Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 GMC Envoy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 80 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 80, in the owner's own words
AT FILL UP GAS GAUGE GOES TO FULL AND STAYS THERE FOR AROUND 20 MILES, THEN DROPS TO EMPTY AND STAYS THERE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, WITH THE VEHICLE.
WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, OR IN MOTION, THE FUEL GAUGE GIVES INACCURATE GAS READING. FUEL GAUGE MODULATES FROM EMPTY TO FULL CONTINUOUSLY. EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN GAS IS IN CAR WHEN DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH A PEACE OF MIND GIVEN THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH 2007 ENVOY IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR
ENGINE LIGHT WON:T GO OFF & GAS TANK GAUGE DOES NOT WORK./
MY FUEL GAGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2007 GMC ENVOY. IT READ THAT I HAD 1/4 TANK LEFT, SO HEADED TO THE GAS STATION ON A CITY STREET. I TURNED THE ENVOY OFF, FOR ABOUT A 15 MINUTE STOP, AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE GAGE SAID IT WAS EMPTY. I FILLED THE TANK, AND IT STILL SAID IT WAS EMPTY, AND THE LIGHT IS ON. ABOUT 25 MILES LATER, THE GAGE POPPED UP TO 1/4 TANK , BUT QUICKLY DROPPED BACK DOWN TO READ AS EMPTY AGAIN. THE LIGHT STAYS ON NOW. ALL OTHER GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD WORK PROPERLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, AND IS STILL ON. I MADE SURE MY GAS CAP WAS ON PROPERLY, AND IT WAS. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 12-30-15, SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY PREVIOUS ISSUES . MY 2007 ENVOY HAD 61,061 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED, ON 3-4-16.
VEHICLES FUEL GAUGE WILL CONSTANTLY READ ANYWHERE FROM E TO FULL, ESPECIALLY AFTER FILL UP. NEVER KNOW EXACTLY WHAT AMOUNT OF FUEL IS IN VEHICLE. HAVE TO KEEP TRIP METER CLEARED AT EACH FILL UP TO MAKE AN ACCURATE GUESS AT HOW MANY MILES I HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON AT SAME TIME AS THE GAUGE FLUCTUATES CONSTANTLY. *TR
FEBRUARY OF 2014, GAS GAUGE STARTED TO GO HAYWIRE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES, NEEDLE OF GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND LOW GAS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. NOVEMBER OF 2013, PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. DOES NOT MATTER IF SEAT IS EMPTY OR OCCUPIED. JULY 2011, RIGHT/FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE BROKE-REPLACEMENT COST ME $340.00. AT THIS TIME SHOP FOUND THAT FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CASE LEAKING. THIS WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. HAVE NOT OWNED A GM PRODUCT IN OVER 15 YEARS, NOW I KNOW WHY. COME ON GM STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS, NO MATTER WHAT YEAR THEY WERE MANUFACTURED. YOU CLAIM THAT YOUR VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD FOR YEARS AND YEARS, REALLY...KIND OF HARD TO DRIVE AND TRUST A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR
INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE CAUSED THE 2007 GMC ENVOY TO UNEXPECTEDLY RUN OUT OF GASOLINE AND STALL AS THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS OTHER VEHICLES WERE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR CORRECTING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. WHY HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL COVERING CERTAIN VEHICLES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V223000 BUT NOT IN THE CASE OF THIS 2007 GMC ENVOY WHEN THE END RESULT OF THE DEFECT CAN ALSO CAUSE THIS VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CONTACT WEAR NOTICE # 10054E TO COVER 100% OF REPLACING A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. MY FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AS OUTLINED IN THE NOTICE AND I HAD MY FUEL GAUGE REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. WHEN I LEARNED OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE, I COMPLETED THE GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT FIELD ACTON CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FORM AND SENT THE REQUIRED COPIES OF RECEIPTS THAT SHOWED ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION TO HENDRICK GMC VIA FAX ON 9/13 AND HAND DELIVERED THE SAME INFORMATION ON 10/4. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED MY REFUND FOR THE REPAIR I PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE CALLED AND E-MAILED THE GENERAL MANAGER OF HENDRICK GMC; I HAVE CALLED AND TRIED TO SPEAK TO HIM. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE NOTIFICATION TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I HAVE LEFT MESSAGES FOR A TEAM LEADER AT THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND HE HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALLS NOR ARE THEY SENDING ME THE PROMISED REFUND. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT IS JUST A WAY FOR GMC TO NOT TO HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL, AND THEY ARE PICKING AND CHOOSING WHO THEY ARE REFUNDING. GMC SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE SUCH A DISHONEST PLOY TO AVOID PAYING TO REPAIR A DEFECT. *TR
I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE STALLED. I HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK COME AND GIVE ME GAS TO GET ME STARTED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. NOW I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON BECAUSE OF THE STALLING CAUSE GUNK TO GET IN CERTAIN ENGINE PARTS. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET AND DO NOT THINK IT IS FAIR THAT THE DRIVER HAS TO PAY FOR 50%. GMC SHOULD PAY FOR 100%. PERIOD. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 GMC ENVOY. THE FUEL GAUGE READS NORMAL AFTER A FILL UP AND THEN SOON DROPS TO EMPTY. IT DOES NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING OF FUEL IN THE TANK AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS USUALLY ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG ENVOY OWNERS WITH NHTSA (NOTE THERE ARE 5 OTHER NAME PLATES UNDER WHICH THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD). I HAVE CALLED GMC AND THEY CLAIM NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED TO HELP ME CONTACT A DEALER, BUT WERE UNABLE TO REACH ONE. I CALLED THE SELLING DEALER ON MY OWN. THE SERVICE ADVISER SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT BUT WAS NON-COMMITTAL. THE DEFECT STARTED AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED DUE TO TIME, BUT NOT MILEAGE. FINALLY I HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED THIS AN ANNOYANCE BUT I RECENTLY CHANGED MY OPINION ON THAT. MY WIFE, WHO DRIVES MY KIDS AROUND, POINTED OUT THAT IF SHE RUNS TOO LONG WITHOUT TOPPING OFF OR IF UNKNOWN TO HER, HER FUEL MILEAGE DECLINES SHE VERY WELL COULD RUN OUT OF GAS AND BE HIT BY A VEHICLE BEHIND HER. THERE WOULD BE NO WARNING TO HER OR TO THE VEHICLES BEHIND HER IE NO BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN THAT SHE IS STOPPING. OF COURSE THERE WOULD ALSO BE A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. IN MY MIND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. IF GM IS UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NHTSA RULES THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO, AT A MINIMUM THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE NEED TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THE SAFETY REASONS WHY. *TR
FILLED GAS TANK AND FUEL GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY. *TR
I HAVE PURCHASED AN 07 GMC ENVOY 9/2011. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AFTER I WOULD FILL UP MY TANK, WITHIN MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION, FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLOAT FROM FULL TO HALF OF TANK TO EMPTY. I DID REACH OUT TO GMC AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISED THEY WILL ONLY COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR, WHY NOT 100% OF REPAIR COST.. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF MY THE GMC.UGH BUT WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IS THAT SOME CONSUMERS ARE ABLE TO GET GMC TO COVER THE COMPLETE REPAIR. *TR
CPSC#I1290600A. 2007 GMC ENVOY. CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN SPORADICALLY WORKING. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER SHE FILLED THE TANK, IT WOULD GO EMPTY, THEN BACK TO FULL. ON ONE OCCASION, AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL, BUT APPARENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS.
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT IS A 2007 ENVOY. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF THE GAS GAUGE GOING OUT OF IT. THE DEALERSHIP AND GMC SHOULD BE FIXING THIS NOT THE CONSUMER. IT IS DESPICABLE THAT THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY RECALL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY HALF AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP AND GMC KNEW THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND REFUSES TO PAY FOR IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!! *TR
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AFTER FILLING GAS TANK AND FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. SUBSEQUENT LOW FUEL WARNING. CODE INDICATES FUEL SENSOR ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ENVOY. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING AN ERRONEOUS READING OF EMPTY . THE FUEL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT LATER, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ACCURATE TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
NEARLY 2 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE ACTING UP. I'D FILL THE TANK, AND WITHIN A MILE OR 2, THE GAUGE WILL DROP TO E, AND THE LIGHT WILL COME ON, BELL WILL SOUND. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, THE GAUGE IS SHOWING 1/2 FULL, THEN EMPTY, THEN 1/4 FULL. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL OR ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM A ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS SEVERE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. *TR
NEARLY 2 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE IN MY VEHICLE GOING HAYWIRE. I WILL FILL THE TANK, AND WITHIN A MILE OR 2, THE GAUGE WILL DROP TO E, AND THE LIGHT WILL COME ON, BELL WILL SOUND, ETC. IT MAY OR MAY NOT ADJUST WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, THE GAUGE IS SHOWING 1/2 FULL, THEN EMPTY, THEN 1/4 FULL. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK. I AM DEATHLY AFRAID THAT I WILL RUN OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM A LITTLE ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND MANY, MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATELY, CAUSING THE FUEL SENSOR TO ACTIVATE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO COVER A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
THE VEHICLE'S FUEL GAUGE WENT TO FULL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT STARTED MOVING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND NOW GOES TO EMPTY UPON FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION. THE MORE YOU DRIVE THE MORE FUEL IT READS. THE GAUGE FLOATS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND VEHICLE HAS NOW RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. GM WAS CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND AT FIRST OFFERED NO HELP. UPON TALKING TO SEVERAL 'MANAGERS' THEY AGREED TO COVER 50% BECAUSE THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE COST IS STILL OVER $250 FOR THE REPAIR. WHY DOES THE OWNER HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF A KNOWN PROBLEM PART? WHY IS GM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? *TR
THE FUEL GUAGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE TANK CAN BE FULL OF GAS, BUT THE GAUGE WILL SHOW THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY. *TT
THE FUEL INDICATOR GAUGES FROM FULL TO EMPTY WITHIN SECONDS EVEN THOUGH THE TANK HAS BEEN FILLED COMPLETELY. THE GAGE REMAINS ON EMPTY WITH THE 'LOW FUEL' INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ON FOR THE LENGTH OF THE TRIP. *TR
FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY BUT TANK FULL. FUEL TANK SAYS THERE IS GAS BUT RAN OUT OF GAS...TANK EMPTY. *TR
CAR SHOWED HALF TANK OF GAS BUT CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START. AFTER BEING TOLD IT MAY BE GAS I PUT GAS IN CAR AND IT STARTED. I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP 2 DAYS LATER THEN CRANKED UP AND THE CAR STILL SHOWED EMPTY WITH GAS LIGHT ON. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Data on this page last refreshed .