2004 GMC ENVOY Complaints

MY VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS ON A REGULAR BASIS AFTER CHECKING INTO THE SITUATION WITH GM DEALERS THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SIERRA'S AND YUKONS WHICH HAVE THE SAME CLUSTER AS MY VEHICLE BUT GM REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THE DEFECT ON THE ENVOYS. PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED YET ON MY VEHICLE HOPING THAT GM WILL WAKE UP AND REALIZE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE ENVOYS AND THAT IT REQUIRES ATTENTION. THE ISSUE OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS NORMALLY SEVERAL TIMES PER MONTH, AFTER A FEW DAYS THE CLUSTER WILL RESET AND WORK AS NORMAL BUT HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING TO DEAL WITH. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS I HAVE TO USE MY GPS NAVIGATOR TO TELL WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT IS APPROX. $650.00. *TR

STARTED TO HEAR LOUD RATTLE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, THOUGHT MAYBE A HEAT SHIELD AROUND MUFFLER WENT BAD. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED "NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED, THOUGH YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT HAS COME LOOSE IN THE RESONATOR". AROUND $100 TO GET THE RESONATOR REMOVED, HAVE NOT QUOTED A NEW ONE FROM THE DEALER YET. I WOULD IMAGINE THE REPLACEMENT PART WILL FAIL JUST AS THE ORIGINAL PART HAS DONE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING A FEW MONTHS BACK, THOUGH IT WILL JUMP AROUND FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR

BOUGHT MY 2004 GMC ENVOY IN MAY 2009. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF OF DRIVING IT, ALL DASH GAUGES STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE WARNING BELL WOULD GO OFF, AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. SHORTLY AFTER THAT BEGAN, ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER EVERY OTHER TIME I WOULD START THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, THEY REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND HALF WAY HOME FROM THE REPAIR SHOP, IT ALL STARTED OVER AGAIN. BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE. *TR

ONE MORNING, I HAD A FLAT TIRE, THE TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND TAKEN TO SEARS AUTO CENTER. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED NO PUNCTURES OR REASON FOR THE FLAT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THE VALVE STEM HAD A LARGE CRACK CLOSE TO THE TIRE ITSELF. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE VALVE STEM. BROUGHT VEHICLE HOME, AND LEFT IN GARAGE FOR THE WEEKEND, WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE ON MONDAY MORNING, THOUGHT THE STEERING WAS NOT AS USUAL. STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND SAW ANOTHER TIRE WAS GOING FLAT. THEN CHECKED THE OTHER THREE TIRES, AND SAW ALL THREE VALVE STEMS HAD CRACKS IN THEM. VEHICLE TAKEN TO FIRESTONE AUTO CARE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVE STEMS. THE TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER, 2007. ALTHOUGH THE REPAIR SHOPS DID NOT SAY WHY VALVE STEMS WOULD HAVE FAILED IN SUCH A SHORT TIME OF EACH OTHER, I WONDER IF THIS MAY BE PART OF THE SAFETY RECALL DONE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM DILL AIR CONTROLS. ALTHOUGH THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AFTER THE DATE INDICATED COULD THERE STILL BE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS WHICH WERE STILL BEING USED ON TIRES? SEARS ONLY SAID THE VALVE STEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

2004 GMC ENVOY SLE - FREQUENT RECURRING PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. CHECKED FUSES, CONNECTIONS AND WIRES. HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP (BECKON MASTON) FOR REPAIR HOWEVER DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY OEM, PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 GMC ENVOY SLT QUIT WORKING. I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR IT. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT CONTINUE TO IGNORE COMPLAINTS. KNOWING YOUR SPEED IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WHEN DRIVING. *TR

I PURCHASED AN USED 2004 GMC ENVOY XL IN 2005 WITH WARRANTY. ABOUT A YEAR BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAD BOLT BREAKING. AT THIS TIME I ONLY PAID MY DEDUCTIBLE AS IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE MANF WARRANTY. NOW 3 YEARS LATER, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. ENGINE LIGHT ONE TOOK TO MECHANIC (WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED) WAS TOLD ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM IT HAD WITH PRIOR ENGINE. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. A CODE P0455 WAS FOUND WHICH MEANS A LARGE GAS LEAK. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK SEAL WHERE THE FILLER NECK HOSE ATTACHES. REPAIR IS REPLACE FUEL TANK AS THE FILLER NECK IS BUILT INTO THE GAS TANK. *TR

IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN, (DEAD END - NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC) THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GET UP TO SPEED AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TURN. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT HAD NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE; IT WAS THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT ALONG WITH THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THE WAY WAS CLEAR TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO A GAS STATION. A PRAYER WAS SAID BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO THE DESTINATION AT HAND WITH A TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE AM. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE "FOUND CODE" P1680..GAS PEDAL SHORTING OUT. PEDAL WAS REPLACED, RETESTED, AND APPROVED WITHOUT A RECURRENCE OF THE CODE. TWO MONTHS HAVE PASSED WITHOUT A RECURRENCE SO FAR. THE TOTAL COST WAS $191.85. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T COST A LIFE! THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE; TELEFLEX 15187573 G03302 2 360-133143 PASSED MADE IN MEXICO 400421 COULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN OR TO OTHERS; REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO DANGEROUS TO FATAL CONSEQUENCES IF TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING SEMI. THIS COMPLAINT IS TO INFORM OTHERS OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION REGARDING THEIR GAS PEDAL. *TR