general problems of the 2003 GMC Envoy - part 1

Vehicle caught fire under dash somewhere without vehicle being turned on.

I was driving down the road when the car shut down everything I was scared because I had traffic right behind me going 45mph and then they car would not run again. I was right in the middle of an inter section at hall road and 59 it was the scariest thing that has happened to me. I bought this vehicle as a used auto and I'm not sure if the emmission system ever got changed and this happened once before and the dealer said not to drive with my house keys attached. I had to get the auto towed home.

The dash cluster does not work correctly, all the lights turn on and doors lock while I am driving on in town or on the highway , all the gauges come on at once while driving on the streets at random times. . The rear has airbags in the suspension and and aren't working properly, I took it to the shop and they said it had 30 codes on the diagnostic machine but they couldn't find the problem.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the power window and door controls malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they diagnosed that the vehicle needed a new power switch. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 155,000.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. While the vehicle was parked and turned off, the low beam head lamps continued to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 144,000.

I was in a mva July 22, 2015 I was tboned on the drivers side and the went headon with a light pole and my airbags never deployed. I had many problems with the electrical in the truck since I purchased the truck. It was an as is with no warranty and I wasnt given any knowledge of problems or recalls. I suffered extensive injuries to my body and my truck was a total loss $10000 in damages to the vehicle.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph the instrument cluster became inoperable. The contact stated that the window switches on the vehicle also became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic was not able retrieve a fault code. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. Ah.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy 360. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicles check engine light and reduce power light became illuminated and the vehicle, without warning stopped accelerating even while the accelerator was being depressed. The contact had to pull the vehicle over and turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it could not be diagnosed. No repairs were done. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000. Ed.

The fan blower for heat and air wouldn't cut off even with the key out of ignition. Also two coil packs went out within a month.

My car started going nuts the wipers wouldnt turn off the seats wont move the doors wont lock the heaters off and hot air comes out tru ventilatos.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy 360. The contact stated that the turn signals failed to work in the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Headlight switch overheated and caused circuit panel to catch on fire.

Wife mentioned the instrament cluster ( r. P. M . ) & ( voltage ) /w/ the ( check engine light ) are on. Mileage=approx :106,000 this is a g. M. C factory flaw in many Envoys built . Electrition's asleep at there posts on this issue , and said others too!! other issues are minor in repair and useage dictated by age , not a recall item but listed anyway for veiwing. Seat--electrical-driver side- front left faceing lift bracket arm-- broke at weld . Can be repaired. Center floor front console --loose ? not yet investigated as to why. Rear back hatch floor carpet ruined by former owners --unknown spill ate carpeting like battery acid spill. ? other then a few minor glitches in a ( note ) ( used ) vehical . . . We can handle it. Note: all other systems operate as they are designed to do .

My driver side locks and window controls have ceased to operate. Evidently fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short circuit in the door module which caused the power door lock and power window switches to become inoperative. My concern is that the short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing an odor, smoke, or a fire. I looked on the internet and there is a recall from gm and dealers will inspect the driver's door module, if it is functioning correctly, a protective coating will be applied. If the module is not functioning correctly, it will be replaced. The gm recall number is 12180. I called gm and they told me that although this exact problem is happening to my automobile. . . My car is not covered. I am afraid that my car will catch on fire.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that after turning off her ignition, the doors locked leaving her trapped in the car. There was no warning prior to the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 73,134.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy xl. The contact stated that the drivers side door panel malfunctioned intermittently. The contact indicated that the front doors would not lock and the rear doors would only lock by using the key fob. The contact mentioned that the door locks, windows, power mirror adjuster and the heated seats failed to work intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the switch panel on the front drivers side needed to be replaced. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 13v248000 (electrical system and visibility). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000. Pam updated 08/12/lj.

Truck shut off while driving.

Mainly in wet weather, dashboard alerts chime and lights flash. Doesn't stop until weather is better. I'm afraid there is a short somewhere. Bought vehicle in December, 2013. Dealer won't help. I don't know what to do. Please advise. I can't find a recall regarding this. But have read several complaints and reviews with this same issue. I did not know about this when I bought it because it was winter at the time. Very frustrated and unhappy.

The lift gate warning light malfunctioning says gate open and isnt light doesn't go off.

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.

Drove to work Saturday night 12/07/2013 parked car at 7:30 pm went in to work . Came out to my car at 10:00pm for break to see my car smoking the passengers heated seat turned it's self on at some point and was on fire burning the seat and my cooler that was sitting on the seat was on fire and smoke filled the car was making it hard to breath the smoke was thick and smelled toxic. Me and my fellow employees dumped snow on and under the seat from as far,away as we could till the smoke calmed down. To get the fire out. I am so grateful I was not driving or there was no person sitting on the seat at the time could of caused me to wreck myself or others. On my drive home could not use the heat due to the fumes being to strong with the windows up and heat on had to drive with no heat and windows down 40 minutes with the temps in the teens.

This is the second occurrence of an issue with the vehicles manual switch for 2hi,awd,4hi,4low. The dealer I bought the used vehicle from fixed the issue right after purchase and I'm having another problem with the switch. I try to select anything besides 2hi and the selector will just continue to blink on the selection without any action. Sometimes the service 4wd will illuminate on the dash. This seems like a frequent occurrence/complaint of other Envoy owners online.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the speedometer would provide erroneous readings of 120 mph and the tachometer provided an erroneous reading of zero. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000 and the approximate current mileage was 128,000.

After six months having purchased this used vehicle from a local dealer, I noticed that the driver's door was not working properly, nor were the power window devices, controls, power locks and also the visibility of driver's rear window. I noticed that the door would overheat and sometimes I can smell an odor similar to when something is burning. I have taken the vehicle to a mechanic and finding the solution to the problem has been difficult. On June 2013, I read on the msn website that the GMC Envoys for 2006 and 2007 were being recalled (recall #13v248000) in regards to driver's master power window switch. Since I am having this same problem, with my 2003 Envoy, I called GMC and explained to her that I am having that same issue with my 2003 Envoy. She indicated that GMC would pay for the diagnostic fee labor even though my car's mileage was not under warranty and that the recall was only for 2006 & 2007 Envoys. She connected me to keisha kennedy for an appt. With balise the following day. She assigned a case number 71-1219059371. The following day, August 28, 2013, I went to my appointment at 11 am. And left my car. About an hour later, I get a call from GMC indicating to me that she was sorry, but that GMC could not cover the cost of diagnostic fee labor. I said, "that is not what you told me yesterday" and she replied, "I am sorry, I was not authorized to tell you that". I said to her, "I wouldn't have taken time off from work, ask for a ride, be without transporation if you had told me that before". I also said to her, "how can you tell me you are covering the cost yesterday and today change your mind". All she responded was, "I am sorry". I asked to speak to her supervisor by the name of michelle and the supervisor just said that her employee was not authorized to say to me that GMC would cover the cost. I still have the same safety issue.

Driving in a school zone of 25 miles per hour and began to smell a rotten egg smell. The gauges on the dash remained normal. Pulled over at the next parking lot of a tractor supply and turned the car off. Smoke was coming from under the hood. Opened the hood and saw immediately where the smoke was coming from. We disconnected the battery first the positive, then the car started on its own, without a key in the ignition. Finally got the battery disconnected and the smoke continued. The result was a melted fuse box relay block a hole all the way through and a damaged electrical harness. The car is not drivable. It was towed. A claim was turned into geico and was denied by the insurance company. The repair estimate is somewhere between $1000-2500 to repair. I have noticed through research that this is not an uncommon problem with this vehicle. We have owned this vehicle from the showroom floor till now. No problems, warnings, etc. What to do now?.

Started car and none of my gauges were working. This happened another time about three months ago and the next day when I started my car it was fine. So I was hoping it would happen again and it would fix itself. It didn't! I've read this was a recall on 2004 to 2008 why not 03 I've read several sites that its a common problem in that year also. Took to GMC dealer after being told no fee for diagnose to pull panel after sitting an hour waiting now cost 150. 00 and turns out its a cluster problem. Part is 375 plus another 200 for labor.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, there was a buzzing noise coming from the drivers side door control module. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000. The current mileage was 97,000.

My GMC Envoy cluster ( speedometer ) is not working properly sometimes it moves and sometime it just sit on zero, even if going 65 miles an hour. . The exterior headlight shot off one night when I was driving home I can only drive with full light. My mechanic stated it was due to an electrical problems. . . GMC needs to do some recalls on on some issue on this truck. . . I have red similar issue with other truck owner.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the headlights ceased to work. Upon taking the vehicle to a local pep boys, it was diagnosed that the electrical wire harness had burned out and needed to be replaced, in addition to the bulbs. However, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back the local pep boys, who replaced the electrical wire harness and the bulbs for the second time; however, the failure persisted. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. The contact noticed that the speedometer was inoperable and she was unable to determine how fast or slow she was traveling. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for service. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was 92,000.

Speedometer fluctuates between not working at all to simply displaying an obviously incorrect speed.

The car dies for no reason it has been doing this since the first day I got the car the car also functions like it has hydrolics for a while it will be low to the ground while I'm driving it then out of no where it would raise up I had to get the suspension done when I got it because it was old and also the key gets stuck in the ignition also if I press the unlock button it will turn on the heat this car has been a headache.

Erratic speedometer problems on my 2003 GMC Envoy xl. It has been acting up occasionally for several years, but now it sometimes will totally malfunction and either bottom out at zero, or register too high, it is just not working properly. I have done some research and found that this is a common issue for GMC vehicles of this time frame, and Envoys are one of the worst.

During colder days, our speedometer on our 2003 GMC Envoy xl does not work until it warms up. We have 112,000 miles on the vehicle however researching on line for speedometer issues, there appears to be an issue. I cannot tell what speed we are going and then once it warms up it begins to work recording half speed. It may or may not eventually record accurate speed. This is a safety issue from the stand point that I use my speedometer to determine speed going into corners and off ramps. Without this ability, my speed is estimated which does not allow accurate speed into curves. This appears to be electrical in nature as it is intermittent. Seems like there should be a recall to correct this problem.

I have a 2003 GMC Envoy. At first my rpm needle stared to move up faster then what I was going for about a month. When I shut the engine off it sounded like it was letting out a vacuum noise. Now it's been a month and a half and my mph is not working. It seems to be stuck on 80 mps while I'm setting and goes past 120 while I'm driving. Also the gas gage is not working right. It doesn't register the right amount of gas that's in the tank. I hope soon there will be a recall on the electrical cluster, because each gage is going out one by one. I hope this would be a vehicle safety hazard since you need to know what speed you are going. Thank you.