Fuel System problems

Fuel System: System that provides fuel to the engine. It is formed by a fuel pump, pipes and injectors or a carburetor in older cars.

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Top problems

ABS, transmission, fuel pump

Chevrolet Equinox 2007 80000 miles

I have been having lots of problems with my Chevrolet, all of them really expensive to be solved. First it was the transmission, then the ABS and now the fuel pump.

Dacey from United States 9 years ago

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Same issue here

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marvin from United States 9 years ago

I was told the problem was the fuel pump, but after an electrician examined it, the solution was repairing the computer's failure.

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Dacey from United States 9 years ago

Thank you marvin. In my case a part of it was broken but, as they are made of only one piece, it cannot be repaired.

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Pete from United States 9 years ago

I had an Equinox 2005 and the cause is that the current is not reaching the pump's fuse. You should give direct electrical current to this fuse. The ABS is simply a sensor located in the tire that might need to be cleaned or changed. There is nothing problematic to worry about.

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Inkman66 from Canada 2 years ago

ABS sensor is in the wheel hub/brake caliper assembly...the one in the tire is the TPS (tire pressure sensor)

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Many failures

Chevrolet Equinox 2005

I have just bought my Equinox and I have already found many failures: the ABS indicator turns on and no one can tell me why, the interior plastics are disgusting and break too easily, and it has a terribly high gas consumption, as if it were 8 cylinders.

anonymous user from United States 8 years ago

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Same issue here

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Muriel from United States 8 years ago

The ABS indicator may even turn on because one of your tires is different to the rest. It is quite frequent that it turns on after a brake checking. What you need to do is to reset your computer; there are some YouTube videos that can help you learn how to do it properly.

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Spark plugs wires

Chevrolet Equinox 2006 106000 miles

Hi everyone. Due to a flood I had to drive my car into the water and two rods were twisted. The worst thing was that I took the vehicle to the mechanic and, after disassembling it completely, he said he did not know what to do. I then went to another one but, as this is not an ordinary car here in Chile, he did not know the real order of the spark plugs' wires. I know that they are labelled from 1 to 6 but still don't know how to place them. Another thing I need to do is to fill the gearbox. The car is now working but I feel it is not at its best. I will soon change spark plugs and fuel filter to see if it gets better. It lost its strength when speeding up. What should I do with all this? Thanks!

GATTY from United States 9 years ago

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Same issue here

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Lavonne from United States 9 years ago

Hi buddy. First, the coils' package has the ignition order printed; each post has its cylinder number. Then, the gearbox has the filling plug under the battery, where the fuse box is located. Finally, the power loss might be due to a lack of tuning or due to dirty injectors. Hope it helps.

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