2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI Complaints

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING AND PROVIDING INACCURATE READINGS WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 06 ENVOY DENALI IT STARTED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON, I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED WHICH WORKED UNTIL I DROVE A FEW MILES THEN CAME ON AGAIN.. THEN MY FUEL INDICATOR STOP WORKING STAYS ON E WHEN I FUEL UP. NOW THE OTHER DAY I LOST POWER IN MY GAS PEDDLE(READ LOW PRESSURE) THEN THE CAR DIED. IT STARTED UP BUT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER IN THE PEDDLE. WAITING FOR MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AT JUST OVER 52,000. MILES. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY 2006 GMC OR CHEVROLET VEHICLES FROM THE SAME YEAR RANGE 2005 TO 2006. THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS "IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY THE $500.00 PLUS REPAIR ESTIMATE, JUST DO WHAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING AND RESET YOUR TRIP METER AT EVERY FILL UP. LOOK TO RE-FUEL BETWEEN 250 AND 300 MILES." IN MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED A PERSON WHOSE VEHICLE DID THE SAME EXACT THING. HE WAS USING THE TRIP METER AS THE GAUGE AND EVEN WITH FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, HE WAS LEFT STRANDED IN AN INTERSTATE DUE TO AN ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN TO A FAMILY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THERE COULD BE SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATIONS. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE THAT WE OWN WAS PRICED AT $38,000.00 PLUS MSRP,I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD PERFORM BEYOND THE 50,000 MILE RANGE. I'M SURE, BY NOW, THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS HEARD FROM OTHER GM OWNERS ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION. I AM INTERESTED IN YOUR RESPONSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 ENVOY DENALI WITH 53000 MILES, ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, I WAS FILING UP WITH GAS, I ALWAYS FILL UP AT 1/2 TANK SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 06. AFTER FILLING THE GAS GAGE WENT TO EMPTY, AND THEN WOULD GO TO FULL, THEN BACK TO EMPTY. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AND THEN WENT TO EMPTY. NOW THE GAGE DO NOT READ CORRECTLY AT ALL, I USE THE TRIP TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AS THE REMAINING MILES FUEL GAGE DOES NOT REGISTER EITHER..... *TR

MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS FAILING TO TELL ME THE TRUE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT IN THE TANK. I OFTEN SAYS THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY BUT MANY TIMES IT CHANGES FROM 3/4 FULL TO 1/2 FULL AND SOMETIMES BACK UP TO FULL THEN EMPTY. I REPLACED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND IS NOW WORKING. I DO HAVE THE OLD SENSOR AVAILABLE. 2006 ENVOY DENALI XL. *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI XL- FUEL GAUGE IS BROKEN. GOES FROM EMPTY TO FULL OFTEN. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM...WHERE IS THE RECALL???? *TR

ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, AT AROUND 42,000 MILES, AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING FROM FULL TO EMPTY. FOR A FEW MONTHS THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS ABOVE FULL, BUT LATELY THE FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME AND AT ANY FUEL TANK LEVEL NOT JUST WHEN IT IS FULL. THIS MAKES IT REAL HARD TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT IN THE TANK AND WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

ON MAY 3RD 2010, THE TRUCK JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY SON AT NIGHT. I HAD TO QUICKLY TRY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER ASSIST. THE ENVOY WOULD NOT START AGAIN, NOT EVEN TURN OVER. THE SHIFTER WAS LOCKED AND IT COULD NOT EVEN BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO PUSH IT OVER TO THE SIDE. VARIOUS MESSAGES SCROLLED BY ON THE VEHICLE DISPLAY AND MANY OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE DIMLY BLINKING. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED. I SCANNED THE FOLLOWING CODES P1516 & P1682, LOOKED UP THE SYMPTOMS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY HITS THAT SAID THE ISSUE WAS WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER CHARGING UP THE BATTERY WHICH RAN DOWN ON THE HAZARDS WHILE WAITING AN HOUR FOR A TOW, I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ENVOY NOW WORKS AGAIN. IT HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH! I CONSIDER IT A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT A VEHICLE CAN DIE WHILE DRIVING AND THEN BE SO COMPLETELY DISABLED BY A $30 PART. THIS COULD OF HAD MUCH MORE DIRE CONSEQUENCES HAD IT HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY AS OPPOSED TO A SUBURBAN SIDE STREET. *TR