2006 GMC Envoy complaints

INACCURATE AND/OR ERRATIC FUEL LEVEL INDICATION, DUE TO FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITH NO WARNING TO THE DRIVER ULTIMATELY RESULTING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION WITH POSSIBLE DANGER TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND SURROUNDING VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 GMC ENVOY WITH 51,000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL AND NOW IS STUCK ON EMPTY. IT HAS LEFT MY WIFE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A FEW TIMES BECAUSE SHE HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL SHE HAD. ONE TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ON A BUSINESS TRIP. I DON'T WANT MY WIFE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BECAUSE GM IS TO CHEAP TO FIX A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES. THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN YOU CONTACT THEM THEY SAY IT ISN'T COVERED AND WILL COST AROUND $800 TO FIX. I S SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A FIX TO A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE NOT THAT OLD. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, NOT TO MENTION STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. SOONER OR LATER IT WILL CAUSE A WRECK IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR

GAS GAUGE STUCK ON EMPTY AFTER 65,000 MILES ON 2006 GMC ENVOY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON ERRATICALLY. *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY. FILL UP THE GAS TANK TO FULL AND THE GAS GAUGE READS AS EMPTY! YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR A FEW MILES THEN THE GAUGE WILL READ NORMAL. THEN FILL UP AGAIN AND READS EMPTY. I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM.. SEEMS LIKE EVERY 2006 HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK THE GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN ERATICALY. CONTACTED GMC TO WHICH THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. SEARCH ON LINE SAID THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL OTHER OWNERS SAID GM TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM UP TO 70,000 MILES GM TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A GM WEB SITE SO THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING .. SEARCH INTERNET AND HUNDREDS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM...THIS IS UNSAFE SO I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AS OTHER HAVE DONE BEFORE ME......THIS IS HAZARDOUS IF YOU RUN OUT OF GAS EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN AND CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT...THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL.... *TR

FUEL SYSTEM: AFTER FILLING UP MY 2006 GMC ENVOY WITH FUEL MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT TOOK 2 ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR MY VEHICLE TO START. THE FUEL METER STILL CONTINUED TO READ EMPTY. ANY TIME, I WOULD STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED ONSTAR TO PROVIDE ME WITH A GOODWRENCH DIAGNOSIS ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY STATED THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE FUEL SYSTEM. ONSTAR STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SERVICED WITHIN 7 DAYS. I NOTICED THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION FOR THIS SAME ISSUE THAT WAS OPENED ON JANUARY 7, 2010. *TR

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

GMC ENVOY 2006 FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL BEGINNING ON 8 JUNE 2010 (THE VEHICLE HAD LESS FUEL THAN THE FUEL GAUGE STATED IT HAD). PROBLEM PERSISTS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH AND INTO JULY. BEGINNING ON 15 AUG 2010, FUEL GAUGE WOULD CONSTANTLY CHANGE READINGS FROM E TO F AND VICE VERSA FOR A FEW DAYS IMMEDIATELY AFTER EACH FILL-UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HARNESS SWITCH HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,450.

2006 GMC ENVOY FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO WORK ERRATICALLY - WOULD GO TO EMPTY AFTER CAR WAS FILLED UP. EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS TRUCK TO WORK AND COULD HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF SHE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY, THE FIRST TIME IT RAN OUT OF GAS WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T JUST REPLACE THE PROBLEM PART (WHICH IS THE FUEL SENSOR) AND NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP AT A COST OF NEARLY $1100.00 UPDATED IVOQ 08/24/10 *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY; REPLACED TIMING CHAIN, FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP, OIL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, WASHER FLUID PUMP, TAILGATE LATCH FAILURE AND REAR WASH FLUID LINE FAILURE. REPLACED OR FIXED ALL ISSUES EXCEPT, TAILGATE LATCH, REAR WASHER FLUID LINE, OIL PUMP ISSUE AND SUV WILL NOT HOLD OIL PRESSURE. *TR

IN EARLY 2010 MY 2006 GMC ENVOY BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE IMMEDIATELY AFTER A FILL UP. THE GAUGE READS EMPTY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE GAUGE WILL RISE AND FALL FOR THE NEXT 50 TO 100 MILES. *TR

I'M A RESERVIST IN THE MILITARY AND IT REQUIRES ME TO DRIVE A DISTANCE TO MY BASE ONCE A MONTH. WHILE DRIVING TO MY DUTY LOCATION, I REALIZED THAT MY 2006 ENVOY RWD WAS DRIVING FUNNY LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL. AT THE TIME, MY FUEL GAUGE READ 1/2 TANK. THANKFULLY I WAS APPROACHING AN EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF AND GO TO A GAS STATION. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS ESPECIALLY SINCE I THOUGHT I HAD GAS. THE GAS STATION ALSO HAD AN AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T EVEN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. HE ASKED ME IF I WAS SURE THERE WAS GAS IN IT. I TOLD HIM YES BC IT READ HALF A TANK. WE PUT ABOUT 5 GALLONS IN THE TANK AND THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP. WHEN I CHECKED THE FUEL GAUGE AGAIN, IT READ IT WAS EMPTY. SO I FILLED UP THE TANK, GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND STARTED THE ENGINE BUT THE FUEL GAUGE STILL READ EMPTY EVEN AFTER I FILLED IT UP WITH GAS. I WAS SO FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I HAD TO BE AT DRILL AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. I JUST PRAYED THAT I MADE IT THERE SAFELY. I DID..AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF DRILL WAS OVER, I STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL BUT AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE GAUGE WENT BACK TO EMPTY. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO A GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHECKED THE CODE FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ENVOYS. AND SINCE I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO REPAIR. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSE

GAS HAND FAILURE. *TR

DRIVING WHEN THREE LIGHTS SHOWED UP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STABILITRAK, CHECK ENGINE AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON THE ENVOY COMPLETELY TURNED IT SELF OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THE ONLY LIGHT ON. I GOT HOME AND RESTARTED CAR ALL LIGHTS DISAPPEARED. NEXT DAY DRIVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN. THREE MORE TIMES ON THE WAY TO MECHANIC THE ENVOY TURNED ITSELF OFF. FIND OUT THE PROGRAMMABLE CONTROL MODULE PCM WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE 07/08. I THEN FIND OUT THE PART IS READILY AVAILABLE AND NOT A SPECIAL ORDER. THEY REFURBISH THIS PART WITH A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT GMC WOULD ENGINEER A CAR TO ENTIRELY SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH, ALSO THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AS IT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. THE CODES THAT SHOWED UP WERE APPARENTLY NOT COVERED BY GMC. WITH THIS PART BEING READILY AVAILABLE I MUST NOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR, AND I FEEL THAT SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK TO SEE IF THIS HAS HAPPEN TO OTHERS, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED BUT THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

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

2006 GMAC ENVOY. UPON FILLING GAS TANK TO FULL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY. GAUGE WILL FLUXUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL FOR 10-20 MILES. THEN IT WILL SHOW FULL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IT WILL SWING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. THEN IT SEEMS TO WORK, ALTHOUGH I'M NOT SURE, IT JUST DOES NOT SWING QUICKLY. I THINK THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD...WHAT IF I WAS GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN AND IT SHOWS 1/2 TANK, BUT RUNS OUT OF GAS. STEERING WOULD BE IMPAIRED AND AN ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. *TR

MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL CRACKS IN ALL 4 TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE 23,750 MILES ON THEM. THEY ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON 2006 GMC ENVOY. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED MICHELIN TIRE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE CRACKS. THEY IN TURN CALLED MICHELIN WHO SUPPOSEDLY AUTHORIZED A 55% CREDIT TOWARDS A NEW SET OF TIRES. IF MICHELIN ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEFECT, THEN THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR

INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING TO THE DRIVER

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.

DRIVING TO WORK AT 5 AM ABOUT 3/4 OF MILE FROM HOME, AUTO SLOWED, HEADLIGHTS DEEMED SLIGHTLY, RPM'S FELL. BARELY ABLE TO COAST AUTO TO SIDE OF ROAD. CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. WHILE TALKING TO AGENT I OPEN DOOR AND SMELLED GASOLINE. AGENT INFORMED ME TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE AUTO SAFE TO MOVE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND SAID FUEL WAS STILL DRIPPING FROM AUTO, BUT THEY DID SPREAD SOMETHING ON FUEL AND WAITED UNTIL ROLLBACK REMOVED AUTO. AUTO WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WHEN NOTIFIED OF REPAIR COMPLETION I WENT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME I MUST HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING THAT PULLED FUEL LINE OFF, AND THAT IT WAS A 1 IN A MILLION EVENT. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING SO I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS STATEMENT. I RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHER HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. I AM WORRIED BECAUSE ON THE REPAIR TICKET IT STATES CUSTOMER STATES GAS LEAKING AS SOON AS THE KEY TURNED WAS ON, CHECKED AND FOUND QUICK CONNECT LINE PULLED APART IN FRONT OF FUEL TANK. RECONNECTED LINE ALL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. I DID NOT STATE FUEL WAS LEAKING AS SOON AS KEY WAS TURNED ON. I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST UNABLE TO GET AUTO TO ROADSIDE. VERY DANGEROUS AND IF THE ONLY REPAIR WAS TO RECONNECT A LINE THAT HAD FALLEN OFF, IT SEEMS VERY LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

IT SEEMS THAT MY VEHICLES FUEL SENDING UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AFTER ONLY 40,000 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

2006 GMC ENVOY - FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. SINCE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS REMAINING, I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING A COUPLE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND OCTOBER OF 2008, BUT COSTS ALMOST $700 TO FIX, STARTED AT 37500 MILES SO IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM STATING IT'S A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT NIGHT AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH. WAS TOLD MY 2006 ENVOY HAD A HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 GMC ENVOY, IN 2007 THE FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING AT APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES, SO I COULDN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD, WHEN FULL IT REGISTERS AS EMPTY, IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND THEN THE FUEL LINE CAME APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NOW I AM ONCE AGAIN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENSOR, THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 80K MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED GM, BUT THEY ARE OF NO HELP. UPON CHECKING THE MESSAGE BOARDS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ENVOYS & TRAILBLAZERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. *TR

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I OWN A 2006 GMC ENVOY THAT WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2008. THE VEHICLE WORKED PERFECTLY UNTIL JUNE OF 2008, WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN BEHAVING ERRATICALLY. ANYTHING LESS THAN 3/4 FULL TANK WAS REGISTERING AS "EMPTY". AT THIS TIME, FEBRUARY 2009, THE GAUGE CONSTANTLY READS "EMPTY", EVEN AFTER FILLING UP. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS AND THE GMC WEBSITE, HOWEVER, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FUEL FLOAT THAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY CANNOT AFFORD $300 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO CARRYING PAPER AND PENCIL TO TRY AND MONITOR MY FUEL CONSUMPTION AND MPG SO I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN. *TR

I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT INTO A STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT I COULD SMELL A BURNING SMELL. MY CAR WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR AND WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR I SEEN THAT MY ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BLEW UP. *TR

LOST 2ND AND 4TH GEARS YESTERDAY. ONLY 56,000 MILES ON MY 2006 ENVOY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION YET. NOT HAPPY!!!! *TR

MY 2006 GMC ENVOY'S GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING FROM EMPTY TO FULL ON FILL UPS FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND NOW IT IS STUCK ON EMPTY EVEN WHEN TANK IS FILLED. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT OVERNIGHT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HEATING RESISTOR THAT MELTED SOME OF THE WIRES IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO ACTIVATE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON LOW POWER; ONLY MEDIUM AND HIGH DUE TO THE POWER NEEDED BY THE BLOWER WHEN RUNNING ON LOW. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE WIRING HARNESS, THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE VALVE, HEAD GASKET, TIMING BELT, AND CYLINDER HEAD. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

STARTING IN DECEMBER 2007 EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK THE SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, AFTER A FEW MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY, THEN IT WILL READ SOMETHING ELSE. SO I HAVE TO ALWAYS RESET MY MILEAGE SO THAT I KNOW HOW FAR I HAVE WENT. THIS GMC IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. IT DRIVES ME NUTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT WILL FINALLY RESET TO WHERE THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN I HAVE TO FILL IT AGAIN. I ALMOST DREAD GOING TO PUT GAS IN. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR (2006 GMC ENVOY XLT) IT WAS FLOATING BACK AND FORTH AT FIRST THEN IT RESTS ON "E" AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE ALARM KEEPS RINGING THAT MY FUEL LEVEL IS LOW. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MORE THAN ONCE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW IT DOESN'T FLOAT AT ALL IT JUST STAYS ON "E" AND THE LIGHT AND BELLS ARE ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE AIRBAG ACTIVATION LIGHT TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ALSO, THEY FOUND A BOX OF KLEENEX UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY THREE OTHER TIMES. THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL NOT REACTIVATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIRBAG OCCUPANT SENSOR SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS TOO SMALL TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG OCCUPANT SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 26,000 AS OF 05-02-07. *AK