2003 GMC Envoy Complaint Log

I HAVE AN 03 ENVOY SLT. THE FAN CLUTCH JUST WENT OUT 3 DAYS AGO. I HAD HEARD THE TICKING SOUND BEFORE, BUT NEVER THE LOUD AIRPLANE SOUND UNTIL IT FINALLY BROKE COMPLETELY. THE DEALER WANTS $720. AFTER CALLING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE (MANNY AT 1866-952-4368, EXT. 3-2786), HE SAID BECAUSE I HAVE 119,000 MILES ON MY CAR, THERE IS NOT MUCH THEY CAN DO. I LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I EXPLAINED THIS TO GM, HE STILL DOESN'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE ISSUE. MORE COMPLAINTS:- HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/R64655/COMMENTS/ *TR

I HAVE AN 03 ENVOY SLT. THE FAN CLUTCH JUST WENT OUT 3 DAYS AGO. I HAD HEARD THE TICKING SOUND BEFORE, BUT NEVER THE LOUD AIRPLANE SOUND UNTIL IT FINALLY BROKE COMPLETELY. THE DEALER WANTS $720. AFTER CALLING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE (MANNY AT 1866-952-4368, EXT. 3-2786), HE SAID BECAUSE I HAVE 119,000 MILES ON MY CAR, THERE IS NOT MUCH THEY CAN DO. I LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I EXPLAINED THIS TO GM, HE STILL DOESN'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR

REAR DOORS (BACK SEAT) MALFUNCTION, EITHER THEY DO NOT OPEN OR THEY DO NOT LATCH AND CLOSE. *TR

HELLO, I AM SECOND OWNER OF GMC ENVOY SLE 2003 CAR. COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE LIGHT CHECK ENGINE SOON STARTED APPEARS AND DISAPPEAR AFTER FILLING GAS AND SEVERAL TRIPS. JUNE THIS YEAR I WENT TO DEALER SERVICE FROM WHERE I BUY THE CAR THREE YEARS AGO .THEY FIXED SOME THING (HOUSING AND / OR GASKET, THERMOSTAT REPLACE AND FOR CAMPAIGN 07076: FUEL SENDER MODULE UPDATE T5714 FUEL SENDER ASSY REPLACEMENT AND ETC). AFTER 600 MILES THE LIGHT APPEARS AGAIN AND STAYS STEADY. I CALLED TO MY DEALER, BUT NOW THE DEALER IS OUT OF BUSINESS. I WENT TO OTHER SERVICE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAD ME THAT THE REASON FOR THE LIGHT ON IS THE CAR HAS GAS TANK LEAKING NEAR FUEL FILLER TUBE AREA MAY BE FROM CORROSION OR CRACK AND THAT'S MEAN NEAR $1500 FOR BRAND NEW TANK AND SERVICE AND COUPLE DAYS FOR DELIVERY THE TANK. BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTOOD VERY WELL THE EXPLANATIONS AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS LEAKING IS I LEFT VERY UPSET WITHOUT REPAIRED. I CALLED TO GMC TO ASK: IS IT NORMAL FOR 7-TH YEAR OLD CAR TO CHANGE THE GAS TANK. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS. (AFTER OWN THE CAR, THREE YEAR AGO, I DIDN'T HIT IT.) FOLLOW DISCUSSION WITH TWO DEPARTMENTS AND AFTER ALL I UNDERSTOOD: THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND RESPONSIBILITY IS MINE. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS MAKING A JET LIKE SOUND ON START UP AND WHILE DRIVING AND EVENTUALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT ALSO WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE ELECTRONIC HEATING UNIT. I TOOK IT IN TO A CERTIFIED GMC DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CLUTCH FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (EXPENSIVE REPAIR). COULD NOT TELL WHERE THE CLICKING WAS COMING FROM AT THE TIME (1/6/11 CLICKING WILL NOT STOP - ENDED UP BEING A DOOR ACTUATOR). I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THESE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE VERY COMMON IN THESE VEHICLE. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE AT A LITTLE OVER 59000 MILES THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD. I WISH GMC WOULD CONSIDER A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS OTHER MAJOR THINGS.

2003 GMC ENVOY FILLER NECK LEAKING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE IS A RECALL. WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP IT HAD THIS ISSUE BUT THE RECALL IS FOR THE XL MODEL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN THEY MESS AROUND WITH LEAKING GAS? IT IS A 1200+ REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS INOPERABLE WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

2003 GMC ENVOY - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT. VEHICLE SLOWS TO 20 MPH LOSING POWER. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS SHE LOST POWER IN THE INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY, THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 2003 GMC ENVOY WITH APPROX 95,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I WENT TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE. AS THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED THERE WAS A "BANG" SO I PULLED OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK, AND MADE SURE NOTHING HAD FALLEN OFF. I GOT BACK IN THE S.U.V. AND MADE MY WAY BACK HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THERE WAS NO REVERSE. I CALLED A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO THE SUNSHELL GEAR. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE POST ONLINE, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE AMONG ENVOY'S AND TRAILBLAZER. I CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT APPEARS TO BE FINE, NOT LOW, NOT BURNT, AND STILL RED AND CLEAN. *TR

IN SIX YEARS MY 2003 ENVOY HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MY LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLACED. MY HEAD LIGHT WIRING HAS SHORTED OUT AND NOW THE WHOLE WIRING CONNECTION NEEDS REPLACED. THE LATEST IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT IS DRAINING MY BATTERY AND NOT ALLOWING IT TO PROPERLY CHARGE. *TR

FUEL LEAK DUE TO CORROSION OF THE FUEL PUMP/SENDER ASSEMBLY. *TR

FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE REAR OF OUR 2003 GMC ENVOY XL GOES DOWN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. WE HAVE HAD THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE SUSPENSION REPLACED BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. USUALLY THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE GOES BACK UP AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. ONCE, THOUGH, THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING SLOW, SO I STARTED TO SPEED UP, WHEN I FELT I WAS GOING TO FAST AND MOVED TO THE OFFRAMP TO SLOW DOWN, THE READING DROPPED TO ZERO. IT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH AND NOW DOESN'T WORK AT ALL BUT A FLICKER EVERY NOW AND THEN. *TR

MY ODOMETER IN MY 2003 GMC ENVOY XL STOPPED WORKING TODAY. *TR

HI, I AM DRIVING A 2003 GMC ENVOY. I BOUGHT NEW BACK IN 2003 WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER THEY TOLD ME NO RECALLS FOR THE 2003 GMC ENVOY. I CHECKED ON- LINE IT SEEMS ITS A PROBLEM WITH GM SUV'S AND PICK-UPS .THE RECALL IS FOR OTHER GM MODELS AND MAKES BUT NOT THE GMC ENVOY THAT IS NOT FAIR TO ME AND OTHERS WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE MODEL AS I DO. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS I HAVE NOWAY KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING IT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME AND OTHER GM GMC ENVOY OWNERS. *TR

NO EVENTS LED UP TO FAILURE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AND LEAKING. GMC ENVOY XL SLT 6 LITER. HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED NEW PART. WILL BE REPLACING THIS WEEK. *TR

THROAT OF GAS TANK LEAKING ON A 2003 ENVOY. REVIEWING INTERNET, FOUND MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE ENVOY'S AND STATED IN 2007 THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING. MECHANIC STATED VERY UNUSUAL TO LEAK IN THAT SPOT. ALSO, HAVE REPLACED BOTH HEAD LIGHT SOCKETS DUE TO BURNING UP. HAVE TALKED TO MANY ENVOY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN BULB BURNS OUT AND THE RECOMMENDED BULB IS PUT IN PLACE THE SOCKET AND WIRING GETS SO HOT THAT THE SOCKET IS CHARRED AND IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. WIRES HAVE TO BE CUT AND A NEW SOCKET WIRED IN. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 GMC ENVOY WITH 57,000 MILES HAS NOT WORKING WITH NO WARNING SIGNALS AT ALL. *TR

DRIVING ON US HIGHWAY 20 AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT 55MPH. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WITH NO RESPONSE TO ACCELERATOR INPUTS. HEAVY TRAFFIC AND LIMITED PULL OFF AREA. VEHICLE WILL RESTART, DRIVE 1-2 MILES SAME PROBLEM. GAS GAUGE 1/3 FULL. NO TROUBLE CODES. 3 OCCURRENCES IN WEEK. VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED IN GARAGE. ODOMETER LESS THAN 56000 MILES. EACH TIME NO DASH LIGHTS DISPLAYED. MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYS STOP ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE WINDOW ON THE REAR LIFT GATE SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED BUT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE GLASS WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,836.

WE HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY SLT. EVERYTIME WE PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE IT DOESN'T SHUT OFF LIKE IT SHOULD. THE GAS WILL OVERFLOW AND GO ALL ON THE VEHICLE AND ALL ON THE GROUND. WE HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR APPROX. 1.5 MONTHS. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME WE GET GAS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE DO THIS EVERYTIME. IT HAS BEEN FROM DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STARTED DISPLAYING INCORRECT MPH. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 110MPH AND HAS CONTINUED TO TODAY. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SHOWS 60MPH. GMC HAS RECALLS FOR OTHER MAKES, NOT OURS. I GOOGLED THIS INFORMATION, TURNS OUT THOUSANDS OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED GM FOR ASSISTANCE, WAS TOLD MY MODEL WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE. THE REPAIR WILL COST $600-800. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, WHY ISN'T THERE AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ASSIST. *TR

IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION/SOLENOID FAILED. THE SUV DOES NOT ALWAYS GO INTO GEAR. SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. AFTER SUV SITS FOR A WHILE IT GOES INTO GEAR ONLY TO RESORT BACK TO AFORE MENTIONED PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MODE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ICV WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

1) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT! 2) ADVISED THE GAS CAP WAS PROBABLY NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY SYSTEM RESET AND LIGHT APPEARED IN 100 MILES. TECHNICIAN FOUND GM SERVICE BULLETIN 05-06-04-014A: INFO - DIAGNOSTIC AIDS FOR TROUBLE CODES P0440, P0455 & / OR P0442 FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE CRACK 2002 - 2004 ENVOY MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK FILLER NECK 3) REPLACED FUEL TANK AT MY EXPENSE AS GM WOULD DO NOTHING. TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FILLER NECK BROKE OFF COMPLETELY WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE *TW

2003 GMC ENVOY HAD SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE MOVE TO 120 MPH AND WOULD NOT REGISTER PROPER SPEED ON HIGHWAY. ONCE PARKED, CYCLING THE ENGINE (ON/OFF/ON/OFF) CAUSED THE NEEDLE TO RETURN TO ZERO WHILE PARKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE (DEC 18, 2009 AND FEB 4, 2010). THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE SMOOTHLY BUT RATHER INCREASES OR DECREASES IN 1 MPH INCREMENTS IN A 'JERKY MOTION'... THIS MUST BE A SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS TURNED ON. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK TUBE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE: 2003 GMC ENVOY FAILURE: SPEEDOMETOR AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER STATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND GM KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED , APPROX COST OF REPAIR IS $500 (PART & LABOR). I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVE WITH MY BABY IN GMC ENVOY. *TR

THE ODOMETER HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR 2 YEARS IT WILL WORK AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. I WOULD BE GOING IN SPEEDS OF OVER 50MPH AND THE ODOMETER WOULD READ 20MPH. OR I WOULD GO ABOUT 30MPH IT WOULD READ100MPH OR OVER. IT WILL ERRATICALLY DO THIS. SOMETIMES IT WORKS FINE. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. IT IS WORKING RIGHT NOW. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2003 GMC ENVOY XL IN 2008 FROM A NY DEALER WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT, THE CAR DIDN'T REGISTER ANY ACCIDENTS WITH CARFAX. THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR MY BATTERY WENT DEAD AND I WAS STRANDED AT 7AM WITH MY KIDS. THE DEALER PAID FOR THE TOW AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. A YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING TO MY SONS BASKETBALL GAME AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I PULLED OVER AND USED MY HAZARDS, MY SON INSPECTED THE LIGHTS AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING WAS BURNING..THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRE WAS BURNT BADLY. WE REPLACED THE LIGHT AND THE WIRING. THE NEXT DAY NOT ONLY DID THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BUT I COULDN'T PUT MY WINDOW UP! THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW PANEL DID NOT WORK, BUT THE OTHER WINDOWS WORKED FINE. I PAID $400 TO HAVE THE PANEL REPLACED. (NOW THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING ON THE DRIVER SIDE) THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS! WHEN EVER I WOULD USE THE WINDOW, OR THE HEAT VENT, OR THE CHARGER INLETS IN MY CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER DIM. MY MECHANIC DID A AMPS CHECK WHILE MY PHONE WAS PLUGGED IN,CAR WAS RUNNING,RADIO ON, AND HEATER ON AND STATED THE AMPS WERE FINE, UNTIL I HIT THE WINDOW BUTTON, THEN THE AMPS WENT WAY DOWN. COST TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR $350.00, THAT WAS IN 2010, SO FAR IN 2011 I HAVE AWOKEN 3 MORNINGS IN A ROW TO A DEAD CAR. I SAT IN THE CAR WITH CAR OFF, DOORS LOCKED ONE NIGHT TO SEE WHAT GOES ON OVER NIGHT..WELL THE ALARM SENSOR BUTTON DIDN'T STOP BLINKING RED, THE SEAT ADJUSTMENTS KEPT MOVING EVERY 4 MINS, THE REARVIEW MIRRORS WERE MOVING NON STOP, AND THE HORRIBLE BEEPING SOUND INSIDE THE CAR WAS NON STOP! THE RADIO DASH DIDN'T SHUT OFF EITHER, IT WAS PIPING HOT AFTER A HALF HOUR OF SITTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. IN RAINY WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. WHEN ITS SUNNY OUTSIDE THE WIPERS ACTIVATE WITHOUT INTENTION. HE HAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE OR MANUALLY RESET THE WIPERS AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. A DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL #04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER), THEREFORE HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 12/7/09 *CN UPDATED 12/08/09.*JB

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IS FAILING. MY SPEEDOMETER HAS TOTALLY QUIT WORKING.MY GAS GAUGE IS STARTING TO FAIL ALSO. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT GMC HAS ADMITTED THE STEPPING MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE, ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGES FOR MY 2003 GMC ENVOY. A CLASS LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED, ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET .ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET,THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2003-2007 GMC'S. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS APPX. $800.00. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITHOUT KNOWING MY CORRECT SPEED, DUE TO THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. SOON I WILL NOT KNOW ....HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY GMC. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET MY OTHER GAUGES WILL SOON FAIL. I PURCHASED MY GMC BRAND NEW FOR $38,000. I FEEL MY GMC ENVOY IS UNSAFE, DUE TO THE REASONS I HAVE JUST LISTED. I FEEL GMC SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AS, IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO OPERATE THE GMC LIKE THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE FAILURE IS CONSTANT...NO SPEEDOMETER. THIS COULD CAUSE MY TO DRIVE OVER THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT WITH OUT MY KNOWLEDGE, WHICH IS UNSAFE. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS YET. AT THIS TIME I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR

MY HUSBAND FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND HIT SEVERAL TREES. THE CAR IS TOTALED BUT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS 100% MY HUSBANDS FAULT BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *TR

FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED IN 2008, DRIVING TO WORK IN 2003 GMC ENVOY SLT (ORIGINAL OWNER) HEARD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. TOOK CAR IN TO SHOP FOR REPAIR (JUST OVER 50K MILES SO OUT OF WARRANTY). SHOP EXPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED $4000 WITH ONE YEAR WARRANTY. SINCE I WAS PLANNING ON DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY DECIDED TO DO THE REPAIR. ONE YEAR LATER, DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON A RAMP TO FIND SUV STUCK IN SECOND GEAR AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHILE RPM KEPT GOING UP. ALSO HEARD CLUNKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO GET GEARS TO SHIFT BY SLOWING DOWN AND SPEEDING UP (TO GET RPM TO DROP). DROVE CAR TO DEALER WHO STATED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (AGAIN). DEALER REMOVED TRANSMISSION AND "FOUND INPUT BUSHING IN PUMP BAD. AND REVERSE DRUM. AND HAD HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION". WHEN ASKED WHY THIS IS MY THIRD TRANSMISSION IN SIX YEARS THE SERVICE AGENT SAID "BAD LUCK". BOTH REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS WERE REBUILDS. THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

GAS FUMES COMING FROM 2003 GMC ENVOY. TOOK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT AUTHORIZED DEALER. GM REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM WHICH IS COVERED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 07076/NHTSA ITEM #10026522. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO REPLACE TANK THAT IS CRACKED DUE TO CORROSION CAUSED BY FUEL TANK MODULAR RESERVOIR. SERVICE BULLETIN STATE ALL REPAIRS WILL BE MADE WITH NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. ENVOY HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR 5 DAYS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY, 80,700 MILES ORIGINAL OWNER. WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR. ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED TO 5,000 SPEED DROPPED TO 20 MPH CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GMC DEALER, ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH GMC ENVOY TRANSMISSIONS AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE. THE DIAGNOSIS, MY TRANSMISSION EXPLODED INTERNALLY WITH A FAILURE OF THE SUN SHELL GEAR AND TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REBUILT AND THE COST OF INSTALLING A RE MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS $3700! GM HAS BEEN HAVING THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES SINCE 2002 WITH NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LIABILITY! *TR

DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON, THEN GOES OFF. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVEN WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE IS WARM. THIS IS A SCARY THING NOT KNOWING IF THE AIR BAG IS GOING TO SHOOT OUT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. MY KIDS DRIVE THIS ENVOY XL, AND TO THINK THAT THEY MAY GET HURT NOT BY ANOTHER DRIVER BUT BY THE VEHICLE THEY ARE DRIVING. THIS IS LIKE RUSSIAN ROULETTE. DO SOMEONE HAVE TO GET HURT BEFORE YOU FIX THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE P245/165/1R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ONE HUNDRED MILES AFTER THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TREAD ALSO SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

2003 GMC ENVOY WITH 65,000 MILES I HAVE A SPEEDOMETER THAT IS ERRATIC IN READING SPEED. GETS STUCK AT 35 MPH AS "0" OR REGISTERS -10 MPH FROM ACTUAL SPEED. THIS PROBLEM VARIES FROM ONE TO THE OTHER EVERY TIME I RESTART THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAVE A WEIRD CLICKING SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE DASH AREA ON OCCASION. *TR

MALFUNCTIONING OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DIAGNOSED BY DEALER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ENVOY THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY, NOTHING I DID WOULD RESET IT. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND $650.00 LATER IT WAS FIXED. *TR

2003 GMC ENVOY. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. I WAS EITHER GOING LESS THAN 0 MILES AND HOUR OR OVER 120 MILES AND HOUR, DEPENDING ON THE DAY. IT SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED ITSELF AND STARTED WORKING AGAIN FOR A WHILE. NOW IT IS BACK TO ACTING ERRATIC AND I NEVER, EVER KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING. I AM EVEN MORE UPSET NOW THAT I HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON HERE ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A RECALL SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED BY GMC. I NOW HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

GMC ENVOY 2003 REAR GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. *TR

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN CODE IS CHECKED... STATES SMALL EMISSION LEAK PRESENT. UPON DOING A LITTLE WEB RESEARCH FIND IT TO BE CAUSED BY A LEAKING FUEL TANK. APPEARS TO HAVE A RECALL ON TANK FOR XL MODEL WHICH INTURN IS THE SAME TANK BUT THE SLE MODEL IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. IF ORIGINAL RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR SAFETY CONCERN WHY NOT COMPLY FOR ALL MODELS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY ENVOY NEW WITH 243 MILES & HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER. MY SECURITY LIGHT GOES ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY & THE VEHICLE WON'T START FOR 10-20 MINUTE TIME PERIODS. THERE IS NO APPARENT PATTERN W/WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN AREAS THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, OFTENTIMES WITH MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ALBERT GMC, WHERE I PURCHASED IT (NO LONGER IN SERVICE, SO EXACT DATE/MILEAGE UNKNOWN). DIAGNOSTICS RETURNED MULTIPLE CODES, ALL RELATED TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE REMOTE STARTER REMOVED THAT WAS PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED 11/2008. R&R CAR AUDIO REMOVED THE REMOTE STARTER & RAN ALL OF THE WIRING TO ASSURE IT WAS SOUND. I NEXT WENT TO AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS. SERVICE HISTORY: 11/9/10: RAN MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM OR REPLICATE. 1/19/11: REPLACED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER & CASE, AT MY INSISTENCE, BASED ON ONLINE FORUMS. 3/11/11: RAN MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM OR REPLICATE. 5/6/11: REPLACED IGNITION STARTER SWITCH, AT MY INSISTENCE, BASED ON ONLINE FORUMS. 9/23/11: MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM OR REPLICATE. 9/19/13: REPLACED IGNITION STARTER SWITCH (AGAIN), AT MY INSISTENCE. 11/18/13: SHOP HAD VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, ATTEMPTING TO GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE, WITHOUT LUCK. I HAVE SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF $ AND TIME/INCONVENIENCE IN ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE STARTING ISSUE. AT GM'S DIRECTION 6 WEEKS AGO, I TOOK THE ENVOY BACK TO A DEALERSHIP,[XXX], & HAD TO PAY ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEE, WHICH ONLY SHOWED THAT THE PASSLOCK SENSOR WAS BAD. I HAD THE PASSLOCK SENSOR REPLACED 1/19/11 & EXPERIENCED THE STARTING ISSUE AGAIN WITHIN 2 MONTHS. GM WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THEIR PART SINCE IT WAS NOT INSTALLED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A GM CERTIFIED PART. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WITHIN THE LAST 4 OR 5 MONTHS, THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 ENVOY WILL DISPLAY ERRATIC AND INCORRECT SPEEDS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED UP THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO REGISTER CORRECTLY. AFTER 20 MINUTES OR MORE THE NEEDLE WILL BEGIN TO STICK OR STUTTER. WITHIN 30 MINUTES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER 90 MPH WITH AN ACTUAL ROAD SPEED OF 60 TO 65 MPH. TODAY IT EVENTUALLY PEGGED THE NEEDLE AT 120 MPH+. AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND KEY OUT OF THE SWITCH, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 60 MPH. WE ARE MAKING CONTACT WITH OUR LOCAL GMC DEALER TO SEE WHAT REPAIRS WILL BE INVOLVED. BASED ON SEVERAL INTERNET FORUM SITES AND CHAT BOARDS, THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY EVIDENTLY DO NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM OR POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. OUR ENVOY HAS LESS THAN 67,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE WIPERS WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 86,000. UPDATED 04-23-09 *BF UPDATED 04/30/09.*JB

WHEN OPENING THE TRUNK RELEASE TO PLACE GROCERIES IN BACK, THE GLASS WINDOW IN THE BACK DOOR SHATTERED WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND. *TR

WHILE DRIVING @ 35 MPH I NOTICED A VERY LOUD RATTLE AND HEARD A NOISE LOOKING IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR A SAW THE WHOLE PLASTIC TOP THAT FITS OVER THE HATCH BACK AND HOUSES THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, FLY OFF INTO THE AIR AND LAND IN THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. IT RIPPED THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRE RIGHT OUT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING AROUND THE TURN AT THE TIME. HAD TO STOP TRAFFIC TO GET IT OUT OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A BUSY SIDE ROAD THAT COMES TO A STOP LIGHT. *TR

2003 ENVOY SLT -135,000 MILES --SES LIGHT ON, LOCAL MECHANIC SAID SMALL EVAP CODE INDICATED INLET CHECKVALVE FRACTURE- THEY SAID GO TO GM DEALER FOR HELP WITH THIS,INFO PRINTOUT FROM LOCAL MECHANIC GIVEN TO ME- "ALL DATA MOTOR" SAID RECALL SPEC. COVERAGE FOR EXT. SIZE MODELS OF ENVOYS ETC. OFFERED BY GM FOR PERIOD OF 10 YRS OR 150,000 MILES.(ALSO 11/04 THEY DID WORK WARRANTY WORK ON CODE 440 AND REPLACED SEALS,TANK UNIT, I THINK THEY CAUSED THIS BECAUSE I WAS HAVING THE SES LIGHT ON&OFF YEARS AND JUST TOLD LOOSE GAS CAP- SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE BUT NOW THIS! DEALER LOOKED AND SAID "NO" AFTER I WAS THERE FOR 5 HRS. SAID I COULD BUY A NEW GAS TANK @ $1200. I SAID I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. TOLD I COULD CALL GM SO I DID. THOUGHT I WOULD GET "GOODWILL" HELP FOR SAME PROBLEM AS THEY PAID FOR THE EXTENDED MODELS. I TALKED TO TWO REPS .REP SAID MY VIN WAS LISTED IN THE COVERAGE RANGE OF #'S BUT NOT MY MODEL. BUT SHE PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY INFO IN ORDER TO GET ME SOME HELP..DEALER CALLED ME BACK 4 DAYS LATER IN A HURRY TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT APPARENTLY THEIR DISTRICT GM PERSON SAID TO DO. THE HOME OFFICE FOR THE GM SERVICE PERSON CALLED THEM WITH MY COMPLAINT. THEY STILL LOOKED AT IT AND SAW THE GAS LEAK AT THE ICV AND THEN STILL JUST TOLD ME "NO" THAT MY MODEL DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR HELP LIKE THE EXTENDED ENVOYS DID. I TOLD THEM IT APPEARED TO BE THE SAME ENGINEERING PROBLEM SO WHY WOULDN'T MY MODEL BE COVERED? MY SERVICE REP JUST SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A TANK. I SAID "NO". HE SAID JUST KEEP THE GAS TANK BELOW HALF FULL. SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST WEEK. I DON'T WANT TO TRIGGER THAT SES LIGHT BY FILLING UP THE TANK NEAR THAT HOSE INLET. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM FOR MY MODEL- IS THERE SOME BIG DIFFERENCE ON EXTENDED LENGTH? MAYBE ENOUGH SHORT ENVOYS AND TRAILBLAZERS HAVEN'T SOUGHT HELP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF GASTANK AND ICV DIFFERENT ON THE SHORT AND LONG MODEL ENVOY?? *TR