2004 GMC ENVOY Complaints

MY 2004 ENVOY XUV SPEEDODOMETER STUCK AT 55MPH. I SPOKE TO DEALER TECHNICIAN AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BECAUSE OF A SMALL THING CALLED A STEPPER MOTOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. I STRONGLY SUGGEST A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS FAILING ON THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES. *LN

THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES ON AN 2004 ENVOY HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY YEAR SINCE 2007. WILL NOT WEAR EVENLY AND CAUSES THE FRONT END TO VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THESE GAUGES DO NOT REFLECT THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. I.E. I AM TRAVELING 25MPH AND THE GAUGE READS 100MPH. *TR

2004 GMC ENVOY SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND NOW HAS FAILED. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD MULTIPLE LAW SUITS FILED AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER IN DIFFERENT STATES. WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHY IS MY VEHICLE (WHICH IS KNOWN BY GM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM) NOT INCLUDED IN THE SETTLEMENT (THE SETTLEMENT IN INCLUDED OTHER GMC, CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC VEHICLES)? IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE KNOWN TO ME BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE IT HAPPENED. ON THIS SITE ALONE THERE ARE MORE THAN 52 COMPLAINTS JUST FOR THIS VEHICLE. WHY IS IT NOT BEING ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. *TR

ON A COLD CLEVELAND OHIO DAY, I STARTED MY 2004 GMC ENVOY AND TURNED ON MY REAR DEFROST, AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER MY REAR WINDOW JUST EXPLODED! I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE SOUND WAS LIKE A GUNSHOT, AND IT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, BUT I MANAGED TO PULL MY CAR OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED BUT BOTH OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

2004 ENVOY, 81,300 MILES. FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING OR WHEN THEY DO IT IS VERY ERRATIC AND UNRELIABLE. ON A TRIP THROUGH MIN I NOTICED THE GAUGE SAID I WAS GOING 70 MPH IN 45 ZONE. THEN RAN OUT OF GAS ON ANOTHER TRIP NOT REALIZING THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. AT THIS POINT I USE MY GARMIN FOR DETERMINING SPEED. LOOKING TO GET IT FIXED BUT WAS ESTIMATED THE COST FOR NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WOULD BE $600. *TR

ERRATIC SPEED ODOMETER READINGS, HAPPENS 3-4 TIMES WEEKLY. THIS HAPPENS FROM YOUR ACTUAL SPEED OF 40-60 MPH, YOU LOOK DOWN NEXT SECOND AND YOU ARE GOING 100-120 MPH PER ODOMETER. WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP IT SAYS YOUR STILL GOING 90-110 MPH, ONLY WAY TO RESET YOUR ODOMETER IS TO PULL OVER AND RESTART YOUR CAR ABOUT 50-60 TIMES UNTIL IT SAYS 0 MPH. SOMETIMES THIS WONT LAST BUT 5 MIN... THIS ALSO INCREASES YOUR CARS MILEAGE. GMC WILL NOT REPAIR THIS WITH OUT CHARGING YOU 600 DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE ON THE ROAD AND NOT FAIR TO PEOPLE OWING CARS, OR BUYING CARS TO HAVE NOT ACTUAL MILEAGE ON A CAR NOR TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. UPDATED IVOQ 12/03/10. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. HE STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES WOULD SHUT ON AND OFF AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 03V096000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING, INTERIOR/UNDER DASH AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS FOR THE 2002 MODEL YEAR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THEN FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK IN MT 2004 GMC ENVOY. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THE GMC PICKUPS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS HANDLED AS A RECALL. WHEN IT BEGAN, IT WOULD HANG UP AT A RANGE BETWEEN 60-90 MPH. IT NOW JUST SITS AT 0. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED FOR SPEEDING IN LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHERE I WORK FOR GOING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 5-15 MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS HAS COST ME MONEY IN FINES AND MY AUTO INSURANCE, IT SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A RECALL, GMC NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. I INQUIRED WITH MY MECHANIC, AND ITS ABOUT A $900.00 FIX FOR ME TO REPAIR! *TR