general problems of the 2005 GMC Envoy

My vehicle when purchased was altered from cloth seats to leather by the dealership where purchased. 3 days ago my car is signaling me to service airbag while driving the car or in idle. So I immediately took it to a certified mechanic at meineke and was told that this is a manufacturer defect and there is a recall for this on my year, make & model SUV. I called gm on 11/29/2019 and was told by a supervisor named angel there has been no recalls by their manufacturer and there is nothing more she can do about the matter. I cannot drive my car like this knowing this can be potentially harmful and hazardous.

Vehicle was stationary and in drive when it had a uncontrolled acceleration resulting in a collision with a garage where it was being parked. Extensive damage resulted to the home and vehicle. No injuries.

Received a "check engine" light while driving the vehicle. The fault code that came up was po128 ( insufficient ambient temperature - ect ) upon researching the problem I discovered that this is a common fault on this vehicle. It is generally caused by a "sticking" coolant thermostat. This condition also results in poor heating poor heating of the passenger compartment. If this is such a common problem with vehicle as I have found. Gm should issue a recall and correct the problem at no expense to the owner!.

When backing the vehicle to leave a local restaurant, driver struck vehicle behind her. This happened so quickly that it was unknown to the driver how the vehicle traveled so quickly that driver had not even had a chance to turn the steering wheel to avoid striking the other vehicle. Driver placed vehicle in drive to pull over to assess the damage. When placed into drive, the vehicle lurched forward and continued to accelerate despite the brakes being applied. The vehicle struck a brick restaurant. Damage was also done to the interior bathroom of the facility and the business had to close to assure safety of it's staff/customers. Witness states the vehicle was obviously lurching and appeared to have a mechanical problem. The driver's foot bounced off of the brake pedal on impact lodging it underneath the brake pedal. It was also noted that neither front airbags did deploy. Driver did not seek medical attention however driver's foot was badly bruised.

Accelerating while entering a freeway, took foot off the gas and the vehicle continued to accelerate. Applied brake but vehicle continued to accelerate. Put vehicle in neutral to try and slow down and again applied brake. Vehicle began to spin to the right and we hit the guard rail, hitting the passenger rear bumper and the driver's side front bumper. Side air bags deployed. Car spun into the middle travel lane and began to spin around. Car was slowing down and was able to turn car off. Fortunately no other cars were involved. An off duty sheriff's deputy stopped and said he noticed smoke and thought the car was on fire but no fire occurred. When state police arrived they asked us to move the car to the break down lane. Was able to put car in reverse and backed car to breakdown lane. Tried to put car in drive but car wouldn't go forward.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 GMC Envoy. The contact stated when he inserted the vehicle key into the ignition switch and turned it the vehicle would not start intermently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000. Lb.

The oil pressure gauge is reading above 80. Had oil changed immediately. Was told that there have been complaints regarding the mis reading of the instrument panel. Contacted gm and was told that at this time they are not covering the repairs and that it is the consumers responsibility to replace the engine sensor system. Gm has some of the rudest and nastiest customer service representatives. I had to call 3 times in one day. They even hung up on me . I spoke with jonathan, connie and veronica. I asked about the safety of the vehicle and other potential problems, such as engine fire or entire system shutting down and not responding. They had absolutely no answer for me other than they are not covering the cost of the repair.

2005 GMC Envoy xl has several issues with the instrument cluster. The battery and temperature gauges are reading off the scale past their maximum readings. It should also be noted that this vehicle also had issues with the fuel gauge sending unit and the engine thermostat.

The guages have gone crazy, eng light pops on and off, abs light?, I am afraid that the computer may shut down while driving? have been told mechanic that the entire instrument cluster will need to be replaced and reprogrammed.

2005 GMC Envoy xl - my car has died on me while going down the road on five different occasions. It has been to the dealer twice now, and they say they can't find anything wrong. I feel very unsafe driving this car, and I am afraid my family or someone else could get hurt. Looking online, I have found other Envoys have done the same thing. One time it did lead to a death. I am hoping my complaint may be the one needed to do something about this dangerous problem. Each time someone has taken their vehicle in for this problem they get the same response I have gotten, nothing done!! my vehicle is still under warranty and I will continue to take it back in hoping they will find the problem. Please investigate this. It's very scary to be going down the road and your car just dying on you for no reason.

The vehicle has a severe hesitation when the engine is under a load. This has been called a surge by one mechanic. Had truck 2 months bought it used with 29,000 miles it's a GMC Envoy. While going up hills on the highway at 60 mph, the engines starts to miss/surge/hesitate causing the vehicle to lose speed and rpm's. As you slowly press the gas pedal to gain speed the engine misses more. I had this truck to the dealer 6 times for this problem. They changed the fuel module on the engine then rebuilt the transmission. I was told by them it's the characteristics of the vehicle.

Fails to start periodically clock returns to 12:00 all gauges work but will not turn over engine, light will flicker while driving and lurches forward when foot is on the brake.

When driving at slow speeds, in the process of slowing down or at a complete stop the truck experiences engine surges. It happens unexpectedly and gives no warning. It's extremely dangerous because I've almost rear-ended people numerous times due to the surges. It was brought into the dealership for service and they said they did a software update but could not duplicate the problem. I'll be making an appointment for another service call within the next week. I thought it was just me but then a CO-worker said she had the same issues to the extent that she sold her car back and bought a completely different make & model.

Dt: consumer owns a '05 GMC Envoy and has difficulty towing a trailer within gm rates, gm states that his Envoy can tow a weight of 5,800 pound capacity, however he feels the vehicle is unable to maneuver a travel trailer of 3,400 pound capacity. The consumer has been to the dealership twice for this. The dealer stated there was nothing they could do. Consumer has pulled the trailer with other vehicles and it pulls fine but when attached to the Envoy there is a problem. Consumer feels it is not with the suspension of the vehicle but within the engine which is a v6. When pulling trailer for a distance as little as 2 miles the engine heats up, and he experiences a loss of speed and engine the bogs down to 30 mph. Envoy is equipped with the 373 axle ratio and can not pull an enclosed 24ft travel trailer on it's 6 cylinder engine. The 2nd trip to dealer, the service manager did duplicate this problem and suggested the consumer needed a v8 engine. Also, there is a electrical problem that only occurs when the engine is running. Consumer gave examples of automatic door locks unlocking by themselves and the anti theft system enabling itself resulting in a shutdown of the vehicle. Took to dealer 10 times for this problem. Dealer could not duplicate problems. The dealer said gm would not authorize repair unless they could duplicate problem. Has contacted gm customer service at least 100 times for these issues without any luck. No repairs or corrections as a result. Consumer is still experiencing these problems as a result.

My seat covers were originally cloth but at time of purchase they were replaced with leather seat coverings and there is recall #06v417000 has me very concerned.