Tl* the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. The contact stated that after multiple attempts, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician made the contact aware of recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v289000 (engine and engine cooling). However, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 1,001.
2002 GMC Envoy engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted, but the failure recurred multiple times. An independent mechanic stated that the engine failed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled. The low pressure indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the diagnosis was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 152,000.
We were again driving on interstate 5 at 60 MPH when the engine just stopped. We were once again able to coast to the side of the road. This is the 2nd time our envoy just stopped running at 60 MPH. Again, the mechanics could not figure out why this happened. I happened one more time, but I do not have the date. So that makes three times our 2002 gmc envoy suddenly quit running while at a high speed on the freeway. We are concerned this is an ignition problem like with the other gm vehicles this has happened to.
We were driving on interstate 5 at 60 MPH when the engine just quit. We were able to coast to the side of the freeway. Had to have the envoy towed to our mechanic. They could not find anything wrong with it. We now believe it was an ignition problem like with the other gmc vehicles.
Over the years I owned this vehicle, I had it serviced numerous times for engine failure. The last and final time, the dealership (ewing automotive) could not find anything wrong. However, while traveling on the highway at 60 miles an hour with a full tank of gas, I lost all power steering control and the car stopped dead. This was extremely dangerous and LED me to take a minimal amount in a sale, just to get rid of this dangerous car. It is very disappointing to learn that gm was fully aware of this deadly issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the low oil pressure warning light illuminated as the vehicle immediately stalled. The vehicle was restarted and operated as designed. Two weeks later the failure recurred while the contact was driving 55 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the cooling fan would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 150,100.
Everything started april last year and its one thing after another since. First my engine started stalling, while driving. One incident, I lost half a tank of gas within a 15 minute ride, which I have a 17 gallon tank. Then while driving on an expressway, it suddenly dropped from 70 to 20 before I could get over two lanes to get out of the way of traffic. Ive cleaned the throttle body, ive cleaned the camshaft actuator, ive replaced the air filter, fuel filter, and the oil twice within a 8 month period, and yet it still continues to stall. Now I recently change the water pump to see if that would help, even though my car was not over heating, now its stalling even worse; I cant even make it through a drive through without having to start it twice. Second and even scarrier issue, I hit pot hole one day and before I could make 15 miles, I heard grinding. A cv joint had to be replaced, then two days after that the other cv joint broke off and broke my front axle disconnect assembly. Did I hit anybody? No thank god I was in the right hand lane and could get over without hitting anyone or causing injury to myself. Ive replaced both cv joints and the assembly now and even did the struts while I was at it, but have also been told I need control arms now. And still my car is stalling, grinding when I turn and I cant get the check engine light to clear long enough to get it inspected. My drivers side windshield works when it wants to and now the car is starting to vibrate unbelievably. Ive kept my oil changed, ive kept my filters changed, ive never taken this thing off road and have had it over 7 years and just in the last year I have dumped more money in this car than I have since ive owned it.
When I start the truck in the morning it sounds like the engine is revved up with the loud fan noise. I had the fan clutch replaced independently and the loud noise continues and a slight loss of power at times while driving and it feels like it's taking too long shift into the next gear. The noise is really heard when you accelerate on the gas pedal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. While driving approximately 45 MPH, smoke and flames emitted from under the hood. The contact was able to exit the vehicle and with assistance, the flames were extinguished. There was no personal injury. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who advised that the failure was contributed to the wiring harness being positioned too close to the exhaust manifold. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the low engine power warning lamp illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the PCM was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v289000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 48,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. The contact was driving approximately 60 MPH, the engine stalled with the illumination of the low oil pressure warning indicator. The vehicle restated and resumed normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who informed there was a faulty power train control module. There was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v829000 (engine and engine cooling). The VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for the similar failure. The technician was in the process of replacing the fuel pump. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH or more the vehicle would suddenly stall. None of the warning lights illuminated on the instrumental panel. He was able to restart the vehicle and take it to the dealer who diagnosed the failure as being the cooling fan clutch. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. The contact stated that he noticed a burnt odor in the engine area. When he inspected, he found an oil leak at the head gasket because it was made of aluminum. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 56,680.
Exhaust manifold leak.
I own a 2002 gmc envoy. For the past year or so, I've been having trouble whenever I stop at a red light, the car starts to shake and sometimes turns off. I usually turn the car off and start it up again. On monday, july 27th, I was driving when my car suddenly shut down. Luckily I was able to get the car to a safe spot and no further damage was done to my car or other property. I tried starting the car again and it would not start. I had to get the car towed to a nearby mechanic. Once there, the mechanic looked over the car and determined that it was the computer engine and that it was under recall. He had me call gmc so that I could report the incident. When I called, I was told that there was no recalls on my exact car but that she would contact the mechanic and get some more information. After a couple days of waiting with no vehicle or call from gmc, I finally get a call back from the mechanic telling me that he spoke to the gmc representative and that they would be calling me back to set up a date and time to take my car to the dealership to have fixed and that the recall information was correct. About an hour later, I received a call from gmc and she told me that they were not going to cover the repair. Never having to deal with this before, I was completely confused as to what was going on and why gmc was not covering it. This is a huge safety concern for me and I would like to get some resolution from it.
I have a roaring sound at times when I first begin driving the vehicle. If I slow down or stop within the first 5 minutes of driving, the vehicle commonly stalls. Has never stalled at a high rate of speed. I have the ecas (electric suspension) on my vehicle, but I was not part of recall 04v289000 as far as I know. This recall sounds exactly like what is happening with my vehicle. This problem has been going on for at least 3-4 years, and even the dealer "can't seem to find the problem." I'll I ever hear is that the computer doesn't show any problems. The vehicle is a piece of '!@#$%.
Driving on the interstate at 65 MPH. Without any warning the vehicle suddenly lost power. No warnings flashed on the information panel or anything. Able to coast the vehicle to a safe stop. Scared too death! Could have gotten killed. Tried several times to restart the vehicle it would not. Waited along side the interstate for 15 - 20 minutes before the vehicle restarted. This vehicle completely shut down without any warning!
2002 gmc envoy slt. Engine stalls at highway speeds. Loss of power brakes and steering. Engine will not restart for anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes. This is the 5th time that this has happened to me in the past 4 years. 4 times on the freeway and once on a surface road. This time I was with my wife and 11 month old daughter. I was not able to pull the car over to a safe location. I ended up in the left shoulder in next to the fast lane with only about a foot of space to my right where the cars were whizzing by. I cannot tell you the terror that I felt, as my daughter was in her child car seat on that side as the cars passed honking. This vehicle is very unsafe. I have read many internet postings and it appears that this problem occurs often with this make and model, yet whenever I take the vehicle to the dealership all I get is: no codes are displayed, we can't duplicate the problem, or they start throwing parts at it. So far I have replaced a fuel pump and a crank angle sensor, had the fuel injectors cleaned. The problem persists. I want to make sure that my description is clear. The engine temperature is normal, voltage is normal, outside temperature can be hot, warm or cold, it can be day or night. It has happened in all of these conditions. What is worse is that I cannot restart the engine for around 20-30 minutes, presumably there is some sort of reset on the computer ECM/PCM that occurs that grants me the right to now drive my vehicle again? This is unacceptable. My daughter, my wife or I could have been injured or even killed. I have never complained about this before except to the dealer but now that I have a baby, I am livid. I am a very experienced driver and have always been able to pull the vehicle to safety even without the power assisted brakes or steering. I very much worry about less experienced drivers such as my wife who is from a foreign country and has only been driving for two years. If she had been driving we would have.
2002 envoy slt also when slowing down to an idle has shut off engine. Put up in park and will start back up. Dash light states service engine and service on star. Have not been able to fix problem yet.
Roaring sound, no power, vehicle can barely reach 30mph, loud noise has existed for long time (several years) and the power problem usually resolved after about 5 minutes. This is a defect. I found hundreds of owners complaining of same problem on line. Dealer replaced fan clutch.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 gmc envoy. While driving 50-70 MPH, the engine failed and the vehicle lost total power. The failure has occurred on four occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer from where it was purchased three times, but they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken to an out of town dealer and has currently been in the shop for four weeks. The manufacturer stated that they could not assist because the failure was not under warranty. The current mileage was 67,000 and failure mileage was 56,000.
A couple of months ago I took my vehicle in for several complaints and a repair under warranty. I explained to the dealer the loud fan noise, loss of power during this noise, which happened occasionally upon start up and disappeared after a mile or two of travel. At this time I was told they could not locate the problem. Now the noise is constant. I had a mechanic drive it during this noise and he indicated it was a failed clutch fan. In my research to find a tsb (aka technical service bulletin) related to my issue, I was able to find such a bulletin, amongst many customer complaints with the same issue.
Air conditioner cooling becomes intermittent. Gm dealer commented that they have been having a number customer complaints about this issue and have been having of " a lot" of problems with the fan relay sensor and the cooling fan clutch. Repair calls for replacement of entire fan assembly and sensor/switch. Cost of repair approx $1,000.
2002 gmc envoy has a lower engine noise. Under extended warranty, adjuster is holding up repair for over two weeks. Vehicle has had regular oil changes. Vehicle has only 57,800 miles. Was recalled for pmc valve and had trans problem brand new. Totally disgusted with this truck.
Already replaced the fan clutch at 39000 miles. It cost me close to $800, $300+ for the new fan , and $400+ for labor. The dealer installed the new computer software. Now at 42700 miles the fan clutch, the thermostat broken. The bad news, I shipped this envoy to the dominican republic , already talking to the local dealer. My question to all was, in observation of all the fan clutch problems, did this require a recall. Now , that I knew about so many people having this problem, either the dealer and gmc refund me for the first fan clutch and repair or replace with current one, or I will definitely sue them. Has anyone taken this action?
Engine tended to rev at a high level until warmed up. Finally would not come down to a normal level due to a failed fan clutch. Vehicle was out of warranty, and dealer quoted $800 for repairs. Had the fan clutch replaced independently, which now has us back to the original high level of revving for several minutes before running normal. Disappointed to see the number of similar failures, and yet the dealer acts like this is an unheard of event.
I drive a 2002 gmc envoy and for the last 2&1/2 years during the summer, I usually notice that the fan seems to run very frequently. After a few minutes it usually stops and I don't think about it again until we restart it. We've taken it to two different dealerships including the one we purchased it from and they tell us there is nothing wrong with the car-it's just hot outside and the engine needs to be cooled by the fan so it runs longer and louder. Today, I took it in because it would not quit running and my check engine light came on. They want $700 to fix the fan clutch which we've been trying to tell them wasn't operating correctly this whole time.
Last year (2005) the clutch fan locked up and stayed locked up until we took it to a gm dealer. They said there was a bulletin on this and the PCM needed to be re-programmed. That solved the problem. The vehicle looses power, won,t shift properly and this happens without notice. One minute it's fine and then it's not. Now one year later the same problem has occurred. This is ridiculous!! I now have to take it to a dealer and pay to have it re-programmed. If this is a continuing problem, I don't understand why gm can't just replace the chip that holds the code, and be done with it.
My 2002 envoy has stalled 3 times now while traveling on the highway. Each time the engine quits and will not restart until disconnecting and re-connecting the battery. Since this last time the car displays ABS light and speedometer does not work even after disconnecting battery. Dealer says I have to replace a computer now. Sounds like recall 04v289000 but my VIN is not included in that recall.
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