2004 GMC ENVOY XUV Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON A 5-6 HOUR TRIP, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING ABOUT 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE TRIP. WE HAD TO USE THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE TOMTOM TO DETERMINE OUR CORRECT SPEED SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 5-10 OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR THE NIGHT, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN...BUT ONLY TO STOP AGAIN 1/2 WAY THROUGH OUR TRIP BACK HOME. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE SPEEDOMETER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND REFUSE TO PAY THE OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT TO REPAIR IT. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THEM. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD REGISTER AT ALL KINDS OF SPEED. THEN IT WILL STICK BELOW 120MPH. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT THAT THE ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD AN ESTIMATE DRAWN UP TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND IT WAS OVER 600 DOLLARS. I FEEL THAT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND COVER THE COST FOR REPAIR, SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XUV. THE CONTACT CANNOT DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE IS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY WHEN THERE IS A HALF A TANK OR LESS OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. GMC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN UPDATED 03/23/09.*JB

THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUTTERED AND THEN STUCK BETWEEN 100-120 MPH. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THERE IS ANY CURRENT SERVICE BULLETIN (E.G., #07187A (INCLUDES ENVOY) AND #07187B (DOES NOT INCLUDE ENVOY), OR #040845010) WHICH COVERS THIS DEFECT WHICH, ACCORDING TO VARIOUS CHAT SITES, HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER VEHICLES. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WE ARE AWAITING A REPLACEMENT PART WHICH WILL BE AT OUR EXPENSE. REPLACEMENT COSTS VARY BE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING, WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON WOULD CORRECT THIS FOR A SHORT TIME. AFTER A WHILE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED I WAS GOING 90 MPH. SINCE THIS, MY SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY STOPPED. (ALTHOUGH,YESTERDAY WHEN I LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER IT DID SHOW 50 MPH THEN WENT BACK TO ZERO) I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS WAS A FAULTY STEPPER MOTOR. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY $250 TO HAVE A $25 MOTOR INSTALLED WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BROKE AND GAVE WRONG READING. HAD TO REPLACE IP CLUSTER. *TR

THE GEARS IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL GOT DAMAGED AT 41,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE THE GEARS. *TR

SMELL OF GAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND NOTICE OF GAS ON GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AROUND THE NECK OF THE TANK WHERE THE REFILL HOSE CONNECTS. FOUND OUT THAT CHEVROLET AND GMC HAD A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT # 07099A ON THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED ON THIS SCA BECAUSE OF THE VIN NUMBER. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE ON RECALLS AND I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY 2/3'S OF THE BILL AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY 1/3 OF IT. ON THE SCA SHEET IT LIST THE FOLLOWING FOR MY VEHICLE. THE LAST 8 DIGITS OF THE VIN STARTING WITH 46100001 TO 46116824. MY VEHICLE IS LEAKING SO BADLY THAT I CAN SMELL GAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ALL THE TIME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALSO I PARK MY VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE ALL THE TIME AND THIS IS DANGEROUS. I THINK THAT ALL OF THE 2002 TO 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZERS AND GMC ENVOYS WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LEAKING GAS TANKS. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE TANK. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER THAT THEY USE TO HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANKS. HE SAID THAT SINCE THEY HAVE CHANGED THE TANKS OUT ON THE COVERED VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE HAD NONE OF THE VEHICLES BACK IN WITH LEAKING GAS TANKS. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. SOME PEOPLE WOULD NOT NOTICE THIS PROBLEM AND IF THEY HAVE AN ACCIDENT THIS COULD CAUSE MORE INJURIES AND POSSIBLE DEATHS. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE AN EXPLOSION AROUND SPARKS OR STATIC IN SOMEONE'S GARAGE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION - ENVOY 2004 -ELECTRICAL ERRORS SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS OFF & ON.......UP TO 120 MPH WHILE IDLING, NOT ABLE TO GET CORRECT SPEED READING.......UNSAFE. *TR

FILL FUEL TANK WITH FUEL. DRIVE AROUND. SMELL GAS ODOR WHEN STOPPED/PARKED. DID NOT FIX. *TR