2004 GMC ENVOY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMV ENVOY SUV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE INLET CHECK VALE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. *TR

WAS SITTING IN PARKING LOT, CLOSED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, TURNED KEY IGNITION ON AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR WAS NOT OUT OF PARK. BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. CAR WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANYTHING AROUND IT. PREVIOUSLY MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED IN THE SAME FASHION. PARKED CAR, NOT IN GEAR. *TR

THE "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT FLASHES FOLLOWED BY "LOW OIL PRESSURE" FOLLOWED BY "STOP ENGINE" AND THE ENGINE STALLS. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS THE AC HAS BEEN ON. SENT TO DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS ISSUE. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW. VERY SCARY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARKED AND WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDDLE THE VEHICLE JUMP AND TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. I MISSED HITTING MY WIFE BY INCHES. I THEN STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF. THEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I TIRED TO PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER. I THEN THOUGH THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN WHEN TO THE INTERNET AND SEARCH WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM. FINDING IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE LOCKOUT DEVISE. I THEN CHECKED INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE CABLE THAT COME FROM THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS OF AND THE BUSHING THE WAS SUPPOSE TO HOLD THE CABLE END ON THE TRANSMISSION BRACKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND MADE MY VEHICLE VERY DANGEROUS ALMOST HITTING MY WIFE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT I COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE OR THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. CONTACTED GMAC NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM I HAVE DESCRIBED. *TR

ON JUNE 8 2013 BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT POWER ADJUSTMENTS CEASED TO OPERATE OR RESPOND IN ANY WAY. BOTH SEAT STUCK IN A FULL BACK POSITION. THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 9 2013, THE VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE AND IN PARK FOR NO MORE THAN 4 OR 5 MINUTES, WHEN AN ODD SMELL WAS NOTICED. A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE TO INCLUDE SPARKS AND A LOT OF SMOKE THEN ERUPTED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THE PASSENGER AND 18 MONTH OLD CHILD, AND DRIVER ALL EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DIED, AND THE SMOKE CLEARED. WAITED 15 MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 10 2013, A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER DIAGNOSES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER MOTORIST SAW SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE AND GOT VEHICLE STOPPED ON SIDE OF ROAD AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CALLED FIRE DEPT AND POLICE. FIRE SPREAD THROUGH THE HEARER BOX INTO THE VEHICLE AND ACROSS DASH UNTIL IT BEGAN BURNING THE HEADLINER. FIRE DEPT PUT OUT FIRE BUT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON INSTRUMENT PANEL OF ANY PROBLEMS (ALL GAUGES SHOWING NORMAL READINGS). *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSED AS DTC CODE P0442 (EVAP LEAK). SMOKE TEST REVEALED CRACK IN FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WHERE FILLER NECK HOSE MEETS THE FUEL TANK. *TR GMC ISSUED A BULLETIN NO.: 05-06-04-014A ON MARCH 21, 2005 REGARDING THE ABOVE REFERENCED DTC CODE AND ITS POSSIBLE CONNECTION TO A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL TANK, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR OTHER REMEDY FOR THIS DEFECT. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE DUE TO FUEL TANK FRACTURE. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE CANNOT BE REGISTERED BECAUSE IT CANNOT PASS SMOG TEST WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. COST FOR REPAIR IS $1,300-$1,500.

OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING SINCE 2010. CHANGED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, BUT OIL GAUGE STILL NOT READING. SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STARTED GIVING FALSE READINGS SINCE EARLY 2011. FAILS TO READ CORRECTLY SINCE, READING UP TO 200MPH @ REAL SPEEDS UP TO 40MPH. ABOUT A YEAR LATER RPM GAUGE FAILED AND STOPPED WORKING SINCE EARLY 2012. WE NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED WE ARE GOING WITH A LOT OF RISKS INVOLVED, INCLUDING SPEEDING TICKETS OR ELSE. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM, WITH COSTLY REPAIRS AND SOMETIME NO FIX. HOPING FOR GMC TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. *TR

A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY CAR. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND BEING DRIVEN THE SMELL IS MOST HEAVIEST. AFTER DRIVING AND IT SITS, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SMELL THE GAS FUMES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETECTED. I CONTINUE TO BE AFRAID THAT MAYBE MY CAN IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE OR EXPLODE AT ANY TIME. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF GMC ENVOYS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME OF THE MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT THIS ISSUE REACHES FAR BEYOND THOSE MODELS. ALL MAKE AND MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CODE IS INDICATING SOME TYPE OF VAPOR/EMISSIONS PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER AREA HAS A VAPOR AND LIQUID LEAK. THERE IS A TSB ISSUED BY GMC THAT COVERS THIS SITUATION BUT THEY WILL ONLY HONOR IT ON VEHICLES PRIOR TO 2004. *TR