2003 GMC ENVOY XL Complaints

VEHICLE HAVING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON AND OFF FOR LIKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN IT CAME LIGHT ON STEADY FOR A WHILE AND SMELL GAS AROUND IT SOMETIMES UNTIL I BROUGHT IT FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME DIAGNOSTIC THEY FOUND TROUBLE CODE P0442 EVAPORATIVE LEAK DETECTED. THEY PERFORMED EVAP LEAK WITH SMOKE DETECTOR BUT DID NOT FIND ANY LEAK. SERVICE TECH FOUND A LEAK AROUND A METAL SEAL AT THE UPPER PART OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR

MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL STARTED TO SEIZE UP WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. MY CAR WOULD MADE A GRUNTING NOISE AND SLOWED TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP, GOOD THING IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY. A CAR OR TRUCK COULD OF EASILY RAN INTO MY BUMPER CAUSING ME SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I CALLED THE REPAIR PLACE RIGHT AWAY AND THEY GOT ME IN IMMEDIATELY. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 GMC ENVOY XLT (80K MILES) IS LEAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TANK IS FULL. THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY STARTED BACK AROUND 50K MILES WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER AND MECHANICS BEFORE, BUT IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SOME SORT OF FUEL CAP PROBLEM OR OVER SENSITIVE SENSORS. HOWEVER, TODAY, BECAUSE MY GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THERE ARE LEAKS CAUSED BY A CRACK TANK AND FUEL TANK NECK. THE FUEL LEAK AND VAPOR ARE SO STRONG THAT I FEARED A SMALL SPARK CAN SET THE WHOLE VEHICLE ON FIRE LIKE A ROMAN CANDLE. CAR WAS USED FOR EVERYDAY COMMUTE ONLY. *TR

THE TACHOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY SHOWING SURGES IN THE ENGINE RPM. THIS PROBLEM CAME AND WENT AND NOW, FEBRUARY 2009, THE SPEEDOMETER IS DOING THE SAME THING. I WAS DOING 90 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM ON GM VEHICLES AND THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING IT. THEY ARE LEAVING IT TO THE OWNER TO PAY A DEALER $600 OR MORE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY, THAT IS RUSTING BADLY. RECENTLY THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER TO FAIL. ALSO THE REAR BRAKE SHOE BACKING PLATES, THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER, THE TAIL GATE, ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS. GMC HAS RECOGNIZED THE FUEL FILLER NECK CORROSION, BUT NOT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. *TR

MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN I STARTED DETECTING A ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE ORDER GREW STRONGER AND THEN I GOT THE "SPECIAL NOTICE", BUT NOT A RECALL ABOUT THE CORROSION IN THE FUEL TANK. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS A CRACK AT THE FILLER PIPE ON THE GAS TANK AND THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED. I ASKED WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER. MY CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES AND IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, EXCEPT FOR ALL THE RECALL ITEMS. I BELIEVE THAT GMC SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM, NOT ONLY IT IS COSTLY TO FIX, BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING LIKE THIS. AND READING THE COMPLAINTS, IT SOUNDS LIKE SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE REAR DRIVER DOOR POPPED OPEN AND WON'T CLOSE. THE FAN CLUTCH FAILED 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BECAUSE IT WAS WINDING REALLY HIGH AND NOT DRIVING NORMALLY. ALSO THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER REAR WENT OUT. I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURES AS OF NOW. *TR

MY WIFE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE REAR HATCH ON OUR 2003 ENVOY XL (80,000 MILES) AFTER REMOVING SOME ARTICLES FROM THE BACK. SHE HAD MOVED THE DOOR ABOUT 1-2 INCHES DOWNWARD USING THE MOLDED HANDLE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LIFT GATE TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHEN THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED OVER HER HEAD. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT INJURED BUT WAS COVERED IN SAFETY GLASS. THE GLASS WAS NOT DAMAGED YESTERDAY WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND UNLOADED SUITCASES FROM THE REAR. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. I DID NOTICE THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS NOW ANGLED UPWARDS IN THE 'GATE RAISED' POSITION, EVEN AFTER CLOSING THE HATCH. ALSO NOTICED THE TOP, RIGHT SIDE RUBBER GROMMET ON THE STAMPED BRACKET ATTACHING THE GLASS IS VERY WORN, ALLOWING SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT. I PLAN ON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE IF POSSIBLE AND WILL HAVE THE GLASS AND ALL TOUCH POINTS REPLACED IF POSSIBLE. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IF THERE IS A DESIGN INTERFERENCE ISSUE WITH THE GLASS AND THE SURROUNDING COMPONENTS THAT HAPPENS OVER TIME. THERE APPEAR TO BE NUMEROUS CASES ON THE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS WEBSITE REGARDING ENVOY XL REAR HATCH GLASS SHATTERING FOR NO APPARENT REASON (SOME MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES). I AM SURPRISED MORE COMPLAINTS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED TO NHTSA OFFICIALLY (ONLY FOUND ONE-10081011). IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. I HAVE BEEN A BRAKE ENGINEER FOR 10+ YEARS AND TAKE SAFETY VERY SERIOUSLY. *TR

I OWN A 2003 GMC ENVOY SLE. RECENTLY DISCOVERED A LEAK FROM GAS TANK. AFTER MAKING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED FUEL IN HIS VEHICLE, HE CONTINUED TO SMELL AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. HE CRAWLED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK WELD WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE WAS BANGING WHENEVER HE DROVE OVER THE SMALLEST BUMP. IN ADDITION, THE FAN CLUTCH WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS WERE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.