2005 GMC Envoy complaints

GAS GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE 2007. HEADLIGHTS AND SOME DASH LIGHTS AS WELL AS EXT TEMP GAUGE SOMETIMES FLICKER. NO POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM DEALER FOR GAS GAUGE. WAS INITIALLY TOLD HEADLIGHTS WERE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS, A "FEATURE". I ASKED THEM TO DOCUMENT THIS FOR ME, THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. REPLACE BODY CONTROL MODULE, NO CHANGE. SAID IT COULD BE THIS OR THAT, BUT OUT OF WARRANTY AT MY EXPENSE. I TOLD THEM I WOULD PAY FOR IT, BUT IF IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD NOT. THEY REFUSED TO WORK FURTHER ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE IN HER VEHICLE. AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMPTY. AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYS INCORRECT INFORMATION DURING INNER CITY DRIVING. HOWEVER, ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE, THE GAUGE OPERATES NORMALLY AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE OF MILES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,387.

I HAVE A 2005 GMC ENVOY. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SHIFT LEVER; IT GOES IN PARK AND STAYS THERE FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES BEFORE IT RELEASES THE KEY (TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION). WHEN I START THE TRUCK, IT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES, THEN I HEAR A CLICK WHICH THEN RELEASE THE SHIFT SO IT CAN BE MOVED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. IT BEGAN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN WORST OVER TIME. ONCE IN ANY GEAR ACCEPT PARK IT CAN BE SHIFTED TO ANOTHER GEAR WITHOUT ANY STRAIN. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT THE VEHICLE WITH MY KEY ONCE IN PARK UNTIL AFTER THE LEVER CABLE "SNAPS IN PLACE." I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO MUCH OF ANYTHING ABOUT IT THUS FAR DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. *TR

HELLO, I PURCHASED A 2005 ENVOY DENALI LAST YEAR. RIGHT AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE THE FUEL LEVELING SENSOR CAME ON (I THINK 1 OF EVERY 2 GET THIS PROBLEM AND STILL NO RECALL). I LET IT GO BUT NOW ITS TIME FOR INSPECTION! WELL WITH THE LIGHT ON IT CANNOT BE INSPECTED AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME WITH WHAT THEY SAID COULD BE WELL OVER $700. I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS SITE OF MANY HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D/P2 OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WISH THEY WOULD STAND BY THERE PRODUCT AND HAVE A RECALL OF THIS BECAUSE ITS REALLY A HUGE PROBLEM IF I'VE EVER SEEN ONE. I AM NOT SAYING THIS JUST BECAUSE I HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT MANY MANY PEOPLE DO. DO A EBAY LIST FOR AN ENVOY AND I GUARANTEE YOU THAT YOU'LL SEE ALMOST HALF IF THEY SHOW YOU THE DASH BOARD HAS THIS PROBLEM. I DID NOTHING WRONG BUT FILL UP MY TANK AND I GOT THIS ERROR. LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING IN THE NEAR FUTURE WILL BE DONE. MY INSPECTION IS ALMOST UP AND ITS A MUST TO GET DONE! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 GMC ENVOY THAT HAS JUST STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. I HAVE FILLED THE GAS TANK AND THE GAUGE READS EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON. THEN 10 MINUTES LATER THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND IT READS THAT I DO HAVE FUEL. THEN A LITTLE LATER IT STARTS GOING DOWN AND READS EMPTY AGAIN. I HAVE RE-STOPPED TO GET GAS TO FIND THAT THE TANK IS FULL. THIS IS WRONG AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. IT DRAWS THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION AWAY FROM DRIVING AND MUST HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS SOMEWHERE IN THE USA. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 05 GMC ENVOY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH! MY ISSUE IS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND CONSOLE "FLASHING" AT NIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THE FIRST TIME THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY, SOME CABLES AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME SAYING THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT BACK ABOUT A MONTH LATER BECAUSE THE LIGHT WERE STILL FLASHING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS AND TOLD ME IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR. I DID NOT BELIEVE THEM AND DID NOT GET MY ALTERNATOR CHANGED ($675.00) AND MY CAR HAS BEEN STARTING AND RUNNING FINE. MY HEADLIGHTS STILL FLICKER, BUT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND MOST OF THEM GO THROUGH A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND IT STILL DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SOMETHING GMC NEEDS TO LOOK INTO AND FIX BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD "IT'S OK. FORGET IT." ON 01-09-2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON TEXAS HIGHWAY 60, I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET FOR 70 MPH. TRAFFIC WAS NORMAL BUT CONTINUALLY PASSED ME AS IF I WAS GOING SLOWER. I PULLED OVER AT A CONVENIENCE STORE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 45 MPH IN PARK. I CONTINUED HOME GAUGING SPEED BY THE OTHER TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. ON 01-14-2009, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE VEHICLE RETURNING FROM SCHOOL. THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO BE WORKING. AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE A/C WENT TO MAXIMUM HEAT AND HIGH BLOWER. MY WIFE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, STRIKING MY DAUGHTER IN THE LEFT TEMPLE RESULTING IN A MILD CONCUSSION. ONSTAR NOTIFIED THE POLICE OF A COLLISION. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO REFERRED ME TO GMC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THE AGENT TOLD ME THAT THIS KIND OF THING HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING TOO FAST AND TURNING TOO SHARP. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS DISPATCHED TO GATHER COMPUTER INFORMATION AND DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN A COLLISION. HIS RESULTS WERE THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND THE BAGS DEPLOYED PER COMMAND FROM THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON THE VEHICLE TRAVELING 20 MPH AND TURNING TOO SHARP. THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING 20 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN A STRAIGHT LINE. TURNING RIGHT WOULD HAVE RESULTE

I HAVE A 2005 ENVOY SE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS GAUGE FOR THE PAST YEAR. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 80000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE GAS GAUGE AND IT WILL NOT WORK ANY LONGER. IT SEEMS AS IF LOST PRESSURE AND WILL NOT READ HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I FILL UP, IT WILL STAY ON EMPTY AND WILL NOT MOVE. AT TIMES, IT WILL GO FROM EMPTY TO ABOUT HALF TANK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT WILL DROP ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN TO EMPTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED. ALL FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT AND THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND NO MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MILEAGES, SPEED, AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HEAD LAMPS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A CONSEQUENCE, VISIBILITY IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKING ON A 2005 ENVOY WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS FLICKER & GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME , NO WEATHER BEING A FACTOR & NO OTHER THINGS EITHER. OTHER PEOPLE EXP. THE SAME PROB !!!! THE VOLTAGE METER IS DROPPING DURING THIS PERIOD ALSO .HAVE HAD BACK TO DEALER THEY TIGHTENED THE BATTERY CABLES & ALSO PUT PADS BEHIND THE CABLES THIS WAS NOT A FIX !!!!!!! WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS MAJOR PROBLEM SAFETY!!!!! THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE AND THE LIGHTS ARE ON!!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH IN THE RAIN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE AND THEN CALL THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 01/08/09 *BF UPDATED 01/09/09 *JB

THE GMC ENVOY'S SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND GMC IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND ONLY SOLUTION THEY HAVE IS 450 + LABOR WHICH DOESN'T GUARANTEE THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED...I HAVE RESEARCHED NUMEROUS ARTICLES AS WELL AS WEBSITES WHERE OTHER GM VICTIMS HAVE REPORTED THEIR VEHICLES TO DO THE SAME THING....THE SPEEDOMETER IS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT WHICH SHOULDN'T BE A COMMON PROBLEM, SERIOUS IF NOT LIFE TAKING ACCIDENTS HAPPEN WHEN DRIVERS AREN'T ABLE TO BE AWARE OF THEIR SPEED. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL FOLLOW WITH OTHERS AND THERE WILL BE SOME TYPE RECALL THAT TAKES PLACE. *TR

2005 GMC ENVOY DENALI W/37,800 MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY LUNGE FORWARD AS IF GOING TO ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. WHEN LOCAL GMC SERVICE DEPT. WAS CALLED BY OWNER TO INQUIRE ABOUT PROBLEM, SERVICE TECH SAID HE HAD NO REPORTS OF SUCH SITUATION. THE SURGE HAPPENED AGAIN ON 10/31/08 AND THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WHO ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SENSATION. ON 11/17/08 WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, AFTER TURNING WHEELS SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT TO GO AROUND A ROAD EQUIPMENT VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT, UPON REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE, THE DENALI LUNGED FORWARD ENOUGH TO BUMP THE TIRE OF THE EQUIPMENT VEHICLE AND THEN IT ACCELERATED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHEN AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. STEERING OF VEHICLE WAS HARD DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE . VEHICLE JUMPED UPON A CURB, DRIVER FORCEFULLY TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING A BRICK BUILDING AS ACCELERATION WAS STILL ONGOING. VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH A STEEL GARAGE DOOR AND CONTINUED UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A RETAINING COLUMN AT WHICH TIME THE MOTOR WAS TURNED OFF. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION COULD BE FELT UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE ONSTAR SERVICES DID NOT INITIATE RESPONSE TO DRIVER DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, NOR DID THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. DRIVER W

ONE DAY WHEN I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP THE GAS GAUGE STILL SHOWED THAT MY TANK WAS EMPTY. IT SINCE THEN HAS NOT WORKED CORRECTLY IT GOES FROM EMPTY TO HALF FULL AND SO FORTH, WHEN NO FUEL HAS EVEN BEEN ADDED. DEFINITELY CAN'T TRUST IT OR YOU WILL BE WALKING HOME. I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS STATING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN HIS WIFE WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GET DIMMER AND DIMMER AND THEN BRIGHTEN AGAIN. ON ONE OCCASION, THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AND HIS WIFE HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING. THE ISSUE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND THEY CHANGED THE SWITCHES AND RECALIBRATED THE LIGHTS. THE REPAIRS CAUSED OTHER FAILURES; THEREFORE, THEY RECALIBRATED TO THE ORIGINAL LIGHTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD START A CASE FOR HIM AND CALL HIM BACK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. UPDATED 11/14/08 *CN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR. UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB

I STARTED THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO WORK. IT IS A CONTINUOUS FAIL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR IT. COST OF PART IS APPROXIMATELY $280 AT LOCAL NAPA STORE. *TR

FUEL GAGE NO LONGER WORKS ON MY 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHICH FROM READING BLOGS MEANS I NEED A NEW SENDING UNIT, FLOAT, AND FUEL PUMP. HAVE FOUND MANY BLOGS ON-LINE ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM WITH ENVOYS AND TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ENVOY THAT I PURCHASED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO FROM A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE, I DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I FOUND THAT THE BACK TRUNK HATCH HAD SOMEHOW OPENED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE GLASS. THE TRUNK HATCH WAS BROKEN IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT ON BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OR OBJECT. AFTER NOTICING THIS DEFECT, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THE AUTOMOBILE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY WHERE THEY FILED A CLAIM WITH THE WARRANTY COMPANY. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DECIDED THAT THE STRUTS WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT AND WORKED PROPERLY AND COULD NOT HYPOTHESIS ON WHY THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. HE REPORTED THIS TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY WHO THUS DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT COVER THE GLASS ON THE AUTOMOBILE. I WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME AND CONTACTED BOTH THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND THE GMC HEADQUARTERS MYSELF, HOPING THAT THIS INITIATIVE WOULD RESOLVE THE SITUATION. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE HATCH TO OPEN ON ITS OWN. THE COMPANY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE STRUTS AND ARE REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR THE GLASS REPLACEMENT AND LABOR FOR SOMETHING THAT I NEITHER CAUSED NOR COULD HAVE PREVENTED. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE HESITATION WHEN THE ENGINE IS UNDER A LOAD. THIS HAS BEEN CALLED A SURGE BY ONE MECHANIC. HAD TRUCK 2 MONTHS BOUGHT IT USED WITH 29,000 MILES IT'S A GMC ENVOY. WHILE GOING UP HILLS ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINES STARTS TO MISS/SURGE/HESITATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED AND RPM'S. AS YOU SLOWLY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED THE ENGINE MISSES MORE. I HAD THIS TRUCK TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE FUEL MODULE ON THE ENGINE THEN REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY THEM IT'S THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

EMISSIONS LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN GO OFF FOR WEEKS. WHEN HAVING VEHICLE 50,000 MILE SERVICE THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND GOT BOTH A P0128 BAD THERMOSTAT CODE AND A P0463 FAN CLUTCH FAILURE CODE. THIS CARE IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACES AS WELL AS THE FAN CLUTCH AT GREAT EXPENSE AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE THERMOSTAT OR THE FLUSH OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM THAT WENT ALONG WITH REPLACING SAID THERMOSTAT. *TR

2005 GMC ENVOY REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT STAY LATCHED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LATCHES WERE REPLACED IN 2006 AND NOW THE LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. DEALER TOLD THE HIM THAT THE LOCKS DID NOT WORK AND MADE HIM PAY $100 TO TELL HIM THAT. *KB

PURCHASED A USED (HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN GMC EXEC'S) 2005 GMC ENVOY IN SEPTEMBER 2005. SINCE JANUARY 2007 WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING ON AND OFF WHILE WE'RE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG SENSOR SAYING OFF EVEN WHEN MY WIFE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT WOULD MOVE UP, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. HOWEVER, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN ON BACK ROADS, RUSH-HOUR FREEWAY TRAFFIC, ETC. AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND YOU CAN'T PUMP THE BRAKES-YOU HAVE ONE SHOT TO HIT THE BRAKES. LAST THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 THIS HAPPENED TO US 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY!! MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM A JOB INTERVIEW AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON HER 3 TIMES. THEN, IT SHUT OFF ON HER AGAIN WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING TO PICK ME UP FROM WORK. ON OUR WAY HOME IT SHUT OFF FOR THE 5TH TIME THAT DAY AND IT DID IT IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY, RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS! THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WE KEEP THIS CAR IN TIP-TOP SHAPE, PROPERLY MAINTAINED. IT IS BARELY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS IS NOT RIGHT. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ASAP. THIS NEEDS FIXED IMMEDIATELY...AND APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF, IF NOT ALL, ENVOYS. ONE ENVOY...THAT COULD BE A FLUKE, BUT MORE THAN ONE, EVEN JUS

THE GAS GAUGE ON OUR 2005 GMC ENVOY XL HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. IT WAS FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. TO THINK THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS A MISTAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT MIDDLE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALSO TRAVELING 40 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT SUSTAIN INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, RADIATOR, AND ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF

I PURCHASED A 2005 GMC ENVOY IN SEPTEMBER 2005. IN THE PAST YEAR (SINCE JANUARY 2007, AT LEAST), I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. EVERYTIME I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO DIM/FLICKER AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ONCOMING VEHICLES TURNING THEIR BRIGHT LIGHTS ON ME THINKING MY BRIGHTS ARE ON WHEN IN REALITY MY HEADLIGHTS ARE DIMMING AND THEN RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE SECOND PROBLEM CONCERNS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. ANYTIME A CERTAIN WEIGHT LIMIT IS MET OR EXCEEDED THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO ON, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR HASN'T RECOGNIZED IT. THIRD PROBLEM, DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN I HAVE TRIED TO MOVE THE DRIVER SEAT FORWARD, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING AND WANTED TO MOVE, BUT THE SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE MOST EXTREME PROBLEM TO DATE HAS BEEN WITH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THEN NOT STARTING OR EVEN TURNING OVER AT ALL. EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR, AT LEAST, THE LAST MONTH WHEN I GO TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILS TO START AND IT TAKES A MINIMUM OF 1 HOUR TO GET IT STARTED. ONE INSTANCE IN PARTICULAR WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WAS WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE ON THE FREEWAY. WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WE WERE

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS SHOWING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE NEEDLE GETS STUCK FOR A MOMENT WHILE THE CAR SPEEDS UP. THE NEEDLE WILL ALSO STAY AT ONE SPEED WHILE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN, THUS GIVING NO TRUE READING OF SPEED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT REMAIN LATCHED, WHETHER LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. THESE LATCHES WERE REPLACED IN JULY 2006 AND THE REPLACEMENT LOCKS ARE NOW DEFECTIVE AS WELL. VAN DEVERE DEALERSHIP IN AKRON, OHIO CHARGED $100.15 TO DETERMINE LOCKS WILL NOT WORK; ADVISED ME TO CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE 866-790-5600 X 32380 COMPLAINT FILE 71-585106455; ROBERT JOHNSON STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE REPAIRING DEALER IN JULY 2006, PREMIER IN RITTMAN, OHIO WOULD NOT REPLACE LOCKS BECAUSE PARTS BEYOND 12 MONTH WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND EXPLAINED THE DANGER OF DEFECTIVE LOCKS; ROBERT JOHNSON STATED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE HE WOULD DO. ASIDE FROM THE POOR QUALITY, LOCKS ARE CRUCIAL TO VEHICLE SAFETY, AND LOCKS ON A 2005 VEHICLE SHOULD NOT FAIL IN 2006 AND 2007. MOREOVER, I AM APPALLED THAT GM WOULD NOT INSIST THAT THESE BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AT COMPANY EXPENSE, CONSIDERING THE SAFETY RISK AND EMBARRASSING LACK OF QUALITY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND WHAT THE CAUSE IS FROM, GMAC SENT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO THE MECHANIC THAT STATES THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SEEN WITH THESE VEHICLES, NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

2005 GMC ENVOY DOORS AND WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOORS AND WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN HIS WIFE TRIED TO START IT. *KB

RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT ON MY 05 GMC ENVOY THE GAS GAUGE STARTED BEEPING WHEN YOU WOULD FILL UP THE TANK. THEN IT STARTED TO NOT READ FULL WHEN IT WAS FILLED. NOW IT NEVER READS FULL AND WHEN THE TANK IS HALF EMPTY THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. IT WILL ALWAYS BEEP WHEN I FIRST START IT. THIS UNIT SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OUT AFTER 36,000 MILES. THIS IS A FAULTY UNIT AND I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE IT. IF I WAS TO REPLACE IT MYSELF IT WOULD COST ME OVER $500.00 . TERRIBLE PRODUCT TERRIBLE PRODUCT THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

AT VARIOUS TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM - TSBS 05-08-42-001 AND 06-06-03-004 BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR

MY 2005 GMC ENVOY CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER. I'M TAKING IT IN AGAIN TODAY FOR THE 4TH TIME. IT LOSES POWER GOING UP HILLS. IT'S LIKE THE ENGINE IS STALLING, AND IT HAS ACTUALLY CUT OFF ON ME. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SO IT DIDN'T GET FIXED. THE 3RD TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON. THEY SAID IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR, AND CARBON BUILD UP ON THE FUEL SOLENOID. ONCE AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS TIME I HAD ONSTAR DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A POWER TRAIN SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. WHICH IS THE PART OF THE ENGINE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT SEEM TO FIX. OF COURSE THE GAS MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE DUE TO THIS SITUATION, AND WITH GAS PRICES THE WAY THEY ARE IT'S KILLING ME. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FLOAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY DECELERATES AS IF THE ENGINE WAS STALLING. THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, BUT THE OIL LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE P.C. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE DRAGS WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL, WHICH WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE CLUTCH FANS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. AFTER ALL FOUR REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, HER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURES. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,809 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

REPORTED EARLIER GAS ODOMETER BROKE WHEN FUELING VEHICLE ON 2 SEPERATE OCCASSIONS, FIRST TIME FIXED, THEN AGAIN WHILE FUELING GAS, IT BROKE. FAILED TO MENTION MY PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDODOMETER. IT WAS FLUCTUATING ALL THE WAY UP, THEN ALL THE WAY DOWN IRRATICALLY BEFORE IT DROPPED DOWN TO THE MIDDLE. *JB

2005 GMC ENVOY - SINCE PURCHASE, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT; SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO UNDER 11 VOLTS WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE DEALER HAS TIGHTENED THE GROUND CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE; AFTER RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS "NORMAL". THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 50K MILES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *JB

1) IN BOTH INSTANCES WHILE PUMPING FUEL. 2) GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO MOVE ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. 3) FIRST TIME THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY DEALER, THE SECOND INSTANCE WE WERE ADVISED TO USE FUEL ADDITIVE AND HIGHER GRADE OF GAS, NO DIFFERENCE HAS BEEN DETECTED. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2005, I HAVE EXPERIENCED DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS DIMMING AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER ,WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AT VARIOUS TIMES. EACH TIME IT WAS SERVICED, I AM TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE HIGH BEAMS BEGAN TO BLINK WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BEHIND A POLICE OFFICER, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE HIGH BEAMS STARTED BLINKING. THE OFFICER STOPPED HIM AND STATED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM REPAIRS. AFTER THE VEHICLE LEFT THE SHOP THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 50 MPH. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE GMC TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *AK

VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT THROTTLE PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE THROTTLE TO SURGE AND THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO DIM TO BRIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS TO GO DIM TO BRIGHT. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE DEALERSHIP STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN CONFINED SPACES SUCH AS PARKING LOTS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS PROBLEM TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES SINCE JULY 2006 AND CONTINUE TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.*AK

THERE ARE 3 CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 05 ENVOY. MY LIGHTS FLICKER AND BATTERY GAUGE GOES DOWN SUDDENLY THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. UPON EXITING MY TRUCK I ALWAYS GET A HUGE SHOCK!! THE KNOBS ON THE SIDES OF MY FRONT SEATS KEEP COMING OFF, I HAVE HAD ONE REPLACED BEFORE NOW THEY ARE BOTH OFF AND MISSING, THEY MUST HAVE FELL OUT THE DOOR ONE DAY. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMS ENVOY. IN MID FEBRUARY 2007 THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A TREE DUE TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD BEFORE OR AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A THE DEALER, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT HAD REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUE A COMPUTER READ OUT INDICATING WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DEALER SENT THE CONTACT PRIOR TO THE COLLISION A DIAGNOSTIC EMAIL STATING THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 25000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 GMC ENVOY WITH 32000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 35 MPH ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN IN THE PROCESS. THE CONTACT KEPT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED IT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NOTHING SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, AND TAIL LIGHTS FLASHED RANDOMLY AT ANY SPEED, THIS FAILURE STARTED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. THE WEATHER AND TIME OF DAY WERE NOT FACTORS IN THE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THERE WERE TSBS FOR THE FAILURE, AS WELL AS FOR SEVERAL OTHERS. THE FUEL NECK HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO A DESIGN CHANGE. THE SEAL AROUND THE LICENSES PLACE HOLDER CAME LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SQUEAKING, THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT TWICE, AN AIRBAG SENSOR, THE REAR WIPER ARM, THE OXYGEN SENSOR TWICE ,THE FIRST TIME AT 7000 MILES. THERE WERE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES, WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT HESITATED AND THEN SURGED. THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE REAR DOORS HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THE ABS WOULD SKIP ON A BUMPY ROAD AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AT ONE POINT THE CONTACT COULD SMELL FUEL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND VEHICLE HAD VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT AIR VALVE BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE REAR DOOR HINGES SQUEAKED. THIS WINTER IT WON'T GO TO FULL VOLTAGE UNTIL A MINUTE ELAPSED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED. THE ORIGINAL FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3829, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23700.*AK THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, THE BELTS SQUEAKED, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK PROPE

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE FLICKER AND DIM. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING IN HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. THE VOLTAGE GAGE JUMPS APPROXIMATELY 6 VOLTS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. *JB

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS VERY BAD AS MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS NOT KNOWING SHE WAS OUT. TOOK PLACE IN A BAD PART OF TOWN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM.