2004 GMC Envoy Xuv

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 GMC ENVOY BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY, SOMETIMES READING TOO LOW, AND OTHER TIMES READING TOO HIGH. I WAS CHARGED $511 BY A GM DEALER TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE INCIDENT DATE INDICATED IS APPROXIMATE. WITH REGARD TO NUMBER OF FAILURES, THIS IS THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF TIMES I INITIALLY OBSERVED THE SPEEDOMETER READING TOO LOW OR TOO HIGH. EACH FAILURE LASTED FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMED TO READ CORRECTLY FOR A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE NEXT FAILURE. *TR

1) THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO. 2) MY INSPECTION STICKER IS NOW DUE TO BE REPLACED, BUT I CAN'T GET ONE WITHOUT THE SPEEDOMETER WORKING. 3) CUSTOMER SERVICE THRU GMC WAS NO HELP AT ALL. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. WHICH I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR, THEN THEY WILL REVIEW THE CASE. OH HOW NICE, REVIEW IT JUST TO TELL ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT?! I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS ON THE INTERNET. WHY HASN'T ANYTHING BEEN DONE? IF YOUR EVERYDAY AVERAGE JOE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORK/PRODUCTS HE/SHE PUTS OUT, WHY NOT THE BIG CORPORATIONS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 AND THE MILEAGE WAS 90. ON MARCH 27, 2007 TIGHTENED GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ON. ON MARCH 30, 2007 THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE NECK HOSE CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED CONSIDERING THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,200, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,600. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XUV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC TRIM MOLDING ON THE TOP AND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH PROTECTS THE RETRACTABLE ROOF FILLED UP WITH SNOW WHICH CHANGED INTO ICE, AND WHEN THE ICE BEGAN TO MELT IT EXPANDED AND HIGH MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S TRIM MOLDING TO RIP APART. IT BROKE THE CLIPS ,AND PULLED IT RIGHT OFF THE CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MORE WATER AND ICE WERE ON THE VEHICLE THE HIGHER THE SPEED TRAVELED, AND THE MORE THE TRIM RIPPED APART. THE TRIM MOLDING WAS HELD ON BY PLASTIC CLIPS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 53,000.*AK

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ENVOY XUV FROM RALLY GMC IN PALMDALE, CA (PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2004). AT ABOUT 74000 MILES (2000 MILES AFTER EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED), THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED REGISTERING 45MPH, REGARDLESS OF WHAT SPEED I WAS ACTUALLY GOING. IN ADDITION, IT NOW JUMPS FROM SPEED TO SPEED IN 5MPH INCREMENTS. I DISCOVERED THIS WHILE DRIVING FROM LA TO DALLAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN EARLY DECEMBER 2006. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE, AND A SENSOR HAD ICE ON IT. BUT AFTER IT WARMED UP AND I FOUND MYSELF GOING ABOUT 80-90MPH, WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 45MPH, I REALIZED THE SPEEDO HAD FAILED. I PULLED THE ICU FUSE AND THE SPEEDOMETER RESET AND STARTED ACTING OK FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. IT FAULTED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER AND HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT SINCE. RALLY CHEVROLET/GMC IN PALMDALE CA QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $600.00 PLUS TO FIX IT, PLUS AN INDEFINITE TIME IN THE SHOP.

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME ERRATIC ON MY 2004 GMC ENVOY XUV. I AM TOLD IT WILL REQUIRE REMOVAL & REPAIR IN THE RANGE OF 500-600 DOLLARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CONVENIENTLY APPEARS SHORTLY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. FROM WEB POSTS IT IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB