GMC Envoy Complaints

3,582 consumer complaints on file.

#10259301February 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING CORRECTLY, WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 120MPH AND I WAS IN TOWN IN A 35MPH ZONE. I HAD MY GPS DEVICE ON AND IT SHOWED THAT I WAS ACTUALLY GOING 35MPH. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE SPEEDOMETER STATED THAT I WAS STILL TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 75 MPH, AND THAT WAS INCORRECT BECAUSE I WAS SITTING STILL AT THE LIGHT. ALSO, AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE IT STILL REGISTERED A RATE OF SPEED OF 75 MPH. THERE ARE SOME DAYS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT GOES CRAZY. ANOTHER EXAMPLE, IT SOMETIMES SHOWS THAT I AM GOING AT A RATE OF SPEED OF 0 MPH AND I KNOW THAT I AM AT LEAST GOING 55 MPH. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. UPON CONTACTING THE GM SERVICE CENTER THEY STATED THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDING REPLACED, BUT IF THAT WOULD BE THE CASE THE OTHER GAUGES WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. SO FAR THE ONLY THING THAT IS MESSED UP IS THE SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $300.00 OR MORE AND THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH IN MY OPINION DOES NOT NEED REPLACED....ONLY THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDS REPLACED/REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259325February 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MY 05 GMC ENVOY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH! MY ISSUE IS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND CONSOLE "FLASHING" AT NIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THE FIRST TIME THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY, SOME CABLES AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME SAYING THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT BACK ABOUT A MONTH LATER BECAUSE THE LIGHT WERE STILL FLASHING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS AND TOLD ME IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR. I DID NOT BELIEVE THEM AND DID NOT GET MY ALTERNATOR CHANGED ($675.00) AND MY CAR HAS BEEN STARTING AND RUNNING FINE. MY HEADLIGHTS STILL FLICKER, BUT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND MOST OF THEM GO THROUGH A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND IT STILL DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SOMETHING GMC NEEDS TO LOOK INTO AND FIX BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259126February 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS A MALFUNCTION THAT WILL MAKE THE SPEEDOMETER READ VERY ERRATIC, AT A STEADY SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE 120 MPH AND ON OTHER DAYS IT WILL STAY A ZERO. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY, NOT EVERYDAY BUT I WOULD SAY ATLEAST ONCE EVERY 2 WEEKS. I BELIEVE THERE COULD BE GRAVE CONSEQUENCES., YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING, ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE NO CARS TRAVELING THE SAME DIRECTION AS YOU. I WILL ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS ITEM MYSELF SINCE THE DEALER SAYS IT CAN COST $300-$700 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259161February 17, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ACCIDENT ON 2/17/2009 FRONT CRASH TO OTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY HOOD DAMAGE, WINDSHIELD DAMAGE, ALL FRONT DAMAGE, DOORS COULD NOT OPEN RADIATOR DAMAGE, ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259169February 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 GMC ENVOY XL WITH 49000 MILES FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WILL SHOW EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP THEN SHOW FULL. GAUGE WILL THEN SHOW 3/4 FULL THEN 1/2 FULL AFTER ONLY 10 TO 20 MILES. BEFORE 100 MILES GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BEEP. THIS WILL HAPPEN TILL TANK EMPTY, I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TRUCK. I HAVE READ THAT IT COULD BE FUEL CAP, SO I REPLACED IT BUT NO FIX. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE SAME THROUGH 20 FILL UPS.CAN YOU HELP,FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD RUNS FROM 600 TO 1000 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258789February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD REGISTER AT ALL KINDS OF SPEED. THEN IT WILL STICK BELOW 120MPH. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT THAT THE ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD AN ESTIMATE DRAWN UP TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND IT WAS OVER 600 DOLLARS. I FEEL THAT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND COVER THE COST FOR REPAIR, SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258830February 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN GAUGE INDICATED REMAINING FULL. SHORTLY AFTER THIS SITUATION THE GAUGE REGISTERED ERRATICALLY AND THEN EMPTY ALL THE TIME WITH ALARM SOUNDING RANDOMLY. EST. FOR REPAIRS IN THE $700 RANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258856February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON A 5-6 HOUR TRIP, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING ABOUT 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE TRIP. WE HAD TO USE THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE TOMTOM TO DETERMINE OUR CORRECT SPEED SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 5-10 OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR THE NIGHT, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN...BUT ONLY TO STOP AGAIN 1/2 WAY THROUGH OUR TRIP BACK HOME. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE SPEEDOMETER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND REFUSE TO PAY THE OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT TO REPAIR IT. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258762February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TACH ON MY '04 ENVOY WITH 67K MILES STARTED ACTING ERRATIC AND HAS COMPLETELY FAILED JUST AS ALL THE OTHER SERVICE BULLETINS . THIS HAS CORRECTED ITSELF BUIS TILL ERRATIC. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE FAULTY ELECTRONIC GAUGES ON THESE '04 ENVOYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258590February 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ENVOY 360. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. HE NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND CALLED 911. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259028February 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
LTR FROM SENATOR CARDIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2004 GMC ENVOY. *NJ THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258470February 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BOUGHT THE CAR 2006 WAS TWO YEARS AT THAT TIME LESS THAN A WEEK INTO REPLACED BRAKES FOR ABS FAILURE. STILL HAPPENING, TOOK IT BACK SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. WELL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO MY WIFE WAS GOING UP-HILL TO A STOP LIGHT HIT THE BRAKES ON SLICK PAVEMENT AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND ABS DID NOT KICK IN. CAUSING MY WIFE TO TOTAL TWO VEHICLES THAT I AM NOW BEING SUED FOR ONE OF THEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10258343February 11, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD "IT'S OK. FORGET IT." ON 01-09-2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON TEXAS HIGHWAY 60, I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET FOR 70 MPH. TRAFFIC WAS NORMAL BUT CONTINUALLY PASSED ME AS IF I WAS GOING SLOWER. I PULLED OVER AT A CONVENIENCE STORE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 45 MPH IN PARK. I CONTINUED HOME GAUGING SPEED BY THE OTHER TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. ON 01-14-2009, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE VEHICLE RETURNING FROM SCHOOL. THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO BE WORKING. AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE A/C WENT TO MAXIMUM HEAT AND HIGH BLOWER. MY WIFE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, STRIKING MY DAUGHTER IN THE LEFT TEMPLE RESULTING IN A MILD CONCUSSION. ONSTAR NOTIFIED THE POLICE OF A COLLISION. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO REFERRED ME TO GMC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THE AGENT TOLD ME THAT THIS KIND OF THING HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING TOO FAST AND TURNING TOO SHARP. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS DISPATCHED TO GATHER COMPUTER INFORMATION AND DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN A COLLISION. HIS RESULTS WERE THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND THE BAGS DEPLOYED PER COMMAND FROM THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON THE VEHICLE TRAVELING 20 MPH AND TURNING TOO SHARP. THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING 20 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN A STRAIGHT LINE. TURNING RIGHT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN GOING THROUGH A FENCE AND LEFT WOULD HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE IN A PARK. GMC REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE THE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE COMPUTER AND THE DRIVER'S ACCOUNT FURTHER. I CONTACTED A LOCAL GM DEALER WHO HAS AS MUCH CONCERN ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AS I DO. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN INITIATED TO DATE AS IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT IS AT FAULT. SEVERAL GM TECHNICIANS AND SERVICE MANAGERS BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM BUT ARE UNABLE TO PROCEED WITHOUT APPROVAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10258366February 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 ENVOY SE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS GAUGE FOR THE PAST YEAR. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 80000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE GAS GAUGE AND IT WILL NOT WORK ANY LONGER. IT SEEMS AS IF LOST PRESSURE AND WILL NOT READ HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I FILL UP, IT WILL STAY ON EMPTY AND WILL NOT MOVE. AT TIMES, IT WILL GO FROM EMPTY TO ABOUT HALF TANK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT WILL DROP ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN TO EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258244February 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MOTORS THAT RUN THE GUAGES IN MY 2003 GMC ENVOY HAVE FAILED. THESE CONTROL THE FUEL, AMP, TEMP GUAGES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE MOTORS AND OTHER GUAGE CLUSTERS THAT USE THEM IN OTHER GM VEHICLES ARE CURRENTLY RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258267February 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SPEED ODOMETER AND TACH NOT ACCURATE. I HAVE HAD 2 SPEEDING TICKETS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. NOT SURE OF THE DATE IT FIRST HAPPENED BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE. GM DEALER IN MY AREA WAS RUDE TO MY WIFE AND SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258040February 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XUV. THE CONTACT CANNOT DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE IS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY WHEN THERE IS A HALF A TANK OR LESS OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. GMC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN UPDATED 03/23/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258124February 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. AFTER THE GAUGE HAS READ EMPTY FOR A WHILE, THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN COMES ON. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME 724.00 TO GET FIXED, B/C THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257826February 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAD GAS POURING FROM 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE SENDING RETURN PART IS BAD, THE GMC DEALER SAID PART IS OVER $400 AND HAS TO BE ORDERED FROM CALIFORNIA, MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON HERE, IT HAS BEEN QUITE A FEW ENVOYS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY ENVOY WAS ORIGINALLY A LEASE AND CAME FROM PA WHICH WE WERE NOT TOLD. WE WERE TOLD THE WARRANTY WE PURCHASED COVERED BUMPER TO BUMPER BUT DOES NOT, THE PART WILL BE 5 DAYS COMING AND MEANTIME, I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL ?I GET IT BACK. I THINK SINCE THE GAS LEAKS SO MUCH, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR AND AN EXPLOSION SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258002February 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 GMC ENVOY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE HAS GONE BAD. IT WILL NOT ZERO OUT AND OPERATES ERRATICALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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