Three problems related to dashboard failed have been reported for the 2006 GMC Envoy. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driving at 20 miles an hour and hear a crackling noise in driver door panel. Window rolled up on it's own, side mirrors began to readjust themselves and heated seat came on. When noise quit I had lost all control of panel controls. Called gm dealer to get it in for the recall on master switch and was told there were no parts or remedy from gm as of yet. Recall came out a couple months ago. Called another dealer and told the same thing. I called direct to gm and was told there was no solution at this time. I had no window control, car will not lock, side mirrors pointed down to ground so I can't use them. I called back and asked why a recall was issued when there were no replacement parts on a safety issue such as this. Kids can open doors, can't change lanes on highway do to mirrors and can't use windows. As I continued to drive the crackling came back and seat reheated, mirrors repositioned, and window tries to go down. I called again and was told I could set an appointment and would have to pay up front and then get reimbursed from gm. I told them I would not under any circumstances. They would review and get back with me in 24-48 hours. Nothing so far. This morning while driving in the dark the noise started again and I lost my headlights, black, nothing. Sitting at a stop sign today, car running and in drive, I lost all dash panel gauges for about 30 seconds. Car still ran and everythig came back. Fearful of a wreck and having kids in the car with no safety locks. I can't manually lock hatch so I am at risk of an easy break in and I am in the medical field and travel with supplies that must be locked up. Never by another GMC something needs to be done!!!!.
I have had 2 problems with this vehicle. The first one was at 28000 miles, about 3 weeks after I bought the vehicle. The resistor for the heat/ac fan caught fire while I was driving at about 5 mph in heavy traffic. The fire went out on it's own by the time I had room to pull over (about 15-20 seconds). I was unable to get the part replaced right away so I had to drive around in cold and icy conditions without even being able to run the defroster. The second problem was that at about 32000 miles my gas gauge broke. I had just filled the tank and was driving at about 65 on the highway. The gas gauge needle dropped to empty and stayed there. I made sure that I was not leaking gasoline and continued on my way. It worked intermittently for a while but is now completely broken. When I fill up my tank the engine light comes on for the first 25-100 miles and the gauge reads empty with the fuel light on. I am uncomfortable with using the 4wd or towing very much because even though I keep track of miles driven these things eat up more fuel. I don't want to run out of gas in the middle of the road. I have not gotten it fixed because of the repair cost.
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.