Check engine light accompanied by engine cut-off when cold weather since november 2009. Twice gmc dealership couldn't duplicate issue and no idea for check engine light. New development of fuel gauge failure each time of gas fill-up accompanied by fluctuating fuel level indicator. Clicking noise coming from gas pedal for 3 years with increasing frequency. Electrical system including gauges, speedometer, power steering noise, cruise control seem to be having issues. Dealership claims no recalls, but electrical issues appear to be common according to edmunds.com forums for gmc envoys.
2006 GMC Envoy fuel system complaints
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Driving to work at 5 am about 3/4 of mile from home, auto slowed, headlights deemed slightly, RPM's fell. Barely able to coast auto to side of road. Call for roadside assistance. While talking to agent I open door and smelled gasoline. Agent informed me to call fire department to ensure auto safe to move. Fire department arrived and said fuel was still dripping from auto, but they did spread something on fuel and waited until rollback removed auto. Auto was taken to gm dealer for repairs. When notified of repair completion I went to dealership. They told me I must have ran over something that pulled fuel line off, and that it was a 1 in a million event. I did not run over anything so I did not believe this statement. I research and found other have had same problem. I am worried because on the repair ticket it states customer states gas leaking as soon as the key turned was on, checked and found quick connect line pulled apart in front of fuel tank. Reconnected line all checks good at this time. I did not state fuel was leaking as soon as key was turned on. I was driving and almost unable to get auto to roadside. Very dangerous and if the only repair was to reconnect a line that had fallen off, it seems very likely to happen again.
It seems that my vehicles fuel sending unit is defective after only 40,000 miles and through further investigation I found there are many other owners of this line of vehicles that are experiencing this identical problem. I have been told that it will cost over 800.00 to repair this with no guarantee that it won't happen again. I think this problem should be recalled as most owners of this vehicle are quite upset that they have to pay out of pocket for this defective part to be replaced.
2006 gmc envoy - fuel gauge shows empty regardless of how much fuel is in the tank. Since I have no idea how much fuel is remaining, I have run out of gas several times, including a couple on the interstate. The problem started around october of 2008, but costs almost $700 to fix, started at 37500 miles so it was just out of warranty, and there are hundreds of postings online about this problem stating it's a defect with the fuel pump.
I own a 2006 gmc envoy, in 2007 the fuel sensor stopped working at approximately 20k miles, so I couldn't tell how much gas I had, when full it registers as empty, it was supposedly fixed and then the fuel line came apart while I was driving. Now I am once again having the same issue with the fuel sensor, the vehicle now has 80k miles. I have contacted gm, but they are of no help. Upon checking the message boards there are thousands of envoys & trailblazers with the same issue.
2006 gmc envoy, 59000 miles and the fuel gauge has stopped working. Have found many others that have the same issue. Gm acknowledges a problem but will not fix.
I'm an owner of a 2006 gmc envoy slt. Unfortunately, the fuel gauge no longer functions. At first, the gauge would swing between full, empty and half full. Now, it just lives at 'empty'. Resetting the trip display after refilling at 220 miles is getting old and inconvenient. I don't like not knowing exactly how much gas I have - especially when I'm driving in areas where there isn't a gas station on every corner. Because this seems to be a recurring problem, it should be covered by gmc.
2006 gmc envoy fuel gauge stopped working around 40k miles. Always shows to be empty with low fuel light always on. Have not fixed yet. I always reset trip meter in order to refill tank every 275 - 300 miles. Waiting on recall.
I own a 2006 gmc envoy. I have experienced intermittent fuel gage failure. The dealership wants $600 + to fix the problem. After doing some investigation on the internet I learned that this is a common problem and gm may have a "silent recall" of this part. I believe this is a safety problem due to the possibility of running out of gas and becoming stranded in rural iowa during inclement weather. I believe that gm should recall the part.
Fuel gauge malfunction.
It seems that my vehicles fuel sending unit is defective after only 47,000 miles and through further investigation I found there are many other owners of this line of vehicles that are experiencing this identical problem. I have been told that it will cost over 800.00 to repair this with no guarantee that it won't happen again. I think this problem should be recalled as most owners of this vehicle are quite upset that they have to pay out of pocket for this defective part to be replaced.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 gmc envoy. She experienced failures with the ABS system. The fuel gage registered empty when the gas tank was full and also the seats and windows electrical switch. While driving at night on august 11,2009 all lights failed. She will take the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 41,590.
I've owned my 2006 envoy for about a year when the gas gage kept saying that it was empty even though it was full. I had it fixed but it is upsetting I had to come up with the money to fix this problem myself. I find it interesting there are so many other complaints about this issue and there is nothing being done about it.
After filling vehicle with gas, the gas gauge goes to e and the light and buzzer come on.
Failure of the fuel sending unit on my 2006 gmc envoy and others gmc envoys and chevy trailblazers. A flood of information is available regarding this problem on the internet. Most can not understand the lack of a recall to fix this situation. Situation: erratic or empty gas gauge reading even when the tank is full. A full tank reads empty right out of the gas station. The gauge moves up and down with no reliability. The reading is fluctuating the entire time spent driving when not reading empty. The problem occurred within a month of the warranty expiring.
2006 envoy only has 50,000 miles and the flywheel is going bad which may lead to future problems with the transmission there is also a fuel gauge problem where I fill up the car completely and it still reads empty. To replace this would be $800 dollars!!! I have found other websites where other people who own this car are having the same problems. There needs to be a recall!!!!!!! This is ridiculous. Thank you for listening.
I own a 2006 gmc envoy that was purchased in march of 2008. The vehicle worked perfectly until june of 2008, when the fuel gauge began behaving erratically. Anything less than 3/4 full tank was registering as "empty". At this time, february 2009, the gauge constantly reads "empty", even after filling up. I have seen numerous consumer complaints on automotive forums and the gmc website, however, no recall has been issued for the fuel float that causes the problem. I personally cannot afford $300 for parts and labor to fix this problem, and have been reduced to carrying paper and pencil to try and monitor my fuel consumption and mpg so I do not run out of gas in the middle of nowhere with two small children.
My 2006 gmc envoy's gas gauge has been fluctuating from empty to full on fill ups for over 2 months and now it is stuck on empty even when tank is filled. My mechanic said it would cost $800 to replace the fuel sending unit and fuel pump. Many other owners have similar issues.
Starting in december 2007 every time I fill my gas tank the sensor light comes on and stays on, after a few miles the check engine light comes on. The gas gauge reads empty, then it will read something else. So I have to always reset my mileage so that I know how far I have went. This gmc is only 2 years old. It drives me nuts with this problem. It will finally reset to where the light goes off and the check engine light will go off. For a couple of days then I have to fill it again. I almost dread going to put gas in.
Fuel level sensor (2006 gmc envoy xlt) it was floating back and forth at first then it rests on "e" and the light stays on and the alarm keeps ringing that my fuel level is low. It has left me stranded more than once. I have contacted gm and was told that they have had several vehicles come in with the same problem. Now it doesn't float at all it just stays on "e" and the light and bells are on.
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