2.8
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 51,885 miles
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2006 GMC Envoy. Fuel sensor is not working. While gauge usually stays at E even after filling the tank, occasionally it will fluctuate between empty and full. I have run out of gas several times because of this. Running out of gas on the highway or busy streets is dangerous.
- York, PA, USA
I've owned this car since it was brand new in Feb 06. My fuel gauge hasn't worked in 3 years. It constantly reads empty with the light on. I have to refuel every 300 miles to ensure I don't run out of gas. I was quoted $500 to fix it and I don't have that kind of money. Therefore, it continues to be faulty.
- Gulf Breeze, FL, USA
Gas tank sensor failed October 2010 on 2006 GMC Envoy slt. Shows tank empty regardless of amount of gas put in tank which results in the 'check engine' light coming on 99% of the time. Cost to repair is approximately $600. Mileage on car was about 60,000 miles.
- Douglasville, GA, USA
My gas gauge started off fluctuating between full and empty back in October 2010. Now it's just stuck on empty all the time, and as soon as I turn the car on, the low fuel bell dings, the panel tells me I have low fuel (even if its full), and the check engine light comes on.
- Etters, PA, USA
My gas light comes on and stays on. Even if I fill my car the gas stays on empty and the light is on, it used to go back up and then drop but now it doesnt move. The engine light is on too.
- Nashville, TN, USA
Driving at normal highway speed, the fuel gauge would register full, then would register empty, the low fuel warning light would illuminate, and the fuel gauge would not work again. The check engine light would come on and when I took the car to a mechanic, I was informed that I had a bad fuel sensor. This is a common problem and urge the safety administration to force GM to issue a recall. The safety factor, is running out of fuel with no warning on a street or highway and no safe way to pull off the roadway out of harms way.
- Raeford, NC, USA
Check engine light on... fuel gauge says empty... bell indicates no fuel. This comes on right after I fuel up.
- Magalia, CA, USA
2006 Envoy. Sending unit failure. Gas gauge fluctuates between full and empty. Immediately following a fill up, the gas light comes on and the gauge is on "E".
- Beaverton, OR, USA
The gas gauge on my 2006 Envoy starting acting crazy going from empty to full and mostly staying on empty all the time. This has been a command problem with this model and other GM vehicles and should be recalled. I haven't been left on the side of the road or rearended yet from running out of gas, but it's certainly a concern.
- Flora, MS, USA
The gas gauge on my SUV stopped working. I went to the gas station with 1/4 tank to fill up. Once I was done and started my SUV the gas gauge showed empty and it continues to read empty even after other fill ups.
- Lakeville, MN, USA
1) fuel gauge reads empty- has been like this for about 6 months. Began as an intermittent problem, but now is always on empty. 2) power steering: Makes a whirring sound when I turn the steering wheel - beaman GMC service in nashville has the detailed records, but I brought it in before for this, and it was repaired temporarily, but the sound has been back again for several months.
- Nashville, TN, USA
My wife and I were on a trip driving on the interstate in our 2006 GMC Envoy, the gas gauge read between 1/4 tank and "E" and I planned to get off at the next exit (aprox 12 miles) to refuel. While in heavy traffic and passing in the left lane, our Envoy just died! with no power anything (brakes, steering, ect.) I desperately made my way to the right shoulder to try and figure out what had happened. We had run out of fuel even though the gauge read plenty to make the next exit. Stranded for hours awaiting a tow, out trip was ruined. Since then the fuel gauge on our Envoy has not worked properly, it will read "E" for days just after we fill up then jump all over the dial never giving us the same reading each time we start the car. We have been told by the local GMC dealer this will cost us $600 to fix or live with an unreliable fuel gauge, of course what the don't tell you is this is a huge problem with GMC Envoy that you will only hear about when searching the internet.
- Jacksonville, NC, USA
The gas gauge is not working properly on my 2006 GMC Envoy. It reads 1/4 tank when I fill up. Then it will go up after driving it for an hour.
- Colona, IL, USA
Fuel gauge on 2006 Envoy reads empty all the time after functionally fluctuating for some time. This is a dangerous situation driving long distances as it is impossible to guess accurately the amount of fuel in the car. Repair is expensive and this is apparently a common defect in these vehicles.
- Harrisonburg, VA, USA
After filling the gas tank the fuel system gauge would go to full the go all the way to empty, 1/2 full then back full and repeat same action. What if I was to run out of gas, and get hit behind? 8tr
- Bessemer City, NC, USA
The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that when she fueled the vehicle, the fuel gauge still registered an empty tank and the fuel light was still on. She drove two miles and the vehicle registered full and then it would move back down to empty. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the fuel sensor was replaced. The fuel system functioned correctly for two years and failed again. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 80,000. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
- Beulaville, NC, USA
I purchased a 2006 Envoy in August, 2009, with 36,000 miles on it. On Tuesday, October 26, 2010, while driving to work, I noticed the fuel gauge started to read 1/4 tank full. When I left home 45 mins. Earlier, it read 3/4 tank full (I work approx. 7 miles from home). By the time I got to work, the gauge read "E" and the fuel light came on. When I fill the tank, then the light goes out. Gauge fluctuation began around 1/2 tank full. I read many, many complaints about the 2006 Envoy fuel level sensor, and me and hundreds of other consumers believe there should be a recall immediately from GMC!!!! my thing is why wait until some unfortunate event happens, as someone being stuck on a road or worse, a life being loss!!
- Jersey City, NJ, USA
I was at 1/8 of a tank of fuel, filled up and upon restarting the car, the low fuel light came on and won't go off.
- Warner Robins, GA, USA
I have a 2006 GMC Envoy, in July 2010 my vehicle low fuel light came on shortly after I filled my tank, the low fuel light was glowing and the bell was sounding as if I was on empty in August the problem continued to occur off and on, in September the problem seem to get worse. Now in October I am not sure how much gas in actually in my gas tank, the light constantly glows and the bells constantly sounds as if I am on E. I have two young children as well as foster children I do not want to put them in danger but I feel this is a very serious problem that GMC needs to address before an accident occurs due to the vehicle stalling.
- Conway, AR, USA
- Indianapolis, IN, USA