2005 GMC Envoy XL 370 electrical problems

Filed Dec 16, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 132,356 miles · IN

I had trouble with the gauge that shows overheating.I took the car in to put in a thermostat thinking it was the problem,but when I took it in they said that my cluster was bad and the gauges were messed up.I paid $392.00 for the cluster and $100.00 for labor.I bought this vehicle used with 119,000 miles on it on 6/20/2011 and on 2/23/2013 I had the cluster replaced with mileage of 132,356. I put on new brakes at this time since the had a habit of grabbing and making me slide and jerk to a stop.the only problem I have now is the the door locks mess up once in awhile but other than that I take my envoy in every 4000 miles for an oil change and a check up it is now 12/15/2015 and I only have 142,000 miles on it and it is still running ok.I keep checking once a month for recalls on my vehicle sometimes a dome light will come on .but not often.my envoy has not rust and the interior is in as good as it was when I purchased it from the previous owner which is in excellent condition

Filed Oct 19, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 142,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 gmc envoy xl 370. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a loose bolt within the vehicle's sensory system. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

Filed Mar 24, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 gmc envoy xl 370. The contact stated that when the ignition was turned to the on position, the speedometer displayed 35 MPH when the vehicle was not in motion and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the oil and the temperature gauges were not functioning. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire instrument panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jan 30, 2015 · Electrical · 83,440 miles · MS

The oil gauge went out first and the dealer stated the oil sending unit need to be replace and it would cost me over 300. 00 dollars, then next the engine coolant gauge starting going crazy. I took my car back for an oil change and was told the instrument panel cluster needs replacing. I went back to have my engine coolant gauge look at by the dealer because I did not want to be stranded somewhere with my 4 year toddler in the car and paid for the dealer to replace the engine coolant thermostat based on their instructions. Still my oil pressure gauge was pegged out and now the speedometer gauge has completely stop working, so I took my car back to the gmc dealer and was told the instrument panel cluster need to be replace and that would take care of the oil pressure gauge too. I would have to pay over $570.00 dollars to replace instrument panel cluster and that there is no way to fix the oil pressure gauge by itself. I am very upset after being quoted and told the first time by the dealer that they could fix the oil pressure gauge at one price and now tell me that without replacing the instrument panel cluster for the speedometer gauge they are unable to repair the oil gauge. I need assistance with this problem due to this is my only vehicle in which to take my preschool child back and forth to school and many days other drives from behind have blown their horn at me due to going to slow because I am unsure what speed I am going. I was using the RPM gauge to help out but it has now stop working too. I contacted gmc about the problem but they directed me to the gmc dealer, which I am still waiting on a response from. This is a safety problem for me to be driving a car in which the instrument gauges just stop working at anytime.

Filed Jun 27, 2014 · Electrical · 54,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 gmc envoy xl 370. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the ignition switch failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a fractured ignition switch and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 54,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jun 27, 2014 · Electrical · 54,931 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 gmc envoy xl 370. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the ignition switch failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a fractured ignition switch and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 54,931. The VIN was not available.

Filed Dec 28, 2013 · Electrical · 99,000 miles · NC

At various speeds including at rest, instrument panel has failed and then come back up after cutting truck off and restarting it. Now the speedometer and temperature gauges are greatly inaccurate. The speedometer works intermittently and the temperature gauge is always showing hot. Concerning!!!

Filed Oct 31, 2013 · Electrical · 92,450 miles · IL

This piece of crap vehicle in which the entire instrument cluster has completely failed starting with the fuel gauge. This failure then LED to the failure of all the gauges minus as of right now the speedometer. The tac works when it wants to. Gmc now has went back and wants to "fix" the sending unit only to the gas tank (gee....thanks for the rush gm considering this is a 2005 vehicle and the year is now 2013...and people have been complaining for darn close to 10 years about them now!! Nice job stepping up!!).....thus correcting the gas gauge ..we hope (which I have been told will probably last for approximately 1 year...if we are lucky....oh joy for us!!!) yea...thanks gm...I now know I will have 3/4 of a tank of gas when my freakin vehicle overheats on the side of the roadway since the rest of the gauges do not work because you people will not back your g.d. Products. Maybe if we are lucky enough it will overheat and melt to the ground and we will be rid of this piece of crap. No wonder everyone is going to foreign cars...why buy these piece of [xxx]. I will never own another gmc as long as I breath air as soon as I am able to either sell, trade or hopefully someone will come and steal it. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Oct 29, 2013 · Electrical · MI

The cluster doesn't work or works when it wants to. I have had this problem for 3 to 4 years the speedometer works when it wants to but for the most part it doesn't. The gas gauge always reads empty and the oil pressure reads above 80. They sent me a letter yesterday to say they are now fixing the fuel gauge if you have less then 120,000 miles but I have more then that now if they would have fixed the problem years ago when they knew about it I would have been ok. They still are not fixing the speedometer and I think that is more of a safety issue then the gas gauge.

Filed May 1, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 100,000 miles · TX

We started noticing after a fill up at the gas station the gas gauge still showed empty. The gauge took over an hour of driving to move up to full. In the middle of the week last week the vehicle ran out of gas and stalled. We added half a tank, but the gauge still showed empty the next few times it was driven somewhere. Last weekend I filled up again and the gauge showed empty still with warning indicator on. Again it took over an hour of driving for the gauge to register the tank even 3/4 full.