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As reported by many other GM customers my vehicle has experienced the same fuel gauge/sending unit failure. It began slowly with minor inaccuracies in fuel amount. Then it quickly and steadily got worse until the fuel gauge doesn't work at all. I understand that GM acknowledges the problem, but refuses to pay the full price. I believe the NHTSA should force them to fully repair their faulty equipment which renders the driver blind as to how much fuel they may have. This could be very dangerous.
I'm back! yes here we go again a repetitive issue w/GMC here it's July 20012 and yet no reply from GMC or dealership on my continual problems with all gauges located on instrument cluster. Sure reimbursed partially for charges replacing fuel sensor but notified to contact dealer where repair was completed but no return calls from GMC and the so what dealership which they call their establishment. This was only one of many problems. Gauges fluctuate speedometer, RPM, fuel, battery, water temp just say all the [xxx] gauges suck. How does GMC guarantee today try are vehicles today if not satisfied bring them back bs why not take all these GMC Envoy from 2003-2008 back or better yet resolve our issues. Strongly I feel let's all unite & file a major law suit against GMC for hardship, false information, defective product sold, stress, anger maybe they will address our issues asap. Disabled vietnam vet who depends on Envoy for medical appointments. Today rarely drive my Envoy due to my personal fear running out of fuel or being in an accident. Please department of transportation & highway safety or safercar.gov address our issues with extreme urgency, would be appreciated, check my previous issues reported. Yeah, was planning purchasing new GMC truck in 2013 GMC blew this from occurring totally, thank you for your valuable time. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns 2005 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that while driving, the speedometer failed to display an actual speed. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and the mechanic stated that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 85,400.
While driving speed control goes back and forth. Also when come to stop it stays stuck? fuel gauge does not properly display correct amout of fuel in tank.
Fuel gauges is showing empty when the vehicle is full of gasoline. Odometer is not reading the correct speed. Temperature gauge is malfunctioning. On google several complaints about this is widely known. What is GMC doing to resolve these issues" the tax payers help bail out GMC and now we are not being treated unfairly where is our justice" please help, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Roanoke , VA, USA
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I received a letter from GMC approximately a year ago stating that there was a recall to the fuel gauge on my vehicle. I didn't think anything of it since I had not experienced the issue and the letter stated not to take it to the dealer unless you currently had the problem. As of a week ago the fuel gauge stopped working. I fueled up until the tank was full and the gauge reads as if the tank is empty and the low fuel light is on. In addition the speedometer has is having issues now as well. It sticks at highway speed and then just goes to zero and stays there. If it weren't for my gps I would have no clue what rate of speed I am traveling. I have contacted GMC customer service as well as the dealership and the repair for the fuel gauge will cost me $240 with GMC paying the other half. It seems to me that they were aware that there was an issue before I did so why am I now stuck with the repair bills" why was this not fixed before the vehicle was sold to me since I purchased it used from the dealership? something should be done about this.I should not be held accountable for GMC's errors! in addition there are recalls on the other GMC models for the cluster gauge that affects the speedometer. The Envoy was not included because there were not a sufficient number of complaints. Once again why should I be stuck holding the bag on faulty equipment? what can be done to get this resolved"
Repeat problems since car was purchased brand new at dealers. Air /O2 sensors defective/replaced. Defective fuel pump/fuel sensor/electronic gas gauge; flickering/dimming headlights; freezing/inability to control driver's side seat and controls. 1/4 of front instrument panel lights out; drivers side seat control lighting 1/4 out; check engine light and low fuel light on continuously since 1997. Tie rods both replaced as well as both front sway bars. Immediately following vehicle purchase, check engine light would continuously go off. I would call onstar at which point I was told to take car in for repair w/I 7-10 days (often told a problem w/powertrain or transmission). At dealers service dept, told over and over again after tons of worry, concern and time spent, that electrical system on this car tends to trip/trigger check engine light and they would just reset it so after awhile, I began to disregard the light as I was in the dealership almost weekly. Approx 2 yrs after purchase, filled up gas tank and fuel light showed "low fuel". went back up to full, dropped to 1/2 and back to empty. Went back to full after car was turned off and continued to do this. After about 2 weeks, constantly stays at empty. Called repair shop and was told approx $700-800 to drop tank and replace fuel sensor which I could not afford and began to track odometer and refill tank after 200 miles driven after fill up. Have been doing this for 5 years. Jan 29,2011, I go for emission test. Fail D/T low fuel and check engine light being on. Go to mechanic, approx $950 repair. Check engine light goes off...and back on next day. Read thousands of posts online and am finding many, many Envoy owners experiencing same problems as mine. These are safety issues and GM should issue a recall on entire fuel and electrical system. Please call for questions/clarification.
I have had a problem in the past with the fuel gauge reading empty continuously as I have read from many other complaints. Recently I experienced a problem with the oil pressure gauge. At first the check engine light appeared intermittently and then the oil pressure gauge dropped to zero, at which time the message in on the lcd reading said "stop engine" and "oil pressure low". I immediately went to my gas station and checked the oil, which was only down a 1/4 tank. My mechanic stopped the car and started it again and the oil pressure gauge reset itself but once I started to drive the car again, the oil pressure dropped. My mechanic believes it is another sensor problem like the fuel sensor but is not completely sure. I only started with this issue today but it is more worrisome to me than keeping track of how much gas should be in my tank. I am curious to know if others have started to experience this problem. I have had the car since it was brand new and have drive 79000 miles. I also had a major issue with the suspension system with I believe is common in this vehicle.
I was getting my tank filled with gas and the fuel gauge needle pegged out past full, then bounced down to empty. It did this three times then went back to full. Since then it has continued to bounce around. The only way we knew if we had enough gas was to fill it and use the trip meter. The fuel gauge has ceased to move at all since April 2011. The check engine light has been on continuously as well since the incident. I love the vehicle but it is a major pain to keep track of the fuel when 3 people in the household rely on it. I looked online to see if there was a recall, only to learn this is a common complaint and nothing is being done about it. I priced a new cluster and it was over $500. Needless to say we still have to keep track of the fuel with our trip meter. GM should step up to the plate and fix this issue. They had no problem taking a bailout. My family has been buying GM products for years, however, no one in my family will ever own another GM product if they can't do the right thing for their consumers, and do it now. Not 5 years from now!!
Instrument panel fuel level indicator shows incorrectly. At first it would show half tank or more when in fact there was less gas. Now the fuel level indicator shows empty at all times. The audible fuel warning for low fuel also rings constantly. After running out of gas in the middle of nowhere on several occasions the vehicle was taken in to the local dealership. The repair was too costly. We were however charged a $100 fee just for the GMC dealer to look at it. We now track fuel using the trip computer. Look online for some help I was amazed to find out that many, many, many people have and are having the same issue.
The fuel gage stopped working and the low fuel light stays on. The check engine light keeps going on and off the port to check engine code does not work. The inside courtesy lights stopped working one back up light will not work the left brake light gets no power and won't work. Only 3 of the 5 speed settings on the fan work. GMC dealer says they can do nothing, and that they do not have other complaints on these problems. However I am able to find thousands of the same complaints online in various consumer sites. GMC won't even return my calls.
The instrument lights regularly blink in and out on my 2005 Envoy. There have even been times when the headlights blink off and on for no known reason. Has happened a few times over the last 3 or 4 years. Scary stuff! plus, I have read on several forums that this is a common problem with these vehicles. One fellow said he took it into the shop and they could not find the problem. Recall - and now the problems with the gas gauge and check engine light. My husband was laid off from his job and we can't even afford the 1/2 that GM is offering to fix the thing in their recall. If they knew it was a failure of their equipment why are they not paying the entire amount?
2005 GMC Envoy XL has several issues with the instrument cluster. The battery and temperature gauges are reading off the scale past their maximum readings. It should also be noted that this vehicle also had issues with the fuel gauge sending unit and the engine thermostat.
The contact owns a 2005 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the speedometer and the fuel gage sensor failed intermittently. The sensors were replaced twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted, but the vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 62,000 and the current mileage was 131,000.
My fuel gauge stopped working 8 months ago, took to GMC dealer for service estimate. Service manager said these fuel gauges always go out on Envoy and the cost to repair was $578 (plus tax) - I choked and did not get repaired. 3 months later after trying to operate the vehicle without the fuel gauge - it became a nightmare to know if we had gas in the vehicle or not, I took it to an independent repair shop and they said "we see this fuel gauge problem all the time on the Envoy"... they said the GMC parts were a rip-off and expensive, they would have to use GMC parts for the fuel gauge and they quoted $408 (plus tax) for the repair. The service manager for the repair shop said he could not understand why they have not had a recall on this since they have seen hundreds of GMC's with the same problem. He said we may want to wait on the repair to see if GM has a recall. On August 30, I received a written notification from GMC stating an issue with Envoy and the fuel level sensor failure problem; however, GMC stated they would only cover 50% of the cost of repair. What a joke, 50% of a $600 repair bill for a problem they admit in writing is a scam to try and get as many people to pay for the repair ($300) before the gov't. mandates a recall. I called GMC and requested a 100% paid repair and they refused. I will be glad to forward the "fuel sensor failure" letter if you need. Can you please help? the are several hundred thousand owners of GMC Envoy that would be very appreciative - thank you in advance...
The wipers were the first to go. That needed a control module. The touch pads for the tail gate were next. First the drop down then the swing. Then the right side passenger door inside handle stopped working. Then the left side rear door outside handle doesn't work. Then the four wheel drive doesn't work. Then the fuel gauge doesn't work. Now the passenger's window doesn't open. 5th speed on the heater stopped working. What is the matter with GMC? that is a high end vehicle and as such should not be plagued with such problems.
I purchased this car used with approximately 24,000 miles in 2006. Within a year of purchasing the car the cluster panel (gauges) stopped working. I took the car in to have it checked and was told that there was no recall and that it would cost approximately $700 to repair as the entire cluster panel would have to be remove and replaced. After talking with co-workers with the same vehicle experiencing the same problem; I later discovered that there had been a recall on this issue but you had to be the first owner of the vehicle. After having the cluster panel repaired, my gas gauge has stopped working and I am told that the entire tank has to be removed for repair and that there has not been a recall on this issue either. The window and door lock system on the front passenger door also is non-operational. This vehicle seems to have several minor electrical issues but I am most disturbed by the fact that after spending the money to have the cluster panel fixed my gas gauge is still not working properly.
The speedometer does not accurately record the speed while traveling for my 2005, GMC, Envoy, slt model. It will indicate that I am traveling 20 mph or even 0 while on the highway and seems to increase my rpms while malfunctioning. This has caused several tickets as I can not personally track how fast/slow I am going while driving. This malfunction happens everyday. My oil gauge is also unable to read, it never moves and reads under the start of the meter (South) at all times, even when the vehicle is not started.
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- Inman, SC, USA