2007 Chevrolet Equinox

I BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR OVER A WEEK OUTSIDE THEN INSIDE OF CAR. WAS TOLD I CAN DRIVE AND BRING TO DEALERSHIP ASAP AS LONG AS THERE IS NO LEAKS. I TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER IN JENKINTOWN,PA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A LEAK FROM FUEL PUMP LINE TO ENGINE. I NOTICE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 2010 AND NOW IT'S 2012. WHY HAVEN'T THIS BEEN ON A RECALL DUE TO IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WITH A GAS LEAK WHEN A CUSTOMER SMELLS GAS BUT DON'T SEE A LEAK. CUSTOMERS CAN THINK MAYBE GAS SPILLED A LITTLE ON CAR BUT WHEN YOU SMELL GAS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, THERE IS AN ISSUE. I KNOW CUSTOMERS LIKE MYSELF HAD PAID FOR THIS SERVICE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I HAD TO PAY $949 FOR PART AND LABOR WHICH IS TOTALLY UNFAIR WHEN I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I WILL REPORT TO CONSUMER REPORT REGARDING 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH ALL THE ISSUES I HAD FROM GETTING A TRANSMISSION TO NOW GAS LEAK. VERY VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS BACK I STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE REAR NEAR THE EXHAUST OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TANK HAS TO BE DROPPED (A VERY EXPENSIVE SERVICE) TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE WITH FUEL AND THAT THERE IS A VISIBLE LEAK WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND RUNNING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNERS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BY A PROPER RECALL. THIS DEFECT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD BE FATAL IF NOT FIXED. *TR

THIS VEHICLE STARTED HAVING A STRONG ODOR OF GAS THAT WAS FILLING UP MY GARAGE AND HOME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO HUGE GAS LEAK. IT COST $300 TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK DROPPED TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WHICH COST $800 TO GET FIXED. I WAS ALSO ADVISE THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CAR. I HAVE A NEWBORN AND A 5 YEAR OLD THAT WAS RIDING IN THE CAR WITH A GAS LEAK. MY CAR HAS TO REMAIN IN THE SHOP UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS NOT ONLY A HEALTH ISSUE BUT SOMEONE COULD DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS. A RECALL IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE LIFE IS TAKEN. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE SOON, I WILL BE CONTACTING THE MEDIA AND HAVE THIS ISSUE PLACED ON THE NEWS DUE TO SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE. DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE GAS TANK- THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM ABOVE AND DRIPPING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE TANK. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THEY FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING. FUEL PUMP/HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AT NO COST. CLEARLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR I FIND IT VERY CONCERNING THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR FUEL LEAK COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I HAVE HAD MY EQUINOX SINCE 2008; IT IS A 2007 MODEL. I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL REPAIRS ON THE ELECTRICAL REAR LIGHTS AND THE BELT TENSIONER, BUT THIS NEXT REPAIR IS BY FAR THE WORST. WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK POSITION THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS STRONG AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE CAR. WHEN DRIVING, THE SMELL OF GAS CIRCULATED INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM PENETRATING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST ON THE OUTER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND A LEAK ABOVE THE GAS TANK. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM THE MUFFLER. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITIES AS I REGULARLY CARRY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND IT SEEMS TO REQUIRE TOO MANY REPAIRS FOR THE FEW YEARS/MILES IT HAS TRAVELED. AS A THOUGHTFUL VEHICLE OWNER, I TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND COVERED STORAGE FROM NATURAL ELEMENTS. CERTAINLY THESE KINDS OF DEFECTS ARE NOT AN EXPECTED OCCURRENCE IN THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. DISAPPOINTED EQUINOX OWNER :( *TR