GMC Envoy Complaints (2005)

624 consumer complaints on file.

#10301953January 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, WHEN FILLING TANK, GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, FUEL GAUGE IS UNRELIABLE, I'M AFRAID OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301709January 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 91 SOUTH, GLANCED DOWN TO SEE MY SPEEDOMETER INDICATED I WAS TRAVELING 75 MILES PERHOUR LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO DECREASE SPEED WHEN I REALIZED THE VEHICLE BEHIND MINE HAD TO PULL AROUND MY VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING MINE IN THE REAR. SEVERAL MILES LATER I DISCOVERED MY SPEEDOMETER INDICATED I WAS TRAVELING 120MPH ALTHOUGH KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC. AS I PULLED OF HIGHWAY AND HIT MY BRAKES THE SPEEDOMETER DECREASED IN SPEED, ALTHOUGH WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP SPEEDOMETER INDICATED I WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH. THIS CAUSES SOME CONCERN SINCE I ONLY HAVE 41,119 MILES ON MY 2005 ENVOY XUV. I CONTACTED GMC AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH A GMC DEALER TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE AFTER SOME RESEARCH HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND FIND IT DIFFICULT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE FOR THIS ISSUE. SPEED IS A HAZARD, THAT'S WHY SPEED LIMITS ARE POSTED, THAT'S ALSO WHY SPEEDOMETERS ARE PUT INTO VEHICLES IN THE FIRST PLACE. LETS PRAY FOR ONCE THAT SOMEONE IS NOT INJURED SIMPLY BECAUSE THE DRIVER COULD NOT AFFORD TO SPEND THE MONEY FOR AN ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301722January 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON MY 2005 GMC ENVOY XL SLT IS CRACKED. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED MANY OF THESE GMC ENVOY AND CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS HAVE THIS SAME INCIDENT OCCURRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300262January 19, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE NORMAL DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS. 2. PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES SEIZE FROM CORROSION. PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, PASSENGERS COULD NOT EXIT VEHICLE AFTER A 4 HOUR RIDE. THERE IS NO SEAL TO PREVENT WATER, SALT, DEBRIS FROM ENTERING THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS DURING NORMAL VEHICULAR OPERATION. 3. DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300123January 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. IT NOW EITHER DISPLAYS NO SPEED OR AN INACCURATE READING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300209January 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NEVER HAD FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS BEFORE, FILLED MY TANK, DROVE AWAY FROM GAS STATION AND WITHIN ONE MILE, THE FUEL BELL WENT OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON. WENT BACK TO GAS STATION THINKING I HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF, BUT OWNER SHOWED ME ON GAS PUMP THAT IT HAD PUMPED $60 WORTH OF GAS. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, THE WARNING LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I'VE BEEN GIVEN QUOTES TO FIX IT RANGING FROM $400 TO $600. WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS, GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX FOR EVERYONE FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300076January 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 GMC ENVOY. COMING TO A STOP, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, FOOT SLIPPED OFF, CAR CONTINUED MOVING INTO PASSING CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED JULY , 2009 BUT WITH MORE DAMAGE. PRIOR TO THESE INCIDENTS, HAD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN FEET SLIPPED. [2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS] PEDAL IS EITHER WRONG SIZE, MATERIAL, OR PLACED IN WRONG PLACE. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW, IT IS PARKED IN GARAGE. YOUR FORM DOES NOT ALLOW FOR "BRAKE PEDAL" . I MARKED SERVICE BRAKES, BUT IT WASN'T THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300093January 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2005 GMC ENVOY AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS BUT SINCE THEY HAD REMOVED THE BATTERY AND RE-CONNECTED IT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOULD WORK CORRECTLY. I WORKED CORRECTLY FOR 2 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300007January 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 GMC ENVOY XL IS PEGGED AT 120 MPH AND STAYS THERE ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH GMC PRODUCTS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MANY GMC PRODUCTS BUT DOSE NOT INCLUDE THE ENVOY LINE. WHY IS THIS? NO ACCIDENT SO FAR BUT VERY UNSAFE DRIVING A VEHICLE WHERE YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299907January 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 GMC ENVOY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. CAR HAD 42000 MILES WHEN IT QUIT. CAR NOW HAS 50200 MILES ON IT. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AND SOMETIMES WILL FLOAT JUST ABOVE EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. CAR HAS LEFT FAMILY ALONG SIDE ROAD WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 02/01/10 *BF UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297749January 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON AND WARNING SOUND CONTINUES AFTER FILLING UP. THE GAS GAUGE STAYS ON AND THE WARNING SIGNAL CONTINUES TO CHIME AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297218December 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER CONSTANTLY SHOWS DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WILL BE DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY AT 65MPH AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT SHOWS 90MPH SO YOU SLOW DOWN 65 AGAIN AND REALIZE THAT EVERYONE FLIES BY. THE BEST I CAN FIGURE IS IT WILL SUDDENLY SHOW A DIFFERENT SPEED THAN ONE IS ACTUALLY GOING FROM 20MPH LESS TO 40MPH MORE. DIFFERENT EVERY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296117December 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE WAS IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GAVE OUT, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. IT RESEMBLED THE CAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS WITHOUT DOING SO. AFTER I PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITH GREAT DIFFICULTIES, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN IT. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THERE IS NO RELEASE SWITCH WHICH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THERE SHOULD BE SO HE COULD GET IT ONTO THE TRUCK, SO THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE DRUG WITH THE WHEELS LOCKED ONTO THE FLATBED AND THEN PUSHED OFF IN THE SAME MANNER. WE PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN 5 MONTHS LATER. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ONLINE AND IT IS NOT JUST WITH THE GMC ENVOY DENALI IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND POSSIBLY OTHER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GM. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ONLINE THAT SAID THEY KEEP SPARE IGNITION SWITCHES IN THE VEHICLE AND THE TOOLS TO SWAP IT OUT BECAUSE OF HOW FREQUENTLY IT HAPPENS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART AND IT IS NOT AVAILABLE AS FAR AS I KNOW, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RETURNED TO ME. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2005 GMC ENVOY DENALI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294737December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 GMC ENVOY IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT REGISTERS 120 MPH OR IS OFF THE CHART. AT REST THE SPEEDOMETER US STUCK ON 60 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290549November 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 GMC SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. STOPS WORKING AND GETS STUCK ON THE 120MILES POINT EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND NOT JUST DRIVING. OCCURS AFTER ABOUT A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND, AFTER ONLINE AND OFFLINE RESEARCH, IT TURNS OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THESE PROBLEM WITH SOME GMC TRUCKS, ESPECIALLY THE GMC ENVOYS MODELS. AND GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING OR REFUSING TO FIX IT SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RECALLS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE EVEN LAWSUITS IN SOME STATES ABOUT THIS. MY TRUCK IS NOT EVEN OLD ONLY 52,000 MILES AND I DON'T DRIVE A LOT JUST TO WORK AND HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289403October 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A USED 2005 GMC ENVOY XL A YEAR AGO AND AFTER THREE MONTHS OF OWNING IT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE EVERYDAY TO GO TO SCHOOL AND NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING. AT STOP SIGNS MY CAR HAS JUMPED FORWARD ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. LATELY THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF FOR NO REASON. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED A GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR AND THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD COST US BETWEEN TWO AND THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX IT. WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GENERAL MOTORS. IT'S THEIR DEFECT! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING MY TWO KIDS AROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286681October 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. FIRST STARTED WHEN FILLED UP WITH GAS AND WOULD NEVER SHOW FULL TANK, ONLY 3 QUARTERS AT MOST. NOW IT DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL. ALWAYS ON E AND LOW FUEL LIGHT ALWAYS ON. VERY ANNOYING. NOTICED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC ENVOY, TRAILBLAZER, ETC. HOW MANY SIGNATURES DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285908October 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE ON 2005 GMC ENVOY, SLT. EVERYTIME THE TANK IS FILLED, THE GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READS EMPTY - SOMETIMES IT WILL RISE TO ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF A TANK, BUT SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT WILL GO RIGHT BACK TO EMPTY. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS ON ONLINE FORUMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL VARIOUS GM BRANDS. THE AVERAGE COST TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM IS WELL OVER $500.00. THE PROBLEM NOT ONLY AFFECTS RECENT MODEL VEHICLES BUT, IT APPEARS TO AFFECT EARLIER GM MODEL VEHICLES AS WELL, SOME AS OLD AS 1998. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT, AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THEIR VEHICLES TO MECHANICS AND/OR THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM NOR PROVIDE A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE SITUATION CAN MANIFEST INTO A MORE SEVER PROBLEM SHOULD SOMEONE HAPPEN TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO A MISCALCULATION OF FUEL CONSUMPTION OR, EVEN ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION FAILURE [WHICH IS ALSO HAPPENING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO READ HOW MANY MILES ONE HAS DRIVEN]. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284055September 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS PROBLEM NOTED BELOW IS VERY VERY COMMON IN BOTH CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND GMC ENVOYS. HERE'S ONE LINK WITH OVER 200 DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. IT IS VERY WIDESPREAD AND HAS POTENTIAL TO BE DANGEROUS DUE TO CARS STALLING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I KNOW PERSONALLY AS MINE HAS. PLEASE READ ON.THANK YOU FOR YOU HELP! 1.) FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED. FOR TWO WEEKS GAUGE WOULD START TO MOVE TOWARDS EMPTY WHEN IN FACT TANK IS FULL. THEN GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL OR SHOWS EMPTY MOST OF THE TIME, THEN GAUGE MOVES SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE POINT WHERE LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING DINGS FREQUENTLY AS IT FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND LESS THAN A 1/4 TANK. 2.) MY ENVOY STOPPED RUNNING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I HAD TO COAST TO SHOULDER IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. CAR DID START AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES COMPUTER RESET. 3.) I HAVE MY CAR AT THE SHOP NOW. INITIAL CODE INDICATES FUEL PUMP ISSUE. FROM READING ALL OF THE POSTED COMPLAINTS THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282287August 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I FILL UP MY 2005 GMC ENVOY WITH GAS THE FUEL GAUGE STAYS ON E, SOMETIMES IT WILL EVENTUALLY GO UP TO 1/4 TANK BUT ALWAYS DROPS BACK DOWN. THIS CREATES A PROBLEM BECAUSE I NEVER REALLY KNOW WHEN MY TANK IS EMPTY, ALWAYS GUESSING ON WHEN I NEED TO FILL UP. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $600 TO FIX, IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AND NOT A RECALL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS LIKE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND I FEEL LIKE GMC SHOULD DO A RECALL TO FIX THIS. THIS IS NOT A "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE ON A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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