2002 GMC ENVOY XL Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN MY DRIVEWAY, CAR LEAKING GAS AROUND THE TANK AREA. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

2002 GMC ENVOY XL HAS A PROBLEM WHEN I FILL WITH GAS IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF BUT OVERFLOWS ONTO THE PAVEMENT UNDERNEATH THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I OWN A 2003 GMC ENVOY XLT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A CRACKED FUEL TANK. DEALER SHOWED ME WHERE THE FUEL WAS LEAKING IT WAS LEAKING ON A WELD THAT ATTACHES THE FILLER HOSE TO THE FUEL TANK. THIS CERTAINLY ISN'T A WEARABLE PART AND IT DOESN'T RECEIVE MUCH CORROSION DUE TO BEING A FLORIDA CAR. THERE ARE MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND MANY VEHICLE OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD THINK THAT A FUEL LEAK MAY LEAD TO EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR ALL MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERS. I UNDERSTAND AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN RAISED AND CLOSED. IT IS UNFAIR THAT GM MANUFACTURES A FUEL TANK THAT COULD BE A RISK TO ITS CONSUMERS. THIS CASE NEEDS TO BE REVISITED AND REOPENED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

IN LATE 2007, MY WIFE BEGAN SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM IN AND AROUND OUR 2002 GMC ENVOY XL. THE ODOR IS PRESENT WHETHER THE TANK IS FULL OR NEAR EMPTY. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED. FUEL PUMP WAS FINE, BUT THE TUBE HAD CORRODED. EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED WILL NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE THE PUMP DID NOT FAIL. FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD! COST ESTIMATE IS OVER $600.00 TO FIX. HAVE TO REPLACE PUMP ALSO. WHEN REPAIRED, I WILL ASK FOR THE OLD PART. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR REPAIRS MORE THAN ANY ONE I HAVE EVER OWNED. (FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, BUT WERE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY). *JB

Mileage: 93,000

I HAVE A 2002 GMC ENVOY THAT IS APPARENTLY EXPERIENCING A FUEL VAPOR LEAK. I TOOK IT OT THE DEALER (FRANKLIN GMC, TN) AND HE SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM; HOWEVER, GMC HAS NOT INITIATED A RECALL PROCESS. HE TOLD ME I COULD EITHER WAIT FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL OR PAY $900 TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK REPLACED. I ASKED HIM IF HE FELT ANY REPSONSIBILITY FOR NOTIFYING ME OF THE KNOWN PROBLEM AND NOT REMEDYING THE SOLUTION AND HE SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY GMC. OBVIOUSLY GMC HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT THEY WOULD RATHER PAY LAWSUITS INSTEAD OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. SAD! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL TANK ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 150,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,742.*AK

Mileage: 16,742

2002 GMC ENVOY HAS AN SES ILLUMINATION ACCOMPANIED BY A FUEL ODOR, AND/OR A FEW DROPS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A FRACTURE OF A WELD ON THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV). THE ICV IS LOCATED ABOVE THE FULL FUEL LEVEL. A FRACTURE IN THIS AREA MAY ALLOW FUEL VAPORS TO PASS THROUGH AND ALLOW DROPLETS OF FUEL TO ACCUMULATE ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK AS IT PASSES OVER THE FRACTURE DURING REFUELING. *JB

Mileage: 69,000

LEAKY GAS TANK ON 2002 GMC ENVOY XL. 48,000 MILES. FOUND BY DEALERSHIP, RECOMMENDED NEW GAS TANK FOR APPROX $500 PLUS LABOR. SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS TO LOOK FOR CRACK IN TANK PER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *NM

Mileage: 48,000

THE GMC ENVOY XLT EXPERIENCES A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS AT OR BELOW A QUARTER TANK OF GAS THE VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL BECOMES INOPERABLE AND THE FORWARD VELOCITY IS LOST TO THE POINT THAT IF YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN RESULTING IN A COMPLETELY HAZARDOUS AND UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVER HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD OR BE REAR ENDED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONLY UNDER THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. SEVERAL GMC ENVOY XLT OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED THE SAME SITUATION. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GMC IN 2005 BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN BUT THEY AREN'T ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY AS A MANUFACTURER. POSSIBLE INDICATORS MAY BE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, OR SOME OTHER VITAL COMPONET IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. I AM SURE GM KNOWS. *JB

Mileage: 90,088

WHILE FILLING MY 2002 GMC ENVOY, I OBSERVED GAS POURING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE TANK DOWN OVER THE REAR AXLE AND NEAR THE TAILPIPE. I NOTICED THIS BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP DID NOT SHUT OFF AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL. I CALLED GMC AND REPORTED IT. THEY WERE AT FIRST RELUCTANT TO GIVE ME THE AGENCY I COULD REPORT THIS TOO BUT AFTER SPEAKING TO A SUPERVISOR THEY FINALLY TOLD ME I COULD REPORT THE POSSIBLE DEFECT TO THE NHTSA. *NM

Mileage: 87,400

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AT THE FILLER PIPE AND FUEL TANK WHICH ALLOWED FUEL AND VAPORS TO ESCAPE. DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR $900.00. *AK *NM

Mileage: 44,660

FUEL TANK HAS LEAK AT JOINT WHERE FILLER PIPE AND TANK JOIN ALLOWING FUEL AND VAPORS TO ESCAPE. SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE GARAGE. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE WELD HAD FAILED, THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE FUEL TANK FOR 2 OTHER ENVOYS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR REPAIR ON THE FUEL TANK OR REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK.

Mileage: 44,660