GMC Envoy Complaints (2004)

718 consumer complaints on file.

#10182098February 9, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
IN ROUTE TO WORK DRIVING MY 2004 GMC ENVOY I WAS INVOLVED IN WHAT I WOULD CONSIDERED A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. THE IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO SPILT THE POLE IN TWO, TOP HALF JUST MISSING THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE . UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID MY SEAT BELTS LOCK ME IN CAUSING ME TO FLY FORWARD HITTING MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD TO BE EXTRACTED FROM VEHICLE BY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TRANSPORTED TO ER. I NOW HAVE PERMANENT SCAR APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES IN LENGTH ACROSS MY FOREHEAD. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GMC LATER TO BE INFORMED THAT AFTER THEIR INVESTIGATION THEY CONCLUDED THAT SINCE THE PASSENGER SIDE TOOK THE GREATER OF THE IMPACT THE IMPACT WAS NOT GREAT ENOUGH TO WARRANT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT DRIVERS NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10179294January 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARED MOVING UP AND DOWN WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE BUT WOULD HAVE A JERKY MOVEMENT NOW THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER RESETS TO ZERO. AT A FULL STOP THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ FROM 40 TO 70 MPH AND AT SPEEDS A LOW AS 40 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REPORT SPEEDS UP TO A 120 MPH. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT ALL THE DRIVER TO ACCURATELY JUDGE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF THIS COMPLAINT I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT ALL INDICATIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE IS THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR RECONDITIONED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179298January 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS PEGGED AT 120 ON MY 2004 GMC ENVOY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179250January 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. IT WILL JUMP AROUND AND STICK ON ANY GIVEN SPEED AND REMAIN THERE. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED IT WILL DECREASE 5 MPH FROM THE POINT AT WHICH IT WAS LAST POSITIONED. I CANNOT REGULATE MY SPEED WITHOUT THE SPEEDOMETER AND AFRAID THAT I WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175917December 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 GMC ENVOY SPEEDOMETER SLOWS DOWN TO ZERO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175816December 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING UP A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT'S CONSTANTLY ACTING UP. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS ME GOING FASTER THAN ACTUAL AND SOMETIMES IT SHOWS ME GOING SLOWER THAN ACTUAL AND SOMETIMES IT JUST SITS BELOW ZERO AND DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. NOW THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. IT READS ALL THE WAY PAST 80 AND DOESN'T EVEN MOVE WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. I DO NOT TRUST ANY OF MY GAUGES NOW. I CANNOT BE ASSURED THAT ANY OF THEM ARE READING CORRECTLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174912December 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, ALL THE DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ALL THE GAUGES STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY AND ALL THE NEEDLE INDICATORS STARTED JUMPING AT RANDOM. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE VERY NEXT TIME I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE; IT DID THE VERY SAME THING AS MENTIONED ABOVE (GAUGES ACTING ERRATICALLY, ETC.). I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL MORE TIME EACH TIME WITH THE SAME RESULT. FINALLY THE VEHICLE STARTED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE EXPERIENCED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1200 MILE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. YESTERDAY, I WAS DRIVING HOME AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING QUIT. I COASTED TO A SAFE SPOT ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS MENTIONED ABOVE E.G. GAUGES ACTING ERRATICALLY. AFTER ABOUT 5 MIN. THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. IN MY DRIVEWAY I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS MENTIONED ABOVE E.G. GAUGES ACTING ERRATICALLY. UPON CONSULTING WITH A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A LOCAL DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY HAVING THE SWITCH REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174766November 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2004 GMC ENVOY. IT HAS TWO BUCKET SEATS AND A SECOND ROW BENCH SEAT AND A TRUNK THAT IS SEPARATED BY A PANEL WITH A GLASS INSIDE THE PANEL. I GUESS I HAVE ROLLED THIS WINDOW DOWN 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT AND NOW THE GLASS WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THE PART (REGULATOR) IS ON BACK ORDER FROM GM. THIS MEANS ONLY ONE THING THAT THEY HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I CALLED THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND OF COURSE THEY HONOR NOTHING AND IN FACT HAD SOLD OUT AND DID NOT KNOW WHERE MY PAPERS WERE AT ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE REASON IT TOOK ME 34 YEARS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. I GOT BURNED AS A GREEN KID OUT OF COLLEGE WITH MY FIRST JOB AND PURCHASED A GM AND GOT SCREWED BY THE SALES PERSON IN THE CHECKERED COAT. GO FIGURE. ON TOP OF ALL THIS, THE RADIO FACE HAS TURNED FROM BLACK TO YELLOW AS THE PAINT OF ALL THINGS HAS STARTED COMING OFF OF THE RADIO. WHY WAS THE PLASTIC NOT MOLDED BLACK PLASTIC INSTEAD OF YELLOW PLASTIC AND PAINTED. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS PAST THE MILES. WELL THAT STINKS AS I HAD THE TRUCK LESS THAN A YEAR AT THAT POINT. I TRAVEL A LOT IN MY JOB AND PUT A LOT OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RADIO OR WINDOW REGULATOR. WHAT CAN I DO? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174487November 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE ONE "ELECTRICAL" PART THAT CONTROLS THE INSTRUMENTS THAT GIVE THE SPEED OF THE CAR, RPMS, GAS, OIL, ECT....ALL GAUGES DO NOT WORK. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS YET WITH GMC, I HAVE A 2004 GMC ENVOY AND THIS PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR RIGHT AFTER THE 60K MILE MARK. THIS IS A TRUE "DANGER"...I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED, HOW MUCH GAS, WHAT MY ENGINE IS DOING...NOTHING...THE DEALERSHIPS WANT ANYWHERE FROM $400.00 TO $600.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A TRUE MECHANICAL DEFECT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT ONE OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, SAID THAT GMC HAS A REAL PROBLEM....THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ONE PART OFTEN. ITS SOMETHING THEY SEE OFTEN. I WANT GMC TO RECALL THIS PART AND FAST...I NEED MY GAUGES TO WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173446November 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APX 70 MPH. SPEEDOMETER WAS INDICATIONS 110 MPH. PULLED OVER AND SPEEDOMETER STILL INDICATED 35 MPH WHILE I WAS STOPPED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172583November 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A 2004 GMC ENVOY WITH APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES ON IT IN MAY OF 2006. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING SLIGHTLY ERRATIC, REPORTING SPEEDS VARYING BY 10-20 MPH (I.E. ON THE HIGHWAY, KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REPORT 45 MPH OR SOMETIMES 80 MPH. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, WITH THE SPEEDOMETER REPORTING 120 MPH AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, AND 50 MPH AT A STOP, SOMETIMES NOT REGISTERING ANY SPEED AT ALL (O MPH). THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING, WHICH I AM ASSUMING IS RELATED TO THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. I SEARCHED ONLINE, AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY OTHER GMC OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE LINK BELOW: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE/T2BGKBGI55EKNU77C/P1 THIS IS THE FIRST GMC CAR I HAVE PURCHASED AND I AM DISSATISFIED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM A PRETTY GOOD GUESS AT HOW FAST I AM GOING, HOWEVER WITHOUT AN ACCURATE SPEEDOMETER I FEEL I AM TAKING UNNECESSARY CHANCES. AS A REALTOR, I OFTEN HAVE CLIENTS IN MY VEHICLE AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY AS WELL. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GMC, BUT I WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER AS THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS A $500 FIX, AND I AM CONCERNED AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I NEVER EXPECTED TO HAVE AN ISSUE THIS PROBLEMATIC WITH A VEHICLE 2 YEARS OLD. I HOPE THAT BY REPORTING THIS ISSUE, THE NHTSA WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME AND THE OTHER HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172435November 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 GMC ENVOY XUV I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 40,000 MILES AND MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT SAYS I'M GOING 120 MPH WHEN I MAY BE DOING 50 MPH. THE NEEDLE MOVES ERRATICALLY. I'M FINDING I'M NOT THE ONLY GM CUSTOMER HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. ESPECIALLY ON A VEHICLE THAT'S ONLY 2 YEARS OLD W/ UNDER 50,000 MILES. THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD AND AN EXPENSE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171782October 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
RAINY CONDITIONS... SLICK CONDITIONS. SKIDDED WHILE TRAVELING 20-25 MPH... SKIDDED OVER THE LEFT SIDE OF MEDIAN, CORRECTED AND COULDN'T REGAIN CONTROL. >ABS BRAKES FAILED (ABS LIGHT ON DURING END OF SKID INTO CRASH). CAR LANDED IN DITCHED, 90 DEGREES ONTO PASSENGER SIDE. TOTAL LOSS TO CAR. SLIGHT INJURY TO DRIVER. >AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED UPON ROLLOVER TO PASSENGER SIDE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170764October 13, 2006
TIRES
MY 2004 ENVOY AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A YEAR WITH NO LONG ROAD TRIPS THE TIRES HAD WORN UNEVENLY AND TWO WERE ALMOST BALD. THIS IS A SHORT TIME FOR TIRES AND THEY WERE ROTATED WHEN NEED. THE WARRANTY COVERED REPLACING THE TIRES AND NOW IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER YEAR OR SO AND THEY HAVE DO THE SAME THING. GMC DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN, THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL WEAR. SO MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY PEOPLE REPLACE THEIR TIRES EVERY YEAR? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170264October 9, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING MY 2004 GMC ENVOY SUV. WHILE DRIVING REPORTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH; THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER, CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT. DURING THIS TIME NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TREATED FOR SCRAPES & BRUISES, PAIN, MINOR INJURIES, MAJOR INJURIES RULED OUT BY X-RAYS & CT SCANS, THEN RELEASED. I UNDERSTAND THE THEORY " IF A PERSON IS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE CRASH THE VEHICLE DID IT'S JOB." MY CONCERN WAS NOT MUCH OF A CONCERN UNTIL THE RESPONDING EMT'S, OFFICERS, AND MECHANIC AT THE PLACE WHERE THE CAR IS CURRENTLY STORED ALL VOICED CONCERNS REGARDING THE FACT NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THIS ACCIDENT. I ALSO BECAME CONCERNED AFTER SEEING THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NOT OFFICIALLY SURE OF THE STATUS OF THE CAR AT THIS TIME AS WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE ADJUSTER. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC & RESPONDING OFFICER BELIEVE IT IS TOTALED. THE ENTIRE FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS RIPPED OFF HANGING ON A THREAD, THE ENTIRE FRONT END/GRILL RIPPED OFF, BOTH HEADLIGHTS CRUSHED, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NO LONGER THERE, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE ENTIRELY MISSING ALONG WITH ANYTHING HOLDING IT IN PLACE, THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS ALMOST TOUCHING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS PUSHED BACK TOWARD THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR AS WELL. MY FIANCE WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONCERN IS IF SHE HADN'T BEEN, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO A PASSENGER...CLEAR SPECULATION , BUT THE AIRBAG MAY HAVE BEEN THE ONLY SAVING GRACE A PASSENGER WOULD HAVE HAD. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, GM, AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND NOW NHTSA WITH THIS CONCERN. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW THIS REPORT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10169597September 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE MPH AND RPM GAUGES NOT WORKING. I CAN BE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT SHOWS MY 2004 ENVOY IS GOING 70 MPH. ALSO THE RPM GAUGE WILL SAY 0 RPMS WHEN I AM GOING AT ANY SPEED. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY DISCONNECTED THE POSITIVE CABLE TO RESET THE GAUGES. I AM AFRAID I WILL GET PULLED OVER BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169025September 23, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I BOUGHT A 2004 GMC ENVOY FROM KNIGHTLINGER MOTORS IN COUDERSPORT PA 3-2004. I STARTED HAVING SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE. I KEPT GOING BACK TO THEM WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT KEPT LOCKING INTO PLACE. THEY WOULD ASSIST IN UN LOCKING IT. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THE SEAT BELT MECHANICS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL I TAKE A 99% RISK OF INJURY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SEAT BELT IS NON FUNCTIONING. IT IS A COME AND GO KIND OF THING. ONE MINUTE IT WORKS THEN THE NEXT WEEK I AM LEFT WITHOUT USAGE. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN THAT VEHICLE AND YET GMC HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND THEY TRIED TO APPEASE ME BY PROVIDING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ON MANY OCCASION DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE AND YET THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ERICA FROM GMC CONSUMER MANAGEMENT AGREED THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP HAVING SOMETHING REPLACED IF IT IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS REPLACED WAS IN JUNE. WITHIN TWO HOURS IT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. NOW IT IS BACK. ONE MINUTE I CAN USE MY SEAT BELT AND THEN NEXT TIME I GET IN I DON'T GET TO. I RECENTLY PHONED ERICA AGAIN TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS A SAFETY VIOLATION AND THAT SHE NEED TO CONTACT ME SO THAT WE COULD DISCUSS OPTIONS. TO DATE MY PHONE CALLS GO UNANSWERED. THE LAWS DEMAND THAT YOU WEAR A SEAT BELT AT ALL TIMES BUT I CAN NOT DO SO WITH MY GMC. DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR DEATH BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN CARE OF. WINTER IS COMING AND IT IS UNFAIR THAT MY TRUCK WILL SIT IN THE GARAGE ON THE DAYS THAT I FEEL UNSAFE TO TRAVEL WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. WHY DID I SPEND $42000 ON AN AUTOMOBILE THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO KEEP ME SAFE. WHAT I FEEL IS UNFAIR IS THIS BAD TREATMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168808September 21, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHT NOT COMING ON. THE FUSES AND TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CHECKED; ALL FUSES AND BULBS ARE FUNCTIONING. THIS IS HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING, FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS UNSUSPECTED DRIVERS BEHIND ME. THIS WILL ALSO CREATE PROBLEMS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ME OR ANYONE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167947September 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, LIGHTING IN THE DASH, AND OTHER LIGHTING FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. THE LIGHTS BECOME VERY DIM AND THEN GET BRIGHT AGAIN IN A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS GETTING TO BE DANGEROUS AS PEOPLE TEND TO PULL OVER IN FRONT OF ME AND SOMETIMES TRAFFIC IN GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION COMING TOWARDS ME WILL PULL OF THE ROAD ALL THINKING THAT I AM FLASHING THEM EITHER DUE TO AN EMERGENCY OR JUST SOME WILD DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT HE STATES HE CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OF COURSE HE ALSO STATED THEY TOOK IT FOR A RIDE BUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR THEM. I GUESS NOT, IT IS HARD TO SEE LIGHTS FLICKERING IN THE SUNSHINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166723August 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
THE BLOWER MOTOR ON OUR 2004 GMC ENVOY QUIT WORKING AND UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS THAT PLUGS INTO THE RESISTOR HAD MELTED TOGETHER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ORDER THE TWO PARTS (RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS), IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IS ON NATIONWIDE BACKORDER. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO INDICATED THAT HE HAS 5 OTHERS ON BACKORDER. FROM THAT COMMENT, HE INDICATED THAT THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND RESISTOR MELTING TOGETHER ON A NATIONAL BASIS. THE FACT THAT THE HEAT WAS SO GREAT TO MELT THESE TWO COMPONENTS TOGETHER CLEARLY INDICATES A POSSIBLE FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD. I BELIEVE IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL ISSUED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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