2003 GMC ENVOY Complaints

WHEN THE WEATHER GOT BELOW FREEZING, THE AIR BAG SUSPENSION WOULD NOT AIR UP. NOW, EVERY TIME I TURN OFF MY CAR, THE SUSPENSION GOES DOWN AND IT WILL NOT AIR BACK UP UNTIL I TURN THE CAR BACK ON. IF I HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT THE SUSPENSION WILL NOT WORK. SEVERAL TIMES THE SUSPENSION HAS DEFLATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IF I'M GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH. IT IS VERY SCARY AND I DON'T EVEN LIKE HAVING MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT SEEMS SO DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHER ENVOY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE ON GM'S RECALL LIST. *TR

WIFE MENTIONED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ( R.P.M . ) & ( VOLTAGE ) /W/ THE ( CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ) ARE ON. MILEAGE=APPROX :106,000 THIS IS A G.M.C FACTORY FLAW IN MANY ENVOYS BUILT . ELECTRICIAN ASLEEP AT THERE POSTS ON THIS ISSUE , AND SAID OTHERS TOO!! OTHER ISSUES ARE MINOR IN REPAIR AND USAGE DICTATED BY AGE , NOT A RECALL ITEM BUT LISTED ANYWAY FOR VIEWING. SEAT--ELECTRICAL-DRIVER SIDE- FRONT LEFT FACING LIFT BRACKET ARM-- BROKE AT WELD .CAN BE REPAIRED. CENTER FLOOR FRONT CONSOLE --LOOSE ? NOT YET INVESTIGATED AS TO WHY. REAR BACK HATCH FLOOR CARPET RUINED BY FORMER OWNERS --UNKNOWN SPILL ATE CARPETING LIKE BATTERY ACID SPILL.? OTHER THEN A FEW MINOR GLITCHES IN A ( NOTE ) ( USED ) VEHICLE ...WE CAN HANDLE IT. NOTE: ALL OTHER SYSTEMS OPERATE AS THEY ARE DESIGNED TO DO. *JS

FOLLOWING AN INDEPENDENCE DAY BASEBALL GAME AND FIREWORKS DISPLAY, I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT TO LOAD MY FAMILY AND SOME PERSONAL BELONGINGS. I OPENED THE REAR HATCH AND FELT A SLIGHT BAULKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IN THE NEXT FRACTION OF A SECOND A SHOT GUN SOUND WENT OFF AND THE WINDOW EXPLODED IN MY FACE RAINING HEAVY GLASS INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THE PARKING LOT. MIRACULOUSLY, I RECEIVED ONLY A MINOR CUT ACROSS MY EYEBROW, BUT A LARGE CHUNK WAS CUT OUT OF THE THUMB OF MY RIGHT HAND FOR WHICH I HAD TO GO TO URGENT CARE AND MAY HAVE TO CONSULT WITH A PLASTIC SURGEON AS IT HEALS/ SCARS IN ORDER TO RETAIN FLEXIBILITY IN MY THUMB. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PANEL MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE REAR DOORS WOULD ONLY LOCK BY USING THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS, WINDOWS, POWER MIRROR ADJUSTER AND THE HEATED SEATS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWITCH PANEL ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. PAM UPDATED 08/12/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING OFF HER IGNITION, THE DOORS LOCKED LEAVING HER TRAPPED IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,134.

MY DRIVER SIDE LOCKS AND WINDOW CONTROLS HAVE CEASED TO OPERATE. EVIDENTLY FLUID MAY ENTER THE DRIVER'S DOOR MODULE, CAUSING CORROSION THAT COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE DOOR MODULE WHICH CAUSED THE POWER DOOR LOCK AND POWER WINDOW SWITCHES TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE SHORT MAY ALSO CAUSE OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD MELT COMPONENTS OF THE DOOR MODULE, PRODUCING AN ODOR, SMOKE, OR A FIRE. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS A RECALL FROM GM AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVER'S DOOR MODULE, IF IT IS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, A PROTECTIVE COATING WILL BE APPLIED. IF THE MODULE IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, IT WILL BE REPLACED. THE GM RECALL NUMBER IS 12180. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO MY AUTOMOBILE...MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I AM AFRAID THAT MY CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

GMC IS SUPPOSE TO BE QUALITY HOWEVER, THE REAR SUSPENSION STARTS OUT GETTING LOWER AND LOWER UNTIL THE REAR SUSPENSION DROPPED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS SITTING ON THE REAR TIRES AND IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE DRIVEN, THE TIRES WOULD BLOW OUT AND CAUSE A CRASH AND POSSIBLY A FATALITY! THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINT AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AFTER AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SHIFT GEARS FROM DRIVE TO PARK . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE ENVOY AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC, CAUSING EVERYONE TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES, AND MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME BEFORE REAR-ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR IS TOTALED BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *JS

DRIVING AT APPROX. 2:30 PM IN INTERMITTENTLY RAINY CONDITIONS- I SUDDENLY FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND HAD TROUBLE SEEING MY SURROUNDINGS EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEW RAIN-X WIPERS ON. WHILE I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT WORK AS EFFECTIVELY AS THEY SHOULD. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND IMPACT (MULTIPLE VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED)- NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND STILL THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. RESULTED IN TWO FATALITIES IN ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY, FACIAL FRACTURES THAT REQUIRED SURGERY, AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE FROM THE SEAT BELT THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD THE MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED FOR REPAIR. *JS