2006 GMC ENVOY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN SHE FILLED THE FUEL TANK, THE GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYTIME SHE FILLED THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,721. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,600.

THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THIS MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL,STALL, BEING REAR ENDED OR STRANDED IN HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS. *TR

GM ENVOY 2006 FUEL LEVEL GAUGE HAS BEEN FAILING ON THOUSANDS OF CARS FOR YEARS AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE ENVOY AND TRAILBLAZERS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, THEN BOUNCE BETWEEN FUEL AND EMPTY THEN IS STAYS ON E UNTIL THE REPAIR IS MADE. THIS HAS CAUSED MY WIFE TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. GM DEALERSHIPS SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND THERE IS NO RECALL AND OWNERS MUST PAY GM $800 TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN ISSUE THAT I FIND HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2005. GM REFUSES TO RECALL THE FUEL SENSOR AND SAYS THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR IF UNDER WARRANTY FOR FREE. THE LABOR IS $670 PART BRING THE REPAIR TO $800+. IF THIS ISSUE IS SEARCHED ONLINE YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND THE FEAR OF THIS CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY OCCURED. THIS MAJOR ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED AT GM'S EXPENSE . *TR

INACCURATE AND/OR ERRATIC FUEL LEVEL INDICATION, DUE TO FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITH NO WARNING TO THE DRIVER ULTIMATELY RESULTING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION WITH POSSIBLE DANGER TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND SURROUNDING VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 GMC ENVOY WITH 51,000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL AND NOW IS STUCK ON EMPTY. IT HAS LEFT MY WIFE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A FEW TIMES BECAUSE SHE HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL SHE HAD. ONE TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ON A BUSINESS TRIP. I DON'T WANT MY WIFE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BECAUSE GM IS TO CHEAP TO FIX A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES. THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN YOU CONTACT THEM THEY SAY IT ISN'T COVERED AND WILL COST AROUND $800 TO FIX. I S SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A FIX TO A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE NOT THAT OLD. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, NOT TO MENTION STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. SOONER OR LATER IT WILL CAUSE A WRECK IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR

GAS GAUGE STUCK ON EMPTY AFTER 65,000 MILES ON 2006 GMC ENVOY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON ERRATICALLY. *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY. FILL UP THE GAS TANK TO FULL AND THE GAS GAUGE READS AS EMPTY! YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR A FEW MILES THEN THE GAUGE WILL READ NORMAL. THEN FILL UP AGAIN AND READS EMPTY. I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM.. SEEMS LIKE EVERY 2006 HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK THE GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN ERATICALY. CONTACTED GMC TO WHICH THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. SEARCH ON LINE SAID THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL OTHER OWNERS SAID GM TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM UP TO 70,000 MILES GM TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A GM WEB SITE SO THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING .. SEARCH INTERNET AND HUNDREDS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM...THIS IS UNSAFE SO I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AS OTHER HAVE DONE BEFORE ME......THIS IS HAZARDOUS IF YOU RUN OUT OF GAS EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN AND CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT...THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL.... *TR

FUEL SYSTEM: AFTER FILLING UP MY 2006 GMC ENVOY WITH FUEL MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT TOOK 2 ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR MY VEHICLE TO START. THE FUEL METER STILL CONTINUED TO READ EMPTY. ANY TIME, I WOULD STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED ONSTAR TO PROVIDE ME WITH A GOODWRENCH DIAGNOSIS ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY STATED THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE FUEL SYSTEM. ONSTAR STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SERVICED WITHIN 7 DAYS. I NOTICED THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION FOR THIS SAME ISSUE THAT WAS OPENED ON JANUARY 7, 2010. *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY XL --SAME PROBLEM HERE. IT STARTED ACTING UP JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT (JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES)! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE SENSOR AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS "ON" FILL UP TANK WRITE DOWN MILEAGE IS GETTING OLD. TIME FOR OUR STIMULUS FROM GM! DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY NOW --COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE ANYTIME/ANYWHERE. *TR