2006 GMC Envoy complaints

I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY ENVOY A FEW DAYS PRIOR AND WAS ON MY WAY TO GET GAS. THE FUEL WAS LOW BUT THE FUEL LIGHT WAS NOT ON. WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY ENVOY DIED. THIS HAPPENED AT EVERY STOPLIGHT UNTIL I PUT GAS IN IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. IT HAPPENS ANYTIME MY VEHICLE IS BETWEEN 1/4 TANK & EMPTY. THE FUEL LIGHT IS NOT ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT ALMOST SEEMS AS IF THERE IS NOT AS MUCH GAS IN IT AS THE FUEL GAUGE READS. IT HAS ONLY STOPPED ONE TIME WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY MOVING (AS I WAS COMING DOWN A RAMP TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE). IT DID NOT START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT THAT TIME, BUT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE IT STARTED. IT WILL LITERALLY DIE EVERY TIME I STOP UNTIL I PUT GAS IN IT. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN A FEW TIMES WHERE I HAVE SLOWED FOR A RED LIGHT, THEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE EITHER SPUTTERED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS, OR DIED COMPLETELY. LUCKILY, MOST TIMES I CAN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL & GET IT TO START RIGHT BACK UP WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OVER. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT HIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF & THE OTHER MOTORISTS TRAVELING BEHIND ME AS I TRAVEL VERY BUSY ROADS ON MY WAY TO AND FROM WORK. I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP THE FUEL ABOVE 1/4 TANK BUT THE WAY THIS THING BURNS GAS, IT DOES GET LOW FROM TIME TO TIME BEFORE I GET TO THE GAS STATION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE OR IF THE GAS GAUGE IS INCORRECT BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS DEFINIT

DRIVING ALONG RAPIDLY WITH REAR DEFROSTER ON AND BLADE WIPING WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 0 DEGREES AND WITH A LOUD BLAST THE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY EXPLODED LOUDLY INTO HUNDREDS OF PIECES FLINGING SHARDS OF GLASS INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR INTO A SNOW BANK OR OPPOSING LANE. NOW I AM OUT $650 FOR A REPLACEMENT BUT GLADLY NO ONE GOT HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WHEN HE NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE WINDOW DID NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

GMC'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12180 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WHEN I CALLED THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR MYSELF. DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK SWITCH STARTED RAPIDLY CLICKING AND SMOKING CAUSING DOOR LOCK CONTROL NOT TO WORK AND WINDOWS UNABLE TO ROLL DOWN TRAPPING PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE. SWITCH STARTED WORKING AGAIN THE NEXT DAY BUT IS NOW NOT WORKING OR PARTIALLY WORKING AGAIN. FUSE DID NOT BLOW. IF THIS SWITCH IS USED BY ACCIDENT IT WILL MAKE THE OTHER WINDOW SWITCHES NOT WORK FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THEY RANDOMLY START WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE SEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MODEL YEAR 2006 GMC ENVOY AND TRAILBLAZER HAVE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE SINCE THEY WERE FIRST SOLD IN 2006 AND 2007. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL AND WIRES WERE BURNED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

DRIVERS DOOR MAIN CONTROL SWITCH FOR WINDOWS, LOCKS,MIRRORS STOPPED WORKING. NO FIRE BUT I DID TAKE THE SWITCH OUT, NOW WERE ALL JUST WAITING ON GM TO GET THERE ACT TOGETHER AND SOME SWITCHES OUT TO THE DEALERS. 11/14/2012. *TR

AS I WAS OPENING THE REAR DOOR THE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY EXPLODED ALL OVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO SHOW EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,980.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE WHATSOEVER IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER A FEW HOURS OF SITTING IT WILL START UP IMMEDIATELY. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THE FUEL CANISTER, IGNITION SWITCH AND EVAP SENSOR ALL REPLACED IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. BY THE WAY I'VE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THE LEVELING BOOTS REPLACED AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE THEY COULDN'T REPLACE IT, BUT THEY HAD EVIDENCE AT 79000 MILES THAT IT WAS BAD BECAUSE I HAD IT DIAGNOSE FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM. FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IT HAS BEEN NOTHING MORE THAN A NIGHTMARE. I PRAY SOMEBODY COULD GET ME SOME ASSISTANCE ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE FUSE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD, THE DOOR PANEL BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE FUSE LATER BLEW AND THE SMOKE CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/29/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START UP. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MASTER CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,230.

THE TAILGATE WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT OPEN. THE ACTUATOR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO ALSO "ACT"UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE REMOTE TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO OPEN THE DOORS. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES, THE DOME LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ANYMORE, THE STEREO TURNS OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF, INSTEAD OF STAYING ON UNTIL YOU OPEN ONE OF THE DOORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUTTONS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,600.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE THIS MORNING, THE SPEED ON MY 2006 GMC ENVOY DROPPED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE THE ROAD WHERE THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I NOTIFIED ONSTAR, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INDICATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULD START UP AGAIN, BUT ONLY MOMENTARILY AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME AND AM CONTEMPLATING WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT IN TERMS OF REPAIR. THERE WAS ANOTHER ISSUE JUST OVER 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING AND IT RAN OUT OF GAS. NO INDICATOR LIGHT EVER CAME ON. THERE WAS AT LEAST 15 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE TODAY, AS I HAD JUST FILLED IT UP A FEW DAYS AGO AND HAD NOT TRAVELED FAR. I HAVE FILLED IT UP EVERY WEEKEND SINCE THE INDICATOR LIGHT INCIDENT. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I HAD TO REPLACE OTHER PARTS RELATED TO THE FUEL..POSSIBLY CALLED A FUEL REGULATOR?? WHICH WAS MOUNTED TO THE GAS TANK. THIS OCCURRED AT 37,000 MILES. I WAS DENIED AN INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITH EMISSIONS AND HAD TO REPLACE THAT PART AS WELL. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE POWER-WINDOW, DOOR-LOCK, REMOTE OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROL. REFERRING TO THE GMC RECALL OF AUG 18, 2012 OF REPLACING OF THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. AFTER CONTACTING GMC REF# [XXX], MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE VIN RANGE FOR REPAIR. THE FRONT WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN, DRIVERS DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK, REAR WINDOWS GO DOWN AND UP BY THEMSELVES, OUTSIDE MIRRORS CHANGE POSITION WITH NO INTERVENTION.BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2006. WE USE IT EXTENSIVELY AS WE ARE TRAVELING NURSES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SO WE CAN GET OUR ENVOY REPAIRED.GM SPOKESMAN [XXX] STATED THAT OWNERS NOT LIVING IN THE RECALL STATES WILL BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALL, AND BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN DOING A GOOGLE INTERNET SEARCH FOR "2006 GMC ENVOY FUEL SENSOR", I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. CALLED GMC CALL CENTER AT 800-462-8782. THEY HAVE RECOGNIZED IT AS A PROBLEM, AND ARE PAYING FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST (10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES). REPAIRS MUST BE PERFORMED AT A GM DEALERSHIP. NHTSA HAS HAD OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE GMC ENVOY. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. I FILLED UP THE TANK AND THE FUEL INDICATOR WENT TO F THAN IMMEDIATELY WENT TO E. I NOW MUST USE MY TRIP INDICATOR SO THAT I KNOW WHEN TO FILL MY TANK. I NEVER GET A CORRECT READING, IT IS CONSTANTLY ON E!! *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING OVER A YEAR AGO AND I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPAIR IT. THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY LIT AND I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR A WOMAN IN TODAY'S SOCIETY( KIDNAPPING, RAPE, RUNOVER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE) I HAVE LEARNED TO FILL UP EVERY 3 DAYS REGARDLESS OF MILES DRIVEN. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 3 DAYS AGO AND THE CAR JUST DIES, WITH A FULL GAS TANK, 103 DEGREE TEMPERATURE AND 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. TRY CROSSING MAJOR INTERSTATE TRAFFIC @ 80 MILES AN HOUR WITH 2 CHILDREN, IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. WE HAD TO TOW THE CAR AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE IS LOCATED IN THE SAME MECHANISM AS THE FUEL PUMP AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO BECOME SO CORRODED THAT IT STOPPED WORKING. THE NEED EXISTS FOR AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL, BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO A MECHANICAL DEFAULT THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF GMC ENVOYS AND GMC REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE...... *TR

ENVOY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE ROAD. BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS OUT OF GAS I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP THINKING THERE WAS AN ENGINE ISSUE. SHOP DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS JUST OUT OF GAS AND THAT MY FUEL SENSOR IS BAD AND QUOTED ME $1500 TO FIX. THE GAS GAUGE IS NEVER ACCURATE AND I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS MULTIPLE TIMES WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE I CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL ONLY FIX FOR FREE IF IT HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. I ONLY HAD 108,000 ON IT WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED. HOW FAIR IS THAT? *TR

CPSC#I11B0246A. 2006 GMC ENVOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT IN TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION WHAT HAPPEN WAS THE FAILURE OF HIS ABS SYSTEM CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP THROWING THE VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED HE SWERVED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT, AND HE INSTINCTIVELY STEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. HE WAS SURROUNDED BY SMOKE THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM STARTED AT 110,000 MILES ON 2006 GMC ENVOY SLE AWD AND WAS NOTED ON A DEALERSHIP VISIT. UNFORTUNATELY NOW HAS 150,000 MILES WHEN THE . VEHICLE HAS RUN OUT OF FUEL ON FREEWAY WITH WIFE AND CHILDREN, AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. IT HAS REQUIRED NUMEROUS AAA CALLS FOR FUEL OVER THE PAST YEARS AND HAS CREATED A MANY HOURS OF INCONVENIENCE AND LOST OF WORK. ME AND MY WIFE HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE ROADSIDE OVER 15 TIMES DUE TO FAULTY FUEL READINGS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN TOO COSTLY TO REPAIR SO WE HAVE TO NOW RELY ON RESETTING THE TRIP ODOMETER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE MORE THAN A SAFETY BULLETIN FOR ONLY VEHICLES UP TO 120,000 MILES. THIS IS A FARCE TO THE GMC AND CHEVY OWNER COMMUNITY. IS THE NHTSA WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE MAKING THIS A TOTAL RECALL TO PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR ALL OWNERS OF THESE PRODUCTS? THIS IS A FAILED DESIGN THAT MUST BE CORRECTED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SAKE. PLEASE WORK WITH THE MANUFACTURERS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FAIRLY, EQUITABLE, AND HONESTLY. THANK YOU. AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON THOSE WITH THE POWER TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE CONSUMERS OF THESE PRODUCTS. THANK YOU AGAIN. *TR

GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS AFTER FILLING VEHICLE DUE TO REPEATED, DOCUMENTED MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN GAS TANK FUEL SENSOR, POSSIBLY LEADING TO A COMPLETE FAILURE OF INDICATION SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN INACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL GAUGE SENOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY BLOWER MOTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HAS BLOWN OUT IN TWO MONTHS. ME AND MY TWO CHILDREN HAD TO DRIVE FROM ALABAMA TO VIRGINIA ON OUR FAMILY VACATION IN 110 DEGREE WEATHER WITHOUT ANY AIR. SUV SMELLED LIKED MELTED WIRES. WHEN I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. MECHANIC SAID THESE KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS HORRIBLE. ANOTHER REPAIR OUT OF STATE WILL COST ME $550, GMC NEEDS TO RECALL THESE [XXX] TRUCKS!!! *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. TH CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT SHE TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. SUDDENLY THE HEATER BLOWER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE HEATER BLOWER WIRING CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND HAD DAMAGED THE RELAY RESISTOR MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE 2006 SIERRA 1500 VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE FAULTY RELAY RESISTOR MODULE AND WIRE CONNECTOR BUT NOT FOR THE ENVOY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

FUEL GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. I FOUND COUNTLESS OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER SITES. HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T1004109-2006_GMC_ENVOY_XL_GAS_GAUGE_READS_EMPTY HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEHELPER.COM/TOPIC893628.HTM HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1F29E4/138 #139 OF 151 GMC ENVOY 2006 GAS GAUGE BY EDMUNDS42 APR 26, 2012 (9:47 AM) I HAD 2006 GMC ENVOY WHICH IS GIVING INACCURATE GAS LEVEL READINGS. THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GM SUVS FROM 2005 -2007. THE NHTSA HAS GOTTEN 668 COMPLAINTS. GM AGREES TO PAY 1/2 THE FEE TO FIX IT. MY HALF WAS $194. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL NOT PAID 100% BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOLD THEM -"TRY RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE ENTRY RAMP TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE AND SEE HOW SAFE IT IS". GM SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM . *TR

FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN TANK IS FILLED, THE GAUGE READS EMPTY AND FUEL LIGHT IS ON. WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL BEGINS TO DECREASE BELOW THE FULL LEVEL FROM DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN THE COMPLETELY FULL MARK AND THE EMPTY MARK. THIS FLUCTUATION CAN OCCUR DURING A TRIP THAT IS LESS THAN A FEW MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STARTED TO ROUGH IDLE AND ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING AND LOST ALL POWER AND BRAKING & STEERING ABILITY, RESTATED VEHICLE AND GOT BURNING GAS SMELL FROM VEHICLE EXHAUST PIPE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE P0014, GOT VEHICLE SERVICED AND HAD NEW SENSOR INSTALLED BUT NOW GETTING PINGING SOUND FROM ENGINE UNDER LOAD AND WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED AND MINOR VIBRATION WHILE AT IDLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHERE ALMOST FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE DUE TO RUNNING RISK OF ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE AT SPEED AND UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE WHEN ENGINE STALLS DUE TO THIS CONDITION WITH CODE P0014 IN CARS COMPUTER. WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO INSPECT THESE SYSTEMS AND PROVIDE FREE REPAIRS OF ANY FAULTY SENSORS AND PROVIDE A FULL SERVICE CHECK ON THIS VEHICLES. I FELT REAL UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO WORRYING ABOUT CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE OR HAVING A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS HIGH END FAILURE OF THIS COMPONET

WHEN TURNING THE KEY ON THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT START AND HAS TWICE FROM WHEN I GOT IT IN FEB 2012 ALL THE INTERNAL ELECTRONICS HAVE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING

TRIED TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND DISCOVERED THE FAN DID NOT WORK. AFTER QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND AN EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSIS, WAS INFORMED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WAS BURNED OUT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON, FREQUENT, AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM IF DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHICH INCLUDE; THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE CAUSED BY THE HEATED & MELTED WIRE, LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY WHICH MAY CAUSE HEAT STROKE OR WORSE, AND LOSS OF HEAT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE SAFELY WITHOUT THE WINDOWS ICING OVER AND INHIBITING VISION. A RECALL IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IS NECESSARY. MECHANIC STATES THAT BOTH CHEVROLET AND GMC MODEL VEHICLES FROM 2004 TO 2007 ARE BEING REPAIRED WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. HE HAS REPAIRED 5 VEHICLES THIS MONTH IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. MECHANIC ALSO STATES THAT MILEAGE IS NOT THE ISSUE AS HE HAS SEEN LOW MILEAGE GMC AND CHEVROLETS COME IN FOR REPAIRS WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS VERY EXPENSIVE SAFETY/ HEALTH ISSUE AS A VEHICLE RECALL.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LAST YEAR MY 2006 GMC ENVOY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID A CAR ACCIDENT. GMC ALSO TOOK MY MONEY FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. RECENTLY,04/17/12, I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP AND THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING. EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK, IT GOES TO EMPTY AND THEN AFTER DRIVING A BIT THE GAUGE STARTS RE-REGISTERING, 52,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW. NOW I BELIEVE THESE TWO INCIDENTS ARE RELATED AND GMC IS NOT BEING COOPERATIVE: TO FIX AT NO COST A REPAIR THAT INVOLVES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THEIR VEHICLES. WHAT IF I DID GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY LAST YEAR? GMC NEEDS TO STEP UP TO RECALL A KNOW DEFECT TO THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURES. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AFTER FILL UPS. *TR

INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READING RESULTED IN VEHICLE STALL (DISABLED) WHILE DRIVING. FUEL GAUGE SHOWS MORE FUEL AVAILABLE THAN IS ACTUALLY IN THE FUEL TANK. GAUGE READING MAY JUMP UP AND DOWN DURING DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING EVEN THOUGH FUEL HAD BEEN DISPENSED INTO THE FUEL TANK. WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE READING FLUCTUATED WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN DETERMINING THE ACTUAL FUEL TANK LEVEL. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATIVE. THERE WERE ALSO ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE RADIO NOT TO FUNCTION AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED IN RELATION TO THE OTHER FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 4/2/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED TWICE. ALSO, AI =R BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS FIXED BY MOVING THE SRS WIRING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SAT. THE RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL, DUE TO INFERIOR PARTS. UPDATD 04/16/12

WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK IN THE MORNING MY VEHICLE WAS FULL OF SMOKE, THE DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRICAL ON THE DOOR DOESN'T WORK, DOOR LOCK. WINDOWS DON'T WORK, MIRROR DOESN'T WORK KEYLESS ENTRY EITHER, I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS A DRIVERS SIDE MASTER DOORSWITCH FAILURE, THEY WANTED $350.00 TO FIX WE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 30 DAYS DIDN'T MAKE 1ST PAYMENT YET. WE SAW IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO WERE HOPING YOU CAN GENERATE ENOUGH ENERGY INTO THIS PROBLEM SO WE CAN GET THIS FIXED. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. FUEL GAUGE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING LEAN AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS UNTIL THE COMPONENT HAD ACTUALLY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. UPDATED 05/14/12

FRONT WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLE FAILURE, BOTH (LEFT AND RIGHT). 1ST EVENT NOTED IN 2009 WHEN VEHICLE HAD 32000 MILES, THIS IS THE 2ND EVENT. NOZZLES STOP SPRAYING WASHING FLUID EFFECTIVELY, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM CLEANING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IN HIGH DEBRIS CONDITIONS, REDUCING VISIBILITY AND POSING A DRIVING HAZARD SPECIALLY IN HIGH DEBRIS / INSECT AREAS IN NON-OPTIMAL LIGHTING CONDITIONS SUCH AS NIGHTTIME DRIVING OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ALIGNED TOWARDS THE SUN OR OTHER LIGHT SOURCE. PREVIOUS EVENT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE NOZZLES, IT IS NOT CAUSED BY OBSTRUCTION AS PLENTY OF FLUID STILL FLOWS OUT OF THE NOZZLE (JUST NOT IN THE NECESSARY PATTERN). *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY ENVOY HOME FROM WORK THE WINDOW STARTING GOING DOWN BY ITSELF AND THEN IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE LIKE A GRINDING NOISE. THEN THE WINDOW STARTED GOING BACK AND SMOKE STARTED PORING OUT OF THE DOOR LOCKS AND BY THE VENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE DOOR. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WHEN I GOT OUT IT SMELLED LIKED BURNT RUBBER. IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. AND THEN IT STOPPED. THE SMELL IS STILL IN MY CAR BUT I HAVE NO ELECTRIC FUNCTIONS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. MY WINDOWS DO NOT WORK, THE OUTSIDE MIRROR DOES NOT WORK, THE SEAT CONTROLS DO NOT WORK, THE HEATED SEATED SEATS DO NOT WORK. *TR

GAS GAUGE READING WAS SPORADIC AND FINALLY WENT TO EMPTY WITH THE OUT OF FUEL WARNING LIGHT AND OUT OF FUEL WARNING BUZZER ON. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY EVEN IF TANK IS FULL. WILL ALSO FLUCTUATE AT ANY TIME SO ACCURATE LEVEL IS UNKNOWN. DANGER OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING!!!! *TR

I RECENTLY SMELLED GAS FUMES IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE AND I DO AN A VISUALLY INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE. I FOUND A LEAK OF FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK; JUST FROM THE FUEL TANK NECK. I AM REALLY WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE MOST PART OF THE TIME I AM TRAVELING WITH MY SON. RECENTLY I DO A RESEARCH AND FOUND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE07014 ABOUT A RECALL FROM GMC ABOUT THE 2002-2004 GMC ENVOY AND CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM JUST HAPPEN TO ME. *TR

THE HEAT AND AIR FAN RESISTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO CATCH ON FIRE. SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AND FROM THE GLOVE BOX. THE SURGE HAD CAUSED THE HEAD LIGHT WIRES TO BURN INTO. SUCH A MESS...FUEL GAUGE HAD STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR TO THAT .NOW THE POWER STEERING IS HAVING A PROBLEM. WHAT NEXT..... *TR

GAS HAND READS EMPTY AND DOES NOT MOVE FROM EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL OF GAS. *TR

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

LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. - THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I NEARLY RAN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENGINE STALLED; HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO RESTARTED IT AND THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH FUEL FOR ME TO LIMP INTO A GAS STATION. *TR

FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. MUST SET TRIP ODOMETER TO DETERMINE AMOUNT OF GAS REMAINING. HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE OF FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. *TR