We own a 2005 gmc envoy xl. We purchased it with 45,000 miles. Now at 49,500 miles it appears the fuel gauge is broken. It started about 1,000 miles ago. It seemed it was taking a lot of money to fill the tank...more than usual. Now even when we fill the gas tank up the gauge stays on empty. This is causing us a problem because we do not know when we need to fill up again. We do not want to be stranded. We took it to a dealership and they are telling us it will cost about $800 to fix. Please help.
2005 GMC Envoy XL 370 fuel system complaints
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Gas gauge not working on my 2005 gmc envoy xl. From all the complaints sounds like the fuel leveling sensor went out. Only 70,000 miles . I think with all the complaints this should be a recall.
My fuel gauge stopped reading the amount of fuel in the gas tank. The low fuel light is now constantly on even when tank is full. Problem not yet fixed cost to fix between$600.00-$1,000.00 dollars. Fuel tank sending unit quit working and resulting in inoperable fuel gauge reading.
Fuel gauge malfunction. I filled the tank of my vehicle, 2005 gmc envoy xl, I ran out of gas going up an inclined level of a parking garage two stories underground during rush hour in d.c. I could have easily let my SUV run into the vehicle behind me but, I was fortunate to react quickly and avoid harm's way. The problem with gauge is it will read full when empty at times and; shortly thereafter, you have total failure of the gauge - it will no longer properly read or register how much gas one has in their fuel tank. I thought that this might be a limited problem to a few suvs manufactured by gmc but, after doing research of several car forums internet sites I discovered that there are thousands of people who have purchased a gm with the exact same problem - including some vehicles older than the year 2000. What recourse do we as consumers have , if any? The possibility oif damage or a vehicle crash was avoided, as I reacted quickly to avoid near-disaster with another vehicle , or even, worse, hitting a natural gas pipe in the parking garage.
Faulty fuel gauge on 2005 gmc envoy, slt. Everytime the tank is filled, the gauge in the instrument cluster reads empty - sometimes it will rise to about an eighth of a tank, but shortly thereafter, it will go right back to empty. This problem has persisted for over a year now. There are thousands of participants on online forums with the same problem for several various gm brands. The average cost to rectify the problem is well over $500.00. The problem not only affects recent model vehicles but, it appears to affect earlier gm model vehicles as well, some as old as 1998. The problem appears to be a known defect, as many people have taken their vehicles to mechanics and/or the dealership to have the problem addressed. Nothing has been done to rectify the problem nor provide a resolution to the problem. The situation can manifest into a more sever problem should someone happen to run out of gas on the highway due to a miscalculation of fuel consumption or, even electronic instrumentation failure [which is also happening when attempting to read how many miles one has driven].
I have owned my 2005 envoy xl since june of 2006. Once, I passed 36,000 miles, I started experience lots of issues with my vehicle. I started hearing a knocking noise in the rear when I would turn on the AC and the steering was off somewhat. I had the steering fixed for around $400 but the knocking was going to cost around the same amount. Less then 10,000 miles later, the knocking noise is more persistent and is related to issues with the fuel pump. My gas hand will move to empty when I fill the tank up and will not move forward for days at a time. Today, my kids are complaining about the AC not working in the second and third row seats. Everytime I turn the corner it seems as if there is another problem with my vehicle.
2005 gmc envoy; the fuel gauge has been acting crazy lately, so I decided to research this matter on the internet, and have been finding more and more incidents where the gas gauge either stays on empty or fluctuates from empty back to full and eventually stops working. At appx. 46,000miles, my gas gauge started doing the same as previously stated, going from empty to full, and sporadically repeating this even if the fuel tank was fuel. The fuel gauge being at the empty level, but the tank is fuel, causes a constant alarm bell to go off every 10 seconds or so, everytime you get in the vehicle. I have been trying to find the fuel sensor to replace it, but it seems that you have to purchase the hole fuel pump assembly which runs around $400, and I am not going to replace it, if everyone that has a gmc envoy or chevy trailblazer are all having the same problems. From what I gather, from my research, everyone seems to have the same problem on all forums that I have read. My vehicle only has 51,000miles on it right now, and this problem has been occurring for about 3 months now.
Fuel system issues for 2005 gmc envoy. Fuel gauge stopped working properly in late 2008. Reads empty all the time regardless of fuel level. Today, 03/03/09, I experienced a degraded power symptom (and warning on the dash) related to the fuel system. The vehicle had to be shut down and restarted to continue driving.
Gas gauge reads empty all the time. Low fuel alarm will go off randomly even though their is fuel in the car. Because of this I never know how much gasoline I really have. I have ran out of gas and been stranded on the side of the road b/c of this.
At approximately 50,000 miles, the fuel sending unit on my 05 gmc envoy xl quit working. The fuel gauge indicator will fluctuate but mostly reads empty and emits low fuel warning buzzer even after I have filled the gas tank. I spoke to a service writer at a local dealership about the problem. His response was the dealership service department would look at my vehicle for about $300.00-not repair the problem-just diagnose it. He also said that I was driving the vehicle too much.
2005 gmc envoy xl with 49000 miles fuel gauge not working properly, will show empty after filling up then show full. Gauge will then show 3/4 full then 1/2 full after only 10 to 20 miles. Before 100 miles gauge will drop down to empty fuel light will come on and beep. This will happen till tank empty, I never know how much fuel is in truck. I have read that it could be fuel cap, so I replaced it but no fix. I have run out of gas on highway a couple of times already. This problem has been the same through 20 fill ups.can you help,from what I have heard runs from 600 to 1000 dollars.
Prob #1 driving down street rear door came open and wouldn't close. Already replaced the door latch on pass rear door. If I had children in the car this would've been extremely dangerous. Talking to others this is not an isolated incident. Problem #2 fuel gauge just stop working, low fuel light beeps constantly. Never know how much fuel is in car. Cost to replace over $500!
I have a 2005 gmc envoy i6 that I purchased in march 2005. November of 2006 we replaced the fuel sensor that is under warranty due to when I would fill up the gas tank the gauge would go to empty and would eventually make it to full after about 100 miles driven. Now a year and a half later the same thing is happening and the local dealership has confirmed it is a known issue and would cost around $1100 to fix the issue that should have already of been fixed the first time I took it in.
The fuel gauge went out on my 2005 gmc envoy. It just quit working. I took it to the dealership we purchased the vehicle from and it had to be replaced to the tune of $481.
#1 problem-- I only have 40,000 miles on my car and bought it less than a year ago. My fuel tank does not work-- it floats and I never know how much gas I have in my tank #2 problem- driving home last night-- I looked down at my speedometer and it was stuck over 120 MPH. I am very unhappy with gmc and tell everyone I know never to buy any chevy vehicles-- these problems should not be happening so soon on a newer vehicle.
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