2004 GMC ENVOY XUV Complaints

2004 GMC ENVOY XUV W/76K MILES; SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. SHOWS NO SPEEDS SOMETIMES OR SHOWS SLOW SPEED SOMETIMES OR SHOWS EXCESSIVE SPEED SOMETIMES. DEALER INDICATED GMC YUKONS, FULL SIZE GMC PICKUP AND CADILLAC SUV'S WERE RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS.. DEALER STATED NOT ENOUGH REPORTED SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS WITH ENVOY XUV'S TO WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL. HOW MANY DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS ARE REQUIRED TO WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL? *TR

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 120 MPH EVEN SITTING STILL AND TURNED OFF. STARTED A MONTH AGO AND CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE. NOW IT WON'T MOVE AT ALL. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 44,000 MILES. GAS GAUGE MISREADS. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS BEING REPLACE BY GMC ON OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME CLUSTER BUT THEY DECIDED NOT TO REPLACE THE ENVOYS CLUSTER. GMC KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE CLUSTERS THAT FAIL AND HAVE EVEN BEEN MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT BY OTHER COMPANIES TO REPLACE BUT STILL DO NOT REPLACE FOR THE ENVOYS. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. A CODE P0455 WAS FOUND WHICH MEANS A LARGE GAS LEAK. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK SEAL WHERE THE FILLER NECK HOSE ATTACHES. REPAIR IS REPLACE FUEL TANK AS THE FILLER NECK IS BUILT INTO THE GAS TANK. *TR

IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN, (DEAD END - NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC) THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GET UP TO SPEED AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TURN. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT HAD NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE; IT WAS THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT ALONG WITH THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THE WAY WAS CLEAR TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO A GAS STATION. A PRAYER WAS SAID BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO THE DESTINATION AT HAND WITH A TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE AM. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE "FOUND CODE" P1680..GAS PEDAL SHORTING OUT. PEDAL WAS REPLACED, RETESTED, AND APPROVED WITHOUT A RECURRENCE OF THE CODE. TWO MONTHS HAVE PASSED WITHOUT A RECURRENCE SO FAR. THE TOTAL COST WAS $191.85. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T COST A LIFE! THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE; TELEFLEX 15187573 G03302 2 360-133143 PASSED MADE IN MEXICO 400421 COULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN OR TO OTHERS; REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO DANGEROUS TO FATAL CONSEQUENCES IF TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING SEMI. THIS COMPLAINT IS TO INFORM OTHERS OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION REGARDING THEIR GAS PEDAL. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT ISSUE AND TOLD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AND GM SEPT 2007 TSB 07187 INCLUDED ENVOY BUT LATEST REVISIONS B & C AT DEALERS DOES NOT INCLUDE ENVOY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 20,000 MILES AND SEE THIS LACK OF GMC OWNING UP TO ITS ISSUE IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER OPERATION. SHOWS VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN STOPPED. INACCURATE WHEN UNDERWAY. WILL SHOW UP TO 110 MPH DRIVING IN THE CITY. DEALER SAYS INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AT COST OF OVER $400. SAME PROBLEMS ON FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS. FULL SIZE TRUCKS ARE BEING COVERED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN #07187A, B, & NOW C. SPEEDOMETER REPAIR SHOP SAYS STEPPER MOTORS ARE BAD. SAME PART NUMBER AND REPAIR AS ON FULL SIZE TRUCKS. GM HAS EXCLUDED ENVOY AND TRAILBLAZER FROM THIS REPAIR COVERAGE. *TR

REAR AIR BAGS LEAK DOWN AND THEN AT RANDOM PUMP BACK UP. TOOK IT MOORE BUICK FOR REPAIR AND, ONCE AGAIN, THEY REPLACED AN EXPENSIVE PART AND THIS A.M. THE AIR BAGS HAD LEAKED DOWN AGAIN. THIS IS THE LAST VEHICLE I WILL BUY FROM MOORE BUICK AND/OR GMC. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DEFECT - KNOWN ISSUE BUT NO RECALL; CAN'T TELL HOW FAST OR SLOW I'M GOING, AFTER READING FORUMS, NOT SURE IF OTHER DASHBOARD PROBLEMS - HARD TO DRIVE SAFELY WHEN TRYING NOT TO WATCH THE DASH TO SEE IF SOMETHING OTHER THAN SPEEDOMETER INDICATES A PROBLEM. DISTRACTION TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS - ESPECIALLY AROUND THIS AREA. WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL ZONES? *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ENVOY XUV NEW. I LOVE IT, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I GUESS I'VE BEEN ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. THE BRAKES ARE FINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE SEEM TO BE OK SO FAR. I CURRENTLY HAVE 89,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FREQUENCY OF THE SPEEDO ACTING UP ARE GETTING MORE COMMON. I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WAS LATE IN '07. THE SPEEDO JUST KEPT CLIMBING HIGHER AND HIGHER TILL IT WAS PINNED. AND STAYED THERE FOR A DAY OR TWO. IT WOULD READ 120 MPH PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THE DEALER JUST ROLLED THEIR EYES AND SAID THEY COULD ORDER ANOTHER DASH BOARD FOR AROUND $500.00, BUT I OPTED NOT TO FIX IT AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON THING WITH THE ENVOY, BUT GM HAS NO RECALLS ON IT. IT HAD SEEMED FINE FOR A WHILE. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW TIMES IN '08. NOW IT'S ONLY MARCH OF '09 AND IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. IT IS CLEARLY OUT OF WARRANTY BUT BEING A SAFETY ITEM SUCH AS A INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ONE WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A NATION WIDE ISSUE AND GM AND THE DOT / NHTSA DO NOT RECOGNIZE IT? I LIKE THE VEHICLE, I AM HAPPY WITH IT OTHERWISE. JUST DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED WITH THE NHTSA AND GM. *TR