Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||||
| 01676 | 01/01/2004 | 10007188 | 4.2 4l60e engine cooling fan contacts shroud after replacing radiator. *mr | 06/03/2004 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 040604090 | 05/02/2006 | 040604090B | 10013439 | Service engine soon (ses) light on, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0483. *tt | 04/19/2005 |
| 02023 | 01/01/2004 | 10007212 | Intermittent no crank no start. security light may be on or off. 4.2 ll8 engine. *nm | 06/03/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/24/2007 | 81324 | 1 | |
| The rear driver door popped open and won't close. the fan clutch failed 2 weeks after i purchased the vehicle. i thought the transmission went out because it was winding really high and not driving normally. also the rear passenger doors on both sides have malfunctioned. the window on the passenger rear went out. i have not corrected the failures as of now. *tr | |||
| 11/18/2004 | 30000 | 6 | 04/28/2003 |
| The consumer was having a problem with the fuel intake which was causing the vehicle to shut down. the vehicle had been at the dealer on five different occasions for the same defect, but the problem recurred. the consumer contacted the manufacturer, but there was no help given to remedy the problem. *ak the rpm's would drop while applying gas, within 2-3 seconds, the mph dropped to 30-40 mph with no warning. the consumer experienced 2-3 close encounters with other vehicles driving behind him. *sc | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 11/01/2007 | 51264 | 50 | 10/06/2007 |
| We bought this car used. well before we bought it, they had the a/c fixed, due to it not working properly. well the rear a/c and heat still do not work. sometimes it comes on, and other times it does not. it does not give out heat at all in the rear. this is a real issue for us and many others with children. i have read plenty of other reports stating the same or very close. in all in all, this should be recalled and fixed. these cars are way to expensive to have this issue and not have gmc step up to the plate and fix their issue. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||
| 10/30/2007 | 94500 | 1 | 02/26/2003 |
| Vehicle cooling fan clutch making ticking sounds due to the pulsing of the solenoid as described in the technical service bulletin released by general motors (#05-06-06-004), which specifies not to replace fan clutch, but reprogram the pcm. this should be a recall covered by gm, since no parts are broken and the only problem is with the manufacturer's software. consumer can only get this fixed by gm dealer. this expense should be covered under a recall by gm since it involves only the defective computer program. the are not parts to replace, just a reprogramming of the computer. *tr | |||
| 06/05/2007 | 66677 | 1 | 06/20/2003 |
| I have a 2003 gmc envoy which developed a problem with the fan clutch going bad which an extremely large number of people who own this model and the trailbrazer had also. the dealership service manager told me that they were completely backed up for a few days and could not get to my problem but without even checking it out, he knew what the problem was and said they have had to replace many. i feel as though there should be a recall due to the high volume of this problem. you can read many hundreds of complaints about this particular problem at this web site, http://www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_64655.html. there are no telling how many more would have posted such a complaint if they had known of this or other sites to do so. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - HOSE | |||
| 04/13/2004 | 34000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle was designed with the coolant lines next to the catalytic converter. the fuel line ruptured in several places and sprayed coolant on the under carriage of the vehicle ,and the catalytic converter. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 03/29/2006 | 36000 | 1 | 05/01/2003 |
| The engine on my 2003 envoy xl caught fire and the car was completely engulfed by the fire. the incident occurred after driving up a road rising 1500 vertical feet over a distance of 3.5 miles. no warning lights came on before someone outside the car alerted us to the fire. the vehicle had 36000 miles on it and had recently had all the recommended service completed including oil change and transmission and fuel system flushes. the one issue which the gmc dealer had been unable to fix was a leak to the front pinion seal. the dealer had the car for two days and could find no problem even though a very reputable repair shop had alerted us to the problem while performing the other maintenance and suggested that we have the dealer address the problem while the car was under warranty. after the dealer said there was nothing they could do i was told by a service manager that he didn't want to replace the seal because if it was something else it would have been a waste of money to replace the seal. the fire seemed to originate from a location a quarter of the way in from the passenger bumper about as far back as the tire. since this incident happened within the last twelve hours i don't know what the cause could be. our insurance agent's claims adjuster will be looking into this i'm sure. there doesn't appear to be any recall related to this issue. we had seven people in the car today including 3 children and 2 senior citizens. luckily everyone was able to get out unharmed but we had no warning. had we not been in a location where someone saw the fire and alerted us i don't know what would have happened. what can we do to find the cause and make sure it doesn't happen to someone else? *nm | |||
| 04/05/2004 | 6500 | 4 | |
| 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 | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 05/21/2006 | 6 | ||
| 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 | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 02/28/2010 | 120000 | 1 | |
| No events led up to failure. exhaust manifold is cracked and leaking. gmc envoy xl slt 6 liter. have not yet received new part. will be replacing this week. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 04/13/2004 | 34000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle was designed with the coolant lines next to the catalytic converter. the fuel line ruptured in several places and sprayed coolant on the under carriage of the vehicle ,and the catalytic converter. *ak | |||