GMC Envoy Complaints (2006)

603 consumer complaints on file.

#10393682March 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC CAUSING THE DRIVER NOT TO KNOW WHEN THE LEVEL MAY BE DANGEROUSLY LOW AND LEAVE HIM/HER STRANDED. GAUGE WILL REGISTER "EMPTY" WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE 'CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON AFTER 50-100 MILES THE GAUGE WILL REGISTER "FULL". IT MAY OR MAY NOT BEGIN TO READ SOME LEVEL AFTER THAT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND GMC VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392603March 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP AND GOING FROM FULL TO EMPTY. WITHIN DAYS IT COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND NOW SHOWS EMPTY WHEN FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392223March 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SUMMARY: I REQUEST THAT NHTSA OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERFORMANCE/RELIABILITY OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2006 GMC ENVOY XL VEHICLES. THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALL, AND BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME ON NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT I STILL HAD A FEW GALLONS LEFT AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF AND THEN GOING BACK TO 1/4 FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389108March 8, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE YOU DONT KNOW WHEN YOU CAN RUN OUT OF GAS PARTICULARLY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386297March 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AT JUST OVER 52,000. MILES. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY 2006 GMC OR CHEVROLET VEHICLES FROM THE SAME YEAR RANGE 2005 TO 2006. THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS "IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY THE $500.00 PLUS REPAIR ESTIMATE, JUST DO WHAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING AND RESET YOUR TRIP METER AT EVERY FILL UP. LOOK TO RE-FUEL BETWEEN 250 AND 300 MILES." IN MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED A PERSON WHOSE VEHICLE DID THE SAME EXACT THING. HE WAS USING THE TRIP METER AS THE GAUGE AND EVEN WITH FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, HE WAS LEFT STRANDED IN AN INTERSTATE DUE TO AN ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN TO A FAMILY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THERE COULD BE SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATIONS. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE THAT WE OWN WAS PRICED AT $38,000.00 PLUS MSRP,I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD PERFORM BEYOND THE 50,000 MILE RANGE. I'M SURE, BY NOW, THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS HEARD FROM OTHER GM OWNERS ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION. I AM INTERESTED IN YOUR RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386344March 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE GAS GAUGE IS READING EMPTY EVEN WHEN IT IS FULL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF I RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING IT COULD RESULT IN A REAR END COLLISION. NOT TO MENTION THAT THIS CAR IS NEW AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THESE TYPE OF ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386119March 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 GMC ENVOY AND JUST STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK, THE GAS NEEDLE DROPS TO EMPTY, THE FUEL LOW INDICATOR COMES ON AND IT STAYS ON UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON OR IT MOVES UP SOME, BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ON. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE A AN OPEN COMPLAINT WITH THEM. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED A LOCAL GMC DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THIS TRUCK FOR A GAS GAUGE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY OF THESE TYPES OF COMPLAINTS AND WILL HAVE TO RESEARCH IT. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE FOUND IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH ENVOY'S, GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND HAVE NOT GIVEN OWNERS ANY RESOLUTION. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AN ANNOYING ISSUE AND A COSTLY REPAIR FOR OWNERS AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION ON REPLACING THESE KNOWN PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382780February 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 GMC ENVOY. FUEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING. WHILE GAUGE USUALLY STAYS AT E EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK, OCCASIONALLY IT WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR BUSY STREETS IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382522February 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR REPAIRED THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME 65,000 MILES BECAUSE OF NOISE. SECOND TIME VOLTAGE REGULATOR THIRD TIME REAR BEARING. HAD TO HAVE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER REPLACE AT 90,000 MILES VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382521February 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ENGINE GAS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. GAS CAP INDICATOR IS ON AND OFF. CHANGED ON 3RD GAS CAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382607February 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW IN FEB 06. MY FUEL GAUGE HASN'T WORKED IN 3 YEARS. IT CONSTANTLY READS EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT ON. I HAVE TO REFUEL EVERY 300 MILES TO ENSURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I WAS QUOTED $500 TO FIX IT AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. THEREFORE, IT CONTINUES TO BE FAULTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382509February 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK SENSOR FAILED OCTOBER 2010 ON 2006 GMC ENVOY SLT. SHOWS TANK EMPTY REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF GAS PUT IN TANK WHICH RESULTS IN THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COMING ON 99% OF THE TIME. COST TO REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $600. MILEAGE ON CAR WAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381418February 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL METER REPEATEDLY INCORRECT ON 2006 GMC ENVOY. AFTER FILLING THE CAR, THE FUEL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND THE GAS METER WILL READ EMPTY. DRIVING WILL CAUSE THE GAS METER TO BOUNCE BETWEEN 0 - FULL SPORADICALLY - SOMETIMES STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE, AT 1/4, 3/4, 1/2 TANK. ALWAYS INCORRECT. VERY DANGEROUS. NO IDEA WHERE MY FUEL LEVEL IS AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381476February 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS GAUGE STARTED OFF FLUCTUATING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY BACK IN OCTOBER 2010. NOW IT'S JUST STUCK ON EMPTY ALL THE TIME, AND AS SOON AS I TURN THE CAR ON, THE LOW FUEL BELL DINGS, THE PANEL TELLS ME I HAVE LOW FUEL (EVEN IF ITS FULL), AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380430January 30, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD 2 PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST ONE WAS AT 28000 MILES, ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE RESISTOR FOR THE HEAT/AC FAN CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 5 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE FIRE WENT OUT ON IT'S OWN BY THE TIME I HAD ROOM TO PULL OVER (ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS). I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PART REPLACED RIGHT AWAY SO I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND IN COLD AND ICY CONDITIONS WITHOUT EVEN BEING ABLE TO RUN THE DEFROSTER. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THAT AT ABOUT 32000 MILES MY GAS GAUGE BROKE. I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK AND WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 ON THE HIGHWAY. THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND STAYED THERE. I MADE SURE THAT I WAS NOT LEAKING GASOLINE AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. IT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A WHILE BUT IS NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN. WHEN I FILL UP MY TANK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR THE FIRST 25-100 MILES AND THE GAUGE READS EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON. I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH USING THE 4WD OR TOWING VERY MUCH BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I KEEP TRACK OF MILES DRIVEN THESE THINGS EAT UP MORE FUEL. I DON'T WANT TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED BECAUSE OF THE REPAIR COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377850January 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. EVEN IF I FILL MY CAR THE GAS STAYS ON EMPTY AND THE LIGHT IS ON, IT USED TO GO BACK UP AND THEN DROP BUT NOW IT DOESNT MOVE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377294January 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON... FUEL GAUGE SAYS EMPTY... BELL INDICATES NO FUEL. THIS COMES ON RIGHT AFTER I FUEL UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375392January 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 ENVOY. SENDING UNIT FAILURE. GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A FILL UP, THE GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE GAUGE IS ON "E". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375413January 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE
I HAVE A 2006 ENVOY DENALI WITH 53000 MILES, ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, I WAS FILING UP WITH GAS, I ALWAYS FILL UP AT 1/2 TANK SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 06. AFTER FILLING THE GAS GAGE WENT TO EMPTY, AND THEN WOULD GO TO FULL, THEN BACK TO EMPTY. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AND THEN WENT TO EMPTY. NOW THE GAGE DO NOT READ CORRECTLY AT ALL, I USE THE TRIP TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AS THE REMAINING MILES FUEL GAGE DOES NOT REGISTER EITHER..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377300January 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD REGISTER FULL, THEN WOULD REGISTER EMPTY, THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD A BAD FUEL SENSOR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND URGE THE SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO FORCE GM TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE SAFETY FACTOR, IS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITH NO WARNING ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY AND NO SAFE WAY TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY OUT OF HARMS WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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