2010 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel System Problems

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while stopped at a red light or stop sign, the vehicle experienced severely rough idling before it stalled. The contact believed that the high-pressure fuel pump (HPFP) was the cause of the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 152,000.

AFTER REFUELING VEHICLE, I NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR THAT DID NOT GO AWAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE THE A CHEVY DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A CRACKED FUEL TANK CONNECTOR, AS SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO. APPARENTLY GM HAS RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE AND HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE PART, AS SHOWN IN THE SECOND ATTACHED PHOTO. THIS VEHICLE HAS UNDER 80K MILES, HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NOR HAD ANY OTHER INCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PART FAILURE. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A STRESS CRACK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE, OVER-STRESSED, POORLY DESIGNED, OR POORLY ASSEMBLED PART. IN SHORT, THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. FURTHERMORE, THE FAILURE REPRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, DUE TO THE FUEL LEAK THAT OCCURRED. THE REPAIR WAS ON THE ORDER OF $1500, BECAUSE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT BOTH THE GAS TANK AND FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL REPAIR FOR A RELATIVELY LOW-MILEAGE VEHICLE.

GAS IN MY OIL CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THIS IS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO RUN POORLY AND CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED. THIS EFFECTS THE VEHICLE WHEN RUNNING PARKED OR RUNNING IN ALL GEAR POSITIONS.

TAKATA RECALL: MY CARS ENGINE IS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH, IT'S IDLING VERY "BUMPY" AND SEEMS TO SPUTTER, STALLING OUT (WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED) AND CONTINUING TO RUN A FEW SECONDS AFTER I TURN IT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH IT, THE TECH EXPLAINED THAT MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS WHAT IS CAUSING ALL THE ISSUES. I WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND ABOUT IT AND SHE SENT ME A LINK SHOWING ME THAT A RECALL WAS DONE ON MY MAKE AND MODEL SO I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SHOW NOTHING FOR MY VIN. UPON CALLING THE ACTUAL CHEVY NUMBER LISTED ON THE SITE WHERE WE SAW THE RECALL THEY EXPLAINED THAT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES FOR THE PART BEING RECALLED, MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING! AFTER FINDING THIS WEBSITE I STARTED READING COMPLAINTS AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE CARS ARE MADE IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND THE PARTS IN THOSE LOCATIONS MAY BE MADE DIFFERENTLY THEN THE PARTS IN OTHERS BUT IF WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, I WOULD THINK THAT ANOTHER INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE OPENED AND ANOTHER RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED INCLUDING ALL VIN'S FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IF THIS HAS TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET A LITTLE HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED TOO. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX.

EXHAUST LEAK BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES. DANGEROUS ODOR AND POTENTIAL CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. MECHANIC STATES THAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMMON AMONG GM SUVS THIS PAST YEAR.

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED 3.5 YEARS APART. *JS

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 1 EXCEEDED CONTROL LIMITS PRESSURE TOO HIGH. PROBLEM WITH MALFUNCTIONING FUEL PUMP SIMILAR TO 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINES FROM GM. MODELS FROM SAME YEAR AND ENGINE HOWEVER NOT ALL VINS COVERED. ENGINE MISFIRES, STALLS, SMOKING. OCCURS WHILE RUNNING WITH HIGHWAY DRIVING.

I GOT A RECALL LETTER ONHIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND YOU DONT HAVE IT LISTED, WHY.?.I HAVE HAD OTHER RECALLS YOU DONT LIST I TRUSTED THIS SITE NOW I AM NOT SURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAVE ROUTINE SERVICE PREFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE OIL AND THE HIGH PRESSURED FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,782. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT UPDATED 7/13/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP LIFTERS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

STARTED MY CAR ON A NORMAL DAY AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A MOTOR BOAT, AND WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEAT THE ENTIRE CAR SMELLED LIKE GAS!!!!! *JS

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY FUEL PUMP RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL INCLUDED ABOUT 41,000 VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS. *JB

WHEN GAS IS ADDED TO VEHICLE GAS TANK. THE ENGINE IS HARD TO START. APPEARS AS IF ENGINE IS FLOODED. WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *TR

WHY DON'T YOU LET A PERSON TELL THE COMPLETE STORY? MY ENTRY ABOUT CHEVY EQUINOX COULD CAUSE FATALITIES AND YOU CUT ME OFF AFTER I SPEND TIME TO TYPE IT ALL OUT. I AM SAVING IT TO A WORD FILE IF ANYONE THERE IS INTERESTED, CONTACT ME AT[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A MAJOR INTERSECTION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND STABILITAC LIGHT WITH A WARNING OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON. THE CAR COULD ONLY GO 5 MPH WHICH WAS CAUSED ME TO SLOWLY GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. TWO ON COMING CARS HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS TO AVOID ME. THE DEALER FOUND A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THEY SAID THE CAR IS PROGRAM TO GO INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE WHEN THE COMPUTER DETECTS THIS ISSUE. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THIS COME ON WITH OUT WARNING, IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. SEARCH THE WEB AND YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR FROM GM ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY FOR THOSE NOT REPLACED YET AND A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE ALREADY PAID. I HAD TO PAY $400.64 FOR THIS SAFETY REPAIR SO I COULD A AVOID FUTURE ACCIDENTS WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. THE REPAIR DETAILS ARE ON FILE AT THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE AND THE STABILITY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A DINGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS RESTARTED AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED TO CHECK THE SYSTEM AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. TOWED IT TO NEARBY GM DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS A FUEL PRESSURE MODULE FAILURE. DEALER ORDERED THE PART AND WILL INSTALL IT. *TR

HARD TO PUT GAS ON THIS VEHICLES AND TEND TO EJECT GAS PUMP TRIGGER WHEN PUTTING GAS. ROOF WOOBLY NOT STRONGLY CONSTRUCTED. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX AUG. 20, 2009 AND FAILED TO CHECK WHERE THE FUEL FILL DOOR WAS LOCATED. IT IS ON THE RIGHTHAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS THE WRONG SIDE. IT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN GETTING FUEL. ( GETTING OUT INTO STATION TRAFFIC, WALKING BETWEEN CARS AND BEING A LONGER DISTANCE FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR WHEN MOST PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR KEYS IN THE CAR WHEN FUELING. THE VEHICLES DARTS QUICKLY WHEN TRAVELING WHICH IS NOTICEABLE IN THE BACK SEAT. (MAY BE CAUSED BY VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM) THE FRONT DOORS ARE LOCATED SO THAT I BUMP MY HEAD (HAVE CUT MY HEAD) UNLESS THE SEAT IS BACK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. GM HAS NO RETROFIT TO MOVE FUEL FILL DOOR OR UNIT TO PUT SEATS BACK TO GIVE MORE HEAD ROOM. *TR