2004 GMC ENVOY XUV Complaints

MY AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE BAG WILL EITHER NOT DEPLOY, OR SUDDENLY DEPLOY FOR NO REASON UNLESS I REPLACE IT. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALLS...BUT IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT.

WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT WITH ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WORKING. ALSO MOST OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DO NOT WORK INCLUDING THE GAS GAUGE. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES.

AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT AND THE "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHT WAS LIT. USING THE ON-STAR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE, THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED A FUEL SYSTEM LEAK OR LOOSE GAS CAP. HOWEVER, UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE, WHICH IS PART OF THE FUEL TANK, WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL. IN CHECKING WITH GMC, THERE WAS AN EXISTING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07014 CONCERNING THIS DEFECT FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. A GMC SPECIAL COVERAGE POLICY EXTENSION (07099A) WAS ALSO IN EFFECT SINCE 2007 FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES TO EFFECTIVELY REPAIR THIS KNOWN FUEL TANK DEFECT. THIS REPAIR INVOLVES A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. HOWEVER, GMC REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND COVER THE COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE LISTED RANGE. IN TRYING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THESE FUEL TANKS ARE ON BACKORDER FROM GM AS I SUSPECT MANY GMC ENVOY OWNERS ARE NOW BECOMING AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS DEFECT AND WERE NOT INFORMED AT THE INITIAL RECALL BECAUSE LIKE MY VEHICLE, THEY WERE NOT ON THE VIN NUMBER COVERAGE LIST. OBVIOUSLY THE GM VIN NUMBER RANGE FOR THIS DEFECT IS INCORRECT AND SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL KNOWN 2002-2004 ENVOY, ENVOY XL AND ENVOY XUV MODEL VEHICLES. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS OVER $1400. GMC IS THE ONLY SOURCE FOR THIS FUEL TANK AS THERE ARE NO OTHER OEM VENDORS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT OF WHICH I BELIEVE MANY GMC ENVOY OWNERS ARE NOT AWARE OF AND CAN LEAD TO EXPLOSION AND SERIOUS INJURY IF LEFT UNDETECTED. GMC NEEDS TO RE-EVALUATE THE VIN NUMBER RANGES AND NOTIFY ALL MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OWNERS IMMEDIATELY TO CHECK FOR FUEL TANK LEAKAGE AND IF NECESSARY, COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR. I HAVE SAVED THE FUEL TANK AND REPAIR RECEIPTS AND CAN SUPPLY PICTURES OF THE DEFECT IF REQUIRED/REQUESTED.

BOUGHT NEW. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MOST STARTED OUT OF WARRANTY. ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING, HAD TO REPLACE. RADIO SYSTEM COMES AND GOES, MOST OF THE TIME NOT WORKING. A/C HEATING BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. DIFFERENT COMPONENT LIKE WINDOW, WIPERS, DOOR LOCK JUST OPERATE ON THEY OWN THEN LOCK UP. ISSUES WITH IGNITION. CAN'T REMOVE THE KEY. NOW REAR WINDOW GOES DOWN ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WON'T START, REAR TAIL GATE WON'T OPERATE. ONLY WAY TO START IS BY JUMPING BUT ONCE TURNED OFF THE BATTERY DRAINS SO CAN'T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE YOU'RE U NEVER KNOW IF IT GOING TO START AGAIN. *TR

FIRST NOTICED REDUCED RADIO VOLUME AS IF SPEAKERS WERE NOT COMPLETELY CONNECTED. THEY RADIO WOULD WORK CORRECTLY FROM TIME TO TIME. SERVICE DEPT SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE DASH SYSTEM. THEN NOTICED REAR DOOR/TAILGATE WOULD NOT OPEN AS A DOOR, NEXT THE TAILGATE STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALL TOGETHER; THIS MAKES THE REAR PART OF THE XUV USELESS AND DANGEROUS. DEALER STATED THAT IS ELECTRONIC AND THAT ALL TAILGATE/REAR DOOR HINGES RUSTED DUE TO WATER COMING IN WHERE REAR WINDOW IS/ ESTIMATE IS OVER $650.00 AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN!!! NEXT THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK EXCEPT BY MANUAL UNLOCKING FROM INSIDE AND SOMETIME THE KEY WILL NOT UNLOCK TO DRIVER'S DOOR. KEY FOB WILL NOT WORK ON DRIVER'S DOOR, TAILGATE/REAR DOOR; HOWEVER, KEY FOB WORKS ON PASSENGER DOORS. DEALER STATED THAT THE TAILGATE/REAR DOOR ISSUE HAS A HISTORY OF THIS HAPPENING SO WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL???? WHEN WILL GMC MAKE THIS RIGHT??? *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FROM WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RADIO STARTS GOING UP /DOWN BY ITSELF,THEN THE NEXT DAY MY WINDOWS MADE A CLICKING NOISE NOW THEY WANT LET UP/DOWN .ALSO THE BACK TAILGATE WAS WORKING UNTIL THIS HAPPEN MY WINDOW IN BACK WANT LET UP/DOWN NOR WILL THE SUNROOF CONTROLS WANT WORK.ALL THIS HAPPEN AT ONCE !!!!!! THE FUSES WAS CHECK NOTHING FOUND. *TR

I GOT A DEFECTED PASSENGER AIRBAG CODE FROM MECHANIC. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE RECALL ON AIRBAGS UP TO 2003 ON MY VEHICLE. THIS CODE COMES UP REGULARLY FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XUV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AS THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE 02 SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XUV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

BOUGHT NEW AND LOVED THE RIDE.LIST PRICE WAS OVER $42,000. WELL MAINTAINED. 1ST LOST SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES. REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. 40K MILES REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR. 60K MILES WINDOW BEHIND BACKSEAT JUST DROPPED. REPLACED REGULATOR (I THINK). 62K MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - REPLACED FUEL CAP THEN TOOK TO DEALER - $600 REPLACED A OXYGEN SENSORS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A FEW DAYS LATER WITH SAME CODE. JUST DRIVING WITH IT NOW. 68K MILES - REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP.89K MILES - DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW MODULE BURNT - REPLACED. 91K MILES - WHILE REPLACING DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FOUND WIRE TO LIGHT WAS MELTED. 98K MILES REAR SPEAKERS QUITE WORKING. PROBABLY A COUPLE OF THINGS I HAVE FORGOTTEN. 8-12-14 IT HAS 99360 MILES ON IT AND STILL LOVE THE RIDE BUT HAVE LOST FAITH IN GM. I HAVE HAD 7 GM VEHICLES AND WILL HAVE NO MORE AFTER THIS ONE.SOME OF THESE ITEMS HAVE HAD A RECALL BUT NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PARTS ARE IN THIS ONE AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. *TR