2003 GMC ENVOY Complaints

VEHICLE HAVING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON AND OFF FOR LIKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN IT CAME LIGHT ON STEADY FOR A WHILE AND SMELL GAS AROUND IT SOMETIMES UNTIL I BROUGHT IT FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME DIAGNOSTIC THEY FOUND TROUBLE CODE P0442 EVAPORATIVE LEAK DETECTED. THEY PERFORMED EVAP LEAK WITH SMOKE DETECTOR BUT DID NOT FIND ANY LEAK. SERVICE TECH FOUND A LEAK AROUND A METAL SEAL AT THE UPPER PART OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR

ON 6/3/2008, I PURCHASED 2 MICHELIN LTX M/S 245/65/17 TIRES FOR MY 2003 GMC ENVOY FROM, MILLENNIUM AUTOBODY & SERVICE INC., 1782 MAIN ST., BROCKTON, MA 02304. ON 10/22/2008 (AFTER ONLY 7969 MILES) THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE WAY TO FL- HAD IT BEEN REPLACED IN NY. THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. ON 11/10/2008 (AFTER ONLY 9557 MILES ) THE 2ND TIRE WENT FLAT- I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SUV OVER QUICKLY RECOGNIZING THE SAME SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS FROM 1ST BLOW OUT. THIS TIRE WAS NOT SHREDDED. THERE WAS NO PUNCTURES/ CUTS TO THE TIRE. THE CLERK AT THE TIRE KINGDOM IN FL STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY TIRE VALVE STEM THAT HAD CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. I CALLED HOME, AND MY FAMILY ADVISED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN REPORTS OF BAD VALVE STEMS ON TRUCKS AND SUV'S. I CONTACTED THE LOCATION WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES TO REPORT THE TWO TIRES FAILING- THEY REQUESTED THAT I BRING THE TIRES BACK WHEN I CAME BACK TO MA. I DID NOT HAVE THE 1ST TIRE- BUT I DID GET AND STILL HAVE THE 2ND TIRE. MILLENNIUM AUTOBODY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO TALK TO TIRE REP AND GET BACK TO ME- BUT IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL WEEKS NOW AND STILL NO WORD. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THESE 2 EVENTS- I FEAR THAT THERE ARE STILL FAULTY TIRE VALVES OUT THERE- THAT OTHER CONSUMERS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THEM. *TR

MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL STARTED TO SEIZE UP WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. MY CAR WOULD MADE A GRUNTING NOISE AND SLOWED TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP, GOOD THING IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY. A CAR OR TRUCK COULD OF EASILY RAN INTO MY BUMPER CAUSING ME SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I CALLED THE REPAIR PLACE RIGHT AWAY AND THEY GOT ME IN IMMEDIATELY. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 GMC ENVOY XLT (80K MILES) IS LEAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TANK IS FULL. THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY STARTED BACK AROUND 50K MILES WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER AND MECHANICS BEFORE, BUT IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SOME SORT OF FUEL CAP PROBLEM OR OVER SENSITIVE SENSORS. HOWEVER, TODAY, BECAUSE MY GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THERE ARE LEAKS CAUSED BY A CRACK TANK AND FUEL TANK NECK. THE FUEL LEAK AND VAPOR ARE SO STRONG THAT I FEARED A SMALL SPARK CAN SET THE WHOLE VEHICLE ON FIRE LIKE A ROMAN CANDLE. CAR WAS USED FOR EVERYDAY COMMUTE ONLY. *TR

6 YEARS AFTER NEW PURCHASE AND APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES, RUST BUBBLES STARTED APPEARING AROUND THE LOWER INSIDE EDGES OF ALL FIVE DOORS. NO ACTUAL RUST WAS VISIBLE UNTIL DEALER MANAGER PEALED A SMALL AREA OF BUBBLING PAINT OFF WITH A KNIFE AND EXPOSED THE RUST UNDERNEATH. GM WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PAINT DEFECT, HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR DEALER TO SAND AND REPAINT. RUST PROTECTION WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED BECAUSE NO RUST-THROUGH HAD OCCURRED YET. *TR

THE TACHOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY SHOWING SURGES IN THE ENGINE RPM. THIS PROBLEM CAME AND WENT AND NOW, FEBRUARY 2009, THE SPEEDOMETER IS DOING THE SAME THING. I WAS DOING 90 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM ON GM VEHICLES AND THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING IT. THEY ARE LEAVING IT TO THE OWNER TO PAY A DEALER $600 OR MORE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

ACCIDENT ON 2/17/2009 FRONT CRASH TO OTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY HOOD DAMAGE, WINDSHIELD DAMAGE, ALL FRONT DAMAGE, DOORS COULD NOT OPEN RADIATOR DAMAGE, ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR

MOTORS THAT RUN THE GUAGES IN MY 2003 GMC ENVOY HAVE FAILED. THESE CONTROL THE FUEL, AMP, TEMP GUAGES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE MOTORS AND OTHER GUAGE CLUSTERS THAT USE THEM IN OTHER GM VEHICLES ARE CURRENTLY RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

HAD GAS POURING FROM 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE SENDING RETURN PART IS BAD, THE GMC DEALER SAID PART IS OVER $400 AND HAS TO BE ORDERED FROM CALIFORNIA, MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON HERE, IT HAS BEEN QUITE A FEW ENVOYS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY ENVOY WAS ORIGINALLY A LEASE AND CAME FROM PA WHICH WE WERE NOT TOLD. WE WERE TOLD THE WARRANTY WE PURCHASED COVERED BUMPER TO BUMPER BUT DOES NOT, THE PART WILL BE 5 DAYS COMING AND MEANTIME, I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL ?I GET IT BACK. I THINK SINCE THE GAS LEAKS SO MUCH, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR AND AN EXPLOSION SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2003 ENVOY IT SMELLED STRONGLY OF GAS AND UPON PARKING, IT WAS LEAKING GAS ALL OVER THE GROUND, I HAD IT TOWED AND THE SENDING UNIT WAS BAD, IF IT HAD SPARKED OR THERE HAD BEEN AN AEC, IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE COST IS $ 1000.00 AND I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THE FIRST EXTENDED SERVICE CORPORATION WILL NOT COVER IT, THE WARRANTY WAS FALSELY OFFERED TO ME BY THE SALES REP AT WAESTCOTT BUICK BURLINGTON NC AND WAS COSTLY AND WORTHLESS. THE ENVOY WAS A LEASE OUT OF PA, WHICH ALSO WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE COST AND DISAPPOINTMENT. *TR