2004 GMC Envoy Speed Control & Cruise Problems

The contact owns a 2004 GMC Envoy. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would independently accelerate without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was not diagnosed but continued to experience the failure. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

MY ENVOY'S CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 60 MPH. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON IS PRESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AGAIN, WITHOUT ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING. HOWEVER, AT ANYTHING 55 AND UNDER THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL ENGAGE FINE. ALSO MY 4X4 WILL NOT WORK EITHER.

SPEEDOMETER FLUCUATES PAST 120 AND SOMETIMES DROPS PAST 0 WHILE DRIVING. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A 2004 ENVOY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYS THE WRONG SPEED AND SHOWING A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER SPEED OR BECOMING "STUCK" SHOWING A HIGHER SPEED. *TR

I LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU RECEIVE ANY COMPLAINS OR SOMEBODY REPORT PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR GMC ENVOY (02TO05) LIKE LOOSING POWER NO ACCIDENT BUT CAN CAUSE SOME THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS COMPLETELY DISABLED , RPM AND BATTERY GUAGES INOPERABLE AND GAS GUAGE SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION AND NOW I AM TOLD IT WILL COST BETWEEN $400 AND $500 TO REPAIR. *TT

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT MY CRUISE CONTROL SPEED OF 65. MY VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND MY SPEEDOMETER BACKED OFF TO 45 MPH, BUT WOULD NOT RETURN TO ZERO. AFTER STOPPING, THEN TURNING ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL STUCK AT 45 MPH. MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS PREVIOUSLY SET AT THE SPEED LIMIT FOR THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND I HIT THE BUTTON TO RESUME CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION, I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF, THINKING IT WOULD RESET TO ZERO WITHOUT POWER; YET, IT IS STILL STUCK AT 45 MPH AND MY CAR IS OFF AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE TENDS TO LUNGE FORWARD EVEN AFTER BRAKES ARE STEPPED ON OR AFTER PARKED AT A RED LIGHT, IN THE FIRST CASE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER FREEZES AND HANGS, DURING THIS OCCURRENCE WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED LIMIT WE ARE GOING WHICH IS SCARY AND A SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND BRING SPEEDOMETER DOWN TO ZERO MPH, THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES TO SET BACK TO ZERO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 06/03/09 *BF UPDATED 06/04/09.*JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 GMC ENVOY WITH APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES ON IT IN MAY OF 2006. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING SLIGHTLY ERRATIC, REPORTING SPEEDS VARYING BY 10-20 MPH (I.E. ON THE HIGHWAY, KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REPORT 45 MPH OR SOMETIMES 80 MPH. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, WITH THE SPEEDOMETER REPORTING 120 MPH AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, AND 50 MPH AT A STOP, SOMETIMES NOT REGISTERING ANY SPEED AT ALL (O MPH). THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING, WHICH I AM ASSUMING IS RELATED TO THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. I SEARCHED ONLINE, AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY OTHER GMC OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE LINK BELOW: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE/T2BGKBGI55EKNU77C/P1 THIS IS THE FIRST GMC CAR I HAVE PURCHASED AND I AM DISSATISFIED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM A PRETTY GOOD GUESS AT HOW FAST I AM GOING, HOWEVER WITHOUT AN ACCURATE SPEEDOMETER I FEEL I AM TAKING UNNECESSARY CHANCES. AS A REALTOR, I OFTEN HAVE CLIENTS IN MY VEHICLE AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY AS WELL. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GMC, BUT I WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER AS THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS A $500 FIX, AND I AM CONCERNED AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I NEVER EXPECTED TO HAVE AN ISSUE THIS PROBLEMATIC WITH A VEHICLE 2 YEARS OLD. I HOPE THAT BY REPORTING THIS ISSUE, THE NHTSA WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME AND THE OTHER HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

DT: CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHILE ACCELERATING TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT TAKE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

I PURCHASED A 20054 GMC ENVOY IN FEBRUARY AND WE TOOK OUR FIRST LONG DISTANCE TRIP THIS SUMMER. AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS ON DOWNHILL SLOPES THE CRUISE CONTROL BUCKS CONTINUOUSLY, WHICH I CONSIDER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS INHERENT IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, AND THAT MANY OTHERS DID THIS ALSO. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS WITH OTHER VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED.*AK