2007 Chevrolet Equinox Complaint Log

NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. HAD TO MOVE IT OUT OF GARAGE AS SMELL WAS EXTREMELY STRONG. TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE 8/25/12, FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC PART OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND COST APPROXIMATELY $909 TO REPAIR. FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000), AS WELL A CORRESPONDING RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE ON SELECT SUZUKI XL7 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V597000). I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BY PHONE (800-243-8872) TO FIND OUT IF MY VEHICLE WAS COVERED, WAS TOLD NO, ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY TITLED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATES "ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS". WAS TOLD BY GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME IF IT WAS DECIDED THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD BE COVERED. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM, I CAN PROVIDE A CASE # UPON REQUEST. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHERE THE CAR WAS TITLED, DID NOT MY VEHICLE COME DOWN THE SAME ASSEMBLY LINE. SO IN EFFECT BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IT IS OK THAT THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED, AND HAD IT CAUGHT OR CAUSED A FIRE THAT WOULD BE OK AS WELL. WOULD LIKE SOME ASSISTANCE TO GET GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE, NOT PENALIZE ME BECAUSE I LIVE IN OHIO AND REIMBURSE ME THE COST FOR THE REPAIR $909. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP LEAK RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER DISCOVERING THE FUEL PUMP WAS RECALLED, SHE CALLED GMC, BUT WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE, AS THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 23, 2012 FOR A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK. EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THE EVAP PURGE VALVE/EMISSION SYSTEM AND FUEL CAP WERE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM, WHICH STATED HER VEHICLE IS NOW INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/13/13

IT HAPPEN AT AN INTERSECTION. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO PULL AWAY THE BRAKES WERE SOLIDLY APPLIED WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I UT IT IN PARK AND PUMPED THE BRAKES. WHEN I TRIED TO START DRIVING AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS RELEASED. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE AND AFTER READING ONLINE IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE SHE DID NOT LIVE IN A WARM WEATHER STATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,295 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 72,982. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS MEANT ONLY FOR WARM WEATHER STATES. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 KENTUCKY AND SURROUNDING STATES HAD RECORD HIGH HEAT AND A DROUGHT. UPDATED 12/10/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED FUEL FUMES STARTED TO EMIT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK UNIT AND SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT WAS NOT REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE STATES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

SMELL A GASOLINE FROM THE THANK. I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THE FUEL PUMP HAS DAMAGE, I HAVE TO REPLACE, I BOUGHT A NEW. DO YOU THINK CAN BE RETURN THE MONEY? *TR

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

NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE EMINATING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR LAST WEEK. AFTER NOT USING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS - THE PROBLEM REOCCURED THIS MORNING. I DID A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS RELATING TO FUEL LEAKS / FUEL PUMP / FUEL MODULE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2007 EQUINOX. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME AND ALL REPAIRS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER. *TR

I SMELL A STRONG GAS SMELL...THERE IS A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDERTANK IN DRIVEWAY...I HAD IT LOOKED AT,AND IT'S THE HOSE AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP...IT'S CRACKED...CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT....ABOUT 1200.00...IT'S THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE...CALLED GM BUT NO HELP....IT'S NOT A RECALL,AND NOT GOING TO BE ONE....SO WHAT DO I DO? *TR

I HAVE HAD MY EQUINOX SINCE 2008; IT IS A 2007 MODEL. I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL REPAIRS ON THE ELECTRICAL REAR LIGHTS AND THE BELT TENSIONER, BUT THIS NEXT REPAIR IS BY FAR THE WORST. WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK POSITION THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS STRONG AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE CAR. WHEN DRIVING, THE SMELL OF GAS CIRCULATED INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM PENETRATING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST ON THE OUTER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND A LEAK ABOVE THE GAS TANK. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM THE MUFFLER. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITIES AS I REGULARLY CARRY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND IT SEEMS TO REQUIRE TOO MANY REPAIRS FOR THE FEW YEARS/MILES IT HAS TRAVELED. AS A THOUGHTFUL VEHICLE OWNER, I TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND COVERED STORAGE FROM NATURAL ELEMENTS. CERTAINLY THESE KINDS OF DEFECTS ARE NOT AN EXPECTED OCCURRENCE IN THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. DISAPPOINTED EQUINOX OWNER :( *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANICS ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPLY PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE TANK AREA AT APPX 58000 MI. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE LEAK, SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED ON A RECALL FOR SEVERAL STATES. AM I MISTAKEN, OR DIDN'T ALL THESE 07 EQUINOX'S COME FROM THE SAME ASSEMBLY PLANT ?????? ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS MANY COMPLAINT'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. AT PRESENT MY PROBLEM STILL EXISTS (SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, SMELLING STRONGER) CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. IF IN THE FUTURE I AM ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, I WILL CERTAINLY DO SO WITH A DIFFERENT CAR COMPANY. (MAYBE IF I MOVED TO------------------ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY OFFENSIVE ODOR OF GASOLINE BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A T THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,227 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,085. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN

IT IS A RECALL ON 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX FOR THE FUEL TANK LEAKING. I CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. *TR

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

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

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.

AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM A 2 HOUR ROAD TRIP I NOTICED A HEAVY GASOLINE ODOR IN MY GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING AND THE HEAVY GASOLINE ODOR PERSISTED. I COULD ALSO SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD A CRACK ON THE TOP OF THE HOUSING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING IT WOULD SPRAY FUEL OUT OF THE PUMP HOUSING. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE EXHAUST RUNS VERY CLOSE TO THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $880. *TR

NOTICE A STRONG GAS SMELL NEAR FILLER DOOR; NOTICED SLIGHT WETNESS ON GAS TANK UNDERNEATH CAR AND THE SMELL OF GAS IS OVERWHELMING. THE CLOSENESS OF THE GAS TANK AND THE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSE CONCERN FOR A FIRE. *TR

KEY STICKS IN IGNITION WHEN ENTERED INTO PARK, AND WILL NOT COME OUT MOST OF THE TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE THE KEY IS TO STICK FINGER INTO A HOLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND SLIDE THE MANUAL RELEASE SWITCH WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTIONS WHICH PREVENT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FROM ENTERING THE FULL PARK POSITION. *TR

FUEL PUMP LEAKING, STRONG SMELL OF GAS, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. AFTER THE FACT A RECALL WAS MADE FROM GM ABOUT FUEL PUMPS ON MY EXACT VEHICLE. I DIDN'T QUALIFY DUE TO RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC. THERE MAY BE MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE LIKE MINE THAT FIT WITHIN RECALL GUIDELINES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VIN NOT INCLUDED ON THEIR RECALL LIST. GM MAY NEED TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL TO INCLUDE MORE VIN'S. *TR

AIR PRESSURE SENSOR ON REAR DRIVER TIRE INDICATED 28 POUNDS. WHEN THE MECHANIC TURNED THE CAP TO REMOVE IT FROM THE VALVE STEM, THE STEM BROKE OFF (DUE TO CORROSION). DEALER SAYS THE WRONG CAPS WERE ON IT IT - IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN METAL CAPS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM THIS DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER GETTING THE SENSOR AND VALVE STEM REPLACED ($86), I BROUGHT THE TIRE BACK AND PUT IT BACK ON. CHECKED REMAINING VALVE STEMS AND ANOTHER ONE BROKE OFF ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. ANOTHER $85 AND I WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE OTHER TWO. DEALER IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS CHECKED MY AIR PRESSURE (DURING OIL CHANGES AND MULTI-POINT INSPECTIONS) AND NEVER MENTIONED I HAD THE WRONG CAPS ON THE VALVE STEMS. I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS WITH MY SAFETY CONCERN. HAD I BEEN DRIVING WHEN THE VALVE STEM BLEW OUT, I COULD'VE EASILY BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. GM MAINTAINS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND WILL NOT PURSUE THE ISSUE. I NOT ONLY FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, BUT I FEEL THEY OWE MY MONEY BACK TO ME. THIS IS THE FIRST GM PRODUCT I'VE HAD (JEEP/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS IN THE PAST). I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THE EXCUSES THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME (WRONG VALVE CAPS, MOISTURE GOT UNDERNEATH AND CAUSED CORROSION) AND WITH GM'S RESPONSE, SINCE IT DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ON IT, WE REALLY DON'T CARE IF YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TELLING EQUINOX AND TORRENT DRIVERS TO CHECK THEIR VALVE STEMS! SHAME ON YOU GM. *TR

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

THIS MODEL AND YEAR RELATED TO CHEVROLET NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 12V459000. GASOLINE LEAK, AS LISTED ON GM RECALL, HAD OCCURRED IN JULY OF THIS YEAR/2012 AT 63997 ODOMETER MILES. GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF FUEL TANK AND NOT DRIVEN , FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, UNTIL DEALER COULD LOOK AT AND REPAIR. VEHICLE OWNER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. DEALER, AT THAT TIME, WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS DEFECTIVE MODULE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT IN A WARM WEATHER STATE AS LISTED ON RECALL, BUT VEHICLE DID HAVE A MAJOR FUEL LEAK AND MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. OWNER IS ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,400. ..UPDATED 12/05/12 *BF UPDATED 12/07/2012 *JS STATUS UPDATE 01/24/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,985.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY CONFIRMED THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

DETECTED SMELL OF GASOLINE WHILE PARKED AMONG MANY OTHER CARS. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL AT HOME DETECTED SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. LOOK AROUND AND SAW GAS DRIPPING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. CHECK UNDER THE CAR AND IT SEEMED LIKE GAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND AGREED ON REPAIR. DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY SAID COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 500 DOLLARS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT THE GARAGE I WAS TOLD OVER 900 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I AGREED, HOPING THERE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE A RECALL, SINCE I HAD READ OF MANY COMPLAINS ON LINE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE LABOR CHARGED REFUNDED TO ME. A FEW MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THE LETTER SPECIFICALLY SAYS "YOUR 2007 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET EQUINOX, VIN XXXXXXXXXXXXX IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 12190. ETC. WHEN TO DEALER, AND THE SERVICE GUY SAY "YOUR VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW ANY OPEN RECALLS AND THAT ONLY CERTAIN ONE HAVE THAT FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL. I TOLD HIM "LOOK AT THE LETTER" BUT I GOT NOWHERE. TRUE I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT THE LETTER MENTIONS A REFUND. PLUS, DID I GET THE RIGHT REPLACEMENT PART OR SOME OTHER GENERIC PART? SO WHY DOES MY LETTER SAY YOUR....IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL..YET THE DEALER'S SYSTEM SAYS "NO" TO THIS RECALL. BY THE WAY I DID BUY IT IN CALIFORNIA AND IT'S REGISTER ALSO AT CALIFORNIA. *TR

I HAVE BARELY 60,000 MILES, NEVER WRECKED OR COMPROMISED. I BOUGHT IT WITH 8,000 MILES IN 2008. I BEGAN TO SMELL RAW FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THINKING THAT IT MAY GO AWAY, BUT DIDN'T. I HAVE HAD DEBILITATING HEADACHES FROM IT AND MY HUSBAND RODE WITH ME ONE DAY AND SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THAT IT WAS A DEFINITE LEAK IN THE TANK AREA, BUT WITHOUT TAKING THE TANK DOWN COMPLETELY, HE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE EXACT SPOT. COME TO FIND OUT, IT IS THE FUEL PUMP THAT IS BEING REPLACED. I AM NOW GOING TO BE OUT $900.00 (INCLUDING LABOR-WHICH WAS $353). I LOVED THIS VEHICLE, BUT NOW WITH THE HEALTH SCARET TO MYSELF AND MY YOUNG SON, MY THOUGHTS OF BUYING ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT IS BEING COMPROMISED. I AM 2 PAYMENTS AWAY FROM PAYING IT OFF. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING. PLEASE ASSIST PROMPTLY. [XXX] OR AT THE POPE DAVIS REPAIR AT 803-714-6773 AND ASK FOR[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A FLAT TIRE REPAIRED ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK THE CAR TO BE LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SPECIAL BULLETIN CONCERNING THE FUEL LEAKS. I PROVIDED THE VIN AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED AND SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I STATED THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT GM DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT $1100 FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I WILL SEEK COMPENSATION FROM GM MYSELF. GM WOULD NOT HELP THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER ABOUT THE MILEAGE FOR THIS FUEL LEAK BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THE LEAK RIGHT NEXT TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE EQUINOX AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THIS WILL COST GM MORE IN THE FUTURE OVER LAWSUITS WHEN SOMEONE IS SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODING!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STABILIZER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,532 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,562.

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IS NOTICED AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED AND RAN. CHECKING BENEATH FUEL TANK, IT IS VISIBLE THAT GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM PUMP/CONNECTIONS AREA ON TOP OF TANK. ALSO HAS THE LEAK IN VICINITY OF EXHAUST CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, NOT TO MENTION HEALTH HAZARD FROM BREATHING FUEL VAPORS. THE EXHAUST WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED TO FACILITATE REMOVAL OF FUEL TANK IN ORDER TO CORRECT OR REPLACE LEAKING PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN OPERABLE CONDITION AND A PERSON WOULD ASSUME THAT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE WOULD RESULT IN A SAFETY RECALL TO REPAIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NORMALLY YOU DO NOT HAVE A LEAKAGE OF THE PUMP BEFORE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF SAID PUMP. I PERSONALLY THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL AND PAY FOR REPAIRS. AND IF A PERSON HAS ALREADY MADE THE REPAIR THAT THE REPAIR FEES BE REIMBURSED. VEHICLE DOES NOT IN MY OPINION HAVE ENOUGH AGE OR MILES TO BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLEY EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TRACE THE SMELL TO THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP), BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK DUE TO A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000...UPDATED 10/22/12 *BF UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS

APPARENTLY, THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2006-2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAVING A STRONG FUEL SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE. IN MOST CASES, THE FUEL LEAKAGE IS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, AN O-RING OR GASKET CONNECTING TO THE TANK ITSELF IS USUALLY THE CAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE, CAUSING FUEL TO POOL ON THE TOP OF THE TANK. LEAKING FUEL IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE FIRE AND EXPLOSION IF IGNITED, FUEL VAPORS ARE UNHEALTHY TO INHALE AND FUEL VAPORS ARE GENERALLY NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE IN LABOR AS IT INVOLVES DROPPING THE FUEL TANK. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR HE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW FUEL PUMP FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPLACED IT INDEPENDENTLY. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, HE WAS ALERTED TO THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE, AS HE DID NOT RESIDE IN ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 TO 45 MPH FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND THEY CONFIRMED THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,842. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 11/28/2012 *JS

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE SEAL AROUND THE FUEL PUMP ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. FUEL WILL POOL UP ON TOP OF THE TANK AND DRIP DOWN THE SIDE AND ONTO THE FRAME AND EXHAUST PIPES CREATING A RISK OF FIRE/EXPLOSION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES ON THE 14TH OF JUNE 2012. THEY GOT WORSE UNTIL I TOOK THE CHEVY TO A DEALER IN KINGMAN AZ. THEY FOUND THAT THEIR WAS A GAS LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHOLE REAR END TO CORRECT. THE CAR IS AN AWL WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT WE DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AS OF THE FUEL DANGER. BECAUSE OF THIS WE WERE FORCED TO BUY A NEW CAR WHICH WE REALLY DID NOT WANT TO DO. *TR

VEHICLE COMPUTER SAYS, "SERVICE AIR BAG SOON". AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN IT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IT SAYS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF EVEN WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER. THE AIRBAG TURNS OFF RANDOMLY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE FUEL MODULE IS LEAKING GAS DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE GAS TANK (FOUR INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE). CHEVROLET HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE COBALT AND IT WAS RECALLED. THE EQUINOX HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A POTENTIAL THERMAL EVENT. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE ALL OF MY ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS STATED EVERYTHING WAS OK. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DOME LIGHT AND REAR WIPER MOTOR REPLACED AND TO GET A STATE INSPECTION. MY VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAILED PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. ALTHOUGH THE PART IS RECALLED ON OTHER 2007 CHEVY EQUINOXES, IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE. I VALUE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, BUT TO CHARGE $975 FOR A PART (LABOR NOT INCLUDED) THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL IS EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE. *TR

NOTICED A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE (WHERE GAS TANK IS LOCATED). AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A DIRTY FUEL FILTER, BUT DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND WAS ASTOUNDED TO FIND OUT THAT APPROXIMATELY 200 2007 EQUINOX OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 6/26/2012 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. IN MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD: FUEL TANK LEAKING; FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENSOR REPLACED; FUEL PRESSURE MODULAR; FAULTY FUEL LINES; CRACKED FUEL TANK; GAS TANK SEAM NEAR PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY SEPARATED & LEAKING; PLASTIC GAS TANK HAD A CRACK; VAPOR CANISTER; CRACKED FUEL PUMP PIPE; FUEL LINE FROM FUEL PUMP TO ENGINE CRACKED; FUEL PUMP MODULE AT CONNECTOR; AND ON AND ON AND ON!!! THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMPONENT FAILURE/MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THIS IS A SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE - THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE OF THESE VEHICLES EXPLODING (POSSIBLY WITH DEATHS) IS GREAT. INHALING GASOLINE FUMES BRINGS CONCENTRATED HYDROCARBONS INTO YOUR LUNGS AND BLOODSTREAM. SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS IN GASOLINE ARE EXTREMELY TOXIC AND ARE MUTAGENS. LIVER DAMAGE AND PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE ARE POSSIBILITIES. MAKE GENERAL MOTORS DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL!!!!! *JB

WE STARTED SMELLING GAS IN EARLY MAY 2012. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, WE TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUEL MODULE THAT WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING AND WE PAID A SMALL FORTUNE TO GET IT REPLACED. IN OCTOBER OF THAT YEAR, GM ANNOUNCED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT HAS REPEATEDLY SAID OUR VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST. I CANNOT SEE HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE. WHY IS THE RECALL FOR JUST A FEW STATES? WE LIVE IN OKLAHOMA, BUT THE RECALL IS FOR TEXAS. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? WHY IS NO-ONE PUSHING FOR A NATIONWIDE RECALL, AND WHY CAN WE NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COSTS OF OUR REPAIRS? I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *TR