2004 GMC ENVOY Complaints

GOING DOWN THE ROAD TO WORK MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WONT GO OFF AND NOW I CANT GET A INSPECTION STICKER THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY LIGHT TO COME ON UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE!!

WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT WITH ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WORKING. ALSO MOST OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DO NOT WORK INCLUDING THE GAS GAUGE. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES.

AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT AND THE "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHT WAS LIT. USING THE ON-STAR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE, THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED A FUEL SYSTEM LEAK OR LOOSE GAS CAP. HOWEVER, UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE, WHICH IS PART OF THE FUEL TANK, WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL. IN CHECKING WITH GMC, THERE WAS AN EXISTING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07014 CONCERNING THIS DEFECT FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. A GMC SPECIAL COVERAGE POLICY EXTENSION (07099A) WAS ALSO IN EFFECT SINCE 2007 FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES TO EFFECTIVELY REPAIR THIS KNOWN FUEL TANK DEFECT. THIS REPAIR INVOLVES A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. HOWEVER, GMC REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND COVER THE COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE LISTED RANGE. IN TRYING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THESE FUEL TANKS ARE ON BACKORDER FROM GM AS I SUSPECT MANY GMC ENVOY OWNERS ARE NOW BECOMING AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS DEFECT AND WERE NOT INFORMED AT THE INITIAL RECALL BECAUSE LIKE MY VEHICLE, THEY WERE NOT ON THE VIN NUMBER COVERAGE LIST. OBVIOUSLY THE GM VIN NUMBER RANGE FOR THIS DEFECT IS INCORRECT AND SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL KNOWN 2002-2004 ENVOY, ENVOY XL AND ENVOY XUV MODEL VEHICLES. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS OVER $1400. GMC IS THE ONLY SOURCE FOR THIS FUEL TANK AS THERE ARE NO OTHER OEM VENDORS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT OF WHICH I BELIEVE MANY GMC ENVOY OWNERS ARE NOT AWARE OF AND CAN LEAD TO EXPLOSION AND SERIOUS INJURY IF LEFT UNDETECTED. GMC NEEDS TO RE-EVALUATE THE VIN NUMBER RANGES AND NOTIFY ALL MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OWNERS IMMEDIATELY TO CHECK FOR FUEL TANK LEAKAGE AND IF NECESSARY, COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR. I HAVE SAVED THE FUEL TANK AND REPAIR RECEIPTS AND CAN SUPPLY PICTURES OF THE DEFECT IF REQUIRED/REQUESTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FILLER NECK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR WON'T LATCH. IT WAS OPENED AND THEN WOULDN'T LATCH AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. THERE IS/WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE 2002 AND 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE LATCH IS NOT LATCHING PROPERLY ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL 370. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO PROVIDE A READING LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

2004 GMC ENVOY XL (98000 MILES) FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURES CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM TANK. POTENTIAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION DUE TO CRACK IN TANK GMC RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VIN# SINCE THIS IS AN APPARENT FLAW IN TANK IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM IT WILL COST ME OVER $1500 FOR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

AFTER FINISHING SHOPPING, I WENT TO MY CAR AND OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO PUT MY MERCHANDISE , AS SOON AS THE DOOR OPENED ABOUT 12 INCHES, THE GLASS BLEW UP AND SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. I'VE OWNED THIS SUV FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH THE BACK DOOR, IT WAS SHOCKING HOW A GLASS WOULD SHATTER LIKE THIS. IN ADDITION, IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE GLASS ($500 AND UP). *TR

WAS DRIVING AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LOSS CAME ON. THE CAR BASICALLY STARTING SHUTTING DOWN BUT I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. TURN IT OFF, BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES, UNTIL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF THEN DROVE IT HOME. I'VE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TWICE AND THE GAS PEDAL FOR THE SENSOR LOCATED BEHIND IT. WENT FROM HAPPENING SPORADICALLY TO ALMOST EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. CAN'T DRIVE 3 MILES WITHOUT REDUCED ENGINE POWER LOSS COMING ON. NOW THERE'S ABOUT 155,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IT'S HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT'S SITTING ON THE DRIVEWAY. I'M AWARE OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE FROM READING COMMENTS ONLINE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS NOT DONE A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE. PERHAPS IT CAN'T BE FIXED. *TR

WAS PARK, WENT TO BACK UP AND FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. PS FLUID IS GOOD, BELT IS GOOD, PULLEY SEEMS FINE, NO LEAKS, BUT VERY HARD TO STEER. THIS 2004 GMC ENVOY HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE....NOT TO MENTION THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY EITHER. *TR