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2004 GMC Envoy fuel system, gasoline problems
63 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2004 GMC Envoy cite fuel system, gasoline, 9% of all 718 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
63
9% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
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Reported by owners
What owners say about the fuel system, gasoline
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“VEHICLE HAS HAD STRONG ODOR OR RAW FUEL COMING FROM DRIVING SIDE WHEEL WELL. HAD MECHANIC CHECK THIS OUT AND I WAS TOLD THIS HAS A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FUEL FILTER / FILLER NECK AND POSSIBLE GAS TANK ISSUE WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM GM OWNERS BUT RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ADVISED. INFORMED GM OF ISSUE ON 10/26 BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX. THIS WILL COST UPWARDS OF $1100-$1600 TO FIX. *TR”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY 360. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A FUEL ODOR; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING. THE ODOR WAS MORE PUNGENT WHEN THERE WAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NHTSA ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE AS LONG AS THERE WAS A HALF TANK OF FUEL. THE CONTACT WANTED THE DEALER TO VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 14423B, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE HANDLED AS A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,861. ...UPDATED 04/26/16 *BF”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. IN MARCH OF 2015, THE NECK OF THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ UPDATED 12/09/15.*JB”
“2004 GMC ENVOY VERIFIED BY SIMS BUICK-GMC-NISSAN WARREN, OHIO, TO HAVE A LEAK IN FUEL TANK AROUND FILLER NECK AREA. SMELL OF GAS ALWAYS AROUND AND INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE LEAKS GAS WHEN FILLED COMPLETELY. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED 12-17-14. GM WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY HELP DUE TO VEHICLE BEING 10 YEARS OLD AND OVER 100,000 MILES. *TR”
“I HAVE A 2004 GMC ENVOY 4.2 THAT HAS BEEN SMELLING OF GAS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. MY SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. THERE IS A CRACK IN MY FUEL TANK AND GAS LITERALLY LEAKS OUT OF THE TANK AND RUNS ONTO THE GROUND, IF I FILL MY TANK UP ALL THE WAY. ORIGINALLY, THE RECALL DIDN'T INCLUDE 2004'S, BUT NOW IT SAYS: "THE EXPANDED POLICY COVERS MY 2002-2004 TRAILBLAZER EXT, GMC ENVOY XL, AND GMC ENVOY XUV VEHICLES". HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS FUEL TANK REPLACED FOR FREE UNDER THE RECALL? I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL, AND WHEN I PUT MY VIN# IN THE SEARCH, IT SAYS THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS, BUT MY VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY FALLS INTO THE EXPANDED RECALL POLICY. MY VEHICLE INFO: VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2004 MAKE: GMC MODEL: ENVOY XL 370 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE07014NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A *TR”
“BOUGHT NEW AND LOVED THE RIDE.LIST PRICE WAS OVER $42,000. WELL MAINTAINED. 1ST LOST SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES. REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. 40K MILES REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR. 60K MILES WINDOW BEHIND BACKSEAT JUST DROPPED. REPLACED REGULATOR (I THINK). 62K MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - REPLACED FUEL CAP THEN TOOK TO DEALER - $600 REPLACED A OXYGEN SENSORS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A FEW DAYS LATER WITH SAME CODE. JUST DRIVING WITH IT NOW. 68K MILES - REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP.89K MILES - DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW MODULE BURNT - REPLACED. 91K MILES - WHILE REPLACING DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FOUND WIRE TO LIGHT WAS MELTED. 98K MILES REAR SPEAKERS QUITE WORKING. PROBABLY A COUPLE OF THINGS I HAVE FORGOTTEN. 8-12-14 IT HAS 99360 MILES ON IT AND STILL LOVE THE RIDE BUT HAVE LOST FAITH IN GM. I HAVE HAD 7 GM VEHICLES AND WILL HAVE NO MORE AFTER THIS ONE.SOME OF THESE ITEMS HAVE HAD A RECALL BUT NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PARTS ARE IN THIS ONE AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. *TR”
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