2005 GMC Envoy Xl 370

FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK. THE ERROR CONSTANTLY GOT WORST AND WORST UNTIL THE GAUGE JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE YELLOW LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED MOST THE TIME AND THE NEEDLE SITS ON EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE GAS TANK HAS JUST BEEN FILLED. WAS TOLD THE FUEL SENSOR IN GAS TANK WAS FAULTY AND TO REPLACE WOULD MEAN REPLACING THE WHOLE PUMP ASSEMBLY. THIS ALONE WITH PARTS AND LABOR WILL COST ALMOST $1000.00. VEHICLE HAD 63,000 MILES AT TIME OF DEFICIENCY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL370 DENALI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT WAS STANDING UNDER THE REAR HATCH WINDOW IT EXPLODED. HE STATED THAT THE EXPLOSION SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A SHIRT ON AT THE TIME AND HAD CUTS FROM THE GLASS ON HIS BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,751. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1500. THE MANUFACTURER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 01/01/11*JB

MAY 18, 2010 6PM DRIVING HOME FROM CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD AT THE SPEED LIMIT 55 MILES PER HOUR THE REAR HATCH PLASTIC WAS RATTLING AS USUAL AT THAT SPEED. AT ABOUT 1 BLOCK FROM COLLEGE ROAD TURNOFF WHILE STILL DRIVING ON JOHANSON HWY THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PLASTIC COVER BROKE AND WAS HANGING DOWN OVER BACK WINDOW. I REDUCED MY SPEED AND STOPPED AND TRIED TO PLACE RIGHT SIDE BACK UP AND SEEN IT WAS STILL ATTACHED ON LEFT SIDE. I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME VERY SLOW. WHEN MY HUSBAND GOT HOME I HAD HIM REMOVE FROM LEFT SIDE. THIS PIECE IS 3 FOOT 10 INCHES BY 10INCHES. IT ALSO HOLDS MY (CHMSL) LAMP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS FALLING OFF. 2006 LOCAL GMC REPLACED BECAUSE THEY SOLD IT TO ME. 2008 IT FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MILES A HOUR AND LUCKLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND AND NO ONE WAS HURT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND GMC NEEDS TO FIX THIS PERMANENTLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THEY STATE CONDITION CAUSE IS A POOR BONDING OF THE DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE TAPE BETWEEN THE CHMSL APPLIQUE AND THE LIFTEGATE GLASS. QUOTE FROM GMC 2008 #01-08-66-007C: CENTER HIGH-MOUNT STOP LAMP(CHMSL)A[[LIQUE LOOSE (RE-TAPE APPLIDQUE)- AUG 27, 2007. I SPOKE WITH JEREMIAH FROM GMC HE STATES THEY (GMC) WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AND SEE NO PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD NOT USE HATCH IN THE WINTER TIME. AND BY THE WAY I HAVE NOT USED MY HATCH IN THE WINTER MONTHS SINCE AFTER THE 2008 REPAIR THAT THE GMC LOCAL DEALER FIXED AS A COURTESY I CHOOSE NOT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES. I ALSO AVOID DRIVING OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR. MILIAGE ON MY ENVOY TODAY IS ONLY 31,192 I AVOID LONG TRIPS TOO. I AM NOT ASKING FOR A NEW CAR I JUST WANT TO BE SAFE DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR. I THINK IT IS A DEFECT DESIGN THE PLASTIC SITS UP AND THE FORCE OF THE WIND HITTING AT OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR IT RIPS IT OFF!! THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL. WE PURCHASED IT WITH 45,000 MILES. NOW AT 49,500 MILES IT APPEARS THE FUEL GAUGE IS BROKEN. IT STARTED ABOUT 1,000 MILES AGO. IT SEEMED IT WAS TAKING A LOT OF MONEY TO FILL THE TANK...MORE THAN USUAL. NOW EVEN WHEN WE FILL THE GAS TANK UP THE GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY. THIS IS CAUSING US A PROBLEM BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN WE NEED TO FILL UP AGAIN. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE STRANDED. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING US IT WILL COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX. PLEASE HELP. *TR

SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN 2005 ENVOY SLT XL WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ON FOUR LANE ROAD. THE CAR HIT A SMALL POT HOLE IN THE HIGHWAY AND THEY DEPLOYED. I CALLED STATE TROOPER AND HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DEPLOYED EITHER. I MADE A TRAFFIC REPORT AND CARRIED IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CONTACTED GMAC AND THEY DECLINE TO GET INVOLVED AND SAID IT WAS A ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR WHEELS ON TRUCK. THE FRONT SEATBELTS STUCK ALSO. I WAS NOT GOING MORE THEN 45 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS A TRAFFIC LIGHT COMING UP AND I SLOWED FOR IT. *TR

FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. I FILLED THE TANK OF MY VEHICLE, 2005 GMC ENVOY XL, I RAN OUT OF GAS GOING UP AN INCLINED LEVEL OF A PARKING GARAGE TWO STORIES UNDERGROUND DURING RUSH HOUR IN D.C. I COULD HAVE EASILY LET MY SUV RUN INTO THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME BUT, I WAS FORTUNATE TO REACT QUICKLY AND AVOID HARM'S WAY. THE PROBLEM WITH GAUGE IS IT WILL READ FULL WHEN EMPTY AT TIMES AND; SHORTLY THEREAFTER, YOU HAVE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE GAUGE - IT WILL NO LONGER PROPERLY READ OR REGISTER HOW MUCH GAS ONE HAS IN THEIR FUEL TANK. I THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE A LIMITED PROBLEM TO A FEW SUVS MANUFACTURED BY GMC BUT, AFTER DOING RESEARCH OF SEVERAL CAR FORUMS INTERNET SITES I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED A GM WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM - INCLUDING SOME VEHICLES OLDER THAN THE YEAR 2000. WHAT RECOURSE DO WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE , IF ANY? THE POSSIBILITY OIF DAMAGE OR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS AVOIDED, AS I REACTED QUICKLY TO AVOID NEAR-DISASTER WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE , OR EVEN, WORSE, HITTING A NATURAL GAS PIPE IN THE PARKING GARAGE. *TR