NHTSA Complaint #10470238 — 2006 GMC ENVOY

MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING OVER A YEAR AGO AND I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPAIR IT. THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY LIT AND I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR A WOMAN IN TODAY'S SOCIETY( KIDNAPPING, RAPE, RUNOVER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE) I HAVE LEARNED TO FILL UP EVERY 3 DAYS REGARDLESS OF MILES DRIVEN. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 3 DAYS AGO AND THE CAR JUST DIES, WITH A FULL GAS TANK, 103 DEGREE TEMPERATURE AND 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. TRY CROSSING MAJOR INTERSTATE TRAFFIC @ 80 MILES AN HOUR WITH 2 CHILDREN, IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. WE HAD TO TOW THE CAR AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE IS LOCATED IN THE SAME MECHANISM AS THE FUEL PUMP AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO BECOME SO CORRODED THAT IT STOPPED WORKING. THE NEED EXISTS FOR AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL, BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO A MECHANICAL DEFAULT THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF GMC ENVOYS AND GMC REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE...... *TR