2006 GMC ENVOY Complaints

MY WIFE AND I WERE ON A TRIP DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN OUR 2006 GMC ENVOY, THE GAS GAUGE READ BETWEEN 1/4 TANK AND "E" AND I PLANNED TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT (APROX 12 MILES) TO REFUEL. WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PASSING IN THE LEFT LANE, OUR ENVOY JUST DIED! WITH NO POWER ANYTHING (BRAKES, STEERING, ECT.) I DESPERATELY MADE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGE READ PLENTY TO MAKE THE NEXT EXIT. STRANDED FOR HOURS AWAITING A TOW, OUT TRIP WAS RUINED. SINCE THEN THE FUEL GAUGE ON OUR ENVOY HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY, IT WILL READ "E" FOR DAYS JUST AFTER WE FILL UP THEN JUMP ALL OVER THE DIAL NEVER GIVING US THE SAME READING EACH TIME WE START THE CAR. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE LOCAL GMC DEALER THIS WILL COST US $600 TO FIX OR LIVE WITH AN UNRELIABLE FUEL GAUGE, OF COURSE WHAT THE DON'T TELL YOU IS THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH GMC ENVOYS THAT YOU WILL ONLY HEAR ABOUT WHEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET. *TR

BEGINNING IN 2009 MY 2006 GMC ENVOY BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK SENSOR. IT WOULD SHOW EMPTY WHEN IN FACT IT WAS FULL. NOW THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS. I MUST USE TO ODOMETER TO GUESS WHEN I NEED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN I MAY RUN OUT OF GAS. IF THIS HAPPENS IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA IF WOULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND TO OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON MY 2006 GMC ENVOY. IT READS 1/4 TANK WHEN I FILL UP. THEN IT WILL GO UP AFTER DRIVING IT FOR AN HOUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO LACK OF GASOLINE FUEL DESPITE THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NEEDLE WOULD FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDTATED 2/17/11 *CN UPDATED 02/23/11

FUEL TANK GAUGE SENSOR DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND BEING STRANDED OR MAY EVEN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL OR NOT START AT ALL. *TR

FAULTY FUEL TANK SENSOR IN MY 2006 GMC ENVOY. FILLED MY TRUCK UP ONLY FOR THE GAS GAUGE TO READ EMPTY. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE FUEL TANK SENSOR FAILED AND HE NOTED IT A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE ENVOY. ITS COSTING ME 800.00 TO FIX THIS. I HAVE DONE SOME WEB RESEARCH AND IT INDEED LOOKS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING. GM SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THEM REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY OR NOT? *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY XL - FUEL GAGE NOT FUNCTIONING OCCASIONALLY READS EMPTY WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON EVEN AFTER FILLING UP. APPEARS COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY. WITH NUMEROUS FILED COMPLAINTS, UNFAVORABLE BLOGS DOCUMENTING THE ISSUE AND GM DEALERS / SERVICE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IT IS TIME FOR A REPAIR OF THIS MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ON 2006 ENVOY READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME AFTER FUNCTIONALLY FLUCTUATING FOR SOME TIME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GUESS ACCURATELY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE CAR. REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE AND THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE WOULD GO TO FULL THE GO ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY, 1/2 FULL THEN BACK FULL AND REPEAT SAME ACTION. WHAT IF I WAS TO RUN OUT OF GAS, AND GET HIT BEHIND? 8TR

GAS GUAGE READS EMPTY, EVEN AFTER FILLING TANK. IT SOMETIMES FLUCTUATES, BUT RETURNS TO EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON AND ALARM SOUNDING. THIS IS A 2006 ENVOY XL WITH 50,000 MILES. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND BEING SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED FROM THE REAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE READ OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ONLINE, AFFECTING MANY VEHICLE YEARS AND MODELS. WHEN WILL ACTION BE TAKEN TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE UNITS? AFTER BAILING OUT GM WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS, I WOULD EXPECT THAT GM WOULD FOLLOW THE CORRECT ETHICAL COURSE AND BOTH REDESIGN AND REPLACE THE UNIT IN ALL THE VEHICLE YEARS AFFECTED; I BELIEVE AN EXISTING COMPLAINT ALREADY EXISTS, COMPLAINT(DP10001)