2006 GMC Envoy Fuel system Problems

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The failure occurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with fuel pump and fuel pump sensor failure. The fuel pump and fuel pump sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 270,319.

NHTSA ID

11443055

Incident

Oct 1, 2021

Mileage

270,319 mi

INVESTIGATION # DP10001: THE PETITIONER ALLEGES THAT THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD RESULT IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALL, AND BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ODI WILL EVALUATE THE PETITION FOR A GRANT OR DENY DECISION. GM WILL FIX TILL 2016 MY 2006 ENVOY HAS ONLY 75,000 MILES ON IT

NHTSA ID

11061230

Incident

Mar 22, 2017

Mileage

70,000 mi

GAS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY EVEN AFTER FILLING CAR UP. DAUGHTER WAS PUT IN DANGER BECAUSE WHEN FIRST STARTED COULDNT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN TANK AND RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK ON BUSY CITY STREET.

NHTSA ID

11031683

Incident

Feb 25, 2017

THE VEHICLE SHOWS THAT THE FUEL TANK IS ON EMPTY SHORTLY AFTER BEING FILLED UP. ALSO THE ENGINE WILL DIE AT RANDOMS TIMES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO THE HEAD LAMPS FAIL AT RANDOM TIMES.

NHTSA ID

11014253

Incident

Jul 1, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK.

NHTSA ID

10979818

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

Mileage

65,000 mi

HI ! AS MANY OTHER GMC ENVOY COSTUMER STOCK AT THE EARLIER 50-100 THOUSAND MILLES WITH ENGINE PROBLEM CAUSED BY MISFIRE CYLINDER . I DO A HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY SUV ENGINE THE CLASSIC MISFIRE #6 CYLINDER THAT IT COST A $2000 OR PLUS TO GET REPAIR , SHORT WORLDS LOOSING THE ENGINE . IF YOU GUYS CHECK ABOUT THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY BIG AND HORRIBLE THOUSAND PEOPLE A CROSS THE COUNTRY DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE .I DID NOTICED THIS ISSUE JUST DRIVING , I GOT TO STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE STARTS SHAKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE COME ON , AFTER I TOOK TO A MECHANIC SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND PUT ABOUT $200 DOLLARS ON SPARK PLUGS AND COIL AND NOTING CHANGED I WAS TELL BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A LOWER COMPRESSION ON THE 6 CYLINDER SO BAD VALVE .

NHTSA ID

10960069

Incident

Mar 2, 2017

Mileage

110,000 mi

THE FUEL GAGE FLUCTUATES FROM FULL TO EMPTY. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR GETTING LOW ON GAS.

NHTSA ID

10910519

Incident

Nov 29, 2014

Mileage

85,000 mi

HI, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS METER ON MY GMC ENVOY 2006. IT HAS 38,000 MILES. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS THAT THE GAS TANK IS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I FILL IT UP. WHEN I START THE ENGINE THE GAUGE GOES SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS FULL, AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EMPTY AND I GET THE SIGNAL THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY. MY CONCERN IS ABOUT IF THERE IS ANY RECALL ON THAT BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES. I WAS ALSO CHECKING ONLINE AND FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MATTER BECAUSE IT IS A SIGN OF A DEFECTED PART. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ON JANUARY 30, 2016; MY MAIN CONCERN IS GETTING STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND POSSIBLY GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE GAS GAUGE IS MISREADING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10823342

Incident

Jan 30, 2016

VOSS CHEVROLET, DAYTON, OHIO, RETURNED MY ENVOY TO ME ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 WITHOUT REPAIR OF A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THREATENING SERIOUS INJURY TO ME OR OTHERS. IT IS A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRING OVER SEVEN TIMES SPORADICALLY FROM JULY THRU AUGUST 2015 AS I HAVE SLOWED TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC INTERSECTION AND ALSO WHEN PULLING HEAD -IN TO PARKING SPACES. IT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY ABRUPTLY SWITCHING FROM DRIVE GEAR TO PARK OR NEUTRAL. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER 5 YEARS OF A 12- YEAR PERIOD WHILE ALSO DRIVING MY NON-GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE. AS WELL, I HAVE DRIVEN A NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE SINCE APRIL 2014. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES OVER THE PAST 51 YEARS. I BOUGHT THE 2006 ENVOY FROM VOSS CHEVROLET AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE,32,000 MILES, IN APRIL 2010. VOSS ELECTRONIC MONITORING CONFIRMED THE FACT THAT THE HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION ACTUALLY OCCURRED WHILE BRAKING, BUT THEY STATED WHEN THEIR SERVICE PERSON KEPT AND DROVE THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT OCCUR. GM (TAC) ADVISED THEM UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS "IMPOSSIBLE AND THE ONLY ANSWER" IS THAT I MUST BE USING TWO- FEET, HOLDING THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY. (THE VOSS ELECTRONIC CAMERA MONITOR THEY HAD GIVEN ME HAD SHOWN AN ACCELERATION EQUIVALENT TO ""80 MILES PER HOUR WHILE BRAKING OCCURRED! THAT IS ALSO DOCUMENTED.) (DESPITE NEVER A NEED TO USE TWO FEET, IN THIS SUV THE LEFT FOOT ALWAYS RESTS SOME DISTANCE AWAY ON A FOOT-REST NEAR THE DRIVER'S DOOR). I DO NOT FALSIFY MATTERS. MY BACKGROUND IS ONE OF INTEGRITY AND REACHING FACTUALLY SUPPORTED AND LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS ARISING FROM PROFESSIONAL DEMANDS OF A 41-YEAR CAREER AS AN ATTORNEY RECENTLY RETIRED AS A FEDERAL JUDGE.

NHTSA ID

10767588

Incident

Jul 16, 2015

Mileage

49,221 mi

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AT SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO FUEL PUMP WHICH ULTIMATELY MEANT LOSS OF POWER TO VEHICLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR IGNITION SWITCH AT THIS TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10706338

Incident

Apr 4, 2015

Mileage

77,000 mi

THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY. IT THEN STARTS TO CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL WHEN IT GOES TO EMPTY NEARLY CAUSING ANOTHER CAR TO HIT YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10611387

Incident

Jul 16, 2014

Mileage

46,345 mi

ONE EVENING I WAS DRIVING ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND MY INSIDE LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE SWITCH BUT IT WAS ON AUTO. I TURNED IT OFF BUT THE LIGHTS STAYED ON. THEY WERE STILL ON WHEN I GOT HOME AND PARKED TURNED OFF THE IGNITION THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. THE NEXT MORNING MY CAR COULDN'T START BECAUSE IT HAD RAN MY BATTERY DOWN. ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF ONE NIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS GAUGE. MY GAS LIGHT COMES ON LIKE I AM OUT OF GAS. THE LAST TIME I FILL MY CAR UP WITH GAS IT HESITATED. IT DIDN'T WANT TO START. THE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN MY CAR IS FULL OF GAS. I SMELL GAS. I SAT AT THE GAS STATION FOR AN OUR BECAUSE MY CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START. THE SOUND OF MY RADIO GOES IN AND OUT. MY LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN NOT DRIVING. ONE MORNING I GOT UP TO GO TO WORK, WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON BUT THE SWITCH WAS OFF. I COULDN'T GET THE LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHEN I GOT TO WORK. THEY STAYED ON AT LEAST FOR 4 HRS. SOMETIME THE LIGHTS DOESN'T COME ON WHEN I PUT THEM ON. I REALLY HAVE SOME WEIRD THINGS GO ON WITH MY VEHICLE. I DID GET THE MODULE CHANGED AND THEY DID SOME RE-WIRING IN THE DOOR. ONE YEAR BEFORE THE MODULE, I GOT THEM TO CHECK MY CAR FOR A SHORT AND I WAS TOLD FROM THEM THAT MY WIRES WERE OVER HEATED. I PAID ABOUT $900 TO FIX IT. I STRONGLY THINK IT IS A DETECT SOME WHERES OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD CAUSE MY WIRES TO OVER HEAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10597251

Incident

Dec 19, 2012

Mileage

83,560 mi

THE FUEL GAUGE STATED THAT I HAD 300 MILES TILL EMPTY. WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD, IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EMPTY. I STOPPED AND TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES BUT THE MILEAGE AND GAS HAND WENT BACK UP TO WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. THIS MORNING I FILLED THE TANK UP AND NOW THE COMPUTER IS READING LOW FUEL AND THE GAS HAND IS BELOW THE RED LINE. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10597048

Incident

Jun 3, 2014

Mileage

88,428 mi

FUEL SENSOR/GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH FUEL TANK IS FULL. NEEDLE CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATES WHILE DRIVING PROVIDING AN INACCURATE READ OF DUEL STATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10588410

Incident

Apr 20, 2014

Mileage

111,860 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL REMAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,775 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,963.

NHTSA ID

10587277

Incident

Apr 30, 2014

Mileage

138,775 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA ID

10584202

Incident

Nov 1, 2012

Mileage

135,000 mi

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY READ EMPTY ON THE FUEL GAUGE, THEN THE PANEL SAID LOW OIL PRESSURE SHUT OFF ENGINE. I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY PASSING LANE ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT AS I COULD NOT TELL MY FUEL LEVEL. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD WORK SPORADICALLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WOULD GO AWAY AND COME BACK. WHEN I HAD THIS CHECKED OUT IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE OIL SENDING UNIT SO IT WAS CHANGED ALONG WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE FUEL SENSOR WAS RESOLVED AT A COST OF $300 BUT THE LOW OIL PRESSURE CAME BACK ON EVEN THOUGH OIL WAS WELL MAINTAINED. SUDDENLY ON 3/1/2012 THE ENGINE RAN LOAD WHEN STARTED UP. I HAD TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE (GM WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP THAT DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AS WELL. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ALMOST $5000. I THEN LOOKED ONLINE FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOUND A WEBSITE TRAILVOY.COM (REPRESENT CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND GMC ENVOY). HERE I FOUND 1000'S OF POST OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES LOOKING TO FILE LAW SUITS AND WONDERING WHY WE CAN HAVE NO RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. THERE ORE 1000'S OF PEOPLE HAVING LOW OIL PRESSURE, DEAD ENGINES WITH LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES, RUN OUT OF GAS ON BUSY ROADS SUCH AS MYSELF AND MUCH MUCH MORE. THE GM ISSUES WE'VE EXPERIENCED AND ARE EXPERIENCING HAS BEEN HERE LONG BEFORE THE CURRENT ISSUES OF GM VEHICLES. HOW CAN WE GET SOMEONE WILLING TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE AND ISSUES ON THE RECALL LIST AND GET REIMBURSED FOR THE 1000'S OF DOLLARS SPENT TO REPAIR THIS VERY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. IF A PETITION WILL DO IT PLEASE SHINE SOME LIGHT ON THIS. I HAD RECEIVED POST ON THE FORUM FROM NUMEROUS PEOPLE WILLING TO JOIN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AND MANY WERE CONSULTING ATTORNEYS ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583758

Incident

Feb 23, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. FIRST NOTICED ISSUE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE GAUGE WOULD BEGIN READING CORRECTLY AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. RAN OUT OF FUEL IN FEB. DUE TO INACCURATE READING. CURRENTLY GAUGE HAS BEEN READING EMPTY FOR 4 WEEKS, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE GAS STATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543841

Incident

Aug 12, 2013

Mileage

85,250 mi

WIND SHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO ON .NOW THEY WON'T GO OFF. ENGINE LIGHT WONT GO OFF FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OUT. MECHANIC SAID IT WILL GET WORSE AND WILL START STALLING OUT. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS ABOUT THE SAME THING I HAVE GOING ON. MY GAS GAUGE WONT WORK. I BROUGHT MY CAR FOR THE RECALL FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR LAST YEAR AND NOW MY KEYS WON'T UNLOCK THE DOORS. ONLY THE REMOTE WILL OPEN IT. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE DOORS AND WINDOWS NOT WORKING THEY SAID MY VIN WASN'T UNDER RECALL I CALLED YOU AND YOU GOT IT FIXED FOR ME. I THINK THEY NEED TO CHECK THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON THE ENVOYS. I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS SO SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10542096

Incident

Sep 5, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

FIRST, GAS GAUGE STARTED MISS READING, THEN A MONTH OR 2 LATER IT HAS BEEN STUCK ON E WITH LOW INDICATOR LIGHT ON EVER SINCE. SECOND, LAST WEEK MY DAUGHTER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN PARK, CAR KEPT MOVING, DASH INDICATOR WAS STILL INDICATING DRIVE AND KEPT MOVING. GOOD THING SHE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR. I SAW A BIG RECALL FOR GM MULTIPLE YEARS BUT NOT MY MODEL FOR BAD SHIFTER CABLE AND THAT IS WHAT BROKE. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SOMEONE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10536152

Incident

Aug 18, 2012

Mileage

110,550 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY MY ENVOY JUST SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS, SO I PULLED INTO THE FIRST SIDE ROAD TO AVOID BEING STUCK ON A MAIN ROADWAY AND WHEN I TURNED, I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, ACTUALLY I TURNED INTO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD ( THANK GOD THERE WAS NO INCOMING TRAFFIC). I LET MY ENVOY GLIDE AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO UNTIL I FELT IT WAS SOME WHAT SAFE. PARKED THE ENVOY, THEN TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER, BUT WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAD THE TOWING CO. STOP AT AUTOZONE TO LOOK INTO THE LIT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEY CAME UP WITH CODE P0463, FAILED FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR I COULD OF GOTTEN INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10513803

Incident

May 27, 2013

Mileage

76,000 mi

MY FUEL GAUGE KEEPS FLUCTUATING. EVEN WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS, THE GAUGE FLUCTUATES, AND GOES TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM PARKED, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING, THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND THE LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK, HALF TANK, QUARTER TANK. PLEASE HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10511734

Incident

May 1, 2013

Mileage

83,800 mi

FILLED THE GAS TANK WITH GAS AND IT MOVED UP AND DOWN FOR A FEW HOURS THEN WENT DOWN TO EMPTY WHERE IT HAS BEEN SINCE THEN REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. IT HAS CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND NOT GO OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10509221

Incident

Dec 13, 2012

MY 2006 GMC ENVOY XL GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AFTER FILLING, THEN SLOWLY MOVES UP AFTER DRIVING BUT WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE PRESSURE UNTIL IT READS EMPTY AND THE LIGHT IS ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST REMAIN ON THE E AN THE LIGHT WILL BE ON WHEN I HAVE GAS IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508735

Incident

Apr 16, 2013

Mileage

120,054 mi

STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CONSTANTLY COME ON FOR REPAIR,SECOND REPAIR ON FUEL SYSTEM, DIAGNOSTIC SHOWS PROBLEM IN STEERING AND RIGHT WHEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504496

Incident

Jul 3, 2012