2006 GMC ENVOY XL Complaints

GAS GUAGE READS EMPTY, EVEN AFTER FILLING TANK. IT SOMETIMES FLUCTUATES, BUT RETURNS TO EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON AND ALARM SOUNDING. THIS IS A 2006 ENVOY XL WITH 50,000 MILES. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND BEING SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED FROM THE REAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE READ OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ONLINE, AFFECTING MANY VEHICLE YEARS AND MODELS. WHEN WILL ACTION BE TAKEN TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE UNITS? AFTER BAILING OUT GM WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS, I WOULD EXPECT THAT GM WOULD FOLLOW THE CORRECT ETHICAL COURSE AND BOTH REDESIGN AND REPLACE THE UNIT IN ALL THE VEHICLE YEARS AFFECTED; I BELIEVE AN EXISTING COMPLAINT ALREADY EXISTS, COMPLAINT(DP10001)

FILLED UP 06 GMC ENVOY WITH GASOLINE AND GAS GAUGE NEVER MADE IT TO THE FILL LINE. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT IS NOW ON.VERY CONCERNED WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY GMC. ALL I DRIVE IS GMC VEHICLES AND GMC SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING FOR ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

FAULTY FUEL TANK SENSOR IN MY 2006 GMC ENVOY. FILLED MY TRUCK UP ONLY FOR THE GAS GAUGE TO READ EMPTY. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE FUEL TANK SENSOR FAILED AND HE NOTED IT A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE ENVOY. ITS COSTING ME 800.00 TO FIX THIS. I HAVE DONE SOME WEB RESEARCH AND IT INDEED LOOKS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING. *TR

THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THIS MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL,STALL, BEING REAR ENDED OR STRANDED IN HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS. *TR

2006 GMC ENVOY XL --SAME PROBLEM HERE. IT STARTED ACTING UP JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT (JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES)! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE SENSOR AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS "ON" FILL UP TANK WRITE DOWN MILEAGE IS GETTING OLD. TIME FOR OUR STIMULUS FROM GM! DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY NOW --COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE ANYTIME/ANYWHERE. *TR

GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY, EVEN AFTER FILLING TANK. IT SOMETIMES FLUCTUATES, BUT RETURNS TO EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON AND ALARM SOUNDING. THIS IS A 2006 ENVOY XL WITH 50,000 MILES. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND BEING SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED FROM THE REAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE READ OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ONLINE, AFFECTING MANY VEHICLE YEARS AND MODELS. WHEN WILL ACTION BE TAKEN TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE UNITS? AFTER BAILING OUT GM WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS, I WOULD EXPECT THAT GM WOULD FOLLOW THE CORRECT ETHICAL COURSE AND BOTH REDESIGN AND REPLACE THE UNIT IN ALL THE VEHICLE YEARS AFFECTED; OR IS THIS A COST-BENEFIT ISSUE FOR THE COMPANY? WITH SO MANY YEARS AND MODELS AFFECTED, WOULD IT BE CHEAPER TO PAY TO SETTLE ANY INJURY OR DEATH RELATED LAWSUITS VERSUS THE COST OF REDESIGNING AND REPLACING ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE UNITS? AT LEAST TOYOTA IS NOT TURNING A DEAF EAR TO ITS CUSTOMER BASE AND IS DEMONSTRATING MORALLY ETHICAL BEHAVIOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 ENVOY XL THAT HAS A FAULTY GAS GAUGE. IT SHOWS EMPTY MOST OF THE TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED ONSTAR AND LET THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE SITUATION. THEY TELL ME THAT THE COMPUTER WILL SENSE A LOW OR EMPTY FUEL TANK AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AS TO NOT HARM THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ A LOT OF BLOGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON A LOT OF ENVOYS AND HAVE SEEN NO RECALLS ON IT. CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY NOT ? I DON'T WANT A $500 BILL TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM OF A LOT OF ENVOYS. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING TILL SOME ONE GETS KILLED TO DO THAT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN STICKING AND NOT SHOWING CORRECT GAS READING. VERY FRUSTRATING AND AFTER RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THERE SHOULD BE RE-CALL. GMC WILL BE LOSING A LOT OF BUSINESS IF THEY CAN'T RECTIFY THIS FOR PEOPLE. WHAT A SHAME! *TR

I OWN A 2006 GMC ENVOY XL. LAST MAY OF 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON US STATE 30 WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR START SMOKING VIGOROUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. JUST AS THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS AND REMOVE IT FROM TRAFFIC. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR TO GET OUT (THE HANDLE ITS SELF WAS NOT SMOKING) AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I CLIMBED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND MANUALLY OPENED THE DOOR, GOT OUT, THEN REMOVED MY CHILDREN ALSO. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO GMC AND THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WAS DESIGNED AS A SAFETY FEATURE. EXPLAIN HOW THIS COULD BE SAFE IN MY SITUATION? *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE RECENTLY FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN DISASTROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2014, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY IN A SERIOUS TIME OF NEED. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2014, AFTER 6 1/2 HOURS, THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS BEING THE DECODER MOTOR AND WIRING FOR THE FOURTH TIME SINCE FEBRUARY 15, 2010. UPDATED 06/05/14. *JB

2006 GMC ENVOY FUEL GAUGE BEGAN BEHAVING ERRATICALLY MARCH 14, 2010. AFTER REFUELING, GAUGE READS EMPTY. USUALLY RECOVERS AFTER DRIVING 10-25 MILES. DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF REFUELING NECESSARY. VEHICLE WARRANTY RECENTLY EXPIRED. IT APPEARS THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND IT IS EXPENSIVE ($700 - $800) TO REPAIR. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND OFTEN DRIVE ROUTES WITH 20 TO 60 MILE STRETCHES WITHOUT SERVICE STATIONS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FAULTY MECHANISM. *TR