GMC Envoy Complaints (2002)

567 consumer complaints on file.

#899702November 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE THAN SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE INDENTIFICATION NUMBER, AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899706November 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TURNED IGNITION ON AND INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE INDENTIFICATION NUMBER, AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899708November 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TURNED IGNITION ON AND INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899634November 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING T 75MPH BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE THEN SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTICATION NUMBER, AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899233November 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT ABOUT 75 MPH IN FAST LANE VEHICLE LOST POWER, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER/ STEERING POWER, AND ONCE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION SHOWED BRAKE CHECK VALVE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754336November 9, 2001
SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
ANTENNA WAS BROKEN OFF @ THE DEALER, TOWING OR STORAGE COMPANY WHERE ALSO FLAT FRONT TIRE, DOOR DING, BUMPER DING, SHIFT BOOT BROKEN, CAR SQUEALS FROM THE FRONT RIGHT (VERY ANNOYING)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899008November 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE IS SQUEALING ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO, TRANFER CASE IS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897890October 17, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
RECALL 01V126000; WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT CONCRETE MEDIAN, AND VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF MEDIAN AND HIT RIGHT GUARDRAIL. ALSO, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN, CONSUMER HAS PARTS FOR INSPECTION, PART OF BREAK WAS CLEAN, THE OTHER PART RUSTED THROUGH. CONSUMER CALLED GMC ABOUT RECALL ON THIS PART, WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897802October 16, 2001
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TIRES ON FRONT OF VEHICLE HAD STEEL BELTS COMING OUT. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLE WHICH DEALER DID NOT TELL CONSUMER. RECALL WAS TO INSPECT AND REPLACE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT TIRES AND DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. AFTER DEALER LOOKED AT TIRES, WOULD NOT LET CONSUMER DRIVE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED IT WAS UNSAFE. *AK THE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN EXCESSIVLY. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES. MICHELIN SIZE 17, DOT NUMBER RM3KTD2CX. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753086October 11, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS EMIT AN IRRATATING HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLE WHEN EXCEEDING 45 MPH. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. DEALER ALSO ADVISDED ME THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT SURE IF OR WHEN A REMEDY WILL BE DEVELOPED AND AVAILABLE. EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE IN GENERAL IS ALSO A CONCERN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563592October 1, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752668September 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING. SECOND PROBLEM: TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TOWING 3300 LBS OR LESS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896609September 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH VEHICLE COMMENCED TO SWAY ACROSS THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL, AND RAN OFF ROAD, CRASHING INTO SOME BRUSHES AND TREES. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896005September 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC FIVE TIMES WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE ALSO STALLED ONCE WHILE AT IDLE AND IN PARK. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED COMPUTER WITH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT, VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY DEALER SIX TIMES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751688September 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE DIES WITH NO NOTICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (TWICE WITHIN 500 MILES). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751426August 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, ENGINE COOLING FAN ENGAGES, ENGINE POWER GREATLY REDUCES AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IMPROPERLY. LOUD NOISE FROM COMPUTER CONTROLLED ENGINE COOLING FAN. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING WITH FAULT. FAN CLUTCH REPLACED, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CHANGED WITH NO SUCCESS OF FIXING PROBLEM. GMC REFUSES TO BUY BACK VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON ALL 2002 GMC ENVOY'S AT VARYING LEVELS MINE BEING WORSE CASE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR USE IN ANY TRAFFIC SITUATION AS THE PROBLEM MANIFEST ITSELF RAPIDLY WITH SEVERE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, LOUD NOISES FROM ENGINE AND POOR SHIFTING AND ACCELERATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895113August 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE DATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER EACH FILURE, VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, THE ENGINE MUST REACH A HIGH RPM TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION, EVEN AFTER SHIFTING ENGINE, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES AN EXCESSIVE NOISE, VEHICLE ACTS IF THOUGH IT IS PULLING HEAVY LOAD, SYMPTONS PERSIST FOR 40 TO 50 MILES AFTER FAILURE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894129August 13, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
POWER STEERING RACK FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT STEERING RACK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE DUE TO NO FLUID IN THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS. DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS RATTLE AND FLEW OVER LARGE BUMPS. INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS OPEN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893532August 6, 2001
SUSPENSION
AT CERTAIN TIMES FELT VEHICLE WAS TILTING TO LEFT WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN MOVE OR CONTINOUS CURVING VEHICLE FELT IT WAS TILTING.*AK THE DEALER HAS USED FAULTY PARTS AT THE TIME OF FIXING THE RECALL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TILT TO LEFT SIDE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891846July 2, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN A GRINDING SENSATION IS FELT IN WHEEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. AFTER VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TWO PARTS OF ENGINE ARE RUBBING TOGETHER, CAUSING FRICTION IN ENGINE. DEALER IS REFUSING TO REMEDY PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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