2006 GMC ENVOY XL Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN EMPTY READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN FOR FAILURE DIAGNOSTICS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

2006 GMC ENVOY XLT - INACCURATE AND RANDOM FUEL LEVEL READING WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND CAUSING VEHICLE STALL WITH NO RESTART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE AND PROVIDE ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,240. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 01/18/12

WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE, THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 GMC ENVOY BEGAN FLUCTUATING WILDLY. IT FIRST HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2011 AFTER I FILLED UP WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS- THE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO EMPTY AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. EVER SINCE, THE GAUGE DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE FUEL READINGS- IT WILL READ FULL WHEN EMPTY, EMPTY WHEN FULL, AND THE NEEDLE WILL SPIKE ALL OVER THE PLACE. JUST RECENTLY (MAY OF 2011) THE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. IT NOW CONSTANTLY READS EMPTY. I CONSIDER IT TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN- RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I NOTIFIED GM OF THE PROBLEM AND JUST TODAY, 6/3/11 WAS TOLD "NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION EXISTS TO INDICATE A PROBLEM OR WARRANT A RECALL." THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO HELP FIX THE ISSUE, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK AND WOULD COST $600 TO REPLACE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 GMC ENVOY AND I NOTICED WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK THE GAUGE SHOWS THAT I'M COMPLETELY EMPTY AND MY ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. MY ALARM FOR LOW FUEL KEEPS GOING OFF. THE CAR HAS DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. AFTER I DRIVE AND USE APPROX. 2 GALLONS OF GAS THE GAUGE RESETS. I NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY PEOPLE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY GAS GAUGE. AFTER FILLING UP MY VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE GAS GAUGE STAYED ON EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYED ON. SOMETIMES THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO UP A LITTLE BIT AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL GO OUT BUT NORMALLY IT STAYS CLOSE TO EMPTY WITH THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR ON WHETHER THE CARS FUEL TANK IS FULL OR HALF EMPTY. I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THE GM SUV'S HAVING GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS 2 DAYS AFTER I FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. GOOD TIMING. I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY SAID IT IS A BAD SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK. THEY CHARGED ME $90 JUST TO DO THE DIAGNOSTIC ON THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST $600 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE GAS TANK OFF THE CAR. I DECLINED TO HAVE IT REPAIR. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS CLOSE TO EMPTY ALL THE TIME AND HAVE TO RELY ON THE MILEAGE TO DETERMINE WHEN I WILL RUN OUR OF GAS. ALSO,THE DIC (DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER) AUDIBLE WARNING BELL GOES "DING, DING, DING, DING" EVERY SO OFTEN WHILE DRIVING TO WARN US WE ARE ALMOST OUT OF FUEL, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT. THIS CAN BE ALARMING AND DISTRACTING DRIVER TO LOOK DOWN AND SEE WHAT THE DIC IS SAYING. IT SAYS LOW FUEL. THE REPAIR FACILITY I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED SAID THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE AUDIBLE WARNING. THE CONSUMER E-MAILED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE CONSUMER ADDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I ALSO OPENED A COMPLAINT DIRECTLY WITH GMC (SERVICE REQUEST: 71-954554686) AND GM OFFERED TO PAY 10% TO FIX MY GAS GAUGE ISSUE. SINCE THE COST IS OVER $600 AND STILL WOULD HAVE COST US $540 TO FIX SO WE DECLINED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO IN COLUMBUS OH AND AS SHE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON TO A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP AND THE CAR TURNED OFF BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF FUEL. HER AND OUR 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT WERE FORCED TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ON A NARROW SHOULDER WITH CARS FLYING PAST TILL HELP ARRIVED. THEY WERE STUCK THERE FOR AN HOUR. NOT A SAFE SITUATION. STATU

FUEL SYSTEM/GAS GAUGE SENSOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE IS ONGOING, AS A RESULT I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN...ONCE IN THE LEFT LANE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD WHERE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES (SPEED LIMIT ON ROAD WAS 55 MPH). THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN YOU ARE GETTING READY TO RUN OUT OF GAS I.E. THE LOW GAS LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY AND THE REMINDER SIGNAL DOES NOT GO OFF. I TRY TO GAUGE WHEN I NEED TO GET GAS BASED ON MILES I HAVE DRIVEN BUT MILEAGE VARIES DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF DRIVING THAT YOU ARE DOING SO THE NUMBER OF MILES YOU GET PER GALLON CAN VARY GREATLY. ALL 3 TIMES THAT I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS I WAS ON MY WAY TO GET GAS. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS PART BECAUSE IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR. IN ADDITION, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GMC/CHEVROLET FAULTY SYSTEM. I HAD A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE GAS GAUGE. I ALSO KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE GMC/CHEVROLET SUVS AND HAVE HAD THIS SAME SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE TANK WITH GASOLINE, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE GAS GAGE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO EMPTY AND THE ALARM SOUNDED. THE GAGE RECOVERED AFTER THE LEVEL DROPPED TO ABOUT 1/3 AND OPERATED CORRECTLY FOR THE REST OF THE TANK. THEN THE GAGE BECAME MORE ERRATIC AND HAS NO INDICATION OF THE AMOUNT IN THE TANK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2006 ENVOY AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AS THEY MUST REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT IN THE TANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS WAS ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO RUN OUT OF GAS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

OUR FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 2006 GMC ENVOY XL STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND A FULL TANK. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS OVER $850. *TR