2003 GMC S Utility Owner Complaints

1. THE POWER LIFT GATE ON MY VEHICLE FAILED ON 7/23/15. WHEN IT OPENED, IT WENT ALL OF THE WAY UP AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN CAME CRASHING BACK DOWN AND NEARLY HIT ME IN THE HEAD. 2. THE FAILURE FROM THAT POINT ON HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME SO I HAD TO TURN THE FEATURE OFF. 3. I CONTACTED BOTH GM DIRECTLY AND SPOKE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE (HARE CHEVROLET IN NOBLESVILLE, IN) AND BOTH TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM BUT NO SOLUTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY NO PARTS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD FIX IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET (WITH THE SAME SUSPECTED FAULTY PARTS) BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE I WOULD BE REIMBURSED AS A RESULT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY POWER LIFT GATE IN FOUR MONTHS NOW. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST WITH NO UPDATES IN THREE MONTHS. I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/31/15 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO UPDATE ON THIS RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10788243

Incident

Jul 23, 2015

WHEN YOU TAP ON THE BRAKES THE TRUCK PRACTICALLY SKIPS ACROSS THE PAVEMENT THOUGHT IT WAS MINOR TICKET TO MECHANIC NOTHING CAME UP FOR A CODE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING NOW THE TRUCK YOU CAN'T EVEN TOUCH THE BRAKES BUT THAT IS SKIPS ME ACROSS THE PAVEMENT AND NOW WHEN HE DRIVES IT ALSO HAS A BUMPINESS TO IT AND I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS MY WORK TRUCK AND MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT NOW I READ ONLINE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL FOR THE BRAKES

NHTSA ID

10745440

Incident

Jul 31, 2015

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON OUR GM XUV AFTER MAJOR CRASH INTO DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND SIDE FRAME. CALLED LOCAL DEALER, REFERRED TO GM REGIONAL, SAID "THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE AIR BAGS". WROTE TO GM HOME OFFICE REFERRED BACK TO REGIONAL. REGIONAL SAID FILE WAS IN "LEGAL" GAVE UP TRYING.

NHTSA ID

10629867

Incident

Nov 22, 2006

I HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI AND AS I SEE FROM THE MANY COMPLAINTS BEFORE ME MY CLUSTER HAS WENT OUT. I HAVE NO USE OF MY DASHBOARD AT ALL. NO USE OF GAS GAUGE. NO USE OF SPEEDOMETER. NO USE OF OIL GAUGE. NO USE OF ANYTHING ON DASH. WHY AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS HAS GMC NOT DONE ANYTHING. IF THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT LIKE WHAT IS GOING ON NOW WITH IGNITION SWITCH THEY WILL PAY SO MUCH MORE WITH LAWSUITS. I WILL BE THE FIRST IN LINE, CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE RAN OFF THE ROAD FOR LACK OF GAS

NHTSA ID

10621141

Incident

Mar 8, 2012

THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FIRST STARTED FLUCTUATING THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL HAS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. IT SMELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING BUT THERE WASN'T A FIRE. I'VE HAD BOTH SITUATIONS CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC STATES THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE ENVOYS AND TRAILBLAZERS BUT IT IS STILL AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10616204

Incident

Dec 29, 2013

Mileage

122,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GM AFTERMARKET AIR DEFLECTOR (PART NUMBER: 1927884) BEING USED ON A 2012 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE CENTER PLASTIC TIE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DEFLECTOR TO CRASH INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEFLECTOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE SERIAL NUMBER AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10567654

Incident

Aug 1, 2013

DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING WHEN I AM TRYING TO STEER OR TURN. IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY AND I AM FORCED TO USE MANUAL STEERING WHICH CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10538359

Incident

Jul 3, 2013

FUEL GAUGE SENSOR 2005 ENVOY XL DENALI. 70153 MILES. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY UNTIL ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF A TANK HAS BEEN USED THEN THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS JUST FINE. HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FOR APPX. TEN MINUTES TO GET THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO STOP ILLUMINATING. OCCURS EVERYTIME I FILL THE VEHICLE. IT CAUSES AN INACCURATE FUEL READING. TURNING IN TO DEALER TOMORROW 06-19-2013 FOR REPAIRS. CODE PRODUCED P0463. *TR

NHTSA ID

10520340

Incident

Jun 18, 2013

Mileage

68,000 mi

I FIRST NOTICED A CLUNK WHEN I TURN THE TIRES AND THEN WHEN I TURN THE STEERING BACK AND FORTH, THEN I WAS TURNING FROM ONE STREET TO ANOTHER WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT THE CAR SITTING WAITING AT THE STOP LINE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE TURN, 2 MECHANIC SHOPS SAID THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON MY AUTO BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE REPAIRS THEY DID FOR THE SAME ISSUES ONCE IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND IT WONT CORRECT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART, AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IF IT WON'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM AFTER I HAVE IT REPLACED THEN MY AUTO WON'T BE ANY GOOD, I NEED SOME ASSURANCE FROM GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10470461

Incident

May 20, 2012

2005 GMC ENVOY OUT OF THE BLUE MY SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND MY GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY WITH LIGHT ON EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS! ADDITIONALLY THE FACTORY SPEAKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES! *TR

NHTSA ID

10464427

Incident

Jun 4, 2012

OIL GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE FAULTING...NO AIR THROUGH FRONT DASH VENTS..AIR VENTS OUT SINCE MAY 2011...SOMEONE SAID IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR BATTERY..OIL GAUGE FAULTED AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE 6MONTHS AGO...GAS GAUGE BEGAN 1MONTH AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10462885

Incident

May 20, 2012

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY OR VERY LITTLE GAS AFTER BEING FILLED UP, NEVER GOES OVER 1/4 TANK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10460613

Incident

Mar 10, 2011

1 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NOT WORKING 2. 70% OF THE TIME 3.BY GM NOTHING 2005 TRAILBLAZER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10457430

Incident

Feb 14, 2012

Mileage

52,345 mi

FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY FUEL GAUGE TO ALWAYS SHOW E AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ALWAYS BE ON, IN ADDITION THERE ARE ANNOYING CHIMES ON A FREQUENT BASIS. THIS ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT 50,000 MILES AGO, I CURRENTLY HAVE 120,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE DEALT WITH IT FOR 3 YEARS. AS A RESULT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY CAR, I FILL UP QUITE OFTEN TO AVOID RUNNING OUT WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF TIMES. I PAID TO HAVE THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED AND THE REPAIR WAS SIMPLY TOO COSTLY FOR ME TO REPAIR IT. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM LAST MONTH ADMITTING THE PART IS FAULTY BUT THEY WILL ONLY COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN GIVEN I COULD RUN OUT OF GAS IN DESERTED LOCATIONS WITHOUT A GAS STATIONS OR IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. *KB

NHTSA ID

10429439

Incident

Jun 14, 2008

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER NO LONGER WORKS IT STARTED FLUCTUATING AT ABOUT 109,000 MILES NOW I'M AT ABOUT 150,000 AND IT HASN'T WORKED FOR MONTHS NOW. MY WIFE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE NOW ON THE INTERSTATE AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING GOING TO WORK WITH SEMI TRUCKS BARRELING DOWN ON HER NOT KNOWING WHY SHE COULDN'T ACCELERATE. *KB

NHTSA ID

10426376

Incident

Sep 19, 2011

EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE. MECHANIC SAYS IN 25 YEARS HE HAS NEVER SEEN AS MANY FAILURES AS IN THESE MODELS,AS IT IS USUALLY VERY RARE FOR THEM TO FAIL. IN RESEARCHING ON LINE I HAVE FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN '03 THROUGH '08 MODEL GMC ENVOYS AND CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10422813

Incident

Jul 25, 2011

Mileage

91,000 mi

WELL I HAVE A 2006 ENVOY, THE BATTERY HAND BOUNCES BETWEEN 0-14 VOLTS REPLACED THE BATTERY,HAD THE ALTER NATOR CHECKED AND ITS FINE. I TALKED TO THE GUY AT A GMC DEAL HE SAID ITS THE DASHBOARD SWITCHES.. AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, HE SAID ITS A SENSOR OR THE DASH PANEL. WHO KNOWS. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THRU AL THIS HASSEL. I WANT MINE FIXED....... *TR

NHTSA ID

10415068

Incident

Jul 25, 2011

BAD 3 VEHICKLE AUTO ACCIDENT ON I-96 IN MICHIGAN. A WHITE CAR STOPPED OR STALLED IN CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS THEN HIT BY A GREEN CAR AND WE HIT THE GREEN CAR "HEAD ON" IN THE REAR.. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A DIRECT HEAD ON HIT AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. *TT

NHTSA ID

10411812

Incident

Jul 8, 2011

I HAVE A 2003 YUKON DENALI AND WHEN IT HIT THE 65,000 MILES MARK THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING LEAVING ME TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT USING THE AUTOMATIC COMPUTER TELLING YOU HOW MANY MILES TO EMPTY. NEXT THE OIL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY REACHING 80,000 MILES MY SPEED ODOMETER QUITE WORKING LEAVING ME TO NOT KNOWING THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING THIS QUITE WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE MY RPMS ARE STARTING TO GO GOOFY WHICH MEANS THAT TO IS GOING TO STOP WORKING AS WELL. I WAS TOLD THAT HAVING MY DASH TAKEN OFF AND FIXED COULD RUN ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1,000.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR FEES. WHICH IS CRAZY THAT GMC DOESN'T STAND BEHIND ITS WORK. PEOPLE CANT AFFORD TO BE PAYING FOR THIS TO GET FIXED LET ALONE SPEEDING TICKETS. I BELIEVE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AFTER READING ABOUT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ALL HAVING THE SAME YEAR YUKON DENALI.. YOU PAY ALL THIS MONEY FOR A VEHICLE AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10402393

Incident

Mar 15, 2010

MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. COMPONENT(S) : I REQUESTS THAT NHTSA OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TWO SAFETY ISSUES I HAVE LISTED BELOW. FIRST ISSUE: PERFORMANCE/RELIABILITY OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES. MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER 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. ALSO MAY 2, 2011 THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE CHECK INTO IT RIGHT AWAY. I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HOME TONIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. STILL NO LIGHTS, TURNED THEM OFF AND ON AND LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM THEN THEY CAME BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ON HOME. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MY 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS SOME KIND OF RECALL HAD TO DO WITH THE AUTO TIMER. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL TO FIX THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AMONGST THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALREADY AGAINST THE 2005 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER? *TR

NHTSA ID

10398707

Incident

May 2, 2011

THE GAS GAUGE IS READING EMPTY ALTHOUGH JUST FILLED WITH GAS. IT STARTED FLUCTUATING BUT NOW IT JUST REMAINS ON EMPTY DESPITE GAS TANK BEING FULL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS CHANGED FREE OF CHANGE BECAUSE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE WITH THE GAS GAUGE OF THIS CAR AND IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD OF NOT KNOWING WHEN YOU NEED TO REFILL, VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH MY THREE LITTLE CHILDREN IN IT AND COSTLY REPAIRS. GMC MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398060

Incident

Dec 24, 2010

I OWN A 2001 GMC YUKON AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED ON IT. AFTER IT FAILS, THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. NOT ONLY DO YOU NOT HAVE ABS, BUT THE MOTOR HEATS UP. IF YOU DON'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY, IT WILL DRAIN YOUR BATTERY, LEAVE YOU STRANDED, OR WORSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10396626

Incident

Apr 14, 2011

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE WHILE IT RESET CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE SECOND IS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START MY VEHICLE IT WOULDN'T CRANK CAUSING ME TO ATTEMPT TWO OR THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE IT WAS SUCCESSFUL. I TOOK IT TOO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THIRD I WOKE UP SUNDAY MORNING AND I HAD NO HEAT IN MY TRUCK THE HEATER IS BLOWING COOL AIR I WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE BLEND BOX. AND WHEN I WENT TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK THIS MORNING THE FUEL METER STOPPED AT 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN I KNOW IT IS ON A FULL TANK. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I AM AWARE IT WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX THE BLEND BOX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10378590

Incident

Jan 23, 2011

I HAVE A 2006 ENVOY DENALI WITH 53000 MILES, ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, I WAS FILING UP WITH GAS, I ALWAYS FILL UP AT 1/2 TANK SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 06. AFTER FILLING THE GAS GAGE WENT TO EMPTY, AND THEN WOULD GO TO FULL, THEN BACK TO EMPTY. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AND THEN WENT TO EMPTY. NOW THE GAGE DO NOT READ CORRECTLY AT ALL, I USE THE TRIP TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AS THE REMAINING MILES FUEL GAGE DOES NOT REGISTER EITHER..... *TR

NHTSA ID

10375413

Incident

Dec 4, 2010

Mileage

53,029 mi

ONE DAY WHEN I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP THE GAS GAUGE STILL SHOWED MY TANK WAS EMPTY. IT SINCE THEN HAS NOT WORKED CORRECTLY GOES FROM EMPTY TO HALF FULL AND SO FORTH, NOW IT STAYS ON EMPTY, I RAN OUT AT A RED, ANOTHER DAY I RAN OUT GAS AT A BAD INTERSECTION, DEFINITELY CAN'T TRUST IT OR YOU WILL BE WALKING HOME WITH MY FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON A HIGHWAY ONE . I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM NOW!. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS STATING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360204

Incident

Jun 1, 2010