Tank Assembly problems of the 2006 GMC Envoy - part 1

Inaccurate fuel gauge reading resulted in vehicle stall (disabled) while driving. Fuel gauge shows more fuel available than is actually in the fuel tank. Gauge reading may jump up and down during driving.

Fuel gauge drops to empty even if tank is full. Will also fluctuate at any time so accurate level is unknown. Danger of running out of gas with no warning while driving!!!!.

I recently smelled gas fumes in and around the vehicle and I do an a visually inspection of the fuel system of my vehicle. I found a leak of fuel coming from the fuel tank;just from the fuel tank neck. I am really worry about it because most part of the time I am traveling with my son. Recently I do a research and found NHTSA action number pe07014 about a recall from GMC about the 2002-2004 GMC Envoy and chevy trailblazer about the same problem just happen to me.

Gas hand reads empty and does not move from empty when tank is full of gas.

Fuel gauge stays on empty after filling the gas tank. It may alternate from full to empty intermittently.

On my 2006 GMC Envoy my gas tank was reading between 1/4 and a 1/2 tank of gas, so I stopped to fill up. Once I started the car back up the low fuel light was on along with the fuel gauge being on empty. After driving a few miles the engine light came on and stayed on. Once I was able to stop and turn the car off I did and the lights both stayed on. I began driving again on the highway and all of a sudden the gas tank started to rise up to 1/2 a tank to full. Then once off the highway it went back down to empty and then started going back up and down for the rest of the drive. I've never had an issue with this vehicle before, so when this happened I was very surprised.

The fuel tank level sensor is defective and could result in a subject vehicle running out of fuel becoming stranded, stall, and being rear ended by another vehicle.

Filled my gas tank up and the fuel gauge went to empty after filling. Every time I fill the tank, it goes to empty and then after driving a bit the gauge starts re-registering. I have no idea if it is accurate anymore. Evaporator purge solenoid has also went out causing the check engine light to come on. The lack of an accurate gas gauge is a safety issue. Please recall this vehicle.

I am the owner of the GMC Envoy denali, 2006 model vehicle. The gas tank sensor after a fillup began to malfunction. Specifically, the tank was filled, however, the gas tank fill indicator remained on empty. The failure of the sensor has caused the "check engine" light to come on and remain on.

Fuel sensor failure in the gas tank. Causing the fuel tank to read empty when full, causing the SUV to stall when the tank is full, causing the check engine light to come one. This is a safety issue.

The fuel gauge would go from empty to full, then back down to half a tank. It did that for a month or so even after we would fill it up. Now it just stays on empty with the fuel light and engine light on. I had the diagnostics ran on it and it was the fuel sensing unit. Now more recently it will just die and stall out while driving. Its done that twice now in the past 2 weeks, once with my 2 year old daughter in the car with my wife, luckily they were close to a safe area to coast into. I know that the tank had gas in it, we reset the trip everytime we fill up and thats all we do so we can have an accurate reading, we usually go around 360 miles before we fill up again. The first stall we have only gone around 230 miles. So gas was in the tank. We have not done anything to replace it yet for finacial reasons, but as it keeps stalling we may need to do something soon, its an expensive repair. Ive had it estimated at $750.

After filling up my gas tank the gas sensor light comes on and shows that I have no gas at all. Then the check engine light comes on and the gas level indicator moves back and forth giving inaccurate and random readings while driving the vehicle. I can't actually tell how much gas is in the tank. I wind up having to fill the tank everyday to know that there's a full tank.

I have a 2006 GMC Envoy and I noticed when I fill the gas tank the gauge shows that I'm completely empty and my engine light goes on. My alarm for low fuel keeps going off. The car has died in the middle of traffic several times because of this. After I drive and use approx. 2 gallons of gas the gauge resets. I noticed on the internet that many people been having the same problem.

When I filled up gas tank, the gas gauge was reading completely empty, the low fuel alarm was sounding and my engine light was on. The vehicle actually stalled in traffic because of this. Once I used approx 2 gallons of gas, the gauge would repeatedly go up and down. If it was stuck at empty, the vehicle was difficult to start. I researched this problem on the web and found that this is a very common problem and dangerous one. I feel there should be a recall on this.

I am having a problem with my gas gauge. After filling up my vehicle with fuel, the gas gauge stayed on empty and the low fuel light stayed on. Sometimes the gas gauge would go up a little bit and the low fuel light will go out but normally it stays close to empty with the low fuel indicator on whether the cars fuel tank is full or half empty. I heard on the news that NHTSA was looking into the gm SUV's having gas gauge problems 2 days after I first started having problems. Good timing. I took my car to a repair facility and they said it is a bad sensor in the gas tank. They charged me $90 just to do the diagnostic on the problem and it would cost $600 to replace the sensor because they would have to pull the gas tank off the car. I declined to have it repair. Now I have to drive a car that is close to empty all the time and have to rely on the mileage to determine when I will run our of gas. Is there a recall on this problem? thanks!.

My '06 Envoy slt fuel gauge stopping working approx a month ago. When I fill up the tank the gague still indicates empty.

My 2006 Envoy's fuel sensor guage abruptly quit working by originally, randomly indicating improper tank volume. At this point in time, the fuel guage is permanently stuck on empty and my fuel light stays on and the onboard computer constantly chimes and advises my fuel level is low. I just received a letter from gm stating they are aware of the problem and that provided my vehicle is displaying the signs of the problem (it is) I could take it to an authorized dealer for repairs and I would only be responsible for 50% of the repair bill. I find this absured! why should I pay to fix a known problem? why isn't this a full recall? I feel gm should pay for the entire bill to replace the fuel sensor and am requesting assistance.

My fuel gauge fluctuates while I'm driving and especially right after I fill up the tank. The gauge sometimes reads full when the tank is close to empty. At times it will read empty when it's full.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was providing inaccurate fuel level readings and would display that the fuel tank was empty when it was not. The failure was intermittent but progressively occurred more frequently. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired for the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current mileage was approximately 72,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

Last year my 2006 GMC Envoy lost power and the engine light came on while I was driving. I had to quickly move out of the way of traffic to avoid a car accident. GMC also took my money for repairs that should have been covered under the warranty. Recently,04/17/12, I filled my gas tank up and the fuel gauge went to empty after filling. Every time I fill the tank, it goes to empty and then after driving a bit the gauge starts re-registering, 52,000 miles on the vehicle now. Now I believe these two incidents are related and GMC is not being cooperative: to fix at no cost a repair that involves hundreds of thousands of their vehicles. What if I did get into an accident with my family last year? GMC needs to step up to recall a know defect to the fuel system failures.

We have a 2006 GMC Envoy with 46,952 miles on it. One day in April 2011, with a 3/4 tank of gas, I was driving to work and the gas gauge dropped unexpectedly to empty. The bells started going off the messages came on the dash, the engine lights came on. This literally scared me to death. I thought the gas tank had ruptured and that all my gas had leaked out. I was terrified that the vehichle would come to an abrupt stop in the middle of the street. I made it to work and immediately looked under the vehicle to see if anything was leaking. There was nothing. I went into work and worried all day about how I was going to get to a gas station. When it was time for me to go home, I started the Envoy and the gas gauge read back to the 3/4 full tank. I started on my way home and all of a sudden the gauge dropped again. Ever since that day, every time we start the Envoy, the gauge will not read past "empty" and the warning bells/messages come on all the time. Sometimes, several times while I'm just driving to work. It came to the point where we do not drive the vehicle much anymore. With winter coming, I have to get this problem fixed as I need a dependable source of transportation. We have been told the problem is a fuel sensor in the gas tank. Whatever it is, we feel that gm should fix the problem for us and very soon. Would someone please respond as I am very unnerved about this whole situation. Thank you.

I have a 2006 GMC Envoy. Two months ago after filling up my gas tank the gauge indicated no fuel, and then it would fluctuate, from full to empty. Now it is a daily occurrence. The gas tank is full and reads empty, the engine light comes on, then it reads I have half a tank, then no gas and back up to full. I know other owners have problems and hope there will be a recall soon on this. I also have a problem with my outside temperature gauge in my rear view mirror, I do not get an accurate reading. When it's 70 degrees out, it reads -34 degrees. I have have a problem with my blower, the highest level does not work.

We request that nstsa open an investigation into the performance/reliability of the fuel level sensor on the 2006 GMC Envoy. Recently, we filled up the gas tank, started the car and the gauge went to full, we started to drive away, then the gauge dropped to empty. Now, the gauge continually fluctuates somewhere between empty and 1/4 to 1/2 full so we never know. The repair is extremely costly and our research shows there are numerous complaints about this problem and the failures seem to conveniently occur after the warranty has expired. Without a proper functioning gauge, we have to continually estimate the gas level and run the risk of serious accident/injury if our vehicle should stall and/or run out of gas.

Summary: I request that NHTSA open an investigation into the performance/reliability of the fuel level sensor installed in model year 2006 GMC Envoy xl vehicles. The fuel tank level sensor is defective and could result in vehicle running out of fuel, stall, and being rear ended by another vehicle. This almost happened to me on new jersey turnpike. I was under the impression that I still had a few gallons left after numerous times the fuel light came on and off and then going back to 1/4 full.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the gas gauge in her vehicle has malfunctioned by her filling her tank and the gauge not moving up once she starts the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by a independent and they advised her that the fuel sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.

The fuel gage does not work properly goes from full to empty no matter how much fuel is in the tank also sets off check engine light may cause problems with e_check.

The gas gauge on my SUV stopped working. I went to the gas station with 1/4 tank to fill up. Once I was done and started my SUV the gas gauge showed empty and it continues to read empty even after other fill ups.

The problem is with my 2006 GMC Envoy denali edition. About January 1, 2011 I received gas at a shell gas station. After receiving fuel the fuel gauge remained at e and did not g to f signaling a fuel tank. Every time I refill the tank the gas needle swings back and forth between f and e. Around half a tank the needle drops to e. The fuel gauge is not reading accurately and has caused the truck to stall once while driving. The check engine light is constantly on. I have not done any repairs because I've been told the fuel assembly has to be replaced which is a costly repair. To prevent the truck from running out of gas while driving I've been monitoring the trip meter and going by the gas mileage.

Gas gauge and fuel sensor stopped working, two estimates to repair of $800. 00. This is an extreme safety issue not knowing how much fuel is in your tank.

Our fuel gauge on our 2006 GMC Envoy xl stopped working a few months ago. The gauge will fluctuate between empty and a full tank. The estimated repair cost is over $850.

I have a 2006 GMC Envoy and just started having a problem with the fuel gauge. When I fill the gas tank, the gas needle drops to empty, the fuel low indicator comes on and it stays on until I turn the car off, then turn it back on or it moves up some, but the light continues to remain on. I contacted gm customer service to notify them of the problem and I have a an open complaint with them. I have also contacted a local GMC dealer and they said that there is no recalls on this truck for a gas gauge problem. I was also told by gm customer service that they have no record of any of these types of complaints and will have to research it. The information that I have found is that this problem is very common with Envoy's, gm has been notified of this problem but they refuse to acknowlegde it and have not given owners any resolution. This is a potentially dangerous problem, an annoying issue and a costly repair for owners and there should be some type of compensation on replacing these known problems.

I have a 2006 Envoy denali with 53000 miles, about 4 weeks ago, I was filing up with gas, I always fill up at 1/2 tank since I purchased it in 06. After filling the gas gage went to empty, and then would go to full, then back to empty. It did this for about 5 min and then went to empty. Now the gage do not read correctly at all, I use the trip to keep track of my milage as the remaining miles fuel gage does not register either. . . . .

The gas gauge is not working properly on my 2006 GMC Envoy. It reads 1/4 tank when I fill up. Then it will go up after driving it for an hour.

Gas gauge failed to read the correct fuel level in the tank. Thankfully, we noticed before running out of gas on the highway. Fuel gauge would float between 1/4 and 3/4 tank so you couldn't tell how much gas you had.

I own a 2006 GMC Envoy xl. Approximately 1 month ago, the fuel gauge started showing empty when there was a full tank of gas. It would reset to the actual reading when I would turn the vehicle off and turn it back on. It would stay on the actual reading and then a minute later the dial would go down to empty. I've been driving the vehicle like this for a month. Now the fuel gauge will not function at all. It shows empty all the time even when there is a full tank of gas. I have no idea how much gas is in my tank and it is very frustrating. I have to do quite a bit of traveling due to my nature of employment and find it dangerous to drive with this type of defect. Currently, I have 81,000 miles and the warranty has expired. After some extensive research on the internet, there are thousands of other owners who have or who are having the same problem. I think gm should have a recall and fix this problem before someone gets hurt or worse. $800 is expensive for any family who has to pay out of pocket.