2008 Chevrolet Equinox FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SMELLED INCREASING GAS SMELL. MY MECHANIC FOUND A FUEL LEAK, PULLED THE GAS TANK AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AS THE PLASTIC SUPPLY/RETURN HAD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM. TO DATE, I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY CHEVY OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, YET I CAN SEE ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. I FOUND GM'S CAMPAIGN # 12190 BUT NOT SURE IT IT COVERS MY YEAR AND MODEL. IT WAS OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP!! *TR

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE I GOT HER. SHE HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS FROM STEREO, BRAKES, MOTOR AND NOW THE GAS TANKS LEAKS. WE HAD RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER MONTHS AGO STATING THAT THIS WAS A RECALL BUT IF YOU DO NOT SMELL FUEL, THEN DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WELL, NOW WE DO AND I HAVE CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR SYSTEM WAS DOWN AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL US BACK. THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT WITHOUT THE RECALL LETTER THEY COULDN'T HELP US. I AM LOOKING FOR THE LETTER BUT SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE THIS ON RECORD? THAT WAS OVER A WEEK AGO AND STILL NO ANSWER. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND STILL NO RESPONSE. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET SOME ANSWERS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR PLASTIC FITTING ON FUEL PUMP ASSY CRACKED AND LEAKING WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS A RECALL FOR 41,000 GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON THE FUEL GAUGE READS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF QUICKLY WILL LET THE GAUGE RETURN TO NORMAL SETTINGS. THE KEY NEEDS TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL SETTING, ALSO DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY WILL ALLOW IT TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL SETTING BUT THIS ONLY LASTS FOR A FEW TIMES. THE RANGE - HOW MANY MILES YOU HAVE LEFT TILL YOU NEED TO GET GAS - WORKS FINE IF I DID NOT HAVE THIS I WOULD PROBABLY RUN OUT OF GAS OR I WOULD BE VISITING THE GAS STATION QUITE A BIT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS GOING TO COST ABOUT $500 TO FIX THIS. THEY SUGGESTED A NEW FUEL PUMP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NO CODES SHOWED UP ON THE MACHINE. *TR

MY WIFE SMELLED GAS ON MY 2008 EQUINOX WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT AND I NOTICED THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER REAR. I GOT UNDER THE CAR TO SEE IF I COULD SEE A VISIBLE LEAK AND NOTICED GAS AROUND THE GAS TANK. MONDAY JULY 30 2012 I WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I SEARCHED ON LINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE EQUINOX, I'M ALARMED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A FIRE/ FATALITIES WITH THE VEHICLE. *JS

GAS TANK LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. *TR