2006 GMC ENVOY Complaints

THE FUEL SENSOR ON OUR 2006 GMC ENVOY FAILED IN SEPTEMBER 2010. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS JUST BEEN FILLED UP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. WE MUST USE OUR TRIP TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE TO LET US KNOW WHEN IT IS TIME TO FILL UP. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS YOU NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK AND BECAUSE THE GAS MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE FLUCTUATES FROM 15MPG-18MPG. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WE ARE NOT SURE IF IT IS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL SENSOR OR BECAUSE OF ANOTHER PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT MANY GMC ENVOYS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND RECENTLY WE READ AN ARTICLE STATING THAT GMC IS LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROBLEMS ARE REPORTED AS WELL. *TR

PROBLEM WITH MY GAS GAUGE IN JUST TURNED 40,000 MI. ADD FUEL LIGHT COMES ON EVEN AFTER FILL UP. ALSO GAUGE GOES BACK AND FORTH DURING OPERATION OF THE CAR. WHEN THE GAUGE HITS EMPTY A BELL GOES OFF AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT GOES ON. EVENTUALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ALSO GO ON INDICATING THERE IS AN ISSUE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BREAKING DOWN AND CONSIDER IT A PERSONAL SAFETY ISSUE. LOCAL GMC DEALER HAS NO CLUE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH GAS GAUGES. TRIED TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM BUT JUST GOT WORSE DECIDED TO GET IT FIXED $900. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOW ALWAYS ON EMPTY STALLED RIGHT AT THE GAS STATION MY BLOWER FOR HEATING AND AIR ONLY WORKS ON 3 OF 5 LEVELS. *TR

GAS GAUGE FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY. IT WOULD READ EMPTY AFTER JUST FILLING UP, SOMETIMES IT WOULD APPEAR TO WORK AND SHOW THERE WAS MORE OR LESS GAS THAN THERE ACTUALLY WAS. RAN OUT OF GAS A FEW TIMES, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE GAS GAUGE. FINALLY HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED (SOME SORT OF SENSOR), COST A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS WAS ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO RUN OUT OF GAS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. AFTER DRIVING 30-50 MILES, FUEL GAGE APPEARS NORMAL. THIS STARTED ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO. MORE RECENTLY, HOWEVER, FUEL GAUGE IS INCONSISTENT EVEN AFTER THE 30+ MILES. SOME TIMES IT SHOWS FULL, ONE HALF. I MUST REFUEL VEHICLE MORE OFTEN TO BE SURE THERE IS FUEL IN THE TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IN ACTUALITY, IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IN 2009 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THE NHTSA HAD OPENED AN INVESTIGATION CONCERNING 2006 GMC ENVOY GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHERS WITH THE GAUGE FLUCTUATING. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE STRANDED. I HAVE 53000 MILES ON MY ENVOY AND THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. *TR

OUR FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 2006 GMC ENVOY XL STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND A FULL TANK. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS OVER $850. *TR

GAS GAUGE AND FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING, TWO ESTIMATES TO REPAIR OF $800.00. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN YOUR TANK.