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2007 GMC Envoy Denali Exterior lighting Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA

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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Jan 20, 2017
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
41%
of 34 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 GMC Envoy Denali submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming exterior lighting

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 20, 2017

HEADLAMPS AND FOG LAMPS FAILED WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE

NHTSA ID
10946782
Incident
Sep 1, 2016
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 6, 2016
Crash reported

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MANY LIVES COULD BE AFFECTED BECAUSE OF THIS WELL KNOWN DESIGN ISSUE NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY GMC. THERE IS A GMC RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED. GMC NEEDS TO RE-EVALUATE THIS ISSUE AND INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES. THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS AND SHOULD MAKE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10930110
Incident
Nov 23, 2016
Mileage
100,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 22, 2016

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING LOW BEAM LIGHTS GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A GMC RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED. THIS ISSUE CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT HAPPENS DUE TO EITHER DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON OR JUST FOG LIGHTS ON. GMC NEEDS TO RE-EVALUATE THIS ISSUE AND INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES. THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS AND SHOULD MAKE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID
10918034
Incident
Oct 21, 2016
Mileage
120,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 3, 2016

MY SAFETY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE GM SAFETY RECALL 14291 LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AND DRL COULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. REF NO. 15V519000. I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THIS SAFETY RECALL. MY RELAY SWITCH HAS FAILED AND MY LOW BEAM LAMPS DO NOT FUNCTION IN MY 2007 GMC ENVOY. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE STREET. HOWEVER, GM AND THE DEALER HAVE STATED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE MY FAULTY RELAY MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE GM NEEDS TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE MORE 2007 GMC ENVOY'S. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR RIGHT NOW! PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA ID
10903407
Incident
Aug 28, 2016
Mileage
60,800 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Aug 29, 2016

FOR MANY, MANY, MONTHS MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. ALL OTHER LIGHTS INCLUDING THE HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HAVE YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SO I KNOW IT IS THE VEHICLE. GMC NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. IF GMC WON'T DO IT ON THEIR OWN, THE NHTSA NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED AND GET GMC TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID
10899090
Incident
Aug 26, 2016
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Aug 7, 2016

TAKATA RECALL WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT LOST THE LOW BEAMS THEY WOULD KEEP GOING OFF HAVING ME WITH NO LIGHTS AT ALL THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD WORK BUT NO LOW BEAMS AT ALL DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON IS NOT SAFE AND CAN GET PULLED OVER FOR THIS I HAVE HAD THIS BEFORE AND TURNED IT IN AND NOTHING I WOULD LIKE SOMTHING DONE ABOUT THIS IT IS SAFTY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURES OF THIS CAR OR SUV

NHTSA ID
10893840
Incident
Aug 5, 2016
Mileage
17,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 13, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ENVOY DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10884563
Incident
Feb 10, 2016
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 1, 2016

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A CITY STREET THE INTERIOR/DASHBOARD LIGHTS, RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEVERAL TIMES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS I HAVE NOT SEEN THE PROBLEM REOCCUR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE IT. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. I CONTACTED THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THEM ON OTHER VEHICLES, AND TO BRING THE CAR IN IF THE PROBLEM REOCCURS.+

NHTSA ID
10871805
Incident
May 10, 2016
Mileage
37,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 20, 2016

I GOT IN TO MY CAR THE OTHER NIGHT AT AROUND 7PM PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON SO I TRIED THE SWITCH TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY AND THAT DIDN'T WORK, SO I TURN MY CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND THEY STILL WOULDN'T WORK MY HI-BEAMS WORKED BUT MY LOW BEAMS AND MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DON'T WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE REPLACE THE BULBS AND THE RELAY SWITCH AND STILL NOTHING. SO NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HI-BEAMS ON WHICH IS NOT GOOD I GOT PULLED OVER FOR DRIVING WITH THEM ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THAT MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT & THEY WANT $75/HR JUST TO LOOK AT IT I CAN'T AFFORD THAT.

NHTSA ID
10850636
Incident
Mar 17, 2016
Mileage
130,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Aug 29, 2015

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND WON'T COME BACK ON. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK

NHTSA ID
10760168
Incident
Jul 4, 2015
Mileage
90,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 9, 2015

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. ONLY HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10671337
Incident
Dec 10, 2014
Mileage
56,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 4, 2015

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AFTER SETTING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT.TOOK IT IN TO BECKER BUICK GMC AND THE MODULE WAS BAD SO CHANGE IT AND PAID 107.00 DOLLARS AS THEY COULD NOT FIND A RECALL ON IT THEY SAID. I DROVE IT USING THE HIGH BEAMS FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS IN DEC. UNTIL I COULD GET IT INTO THE SHOP. *TR

NHTSA ID
10669954
Incident
Jan 1, 2015
Mileage
100,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 21, 2014

FORT HE PAST YEAR MY VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN TURNING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND AT ALL SPEEDS. THESE OCCURRENCES HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITIONS SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE HIGH BEAMS ARE STILL OPERABLE DURING THE LOW BEAM OUTAGES, HOWEVER, THIS STILL RESULTS IN AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10604947
Incident
Jun 8, 2013
Mileage
69,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 16, 2013

MY VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO TURN OFF FOR NO REASON, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THEY COME ON THEN WITHOUT AN INTERVENTION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10548133
Incident
Oct 15, 2013
Mileage
106,000 mi

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