GMC Envoy Complaints (2005)

624 consumer complaints on file.

#10417137August 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 ENVOY IS NOLONGER WORKING...THE PROBLEM SEEM TO BE COMMON WITH ENVOY OWNERS BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ENTIRE FORUM ON IT I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GMC AND NO AVAIL...I TRIED TO TRADE THE CAR BUT WAS OFFERED WAY LESS THAN FAIR TRADE VALUE BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING I HOPE I CAN GET SOME HELP FROM SOMEONE..I CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417448August 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED IN 2006 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING SEVERAL DAYS A YEAR. NOW MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. I FILL IT UP AND IT STARTS BLINKING WITH THE RED LIGHT THAT ITS EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416917August 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT READING CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. VEHICLE READS FULL ONE MINUTE AND EMPTY THE NEXT. VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS OCCURRED I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT GMC IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR THIS ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11014 AS PART OF MY COMPLAINT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417423August 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. AFTER FILLING UP TANK WITH GAS, FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY. AFTER SOME DRIVING, FUEL GAUGE INDICATES A CHANGING LEVEL OF FUEL WITH THE RANGE INDICATOR FLUCTUATING FROM 0 TO ~114 MILES LEFT. USUALLY GAUGE READS 0 REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK, BUT SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE A HIGHER READING THAN WHAT THE TANK ACTUALLY HOLDS. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED 1 INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE THE GAUGE INDICATED THERE WAS STILL FUEL IN THE TANK. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE SENDING UNIT ON THE GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417331August 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 GMC ENVOY READS EMPTY AND THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE IS PLENTY OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. I CAN FILL THE VEHICLE UP, OR ONLY PUT $20 IN, AND THE FUEL GAUGE WILL STILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND THE AMOUNT OF ACTUAL GAS IN THE VEHICLE. IT READS EMPTY MOST OF THE TIME. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATION AS A DRIVER NEVER REALLY KNOWS HOW MUCH GASOLINE THEY HAVE IN THEIR TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416528August 1, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING FEATURE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL BUT WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED A BROKEN METAL TUBE THATS CONNECTED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V455000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) BUT DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER THE VEHICLE DID NOT APPLY. THE CONTACT STATED WITH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING A FIRE COULD HAVE OCCURRED OR EVEN RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416454August 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A 2005 GMC ENVOY ROUGHLY 2 YEARS AGO WITH 67K AND AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. WHEN I FILL UP WITH GAS THE SENSOR READS TANK AS EMPTY DIRECTLY AFTER AND SEEMS TO FLUCTUATE TO WHATEVER IT WANTS THE REST OF THE TIME. UPON RESEARCHING THE INTERNET WITH THIS ISSUE IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND GMC IS NOT WILLING TO HELP BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFETY RISK. I PERSONALLY DO SEE THIS AS A SAFETY RISK, IF YOU DON'T PAY PROPER ATTENTION YOU COULD RUN OUT OF GAS AND BE STRANDED ANYWHERE. WHEN I FOUND THE LINK TO THIS WEBSITE AND FORM AND THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH A SHOT TO HOPEFULLY GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED FOR MYSELF AND THE MANY OTHERS THAT SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY ON THESE VEHICLES. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416381July 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 GMC ENVOY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILURE... THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416410July 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN 2008, OUR VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE ON THE AMOUNT OF GAS. WE WOULD FILL IT UP AND THE GAUGE WOULD SHOW FULL BUT AS SOON AS WE WOULD START DRIVING WOULD DROP DOWN TO EMPTY AND EVENTUALLY AS OF TODAY WHEN WE FILL OUT VEHICLE UP ALL THE WAY, THE GUAGE ONLY SHOWS LESS THAN A 1/4 FULL THEN DROPS TO EMPTY. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND THE GAUGE SHOWING FULL AND DROPPING TO 1/4 FULL THEN I RAN OUT OF GAS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING MY GMC ENVOY TO SHUT DOWN AND MY STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STEER OFF TO THE SHOULDER WITH MUCH FORCE TO THE WHEEL. AS OF TODAY, OUR GAUGE NO LONGER RISES TO SHOW ANY SORT OF AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. WE USE THE GAS USED ON THE DASH TO KEEP TRACK OR MILEAGE TO TRACK WHEN WE NEED TO FILL UP AND MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET DOWN TO CLOSE TO EMPTY. WE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE WE HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL MADE BY GMC. I HAVE CALLED GMC AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE AND TO MY SURPRISE NONE! I BELIEVE GMC NEEDS TO CORRECT THEIR MANUFACTURER DEFECT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416416July 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I GLANCED TO CHECK MY SPEEDOMETER AND SAW IT REGISTERED ABOUT 100 MPH. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 40. THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND WENT BELOW THE HIGHEST REGISTERED NUMBER, WHICH IS 120, AND THAT'S WHERE IT NOW SITS APPARENTLY FOR GOOD. NOW I CANNOT TELL MY SPEED. THE NEEDLE REMAINS BURIED BELOW 120 MPH AND DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415139July 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I FILLED UP MY 2005 GMC ENVOY XL SLT WHEN IT HAD 71,000 MILES. I HAD NO PREVIOUS FUEL GAUGE ISSUES. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I HAD FILLED IT COMPLETELY. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR SO HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR THE PAST MONTH AND THIS HAS BEEN A DAILY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL AND WILL STICK ON EMPTY AND THE BELL CHIMES CONSTANTLY EVEN WHEN I JUST FILLED IT UP. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THERE EXCEPT TO MONITOR MILES DRIVEN AND FILL IT BACK UP MORE FREQUENTLY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF MY CALCULATIONS ARE INCORRECT AND MY VEHICLE STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND AM AFRAID OF A STALL HAPPENING RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THERE. AGAIN...THE GAUGE WILL GO BACK AND FORTH AS I AM DRIVING. I CAN START A DRIVE KNOWING IT IS FULL BUT THE GAUGE WILL SAY 1/4 TANK AND IT WILL JUMP ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO FULL AND THEN DOWN TO EMPTY WHICH CAUSES THE LOW FUEL SIGNAL AND BEEP TO GO OFF. THIS HAPPENS DAILY. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND AM SEEING ALOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM GMC ENVOY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE AND GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GENERAL MOTORS. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE TO GET GM'S ATTENTION ON THIS ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415276July 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 ENVOY, TODAY I WAS DRIVING GOING THE NORMAL SPEED AND GOT TO A STOP SIGN ALL A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED REVVING UP ON ITS ON AND THEN WOULD STOP. THEN I BEGAN TO GIVE IT GAS AND TO MY SURPRISE IT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO GET UP A HILL.MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK BEGAN TO MOVE AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG.I HAVE ONSTAR SO I CALLED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, THEY STATED THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CHECKED , THE ANTIFREEZE MAY BE LOW AND CAN EFFECT THE WAY THE TRUCK IS PERFORMING.WELL AFTER GOING TO THE GAS STATION TO PURCHASE THE ANTIFREEZE THEN I START THE TRUCK AND IT BEGINS TO REV AGAIN ON ITS OWN AND SUDDENLY I CAN NOT MOVE...I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER....IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ..IM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS IS DANGEROUS....I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN......SOMEONE PLEASE ADVISE......I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414922July 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY HUSBAND FILLED THE ENVOY WITH GAS, AND WHEN WE DROVE OFF WE NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE WAS READING EMPTY. WE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND WE HADN'T ACTUALLY PUMPED GAS, SO WE DROVE A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO ANOTHER GAS STATION TO SEE IF WE COULD GET MORE GAS. WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO PUMP LESS THAN A GALLON, SO WE FIGURED OUT THE GAUGE WASN'T READING CORRECTLY. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 45 MINUTES THE GAUGE SLOWLY MOVED FROM EMPTY TO HALF FULL, WOULD DROP BACK TO EMPTY AT RANDOM POINTS (SOMETIMES WHILE STOPPED, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING). EVER SINCE THIS TIME OUR GAUGE HAS FLUCTUATED WILDLY, READING EMPTY THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, BUT OCCASIONALLY MOVING ABOUT FROM A QUARTER FULL TO HALF THEN BACK TO EMPTY. WE HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED A FIX AS WE CANNOT AFFORD ANYTHING EXTRA AT THIS POINT DUE TO MY HUSBAND BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A TERMINAL DISEASE AND THE RESULTING MEDICAL BILLS PILING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414884July 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE FAILURE - IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSING STALLING , AFTER FILLING UP TANK GAUGE REGISTERS "EMPTY" , THEN WILL FLOAT BETWEEN 1/4 FULL AND EMPTY, FUEL LIGHT GOES ON , INDICATING I NEED GAS BUT I KNOW I HAVE JUST FILLED IT UP - *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413938July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414011July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2005 GMC ENVOY - GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTION - THE GAS GAUGE WILL REGISTER EMPTY EVEN THOUGH YOU JUST FILLED UP THE TANK. AFTER YOU DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MILES IT STARTS TO REGISTER SLOWLY, BUT DOES NOT REGISTER ACCURATELY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414048July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
PROBLEM WITH SEVERE FLUCTUATIONS OF FUEL GAUGE. RESEARCH SHOWS YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION # IS DP10001. UPON FILLING TANK TO APROX. TANK THE GAUGE SUDDENLY STARTED GOING WILD AND WITHIN 1 MILE OF DRIVING THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" APPEARED. AFTER INVESTIGATING NUMEROUS ON-LINE RESOURCES IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY LIMITED TO THIS VEHICLE BUT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE GM LINEUP. DEALERSHIP REPAIR COSTS ARE ESTIMATED IN THE $800.00 TO $1000.00 RANGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS TO EXIST YET REFUSES TO TAKE ANY UNILATERAL ACTION ON. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413743July 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT ACCURATELY RECORD THE SPEED WHILE TRAVELING FOR MY 2005, GMC, ENVOY, SLT MODEL. IT WILL INDICATE THAT I AM TRAVELING 20 MPH OR EVEN 0 WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND SEEMS TO INCREASE MY RPMS WHILE MALFUNCTIONING. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL TICKETS AS I CAN NOT PERSONALLY TRACK HOW FAST/SLOW I AM GOING WHILE DRIVING. THIS MALFUNCTION HAPPENS EVERYDAY. MY OIL GAUGE IS ALSO UNABLE TO READ, IT NEVER MOVES AND READS UNDER THE START OF THE METER (SOUTH) AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT STARTED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412359July 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE GAS GAUGE HAD STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 60,000 MILES. IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT 77,000 TO 80,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2008 WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES. MY JOB HAS ME ON THE HIGHWAY A LOT. I TRIED TO ESTIMATE THE MILES. BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY 820 AT 260 MILES AFTER FILLING UP. I RAN OUT ON HIGHWAY 30 AT 320 MILES. IN THE COUNTRY ON PRIVATE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY WITH NO ONE TO BE FOUND AT 150 MILES, EVERY TIME I COMPLETELY FILLED THE CAR UP WITH GAS BEFORE RESETTING THE FUEL GAUGE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. I CAN NOT TRADE THE CAR IN. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER TWITH THREE CHILDREN THAT HAS BEEN BLESSED SO FAR TO RUN OUT WITH OUT THEM IN THE CAR. I DID REALIZE SO MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412362July 14, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
OUT OF NOWHERE MY FRONT HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. ITS NOT THE FUSE OR THE BULBS, BOTH FRONT LOW LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK. THERE IS NO POWER GOING TO THE LIGHTS AND I HAVE TO BUY A NEW SWITCH. THE GAS GAUGE IS BROKEN. THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. I FEEL SO STUCK WITH THIS CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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