2002 GMC ENVOY XL Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 ENVOY XLT WENT OUT THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. I BARELY MISSED HAVING AN ACCIDENT WHILE PASSING A SEMI AND INJURING MYSELF AND OTHERS. THE ENVOY HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER. AFTER EXPLORING SOME WEB SITES (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EF15323) I FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS OF ENVOYS AND TRAILBLAZERS ALSO EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AN IMMEDIATE RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. COST FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IS $1,500. WE WERE SO THRILLED WITH THE ENVOY AND BRAG ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. WE WERE CONSIDERING BUYING A NEW ONE NEXT YEAR BUT WE WON'T IF WE DO NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS TRANSMISSION REPAIR. SIGNED DANIEL AND DIANA TRABEL 812-623-3440 VERY DISAPPOINTED ENVOY OWNERS

I HAVE HAD THREE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE FIRST WAS IN DEC, 2002 AT 14,000 MILES. THE SECOND WAS IN DEC 2003 AT 36,000 MILES. THE THIRD WAS JAN 2005 AT 58,000 MILES. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE CAR BUT CAN NOT DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE LAST FAILURE WAS WITH MY FIVE YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND WE WERE PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SINCE THEY HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE I SEE NO REASON TO THINK IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM

FOR I HAVE A 2002 GMC ENVOY THAT IS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THE ANSWER THAT I WAS GETTING FROM THE DEALER WAS THAT MY BRAKES WERE LOW, WELL I CHANGED THEM AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE, FOR AT TIMES WHEN HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WILL STOP AND THEN DROP ABOUT AN EIGHT OF AN INCH ( AS IF THERE IS AIR IN THE LINES) AND I DON'T KNOW IF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE THOUGHT OF AS DANGEROUS, BUT I HAVE THEM TOO. *JB

AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND JUST STARTED IT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON ONCE OR TWICE WHILE DRIVING BUT WENT OFF.*AK

FOR THIS AUTO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT TWENTY TIMES AND THREE TIMES FOR A WATER LEAK THAT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONTH THERE'S A NEW PROBLEM, AND I HAVE SPENT ABOUT 19000 IN THIS CAR AND I'M AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE TO SPEND MONEY THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. *AK

THE TRIM CONTAINING REAR STOP LIGHT LOCATED AT THE TOP REAR OF VEHICLE BROKE OFF BECAUSE THE CLIPS HOLDING IT TO BODY OF VEHICLE SHEARED OFF. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AT THE FILLER PIPE AND FUEL TANK WHICH ALLOWED FUEL AND VAPORS TO ESCAPE. DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR $900.00. *AK *NM

COMPUTER THAT ACTIVATES THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS INOPERABLE. IT GOES INTO SLEEP MODE AND CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW THAT HE IS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO UPDATED THE COMPUTER. IT SEEMS TO BE FINE. *AK

FUEL TANK HAS LEAK AT JOINT WHERE FILLER PIPE AND TANK JOIN ALLOWING FUEL AND VAPORS TO ESCAPE. SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE GARAGE. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE WELD HAD FAILED, THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE FUEL TANK FOR 2 OTHER ENVOYS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR REPAIR ON THE FUEL TANK OR REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK.

REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. SINCE THE LAST REPAIR THE DOOR LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIR. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S REAR DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *AK