GMC Envoy Recalls

The GMC Envoy has 33 recalls spanning the 1998–2007 production run, with the most serious being a driver's door power window switch on 2006–2007 models where fluid intrusion can corrode the circuit board, short it, and start a fire even while the vehicle is parked and unattended.

The 2006–2007 model years also have a headlamp recall where the lamps can fail to illuminate, reducing the driver's ability to see the road and making the vehicle harder for oncoming traffic to spot. On 2005 models, the windshield adhesive may not have fully bonded to the body, meaning the glass can separate in a crash.

The 2002 and 2003 model years carry the heaviest concentration of recalls. On 2003 vehicles, a scored left-front brake pipe can fracture and cause an immediate increase in pedal travel with reduced front braking. The 2003 model also has a wiper module that can let water in, causing wipers to stop working, turn on by themselves, or fail to shut off, and a turn signal that can flash all four corners instead of the intended side. On 2002 four-wheel-drive models, a cracked range shift collar in the transfer case can fracture completely, causing loss of forward and reverse gears and the inability to hold the vehicle in park, which can allow it to roll. Separately on 2002 four-wheel-drive vehicles, the transfer case control module calibration can prevent full gear engagement, also allowing the vehicle to roll from a parked position. The 2002 model year also has a front lower control arm bracket that can fracture and let the control arm separate from the frame, causing sudden loss of steering and directional control. A fuel filter fitting on 2002 models can disconnect, spilling fuel onto the ground and potentially causing a fire, or stalling the engine while driving and removing power steering assist. On 2002 models equipped with electronically controlled air suspension, an electrical spike from the suspension system can stall the engine and, if it damages the main engine computer, prevent the vehicle from restarting. The 2002 driver and front passenger seatbelt retractors may have an inoperative sensor that prevents the belt from restraining occupants properly in a crash. The 2002 driver airbag inflator can fracture at a weld during deployment, sending fragments into the cabin while also preventing the bag from fully inflating. The 2002 model also has missing rear floor welds that can weaken third-row seat and seatbelt anchorage in a crash, and a center console armrest latch that can pop open in a crash and send the lid or stored items into occupants.

Going back to the earliest production, 1999 models share a similar console armrest latch issue. The 1998 model year has daytime running lights that are too bright and positioned too close to the turn signals without deactivating when the signals are used, making it difficult for oncoming drivers to distinguish the turn signal, and a console latch compliance issue as well.