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2004 GMC Envoy Xl 370 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Apr 8, 2016
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 1, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 GMC Envoy Xl 370. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structureFuel systemExterior lighting
Filed Apr 8, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL 370. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, HEADLIGHTS, AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL PUMP MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,687.

NHTSA ID
10854328
Incident
Mar 9, 2016
Mileage
177,687 mi
Electrical
Filed Sep 18, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL 370. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE GAUGES FAILED, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID
10765110
Incident
Sep 13, 2015
Mileage
120,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Apr 8, 2015

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL 370. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO PROVIDE A READING LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

NHTSA ID
10704442
Incident
Mar 23, 2015
Mileage
73,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Apr 3, 2015

2004 GMC ENVOY XL (98000 MILES) FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURES CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM TANK. POTENTIAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION DUE TO CRACK IN TANK GMC RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VIN# SINCE THIS IS AN APPARENT FLAW IN TANK IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM IT WILL COST ME OVER $1500 FOR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

NHTSA ID
10703647
Incident
Mar 25, 2015
Mileage
98,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 21, 2014

HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR TAIL LIGHT (STOP LIGHTS). WHEN I REPLACE THE BURNED OUT BULB, IT BURNS OUT WITHIN TWO WEEKS OR LESS. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BOARD THAT HOLDS THE BULBS WHICH COST ABOUT $40.00 EACH. HAVE REPLACED FOUR TIMES SINCE 2010. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING THE BOARD TO BURN OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10626948
Incident
Sep 1, 2010
Engine
Filed Aug 21, 2014

WHILE DRIVING WITH PASSENGERS IN CAR, SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE FLOOR AREA IN THE BACK SEAT AREA. IMMEDIATELY DROVE CAR TO A CAR SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHERE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. THE CAR TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM OTHER THAN FROM THE FLOOR AREA IN THE BACK. HAVE BEEN REPLACING A RADIATOR BECAUSE THE ENGINE KEEPS RUNNING HOT. HAD A NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. THEN BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-FREEZE DISAPPEARING FROM THE RADIATOR AND THE RESERVOIR. TOOK CAR IN AND HAD A PRESSURE TEST PERFORMED. THE MECHANIC WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE PROBLEM AND IDENTIFIED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR HEATER CORE. I WAS ASKED IF I HEARD A CLICKING SOUND IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR COMING FROM THE BACK. I TOLD HIM I HEARD IT OFF AND ON. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WAS WERE THE SMOKE CAME FROM EARLIER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10626947
Incident
Mar 8, 2014
Electrical
Filed Dec 1, 2008

2004 ENVOY, SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. SHOWED 60MPH WHEN IDLING OR STOPPED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10250383
Incident
Nov 24, 2008
Mileage
69,500 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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