Faults:

The fuel tank has a crack where the filler neck meets the tank. After speaking with the dealership I decided to call GM. I explained my issue with spending $1400 to replace the tank was the fact that the service manager told me that he has seen several of these issues. They are due to the fact that the EPA regulations the fuel tank cannot release pressure and that causes failures to the tank and other parts of the fuel system. This is not an issue that should be considered normal wear and tear. This is a serious issue that if not corrected could kill a lot of people. Undetected, the tank can leak fuel as well as fumes that are highly combustible. The only thing they offered me was a better discount on a new or used car. Long time GM buyer, never again.

Faults:

No start, Gauges going haywire. Battery is new.

General Comments:

Does anyone have a solution to this problem? There are several people out there with the same symptoms.

Faults:

Check engine light came on, and the engine idled high after driving for 10 hours straight. Fixed with a computer firmware update at around 30,000 miles.

Stabilizer links on both front and back were replaced early on (around 40,000 miles). They haven't needed attention since.

Axle seal started leaking around 120,000 miles. Relatively easy fix.

General Comments:

As hard as it might be to believe for an American car, this GMC Envoy has been the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned. I have put 120,000 miles on it since I purchased it used three years ago, and have had only a few very minor problems. This stands in stark contrast to the 2001 Subaru Forester I owned previously, which had many EXPENSIVE things go wrong with it.

On this Envoy, the A/C is still ice cold, the electronic 4wd system works perfectly, the very comfortable leather seats have shown no wear, the engine starts and runs absolutely flawlessly every time, and the transmission shifts smooth and strong, even when pulling a stock trailer with four horses totaling around 6000 pounds.

Even the gas mileage isn't so bad... I'm averaging about 19 mpg. Granted, it's not as good as, say, a Mazda Protege, but then again, a Protege can't tow horses.

One extra thing worth noting... in all the time I've been driving this vehicle, I've not needed to replace my brake pads. Most of my driving is highway driving, but even so... 137k miles on the original pads and still going is amazing.

I cannot sing enough praise about the GMC Envoy. Well done, GM, for delivering such an exceptional product.