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2005 GMC Envoy fuel/propulsion system problems

36 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2005 GMC Envoy cite fuel/propulsion system, 6% of all 624 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
36
6% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
2
Reported by owners
Injuries
3
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the fuel/propulsion system

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“FUEL LEAKED EVERYWHERE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PIPE, HOSE AND MORE PIPES. REPRESENTATIVES AT GMC ADVICED ME THAT OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TANK HAS RECALLS AND MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL! I CALLED GMC MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY OPENED AND CLOSED THE CASE WITHOUT ANY INVESTIGATION AS THEY PROMISED! I PAID $991.55 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN A RECALL. I BELIEVE IT IS RECALL ID 12V459000 JUST BASED ON MY INTERNET SEARCHES. GMC IS DENYING ME AN INVESTIGATION! PLEASE HELP ME ONE CASE # OPENED WITH GMC WAS [XXX] I DON'T KNOW WHERE I CAN GET MY $991.55 BACK AND GMC KEEPS BRUSHING ME OFF AND DISMISSING ME. IT IS TERRIBLE! *TT”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 30, 2019Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11192612
“MY ACCIDENT WAS MAY 25TH 2018, MY BACK PASSENGER WENT OFF OF A SOFT SHOULDER THROWING ME INTO 2 TREES, I HIT FIRST ONE AND SEATBELT CAME APART BUT STILL OVER ONE SHOULDER HITTING SECOND TREE AND ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME WAS MY RIGHT FOOT WAS UNDER THE BRAKE AND NOT ON IT, I HIT MY HEAD ON WINDSHIELD CAUSING ME TO HAVE VISION PROBLEMS, SEVERE WHIPLASH, AND RSD IN RIGHT LEG, I HAVE TO HAVE CANE, WALKER, OR POWERCHAIR, MY HUSBAND WANTS A DIVORCE BC OF MY DEPRESSION, MY KIDS GET FUSTRASTED BC I FORGET I SAID SOMETHING AND I CONTINUE TO REPEATEDLY SAY THING, I NEVER HAD NONE OF THIS WRONG WITH ME TILL THIS ACCIDENT AND MONIQUE HILL IN CLAIMS SAYS NONE OF MY INJURIES NOR MY FAMILY PROBLEMS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND I DIDN'T HIT SENSORS, I NEVER HAD A SEATBELT ON BUT IF THAT WAS THE CASE THAT DING SOUND WOULDN'T HAVE STOPPED! MY LIFE HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED AND I'M LOSING MY FAMILY BC OF A ACCIDENT”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 29, 2019Air bags, Seat belts, Fuel/propulsion systemCrash reportedODI 11172835
“VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN DRIVE WHEN IT HAD A UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A GARAGE WHERE IT WAS BEING PARKED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE HOME AND VEHICLE. NO INJURIES.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 31, 2018Vehicle speed control, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemCrash reportedODI 11144392
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS FLAGGED DOWN BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. BOTH FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY A FRACTURED FUEL LINE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 27, 2017Fuel/propulsion systemFire reportedODI 11011137
“FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. AFTER I FILL UP THE TANK, THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THE GAUGE IS ON EMPTY AND THE MESSAGE "LOW FUEL" DISPLAYS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 5, 2017Fuel/propulsion systemODI 10983628
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 2, 2016Fuel/propulsion systemODI 10903290

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 30, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.