2005 GMC Envoy

FUEL GAUGE INDICATED NEARLY 1/4 TANK AND THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. FROM THAT TIME FORWARD THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO FULL RIGHT AFTER I FILLED COMPLETELY UP. IT WOULD START TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER ABOUT 40 MILES OR SO. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT MY RUNNING OUT OF GAS MAY HAVE HAD AN EFFECT ON THE CALIBRATION OF THE LEVEL SENSOR SINCE IT WAS ONLY DOING IT WHEN IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL AND THEN WOULD WORK FINE AFTER AWHILE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE, IT CONTINUED TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL, BUT WITHIN A FEW WEEKS STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING ONCE THE TANK GOT DOWN TO AROUND 1/2 FULL. IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND NOW CONTINUALLY STAYS ON EMPTY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME ON WHEN THE SENSOR WAS GOING CRAZY, AND NOW THAT ITS ALWAYS ON E, THE ENGINE LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY FILL MY TANK AND SET MY TRIP ODOMETER EVERYTIME I FILL UP SO THAT I HAVE SOME IDEA OF HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, BUT IT HAS STILL CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL TIME I RAN OUT AND I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS QUOTED A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SENSORS ON GM TRUCKS FROM THAT TIME FRAME AND GM ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS JUST UNDER 117,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT USED FROM A GM DEALER IN 2010, AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 GMC ENVOY THROUGH A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND COME TO A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE HALT. THE GAS NEEDLE SUDDENLY REGISTERED ON EMPTY (ALTHOUGH THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANK) BUT THE SUV WOULDN'T RESTART SO I HAD IT TOWED. PER THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSTICS, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS BAD, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS BAD AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH THE TANK. GMC HAD DIRECT MAILED ME A LETTER SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR REGARDING A FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE; IN THAT LETTER, GMC OFFERED TO PICK UP 50% OF THE COSTS OF REPAIRS. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESS AND TO CONFIRM THAT IT WOULD BE HONORED PRIOR TO TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I REITERATED SEVERAL TIMES. DURING THAT CALL, I PROVIDED THE VIN, MILEAGE AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM PER THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE BRIDGED IN THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO AGREED THAT THE WORK COULD BE DONE WITHIN A DAY'S TIME. NEITHER PROVIDED ANY CAVEATS TO HONORING THE "SPECIAL COVERAGE" OFFER. BASED ON OUR VERBAL AGREEMENT, I TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO LATER AGREED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED BUT STATED THE SENDING UNIT AND TANK WEREN'T IN NEED OF REPAIR AS THEY'D PUT IN 5 GALLONS OF GAS AND STARTED THE ENGINE. THEY ALSO PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $1150 FOR ALL OF THE WORK WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT I'D PAY 100% OF THE COST. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS/ESCALATIONS, GMC REFUSES TO PAY ANY PORTION OF ANY REPAIRS NOT BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WASN'T FAULTY, BUT BECAUSE MY MILEAGE EXCEEDED THEIR 120,000 MILE "SPECIAL COVERAGE" LIMIT (WHICH WAS ONLY DISCLOSED AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS). GMC HAS SHOWN NO REGARD TOWARDS THE SAFETY HAZARD THE FAULTY SYSTEM PRESENTS TO MY LIFE NOR MY PASSENGERS' LIVES OR ANY UNSUSPECTING MOTORISTS TRAVELING THE SAME COURSE SHOULD THE SUV STALL AGAIN. *TR

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. *TR

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 ENVOYS 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. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* 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.

I HAVE A FUEL GAUGE THAT READ FULL BUT MY TANK WAS EMPTY MY SON AND MYSELF WAS ON THE HWY RAN OUT OF GAS AND HAD TO GET OUT AND WALK AS IT WAS 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE I HAD TO PUSH HIM INTO A DITCH AS WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK THEY SAY ITS NOT A LIFE HAZARD HOWEVER HAD I NOT PUSHED HIM AND JUMPED MYSELF WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT AND KILLED HOW IS THAT NOT A HAZARD ALSO WHAT IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD SOMEONE STOP AND TRY AND HURT US .........THERE ARE ALOT OF STRANGE PPL IN THIS WORLD AND ALOT OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF GAS DUE TO A FAULTY PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR TISSUE DAMAGE ON THE UPPER BODY FROM THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/24/2012 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCIDENT WAS INITIATED BY A VEHICLE GOING WEST BOUND THAT CROSSED THE SOLID DOUBLE LINES, ULTIMATELY CAUSING A DOMINO EFFECT. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED WHEN HE TRIED TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE BY SWERVING SIDEWAYS AND SLIDING INTO THE GRASS. HE TRIED STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STILL ON THE PAVEMENT BUT HE INEVITABLY RAN INTO THE DITCH AND FLEW AIRBORNE INTO A TREE, AND THE TRUCK OVERTURNED. UPDATED 03/25/14 UPDATED 01//22/15. *JB.......UPDATED 03/17/16 *BF UPDATED 09/06/16.*JB UPDATED 09/18/2017*JS *JS