2003 GMC ENVOY XL Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH, GAS GAUGE WENT COMPLETELY DOWN TO E WITH A FULL TANK. THE NEEDLE WAS BASICALLY READING IN THE SAME POSITION AS WHEN IT IS IN THE OFF POSITION. AFTER THAT HAPPENED THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING INCORRECT SPEEDS I WILL BE AT A DEAD STOP AND AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY SPEEDOMETER WILL BE READING 75 MPH STUCK. I KNOW THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2007 APPROXIMATELY AND LISTED CERTAIN GM VEHICLES BUT THIS ONE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I THINK THAT GM NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS AFFECTING OTHER MODELS AND MAKES THEY REPLACED SOME VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE STEP MOTOR IN THE CLUSTER GAUGE. IF YOU TAKE THE GM DEALERSHIP THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOU $500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR ON A ISSUE THAT IS BEING REPLACED ON OTHER MODELS. PLEASE PLEASE GET THIS TO BE RECALL THIS IS A ISSUE THAT WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT VERY BAD IN A ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS BEING FILLED, FUEL WOULD LEAK AS THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD LEAK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,306. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ

Mileage: 144,306

MY DAD WAS DRIVING HIS 2003 GMC ENVOY XL HOME FROM WORK AND HE FELT A SMALL EXPLOSION AND SAW BLACK SMOKE OUT OF HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR. SO HE PULLED OVER, GOT OUT, AND THERE WERE FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE CAR. WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES THE CAR EXPLODED. A FIRE FIGHTER AND STATE TROOPER PULLED OVER TO HELP HIM, AND THEY BOTH SAID THE FIRE LOOKED LIKE IT STARTED FROM A FUEL LEAK BECAUSE THE FLAMES WERE "DRIPPING" UNDER THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS, I AM INFURIATED THAT THERE WERE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FILED OVER THIS PROBLEM, AND EVEN AN INVESTIGATION WAS DONE, BUT IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED SERIOUS ENOUGH TO BE A RECALL. I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF HE HAD WAITED TO PULL OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT OR THE FIRST EXPLOSION HAD BEEN BIGGER. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALMOST ALL YEARS OF THIS MODEL SINCE 2002. I HOPE NOTHING LIKE THIS, OR SOMETHING WORSE, HAPPENS TO ANYONE ELSE. *TR .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF...UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF UPDATED 04/02/15*JB

Mileage: 140,000

(2003 GMC ENVOY XL) I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND THAT MY WIFE AND KIDS HAVE BEEN RIDING AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT WAS AN EXPLOSION WAITING TO HAPPEN. GENERAL MOTORS HAS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY ON FUEL TANK ISSUES 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF A FLAWED DESIGN. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEFORE PURCHASING, AS I BELIEVE I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE SEEN THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION BUT NOT TO THE MAGNITUDE TO WHICH IT IS OCCURRING. I WONDER IF SOMEONE HAS TO DIE A FIERY DEATH BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED SERIOUSLY ? I HAVE COMPILED MANY ACCOUNTS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE AND HAVE RECORDS TO SHARE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SUPPORT, ONLY TO BE PUT ON HOLD FOR A TOTAL OF 153 MINUTES IN THE REALM OF 4 CALLS WITH NO RESOLUTION. THIS ENGINEERING FAILURE CONSIST OF GREAT NUMBERS STILL ON THE ROAD. UNLUCKY ONES LIKE MYSELF WILL NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE OCCURS AND AT THAT TIME GM'S POOR DESIGN BECOMES THE BURDEN OF THE CURRENT OWNER. I NEED HELP UNDERSTANDING HOW SUCH A SAFETY RISK CAN BE SWEPT UNDER THE RUG WITH 493,579 OF THESE VEHICLES BEING SOLD. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE DESIGN WAS SO BAD THAT AFTERMARKET SUPPLIERS DO NOT EVEN OFFER THIS TANK. THE ONLY PLACE TO GET ONE IS FROM GM DEALER AT A PRICE OF $650.00, WHICH IS EXORBITANT FOR A PIECE OF PLASTIC. I NEED HELP WITH THIS MATTER BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ME, YOUR ACTIONS COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIVES ! *TR

Mileage: 168,000

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY. FROM THE BEGINNING I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL WORKING PROPERLY (REARVIEW MIRRORS, SEAT CONTROLS, ETC). ALSO, MY FUEL INDICATOR AND SPEEDOMETER BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I BELIEVE GMC SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFAULT AND REQUEST A RECALL. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THE VERY SAME ISSUES ON MODELS FROM 2003 THRU 2011. *TR

Mileage: 150

FUEL PUMP OUTLET TUBE WAS FOUND CORRODED THROUGH AFTER INFORMING THE LOCAL GMC DEALER OF GASOLINE ODORS WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN BRANDON, FLORIDA AND HAS ALWAYS REMAINED IN FLORIDA. *KB

Mileage: 74,423

FUEL PUMP OUTLET TUBE WAS FOUND CORRODED THROUGH AFTER INFORMING THE LOCAL GMC DEALER OF GASOLINE ODORS WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN BRANDON, FLORIDA AND HAS ALWAYS REMAINED IN FLORIDA. *KB

Mileage: 74,423

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY THAT HAS THE FUEL GAUGE ISSUE AS WELL. FOR YEARS I ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE GAS IN THE TANK BECAUSE I REALLY NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS A HAVE. I CAN BUT $30 OR $40 IN GAS IN MY TANK AND MY GAUGE WILL READ WHATEVER IT WANTS. IT HAS SHOWN THAT I HAVE GAS AND I HAVE RAN OUT TWICE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS SCARY WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I'VE SEEN THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN OTHER ENVOYS PARTICULARLY 2005 AND UP, BUT ALSO SEE THERE ARE INTERNET POSTS ON COMPLAINTS REGARDING 2003 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THIS IS IN ADDITION TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT (TCN: DBN20-8138 REFERS. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY '03 GMC ENVOY WHEN IT STOPPED AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN TOWN. GAS GAUGE REGISTERED 1/4 FUEL. AFTER PUSHING IT TO A PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, IT STARTED TO FLUTTER AND STOP, THEN NOTHING. THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY, HAD IT RECHARGED AND REINSTALLED, SAME SYMPTOMS. THOUGHT OF OTHER OWNERS OF '03 ENVOYS HAVING PROBS WITH FUEL GAUGE, DECIDED TO PUT MORE FUEL WHICH I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND DRIVE IT TO MY RESIDENCE. THE FUEL GAUGE IS A PROBLEM IN ADDITION TO THE RPM GAUGE AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED. THERE ARE MANY ENVOY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH ADDITIONAL ONES AS SEE ON EDMUNDS ENVOY FORUM. THIS COULD POSE AS A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF MY WIFE WAS TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND IT SUDDENLY DIED ON HER, REAR-END COLLISION WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY THAT STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE FILLER TUBE AND FUEL ASSEMBLY WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER THE COSTLY FUEL TANK WAS NOT. HOW CAN YOU HAVE AN ITEM DIRECTLY RELATED TO CORROSION THAT CAUSED THE TANK PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE NOT BE REIMBURSABLE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM TO ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO RIDE AROUND WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. SAFETY IN NOT IMPORTANT TO THEM. *TR

Mileage: 73,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FORM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AT THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER VERIFIED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK BUT REFUSED SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL WITH A DECISION IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH REPAIRS OR ALLOW REPAIRS UNDER HIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ADDING GASOLINE TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL TANK BEGAN TO LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ADD FUEL TO ITS CAPACITY DUE TO THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY AND THERE IS A GAS LEAK. I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER 2006. IN 2007, I TOOK IT TO A GMC DEALERSHIP FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY MY NOT TIGHTENING THE GAS CAP. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH PUMPING GAS INTO TANK, PROBLEMS WITH A GAS SMELL WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED OR IF I GO OVER A BUMP. NOW, THERE IS REDUCED POWER. HUSBAND SAYS IT IS ON FUEL FILLER NECK. ON SEVERAL WEB PAGES, IT SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL ONLY I AM UNABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION ON IT. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED? I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET IN A CRASH. WE HAVE 5 KIDS THAT I DRIVE AROUND. *TR

VEHICLE HAVING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON AND OFF FOR LIKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN IT CAME LIGHT ON STEADY FOR A WHILE AND SMELL GAS AROUND IT SOMETIMES UNTIL I BROUGHT IT FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME DIAGNOSTIC THEY FOUND TROUBLE CODE P0442 EVAPORATIVE LEAK DETECTED. THEY PERFORMED EVAP LEAK WITH SMOKE DETECTOR BUT DID NOT FIND ANY LEAK. SERVICE TECH FOUND A LEAK AROUND A METAL SEAL AT THE UPPER PART OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 GMC ENVOY XLT (80K MILES) IS LEAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TANK IS FULL. THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY STARTED BACK AROUND 50K MILES WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER AND MECHANICS BEFORE, BUT IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SOME SORT OF FUEL CAP PROBLEM OR OVER SENSITIVE SENSORS. HOWEVER, TODAY, BECAUSE MY GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THERE ARE LEAKS CAUSED BY A CRACK TANK AND FUEL TANK NECK. THE FUEL LEAK AND VAPOR ARE SO STRONG THAT I FEARED A SMALL SPARK CAN SET THE WHOLE VEHICLE ON FIRE LIKE A ROMAN CANDLE. CAR WAS USED FOR EVERYDAY COMMUTE ONLY. *TR

Mileage: 85,700

I OWN A 2003 GMC ENVOY SLE. RECENTLY DISCOVERED A LEAK FROM GAS TANK. AFTER MAKING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED FUEL IN HIS VEHICLE, HE CONTINUED TO SMELL AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. HE CRAWLED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK WELD WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE WAS BANGING WHENEVER HE DROVE OVER THE SMALLEST BUMP. IN ADDITION, THE FAN CLUTCH WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS WERE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TOOK MY 2003 GMC ENVOY TO MY LOCAL GARAGE BECAUSE THE CLUTCH FAN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. MECHANIC ASKED ABOUT THE STRONG SMELL OF FUEL, AND I SAID I WAS AWARE THE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK WHERE THE FILL TUBE GOES INTO THE TANK. THE MECHANIC SAID BOTH ARE IMPORTANT TO FIX, BUT THE FUEL LEAK COULD BE A DEADLY SITUATION, AND HE WOULD SUGGEST TACKLING THAT DEFECT FIRST, BUT IN ORDER FOR CAR TO RUN NORMAL HAD TO HAVE CLUTCH FAN REPLACED TOO. TOTAL COST FOR TANK RELATED REPLACEMENT: $1,058.04. TOTAL COST FOR CLUTCH FAN REPLACEMENT: $719.50 TOTAL COST FOR TAXES: $72.75. WHY HAVEN'T THESE WELL KNOWN DEFECTS BEEN ADDRESSED IN A RECALL. THESE ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE REPAIRS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE, NOT TO MENTION THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONSEQUENCES GMC IS SUBJECTING THEIR CONSUMERS TO. *TR

Mileage: 53,512

8/7/08 FOUND ON YOUR WEB SITE NHTSA ACTION #: PE07014; WHICH STATES GM WILL EXPAND ITS "SPECIAL POLICY" TO ADDRESS THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURES ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR GMC ENVOY XL AND THEY WILL PROVIDE FREE REPAIR OF THE FUEL TANK. IT ALSO STATES THAT GM WOULD BE SENDING LETTERS TO OWNERS BEGINNING IN JUNE OF 2007 REGARDING THIS "SPECIAL POLICY". I DID NOT RECEIVE SUCH A LETTER. I CONTACTED GM TODAY AT 866-996-9463 REGARDING THIS "SPECIAL POLICY", AND THIS IS THE ANSWER I RECEIVED. SINCE I WAS NOT GRANTED SUCH A LETTER, AND GM DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN # AS PART OF A SELECTED VIN# MAILING FOR THIS RECALL, I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE MONIES SPENT TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. MY COMPLAINT IS THIS: MY VEHICLE FITS WITHIN THE GUIDELINES, MEANING THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, AND DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT EXACTLY MATCHES THAT OF WHAT GM CLAIMS TO BE RECALLING, BUT SINCE MY VIN # WAS NOT SELECTED AS PART OF THE "LOT" OF VIN # GM DECIDED TO SEND LETTERS TO, I AM NOT ELIGIBLE. THAT IS NOT A ACCEPTABLE REASON FOR NOT REIMBURSING MY EXPENSES. *TR

Mileage: 53,512

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY. LATELY I HAVE SMELT GAS WHEN OUTSIDE AND EVEN INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED WITH GM, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE WHAT MAKES GASOLINE EXPLODE IS THE VAPORS I WOULD IMAGE THAT GM MIGHT HAVE A DEATH ON THEIR HANDS BEFORE LONG. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

2003 GMC ENVOY XL-- SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HAD VEHICLE CHECKED. THEY DECIDED THE PROBLEM WAS A FUEL CAP. REPLACED WITH NEW CAP AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. TAKE VEHICLE BACK AND THEY CHECK FURTHER AND TELL ME I NEED A NEW GAS TANK. NOTICE WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE GAS IS LEAKING FROM TANK AT THE INLET FROM THE FILLER NECK. DURING INVESTIGATION ON INTERNET I'VE NOTICED ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEAKS. WHY NO RECALL FOR FUEL TANK ISSUES??? I HAVEN'T HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED YET BECAUSE I WAS SEARCHING FOR POSSIBLE RECALL. I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THIS ISSUE. IF THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL ON AN INCLINE THEN I'M SURE IT HAS VAPORS ESCAPING ON LEVEL GROUND. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

FUEL PUMP OUTLET TUBE CORRODED THROUGH CAUSING A RELEASE OF FUEL UNDER PRESSURE, WHICH SPRAYED OVER THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND RAN DOWN BOTH SIDES OF THE TANK, I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A FIRE WITH ANY TYPE OF IGNITION SOURCE. THIS PREMATURE FAILURE (5 YEARS) COST OVER $1,000.00. *TR

Mileage: 62,750

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. WHILE APPROXIMATELY DRIVING 55MPH THE VEHICLE MADE AN EXCESSIVE NOISE AS IF THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR. THE THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR BECAME INOPERATIVE DISABLING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEY REPLACED THE PUMP ASSEMBLY, INPUT DRUM SHAFT, PEREFEET SHIFT, CONVERTER, AND THE UJC. IN ADDITION, SHE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR WHEN ADDING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, NHTSA ACTION# EA07009. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 108,000

TOOK 2003 GMC ENVOY XL TO DEALER TO INVESTIGATE ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT - FOUND PO422 CODE - SMALL LEAK AT GAS TANK FILLER NECK. CHECKED INTERNET FOUND SEVERAL OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEM - FIX IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE GAS TANK AT A COST OF $800.00. *TR

Mileage: 99,158

I HAVE A FUEL LEAK AT THE POINT WHERE THE FUEL FILLER HOSE ENTERS THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

(2) FUEL TANK LEAKS AT FILLER TUBE (3) FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 79,800

I OWN A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL AND AT TIMES SMELL STRONG GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

2003 GMC ENVOY XL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SMELL OF FUEL, AND LEAK WHEN PARKED ON HILL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT REPLACED FUEL TANK, $979.11 REPAIR BILL. VEHICLE HAD 74,980 MILES ON IT AND HAD PROBLEMS FOR APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES BEFORE HAVING IT FIXED... DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEING POSSIBLY EPIDEMIC. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE IT FAILED EMISSION TESTING AND THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES LIKE MINE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE07014 IS THE PROBLEM THAT THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS IS STILL OPEN. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE GMC DEALER BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WILL THIS BECOME A RECALL ISSUE AND WILL THE DEALER NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AT THEIR EXPENSE? *JB

Mileage: 57,000

2003 GMC ENVOY XL FUEL LEAK, MY 2003 ENVOY XL DEVELOPED A SMELL OF GAS, BECAME STRONGER AS TIME WENT BY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GMC DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING BECAUSE OF CORROSION. WE HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED AT A COST OF $953.10. THE VEHICLE HAD 40,754 MILES ON IT, AND IS 4 YEARS OLD. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVALIABLE, THE DEALER KEPT IT (MIKE SMITH BUICK GMC TRANSIT ROAD LOCKPORT N.Y.)

Mileage: 40,754

GAS TANK FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE AT A COST OF OVER $1000 ON 2003 GMC ENVOY. HAVE GAS TANK WHICH FAILED - WAS RETRIEVED FROM DEALER WHEN CAR WAS PICK UP IF NHTSA IS INTERESTED. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A GAS TANK. *NM

Mileage: 78,000

GASOLINE ODOR OUTSIDE AND INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND SEVERE CORROSION OF FUEL PUMP MODULE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THEY STATED IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE AND HAD MANY PRIOR EXAMPLES. *JB

Mileage: 56,400

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A MECHANIC HOOK HIS COMPUTER UP TO THE VEHICLE. THE CODE IT GAVE WAS A BAD GAS CAP. HE REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND RESET THE COMPUTER. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I ALSO SMELLED GAS AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK AND NOTICED GAS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. I AM HAVING THE GAS TANK DROPPED AND CHECKED THIS WEEKEND. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM? *JB

THE PLASTIC GAS TANK ON MY 2003 ENVOY XL IS CRACKED AT THE NECK GOING INTO THE TANK RELEASING GAS AND GAS FUMES. GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE CRACK AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE AND/OR EXPLODE. *NM

Mileage: 66,700

IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS I HAVE SMELLED GAS AND STARTED GETTING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID ALL THE NECESSARY STEPS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM COME TO FIND OUT THE FILLER NECK IS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE TANK THAT HAS A HUGE POTENTIAL OF A FIERY REAR-END CRASH. CURSING THE NET IT SEEMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AND FROM SOME OF THE COMMENTS HAVE LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM OUT THERE . IS THERE SOME WAY TO GET GM TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM WITH THEIR GAS TANK? *JB

Mileage: 48,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON, TOLD TO GET NEW GAS CAP, MONTHS LATER SAME PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THIS TIME MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN THE NECK OF THE HOSE THAT GOES INTO GAS TANK. AS I SEE IN THIS SECTION, APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. $800 LATER, I HOPE GMC WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THE FLAW AND ISSUE A RECALL? WILL THIS HAPPEN WITH MY NEW TANK TOO? *NM

Mileage: 47,913

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS IN A SCHOOL ZONE, THE GAS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A GAS ODOR FUMIGATED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK WHICH LEAKED VAPORS AND THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

Mileage: 76,277

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND A WARNING SIGNAL DISPLAYED ON THE VEHICLE'S PANEL. ALSO, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A LEAK; THE FILLER NECK WAS DETACHED FROM THE TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/1/2006 - THE FILLER NECK DID NOT CONNECT PROPERLY TO THE TANK WHICH WAS FOUND WHEN THE TANK PRESSURIZED. THE CONSUMER FELLS THAT THE CONNECTION OF THE NECK AND TANK IS A DESIGN FLAW. *NM

Mileage: 37,000

GAS TANK BACK SPITS WHEN FILLING AT STATION...GOES ALL OVER GROUND REAR ACCESS WINDOW POPS OPEN WHEN DRIVING PASSENGER WINDOW MECHANISM BROKEN AND GLASS PIECES FORMED IN DOOR. MECHANISM FAILED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE WINDOW...CAUSING A GRINDING SOUND. REPLACEMENT WAS COSTLY AND UNECESSARY FOR ME THE CAR OWNER. SHOULD WORK FOR YEARS WITHOUT FAILURE. *JB

WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK, I HAVE HAD A FEW ISSUES WITH THE PUMP SHUTTING OFF TOO QUICKLY AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. HOWEVER, I HAVE ALSO HAD THE OPPOSITE AT ONE PARTICULAR GAS STATION. EACH TIME I GOT TO THIS PARTICULAR STATION, THE GAS PUMP CLICKS OFF, BUT GAS CONTINUES TO FLOW AND SPILLS INTO THE TANK AND ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WITH MY GMC ENVOY AND NOT ANY OTHER FAMILY OR FRIENDS' VEHICLES AT THE SAME GAS STATION. IT HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME WITH THE ENVOY SO WE HAVE HAD TO STOP USING THAT STATION FOR THE ENVOY FILL-UPS. AFTER SEEING THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CRACKED GAS HOSE AND ISSUES WITH LEAKS, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE KNOWS THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANKS ON THE ENVOYS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK AND ASSEMBLY IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND WILL RESULT IN INJURIES. *JB

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, SMALL EMISSIONS FUEL LEAK, DEALERSHIP WANTED TO REPLACE FUEL TANK, OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, HOPING FOR RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

WE HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. OUR CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. WE BROUGHT IT INTO SERVICE TWICE AND EACH TIME WE LEFT THEY SAID FIXED, BUT SOON THEREAFTER THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE TOLD THEY REPLACED THE GAS CAP. WE NOTICE THAT WHEN WE GO TO FILL WITH GAS THERE IS NO WHOOSING SOUND WHEN WE REMOVE THE GAS CAP, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL WITH GAS. THE PUMP KEEPS CLICKING OFF LIKE IT IS FULL. SOME TIMES IT TAKE 20 MINUTES TO FUEL THE AUTO. WE ALWAYS SMELL THE ODOR OF GASOLINE. IF WE DRIVE AND STOP SOMEWHERE, WHEN WE GET OUT YOU CAN SMELL THE GASOLINE. *NM

Mileage: 51,050

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS TANK ON 2003 GMC ENVOY HAD A LEAK IN IT WHERE THE SPOUT WENT INTO THE TANK. HE NOTICED THIS WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THE CONTACT FELT GMC SHOULD PAY THE EXPENSES. *AK *NM

Mileage: 53,747

DT: 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE GAS TANK CRACKED WHERE THE HOSE WAS CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY SAID NOT TO FILL UP MORE THAN HALF WAY. THE FUMES COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE TANK. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM.*AK *JB

Mileage: 42,659

DT: 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE GAS TANK CRACKED WHERE THE HOSE WAS CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY SAID NOT TO FILL UP MORE THAN HALF WAY. THE FUMES COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE TANK. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM.*AK *JB

Mileage: 42,659

I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 2-WEEKS AGO. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY FUEL TANK HAD A LEAK. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS CRACKED AT THE FILLER NECK AT THE TANK. THE TANK HAD BEEN LEAKING FUEL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN RESEARCHING THIS ON NHTSA, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER CONSUMERS. *NM

Mileage: 73,500

THE 2003 ENVOY WE PURCHASED GAVE US NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF THE ONES OTHER OWNERS MENTIONED HERE, LIKE THE GLASS LIFTGATE THAT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS THAT MOVE ON THEIR OWN NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY SERVICE TECHNICIANS. THEY DO NOT STAY IN THE POSITION WE SET THEM IN, AND THE FUEL TANK LEAKING IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS INHALING FREON BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING A/C SYSTEM. WHY IS GMC DOING NOTHING TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS? I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS SEEING THAT SO MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET SOME HELP?*AK

Mileage: 500

THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS, TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED. LATER GAS WAS SMELLED AGAIN, THERE WAS A VAPOR EMISSION LEAK. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL TANK IS BEING REPLACED TWICE. *NM

Mileage: 6,500

I WAS STOPPED AT A DRIVE UP ATM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED ONSTAR AND THEYASKED THAT I CHECK THE GAS CAP WHICH I DID. LATER THAT DAY WHILE PARKED ON A SLOPING DRIVEWAY FOR AN HOUR I FOUND GASOLINE LEAKED AND COVERED THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAUSE WAS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK JUST BELOW THE FILLER NECK. I WAS OUT OF THE STATE; MY SON'S MECHANIC SAID THAT I CAN DRIVE HOME AS LONG AS THE TANK IS LESS THAN HALF FULL. NO PRIOR REPAIR ON THE FUEL TANK OR REQUIRED ITS REMOVAL. I CALLED GMC ANDWAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT THE PERSON (TRACY) THAT I SPOKE TO SAID THAT THIS HAS OCCURED TO A NUMBER OF VEHICLES GMC ENVOY XL 2003. MY DEALER EVEN STOCKS THE FUEL TANKS FOR THE VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 47,000

OUR 2003 GMC ENOVY XL HAS JUST HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO CRACKING OF THE PLASTIC TANK. THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW IS HAPPENING BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK NECK AND THE FUEL TANK. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A GAS SMELL. THE VEHICLE WASN'T ACCELERATING AS IT SHOULD.

Mileage: 43,000

2003 ENVOY SLT---WHILE FILLING GAS TANK, NOZZLE KEEPS CLICKING OFF, THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GET GAS, REMEDY, TURN GAS NOZZLE UPSIDE DOWN,BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP ONCE, MALOUF, NORTH BRUNSWICK SAYS NOTHING WRONG, WILL BRING BACK AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN STARTING OR TURNING OFF VEHICLE I GET A STRONG ODOR OF GAS, WILL BRING TO DEALERSHIP ATTENTION. *AK

Mileage: 23,000

THERE ARE VARIOUS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 GMC ENVOY SLT XL.*MR FUEL FLOWS OUT OF THE TANK WHEN PUMPING. THE DEALER HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER TO PUMP SLOWLY, THEY REPLACED THE EMISSION CANISTER VENT SOLENOIDS, REPLACED THE TANK NECK/HOSE AND REPLACED THE LEFT TANK. ALTHOUGH THESE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME ACROSS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENVOY LIKE THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED. HE STATED HE WOULD ORDER THE FILLER UPPER PIPE ASSEMBLY AND LOWER HOSE ASSEMBLY. IF THIS REPAIR DOES NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER REQUEST A REFUND OR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *NM