NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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104 reports71,100 miles · Feb 3, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS ON MY 2005 GMC ENVOY XL. FUEL LEVEL WAS AT HALF A TANK WHEN I DECIDED TO TOP IT OFF BEFORE A SNOWSTORM HIT. GAUGE READ FULL BUT ONCE I STARTED DRIVING IT STARTED TO DECREASE AND NOTICED THE REMAINING MILES LEFT WERE ALSO DECREASING UNTIL LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED RISING AGAIN. …
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GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS ON MY 2005 GMC ENVOY XL. FUEL LEVEL WAS AT HALF A TANK WHEN I DECIDED TO TOP IT OFF BEFORE A SNOWSTORM HIT. GAUGE READ FULL BUT ONCE I STARTED DRIVING IT STARTED TO DECREASE AND NOTICED THE REMAINING MILES LEFT WERE ALSO DECREASING UNTIL LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED RISING AGAIN. DROVE AND IT WOULD GO UP AND DOWN. PARKED OVERNIGHT AND RESTARTED THE NEXT DAY AND GAUGE READ LOW FUEL AND INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. DROVE A LITTLE THEN GAS LEVEL WENT TO NORMAL AND STARTED FLUCTUATING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10380084
60,000 miles · Jan 26, 2011
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingInterior Lighting
I HAVE A 2005 GMC ENVOY AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A WATER PUMP, A BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS THAT MELTED INTO MY TRUCK, THE LIGHTS ARE HALF OUT ON ME HEATER AND MY DOOR PANEL WHERE YOU PUT THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER IN THE BACK WORKS WHEN IT WANTS MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 40 EVEN WHEN ITS OFF AND MY CHECK E…
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I HAVE A 2005 GMC ENVOY AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A WATER PUMP, A BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS THAT MELTED INTO MY TRUCK, THE LIGHTS ARE HALF OUT ON ME HEATER AND MY DOOR PANEL WHERE YOU PUT THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER IN THE BACK WORKS WHEN IT WANTS MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 40 EVEN WHEN ITS OFF AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10378859
218,000 miles · Jan 10, 2011
Electrical System
2005 GMC ENVOY SMOKE FROM UNDER THE DASH THEN THE BLOWER QUIT BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER BURNED UP AND MELTED WIRING HARNESS AND PLUG AT THE RESISTER DID NOT BLOW FUSE REPLACED RESISTER AND HARNESS 3 MONTHS LATER BURNED UP RESISTER AGAIN AND HARNESS STILL DID NOT BLOW FUSE CONTACTED DEALER THEY TOLD ME TO CHANGE THE SAME PARTS THAT …
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2005 GMC ENVOY SMOKE FROM UNDER THE DASH THEN THE BLOWER QUIT BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER BURNED UP AND MELTED WIRING HARNESS AND PLUG AT THE RESISTER DID NOT BLOW FUSE REPLACED RESISTER AND HARNESS 3 MONTHS LATER BURNED UP RESISTER AGAIN AND HARNESS STILL DID NOT BLOW FUSE CONTACTED DEALER THEY TOLD ME TO CHANGE THE SAME PARTS THAT THEY'VE SEEN IT BEFORE I RESEARCHED THE WIRING AND CONSULTED A ELECTRICAL ENGINEER HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS AT THE BLOWER MOTOR BECAUSE THE RESISTER WAS BETWEEN THE SWITCH AND THE MOTOR IF THE MOTOR WAS WORN AND PULLING TO MANY AMPS THAT IT WOULD BURN THE HARNESS AND RESISTER SO I REPLACED ALL THREE ITEMS AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10375344
67,000 miles · Jan 6, 2011
StructureVisibilityInjury
2005 GMC ENVOY XL BACK REAR DOOR WINDOW BRACKET DETACHED THE FIRST TIME, THE SECOND TIME THE BRACKET ITSELF BROKE AND SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM TRYING TO GET WARRANTY TO COVER IT BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY DON'T COVER BROKEN GLASS, WELL IF THE …
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2005 GMC ENVOY XL BACK REAR DOOR WINDOW BRACKET DETACHED THE FIRST TIME, THE SECOND TIME THE BRACKET ITSELF BROKE AND SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM TRYING TO GET WARRANTY TO COVER IT BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY DON'T COVER BROKEN GLASS, WELL IF THE BRACKET DIDN'T SNAP IN 2 THE GLASS WOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. I AM VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT BLINDED BY THE EXPLOSION OF GLASS. I TOOK PICTURES WHICH SHOW PIECES OF GLASS OVER 20 FEET AWAY. I ALSO READ POST BY OTHER PEOPLE WHERE CHILDREN WERE CUT IN THE FACE A SCARRED BY THIS SAME EVENT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10374961
35,900 miles · Dec 12, 2010
Fuel System, Gasoline
DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CHECK ENGINE ON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT ON.. CAR SPED UP FAST AND THEN DROPPED DOWN TO NO SPEED DROVE 5 MPH TO GET HOME. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10370292
40,000 miles · Dec 9, 2010
Fuel System, Gasoline
MY 2005 GMC ENVOY XL FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. AT 1/4 TANK, I FILLED UP THE TANK, STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE FUEL NEEDLE WENT PAST EMPTY AND LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER MANY RE-STARTS, DAYS THE GAUGE IS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. AS I DRIVE NOW WITH A FULL TANK THE GAUGE NEEDLE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY GO UP AND GO DOWN WITH DRIVING. …
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MY 2005 GMC ENVOY XL FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. AT 1/4 TANK, I FILLED UP THE TANK, STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE FUEL NEEDLE WENT PAST EMPTY AND LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER MANY RE-STARTS, DAYS THE GAUGE IS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. AS I DRIVE NOW WITH A FULL TANK THE GAUGE NEEDLE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY GO UP AND GO DOWN WITH DRIVING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10369741
75,000 miles · Nov 6, 2010
Fuel System, Gasoline
I HAVE 2005 GMC ENVOY AND THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY SO I DON'T EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS I DO HAVE. WHEN I PUT GAS IN IT REGISTERS FUEL LEVEL LOW AND ITS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I TRAVEL ALOT WITH WORK AND RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND BEING STRANDED,ITS VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10364272
82,000 miles · Oct 4, 2010
Electrical System
2005 GMC ENVOY SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING THE ENVOY OVER STEVENS PASS ( WASHINGTON STATE) THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN READING A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER SPEED THAN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING...AT FIRST SHE TRIED TO SPEED UP FEARING THAT SHE HAD ABSENTMINDEDLY BEGAN TO SLOW BUT SOON REALIZED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO REFLECT EVEN L…
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2005 GMC ENVOY SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING THE ENVOY OVER STEVENS PASS ( WASHINGTON STATE) THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN READING A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER SPEED THAN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING...AT FIRST SHE TRIED TO SPEED UP FEARING THAT SHE HAD ABSENTMINDEDLY BEGAN TO SLOW BUT SOON REALIZED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO REFLECT EVEN LOWER SPEEDS. AFTER GOING TO THE INTERNET I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS FOR THE YEARS 2003 THRU 2007 AND ACTUALLY THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED. ( I DON'T KNOW THE DISPOSITION) THE REMEDY IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER AT A COST OF AROUND $500. SEEMS UNFAIR CONSIDERING THIS IS A PROBLEM OF GMS' AND APPARENTLY KEPT SECRET WHILE CHARGING THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR PROBLEMS . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI #10359170
72,000 miles · Sep 28, 2010
Fuel System, Gasoline
THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME ERRATIC. THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AS IF THERE WERE NO FUEL. IT REMAINED THAT WAY FOR SOME TIME. IT THEN WOULD FLUCTUATE WILDLY UNTIL A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS HAD BEEN USED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10358134
Mileage unknown · Sep 27, 2010
Fuel System, Gasoline
RAN OUT OF GAS MULTIPLE TIMES, DUE TO THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING. RESEARCHED ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED MULTIPLE DRIVERS WITH SAME ISSUE. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECT AMOUNT OR CONTINUOUSLY "EMPTY". HAVE HEARD INSTANCES OF OTHER DRIVERS WITH RUSTED/ERODED FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK, CAUSING INACCURATE GAS GAUGE. …
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RAN OUT OF GAS MULTIPLE TIMES, DUE TO THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING. RESEARCHED ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED MULTIPLE DRIVERS WITH SAME ISSUE. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECT AMOUNT OR CONTINUOUSLY "EMPTY". HAVE HEARD INSTANCES OF OTHER DRIVERS WITH RUSTED/ERODED FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK, CAUSING INACCURATE GAS GAUGE. HAVE BEEN STUCK IN DANGEROUS PLACES AFTER RUNNING OUT OF GAS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10357894
NHTSA investigations
2PE11014 · Fuel Level Gauge System Failure
Opened Apr 25, 2011 · Closed Sep 23, 2011
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Other; Fuel System, Other:storage:fuel Gauge System
The office of defects investigations (ODI) analyzed complaint data provided by General Motors (GM) as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers.In total, there were 5,089 unique reports indicating an inaccurate fuel level reading while driving.General Motors stated that this condition occurs when the contacts of the fuel sensor wear prematurely.Most of the complaints indicated an empty fuel gauge reading after filling the tank.Less than 10 percent of theODI complaints involved an engine stall incident.During this investigation, GM developed a remedy procedure and issued special coverage bulletin instructing dealers to install a new design fuel level sensor.The bulletin was sent to dealers on August 10, 2011 and the owner letter mailing began on August 15, 2011.See the investigative file for copies of GM's bulletin and owner letter.This preliminary evaluation is closed.
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Fuel System, Other
The office of defects investigations (ODI) analyzed complaint data provided by General Motors (GM) as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers.In total, there were 5,089 unique reports indicating an inaccurate fuel level reading while driving.General Motors stated that this condition occurs when the contacts of the fuel sensor wear prematurely.Most of the complaints indicated an empty fuel gauge reading after filling the tank.Less than 10 percent of theODI complaints involved an engine stall incident.During this investigation, GM developed a remedy procedure and issued special coverage bulletin instructing dealers to install a new design fuel level sensor.The bulletin was sent to dealers on August 10, 2011 and the owner letter mailing began on August 15, 2011.See the investigative file for copies of GM's bulletin and owner letter.This preliminary evaluation is closed.
Fuel System, Other:storage:fuel Gauge System
The office of defects investigations (ODI) analyzed complaint data provided by General Motors (GM) as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers.In total, there were 5,089 unique reports indicating an inaccurate fuel level reading while driving.General Motors stated that this condition occurs when the contacts of the fuel sensor wear prematurely.Most of the complaints indicated an empty fuel gauge reading after filling the tank.Less than 10 percent of theODI complaints involved an engine stall incident.During this investigation, GM developed a remedy procedure and issued special coverage bulletin instructing dealers to install a new design fuel level sensor.The bulletin was sent to dealers on August 10, 2011 and the owner letter mailing began on August 15, 2011.See the investigative file for copies of GM's bulletin and owner letter.This preliminary evaluation is closed.
DP10001 · Fuel Level Gauge System Failure
Opened Jan 7, 2010 · Closed May 23, 2011
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Other; Fuel System, Other:storage:fuel Gauge System
The Office of Defects Investigation has received 668 complaints alleging inaccurate fuel gauge reading while driving in model year 2005-07 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, and Saab 9-7x vehicles.Of the 668 complaints, 58 incidents were alleged to result in a vehicle stall.Of the 58 stalling incidents, 43 complaints reported stalling because the fuel level reading indicated more fuel availability than what is actually in the fuel tank. One complaint alleged a vehicle crash after the vehicle stalled while exiting the interstate, became disabled, and was struck from behind.Summarily, the complaints show an apparent increasing trend, with most complaints received within the past year.A Preliminary Evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences associated with the alleged defect.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Fuel System, Other
The Office of Defects Investigation has received 668 complaints alleging inaccurate fuel gauge reading while driving in model year 2005-07 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, and Saab 9-7x vehicles.Of the 668 complaints, 58 incidents were alleged to result in a vehicle stall.Of the 58 stalling incidents, 43 complaints reported stalling because the fuel level reading indicated more fuel availability than what is actually in the fuel tank. One complaint alleged a vehicle crash after the vehicle stalled while exiting the interstate, became disabled, and was struck from behind.Summarily, the complaints show an apparent increasing trend, with most complaints received within the past year.A Preliminary Evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences associated with the alleged defect.
Fuel System, Other:storage:fuel Gauge System
The Office of Defects Investigation has received 668 complaints alleging inaccurate fuel gauge reading while driving in model year 2005-07 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, and Saab 9-7x vehicles.Of the 668 complaints, 58 incidents were alleged to result in a vehicle stall.Of the 58 stalling incidents, 43 complaints reported stalling because the fuel level reading indicated more fuel availability than what is actually in the fuel tank. One complaint alleged a vehicle crash after the vehicle stalled while exiting the interstate, became disabled, and was struck from behind.Summarily, the complaints show an apparent increasing trend, with most complaints received within the past year.A Preliminary Evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences associated with the alleged defect.