2003 GMC ENVOY Complaints

I WAS OPENING THE REAR WINDOW TO RETRIEVE BELONGINGS WHEN THE WINDOW EXPLODED GLASS FRAGMENTS ALL OVER ME AS WELL AS THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO PROVIDE THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I STARTED EXPERIENCING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLES WAS SHUT DOWN. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE ODOR I COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE LEAKS UNDER THE VEHICLE, AFTER ABOUT A WEEK I STARTED NOTICING DRIPS OF FUEL UNDER THE VEHICLE. I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO FIND THE LEAK AND NOTICED A VERY FINE SPRAY OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. I THEN DROPPED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED THAT TUBE FROM THE FUEL PUMP WAS CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS SPRAYING GASOLINE WHILE UNDER PRESSURE. THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED IN A LOW POINT ON THE TOP OF THE TANK WHICH ALLOWS FOR ROAD DEBRIS/SALT AND WATER TO SIT AND ERODE THESE TUBES ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS ANY FORM OF IGNITION TO CAUSE AN UNCONTROLLABLE FIRE. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR THIS UNDER A MANDATED RECALL DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS UNABLE TO OPEN AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO FULLY CLOSE AND LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE NO DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

I PURCHASED MY ENVOY NEW WITH 243 MILES & HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER. MY SECURITY LIGHT GOES ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY & THE VEHICLE WON'T START FOR 10-20 MINUTE TIME PERIODS. THERE IS NO APPARENT PATTERN W/WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN AREAS THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, OFTENTIMES WITH MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ALBERT GMC, WHERE I PURCHASED IT (NO LONGER IN SERVICE, SO EXACT DATE/MILEAGE UNKNOWN). DIAGNOSTICS RETURNED MULTIPLE CODES, ALL RELATED TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE REMOTE STARTER REMOVED THAT WAS PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED 11/2008. R&R CAR AUDIO REMOVED THE REMOTE STARTER & RAN ALL OF THE WIRING TO ASSURE IT WAS SOUND. I NEXT WENT TO AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS. SERVICE HISTORY: 11/9/10: RAN MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM OR REPLICATE. 1/19/11: REPLACED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER & CASE, AT MY INSISTENCE, BASED ON ONLINE FORUMS. 3/11/11: RAN MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM OR REPLICATE. 5/6/11: REPLACED IGNITION STARTER SWITCH, AT MY INSISTENCE, BASED ON ONLINE FORUMS. 9/23/11: MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM OR REPLICATE. 9/19/13: REPLACED IGNITION STARTER SWITCH (AGAIN), AT MY INSISTENCE. 11/18/13: SHOP HAD VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, ATTEMPTING TO GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE, WITHOUT LUCK. I HAVE SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF $ AND TIME/INCONVENIENCE IN ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE STARTING ISSUE. AT GM'S DIRECTION 6 WEEKS AGO, I TOOK THE ENVOY BACK TO A DEALERSHIP,[XXX], & HAD TO PAY ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEE, WHICH ONLY SHOWED THAT THE PASSLOCK SENSOR WAS BAD. I HAD THE PASSLOCK SENSOR REPLACED 1/19/11 & EXPERIENCED THE STARTING ISSUE AGAIN WITHIN 2 MONTHS. GM WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THEIR PART SINCE IT WAS NOT INSTALLED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A GM CERTIFIED PART. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FIRST STARTED FLUCTUATING THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL HAS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. IT SMELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING BUT THERE WASN'T A FIRE. I'VE HAD BOTH SITUATIONS CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC STATES THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE ENVOYS AND TRAILBLAZERS BUT IT IS STILL AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I WENT THREW A YELLOW LIGHT WHEN A OLDER LADY TURN IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT HER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE FRONT N BACK DR, , PUSHING N ROLLING N TOTALING HER SMALL SUV. SHE WAS NOT SERIOUS HURT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY ENVOY WAS STILL DRIVEABLE . I TOOK MY ENVOY TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIND PROB WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF, THEY OR I CALLED A REP FOR GMC, TO COME TO SIOUX FALLS TO INVESTIGATE AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE REASON THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY WAS BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR IMPACT FOR DEPLOY. I THINK THAT IS BUNCH OF BULL. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME ,IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO .I HEAR THAT A PERSON CAN RECEIVE CASH FROM GMC IF A PERSON S AIRBAGS DON'T GO OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DOORS WERE CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE DOORS NOT TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN LEAKING. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO FIND IT HAS TWO LEAKS. ONE IN THE RETURN LINE ON TOP OF WHERE THE WHEEL WELL IS (UNDER A BIG PIECE OF RUBBER HOLDING IT TO THE FRAME), AND ONE IN THE POWER STEERING COOLER. *TR