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#1939 of 18277 netsolstice: auto-pedestrian accidents by narg Aug 01, 2001 (6:32 pm)
OK, net? where do you live? I want to make sure _not_ to walk around your neighborhood when you're driving, in case you decide to test these theories.   Moral = don't hit people with your vehicle. duh.
#1941 of 18277 bjp59 (ref: grinding noise while turning) by vfont Aug 02, 2001 (1:10 pm)
I don't know from grease fittings. I'm not a mechanic. I'm only repeating what the service manager told me. If it's of any help, the repair ticket says: Lube Wheel Stops. I don't know exactly what that means, but the noise stopped.
#1942 of 18277 Envoy has trouble accepting gas by vfont Aug 02, 2001 (1:15 pm)
Does anyone else have this problem? If I try to fuel up my Envoy if the gas guage is above 1/4 tank, the gas won't go in unless the attendant turns the gas nozzle upside down. I know this sounds weird, but in NJ the majority of the gas nozzles have a rubber collar for vapor recovery. If the nozzle is put in the correct way, the gas pump shuts off after about fifty cents worth of gas goes in. No matter what you do, it will keep shutting off after a few cents worth of gas goes in unless the nozzle is turned upside down, then the gas goes in normally. The dealer says they can't find anything wrong with the Envoy. Go figure!
#1943 of 18277 Re: Gas trouble by mmateyak Aug 02, 2001 (2:36 pm)
I noticed the same thing on my mother's Chrysler LHS (car). You go to put gas in...pumps about 1/4 gallon and kicks off. Sometimes it happens, sometimes is doesnt. I'd say its something more so with the hose at the gas station...perhaps the sensor is too sensitive? This problem doesnt happen at all gas stations for me...just a few...so I think it has to do with the pump itself.   You visit the same gas station all the time? Same "brand" of gas? (i.e. Exxon, Mobil, etc) They will have the same equipment/nozzle/sensor from station to station...so that might be the problem.   Good Luck...its nothing MAJOR at least! Hopefully your Envoy isnt too thirsty, requiring frequent fillups!   mmateyak
#1944 of 18277 GM Rubber Floormats for Envoy by hardhawk Aug 02, 2001 (4:55 pm)
I have had on order for about 6 weeks a set of GM rubber floor mats for my new Envoy. They are still not here and the dealer today said there was a "quality issue" notification from GM saying that the mats would not be delivered until the issue was resolved. Does anyone else know anything about this? Should I drop back and go to plan B?
#1945 of 18277 Re: Gas trouble by rktcyntst Aug 02, 2001 (6:29 pm)
I've also had this happen on different vehicles and have been able to get around it simply by not mating the fuel pump completely to the vehicle's recepticle (see below). I'm not sure how pumps differ from place to place, but all the ones I've encountered here in CO have on the end of the pump what looks like a pipe surrounded by what looks like a spring that you put into the car. Whenever I've run into the trouble pumping, I simply pull the pump from the completely "in" position to the next spring stop (the pump is still in full connection with the vehicle's recepticle, just not in as far as it'll go) and that usually takes care of the problem. Don't know what the pumps you're using are like, but this might help.... or not. It's worked for me though and use it at your own risk... Just use your head and if you think it might leak, don't do it.
#1946 of 18277 Vibration at 70 mph by flyguy5 Aug 02, 2001 (9:19 pm)
I have a slight vibration when driving at 70 mph on a "good" road, as if there is such a thing in NM. I took it to the dealer and they also felt it, rebalanced and checked the tires and it was still there. They ran a vibration test and said that it was below the 6hz max that GM allows and could not do anything about it. They tested three other TBs and they also had the same issue. Has anyone encountered this in any of the other models?
#1947 of 18277 RE: Gas Trouble by steph7 Aug 03, 2001 (6:35 am)
My Envoy is having the same problem and it happens at different gas stations but not at all of them. We just took it on a 3000 mile road trip and it probably happened about 40% of the time. I was planning on taking it in next week and seeing what the dealer had to say.

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