Gmc Envoy Electrical Problems
1,040 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 8 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2005. Best year: 2009.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
MY SON (17) WAS COMING HOME AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED HIM TO CRASH NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WERE INVOLVED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD. ...
MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR ALONE. VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD, CRASHED INTO PARKED TRUCK, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WIFE DIED OF "CLOSED CHEST TRAUMA", *TR
SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WITH CAR RUNNING OFF ROAD RAN INTO DITCH, OVERTURNED AND HITTING PHONE POLE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. QUESTIONABLE SEAT BELT ISSUES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DITCH, SHE STRUCK A LARGE CULVERT AND THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE. TH...
THE CONSUMER INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED, THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED FROM THE SEAT AND WAS KILLED. THE SEAT BELT...
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT MAY 28, 2002 IN WHICH BOTH VEHICLES MADE CONTACT AT THEIR LEFT FRONT CORNERS. TOTAL VEHICLE SPEED WAS AT LEAST 40 MPH AT CONTACT AND MAYBE HIGHER. THE OTHER VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS BOTH DEPLOYED WHILE NEITHER ON...
My switch on drivers door started on fire right after I purchased vehicle from third party. There was no warning I just smelled smoke while driving and pulled it out
I was living in my car and the windows and door lock cluster caught on fire I had to tear my door panel off to get to the source and unplug it I believe there is a major electrical issue with this vehicle I shouldn't be driving it also m...
The contact owns a 2004 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, the contact noticed that the front passenger's door was on fire. The contact stated that he arrived home just in time and noticed the...
The contact owned a 2005 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, another vehicle driven by a drunk driver swerved into the front of the vehicle, causing a front collision. The air bags failed to deploy. The...
The driver side window control caught fire, while the vehicle was sitting overnight. It was sitting by itself without reason to catch fire, but it did burn inside the driver side door.
The contact owned a 2005 GMC Envoy. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH the entire dashboard illuminated and needles on gauges had begun to move independently. The contact heard an abnormal "popping" sound from the fron...