Chevrolet EQUINOX fuel problems
599 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
9,097 owner complaints analyzed
31 distinct recall campaigns
73,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 5,904 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
599 of 9,097 complaints match this topic (6.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10115438 · 2005-03-21 (March 21, 2005)
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES, AND I AM WAITING ON A CALL FROM THE DEALER NEXT WEEK FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. THE PROBLEMS ARE: 1) FOUL ODOR, HOSES FOR ANTI-FREEZE SYSTEM REPLACED PER BULLETIN; 2) REAR SQUEAKING, LUBED SAME; 3) TRANSMISSION. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT BRAKES, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED, AND THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO ADJUST ITSELF ACCORDING TO DRIVING CONDITIONS/ EACH DRIVER'S HABITS, AND 4) POPPING NOISE HEARD WHEN STARTING OR WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BR…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10115438 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10236633 · 2008-08-01 (August 1, 2008)
JUST THIS WEEK, WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY 2005 EQUINOX DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET AND WOULD NOT START....WHEN THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP GOT IT (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) THEY FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP BLEW A FUSE AND WHILE REPLACING THE FUSE IT CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM. SO I HAD TO FORK OVER A SMALL FORTUNE TO HAVE THE FUEL FILTER REPLACED. SHOULDN'T SOMETHING LIKE THE FUEL FILTER, OF WHICH IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, BE UNDER A LIFE TIME WARRANTY FROM THE ORIGINAL? *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 42,456 miles reported. Look up ODI 10236633 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10313082 · 2010-02-23 (February 23, 2010)
I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH 4 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED IN 2007 ($1400). MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR COSTLY REPAIRS. MY KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING, AND IT IS HARD TO START. I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE KEY EVERY OTHER TIME I TRY TO START MY CAR. I'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING. WHEN I GO TO CRANK IT UP IT SOUNDS LIKES IT TRIES TO START THEN DIES. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. MY CAR IS NOT IN THE SHOP DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE. THER…
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10313082 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10386413 · 2011-03-04 (March 4, 2011)
MY 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX FAILS TO START SOMETIMES. IT TURNS OVER LIKE IT WANTS TO START BUT NOTHING. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. STEPPING ON THE GAS WILL USUALLY GET THE CAR TO FINALLY START BUT NOT ALWAYS. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. THE BATTERY, STARTER, ETC HAS BEEN CHECKED AND THEY'RE FINE. NEXT STEP IS CHANGING FUEL PUMP (VERY EXPENSIVE) BUT NONE OF THE LOCAL GARAGES SEEM TO THINK THAT IS REALLY THE PROBLEM AS THEY SEE THIS A LOT ON THE EQUINOX. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10386413 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10532815 · 2013-07-31 (July 31, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AND DECREASED SPEED WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 110,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10532815 at NHTSA ↗