2003 GMC ENVOY XL Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE HEAD LAMP BULBS AS THEY CONTINUOUSLY BURN OUT. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL. IF I HAVE THE HEAT ON, THE SIGNAL WON'T BLINK - JUST LIGHTS UP. I AM USING TODAY'S DATE ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE LATE NOVEMBER. I ALSO HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE BACK DOORS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE LATCH ON ONE OF THE DOORS IN SEPTEMBER AND I CAN FEEL IT GOING ON THE OTHER DOOR AS WELL. *JB

BOTH REAR WINDOWS DROPPED OPEN WITHOUT REASON OR CAUSE DURING HIGHWAY OPERATION. FIRST WINDOW WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *JB

WE HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. OUR CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. WE BROUGHT IT INTO SERVICE TWICE AND EACH TIME WE LEFT THEY SAID FIXED, BUT SOON THEREAFTER THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE TOLD THEY REPLACED THE GAS CAP. WE NOTICE THAT WHEN WE GO TO FILL WITH GAS THERE IS NO WHOOSING SOUND WHEN WE REMOVE THE GAS CAP, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL WITH GAS. THE PUMP KEEPS CLICKING OFF LIKE IT IS FULL. SOME TIMES IT TAKE 20 MINUTES TO FUEL THE AUTO. WE ALWAYS SMELL THE ODOR OF GASOLINE. IF WE DRIVE AND STOP SOMEWHERE, WHEN WE GET OUT YOU CAN SMELL THE GASOLINE. *NM

I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WENT TO USE THE GMC PROVIDED JACK AND SPARE TIRE. THE JACK WAS HELD IN BY A LARGE RUBBER BAND THAT BROKE AS SOON AS I STARTED TO REMOVE IT. WHEN I WENT TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE DOWN I HEARD A "CRUNCH" COME FROM THE GEAR END OF THE SPARE TIRE PULLEY. THE SPARE TIRE PULLEY, WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, BROKE INTO PIECES AND WOULDN'T ALLOW THE TIRE TO BE LOWERED ANYMORE OR RAISED. GMC SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR PROVIDING SUCH A LOUSY SYSTEM ON SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY USED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. NICE WAY TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE JACK THAT THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH IS INADEQUATE. THE JACK HAS TWO EXTENSION HANDLES, BUT THE EXTENSION HANDLES ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO BE TURNED WITHOUT GETTING UNDER THE VEHICLE. HAD A FLAT TIRE, AND WHEN THE CONTACT PUT THE JACK TOGETHER SHE REALIZED THE JACK HANDLES WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH. HER FATHER HAD TO CRAWL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO USE THE HANDLE. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE JACK HANDLES ,AND THEY STATED THE JACK SHOULD BE EFFICIENT, AND IF A PERSON HAD TO GET UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS TANK ON 2003 GMC ENVOY HAD A LEAK IN IT WHERE THE SPOUT WENT INTO THE TANK. HE NOTICED THIS WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THE CONTACT FELT GMC SHOULD PAY THE EXPENSES. *AK *NM

DT: 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE GAS TANK CRACKED WHERE THE HOSE WAS CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY SAID NOT TO FILL UP MORE THAN HALF WAY. THE FUMES COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE TANK. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM.*AK *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WAS NOT OPERATING . THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THIS OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE AND THE RESULT SHOWED THE NEED TO DO AN UPDATE OF SOFTWARE FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ( ECM) AND THE POWER TRAIN, IN GENERAL. THEY PERFORMED THE REPAIRS. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE WEEK BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. *NM

FAULTY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT THAT WILL NOT RELEASE TO FASTEN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AND THE REPAIR PERSON SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT IT JUST WAS CATCHING ON SOMETHING. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS VERY HARD TO OPEN THE REPAIR PERSON AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP BROKE THE HANDLE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE REPAIR SHOP DID FIX THE HANDLE FOR FREE, HOWEVER THE DOOR REMAINS STILL VERY HARD TO OPEN AND I WOULD NOT USE THIS PARTICULAR DOOR. AFTER A WHILE THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND THE DOOR LATCH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE BACK WINDOW WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP AND THE ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. I AM NOT SURE WHAT MONTH THE FIRST INCIDENCE TOOK PLACE, BUT EVERYTHING SEEMED TO HAPPEN QUICKLY AFTERWARDS.*JB

SINCE WE HAVE THIS VEHICLE THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD THE DEALER AND A G.M. REPRESENTATIVE TRY TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THEIR ATTEMPTS THE SYSTEM STILL DOESN'T OPERATE CORRECTLY AND NOW I AM LEFT WITH A DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. I AM HEARING FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT KNOW WHO HAVE THIS VEHICLE AND THE CHEVROLET VERSION THE TRAILBLAZER THAT THEY HAVE VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IN THE WRONG CIRCUMSTANCES NOT HAVING HEAT/DEFROSTER WORKING PROPERLY COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD, YET THIS FAILS TO BECOME A RECALL OR ALERT TO DRIVERS. AS FAR AS THE A/C PROBLEMS MY SON ACTUALLY GOT HEAT STROKE IN THE BACK OF THE CAR ON A VERY HOT DAY DUE TO THE FACT THAT ONLY VENT WINDOWS OPEN IN THIS AREA AND UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION IT BECOMES VERY HOT IN THE THIRD ROW OF SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE IF THE AIR IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. G.M. SHOULD FIX THESE VEHICLES! I HAVE REPORTED MY PROBLEMS TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND I AM HOPING TO RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO G.M. EARLY. THIS CAR HAS ALSO HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO. I FEEL THAT SINCE THEY TRIED TO FIX THE HEATER THEY HAVE SCREWED UP SOMETHING ELSE IN THE ELECTRIC SINCE THEY HAD TO REGROUND THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND THIS GROUND HAS ALREADY HAD TO BE REGROUND DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT DISENGAGED ITSELF FROM THE VEHICLE, DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A SAFE REPAIR TO ME. *JB