2004 GMC ENVOY Complaints

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME, PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. I MISSED HITTING MY WIFE BY INCHES. I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED TO PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER.I INTERNET SEARCHED IT WAS SAID TO BE THE LOCKOUT DEVISE. I INSPECTED THE TRANS AND FOUND THE CABLE THAT COME FROM THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANS WAS OFF AND TRANS BRACKET WAS WORN FROM USE. IF IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT I COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE OR THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I CONTACTED GMC NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM I HAVE DESCRIBED. MY CASE FILE IS[XXX]. I TALK WITH AMY AND JUNAID AT EXT 42846. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE IF IT IS A DEFECT OR WEAR AND THAT THE DEALER WOULD TAKE 1 HR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. I THEN CALLED 2 DEALERS LOVE CHEVROLET INVERNESS FL 34453 AND EAGLE BUICK, PONTIAC & GMC TRUCK HOMOSASSA FL. I WAS TOLD BOTH SERVICE REPS THAT THIS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND THEY WOULD CONFIRM THAT IT WAS DUE TO WEAR AND NOT A DEFECT. BUT IN YOU MANUAL THERE IS NO PROVISIONS TO INSPECT THE SHIFTING CABLE WITH IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH GM AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF BUT IGNORE AND TELL YOU HAVE TO BUY A NEW CABLE FOR $75.00 INSTEAD OF SUPPLYING THE BUSHING THAT HAS BEEN WORN OUT THAT IS PRESS FIT INTO THE CABLE THE ONLY DEFECT ON THE CABLE IS THE BUSHING WHICH COST AT MOST $3.00 AND A VERY EASY FIT. I HAVE A BUICK RAINER WITH THE SAME DEFECT VIN[XXX] THE WAY IT WAS REPAIRED WAS THE SHIFT LEVER ON THE TRANS PIN WAS REMOVER AND A BOLT AND NUT WERE PUT IN PLACE OF THE OEM PIN ON SHIFTER AND IT WAS BOLTED TO THE SHIFTER END OF THE CABLE NO OEM REPAIR THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME BY GM EAGLE BUICK. I OWN 2 GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JS

MY MECHANIC SAID PARTS OF MY FRAME WERE MISSING AND IT WAS RUSTED ENOUGH THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. I ORIGINALLY THOUGH MY REAR U-JOINT WAS GOING OUT. CAN'T FIX IT, CAN'T SELL IT. IT ONLY HAS 170,000 MILES AN IS IN GREAT SHAPE OTHERWISE.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM - ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. FOUND OUT IN MARCH FROM A COLLEGE CLASS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL I WAS UNAWARE OF (NEVER SAW MAIL ABOUT IT). ANYHOW, A 2004 VEHICLE IS ONLY GETTING OLDER AND ITS LIGHTS ARE A HUGE LIABILITY. MORE CURIOUS AS TO WHY THERE'S A DEADLINE FOR A RECALL (IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS SOLD THEN IT SHOULD BE FIXED - ESPECIALLY IF IT PUTS OTHERS AT RISK).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TAILGATE LATCH AND MOTOR FAILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAILGATE MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED TO INFLATE THE AIR BAGS EVENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO W-K CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (LOCATED AT 3310 W BROADWAY BLVD, SEDALIA, MO 65301, (660) 826-8320), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED DOWN HILL ON A CITY STREET, WITH THE CAR IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE CAR STALLED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN DRIVING ON A FLAT SERVICE OF A PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING CENTER. AGAIN, WITH THE CAR IN THE DRIVE POSITION GOING AT A LOW SPEED THE CAR STALLED.

FOUR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, #THREE VEHICLE IN LINE FROM THE FRONT. TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 60MPH. SUDDEN HARD BRAKING, HIT IN THE FRONT & REAR OF THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL RIGHT OFF. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ON DRIVER OR PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT! RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON FOUR LANE ST. HWY., DFW, TX. MARCH OF 2014.

HAD ANOTHER GAS TANK PUT IN AFTER 3 BREAKING AND LEAKING GAS. NOW IT CUTS IN AND OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD

THE GAS TANK KEEPS CRACKING CAUSING GAS TO LEAK OUT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS AND CAR HOP ONLY WANTS TO CONTINUE TO PUT A USED TANK ON IT. THE SHOP REQUESTED A NEW TANK BE PURCHASED AND THEY DENIED TO REQUEST. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP THEY WEN THOUGH THREE TANKS THEN IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT A MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A FUEL STATION AND PROCEEDED TO CHECK ALL THE FLUID LEVELS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COULD ONLY OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND COMPLAINT NUMBER: 84441281449 WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,395. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IT IS A KNOW FACT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY CONSTRUCTION OF TRUCK TRANS MISSIONS. MY TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MANUFACTURED RECOMMENDATION. THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FROM JASPER TRANSMISSION DEMONSTRATED ALL THE AREAS THAT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS BECAUSE OF ALL THE SAFETY FAILURES IN THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING. THE FAILURES WITHOUT NOTICE CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. ENGINE-TRANSMISSION-EXCHANGE ADDRESSED THE SAME ISSUES WHEN REMANUFACTURING. SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FROM JASPER TRANSMISSION AND THE PACKING SLIP OF THE PURCHASED TRANSMISSION ADVANCE AUTO INSTALLED AT THE AUTO CENTER (SEE VIN NUMBER). UPDATED 10/22/18*JB

FUEL TANK. AT LEAST THREE YEARS AGO, I RECEIVED A RECALL FORM GM BECAUSE OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE/FUEL TANK WAS COMPROMISED AND I WAS BEING RECALLED FOR A FUN TANK REPLACEMENT. WENT TO MY GMC DEALER (NALLEY OF BRUNSWICK GA) WHO TOLD ME THAT FUEL TANKS WERE ON NATIONAL BACKDOOR EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD THE FILLER TUBE PARTS, WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THE TANKS AVAILABLE. I FAITHFULLY REVISTEDTHEM EVERY 6 MONTHS TO BE TOLD SAME STORY, STILL NO FUEL TANKS. I BELIEVE NOW THEY ARE HOPING I JUST GO AWAY. IN THE MEAN TIME I STILL CANNOT FILL UP THE TANK WITHOUT HAVING GAS FUMES EMANATING FROM UNDER THE CAR.