2005 GMC Envoy complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR FAILED AND WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. WHEN REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDICATE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR A FAILED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK WITH 20 GALLONS. THE GAUGE CONTINUED TO READ EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT IS OBVIOUS THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM THAT NEEDS RECALLED AND FIXED. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL YOU HAVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD FUELED THE VEHICLE MOMENTS BEFORE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A READING OF 135 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ PROPERLY. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 03/15/11 *BF UPDATED 05/23/11

THE FUEL GAUGE IS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2004 -2007 GMC ENVOY, CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND BUICK RANIER. I KNOW AT LEAST 4 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS NOT A CLASS ACTION ISSUE BUT TO MANY COMMENTS ARE ON THE INTERNET. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AT INTERSECTIONS AND PARKING LOTS WHEN PROCEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AFTER BEING STOPPED. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE WITH THE GM PRODUCTS. GM SHOULD BE RECALL ALL VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNITS AT NO CHARGE OR A REDUCED CHARGE(COST OF PART OR LABOR WHICHEVER IS THE LEAST COST TO THE OWNER). THE GOVERNMENT HAS BAILED THEM OUT NOW IT IS TIME FOR GM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. ALSO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY ALSO AND THIS RESULTED IN SPEEDING TICKETS. I HAVE REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT THE COST OF $150.00 VS $600.00 WITH THE LOCAL GM DEALER.

FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. WILL NOT RECORD EXACT CAPACITY OF FUEL IN TANK. THIS LEAD TO THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS DURING OPERATION. AVOIDED A CRASH, JUST BARELY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED AND HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,189.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED AND HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,189.

I HAVE A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL-SLT AND THE FUEL GAGE HAS STOP WORKING PROPERLY I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE ENVOY I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL CAUSE A SYSTEM FAILURE AND SHUT DOWN IN THE HIGHWAY UNEXPECTED AND CAUSE A COLLISION, THEIR NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIX FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THEIR ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM . *TR

ON 1/31/2011 MY 2005 GMC ENVOY SHOWED MY GAS WAS DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A TANK. I STOPPED TO FILL UP BEFORE A SNOW STORM CAME IN AND PUT 16 GALLONS OF UNLEADED FUEL INTO MY TANK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND MY GAS LIGHT CAME ON. IT WENT UP TO A QUARTER OF A TANK AND THEN WENT BACK DOWN AGAIN. IT IS STILL SHOWING EMPTY, WITH THE GAS LIGHT ON, AND I KNOW IT HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HARNESS MELTED AND STARTED ON FIRE. SOME BURNT PLASTIC BEHIND DASH AND MELTED WIRES. HAD TO REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND HARNESS, AND WILL PROBABLY REPLACE FAN SPEED CONTROLLER. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSE IS...... *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE (MULTIPLE TIMES)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FILLING HIS GAS TANK, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE AN INCORRECT READING; AT TIMES IT WOULD READ FULL AND ON OTHER OCCASIONS IT WOULD READ EMPTY WHEN HE FILLED UP THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 GMC ENVOY THE FUEL GAGE READS "LOW FUEL" EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I AM A MOTHER OF FOUR. I AM CONSTANTLY ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN. I AM VERY AFRAID OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OR BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR SOMEONE TO 'FIGURE OUT' WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I FEEL GMC SHOULD FIGURE IT OUT AND FIX IT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER ENVOY OWNERS IN MY TOWN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2005 GMC ENVOY FUEL LIGHT REMAINS AT A STEADY LIGHT WHEN EITHER FUEL IS LOW OF FULL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE NOVEMBER 2010. *TR

I OWN A 2005 GMC ENVOY THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THE LAST TIME IT ACTUALLY MELTED THE CONNECTION AND NEEDS THE WHOLE LAMP TO BE REPLACED. THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND PART OF THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS. WE REPLACED THE FAN SWITCH A WHILE BACK FOR THE HEATER AND THE CD PLAYER STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND THE DRIVERS SIDE TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR TWO DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 GMC ENVOY. SHE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETERS WERE FAULTY. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY AND THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT THE SPEED 100 MPH WHILE SHE WAS ONLY DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

OVERHEATED AND MELTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AT FAN SPEED SWITCH UNDER DASH! *LN

2005 ENVOY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOING BAD. IT WILL SEEM FINE THEN THE MPH GO WAY OFF AND WHO KNOWS IF YOU CAN TRUST THE OTHER GAUGES WHILE ON THE ROAD. I'VE READ THAT MOST GMC ENVOYS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND GMC IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE KNOWN PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WILL COST ME 575 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

2005 GMC ENVOY GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ON EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

MY 2005 GMC ENVOY'S FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED. IT NOW READS AS "EMPTY", NO MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO EASY OR INEXPENSIVE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 GMC ENVOY XL 64,900 MILES. SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC OPERATION. SINCE FIRST INCIDENT, SYMPTOMS UNDER VARYING DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE; SPEEDOMETER ERRONEOUSLY INDICATES TOO LOW A SPEED, SPEEDOMETER INDICATES TOO HIGH A SPEED, SPEEDOMETER INDICATION STICKS AT A FIXED SPEED WITH CHANGING VEHICLE SPEED.

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 60MPH WHILE TRAVELING. DIDN'T MATTER IF STOPPED, ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR TURNING VEHICLE OFF. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT SEEMED TO CAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER TO DECREASE, SOME, FINALLY GETTING IT TO REGISTER 20MPH. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE SPEEDOMETER STILL REGISTERED 20 MPH AND UPON ACCELERATION THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED FINALLY SETTLING AT 80MPH. WE WERE UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST WE REALLY ARE TRAVELING BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER IS WACKO. STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HELP. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RESET TO ZERO IT IS NOW STUCK AT 80MPH. OUR LOCAL GM DEALER ADVISED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 75,000 MILES WAS OFFERED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. OUR VEHICLE IS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR THE WARRANTY. GM IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH WACKO SPEEDOMETERS HENCE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. ONE WOULD ASSUME BEING ABLE TO MONITOR ONES SPEED IN A VEHICLE IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS....MY FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN FLOATING FROM 1/2 A TANK TO EMPTY FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND NOW IT THE FUEL LIGHT JUST STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS GAS IN THE CAR. AFTER RUNNING FOR A WHILE THE GAUGE WILL SAY THERE IS GAS AND THEN IT WILL GO BACK DOWN TO EMPTY. *TR

THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD RESULT IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALL, AND BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT HAS A VARIABLE RESISTOR ATTACHED TO A FLOAT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. AS YOU USE FUEL, THE FLOAT CHANGES POSITION (DOWNWARDS) CAUSING THE VARIABLE RESISTOR TO CHANGE VALUE. THE CHANGE IN RESISTANCE CAUSES A CHANGE IN THE VOLTAGE SENT TO THE FUEL GAGE. MY P0463 ERROR IS SAYING THAT THE VARIABLE RESISTOR IS SHOWING HIGH INPUT, INSTEAD OF A TYPICAL SMALL VALUE. THIS MEANS THAT THE VARIABLE RESISTOR OR SOMETHING ELSE INSIDE THE SENDER UNIT IS CAUSING THE ECM TO "SEE" AN INVALID VOLTAGE ON THE FUEL GAGE CIRCUIT. IF THE VOLTAGE IS TOO HIGH THEN THE RESISTANCE IS TOO HIGH. POSSIBLY A BAD CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ECU AND THE SENDER OR A GROUNDING PROBLEM.

FUEL PUMP NOT READING GASOLINE LEVELS CAUSING THE GAUGE IN THE DASH NOT TO WORK AND BE ON EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. FUEL LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON. *TR

I OWN A 2005 GMC ENVOY THAT IS HAVING A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAUGE AND THE SENDER UNIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. APPARENTLY NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE ON THEIR GM SUVS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE KNOWN MANUFACTURER FAULTY WORKMANSHIP ISSUES. *TR

I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 GMC ENVOY. I CAN REGISTER 1/4 A TANK BUT THE MINUTE I FILL, THE GAUGE DROPS BELOW EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO DRIVE AT LEAST 25 MILES TO HAVE IT REGISTER EVEN A 1/4 OF A TANK AND A FULL 70-85 MILES FOR THE GAUGE TO GET TO SHOW A MORE ACCURATE LEVEL. THE MECHANIC I WENT TO ADMITTED IT WAS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CAUSING THE ISSUE BUT ADVISED ME THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP. HE QUOTED $505 FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND AN ADDITIONAL $360 FOR THE LABOR ITS NOT FIXED I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, WHAT HAPPENS IF I RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A TIGHT TURN ON A HILL AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND THE STEERING LOCKS? I'VE READ 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS AND HORROR STORIES ABOUT THIS AND NO RECALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE IN 2005 ENVOY, ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. GAUGE BOUNCES ERRATICALLY, AND EVEN AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK THE GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY. PROBLEM JUST STARTED LAST WEEK AND NOW HAPPENS DAILY - THERE IS NO RELIABLE WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I ACTUALLY HAVE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT I NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 85 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

ONE DAY I FILLED UP MY GAS GAGE AND IT READ EMPTY WHEN I DROVE AWAY. IT HAS READ EMPTY EVER SINCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MOVING SLIGHTLY ABOVE E FOR A FEW MIN SHORTLY AFTER FILLING TANK. THIS HAPPENED IN FEB 07 AND I JUST HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO DROP ON A GAS GAGE SO I CALCULATE MY MILES WHICH IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT AND I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR FOR THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2005 ENVOY MALFUNCTIONED. DOES NOT REGISTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR MONTHS. I NOTICED AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPEN IN JANUARY 2010 BUT WAS HOPING A RECALL WOULD HAVE BEEN FILED BY NOW. I DID RESEARCH AND HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME PROBLEM BEING REPORTED ON-LINE. I JUST WANTED TO FILE MY COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN MISREADING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

MY 2005 GMC ENVOY IS DOING THE SAME THING WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I WILL FILL UP & THE GAS GAUGE WILL TELL ME THERE IS NO GAS IN IT UNTIL SO MANY MILES AND IT STILL WONT TELL ME THERE IS A FULL TANK , IT WILL JUST CREEP UP A LITTLE. JUST FROM READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM 05 & 06 MODELS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED AN INACCURATE SPEED. WHEN DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER MAY SHOW A READING OF 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE GAUGE WAS REGISTERING 100 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,795.

IN JUNE OF 2007 I COULD NOT CLOSE EITHER OF THE REAR DOORS ON MY VEHICLE. THEY FAILED APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS APART. I WAS TRANSPORTING TWO GRAND CHILDREN AT THE TIME. THANK HEAVEN THEY WERE YOUNG ENOUGH TO REQUIRE CAR SEATS. WE WERE AT THE MERCY OF STRANGERS ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH DONATED ROPE TO SECURE THE DOORS WE MADE IT HOME. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES. I PAID $125 FOR LABOR ONLY. THE DEALER MUST HAVE REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART. ON 10/12/10 THE LEFT REAR DOOR FAILED AGAIN! AFTER TYING THE DOOR AND USING DUCT TAPE TO SECURE IT I DROVE THE 30 MILES TO THE NEAREST DEALER. ALTHOUGH I HAD TO PAY $295.35 TO REPLACE THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DO IT IMMEDIATELY. I AM NOW CARRYING ROPE AND DUCT TAPE IN ANTICIPATION OF FAILURE OF THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK. MY VEHICLE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. MAINTENANCE IS FOLLOWED RELIGIOUSLY. (THERE IS NOTHING IN THE MANUAL TO INDICATE DOOR LOCKS SHOULD BE CHECKED. LUBRICATED BUT NOT CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE FAILURE.) THESE FAILURES ARE IN NO WAY MY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN THAT CAN VERY WELL END IN INJURY. I WOULD HAVE ASSUMED THAT GM WOULD HAVE BEEN CONCERNED AND IF NOT ISSUE A RECALL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE LOCKS. HAVE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS CHECK THESE LOCKS WHEN VEHICLES ARE BROUGHT IN FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE. NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY THEY ACTUALLY REPLACE THE LOCKS WITH THE SAME LOCK ASSEMBLY THAT IS DOOMED FOR FAILURE. *

2005 GMC ENVOY 4.2 L ENGINE 69K ON ODOMETER. RE:ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READING/SET CODE AND RAN OUT OF FUEL ON I -95 @ 1/4 TANK READING. FILLED UP AND SHOWS LESS THAN 1/2 FULL. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE LOCAL GM DEALER SAYS A COMMON PROBLEM . MUST REPLACE W/ NEW UPDATED SENDER AT OWNERS COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW ON THE LIFTGATE SUDDENLY EXPLODED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LIFTGATE WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC TWICE (THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF REPAIR) BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THREE OTHER GM SUV'S (1999-2005 MODEL YEARS) IN MY FAMILY. COINCIDENCE? NO WAY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND ONE CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR. I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I OR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY HAS DRIVEN (VW, CHRYSLER, HONDA, SUBARU, JEEP) BUT THAT THE SAME PART HAS FAILED ON FOUR GM SUV'S IN THE SAME FAMILY TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS PART. *TR

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS MY 2005 GMC ENVOY DENALI HAS HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. AFTER RE-FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND ILLUMINATE THE EMPTY TANK WARNING LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. WITHIN A FEW MILES THE FUEL GAUGE WILL BEGIN TO FLUCTUATE WILDLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN IT. THE FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES BEGINS TO OPERATE AGAIN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A FEW DAYS. CAR HAS BECOME UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN IT AND EMPTY TANK SENSOR "CRIES WOLF." ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEGUN TO REGISTER A FULL TANK WHEN REALLY THE GAS TANK IS NEAR EMPTY. ONCE YOU START DRIVING THE FUEL GAUGE BEGINS TO FALL SLOWLY UNTIL ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT FINALLY REGISTERS THE PROPER GAS LEVEL... I'VE THOUGHT MY HUSBAND FILLED UP THE TANK AND ALMOST RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T TELL ME I WAS OUT OF GAS UNTIL I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY STUCK IN TRAFFIC - AWAY FROM A NEARBY GAS STATION. THE TRIP ODOMETER IS NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE SO IT CANNOT BE RELIED UPON. (MPG VARY DEPENDING OUT TEMPERATURE, CITY VS. HIGHWAY MILES, MPH, ETC). MESSAGE BOARDS SHOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE CAR STALLING UNEXPECTEDLY, EVEN DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL. SEE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/GMC/ENVOY/FUEL+SYSTEM. " *TR

SPORADIC FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER - REGISTERS CORRECTLY ONE MOMENT, OR MAY READ 30 MPH OR 0 MPG WHEN KEEPING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. WHILE THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EACH TRIP, IT DOES OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES EACH WEEK. FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION - READS ONE-HALF TANK AT 179 MILES; 20 MILES LATER READS ONE-QUARTER TANK. ISSUES "FUEL LEVEL LOW" WARNING AFTER REFUELING AND FOR NEXT 3 TO 4 TIMES VEHICLE IS STARTED HEADLIGHTS DIM BRIEFLY WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. FREQUENT NEED TO REPLACE EXTERIOR LAMPS THE PROBLEMS FIRST MANIFEST IN THE NEED TO REPEATEDLY CHANGE BRAKE AND TAILLIGHT BULBS, AND THE DIMMING OF THE HEADLIGHTS, WHICH CONTINUES. THEN, SPORADICALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING, OR ONLY REGISTERED A FRACTION OF THE SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. AFTER THAT, AT START UP, THE "FUEL LEVEL LOW" WARNING, WHICH ACTIVATES WHEN THE VEHICLE DETERMINES IT HAS FUEL TO TRAVEL 40 ADDITIONAL MILES, STARTED TO CHIME WHEN THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE-HALF TANK OF FUEL. THE WARNING ALSO NOW ISSUES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED. THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM PRESENTS A CLEAR HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND OTHERS - THE DRIVER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE HE IS GOING, AND OTHER DRIVERS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE HEADING TOWARD THEM. THE FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES COULD LEAD TO UNEXPECTEDLY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A DISABLED VEHICLE OR ITS DRIVER BEING HIT BY ANOTHER. IN ADDITION, DEPENDING ON THE CAUSE OF THE MALFU

THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME ERRATIC. THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AS IF THERE WERE NO FUEL. IT REMAINED THAT WAY FOR SOME TIME. IT THEN WOULD FLUCTUATE WILDLY UNTIL A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS HAD BEEN USED. NOW NOT SURE IF IT IS ACCURATE, EVEN THOUGH THE GAS LIGHT HAS GONE OFF AND IT IS NO LONGER DISPLAYING AS EMPTY. *TR

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. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ALMOST A YEAR AGO BECAUSE THE O RINGS WENT UP. THE GAS GAUGE IS BROKEN AND MY PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN. I FEEL SO STUCK WITH THIS CAR! *TR

CAR SWITCHES INTO ALL 4W AND HIGHER BY ITSELF. I HAD BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR FOR WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW MY WARRANTY IS UP. AFTER THAT I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR OVER 800.$ A WEEK LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. NOW I HAVE THE 4WD DISCONNECTED FOR SAFETY REASONS. I WOULD BE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60-75 MPH AND IF WOULD SWITCH AND NOT COME OUT NO MATTER WHAT I DO. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS AND IT HAS DONE THIS THE WHOLE TIME. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND I DRIVE MY 17 AND 7 YEAR OLD AROUND IN THIS CAR. EVEN WITH IT DISCONNECTED IT STILL TRIES TO SWITCH. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TIME, TEMPERATURE, OR OTHER REASON THIS HAPPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR AND SOMETIMES I CAN GO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND OTHER TIMES IT HAPPENS DAILY. I ALSO HAVE HAD MY LIGHTS NOT GO ON FOR NO REASON AND ALSO THE DOORS LOCK AND CAN ONLY BE UNLOCKED BY USING THE KEY. AND THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ELECTRICAL?? HELP!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE EXAMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

MY 2005 GMC ENVOY IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. IT DOES HOWEVER ACCELERATE. SO NOW WHEN I AM PARKED MY VEHICLE SHOWS THAT I AM DOING WELL OVER 120 MPH. I HAVE TO USE MY GPS UNIT TO CHECK MY SPEED, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS PROBLEM IS AFFLICTING MANY PEOPLE. SEEING AS I HELPED KEEP GM FROM GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SHOULDN'T THEY HELP ME? *TR

2005-ENVOY ORIG OWNER> SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING CRAZY PEGGED AT 120 WHEN I WAS DOING ONLY 65(GPS SAYS SPEED) THEN IT WENT DOWN TO 20 STILL DOING 65- THIS MORNING ALL FINE. TODAY AFTER WORK SAME CRAZINESS. LIKE OTHERS WONDERING WHY WAS THIS MODEL LEFT OUT OF SAFETY RECALL? WON'T BE BUYING A GMC AGAIN THAT'S FOR SURE. BOUGHT CAR 5 YEARS AGO NEXT MONTH AND LESS THE 70,000. CAN SEE THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE - BASED ON ALL THE HITS YOU GET ON THE INTERNET WHEN YOU GOOGLE IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 GMC ENVOY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR, AND THE REAR HATCH. I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH FOUR TIMES, PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY, AND A NEW STARTER, AS WELL AS A FUEL SENSOR. I STILL HAVE INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ESPECIALLY WHEN DECELERATING. THE STALLING IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AS I TRAVEL VERY BUSY HIGHWAYS DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, AS WELL AS MYSELF, HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER OPERATING FINE PRIOR TO TURNING OFF IGNITION. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR US BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CAUSE IS. AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE OUT OF FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF HER AND MY CHILDREN. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT STRESS FOR US THAT I FEEL WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ENDURE. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL READS EMPTY WHEN I HAVE JUST FILLED THE TANK. THEN WHEN I DRIVE FOR LITTLE WHILE THE LEVEL READS HALF FULL THEN GOES BACK TO EMPTY. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS SOMETIMES MOVING BACK FAST TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING. *TR