2004 GMC ENVOY Complaints

HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, VOLTMETER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

2004 GMC ENVOY, WELL MAINTAINED AT 158,000 MILES BEGAN TO EMIT AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. AT FIRST IT WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY NOTICEABLE, BUT OVERTIME IT'S BECOME VERY NOTICEABLE. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE CAR SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. NO GASOLINE IS LEAKED, ONLY FUMES ARE EMITTED. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS A CRACK ON THE INLET OF THE FUEL TANK. REPAIR SHOP STATED MY MODEL IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL ISSUED FOR ENVOY XL OF THE SAME YEAR, BUT STATED IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT HERE. ESTIMATE COST OF REPAIR $1000+. *TR

NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. UPON INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THE LIGHT SOCKET FOR THE HEAD LIGHT WAS MELTED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, WITH SOME ACTUALLY CAUSING FIRE OR ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE REAR SUSPENSION DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY CAR OVERHEATED ON A NORMAL DAY, ABOUT 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I CHECKED AND REPLACED A DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT, AND STARTED THE ENGINE ONLY TO FIND IT MISFIRING BADLY FOR THE FIRST TIME. I GAINED ADVISE FROM A LOCAL AUTO STORE AND CHANGED MY SPARK PLUGS. WHEN I PULLED OUT THE OLD ONES, I FOUND THREE OF THE SIX COVERED IN OIL. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE MANIFOLD AND REPLACE THE TUBE SEALS BUT THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD COVER WOULD NOT COME OFF AS INDICATED IN A GM MECHANICS MANUAL. THIS IS THE LAST OF SEVERAL PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THE 2004 GMC ENVOY XUV 2WD INLINE 6. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE OILY SPARK PLUG ISSUE AND CRACKED MANIFOLD BUT NO TSBS. LAST YEAR, I HAD MY A/C COMPRESSOR GO OUT AND REPLACED, MY GAS TANK LEAK AND REPLACED UNDER A 'SPECIAL WARRANTY', A DIAGNOSIS THAT MY HEATER CORE IS BAD, ALL THREE MOTOR MOUNTS GO OUT AND REPLACED, AND A NUMBER OF VARIOUS SMALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS GO OUT. I NEED GMC TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES OUTSTANDING WITH MY VEHICLE AND EXPECT APPROPRIATE ACTION FROM THEM. I SPENT WELL OVER $40000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ITS NOT EVEN 10 YEARS OLD YET. GM HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN FOR LONG LIFE OF THEIR ENGINES AND BODY FRAMES, AND HAVE SAID SO ON THEIR BEHALF. THEY NEED TO LIVE UP TO THE REPUTATION I HAVE SO LOYALLY PAINTED FOR THEM. *TR

UPON SHIFTING TRANNY INTO PARK GEAR VHECILE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARD NOTE : UPON PUSHING IN SHIFTER RELAESE BUTTON SHIFTER ENGAED IN PARK GEAR HOWEVER INDICATOR DISPLAYED DRIVE INTERNAL FAILURE CABLE BROKEN AND EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK SO I HAD MY NEIGBOR PUT BRICKS BEHIND THE REAR WHEELS ALL THE WHILE THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY, SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE GEAR CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,193. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED UPON SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. ONCE THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE SHIFTER RELEASE, AN INDICATOR DISPLAYED INTERNAL FAILURE CABLE BROKEN.

LONG TERM PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT GREW MUCH WORSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 88K MILES ON IT. BACK IN 2010 THE TACHOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AT IDLE, IT WAS READING 5000-6000 RPM. KEPT WATCHING THE TACH OVER MONTHS AND IT WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE UNTIL THE NEEDLE FINALLY RESTED AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. WASN'T A BIG DEAL. EARLY THIS YEAR (2013), OTHER GAUGES STARTED READING IMPROPERLY. ONE BY ONE THE OIL PRESSURE, SPEEDOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE ALL WENT HAYWIRE, SHOWING READINGS OUTSIDE OF THEIR RANGE. THE ONLY TWO FUNCTIONAL GAUGES LEFT WERE VOLTAGE AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE WHEN I HAD THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED BACK IN MARCH THE CLUSTER IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE'S A THREAD AT EDMUNDS.COM WITH OVER 500 POSTS RELATED TO IT: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F17BA01/0 DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME BECAUSE I WAS WATCHING ALL THE GAUGES CLOSELY, BUT I'D HATE TO SEE SOMEONE RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. *TR

MY GMC'S SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT ON AND I TOOK INTO THE SHOP. THEY STATED THAT THERE IS A FUEL ISSUE FOR THE FUEL CAP AND THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT LEAKS. THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND THIS PART SHOULD NEVER "WEAR OUT" OVER TIME OR DUE TO THE NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN. GMC NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE AND REPLACE THIS PART FOR FREE! *TR

THE FUEL TANK NECK WHERE THE FUEL GOES INTO THE VEHICLE, THEN DOWN TO THE GAS TANK, HAS IN THE PLASTIC & LEAKS FUEL & GAS VAPORS SO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. MY MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX THIS WITHOUT PURCHASING A NEW FUEL TANK SINCE THIS IS ALL ONE PIECE. *TR