2004 GMC ENVOY Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 GMC ENVOY. THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEED READINGS. I TRY TO SEE HOW FAST IT IS GOING AT A DEAD STOP AND THEN ADD THAT NUMBER TO FIGURE HOW FAST I AM GOING. BUT NOW WHEN I DRIVE FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BE PEGGED AT OVER 120 MPH. SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS WERE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT GOING TO SPEND TIME AND MONEY TO TRY A SOLUTION THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CLUSTER. IF I GET THE SAME CLUSTER TYPE BACK I WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM? IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN GETTING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. WHAT ADVICE DID YOU GIVE THE OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS? *KB

SPEEDOMETER WORKS SPORATICALLY. EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED ITS READING THAT I'M DOING 50 MILES PER HOUR. 2004 GMC ENVOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD UNTIL BEING SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,061. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO INCLUDE THE FUEL AND THE SPEEDOMETER WERE NOT RESPONDING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND DETERMINED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,600. UPDATED 07/12/11 *BF UPDATED 3/22/12 *CN

I HAVE GMC ENVOY XUV SLT 2004 MODEL AND LAST YEAR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I CHANGED THE BATTERY AND STILL RED BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUED AND I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND CHARGED ME 100 DOLLARS TO CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND RED LIGHT PERSISTED AND WAS TOLD THAT CLUSTER BOARD NEEDS CHANGE BUT AFTER FEW WEEKS RED LIGHT WAS GONE AND THAN FEW WEEKS LATER GLASS BETWEEN PASSENGER CABIN AND TRUNK WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT WORK AND TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT CABLES ARE BAD AND THAN FEW WEEKS LATER THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP AND WOULD SHOW 30 MILES WHEN CARE IS IDLE AND WOULD RACE TO 110 MILES AND THAN WOULD START SHOWING NORMAL AND TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL COST 500 DOLLARS AND TWO DAYS AGO THE TAIL WINDOW GLASS DROPPED. AND READING ON LINE MULTIPLE GM CAR OWNERS AND CHERY CAR SUV OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS.I THINK THIS IS A POOR WORK MAN SHIP ON PART OF GM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED OR BE FIXED BY GM AT NO COST TO OWNER. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN GM CAR AND PROBABLY WILL NOT CONSIDER . *TR

OWN A 2004 GMC ENVOY AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ODOMETER. THE FUEL GAUGE GOES PAST THE F LINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON FUEL. ALSO THE ODOMETER WILL STOP WORKING OR GET STUCK ON 10-15 MPH. HE HAPPENS OFTEN...EVERY OTHER DAY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST 1400 TO FIX AND A POSSIBILITY IT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INCREASE IN SPEED OVER 125 MPH AND WHEN HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE THE GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY 50 OR 70 MPH. HE DOES NOT KNOW THE ACTUAL SPEED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,400. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/15/11

ONE REAR DOOR SWUNG OPEN WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT (THANK GOODNESS SHE WAS IN A SEATBELT, BUT MY PURCHASE WENT FLYING OUT AND SPILLED OUT ALL OVER THE ROAD). SINCE THEN I HAVE NOTICED BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES RANDOMLY STICK CLOSED EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED AND BOTH LATCHES RANDOMLY FAIL TO LATCH CLOSED CAUSING DOOR TO REMAIN OPEN. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, I TRY NUMEROUS TIMES TO CLOSE THE DOOR ONLY TO HAVE IT NOT CATCH. AFTER PLAYING WITH THE LATCH, IT FINALLY WORKS. I AVOID OPENING THE REAR DOORS AT ALL IF I CAN. THE LATCHES DO APPEAR CORRODED AND RUSTY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE 2003 XL MODEL, BUT MY 2004 MODEL HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! IT SEEMS OTHERS SHARE THE SAME COMPLAINT ACCORDING TO SOME INTERNET FORUMS. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL REPAIR PERSON WHO'S BEEN MAKING A LIVING REPAIRING THESE GAUGES AND CLUSTERS FOR 10 YEARS NOW. MY GAUGES WOULD FLUCTUATE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND MY FUEL GAUGE TELLS ME I HAVE 100+ MILES LEFT IN THE TANK AND THEN I RUN OUT OF GAS. EVEN WITH THE GAUGES REPAIRED, I STILL HAVE A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT OR SOMETHING THAT HAS MY "ESTIMATED MILEAGE TO EMPTY" ALL OVER THE BOARD. IT SHOWS ME AT 85 MILES TO EMPTY WHEN I PARK IT, BUT START IT BACK UP AND IT GOES TO 140, OR SOMETIMES TIPS ME OFF THAT IT'S ACTUALLY LOW ON FUEL. I'M FRUSTRATED, CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANY STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM ANYONE. *TR