2008 Chevrolet Equinox

WHILE DRIVING MY EQUINOX THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP O'RIELLY CHEVROLET TUCSON AZ, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM TO CHECK IT. I WENT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID THERE WAS A AIR LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE MOST LIKELY THE GAS CAP. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF. THEN THEY BOTH RANDOMLY CAME BACK ON. I CALLED O'REILLY CHEVROLET AGAIN THEY OFFERED TO FIX CHARGING ME WHAT THE COST WAS TO FIX. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THE ERG VALVE WAS BAD SO I HAD THAT REPLACED. THE STABILITRAK LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR A YEAR. I JUST RECEIVED A SOFT RECALL NOTICE FROM GM ABOUT A FUEL LEAK AND THERE WERE THREE ISSUES SHOWING UP. ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK THIS RECALL ALONG WITH MY EQUINOX TO O'RIELLYS CHEVROLET MECHANIC TEC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT COULD BE A 50 50 CHANCE IT WAS EITHER MY PROBLEM OR THE RECALL AND THEY WOULD FIX IT AT MY COST. EACH TIME I CALLED I WAS NEVER TOLD AT THIS DEALERSHIP THAT MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. NOW WITH A RECALL I STILL HAVE TO PAY THE PART OF THE REPAIRS. IS THIS NORMAL? *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK WITH THE KIOSK AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR LOCK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR. NOW MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL SOMETIMES ROLL DOWN AFTER SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO ROLL IT DOWN. OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THEIR 2008 EQUINOX? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND HEARD WATER MOVING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND WATER WAS INSIDE OF THE SPARE TIRE WELL ALSO. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE WATER COULD HAVE AFFECTED THE WIRING OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A PINPOINT LEAK RESULTING IN GAS BEING SPRAYED OUT OF THE SYSTEM AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LEAK WAS ONLY DETECTED BECAUSE IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PULLED INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN CAUSING NAUSEA AND HEADACHES IN MY TODDLERS. HOLE IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, AND IS SMALL ENOUGH THAT THE SYSTEM ONLY LEAKS WHEN PRESSURIZED. *TR

I BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG GAS ODOR. THEN THE EQUINOX STARTED TO GIVE ME TROUBLE WHEN I STARTED IT UP. IT WOULD JUST KEEP TURNING OVER BUT NEVER START RIGHT AWAY. PEOPLE WOULD LEAVE NOTES ON MY CAR THE GAS SMELL GOT SO STRONG. GAS MILEAGE WENT DOWN DRAMATICALLY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL MODULE THAT WAS LEAKING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART MY TRUCK IS NEW NEVER BEEN WRECKED OR WORKED ON THAT THE FUEL MODULE SHOULD BE LEAKING. *TR