2005 GMC Envoy

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE HIGH BEAMS BEGAN TO BLINK WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BEHIND A POLICE OFFICER, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE HIGH BEAMS STARTED BLINKING. THE OFFICER STOPPED HIM AND STATED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM REPAIRS. AFTER THE VEHICLE LEFT THE SHOP THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 50 MPH. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE GMC TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *AK

VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT THROTTLE PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE THROTTLE TO SURGE AND THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO DIM TO BRIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS TO GO DIM TO BRIGHT. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE DEALERSHIP STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN CONFINED SPACES SUCH AS PARKING LOTS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS PROBLEM TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES SINCE JULY 2006 AND CONTINUE TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.*AK

THERE ARE 3 CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 05 ENVOY. MY LIGHTS FLICKER AND BATTERY GAUGE GOES DOWN SUDDENLY THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. UPON EXITING MY TRUCK I ALWAYS GET A HUGE SHOCK!! THE KNOBS ON THE SIDES OF MY FRONT SEATS KEEP COMING OFF, I HAVE HAD ONE REPLACED BEFORE NOW THEY ARE BOTH OFF AND MISSING, THEY MUST HAVE FELL OUT THE DOOR ONE DAY. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMS ENVOY. IN MID FEBRUARY 2007 THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A TREE DUE TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD BEFORE OR AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A THE DEALER, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT HAD REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUE A COMPUTER READ OUT INDICATING WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DEALER SENT THE CONTACT PRIOR TO THE COLLISION A DIAGNOSTIC EMAIL STATING THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 25000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 GMC ENVOY WITH 32000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 35 MPH ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN IN THE PROCESS. THE CONTACT KEPT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED IT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NOTHING SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, AND TAIL LIGHTS FLASHED RANDOMLY AT ANY SPEED, THIS FAILURE STARTED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. THE WEATHER AND TIME OF DAY WERE NOT FACTORS IN THE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THERE WERE TSBS FOR THE FAILURE, AS WELL AS FOR SEVERAL OTHERS. THE FUEL NECK HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO A DESIGN CHANGE. THE SEAL AROUND THE LICENSES PLACE HOLDER CAME LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SQUEAKING, THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT TWICE, AN AIRBAG SENSOR, THE REAR WIPER ARM, THE OXYGEN SENSOR TWICE ,THE FIRST TIME AT 7000 MILES. THERE WERE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES, WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT HESITATED AND THEN SURGED. THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE REAR DOORS HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THE ABS WOULD SKIP ON A BUMPY ROAD AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AT ONE POINT THE CONTACT COULD SMELL FUEL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND VEHICLE HAD VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT AIR VALVE BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE REAR DOOR HINGES SQUEAKED. THIS WINTER IT WON'T GO TO FULL VOLTAGE UNTIL A MINUTE ELAPSED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED. THE ORIGINAL FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3829, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23700.*AK THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, THE BELTS SQUEAKED, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, THE REAR WIPER WOULD ONLY WIPE THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK WINDSHIELD. A NEW FUEL NECK WAS INSTALLED. UPDATED 03/15/07. *JB

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE FLICKER AND DIM. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING IN HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. THE VOLTAGE GAGE JUMPS APPROXIMATELY 6 VOLTS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. *JB