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18277 messages, Last post on Nov 18, 2009 at 6:43 AM
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I have experienced the same problem with my 2002 Envoy. Just make sure you press the button to turn on the Air Circulation within the vehicle. It is the button to the left of the AC OFF button. You will get cooler air and a constant air flow. The button is not on by default, you have to press it each time you start your vehicle. By default, you get air from outside, which the flow increases as your speed increases. Billy |
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"The window tinting on the front side windows could be darker." This is easily remedied by going to a local tint shop and asking them to tint the front driver and passenger windows to match... A local shop charged me $60, which seemed a bit much when the whole car would have been $150.. but the end result looks very nice. I've also noticed that the factory tinting is not as dark as it was on my Jeep Grand Cherokee and also there's very little heat rejection afforded by the factory stuff-- therefore I plan to return to the tint shop to have them install a lighter shade of tint over the rear factory glass to make it a little darker and add the UV/Heat rejection that the tinted films provide. |
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Tell your dealer's parts dept to take a hike, and check out: mats4less:
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| Like many I bought my Envoy in late March and it sat the entire month of April locked in a dealer's lot waiting for parts. When I bought the car perhaps I missed something, so someone might be able to enlighten me. I was led to believe that I had one full year of OnStar free of charge. I've tried to use it several times and a message always comes back saying "Invalid tag." I've also tried to "dial" the number with the same results. I called OnStar and was told that if I didn't use it the first month it was gone. Since my vehicle had been recalled and I couldn't even touch it for the first month let alone use it I find this a bit confusing. To me, free for a year means free for a year. Any suggestions? | |
| I've got a TB with Manual air. Temps out here are in the 90 and if I am stopped at a light (engine not revving) the coldness of the air deminishes considerably. The power of the flow is there but the temp must come up by at least 10-15 degrees. I am going to have them look at it next time it goes in. I also have the problem of the front doors rattling on washboard roads as was mentioned in the MT article. Guess they all have it, but this only happens when you really push it hard on dirt roads so I can probably live with it. | |
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I don't think I implied that 4 and 5 cylinder engines are ever anything but inline in a car. 4 cylinder motorcycle engines can have a V configuration. A 5 cylinder V configuration makes no sense at all. So...I don't know why you threw that comment ("all car 4 and 5 cylinder engines are inline design") out there... GM has employed some technological advances with this brand new engine (note: this inline 6 engine is new, not the technology of an inline 6). Inline motors should be more reliable but that's not the rule. For example, there is one head and head gasket on an inline motor but two on a V shaped motor (more parts to fail)...that's one example of why an inline 6 inherently is more reliable (but it doesn't always work out that way). |
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On the Positive side my TB-LTZ is getting pretty good gas mileage (19-21)with 3.73 gears. Accelerates very fast, plenty of power for passing or expressway driving. Not burning any oil, no rattles, or vibrations. On Star works good, a few problems at first getting an answer, but after insisting that they get everything right have had no problems. The radio volumn fading when I come to a stop is a nusiance, but I can live with it. However the rear end (been totally replaced), the transmission not shifting right. The AC not working. Power mirrors and power seat moving at random, and a few other weird things happening make me wonder why I decided to buy this TB. The TB is going in the shop tomorrow will post the results of the repairs when I get it back. Anyone with similar problems I would enjoy hearing from you. |
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| Hardhawk: Thanks so much for your search for running board part numbers. I'm surprised the boards are not stamped, but oh well. I'm pretty determined and will get my running boards sometime. Again, thanks for your effort. | |
| I don't know about the Envoy, but the Bravada has dual trip odometers (accessed through the DIC), so I'd think the other triplets would have them, too. | |
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I've had a weird problem with the power mirrors since I got my Envoy. They don't remember their positions. I have the Seat Position Recall setting in the DIC set to Remote. Most of the time when I open just the driver's door, the mirrors will stay at the correct positions. If I open the passenger doors by clicking twice on the remote, the mirrors go haywire. The right one is especially bad, sometimes pointing toward the sky, sometimes toward the ground. I swear that sometimes they even move while the vehicle is in motion. The dealer so far has reprogrammed both of my remotes and the problem has minimized but it is still there. The work around I've found so far is to press the driver 2 button then press driver 1 and the mirrors will return to the correct position. I also changed the setting for Seat Position Recall to active on Key insert. I'll be bringing it back to the dealer again to see what else they can do. Because the mirrors move while the vehicle is in motion and I believe this can compromise safety, I've filed the issue with the NHTSA. |
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