUING TO GET WORST, WE HAPPEN TO HEAR A NEWS REPORT ABOUT GAS LEAK PROBLEM WITH 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A RECALL AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $1000.00 TO REPAIR PROBLEM AND TRY TO GET MONEY BACK FROM GENERAL MOTORS( OURISMAN CHEVROLET, IN BOWIE MD.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLEY EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TRACE THE SMELL TO THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP), BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED AS HIS VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THEY NOTICED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THE RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FUEL LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A 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 VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I KEPT SMELLING GAS WHEN I WOULD GET OUT OF MY CAR. AFTER A WEEK OF THE SMELL, I HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT. THE GARAGE MECHANIC CHECKED AND SAID THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM OVER THE GAS TANK AND IT WAS LEAKING DOWN UNDERNEATH MY CAR AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. HE SAID A SPARK COULD HAVE IGNITED THE GAS AND CAUSED A DANGEROUS FIRE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY THE GARAGE BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP MODULE (PARTS AND LABOR $674.99). *TR

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