2004 GMC ENVOY XUV Complaints

ON JUNE 8 2013 BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT POWER ADJUSTMENTS CEASED TO OPERATE OR RESPOND IN ANY WAY. BOTH SEAT STUCK IN A FULL BACK POSITION. THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 9 2013, THE VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE AND IN PARK FOR NO MORE THAN 4 OR 5 MINUTES, WHEN AN ODD SMELL WAS NOTICED. A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE TO INCLUDE SPARKS AND A LOT OF SMOKE THEN ERUPTED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THE PASSENGER AND 18 MONTH OLD CHILD, AND DRIVER ALL EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DIED, AND THE SMOKE CLEARED. WAITED 15 MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 10 2013, A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER DIAGNOSES. *TR

OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING SINCE 2010. CHANGED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, BUT OIL GAUGE STILL NOT READING. SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STARTED GIVING FALSE READINGS SINCE EARLY 2011. FAILS TO READ CORRECTLY SINCE, READING UP TO 200MPH @ REAL SPEEDS UP TO 40MPH. ABOUT A YEAR LATER RPM GAUGE FAILED AND STOPPED WORKING SINCE EARLY 2012. WE NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED WE ARE GOING WITH A LOT OF RISKS INVOLVED, INCLUDING SPEEDING TICKETS OR ELSE. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM, WITH COSTLY REPAIRS AND SOMETIME NO FIX. HOPING FOR GMC TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED. GM HAS A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRENTY ON MODEL YEARS 2008-2009 ONLY. YET THEY ARE THE SAME MANIFOLD AND SAME ENGINE ON ALL MODEL YEARS. THERE ARE 100'S OF REPORTS OF CRACKED MANIFOLDS ONLINE, WITH ALL MODEL YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH OUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

WHEN IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING ACROSS STATES ON HIGHWAY AT 55-65 MPH LEFT LANE(SCARY) I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 OF A TANK NOW WHEN TANK IS FULL IT READ 1/2 AND AT TIMES THE GAUGE FLOATS AROUND FULL TO EMPTY WHEN DRIVING SOME TIME IT READS EMPTY WHEN I PUT 10 GALLONS IN WAS TOLD A BAD FUEL SENDER IN TANK I READ OTHER REPORTS THAT G M RECALL WILL ONLY PAY HALF THE COST TO REPAIR?? *TR

MISFIRE WAS DETECTED DEALER CODE #P038. DEALER CLAIM WAS A SPARK PLUG PROBLEM. SPARK PLUGS AND CABLES WERE REPLACE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER TECHNICIAN CLAIMED THERE IS A PROLBLEM WITH THE TANK THAT IS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THEY STATED THE PROBLEM IS ON MOST OF THIS NEW TANKS. JUST WONDER IF THIS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM SINCE IT CAN CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION AT ANY TIME ON THE ROAD. *JS

THE REAR TAILGATE IS NOT OPERATING AT ALL. IT WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED, IT SWINGS DOWN ON ITS OWN. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN THE LATCHED POSITION BY A RATCHET STRAP. IT HAS ALSO SWUNG OPEN ON ITS OWN, WHILE IT WAS STILL LATCHING PROPERLY AND THE REAR WINDOW HAS DROPPED ITSELF ON ITS OWN. *TR

I WAS IN ACCIDENT ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2012 IN MY 2004 ENVOY XUV. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND WITHIN 1 SECOND I T-BONED THE SIDE OF THEIR CAR. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY ALL I ENDED UP WITH WAS MINOR BRUSES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEATBELT STRAP. THIS WAS TO BE THE BEST ENGINEERED SUV GMC HAD EVER MADE AND I WAS SHOCKED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

A YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW 2004 GMC ENVOY XUV MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE TECH SAID I NEEDED A NEW GAS CAP BECAUSE OF A SMALL VAPOR LEAK. I BOUGHT THE NEW CAP AND A FEW MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AGAIN I BOUGHT ANOTHER CAP. FROM THEN I HAD BEEN TOLD BY DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THE VAPOR LEAK IS COMING FROM THE NOZZLE THE CAP ATTACHES TO BUT TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD I WOULD FAIL MY SMOG CHECK BECAUSE THE VAPOR LEAK ACCORDING TO THEIR DIAGNOSTICS WAS NOT COMING FROM THE NOZZLE, BUT SOMEWHERE ELSE NEAR THE TANK. AFTER RESEARCH ON RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS, I FOUND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS, THAT BEING THE GM SERVICE BULLETIN 05-06-04-014A: INFO - DIAGNOSTIC AIDS FOR TROUBLE CODES P0440, P0455 & / OR P0442 FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE CRACK, AND THAT THE 2002 - 2004 ENVOY MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK FILLER NECK AS WELL. I CHECKED OUT THE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND YEP MY FILLER TANK CONNECTION FROM HOSE TO TANK IS LOOSE AND SHOWING EVIDENCE OF GAS LEAKING DOWN THE TANK. IT WASN'T A SMALL VAPOR LEAK, IT IS A MUSHROOM CLOUD EVENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN TO MY BACKSIDE! THE INTERESTING PART OF THIS DISASTER IS THAT THEY DID THIS AS FAR BACK AS I COULD SEARCH, SO FAR AS EARLY AS 2001. GM HAD ADVISED THEIR MECHANICS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED AND REDESIGN OF THE SYSTEM WAS IN PLACE WITH WELDED UNITS ATTACHING THE COMPONENTS, RATHER THAN RUBBER BOOTING TO PLASTIC TANKS. I HAVE THE INTERNAL MEMO OF THEIR DECLARATIONS FOR THREE YEARS SO FAR. TODAY, I'M IN POSSESSION OF A LOADED BOMB AND SEE THAT TSB'S ARE ISSUED FOR YEARS THROUGH 2009. PLUS THERES A DISCREPANCY WITH SERVICE WARRANTIES OF 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES VS 150,000, I HAVE THOSE INTERNAL DOCUMENTS FROM GM TO THE DEALERS AS WELL. I CANT AFFORD THIS. OTHER ENVOY OWNERS I'VE TALKED TO ARE SAYING THE SAME THINGS EXACTLY. *TR

THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL DRAIN OR ELECTRICAL GHOST OF SOME SORTS. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER 4 TIME WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THAT WAS THE DEALERS CURE. THEN WHEN I PURCHASED IT I REPLACED THE BATTERY.THEN IT WAS REPLACED FOR THE 6TH TIME 18 MONTHS LATER. THE REAR WINDOW ON THE TAIL GATE KEPT GOING DOWN ON IT'S OWN UNTIL THE MOTOR FLEW APART. THE WINDOW BEHIND THE REAR SEAT WENT DOWN ON IT'S OWN AND DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. THE RETRACTABLE BACK ROOF WILL NOT ENGAGE DUE TO THE REAR WINDOW. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE AC WILL COME ON BY ITSELF ALSO THE RADIO, THE SEAT HEATERS. NOW WHILE I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT ON THEIR OWN, LUCKILY THE BRIGHT LIGHTS STILL WORK, BUT THAT'S NOT HELPING THE POOR SOUL IN FRONT OF ME. GM SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON ANY OF THIS BUT I'M ALMOST TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE OR LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT AT NIGHT OR ANYTIME FOR THAT MATTER. NOT TO MENTION ANY KIND OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT I MAY OF OVERLOOKED. *TR