2006 GMC Envoy Complaint Log

FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE HAS FAILED. IT READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND THE PLACES WILLING TO REPAIR IT ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. THE DEALERSHIP IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE IN THIS AREA. I UNDERSTAND MANY, IF NOT MOST ENVOYS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY HERE IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, WHERE THE TEMPERATURE IS EASILY -40 AND SOMETIMES COLDER. THAT IS NOT A SITUATION WHERE RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR A FUEL SITUATION OCCURRING IS SOMETHING THAT A PERSON IS GOING TO EASILY NAVIGATE DURING AT LEAST EIGHT MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 GMC ENVOY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FUEL GAGE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $600 + TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND GM MAY HAVE A "SILENT RECALL" OF THIS PART. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND BECOMING STRANDED IN RURAL IOWA DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THE PART. *TR

I'M AN OWNER OF A 2006 GMC ENVOY SLT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. AT FIRST, THE GAUGE WOULD SWING BETWEEN FULL, EMPTY AND HALF FULL. NOW, IT JUST LIVES AT 'EMPTY'. RESETTING THE TRIP DISPLAY AFTER REFILLING AT 220 MILES IS GETTING OLD AND INCONVENIENT. I DON'T LIKE NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE - ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M DRIVING IN AREAS WHERE THERE ISN'T A GAS STATION ON EVERY CORNER. BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM, IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GMC. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FAILED COME ON AFTER AUTO LIGHT FUNCTION ACTIVATED, TOOK APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES FOR LIGHTS TO COME ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE LEFT FRONT ABS ACTIVATED. IT WAS AN UNNERVING EXPERIENCE AND HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD THE SENSATION THAT THE VEHICLES WAS INSTANTLY PULLING TO THE LEFT WITH THE ABS DRAGGING THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO CLEARED 5 CODES RELATED TO THE FRONT ABS SENSORS AND BRAKING SYSTEM. I'M A MEMBER OF AN ONLINE FORUM CALLED WWW.TRAILVOY.COM I SEARCHED THE FORUMS FOR "BRAKE SOFTWARE" AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS THAT REFLECT MY EXPERIENCE. THE DEALER, DANIELS CHEVYLAND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT, AS WELL. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF THIS OCCURS ON GRAVEL, WET OR ICY ROADS THAT AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO HAVE THE BRAKE COMPUTER FIRMWARE UPGRADED IF THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO SAY THAT THEY WILL DISCOUNT THE COST OF THE FIRMWARE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS MOVING FROM FULL TO EMPTY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULL. DEALER IS SAYING IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, $800 FOR REPAIR IS THE GOING RATE. I HAVE FOUND MAY MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D . *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINE CUT-OFF WHEN COLD WEATHER SINCE NOVEMBER 2009. TWICE GMC DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DUPLICATE ISSUE AND NO IDEA FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NEW DEVELOPMENT OF FUEL GAUGE FAILURE EACH TIME OF GAS FILL-UP ACCOMPANIED BY FLUCTUATING FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR. CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM GAS PEDAL FOR 3 YEARS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER, POWER STEERING NOISE, CRUISE CONTROL SEEM TO BE HAVING ISSUES. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO RECALLS, BUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES APPEAR TO BE COMMON ACCORDING TO EDMUNDS.COM FORUMS FOR GMC ENVOYS.

2006 GMC ENVOY, 59000 MILES AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING. HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. GM ACKNOWLEDGES A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX. *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY XL --SAME PROBLEM HERE. IT STARTED ACTING UP JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT (JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES)! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE SENSOR AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS "ON" FILL UP TANK WRITE DOWN MILEAGE IS GETTING OLD. TIME FOR OUR STIMULUS FROM GM! DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY NOW --COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE ANYTIME/ANYWHERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN OCTOBER 2009, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD "FLUTTER" AND REGISTER THAT IT WAS EMPTY WHEN HE ADDED GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK. AFTER CONSUMING FIVE TO SEVEN GALLONS OF FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD BEGIN WORKING NORMAL UNTIL THE IT WAS TIME TO ADD THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE HEATER WOULD BLOW COLD AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SENDING UNIT IN THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND THE HEATER WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE HEATER STILL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY ADDED FUEL AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

FUEL GAGE IN OUR 2006 GMC ENVOY FIRST BECAME ERRATIC THEN FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL REPUTABLE REPAIR FACILITY. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SENDING UNIT ON THE FUEL PUMP IS KNOWN TO FAIL IN THIS VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP (I WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT WERE ONE PIECE). THE FUEL GAGE BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN ONCE FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT WERE REPLACED. THE TOTAL REPAIR WAS EXPENSIVE (PARTS AND LABOR). *TR

GAS HAND FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

IT SEEMS THAT MY VEHICLES FUEL SENDING UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AFTER ONLY 47,000 MILES AND THROUGH FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS LINE OF VEHICLES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WILL COST OVER 800.00 TO REPAIR THIS WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MOST OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE QUITE UPSET THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART TO BE REPLACED. *TR

AFTER SEEING THAT THERE IS A PROBE INTO THE GM VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM, I'D LIKE TO SHARE MY CONCERN AS WELL. WE PURCHASED A 2006 GMC ENVOY THAT HAD 45,000 ON IT IN FROM A DEALER IN OHIO BACK IN MARCH 2009. APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 2009, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STARTING TO ACT UP, GOING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND EMPTY TO FULL AT DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME DAYS IT WAS FINE AND OTHER DAYS IT WAS ACTING CRAZY. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP HERE IN LANSING AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY A FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM AND WOULD BE ABOUT $800-$900 TO REPLACE. WELL, I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET IT REPAIRED AT THE TIME BUT MY SERVICEMAN FROM CRIPPEN GMC SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW PROBLEMS LIKE MINE. I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT WAS MORE THAN JUST MINE AS I HAVE 2 RELATIVES (BROTHER-IN-LAW AND COUSIN) WHO ALSO OWN THE GMC ENVOY YET BOTH ARE DIFFERENT YEARS AND THEY HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW PAID TO HAVE HIS REPLACED AND HAS SINCE SOLD THAT VEHICLE AND BOUGHT A NEWER MODEL AND IT HAD THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED IT BEFORE HE PICKED IT UP AND REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR PRIOR TO HIM PICKING IT UP. MY COUSIN AND I HOWEVER ARE CURRENTLY USING OUR MILEAGE READ TO DETERMINE ROUGHLY HOW MUCH FUEL WE ACTUALLY HAVE. WHEN I ASKED MARK, MY SERVICEMAN AT CRIPPEN IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOT. THIS HAS TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN REPORTED AS WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF 3 RELATIVES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE TYPE, BUT ALL ARE DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND IF YOU COUNT MY BROTHER-IN-LAWS NEWER PURCHASE, THAT WOULD BRING THE TOTAL VEHICLES TO FOUR (4) JUST IN OUR FAMILY. THERE DEFINATELY HAS TO BE A PRODUCT ISSUE WITHIN THE FUEL SENSORING UNIT

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MARK EMPTY FUEL TANK AND SOMETIMES FULL TANK, UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AFTER THAT THE FUEL GAGE MARKS EMPTY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 2009 AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IF I NEED THE REPAIR I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I CONTACT GM ON THEIR 1-800 NUMBER BUT THEIR AUTOMATED RESPONSE DENIED ANY CLAIMS. A FEW MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM AND WILLING TO SHARE HALF OF THE COST FOR THE REPAIR. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR THEIR FAILURE AND BAD QUALITY? THE PARTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TESTED AT LEAST A MILLION CYCLES, BUT APPARENTLY NOT, AND MY VEHICLE FAILED AT THE 78TH TIME OF FILL-UP THE TANK, WHAT A SHAME.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR SHOCK SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ALL OF THE AIR WOULD ESCAPE FROM THE SHOCK SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DROP DOWNWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK WITHIN THE AIR SHOCK SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

2006 ENVOY - FUEL GAGE SENDING UNIT SHOWS E AFTER JUST PUTTING A FULL TANK OF GAS IN. CHECK ENGINE COMES ON THEN. WILL SLOWLY MOVE UP TO FULL AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 100 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. SHE EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THE FUEL GAGE REGISTERED EMPTY WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL AND ALSO THE SEATS AND WINDOWS ELECTRICAL SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON AUGUST 11,2009 ALL LIGHTS FAILED. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,590.

2006 GMC ENVOY. FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS. READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, JUST LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER ENVOY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I'VE OWNED MY 2006 ENVOY FOR ABOUT A YEAR WHEN THE GAS GAGE KEPT SAYING THAT IT WAS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FULL. I HAD IT FIXED BUT IT IS UPSETTING I HAD TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM MYSELF. I FIND IT INTERESTING THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

GAS GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. IT WAS FLUCTUATING FROM EMPTY TO A NORMAL READ AFTER FILL UP, NOW IT JUST STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY. SOMETHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE SENDING UNIT AND FUEL SENSOR. DEALER WANTS ABOUT $800 TO REPAIR. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. *TR

STABILITRAC AND/OR ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN NOT NECESSARY SUCH AS DRIVING ON DRY, STRAIGHT PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAUSES VEHICLE TO DECELERATE SUDDENLY AND ALMOST LOSE CONTROL WHEN BRAKES ACTIVATE AND MOTOR RETARDS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO FLUXUATES (ALTIMETER BOUNCES FROM LOW TO HI) CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER WITH ASSOCIATED LOSS OF STEERING, LIGHTS, BRAKING CONTROLS, AT ANY SPEED. PROBLEM HAS BEEN INCREASING (FREQUENCY & SEVERITY) FROM JULY, 2009 TO PRESENT (JAN, 2010). DEALER SHOP DID STABILITRAC TSB FIRMWARE UPGRADE (AND CHARGED ME) W/O CORRECTING PROBLEM, ALSO RETESTED AND "COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG":BATTERY IS NEW BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. 55,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY/IMPROVED ROADS. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME, LITERALLY, THE VEHICLE IS MOVED: 30-40 MILES/DAY. 1/6/10 ENGINE DEVELOPED "LOW GROWL" NOISE AND RPM DROPPED FROM ~800RPM TO ~600RPM AT PARKED IDLE W/O ANY APPARENT CAUSE. NOW IDLE AT START IS NORMAL, BUT WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES DROPS AND REMAINS LOW WITH GROWL NOISE. *TR

THE LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH ASSY BROKE AND DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED. HAD TO REPLACE COMPLETE ASSY AT A COST OF $191.79. *TR

WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DEPENDING WHERE LOCATED IN SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL DISABLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS CLOTH SEATS AND DOES NOT HAVE THE LEATHER. YOU MUST WIGGLE AROUND IN THE SEAT TO MAKE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REACTIVATE. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES YOU MUST STOP AND CUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO MAKE IT WORK. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

WIFE'S 2006 GMC ENVOY HEATER LIGHTS,AND HIGH BLOWER QUIT WORKING,TOOK TO CORNER SERVICE STATION TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND FUSE BLOCK ON HEATER MOTOR WAS MELTED.TALKED TO MIKE AND HE SAID WHEN HE OPENED SERVICE BOOK,IT TOLD OF THIS PROBLEM TO CHECK IT FIRST,NEEDS WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE BLOCK REPLACED. IF IT MELTED TOGETHER IT SOUNDS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD,IF IT IS FIRST PLACE TO LOOK IN REPAIR MANUAL,SOUNDS LIKE ITS A DEFECTIVE PARTS PROBLEM. *TR

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

AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO E AND THE LIGHT AND BUZZER COME ON. *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI PURCHASED. BEGINNING AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT ABRUPTLY INTO 1ST GEAR AFTER THE CAR HAD STOPPED MOVING. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT DOES HAPPEN OFTEN AND WHEN IT DOES IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT STATES THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY XL - FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES, EVEN AFTER FILLING TANK. SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCURATELY TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TANK. COULD POSSIBLY RUN OUT OF GAS ON ROAD/HIGHWAY POSING THREAT OF CRASH/INJURY. *TR

BEGINNING IN 2009 MY 2006 GMC ENVOY BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK SENSOR. IT WOULD SHOW EMPTY WHEN IN FACT IT WAS FULL. NOW THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS. I MUST USE TO ODOMETER TO GUESS WHEN I NEED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN I MAY RUN OUT OF GAS. IF THIS HAPPENS IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA IF WOULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND TO OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

GAS GAUGE GOES FROM EMPTY TO FULL REPEATEDLY, REGARDLESS OF FUEL LEVEL. VERY COMMON ON ALL GM SUV'S MANUFACTURED IN 2006. LEADS TO VEHICLES RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN DRIVERS BELIEVE THEY HAVE A HALF OR QUARTER TANK OF GAS, ETC... *TR

AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK IT REFUSED TO READ FULL - STAYED ON EMPTY AND NOW THE GAUGE DOES UP AND DOWN AT WILL. ALSO THE SMELL OF GAS IS COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER. *TR

BACK WINDOW ON MY 2006 GMC ENVOY EXPLODED WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS CLOSED. GLASS WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. HINGES HAD JUST THE DAY BEFORE BEGUN MAKING A NOISE WHEN TAILGATE WAS OPENED AND CLOSED. MY HUSBAND'S HAND WAS CUT. GLASS FLEW 20 FT. OUT OF GARAGE WHERE CAR WAS PARKED. NOISE OF EXPLOSION WAS LIKE A LIGHTENING STRIKE OR GUNSHOT. *TR

FUEL GAUGE BOUNCES AROUND EVEN WHEN FULL WITH GAS. WHEN FILLED,THE GAUGE NEEDLE GETS BURIED AT EMPTY WITH LIGHT AND SOUND DINGING. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

I OWN A 2006 GMC ENVOY XL. LAST MAY OF 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON US STATE 30 WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR START SMOKING VIGOROUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. JUST AS THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS AND REMOVE IT FROM TRAFFIC. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR TO GET OUT (THE HANDLE ITS SELF WAS NOT SMOKING) AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I CLIMBED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND MANUALLY OPENED THE DOOR, GOT OUT, THEN REMOVED MY CHILDREN ALSO. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO GMC AND THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WAS DESIGNED AS A SAFETY FEATURE. EXPLAIN HOW THIS COULD BE SAFE IN MY SITUATION? *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE RECENTLY FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN DISASTROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2014, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY IN A SERIOUS TIME OF NEED. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2014, AFTER 6 1/2 HOURS, THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS BEING THE DECODER MOTOR AND WIRING FOR THE FOURTH TIME SINCE FEBRUARY 15, 2010. UPDATED 06/05/14. *JB

A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2006 GMC ENVOY, MY GAS GAUGE STARTED TO ACT CRAZY. I TOOK IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO COST AROUND $800 TO FIX BECAUSE THEY HAD TO DROP THE TANK. SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING I NOTICED THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR GM PRODUCT. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON AND I CAN'T PASS MY EMISSIONS INSPECTION TO RENEW MY PLATES UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF MY GAS VIA TRACKING MY MILEAGE, BUT HAVE RUN OUT ON A BUSY STREET. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND UNSAFE TO KEEP IN THE CONDITION IT IS IN. *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AROUND 40K MILES. ALWAYS SHOWS TO BE EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ALWAYS ON. HAVE NOT FIXED YET. I ALWAYS RESET TRIP METER IN ORDER TO REFILL TANK EVERY 275 - 300 MILES. WAITING ON RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IN ACTUALITY, IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IN 2009 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN FEB 2008, GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATIONS BEGAN IN JUNE 2008. NOW SHOWS EMPTY ALL THE TIME, LIGHT AND WARNING BELLS GO OFF WITH EACH START AND FILL UP. RAN OUT OF GAS ON MARCH 25TH, WAS UNABLE TO FILL TANK COMPLETELY AND STILL SHOWED EMPTY. *TR

FUEL SYSTEM: THE FUEL GAGE HAS BEEN GOING TO EMPTY AFTER A FILL UP. AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES IT WOULD APPEAR TO WORK UNTIL MORE GAS ADDED. NOW IT IS IN TOTAL FAILURE WITH AN OBD LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. OBD LIGHT USELESS AS NO WAY TO IMMEDIATELY DETERMINE IF THE GAUGE IS THE ONLY PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN USING THE TRIP ODOMETER TO APPROXIMATE FUEL REMAINING FOR MORE THAN 10K MILES. FEAR IS THAT THE ASSOCIATED FUEL PUMP WILL FAIL AS IS ALL ONE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI XL. THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY IT FAILED AGAIN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2006 GMC ENVOY AND OTHERS GMC ENVOYS AND CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. A FLOOD OF INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. MOST CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THE LACK OF A RECALL TO FIX THIS SITUATION. SITUATION: ERRATIC OR EMPTY GAS GAUGE READING EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. A FULL TANK READS EMPTY RIGHT OUT OF THE GAS STATION. THE GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN WITH NO RELIABILITY. THE READING IS FLUCTUATING THE ENTIRE TIME SPENT DRIVING WHEN NOT READING EMPTY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN A MONTH OF THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. *TR

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, FUEL GAUGE DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, GOING FROM EMPTY TO FULL REPEATEDLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALSO. *TR

IN FEBRUARY I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE THRUWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. I LUCKILY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER BUT HAD TO WAIT THERE IN THE DARK, TERRIFIED THAT WE WOULD BE HIT FROM BEHIND, AS IT WAS DARK. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS SIMPLY OUT OF GAS! THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT READ EMPTY BUT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM!! SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS, ONCE WITH 5 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT NIGHT. GMC IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THE FAULTY SENSOR, BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD ALSO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY XL WHICH WAS PURCHASED JANUARY 2008. SHE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUED TO READ EMPTY EVEN AFTER SHE ADDED FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK. THE LOW GAS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED IT WOULD COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR IT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 53,705.

2006 ENVOY ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES AND THE FLYWHEEL IS GOING BAD WHICH MAY LEAD TO FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION THERE IS ALSO A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WHERE I FILL UP THE CAR COMPLETELY AND IT STILL READS EMPTY. TO REPLACE THIS WOULD BE $800 DOLLARS!!! I HAVE FOUND OTHER WEBSITES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!!!!!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. *TR

SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT AND SERVICE ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. HORN NO LONGER WORKS. *TR