2005 GMC ENVOY Complaints

PURCHASED A USED (HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN GMC EXEC'S) 2005 GMC ENVOY IN SEPTEMBER 2005. SINCE JANUARY 2007 WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING ON AND OFF WHILE WE'RE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG SENSOR SAYING OFF EVEN WHEN MY WIFE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT WOULD MOVE UP, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. HOWEVER, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN ON BACK ROADS, RUSH-HOUR FREEWAY TRAFFIC, ETC. AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND YOU CAN'T PUMP THE BRAKES-YOU HAVE ONE SHOT TO HIT THE BRAKES. LAST THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 THIS HAPPENED TO US 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY!! MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM A JOB INTERVIEW AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON HER 3 TIMES. THEN, IT SHUT OFF ON HER AGAIN WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING TO PICK ME UP FROM WORK. ON OUR WAY HOME IT SHUT OFF FOR THE 5TH TIME THAT DAY AND IT DID IT IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY, RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS! THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WE KEEP THIS CAR IN TIP-TOP SHAPE, PROPERLY MAINTAINED. IT IS BARELY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS IS NOT RIGHT. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ASAP. THIS NEEDS FIXED IMMEDIATELY...AND APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF, IF NOT ALL, ENVOYS. ONE ENVOY...THAT COULD BE A FLUKE, BUT MORE THAN ONE, EVEN JUST 2 IS A DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WORKS WHEN IT WANTS. THE CAR CAN BE IN PARK, HOWEVER SPEEDOMETER MAY READ 30MPH. JUST RECENTLY I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF STATE AND WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THE NEEDLE WENT TO ZERO. AND IN A LIKE MANNER, ON THE WAY BACK, MY SPEEDOMETER READ TEN MILES BELOW MY ACTUAL SPEED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET A TICKET. FROM ASKING AROUND MANY CHEVY AND GMC VEHICLES WITH A SIMILAR GAUGE FACE HAVE EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THEIR GAUGES. PLEASE HELP ME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE PART COST AROUND $300 PLUS THE PRICE OF LABOR. I HAVE HAD ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER WITH MY GMC ENVOY XL 2005. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE ON OUR 2005 GMC ENVOY XL HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. IT WAS FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. TO THINK THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS A MISTAKE. *TR

FAILS TO START PERIODICALLY CLOCK RETURNS TO 12:00 ALL GAUGES WORK BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER ENGINE, LIGHT WILL FLICKER WHILE DRIVING AND LURCHES FORWARD WHEN FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT MIDDLE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALSO TRAVELING 40 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT SUSTAIN INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, RADIATOR, AND ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF

I PURCHASED A 2005 GMC ENVOY IN SEPTEMBER 2005. IN THE PAST YEAR (SINCE JANUARY 2007, AT LEAST), I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. EVERYTIME I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO DIM/FLICKER AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ONCOMING VEHICLES TURNING THEIR BRIGHT LIGHTS ON ME THINKING MY BRIGHTS ARE ON WHEN IN REALITY MY HEADLIGHTS ARE DIMMING AND THEN RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE SECOND PROBLEM CONCERNS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. ANYTIME A CERTAIN WEIGHT LIMIT IS MET OR EXCEEDED THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO ON, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR HASN'T RECOGNIZED IT. THIRD PROBLEM, DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN I HAVE TRIED TO MOVE THE DRIVER SEAT FORWARD, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING AND WANTED TO MOVE, BUT THE SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE MOST EXTREME PROBLEM TO DATE HAS BEEN WITH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THEN NOT STARTING OR EVEN TURNING OVER AT ALL. EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR, AT LEAST, THE LAST MONTH WHEN I GO TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILS TO START AND IT TAKES A MINIMUM OF 1 HOUR TO GET IT STARTED. ONE INSTANCE IN PARTICULAR WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WAS WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE ON THE FREEWAY. WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WE WERE FORCED TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER. WE SAT THERE FOR ALMOST AN HOUR IN TEMPERATURES OF 13 DEGREES TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS OF OTHER ENVOY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THESE SAME PROBLEMS. SOME DEALERS HAVE ACTUALLY SAID THAT THESE FAILURES/PROBLEMS ARE NORMAL!!!! WHAT!?!?! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?! SINCE WHEN IS IT CONSIDERED "NORMAL" WHEN SO MANY ENVOYS ARE DISPLAYING THESE SAME PROBLEMS? *TR

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS SHOWING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE NEEDLE GETS STUCK FOR A MOMENT WHILE THE CAR SPEEDS UP. THE NEEDLE WILL ALSO STAY AT ONE SPEED WHILE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN, THUS GIVING NO TRUE READING OF SPEED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT REMAIN LATCHED, WHETHER LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. THESE LATCHES WERE REPLACED IN JULY 2006 AND THE REPLACEMENT LOCKS ARE NOW DEFECTIVE AS WELL. VAN DEVERE DEALERSHIP IN AKRON, OHIO CHARGED $100.15 TO DETERMINE LOCKS WILL NOT WORK; ADVISED ME TO CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE 866-790-5600 X 32380 COMPLAINT FILE 71-585106455; ROBERT JOHNSON STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE REPAIRING DEALER IN JULY 2006, PREMIER IN RITTMAN, OHIO WOULD NOT REPLACE LOCKS BECAUSE PARTS BEYOND 12 MONTH WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND EXPLAINED THE DANGER OF DEFECTIVE LOCKS; ROBERT JOHNSON STATED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE HE WOULD DO. ASIDE FROM THE POOR QUALITY, LOCKS ARE CRUCIAL TO VEHICLE SAFETY, AND LOCKS ON A 2005 VEHICLE SHOULD NOT FAIL IN 2006 AND 2007. MOREOVER, I AM APPALLED THAT GM WOULD NOT INSIST THAT THESE BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AT COMPANY EXPENSE, CONSIDERING THE SAFETY RISK AND EMBARRASSING LACK OF QUALITY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND WHAT THE CAUSE IS FROM, GMAC SENT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO THE MECHANIC THAT STATES THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SEEN WITH THESE VEHICLES, NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

2005 GMC ENVOY DOORS AND WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOORS AND WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN HIS WIFE TRIED TO START IT. *KB