2004 GMC Envoy Xuv Interior & seats Problems

ON JUNE 8 2013 BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT POWER ADJUSTMENTS CEASED TO OPERATE OR RESPOND IN ANY WAY. BOTH SEAT STUCK IN A FULL BACK POSITION. THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 9 2013, THE VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE AND IN PARK FOR NO MORE THAN 4 OR 5 MINUTES, WHEN AN ODD SMELL WAS NOTICED. A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE TO INCLUDE SPARKS AND A LOT OF SMOKE THEN ERUPTED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THE PASSENGER AND 18 MONTH OLD CHILD, AND DRIVER ALL EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DIED, AND THE SMOKE CLEARED. WAITED 15 MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 10 2013, A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER DIAGNOSES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10519293

Incident

Jun 9, 2013

Mileage

102,000 mi

I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER THAT THE DASH COMPONENTS (SPEED, GAS, ECT....) HASN'T WORKED SINCE 2008. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. I ALSO HAVE LATCH PROBLEMS. I HAD A REAR DOOR STOP LATCHING...I USED A BUNJY CORD TO HOLD IT SHUT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO A JUNK YARD FOR A 35 DOLLAR NEW LATCH. I AM A SINGLE MOM TRYING TO MAKE MY TRUCK LAST. IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE HAD A FUEL PUMP GO, MY LATCH, MY TAILGATE WON'T OPEN AND MY SUNROOF DOESN'T OPEN ANY MORE AND MY TRUCK IS RUSTING HORRIBLY? I ALSO HAD A COOLING ISSUE WITH EMISSIONS. IT WASN'T READING THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE CORRECTLY. I HAVE SPENT NEAR TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ODD THINGS. P.S. I PUT THE DOOR LATCH IN MY SELF TO SAVE MONEY. I HAVE TWO KIDS TO PROTECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398083

Incident

Apr 20, 2011

I HAVE A 2004 ENVOY XUV. SINCE LAST YEAR WINTER, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK AND RUN ERRATICALLY, WHICH I THOUGHT AT THE TIME WAS DUE TO THE COLD. OCCASIONALLY TOO, WE'D COME TO THE GARAGE TO FIND THE REAR WINDOW OPEN AND THE TAILGATE UNABLE TO OPEN. DURING THOSE TIMES, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE WINDOW BACK UP WITH THE BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS UNLOCK THE TAILGATE BY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE. ALSO, THE TRUCK WOULD STALL DURING DRIVING, FOR NO REASON BUT WOULD START AGAIN (BIG SAFETY ISSUE!!! I COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE WELL). SINCE THEN, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS ALSO CONTINUOUSLY GONE HAYWIRE, WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READING ERRATICALLY AS WELL AS THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE MID WINDOW NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AND MY TAILGATE WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. I HAVE HAD IT SWING OPEN WHILE IN TRAFFIC (ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN!!!!! WHAT IF I HAVE SOMETHING BACK THERE AND IT FALLS OUT) THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING ANY OF THESE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS, AND MY RESEARCH INDICATES THESE ARE PROBLEMS MOST GMC ENVOY XUV OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING, WITHOUT RECOURSE OF HAVING IT FIXED BY GM AT NO CHARGE. NOW, WE KNOW WHY THEY HAVE LOST THE MARKET SHARE TO JAPAN VEHICLES, BECAUSE OUR NEXT VEHICLE WILL NEVER BE A GM, UNLESS ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE RECALLED AND FIXED. WE'LL ALSO ENSURE TO MOUNT A LACK-OF-CONFIDENCE CAMPAIGN AGAINST GM VEHICLES WITH EVERYONE WE KNOW, IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT ASAP BY GM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10396642

Incident

Oct 3, 2008

Mileage

80,000 mi

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE GAS GAUGE SAYS EMPTY WHEN I HAVE JUST FUELED THE CAR TO FULL. THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE. I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY PRESS ON THE BRAKE AND RETURN THE CAR TO NEUTRAL POSITION TO STOP FROM RUNNING INTO PARKED CARS OR THE CURB. TONIGHT WE WERE LEAVING THE PARK AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ( LOW BEAM) ARE NOT WORKING. ALL OTHER LIGHTS AND FLASHERS ON THE CAR WORK. THE INTERIOR LIGHT ON THE LEFT HALF OF THE A/C CONTROLLER DOES NOT WORK.THE MOTOR IN THE REAR WINDOW WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $ 1000 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AND THEN THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE MIDDLE WINDOW MOTOR WAS BAD AND THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $600 TO REPAIR. I ONLY COULD AFFORD THE BACK WINDOW MOTOR. THIS CAR IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM HAS NPT PLACED A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343704

Incident

Jul 16, 2010

Mileage

90,000 mi

WE HAVE A 2004, GMC ENVOY XUV, WHICH WE PURCHASE BRAND NEW IN 2004. SINCE LAST YEAR WINTER, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK AND RUN ERRATICALLY, WHICH I THOUGHT AT THE TIME WAS DUE TO THE COLD. OCCASIONALLY TOO, WE'D COME TO THE GARAGE TO FIND THE REAR WINDOW OPEN AND THE TAILGATE UNABLE TO OPEN. DURING THOSE TIMES, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE WINDOW BACK UP WITH THE BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS UNLOCK THE TAILGATE BY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE. ALSO, THE TRUCK WOULD STALL DURING DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT TURNS, BUT WOULD START AGAIN. JUST LAST WEEK, MY WIFE WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE HOME LAST WEEK, WHEN SHE NOTICED THE REAR TAILGATE WINDOW HAD GONE DOWN BY ITSELF AS USUAL; FOLLOWING WHICH ALL ELECTRONIC EFFORTS TO BRING IT UP FAILED, AND THE TAILGATE OR ROOF WOULDN'T OPEN AS WELL. THEN, WE HEARD SOME HUMMING INSIDE THE TAILGATE. MY WIFE LEFT HOME ONLY TO HAVE THE TRUCK'S BATTERY FAIL AT THE LOCAL MALL. SINCE THEN, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS ALSO CONTINUOUSLY GONE HAYWIRE, WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READING ERRATICALLY AS WELL AS THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING ANY OF THESE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS, AND MY RESEARCH INDICATES THESE ARE PROBLEMS MOST GMC ENVOY XUV OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING, WITHOUT RECOURSE OF HAVING IT FIXED BY GM AT NO CHARGE. NOW, WE KNOW WHY THEY HAVE LOST THE MARKET SHARE TO JAPAN VEHICLES, BECAUSE OUR NEXT VEHICLE WILL NEVER BE A GM, UNLESS ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE RECALLED AND FIXED. WE'LL ALSO ENSURE TO MOUNT A LACK-OF-CONFIDENCE CAMPAIGN AGAINST GM VEHICLES WITH EVERYONE WE KNOW, IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT ASAP BY GM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342609

Incident

Jul 3, 2010

Mileage

72,000 mi

THE DROP GATE ACTUATOR STOPPED WORKING. THE GATE WONT OPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10253246

Incident

Aug 23, 2008

Mileage

38,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2004 GMC ENVOY XUV PREOWNED IN 2005 STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IT BEGAN DIMMING THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH BOARD AND AT THE RADIO AREA, I TOOK IT IN TO GMC FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION MY CAR WOULD GET LOUDER UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IF I SAT IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES IN A DRIVE THROUGH FOR EXAMPLE, I TOOK IT IN ONCE AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. NOW MY ODOMETER WORKS OFF AND ON AS DOES MY OIL GAUGE. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS OUT I WOULD HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL TO A FEW PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE POINTED OUT TO THE GMC DEALER SHIP ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I HAVE EVEN GONE AS FAR AS TO ASK IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND WAS TOLD NO THERE WERE NOT. AT ONE POINT MY MIDDLE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING I TOOK IT TO GMC TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE REGULATOR, INSURANCE DID NOT COVER THIS AND THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. APPROXIMATELY 2-3 WEEKS LATER MY BACK WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN THEREFORE THE TAILGATE WOULD NOT OPEN, BACK TO GMC I WENT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE REGULATOR ONCE AGAIN, AT THIS POINT I ASKED AGAIN ABOUT RECALLS AND WHY BOTH REGULATORS WOULD GO BAD WITHIN WEEKS OF ONE ANOTHER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COINCIDENCE. JUST AS RECENT AS JULY 24 MY POWER LOCKS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON THERE OWN EVEN WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND IT ALL CHECKED OUT FINE. AT THIS POINT I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND GMC TO ANYONE OR BUY ANOTHER! HELP *TR

NHTSA ID

10236792

Incident

Nov 18, 2007

1) FOBS STOPPED WORKING AND HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED 2) TAILGATE SWITCHES STOPPED WORKING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME 3) SPEEDOMETER STOPPED READING ACCURATELY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN THE REARING OR HAD THE UNDERBODY SPRAYED WHILE WASHING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227886

Incident

Feb 9, 2008

Mileage

49,000 mi

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW AT A RESTAURANT WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TWO MEN ENTERED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, SHOT THE CONSUMER, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED AS TO HOW THE MEN ENTERED THE REAR OF VEHICLE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, AND ALL DOORS WERE SUPPOSE TO BE SECURED. AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WERE PROGRAMMED BY THE CONSUMER, EVEN THOUGH THE MANUAL STATED THEY WERE PROGRAMMED FROM THE FACTORY. CONSUMER PROGRAMMED THE LOCKS, AND THEY WORKED FOR THREE DAYS. THEN, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY PROGRAMMED THE LOCKS. IT LASTED FOR THREE WEEKS, AND THEN CHANGED AGAIN, ALLOWING THE REAR LOCKS TO ALLOW ENTRY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. THIS PROCESS CONTINUES, AND THE VEHICLE LOCKS WERE STILL DEFECTIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10115644

Incident

Dec 29, 2004

Mileage

22,500 mi

I WASHED MY ENVOY AT A CAR WASH BY HAND I WANTED TO SEE IF THE SELLS MAN WAS RIGHT ABOUT YOU CAN WASH THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK WHEN I FINISHED THE BACK HATCH WOULD NOT CLOSE IT TOOK AN HOUR TILL IT DRIED TO CLOSE. THEN IT RAINED AND I HAD TO OPEN THE BACK GATE AND IT WOULD'T CLOSE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTICAL PARTS BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY HUNG DOWN TO LOW AND GOT WET THEN WHEN I PICKED UP MY ENVOY THE BACK WINDOW WOULD GO DOWN WITH THE KEY BUT WOULD'NT GO BACK UP SO I WENT IN AND ASKED ABOUT THAT HE SAID THAT IS ONE THING WE DID NOT ORDER A PART FOR SO YOU WILL HAVE TO COME BACK WHEN WE GET THAT PART IN. NOW AFTER EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED I HAD PROBLEMS AGAIN THIS TIME IT WAS COLD NOT RAINING IAM TAKING IT BACK ON THURSDAY TO SEE WHAT HAS WENT WRONG. *AK

NHTSA ID

10114108

Incident

Oct 15, 2004

Mileage

500 mi