2005 GMC ENVOY XL 370 Complaints

I BOUGHT A USED 2005 GMC ENVOY XL A YEAR AGO AND AFTER THREE MONTHS OF OWNING IT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE EVERYDAY TO GO TO SCHOOL AND NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING. AT STOP SIGNS MY CAR HAS JUMPED FORWARD ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. LATELY THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF FOR NO REASON. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED A GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR AND THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD COST US BETWEEN TWO AND THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX IT. WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GENERAL MOTORS. IT'S THEIR DEFECT! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING MY TWO KIDS AROUND. *TR

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE ON 2005 GMC ENVOY, SLT. EVERYTIME THE TANK IS FILLED, THE GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READS EMPTY - SOMETIMES IT WILL RISE TO ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF A TANK, BUT SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT WILL GO RIGHT BACK TO EMPTY. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS ON ONLINE FORUMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL VARIOUS GM BRANDS. THE AVERAGE COST TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM IS WELL OVER $500.00. THE PROBLEM NOT ONLY AFFECTS RECENT MODEL VEHICLES BUT, IT APPEARS TO AFFECT EARLIER GM MODEL VEHICLES AS WELL, SOME AS OLD AS 1998. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT, AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THEIR VEHICLES TO MECHANICS AND/OR THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM NOR PROVIDE A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE SITUATION CAN MANIFEST INTO A MORE SEVER PROBLEM SHOULD SOMEONE HAPPEN TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO A MISCALCULATION OF FUEL CONSUMPTION OR, EVEN ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION FAILURE [WHICH IS ALSO HAPPENING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO READ HOW MANY MILES ONE HAS DRIVEN]. *TR

2005 GMC ENVOY XL - MY CAR HAS DIED ON ME WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW, AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, AND I AM AFRAID MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD GET HURT. LOOKING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND OTHER ENVOYS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. ONE TIME IT DID LEAD TO A DEATH. I AM HOPING MY COMPLAINT MAY BE THE ONE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. EACH TIME SOMEONE HAS TAKEN THEIR VEHICLE IN FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY GET THE SAME RESPONSE I HAVE GOTTEN, NOTHING DONE!! MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE IT BACK IN HOPING THEY WILL FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. IT'S VERY SCARY TO BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR CAR JUST DYING ON YOU FOR NO REASON. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2005 ENVOY XL SINCE JUNE OF 2006. ONCE, I PASSED 36,000 MILES, I STARTED EXPERIENCE LOTS OF ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE AC AND THE STEERING WAS OFF SOMEWHAT. I HAD THE STEERING FIXED FOR AROUND $400 BUT THE KNOCKING WAS GOING TO COST AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT. LESS THEN 10,000 MILES LATER, THE KNOCKING NOISE IS MORE PERSISTENT AND IS RELATED TO ISSUES WITH THE FUEL PUMP. MY GAS HAND WILL MOVE TO EMPTY WHEN I FILL THE TANK UP AND WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR DAYS AT A TIME. TODAY, MY KIDS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE AC NOT WORKING IN THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEATS. EVERYTIME I TURN THE CORNER IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AT MOST TIMES, NEVER GIVES ACCURATE MEASURE OF TANK FILL. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON SPORADICALLY, ALTHOUGH DIAGNOSIS BY ENGINE TECH CONFIRMS NO BAD CODES ARE CAUSING THIS WARNING LIGHT TO GLOW. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING WITH DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECTIVE PART PROBLEM THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON. HUNDREDS, PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF FRUSTRATED DRIVERS. IT EFFECTS GMC ENVOYS, CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS, AND OTHER GM MAKES IN 2004 - 2006. THANK GOODNESS TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE KEEPING THEM AFLOAT! GOD FORBID THEY ACTUALLY SUPPORT THEIR PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN CUSTOMER LOYALTY AND INTEGRITY! *TR

2005 GMC ENVOY; THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN ACTING CRAZY LATELY, SO I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THIS MATTER ON THE INTERNET, AND HAVE BEEN FINDING MORE AND MORE INCIDENTS WHERE THE GAS GAUGE EITHER STAYS ON EMPTY OR FLUCTUATES FROM EMPTY BACK TO FULL AND EVENTUALLY STOPS WORKING. AT APPX. 46,000MILES, MY GAS GAUGE STARTED DOING THE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, GOING FROM EMPTY TO FULL, AND SPORADICALLY REPEATING THIS EVEN IF THE FUEL TANK WAS FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE BEING AT THE EMPTY LEVEL, BUT THE TANK IS FUEL, CAUSES A CONSTANT ALARM BELL TO GO OFF EVERY 10 SECONDS OR SO, EVERYTIME YOU GET IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE FUEL SENSOR TO REPLACE IT, BUT IT SEEMS THAT YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE HOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WHICH RUNS AROUND $400, AND I AM NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT, IF EVERYONE THAT HAS A GMC ENVOY OR CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I GATHER, FROM MY RESEARCH, EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALL FORUMS THAT I HAVE READ. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 51,000MILES ON IT RIGHT NOW, AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW. *TR

FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES FOR 2005 GMC ENVOY. FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY IN LATE 2008. READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF FUEL LEVEL. TODAY, 03/03/09, I EXPERIENCED A DEGRADED POWER SYMPTOM (AND WARNING ON THE DASH) RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. *TR

GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. LOW FUEL ALARM WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY EVEN THOUGH THEIR IS FUEL IN THE CAR. BECAUSE OF THIS I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GASOLINE I REALLY HAVE. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS AND BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD B/C OF THIS. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 05 GMC ENVOY XL QUIT WORKING. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WILL FLUCTUATE BUT MOSTLY READS EMPTY AND EMITS LOW FUEL WARNING BUZZER EVEN AFTER I HAVE FILLED THE GAS TANK. I SPOKE TO A SERVICE WRITER AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HIS RESPONSE WAS THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD LOOK AT MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT $300.00-NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM-JUST DIAGNOSE IT. HE ALSO SAID THAT I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TOO MUCH.*TR

2005 GMC ENVOY XL WITH 49000 MILES FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WILL SHOW EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP THEN SHOW FULL. GAUGE WILL THEN SHOW 3/4 FULL THEN 1/2 FULL AFTER ONLY 10 TO 20 MILES. BEFORE 100 MILES GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BEEP. THIS WILL HAPPEN TILL TANK EMPTY, I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TRUCK. I HAVE READ THAT IT COULD BE FUEL CAP, SO I REPLACED IT BUT NO FIX. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE SAME THROUGH 20 FILL UPS.CAN YOU HELP,FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD RUNS FROM 600 TO 1000 DOLLARS. *TR