2003 GMC ENVOY XL Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING, MY DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO PUT DOWN THE WINDOW IN THE BACK SEAT BUT FOUND IT WAS "JAMMED"...IT WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN RESEARCHING THE NHTSA SITE, IT APPEARS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY OUTSIDE MIRRORS MOVING WILDLY UPON STARTING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH MY OUTSIDE MIRRORS. IT STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2004, WITH THE PASSENGER MIRROR MOVING WILDLY (I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO STATED IT HAD LOST ITS "PROGRAM"). IT WORKED FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN STARTED AGAIN. NOW THE DRIVER MIRROR IS DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO STATED "MIRROR MOTORS" NEED REPLACED FOR ABOUT $314. IN RESEARCHING THIS ON NHTSA, IT APPEARS OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 2-WEEKS AGO. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY FUEL TANK HAD A LEAK. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS CRACKED AT THE FILLER NECK AT THE TANK. THE TANK HAD BEEN LEAKING FUEL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN RESEARCHING THIS ON NHTSA, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER CONSUMERS. *NM

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF PARKING LOT, THE BACK LET DOOR OPENED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LOCKED. I WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR.

DT: CONSUMER STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HIS VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SPECIFIC YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT HIS VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TT

I LIVE IN ARIZONA WHERE IT IS HOT AND DRY. I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE MALL WITH MY 2 CHILDREN ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLOW OUT. I WAS STRANDED ON THE EXPRESSWAY FOR AN HOUR WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN. MY VEHICLE IS FAIRLY NEW - 2003 GMC ENVOY XL AND THERE IS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME TO CHANGE OUT THE TIRE THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A MICHELIN TIRE TO BLOW THE RADIALS LIKE IT DID. I HAVE MODEL P245/65R17. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AVAILABLE, BUT NOW AM HAVING TO HAVE BOTH REAR TIRES REPLACED SO THEY WEAR EVENLY AND I SEE THAT SOME MODELS SIMILAR TO MINE 245/75R16 HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TIRE YET, BECAUSE I AM HOPEING SOMEONE CAN GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT TO THE PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I SHOULD HAVE ALL THE TIRES REPLACED NOT JUST THE REAR ONES.

OUR ENVOY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN OUR ENVOY WOULD NOT GO PAST SECOND GEAR. WE TOOK TO GMC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY STATED THAT THE UPPER COOLANT LINE HAD BEEN TOUCHING CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CAUSED ALL FLUID TO LEAK OUT CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL . WE SAW NO FLUIDS IN DRIVEWAY OR SMELLED ANY STRANGE ODORS.

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES. IN APRIL 2004 AT 15,000 MILES AND AGAIN IN APRIL 2005 AT 33,000 MILES, THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2003 ENVOY XL FAILED. THE SYMPTOMS IN EACH CASE WERE ABS/BRAKE/TRACTION LIGHTS STAYING ON, NO HVAC FAN, AND NO CRUISE CONTROL. THE SYMPTOMS OCCURRED ONCE EVERY DOZEN STARTS, AND FINALLY REACHED A HARD FAIL.*AK IN EACH CASE, THE DEALER MECHANIC IDENTIFIED CODES SET FOR MULTIPLE SYSTEMS AND REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. WITH THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT THEY REPLACE QUITE A FEW OF THESE SWITCHES.

THE 2003 ENVOY WE PURCHASED GAVE US NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF THE ONES OTHER OWNERS MENTIONED HERE, LIKE THE GLASS LIFTGATE THAT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS THAT MOVE ON THEIR OWN NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY SERVICE TECHNICIANS. THEY DO NOT STAY IN THE POSITION WE SET THEM IN, AND THE FUEL TANK LEAKING IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS INHALING FREON BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING A/C SYSTEM. WHY IS GMC DOING NOTHING TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS? I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS SEEING THAT SO MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET SOME HELP?*AK

THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS, TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED. LATER GAS WAS SMELLED AGAIN, THERE WAS A VAPOR EMISSION LEAK. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL TANK IS BEING REPLACED TWICE. *NM