GMC Envoy Complaints (2006)

603 consumer complaints on file.

#10247496November 2, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAD JUST FILLED THE FUEL TANK AND HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAD GONE DOWN TO THE EMPTY MARK SETTING OFF THE LOW FUEL ALARM. PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE GAS CAP, AND IT WAS INSTALLED, BUT LOOSE. DISCOVERED THE O RING GASKET WAS MISSING FROM CAP. DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES AND WENT TO AUTO PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT CAP. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, BUT FUEL GAUGE SWEEPS BACK AND FORTH, SOMETIMES SETTING OFF LOW FUEL ALARM. WILL CALL DEALER ON MONDAY TO SEE IF THERE IS A SB FOR THIS. ALMOST OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246122October 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LOST 2ND AND 4TH GEARS YESTERDAY. ONLY 56,000 MILES ON MY 2006 ENVOY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION YET. NOT HAPPY!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245420October 14, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 GMC ENVOY'S GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING FROM EMPTY TO FULL ON FILL UPS FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND NOW IT IS STUCK ON EMPTY EVEN WHEN TANK IS FILLED. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239281August 22, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT OVERNIGHT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HEATING RESISTOR THAT MELTED SOME OF THE WIRES IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO ACTIVATE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON LOW POWER; ONLY MEDIUM AND HIGH DUE TO THE POWER NEEDED BY THE BLOWER WHEN RUNNING ON LOW. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE WIRING HARNESS, THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238047August 13, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE VALVE, HEAD GASKET, TIMING BELT, AND CYLINDER HEAD. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227208May 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI PURCHASED 12/05. BEGINNING AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT ABRUPTLY INTO 1ST GEAR AFTER THE CAR HAD STOPPED MOVING. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT STATES THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218435February 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STARTING IN DECEMBER 2007 EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK THE SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, AFTER A FEW MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY, THEN IT WILL READ SOMETHING ELSE. SO I HAVE TO ALWAYS RESET MY MILEAGE SO THAT I KNOW HOW FAR I HAVE WENT. THIS GMC IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. IT DRIVES ME NUTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT WILL FINALLY RESET TO WHERE THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN I HAVE TO FILL IT AGAIN. I ALMOST DREAD GOING TO PUT GAS IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212037December 16, 2007
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE, A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI WAS TOTALED, BUT NEITHER AIR BAD DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206852October 25, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR (2006 GMC ENVOY XLT) IT WAS FLOATING BACK AND FORTH AT FIRST THEN IT RESTS ON "E" AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE ALARM KEEPS RINGING THAT MY FUEL LEVEL IS LOW. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MORE THAN ONCE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW IT DOESN'T FLOAT AT ALL IT JUST STAYS ON "E" AND THE LIGHT AND BELLS ARE ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206915October 25, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK SENSOR MODULE ON MY 2006 GMC ENVOY FAILED CAUSING THE TANK LEVEL INDICATOR TO FLUCTUATE AND READ IMPROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ABOUT 41,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS OLD. *TR THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE MODULE, AT A COST OF $700. THIS IS AN EXCESSIVE PRICE FOR A MODULE THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN TWO YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205775October 15, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FUEL TANK GAUGE STARTED TO CONTINUALLY SHIFT FROM WHATEVER STATE THE FUEL TANK WAS IN TO EMPTY THEN AFTER SOME TIME REVERT BACK TO NORMAL FUEL CAPACITY AT THE TIME. CONTACTED ONSTAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191571May 23, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE FROM APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE AND IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,266.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189560May 2, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE AIRBAG ACTIVATION LIGHT TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ALSO, THEY FOUND A BOX OF KLEENEX UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY THREE OTHER TIMES. THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL NOT REACTIVATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIRBAG OCCUPANT SENSOR SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS TOO SMALL TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG OCCUPANT SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 26,000 AS OF 05-02-07. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187958April 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI. THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO VIBRATE AT ANY SPEED. IT FELT AND SOUNDED AS IF IT NEEDED TO SHIFT GEARS, AS IN A MANUAL VEHICLE, BUT WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. IT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN NOVEMBER 2006. TWO DEALERS STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REFERENCED THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT IT. WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD AND A NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE NOISE FREQUENTLY OCCURRED AFTER A QUICK STOP. THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE, AND STATED THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE NOISE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,118.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184147March 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
I WAS DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 69 NEAR FORT WAYNE IN MY LEASED 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI WITH MY BOSS ON COMPANY BUSINESS WHEN A CAR FROM BEHIND ME PULLED ALONG SIDE HONKING THEIR HORN AND YELLING FOR ME TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT OF MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS ON FIRE. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, GOT OUT, AND SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY VEHICLE. WE CALLED 911 WHO DISPATCHED FORT WAYNE FIRE AND INDIANA STATE POLICE PERSONNEL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP. BOTH A THIRD PARTY INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR AND A GENERAL MOTORS INVESTIGATOR CONCUR THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED CAUSING LUBRICANT TO SPRAY ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM IGNITING A FIRE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ADMITTED TO ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT I COULD NOT POSSIBLY KNOWN ABOUT NOR WAS IT MY FAULT IN ANY WAY. GENERAL MOTORS WANTS TO "REPAIR" THE VEHICLE AND PUT ME BACK IN IT. I'VE TOLD THEM MY LIFE AND MY BOSS'S LIFE WERE AT STAKE BECAUSE OF THIS FIRE WHICH IF NO ONE HAD WARNED ME ABOUT AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CONSEQUENCE COULD HAVE BEEN TWO FATALITIES AS I DID NOT KNOW THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AS I DROVE ALONG THE HIGHWAY. I'VE ASKED GENERAL MOTORS TO DO THE RIGHT THING, BREAK MY LEASE, AND THEY CAN HAVE THIS ENVOY TO DO WITH AS THEY PLEASE. TO DATE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ACCOMMODATE ME. I REFUSE TO PUT MYSELF OR MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN BACK INTO A VEHICLE THAT WAS ON FIRE AND COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181061January 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE ENGINE QUITTING, 1 TIME AT IDLE, 2 TIMES IN WHILE UNDER WAY IN TRAFFIC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170800October 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN BRAKING THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL OUT @ AROUND 20 MPH. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP. COMPUTER CHIP ISSUE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION YET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170582October 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DEAR SIR, TODAY WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 ENVOY SUV (APPROX 40,000 MILES ON THE OD ) I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. ABOUT 3/4 WAY THROUGH THE TURN THE CAR ACCELERATED FULL SPEED WITHOUT MY HELP. SINCE THE ROADWAY WAS WET (NOT RAINING AT THE TIME) THE CAR SPED AND SPUN VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER SEPARATING THE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. WE ( MY WIFE AND I) HIT THE BARRIER WITH A STRONG IMPACT BUT SUFFERED NO SERIOUS INJURY. (WE WERE BELTED) THIS AUTOMOBILE IS USED AS A TOWED VEHICLE AS WE TRAVEL THE COUNTRY IN A MOTORHOME. THE CAR HAS A VARY HEAVY AND STOUT STEEL TOWING BASE PLATE ON THE FRONT. THE BASE PLATE WAS BENT BADLY BUT IT PROTECTED THE CAR FROM SERIOUS DAMAGE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR SOME 42 YEARS WITHOUT EVER HAVING A CHARGEABLE ACCIDENT. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A CONDITION. IF THE BARRIER HAD NOT BEEN THERE WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH CARS IN THE OTHER LANES STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. WE REALIZE THAT "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" HAS IN THE PAST BEEN BLAMED ON DRIVERS. I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS CAR TOOK OFF AT FULL THROTTLE AND THIS DRIVER DID NOT TRIGGER SUCH A RESPONSE. CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTED THIS FROM BEING A MAJOR TA WITH INJURIES. I HAVE NO AXE TO GRIND AND SEEK NO COMPENSATION OF ANY FORM. NOW HOWEVER, I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT MAY HAPPEN. THE ACCELERATION STOPPED UPON IMPACT AND I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT A MILE TO MY CAMPSITE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PLEASE INFORM ME IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS CONDITION AND IF THERE IS A PROTOCOL TO INSURE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU, MICHAEL C. MCCOY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163476July 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE DURING THE FIRST 3 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE, AND THEN NORMAL ACCELERATION BEGINS AFTER DRIVING 3 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 05/02/06 WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON 07/20/06 AND DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH FAN THAT COOLS THE ENGINE CREATED THE NOISE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHO FINALLY IDENTIFIED THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION TO PERFORM IN THE DOCUMENTED MANNER. UPDATED 08/15/06. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153239March 20, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES JERK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STABILITRACK SERVICE LIGHT AND STABILITRACK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE MADE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED OR WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TOT HE CONSUMER AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE NEXT DAY THE NOISE RETURNED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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