2007 Chevrolet EQUINOX problems and owner complaints

TWO WEEKS AGO, STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING. DIDN'T SEE ANY OBVIOUS LEAKAGE. TOOK TO SULLIVAN SATURN/CHEVROLET TO HAVE EMISSION REPAIR BUT THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM WITHOUT REMOVING GAS TANK. THEY CHARGE FOR THIS $500 WITHOUT KNOWING THE EXACT PROBLEM OR IF IT IS COVERED BY EMISSION WARRANTY. THE CAR IS TWO YEARS OLD AND THE LEAK, WHETHER EMISSION OR TANK SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I THINK POSSIBLE DEFECT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND EMISSION ISSUE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 56,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10289974 at NHTSA ↗

I DISCOVERED A SMELL OF FUEL FROM MY VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED ON 3/25/10 AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX LT. IT IS JUST BEYOND WARRANTY AND NO EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED. THE FUEL LEAK IS BENEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS NO WEAR AND TEAR TO THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE LEAK IS DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING OF THIS PART. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY INJURY OR F…

Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10322401 at NHTSA ↗

POWER STEERING FAILURE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER START UP POWER STEERING DID NOT OPERATE. DASHBOARD WARNING READ SERVICE STABILITRACK. DROVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AT HOME POWER STEERING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, BUT SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING WAS STILL LIT. A QUICK LOOK ON THE INTERNET SHOWED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM IN CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH SIMILAR POWER STEERING. CAR WILL BE BROUGHT TO DEALER NEXT WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 2,768 miles reported. Look up ODI 10193522 at NHTSA ↗

2007 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING WHEN IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS. SHE STATED THAT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. SHE STATED THE ENGINE AND STABILITRAK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. *KB NOT LONG AFTER THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE REPEATED THE SAME NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE IN REVERSE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10204885 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH BOTH FRONT TIRES ON A PATCH OF ICE. THE TIRES ROLLED ON THE ICE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS NORMAL DUE TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE. THE DEALER ALSO TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD JUST APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 - THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL WHILE IN PARK. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE LOCKING PIN IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE ENGAGING PROPERLY. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 2,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10179544 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVER NIGHT OR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME ( A COUPLE OF HOURS) THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS FOR THE FIRST 3 TO 4 TIMES YOU HIT THE BRAKES AND THEN STOPS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A MONTH AND BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. THE NOISE IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS NOISE IS NORMAL. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10182351 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD POOR FUEL MILEAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO JUMP FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT CAUGHT A WIRE THAT WAS NOT IN A WIRING HARNESS AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED STABILATRAC FAILURE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. HE HAS BEEN INJURED TWICE BECAUSE THE REAR HATCH DOOR STRUTS FAILED AND STRUCK HIM IN TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 170 miles reported. Look up ODI 10233648 at NHTSA ↗

I BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX NEW. A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER TAKING IT HOME A STRANGE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING, AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BETWEEN THE LEFT SPEAKERS AND THE DIRECTIONALS. A LOUD RAPID NOISE WOULD SUDDENLY COME THROUGH THE LEFT SPEAKERS AS I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL I USED THE TURN SIGNAL (EITHER DIRECTION). I HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. FIRST I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT SHORT IN THE RADIO, BUT THE RADIO REPLACEMENT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN THE LEFT TWEETER SPEAKER WAS CHANGED, THE RADIO …

Owner-reported narrative. 60 miles reported. Look up ODI 10254068 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VERY FIRST DAY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME, IT BROKE DOWN. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET ITSELF AND THEN RESTART. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 14-15 TIMES AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, BUT IT WAS NEVER REMEDIE…

Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10235349 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH READ "SERVICE STABILITY TRACK AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED". THE VEHICLE STALLS AND STOPS AND, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAS TO WAIT AND CONTINUOUSLY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT FAILURE…

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10254755 at NHTSA ↗