2005 GMC Envoy Xuv

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY XUV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO ADD MORE THAN 15 GALLONS OF GASOLINE INTO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL GAUGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE HAS A SOLUTION. UPDATED 07/15/11

THOUGH I HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR, I PUT IN 13.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. WHEN I TURNED ON THE ENGINE, INSTEAD OF THE GAS GAUGE SHOWING FULL, THE INDICATOR DROPPED DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE "LOW FUEL" LIGHTS WENT ON. THIS CONTINUED WITH THE INDICATOR SHOWING 1/4 FULL, EMPTY, FULL, EMPTY UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHEN IT SETTLED AT 3/4 FULL. EVERY TIME I HAVE ADDED FUEL TO THE GAS TANK, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO WRITE DOWN MY MILAGE AND KEEP TRACK OF HOW FAR I HAVE DRIVEN IN ORDER TO ESTIMATE WHEN I NEED FUEL. I CANNOT TRUST WHAT THE GAUGE READS.

PURCHASED THE 2005 GMC ENVOY XUV USED IN 2009 WITH 41000 MILES. WITHIN 3 MONTHS THE ENVOY STARTED HAVING REAR DOOR LATCH FAILURES. THE REAR DOOR AND GLASS CAN BE OPENED IN A TRADITIONAL SIDE DOOR MODE OR A TRUCK BED MODE. FREQUENTLY THE ELECTRONIC LATCHES THAT OPERATE TO LET THE DOOR FUNCTION IN EITHER WAY WOULD FAIL. THE ENVOY HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES OVER THREE YEARS TO HAVE ALL THE LATCHES REPAIRED AND OR REPLACED. EACH LATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE LATCHES FAIL, AND THEY HAVE FAILED IN A CONFIGURATION THAT WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR IN A SIDE DOOR WAY, THREE LATCHES LET LOSE AND THE DOOR FELL OPEN WITH ONLY ONE LATCH HOLING THE REAR DOOR ON. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE TO LIFT THE DOOR BACK INTO THE SLOTS WHERE THE DOOR PEGS LOCK INTO THE LATCHES. ONE TIME THREE LATCHES FAILED AND I HAD TO USE BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE LATCHES REPLACED. THE DEALER CHARGES ME 50 DOLLARS PER VISIT PER THE WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS TO GO IN AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR TO HAVE THE LATCHED LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THEY REPLACE THE FIXED LATCHES AT NO COST BUT I STILL GET CHARGED 50 DOLLARS FOR THE VISIT. THE WARRANTY IS SOON TO BE OFF THIS VEHICLE. ALSO THE GAS GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY WITHIN MONTHS OF OWNING THE ENVOY. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD SHOW MORE FUEL THEN WHAT I HAD, OR SHOW NO FUEL WHATSOEVER EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK UP. THE GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH ALL THE TIME OR GET STUCK FULL OR EMPTY AS WELL. IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN THE TANK. IT WAS REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PINIONS OF THE ENVOY TWICE DURING THE THREE YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER OVERHAULED BECAUSE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIALS WERE BOTH LEAKING. THESE PINIONS AND DIFFERENTIAL REPAIRS WERE THREE DIFFERENT VISITS TO THE DEALER, NOT AT ONCE. *TR

2006 GMC XUV HAS A TAILGATE PROBLEM WITH NOT OPENING WITH ELECTRIC OPENER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS NO EMERGENCY WAY TO OPEN THE TAILGATE SINCE THE LATCHES ONLY OPERATE WITH ELECTRICITY (SWITCHES). WEATHER IS THE MAIN FAULT POOR ENGINEERING LETS PARTS GET WET INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME AND DESTROYS THE LATCHES AND ELECTRONICS STORED INSIDE. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 91 SOUTH, GLANCED DOWN TO SEE MY SPEEDOMETER INDICATED I WAS TRAVELING 75 MILES PERHOUR LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO DECREASE SPEED WHEN I REALIZED THE VEHICLE BEHIND MINE HAD TO PULL AROUND MY VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING MINE IN THE REAR. SEVERAL MILES LATER I DISCOVERED MY SPEEDOMETER INDICATED I WAS TRAVELING 120MPH ALTHOUGH KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC. AS I PULLED OF HIGHWAY AND HIT MY BRAKES THE SPEEDOMETER DECREASED IN SPEED, ALTHOUGH WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP SPEEDOMETER INDICATED I WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH. THIS CAUSES SOME CONCERN SINCE I ONLY HAVE 41,119 MILES ON MY 2005 ENVOY XUV. I CONTACTED GMC AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH A GMC DEALER TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE AFTER SOME RESEARCH HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND FIND IT DIFFICULT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE FOR THIS ISSUE. SPEED IS A HAZARD, THAT'S WHY SPEED LIMITS ARE POSTED, THAT'S ALSO WHY SPEEDOMETERS ARE PUT INTO VEHICLES IN THE FIRST PLACE. LETS PRAY FOR ONCE THAT SOMEONE IS NOT INJURED SIMPLY BECAUSE THE DRIVER COULD NOT AFFORD TO SPEND THE MONEY FOR AN ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY GM. *TR