GMC Envoy Complaints (2008)

77 consumer complaints on file.

#10664485December 16, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 GMC ENVOY DENALI RANDOMLY TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME AND THEN TURN BACK ON THE NEXT DAY ONLY TO TURN OFF AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ALSO STABILITY TRACK SIGNAL COMES ON FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633622September 16, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
GMC USED CHEAP BOLTS ON THEIR V8 MOTOR'S EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. I HAVE TWO BROKEN BOLTS ON ONE SIDE AND 1 ON THE OTHER. CARR OF VANCOUVER GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $ 2374.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE V8 MOTORS BY GMC. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE QUESTION ISN'T IF THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES BUT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT IS SUCH A WIDE AND KNOWN PROBLEM A COMPANY HAS ACTUALLY MADE CAME OUT WITH A BRACKET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A CONSUMER PROBLEM BUT IT SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE BOLTS AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE RIGHT ONES. I AM NOT OUT FOR ANY KIND OF SETTLEMENT OR SCAM ALL I WANT IS MY ENVOY FIXED. KRAL AUTO PARTS MAKES THE BRACKET. HTTPS://WWW.KRALAUTOPARTS.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632704September 12, 2014
SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY SERVICE STABILITRAK AND AIR BAG LIGHTS HAS BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS AN ON-GOING ISSUE AND IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627755August 23, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN WE HEARD A POP AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLEW APART IN THE TREAD AREA. VERY UNUSUAL. WE HIT NO HOLES. THE TIRES HAVE ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON THEM. GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A 255/75/17. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614851July 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED THE LIGHT WAS OFF. IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE BACK TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE 30 DAY WARRANTY WAS UP DUE TO RADIO ISSUES (BUZZ) THEY WORKED UNDER THE BACK SEAT ON A DEVICE AND UNDER THE DASH BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN TO RESOLVE. THE SOUND RETURNED AND THEY REPLACED A PART UNDER THE BACK SEAT. A FEW MONTHS LATER THESE NEW ISSUES STARTED. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON RECENTLY THE SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT HAS STARTED. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. PLEASE ADVISE. FYI: THERE IS A FEW BULLETIN BOARDS WHERE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607328June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CPSC: 2008 GMC ENVOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS THE THIRD IGNITION SWITCH ON THE CAR AND ALL THREE WERE DISABLED. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598769June 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF ON ME.I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO START IT AND AFTER A FEW TIMES TRYING IT WOULD START.I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY OVER AND OVER A FEW TIMES TO GET THE IGNITION TO START.IT HAS STALLED ON ME 5 TIMES.SOME TIMES IT WILL CRANK RIGHT UP AND OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY OVER AND OVER FOR IT TO CRANK.WHEN I TURN THE KEY IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING NO SOUND AT ALL.BUT IF I KEEP TRYING IT WOULD START UP.I HAD THE STARTER AND BATTERY CHECKED BUT THOSE WERE FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596888June 8, 2014
ENGINE
OUR 2008 GMC ENVOY KEPT ON GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AS TIME WENT ON AND WHEN I WENT TO CHECK IT OUT I FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD A CRACK IN IT ABOUT 3.5 INCHES LONG. IF FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DO TO I CHANGED 3 OD THEM IN OTHER GMC ENVOYS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I OWN A STATE INSPECTION REPAIR GARAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.THIS IS A VERY POOR LAYOUT BY GM. ALSO THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP ON THIS SAME VEHICLE IS A COMMAND PROBLEM. AND THE WIPER SPRAY NOZZLE IS ALSO ANOTHER COMMAND POOR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595952June 3, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
IN JANUARY, 2012, AFTER A DAY OF MAKING SEVERAL STOPS (CHURCH, VISIT FAMILY, MOVIE), WE STOPPED FOR A LATE NIGHT DINNER). THE RESTAURANT WAS CLOSING, SO WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED. SINCE IT WAS LATE NIGHT, WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE HOME AND THEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. AFTER BEING IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND AFTER SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS,, WE WERE TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. SINCE THIS 1ST INCIDENT IN 2012, THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. AFTER ONE INCIDENT IN 2013, WE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. AFTER 2 WEEKS, THE NEW BATTERY WAS DEAD AND WE RECEIVED A NEW BATTERY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING OCCURRED AT LEAST ANOTHER 3 TIMES. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY TWICE, WE HEARD THERE WAS AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FOR GMC VEHICLES. WHEN I CONTACTED GM, THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL WAS FOR OTHER MAKES AND MODELS, BUT NOT ON THE ENVOY. MY CONCERN IS WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL START OR NOT. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE STARTER CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES & WAS TOLD IT'S NOT THE STARTER. IT APPEARS NO ONE IS ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START AND WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY - WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, WHERE WILL I BE., IF I AM CLOSE TO HOME OR NOT AND WILL WE HAVE TO INCUR ANOTHER TOWING CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593798May 23, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE REAR AIR COMPRESSOR AIR DEFLATES OVER NIGHT OR AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE. AIR COMPRESSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593374May 22, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SEAT BELT TO ADJUST AND WAS CUT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT SEAT BELT GEAR MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 47,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592937May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ALONG STREET AND ALL ENGINE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND ENGINE STOPPED. LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO FIGHT TO GET OVER TO SIDE OF STREET AND SAFETY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME EACH TIME THE IGNITION SWITCH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588950May 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLED WHEN MAKING A TURN. LOST ALL POWDER THE DASH PANEL HAD NO LIGHT LIT UP.I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL DUE TO LOW SPEED. TURNED KEY OFF AND THE IT RESTARTED WHEN KEY TURNED BACK ON. ON MARCH 19, 2014 TOOK IT TO BENNTT CHEVROLET BURICK FOR CHECK. THEY FOUND FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND IT FOR $259.88. THE 2008 ENVOYS WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND SOMEONE SHOULD CHECK ALL 2008 ENVOYS STILL ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578227April 8, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566260February 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC @ APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. SUDDENLY NOTED LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON ( UNTIL MANAGED TO GET CAR TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND PUT IN PARK, THEN MULTIPLE ICONS LIGHTING UP). HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE. OF NOTE, CAR WENT ON TO HAVE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDING REPLACED @ 74,218 MILES. THIS TIME I WAS AGAIN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, BUT THIS TIME SUDDENLY FELT CAR LOSING POWER, AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET TO BERM, PUT IN PARK, WITH MULTIPLE ICONS THEN LIGHTING UP, AS IF "SHORTING OUT". SHUT IGNITION OFF, TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART, HAD TOWED. -AT 105,162 MILES, AGAIN REPLACEMENT OF SAME PART, AFTER HAVING FULLY LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING THIS TIME, THOUGH THIS TIME OCCURRED WHILE GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. ********OF NOTE, I DO NOT HAVE A "HEAVY" KEY RING NOR WAS THERE JARRING FROM ROUGH ROADS ON ANY OF THESE 3 OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563525February 8, 2014
WHEELS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
PUMP FOR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION,ALL WHEELS BEARINGS ARE BAD,. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544241September 18, 2013
ENGINE
I STARTED MY VEHICLE IN THE AM AND IT MADE A LOUD MUFFLED NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SHOWED ME A PICTURE OF A CRACK IN TH EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW RECALLS FOR OTHER YEARS AND MODELS FOR GMC AND CHEVY. I THINK THE 2008 CHEVY ENVOY SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THE MANIFOLD IS DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519867June 14, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE TIRES, THE SPRINGS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515581June 6, 2013
VISIBILITY
AS WE WERE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEAR THIS EXTREMELY LOUD BLAST COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WE LOOK BACK AND SEEN THAT THE REAR GLASS WAS SHATTERED. WE THEN PULLED OVER ASAP TO EXAMINE THE DAMAGES. I THEN BEGAN TO TAKE PICTURES USING MY CELL PHONE. NOT TO MENTION MY 13,11&4 MONTH OLD KIDS WAS IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WE ARE STILL SHAKEN UP FROM THIS SITUATION AT HANDS. THIS COULD OF BEEN A FAR MORE WORST SITUATION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT AND NEED TO HAVE A RECALL. I'VE ONLY OWNED THE SUV FOR 2 DAYS I WILL BE RETURNING THE NEXT DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499232February 19, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE AIR PUMP WAS LOCATED UNDER THE VEHICLE, IT WAS LEFT EXPOSED TO DEBRIS, WHICH HAD BUILT UP IN THE AIR PUMP OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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