2003 GMC ENVOY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD MAKE A SQUEALING NOISE. PRESENTLY, THE SQUEALING NOISE OCCURS EACH MORNING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,163 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,829. UPDATED.

VEHICLE COOLING FAN CLUTCH MAKING TICKING SOUNDS DUE TO THE "PULSING OF THE SOLENOID AS DESCRIBED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED BY GENERAL MOTORS (#05-06-06-004), WHICH SPECIFIES NOT TO REPLACE FAN CLUTCH, BUT REPROGRAM THE PCM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL COVERED BY GM, SINCE NO PARTS ARE BROKEN AND THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S SOFTWARE. CONSUMER CAN ONLY GET THIS FIXED BY GM DEALER. THIS EXPENSE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL BY GM SINCE IT INVOLVES ONLY THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM. THE ARE NOT PARTS TO REPLACE, JUST A REPROGRAMMING OF THE COMPUTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER A FEW SECONDS. SHE ALSO NOTICED A GASEOUS ODOR AND A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A RUSTED FUEL MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE AND HE REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE. THERE HAD BEEN NO OTHER OCCURRENCES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,417.

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR WATER TO LEAK IN. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. AT 60,000 WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER, IT CONTINUED TO ENGAGE UNTIL THE PUMP BURNED OUT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE WAS DISCONNECTED. HE CALLED GM STATED AND TOLD THEM THAT WHEN THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE MECHANIC SEALED MOISTURE IN AND IT CORRODED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT IT CORRODED AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIPER MODULE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 11/1/07 *TR

2 COMPLAINTS NOTICED ENGINEE RUNNING HOT, ADDED FLUID TO RADIATOR, NEAR EMPTY. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, SAME THING. 3 MONTHS LATER, DURING OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC INDICATED WHILE DOING CHECKS THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LOW. TOLD HIM THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME, HE ADDED FLUID, PRESSURE CHECKED RADIATOR - NO HOLES OR LEAKS. SEEMS TO BE EVAPORATING. AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR (EXCLUDING THE FACT THE PANEL WITH AC CONTROLS QUICK WORKING A LOOOONNG TIME AGO). TOOK IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER $600 AND ALL DAY VISIT WITH DEALER, THE PIECE BROKEN WAS THE SIZE OF A 2"-4" BLOCK OF PLASTIC. THIS LITTLE PIECE JUST QUICK WORKING, IT WAS REFERRED AS A CONTROL SWITCH OF SOME SORT UNDER THE DASH BOARD. SOUNDED KINDA HOKEY TO ME - I CAN IMAGINE A COMPRESSOR GOING OUT AND YOU DO NOT HAVE COLD AIR - THE NAME OF IT ESCAPES ME - BUT THE MECHANIC DID INDICATE THERE WAS SOME SORT OF TECHNICAL REPORT OUT THERE ON IT AS WELL. JUST FOUND OUT FROM HUSBAND THE NAME OF THE PIECE - THE ACTUATOR DOOR QUIT. *JB

GMC DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN INTO RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V198000. MY CAR EXHIBITS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS IN THIS CAMPAIGN - WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURN SIGNAL HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AS WELL. THIS MAY CREATE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS BY CONFUSING OTHER DRIVERS. GMC DEALERSHIP HAS REPORTED FAILED PART AS "FLASHER MODULE", WHICH IS EXACTLY THE PART ADDRESSED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN. IT SEEMS THAT FAULTY PART WAS INSTALLED IN MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF VEHICLES THEN GMC IS RECALLING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. GASOLINE FUMES ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS CORRODED THE MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,300. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07*JB

I OWN A 2003 GMC ENVOY AND 3 OF THE 4 POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONE WAS REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE OTHER 2 HAPPENED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. EACH WINDOW COST WAS $580.00 FOR THE MOTOR AND LABOR. I THINK THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THE LATCHES FOR BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V494000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) FOR THE ENVOY XL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE FRONT DOOR LATCH ARE NOT STARTING TO FAIL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING AND THE TAILLIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTED OUT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING 19 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER DURING THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000.