Chevrolet Equinox Complaints
9,502 consumer complaints on file.
- #10471645August 20, 2012FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE FOR THE 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX IS HAZARDOUS. THE GASOLINE DELIVERY SYSTEM IS FAULTY. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 67,000 AND IS LEAKING GAS NEAR THE TANK. IN RESEARCHING 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX ONLINE COMPLAINTS, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE VERY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MAKE;HOWEVER,GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS. MY VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GAS FROM FAR DISTANCE.AS I HAD TO DRIVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE IT GAVE ME A HEADACHE, MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND DIZZY, WHICH IS A HUGE HAZARD WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. THERE IS A PAN UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHICH HOLDS ON TO ALL OF THE GAS THAT HAS LEAKED OUT OF THE GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM. IF PARKED ON A TILT THE GAS LEAKS OUT OF THE PAN. I AM PREGNANT AND HAVE TWO LITTLE BOYS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME WHEN THE GAS SMELL TOOK OVER THE CAR. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE FOR THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE FOR THE SAFETY OF GM'S CONSUMERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM RECALLED SOME CHEVY VOLTS, AND SATURN ION'S FOR THE SAME ISSUE. GM SHOULD CONSIDER ALL MAKES WITH THE SAME HAZARDOUS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/FUEL+SYSTEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10471382August 18, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH ONE PREVIOUS OWNER FROM A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I USE THE BLINKER, MY BRIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD BE UNABLE TO TURN THEM OFF. THEN MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD START TO SMOKE. I WOULD PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS HAS NOT LEAD TO A FIRE YET, BUT VERY EASILY COULD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TIMES IN A MONTH. THE DEALER WHOM I HAD JUST BOUGHT IT FROM REFUSED TO HELP COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR OF THIS PIECE. I AM NOW PAYING FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. I'M JUST NOT SURE IF THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON VEHICLE PROBLEM OR IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10471259August 17, 2012STEERING
ADJUSTABLE TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK INTO POSITION UNLESS IT WAS MOVED UP AND DOWN IN AND OUT TO FIND GEAR. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. WENT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SHOWED ME AN 2012 EQUINOX ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR THAT DID SAME THING. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL FOR EQUINOX? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470777August 15, 2012FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK MODULE AND FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH ANY OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470576August 14, 2012FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 07 CHEVY EQUINOX IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. A VERY STRONG ODOR IS COMING INTO THE CAR I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR EQUINOX BUT IT HASN'T BEEN RE CALLED . I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM AND THERE'S A TON OF CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO HAVE. I HAVE COUNTED OVER 200 OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR ON VARIOUS OTHER AUTOMOTIVE HELP SITES. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT PUTTING HUMAN LIFE'S IN JEOPARDY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE IF SOMEONE FLICKS A CIGARETTE OR THERE IS A REAR END OR PASSENGER SIDE COLLISION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470678August 14, 2012ENGINE
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE ONE DAY THERE WAS A HORRIBLE LOUD 'RATTLING' NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. IT HAS DONE THIS AT LEAST 3 MORE TIMES SINCE THIS DATE 7 IT IS STILL UNDER MANF. WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470353August 13, 2012ENGINE
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE IDLES VERY ROUGH AND RPMS FLUCTUATE SIGNIFICANTLY ENOUGH THAT IT SHAKES THE VEHICLE. ENGINE NOISE IS VERY LOUD, EVEN FOR A SMALL DIRECT-INJECTED ENGINE. WHEN DRIVING THE THROTTLE IS SLOW OR JERKY TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE NOISE INCREASES. AT DIFFERENT RPMS A RATTLING SOUND COMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND WILL FALL OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE AT OUR CHEVY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND MOST RECENTLY FOR THE VEHICLE NOT SHUTTING-DOWN WHEN POWERED OFF. THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BASED ON GM BULLETIN BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT THE LOUD AND OBSCENE ENGINE NOISE. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION ALTHOUGH BULLETINS EXIST IN GM SYSTEM FOR TIMING AND VALVE-TRAIN ISSUES AND REPAIRS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL SIMPLY QUITE ONE DAY UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE AT 100,001 MILES? I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER VERY SOON TO TRY AN REMEDY THE SITUATION AND UNDERSTAND MY CONCERN AND WORK WITH ME TO CORRECT ISSUES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470443August 13, 2012AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO REGISTER WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ACTIVATE ONCE THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V344000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470449August 13, 2012STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXHIBITING A LOUD GROWLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE ALSO ABNORMALLY VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE DEFECT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADDED THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING NOISE WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,200. ..UPDATED 09-21-12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPED. UPDATED 09/25/12
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470071August 10, 2012POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
BOUGHT THIS PIECE OF [XXX] USED IN 2011. AMONGST OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH IT A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THIS JUNK (SOME WEIRD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR WHEEL, SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3-4 TIMES TO START THE CAR, ETC) STARTED OVERHEATING JULY 2012. THEY REPLACED THERMOSTAT - 280.00. STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN - THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR!!! TWO DAYS AFTER PICKING UP FROM SHOP, OVERHEATING AGAIN. LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE GD HEAD GASKET! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET RIPPED A NEW [XXX] TOMORROW MORNING. I DON'T KNOW TO BE MAD AT THE DEALERSHIP OR GM OR BOTH. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. SHOULD HAD LEARNED WHEN I BOUGHT A 1996 BERETTA BRAND NEW YEARS AGO - THAT WAS A PIECE OF [XXX] ALSO. TRADED IN MY 1996 NISSAN SENTRA - WHY DIDN'T I JUST BUY ANOTHER NISSAN?? NO WONDER THEY WENT[XXX] NEAR BELLY UP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470134August 10, 2012AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/28/12*LJ UPDATED 11/29/12
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470137August 10, 2012VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE LATER NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT MOVE BUT SHE COULD HEAR THE MOTOR OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RUNNING. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE FUSE BECAUSE THE MOTOR WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/27/12 *CN UPDATED 12/10/2012 *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10469972August 9, 2012FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SEVER RATTLING HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS IT WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATION AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS CONSUMING FAR MORE GASOLINE FUEL THAN NORMAL THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470029August 9, 2012FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER NOTICING A STRONG GAS ODOR TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A FAULTY GAS PUMP. UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10470056August 9, 2012ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT SOMETIMES THE ENGINE TRIES TO CUT OUT, AND THE CAR JERKS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO STAY CRANKED. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A GM TERRAIN AND HERS DOES THE SAME THING. WHEN TURNING THERE IS A KNOCKING IN THE STEERING. THE SPEAKERS HAVE A RATTLING SOUND LIKE THEY ARE BUSTED, BUT IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL OF THE TIME. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER, BUT OF COURSE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, THE CAR NOW HAS 23,000 AND IT STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED. (THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2011 WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10469616August 8, 2012STEERING, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX HAD FOUR PROBLEMS THAT WERE FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR: * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UNTIL I JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH (OUT OF FRUSTRATION). * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE ON A HOT DAY. TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING A FEW TIMES FINALLY ENGAGED POWER STEERING ASSIST. * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE TURNING CORNERS AND REQUIRED ASSISTANCE FROM THE PASSENGER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. * SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING AND ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. STEERING COLUMN WAS SMOKING, SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE AND UP AND DOWN, AND FELT LIKE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN WAS FALLING APART UNDER MY HANDS. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THREE TIMES THE ESCONDIDO DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES. I THOUGHT IT WAS WRONG THAT I ALMOST DIED AND THERE IS NO ERROR CODE FOR THAT, BUT REALIZED I WAS TALKING TO A WALL. MY PROBLEMS CONTINUED AND I WENT TO THE POWAY DEALER WHO SAID THE OVERHEATED STEERING MOTOR WAS FORCING THE ENGINE INTO PROTECTIVE MODE. THEY ASKED ME TO LEAVE MY CAR AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR ON GM WARRANTY. NONE OF THE DESCRIBED INCIDENTS HAVE RECURRED SINCE REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. MY PROBLEMS SEEM SIMILAR TO THOSE STATED IN THESE COMPLAINT ODI NUMBERS: 10168607, 10181373, 10195505, 10207818, 10210502, 10245868, 10248789, 10250004, 10321311, 10364217, 10383115, 10383313, 10410417, 10419886, 10440553. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS. I COULD HAVE DIED SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE IN OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I BOUGHT THIS CAR B/C MY DAD WAS A LIFELONG CHEVY FAN. THIS IS NOT MY FATHER'S CHEVY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10469515August 7, 2012ENGINE
WHILE STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-80, CAR STARTED TO RUN VERY HOT, FAN KICKED ON AND IT FINALLY COOLED OFF. UPON ARRIVAL HOME, COOLANT WAS LOW, MY HUSBAND REFILLED COOLANT. CALLED JOHNSON MOTORS AND SCHEDULED A CHECK AND OIL CHANGE. JOHNSON MOTORS SERVICE PERFORMED A COMPRESSION CHECK AND INFORMED MY HUSBAND THAT ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACED FOR PRICE OF APPROXIMATELY $6,000 DOLLARS (WOW). OF NOTE, IN DECEMBER 2010 HEADER GASKETS WERE REPLACED TO A PRICE OF $1,200 DOLLARS, I WENT ON LINE TO FIND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM MANY EQUINOX OWNERS CONCERNING THE SAME ISSUES OF HEADER GASKETS GOING BAD AND CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE CARE SCHEDULE WITH ONLY GMC SERVICE TECHNICIANS. I AM SHOCKED THAT WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES ETC THAT THIS HAPPENED. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND REALLY NEEDS A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. APPARENTLY THE V6 ENGINE USED IN THE EQUINOX VEHICLES IS A PROBLEM ENGINE THAT GMC IS WELL AWARE OF, TIME FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A CHANGE. THANK YOU. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10469373August 6, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME BLURRY WHEN THE SUN REFLECTED ON IT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 956. UPDATED 9/10/12 *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10469242August 5, 2012SERVICE BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. FEELS LIKE BRAKES ARE STICKING OR NOT RESPONDING. I'LL BE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND AS SOON AS I TAKE MY FOOT OFF IT IMMEDIATELY SLOWS DOWN. WHEN I GOT OUT, IT SMELLED LIKE BURNED RUBBER AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE AREA. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO GET IT REPAIRED AND NOTHING HAS WORKED SO FAR. I GOT NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON 3 MONTHS AGO AND THEY'RE ALREADY WORN OUT. I'VE ONLY PUT ON ABOUT 1200 MILES ON THEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10469171August 4, 2012FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON APPROXIMATELY JULY 9, 2012 WE SMELLED GAS FUMES FROM OUR 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. IT HAPPENED ONE OR TWO MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. ON JULY 19 WE NOTICED THE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG AND WE BECAME CONCERNED. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE WE TAKE THE CAR, MIKE ANDERSON CHEVROLET IN CHICAGO, AND TOLD THEM WE WERE BRINGING THE CAR IN DUE TO A GAS SMELL AND A POSSIBLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. AFTER THEY CHECKED THE CAR, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS. THEY DID THAT AND FOUND THAT THE LEAK WAS IN THE LINES THAT RAN FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THEY ESTIMATED THE COST OF REPAIR AT APPROXIMATELY $1300. I TOLD THEM TO GO AHEAD WITH THE REPAIR. I THEN CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE WE HAD SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE CAR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS, CHEVROLET AGREED TO PAY 15% OF THE COST OF REPAIR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0