2007 Chevrolet Equinox FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Fuel leak in fuel tank (on top)

While car is running, fuel is leaking out the top of the tank. Fuel is leaking on exhaust, right under the tank. I have seen recalls on this year and model for a ring breaking around the fuel pump.

VEHICLE LEAKING FUEL NEAR RIGHT REAR WHEEL. FUMES IN VEHICLE

AFTER WORK STARTED TO SMELL STRONG GAS SMELL. LOOK UNDER VEHICLE AND SEEN PUDDLE OF GAS. SHOP SAYS IT A LEAK IN THE GAS PIPE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

STRONG GAS SMELL FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE THAT SPREADS THROUGHOUT VEHICLE BOTH PARKED AND IN MOTION

FUEL PUMP FUEL LEAK, VISIBLE LEAK (SPRAYING) ONTO TOP OF TANK WHEN PUMP IS PRESSURIZED.

CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE AND HAS TROUBLE STARTING ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. CAR WILL START ON SECOND ATTEMPT BUT HAS A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR. AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS CONFIRMED TO BE LEAKING GASOLINE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT MAKE AND MODEL BUT IS LISTED AS ONLY IMPACTING CERTAIN STATES (ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, TEXAS) BUT I'M IN NEW JERSEY AND HAVE SEEN IT ALSO REPORTED IN OHIO, SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEW YORK. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL EMERGING FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, FUEL WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND, AND THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY TRACK, AND BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (WHITNEY'S CHEVROLET, 123 PIONEER AVE W, MONTESANO, WA 98563, (360) 249-4431) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK AND A CRACK ON THE FUEL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *AN

THE CAR BEGAN TO SMELL OF GAS AFTER RUNNING AND STARTED TO CUT OUT. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPORT A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP.

AS MANY OTHERS, I NOW HAVE A LEAKING FUEL SENDING UNIT ON OUR 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND CHEVY CHOOSES NOT TO ADDRESS IT FOR US BY ISSUING A RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING THE FUEL SYSTEM IS PRESSURIZED WHICH CAUSES FUEL TO SPRAY OUT OF A FAULTY JOINT WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC THAT CRACKS, THE FUEL THEN DRIPS DOWN FROM THE TANK AS IT PLEASES AROUND THE EXHAUST AND ON TO THE FLOOR.

I STARTED SMELLING GAS ODOR WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE , I CHECKED AROUND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEE ANY GAS SPILLING ANYWHERE, CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS WET ON THE BACKSIDE , THE GAS IS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK..I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND CHECKED AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL...WHY? IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME THING EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN AND THE RECALL IS FIXING THE PROBLEM..

MY CAR JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO SMELL LIKE GAS. AT FIRST, IT WAS A FAINT SMELL. NOW IT IS STRONGER. I CAN STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT I FEEL AS IF IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. MY GAS METER STILL WORKS AND MY RANGE IS ACCURATE BUT THE GAS SMELL IS BECOMING VERY OVERWHELMING.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING, WHICH BEGAN IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAL AROUND THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,500.

OUR 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX FUEL PUMP RETURN STARTED LEAKING FUEL ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND AND RELEASES STRONG GAS FUMES WHILE PARKED IN OUR GARAGE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER CURRENT SAFETY RECALL IN OTHER STATES BUT NOT IN INDIANA. WHY ARE ONLY SOME STATES UNDER RECALL BUT NOT INDIANA?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND FUMES ENTERED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AND HAD AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF FUEL ABOVE THE FUEL TANK AND THEN EVAPORATED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM MY CAR. ALSO TROUBLE STARTING. CHECKED GAS CAP AND WAS FINE. DROVE AROUND THE REST OF THE DAY STILL VERY STRONG GAS SMELL AND ISSUES WHEN STARTING THE CAR. GOT HOME AND LOOKED UP INFO AND SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES. BUT OF COURSE MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM BUT ONLY CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE RECALLED NOW MINE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SAFELY RISK AND NOT A CHEAP FIX.

I BOUGHT A USED 2007EQUINOX LAST YEAR (MAY 2015) I KEPT SMELLING GAS AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE, DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL, TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHICH COST ME $965.00 TO REPLACE. IF THIS VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE RECALL AND A FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, SHOULD IT HAVE BEEN LEAKING AGAIN AFTER 4 YEARS. IT WOULD HESITATE ON STARTING AND DRIVING AND PARKING THE GAS FUMES WERE SO BAD, I KNEW I HAD A LEAK SOMEWHERE, IT WAS LEAKING IN MOTION AND WHEN STATIONARY, WHEN I WOULD PARK IT AND WALK ABOUT THE PARK, THE GAS FUMES WERE THE WORST THERE, STILL COULD SMELL THE GAS IN MY CAR AND OUTSIDE BY THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS.

FUEL LEAKING FROM THE RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP.

FUEL SENSOR LEVEL IS READING ERRATIC AFTER I PUT GAS IN MY VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY BACK TO FULL.

FUEL LEAK FROM THE TANK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR AROUND THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,126.