GMC Envoy XL fuel gauge problems

Filed Mar 27, 2017 · Fuel system · 98,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc envoy xl. While driving 30 MPH, the fuel gauge fluctuated and failed to properly display the amount of fuel in the tank. The lack of fuel caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.

Filed Jul 18, 2016 · Fuel system · 166,572 miles · MO

Driving on the highway after putting fuel in and fuel gauge suddenly shows empty and my vehicle stalled. The fuel guage would then show full at times then empty. Now it shows empty all the time and has stalled 3 more times while driving in traffic.

Filed Jul 5, 2015 · Fuel system · 100,548 miles · GA

Filled SUV up at gas station. Gas gauge went to full. Proceeded out of gas station when the gas gauge went to empty, gas gauge will now not stay in one place, continues to act up and mostly stays on empty and the bell rings constantly. I am unable to determine how much fuel I have and concerned that the SUV will think its out of gas and shut off.

Filed Jul 25, 2014 · Electrical · 122,000 miles · SC

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.

Filed Mar 18, 2014 · Electrical, Fuel system · FL

Driving the vehicle on the highway at approximately 75mph, gas gauge went completely down to e with a full tank. The needle was basically reading in the same position as when it is in the off position. After that happened the vehicle speedometer started reading incorrect speeds I will be at a dead stop and at a stop light and my speedometer will be reading 75 MPH stuck. I know there was a class action lawsuit in 2007 approximately and listed certain gm vehicles but this one was not included. I think that gm needs to look at this affecting other models and makes they replaced some vehicles with this issue and the problem lies with the step motor in the cluster gauge. If you take the gm dealership they want to charge you $500 dollars to repair on a issue that is being replaced on other models. Please please get this to be recall this is a issue that will cause someone to get hurt very bad in a accident.

Filed Oct 30, 2013 · Fuel system · 101,000 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 gmc envoy xl. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, she noticed that the fuel gauge reading was fluctuating while the fuel tank was full. The engine then suddenly stalled due to the faulty fuel gauge. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000.

Filed Aug 14, 2013 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · MI

Long term problem with the instrument cluster that grew much worse at the beginning of this year. I'm the original owner and the vehicle currently has less than 88k miles on it. Back in 2010 the tachometer stopped functioning properly. At idle, it was reading 5000-6000 RPM. Kept watching the tach over months and it was all over the place until the needle finally rested at the 6 o'clock position. Wasn't a big deal. Early this year (2013), other gauges started reading improperly. One by one the oil pressure, speedometer, and fuel gauge all went haywire, showing readings outside of their range. The only two functional gauges left were voltage and coolant temperature when I had the entire instrument cluster replaced back in march the cluster is a common problem. There's a thread at edmunds.com with over 500 posts related to it: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/webx?14@@.f17ba01/0 didn't happen to me because I was watching all the gauges closely, but I'd hate to see someone run out of gas in the middle of nowhere because of a faulty fuel gauge.

Filed Sep 8, 2012 · Electrical · NJ

I required a jump start of my battery for the first time of many because there is an electrical short in my instrument panel to include the functions of the driver side door. According to the federal safety agency "a short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury" posted in the us new reported by katie labarre on august 20, 2012. Gm has announced a recall of 250,000 SUV vehicles because of this but has yet to notify any of the owners of these vehicles. Last year I had to dispute the faulty fuel gauge and now this. I've tried contacting gm and I am constantly being given the run around. Gmc 2006 envoy xl is a garbage vehicle and I regret the day I ever purchased it!!!!

Filed Apr 26, 2012 · Fuel system · 24,856 miles · IL

Noticed that the fuel gauge for the past week has been acting very strange. I had a half tank of gas and drive very little daily (maybe 10 miles) and in 3 days it went from 1/2 tank to empty. I actually thought my gas was leaking out, but no gas spots or leaks. Now, it was on empty, light came on, and started to bing, and the engine light is on also. I filled the car up and fuel light is still on and so is the engine light. Indicating a problem at the fuel gage. I love this car, I have never loved a car more...but, now reading all the huge number of people having the same problems...and the cost to have it fixed is wayyyyyyyyy more than I can pay or afford. I have been trying to figure out how I am going to pay the first half of my re taxes and my home owners insurance, I used to work for years with auto dealers and with this amount of complaints, the manufacture normally does a recall and fixes this problem. My concern is, if I keep driving it without getting it fixed will I create more problems and the bigger problem is how do I know when I am on empty since it is now always on empty??????

Filed Apr 12, 2012 · Fuel system · 46,500 miles · MA

Gas gauge failed to read the correct fuel level in the tank. Thankfully, we noticed before running out of gas on the highway. Fuel gauge would float between 1/4 and 3/4 tank so you couldn't tell how much gas you had.