2006 GMC Envoy Denali XL fuel system problems
19 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2006 GMC Envoy Denali XL, which is 31% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 31% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
While driving, check engine light came on. Fuel tank gauge started to continually shift from whatever state the fuel tank was in to empty then after some time revert back to normal fuel capacity at the time. Contacted onstar for a diagnostic and they stated there is a problem with the fuel sending unit.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 GMC envoy denali xl. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate over 40 MPH. The contact also stated that the engine and the low fuel warning lights illuminated although the fuel level was at max. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the throttle body and fuel pump needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 128,623 and the current mileage was 138,182...updated 04-03-13 updated 04/22/2013