GMC Envoy Complaints (2008)

77 consumer complaints on file.

#10945399January 15, 2017
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AFTER ATTACHING TO PROPER SEAT CONNECTOR SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND NO FORWARD MOVEMENT IS ALLOWED IN NON EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. SEAT BELT MUST BE DETACHED AS IT IS IN A LOCKED POSITION. UPON UNLOCKING BELT RETURNS TO NORMAL ACTION. BELT MUST BE RECONNECTED AND POSITIONING MUST BE RETRIED SOMETIMES REQUIRING DISCONNECTION YET AGAIN. BELT WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS COST. REPLACEMENT BELT HAS THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOT AS FREQUENTLY AS ORIGINAL BELT. TOTAL COST TO OWNER APPROX. 500.00 AND NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT IF ANY. I FEEL THIS CAN BE A SAFETY CONCERN ISSUE. VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR MOVING MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937905December 28, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLAMP MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928083November 26, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE OPERATING THE 2008 GMC ENVOY ON AN INTERSTATE I OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LACK OF LIGHT WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. I DROVE TO A REST AREA AND CONFIRMED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE BULBS WERE REMOVED AND BOTH BULB FILAMENTS APPEARED INTACT. FUSES, BREAKERS AND RELAYS WERE CHECKED FOR SECURE SEATING. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE OPERATIVE AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS FUNCTIONED. I AM AWARE OF DOCUMENTATION THAT COVERS THE ISSUE BUT ONLY UP TO THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE DESCRIBING SIMILAR ISSUES. THE UNSAFE CONDITION THAT RESULTED WAS THE ABSENCE OF FORWARD LIGHTING WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE DURING TIMES THAT LIGHTING SHOULD BE USED. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT A SOLID STATE RELAY, DELCO PART NUMBER 15016745, IN THE #46 POSITION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE PANEL, IS APPARENTLY THE CAUSE OF THE LIGHTING FAILURE. NO INJURIES, OR DAMAGES RESULTED FROM THE IN OPERATIVE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928056November 26, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES CAUSING LOSE OF POWER - VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM ON THE SHIFT HANDLE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE ABS PROBLEM OF ACTIVATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN ALL CONDITIONS. IT IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR GMC VEHICLES UP TO 2004 BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT CORRECTED. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES EVERY TIME AFTER FIRST STARTING THE CAR. THE ABS SYSTEM IS SPORATIC. NO WARNING THAT IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. THESE SYSTEMS FAIL DAILY WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923970November 3, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DIM LIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR. LAST TIME WAS 11/2/16. BRIGHT LIGHTS STILL WORK. I FOUND A GMC RECALL ON YEARS 2006-2007 REF THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THIS YEAR ALSO. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923972November 3, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DIM LIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING RECENTLY ON MY 2008 GMC ENVOY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR. LAST TIME WAS 11/2/16. BRIGHT LIGHTS STILL WORK. I FOUND A GMC RECALL ON YEARS 2006-2007 REF THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THIS YEAR ALSO. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909421September 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING THE SUV ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. I CAME OFF THE FREEWAY AND WATCHED ENVOY BECOME COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AS FIRE DEPARTMENT WORK TO PUT IT OUT. VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH VEHICLE PRIOR TO ITS INFERNO MOMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903792September 6, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION. ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE NIGHT REPLACE RELAY AND LOW BEAM LIGHT AS INSTRUCTED BY DEALERSHIP WITHOUT SUCCESS LIGHT STILL WILL NOT COME ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897954August 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE LOW BEAMS, RELAY, SWITCH AND CHECKED THE FUSES, BUT THE LOW BEAMS CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY SHORT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE RANDOM FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893567August 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAMPAIGN ID 14V-755. MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN OR GM RECALL. I AM HAVING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE LOW BEAMS SHUTTING OFF AT NIGHT AND HAS HAPPENED TWICE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811248December 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON. IT HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776663September 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND PULLED THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING WITH THE KEY OUT AND IN ORDER TO SHUT IT OFF WE HAD TO POP THE HOOD AND PULL OUT A RELAY. WE THEN TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR AND IT STARTED WITH THE KEY TURNED BACKWARDS. IT WASN'T DRIVEABLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING. WE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WAS WORKING FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOW ITS BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760386August 31, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. MA 10/19/15 UPDATED 3/21/2016*JS *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743613July 27, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I DON'T KNOW IF MY VEHICLE WILL START. I PUT THE KEY IN AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT UP AND OTHER TIMES, I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING AND TURNING AND WAIT UNTIL IT WILL CATCH ON. THERE WERE TIMES WHERE I HAD WAIT UP TO AN HOUR FOR MY CAR TO START. I NEVER KNOW WHEN BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE AN INDICATOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL DECIDE TO START. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN IT WOULD WORK FINE FOR ONE MONTH WITH NO INCIDENT, THEN IT WILL NOT SWITCH ON. SEEMS LIKE WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP, THAT IS WHEN THE CAR DECIDES TO ACT RIGHT. AND THE SERVICE STABILITRAC LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I NEED A RACK AND PINION. I REALLY THINK THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD BE RECALLED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733678July 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,984.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723284June 3, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692879March 8, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ACCORDING TO TESTS IT IS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS CREATING A ERROR MESSAGE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. WITH IT GOING ON AND COMING OFF IT IS NOW DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET MY INSPECTION COMPLETED WITH THE SENSOR READING NOT BEING ACCURATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10677020January 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON OR ABOUT DEC 17, 2014, WE WERE LEAVING A SCHOOL FUNCTION AROUND 7 PM. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT UNSUSPECTING; WE ONLY HAD ACCESS TO HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. WE STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES TO CHECK CONNECTIONS BUT NO RESULT. WE ALSO TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF/ON TO TRY AND RESET BUT NO RESULT. HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE. WE LEARNED VIA NEWS THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2006-2009 GMC ENVOY. COLONIAL AUTO CENTER GMC DEALER (CHARLOTTESVILLE) IS ADVISING THERE IS NO RECALL...THEY WERE CALLED ON 01/21/15. ALSO, A "SERVICE STIBI CONTROL" MESSAGE ALWAYS APPEARS. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY A COUPLE DEALERS. COLONIAL CHANGES A BOOSTER AND MESSAGE CONTINUES TO COME ON... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668515December 27, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY STABILITRAC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T GMC ISSUED A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667413December 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND UPON CRASHING MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY FACE SMASHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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