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2005 GMC Envoy Xl 370 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 GMC Envoy Xl 370, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Electrical2922.0%
  • Engine129.1%
  • Visibility64.5%
  • Other / unspecified43.0%
  • Airbags43.0%
  • Steering43.0%
  • Interior & seats43.0%
  • Body & structure43.0%
  • Exterior lighting32.3%
  • Brakes32.3%
  • Driver assistance32.3%
  • Seat belts10.8%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

55
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

DRIVING CAR BRAKES GO GET IT FIX PAID 375 TO GET FIX NOW NO POWER STEERING FUEL GAUGE DOSEN. T WORK WHAT A MESS NEED HELP

NHTSA ID 11153687 · filed Nov 26, 2018

STALLING OUT IN INTERSECTION,FUEL GAGE AND SPEED ODOMETER ,AIR BAGS DEFAULTING,SHACKING IN FRONT END , WHEN DRIVING. VERRY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID 10885262 · filed Jul 16, 2016
All 55 reports naming fuel system

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

29
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GAUGE THAT SHOWS OVERHEATING.I TOOK THE CAR IN TO PUT IN A THERMOSTAT THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM,BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THAT MY CLUSTER WAS BAD AND THE GAUGES WERE MESSED UP.I PAID $392.00 FOR THE CLUSTER AND $100.00 FOR LABOR.I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 119,000 MILES ON IT ON 6/20/2011 AND ON 2/23/2013 I HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED WITH MILEAGE OF 132,356. I PUT ON NEW BRAKES AT THIS TIME SINCE THE HAD A HABIT OF GRABBING AND MAKING ME SLIDE AND JERK TO A STOP.THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS THE THE DOOR LOCKS MESS UP ONCE IN AWHILE BUT OTHER THAN THAT I TAKE MY ENVOY IN EVERY 4000 MILES FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A CHECK UP IT IS NOW 12/15/2015 AND I ONLY HAVE 142,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STILL RUNNING OK.I KEEP CHECKING ONCE A MONTH FOR RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE SOMETIMES A DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON .BUT NOT OFTEN.MY ENVOY HAS NOT RUST AND THE INTERIOR IS IN AS GOOD AS IT WAS WHEN I PURCHASED IT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

NHTSA ID 10810675 · filed Dec 16, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL 370. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE BOLT WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S SENSORY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

NHTSA ID 10783450 · filed Oct 19, 2015
All 29 reports naming electrical

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

12
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL 370. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE BOLT WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S SENSORY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

NHTSA ID 10783450 · filed Oct 19, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL 370. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE IN AUGUST 2015 STATING THAT PART NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BECOME AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/16/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID 10721537 · filed May 26, 2015
All 12 reports naming engine

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

6
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE REAR WINDOW TO OUR 2005 GMC ENVOY XL SHATTERED WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE REAR HATCH. THE WINDOW WAS FROZEN FROM THE COLD WEATHER AND WHEN IT FLEXED, IT SHATTERED EVERYWHERE.

NHTSA ID 10817716 · filed Jan 4, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL 370. WHILE TRAVELING A HIGHWAY RATE OF SPEED, THE REAR WINDOWS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GLASS REPAIR SHOP WHERE BOTH WINDOWS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE REAR WINDOWS FRACTURED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE GLASS REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE REAR WINDOWS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ

NHTSA ID 10733199 · filed Jul 10, 2015

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

4
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

FUEL GAUGE SENSOR 2005 ENVOY XL DENALI. 70153 MILES. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY UNTIL ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF A TANK HAS BEEN USED THEN THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS JUST FINE. HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FOR APPX. TEN MINUTES TO GET THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO STOP ILLUMINATING. OCCURS EVERYTIME I FILL THE VEHICLE. IT CAUSES AN INACCURATE FUEL READING. TURNING IN TO DEALER TOMORROW 06-19-2013 FOR REPAIRS. CODE PRODUCED P0463. *TR

NHTSA ID 10520340 · filed Jun 18, 2013

I HAVE A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL. WHEN I BOUGHT THE SUV IN JAN 2009 THE GAS GAUGE WAS SHOWED 1/4 TANK WHEN IT WAS EMPTY. BY FEBRUARY, THE GAUZE WAS COMPLETELY NONFUNCTIONING. HAD THE GAUZE REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2010. *TR

NHTSA ID 10398624 · filed May 2, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

4
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

STALLING OUT IN INTERSECTION,FUEL GAGE AND SPEED ODOMETER ,AIR BAGS DEFAULTING,SHACKING IN FRONT END , WHEN DRIVING. VERRY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID 10885262 · filed Jul 16, 2016

I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT OR HITTING ANYTHING THE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE AND HIT MY DAUGHTER BREAKING HER GLASSES. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL JUST A POP AND ALL CAME OUT. MY HEADLINER IS TORN.

NHTSA ID 10851506 · filed Mar 24, 2016

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

4
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

DRIVING CAR BRAKES GO GET IT FIX PAID 375 TO GET FIX NOW NO POWER STEERING FUEL GAUGE DOSEN. T WORK WHAT A MESS NEED HELP

NHTSA ID 11153687 · filed Nov 26, 2018

LOST BRAKES WHEN DRIVING ON STREET REPLACE MASTER CYCLINDER BOTH BRAKE LINES POWER STEERING PUMP IS BROKEN FEUL GAUGE DOESN.T WORK WHAT A MESS

NHTSA ID 11153530 · filed Nov 24, 2018

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Interior & seats

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.

4
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAVE A 2005 GMC ENVOY AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A WATER PUMP, A BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS THAT MELTED INTO MY TRUCK, THE LIGHTS ARE HALF OUT ON ME HEATER AND MY DOOR PANEL WHERE YOU PUT THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER IN THE BACK WORKS WHEN IT WANTS MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 40 EVEN WHEN ITS OFF AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO! *TR

NHTSA ID 10378859 · filed Jan 26, 2011

1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE NORMAL DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS. 2. PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES SEIZE FROM CORROSION. PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, PASSENGERS COULD NOT EXIT VEHICLE AFTER A 4 HOUR RIDE. THERE IS NO SEAL TO PREVENT WATER, SALT, DEBRIS FROM ENTERING THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS DURING NORMAL VEHICULAR OPERATION. 3. DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID 10300262 · filed Jan 19, 2010

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

4
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

LEFT REAR DOOR FLEW OPEN GOING AROUND CORNER. COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO LATCH. REMOVED LATCH ASSEMBLY AND ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN. TOO MUCH RUST AND CORROSION. SOME OF THE DEBRIS LOOKS LIKE IT CAME FROM THE STRIKER. HAD SAME TROUBLE WITH RIGHT REAR DOOR AT 80,000 MILES. DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED. WORKS FOR A WHILE. SOME ONE GOING TO FALL OUT OF ONE OF THESE SUV'S. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID 10433601 · filed Oct 30, 2011

2005 GMC ENVOY XL BACK REAR DOOR WINDOW BRACKET DETACHED THE FIRST TIME, THE SECOND TIME THE BRACKET ITSELF BROKE AND SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM TRYING TO GET WARRANTY TO COVER IT BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY DON'T COVER BROKEN GLASS, WELL IF THE BRACKET DIDN'T SNAP IN 2 THE GLASS WOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. I AM VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT BLINDED BY THE EXPLOSION OF GLASS. I TOOK PICTURES WHICH SHOW PIECES OF GLASS OVER 20 FEET AWAY. I ALSO READ POST BY OTHER PEOPLE WHERE CHILDREN WERE CUT IN THE FACE A SCARRED BY THIS SAME EVENT. *TR

NHTSA ID 10374961 · filed Jan 6, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Exterior lighting

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.

3
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

MY PROBLEM IS COVERED UNDER RECALL 14291 BUT MY YEAR ISN'T INCLUDED. DESPITE NUMEROUS BULB REPLACEMENTS AND MECHANIC VISITS, MY VEHICLE'S LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I'VE CONTACTED GM, BUT THEY OFFERED NO SOLUTION THAT'S AFFORDABLE. I HAVE NO HEADLIGHT OTHER THAN HIGH-BEAMS. PLEASE HELP AND MAKE GM INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM ON ALL THEIR 2005 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID 10991546 · filed May 24, 2017

I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GAUGE THAT SHOWS OVERHEATING.I TOOK THE CAR IN TO PUT IN A THERMOSTAT THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM,BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THAT MY CLUSTER WAS BAD AND THE GAUGES WERE MESSED UP.I PAID $392.00 FOR THE CLUSTER AND $100.00 FOR LABOR.I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 119,000 MILES ON IT ON 6/20/2011 AND ON 2/23/2013 I HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED WITH MILEAGE OF 132,356. I PUT ON NEW BRAKES AT THIS TIME SINCE THE HAD A HABIT OF GRABBING AND MAKING ME SLIDE AND JERK TO A STOP.THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS THE THE DOOR LOCKS MESS UP ONCE IN AWHILE BUT OTHER THAN THAT I TAKE MY ENVOY IN EVERY 4000 MILES FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A CHECK UP IT IS NOW 12/15/2015 AND I ONLY HAVE 142,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STILL RUNNING OK.I KEEP CHECKING ONCE A MONTH FOR RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE SOMETIMES A DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON .BUT NOT OFTEN.MY ENVOY HAS NOT RUST AND THE INTERIOR IS IN AS GOOD AS IT WAS WHEN I PURCHASED IT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

NHTSA ID 10810675 · filed Dec 16, 2015

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

3
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

DRIVING CAR BRAKES GO GET IT FIX PAID 375 TO GET FIX NOW NO POWER STEERING FUEL GAUGE DOSEN. T WORK WHAT A MESS NEED HELP

NHTSA ID 11153687 · filed Nov 26, 2018

LOST BRAKES WHEN DRIVING ON STREET REPLACE MASTER CYCLINDER BOTH BRAKE LINES POWER STEERING PUMP IS BROKEN FEUL GAUGE DOESN.T WORK WHAT A MESS

NHTSA ID 11153530 · filed Nov 24, 2018

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

3
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

STALLING OUT IN INTERSECTION,FUEL GAGE AND SPEED ODOMETER ,AIR BAGS DEFAULTING,SHACKING IN FRONT END , WHEN DRIVING. VERRY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID 10885262 · filed Jul 16, 2016

I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GAUGE THAT SHOWS OVERHEATING.I TOOK THE CAR IN TO PUT IN A THERMOSTAT THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM,BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THAT MY CLUSTER WAS BAD AND THE GAUGES WERE MESSED UP.I PAID $392.00 FOR THE CLUSTER AND $100.00 FOR LABOR.I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 119,000 MILES ON IT ON 6/20/2011 AND ON 2/23/2013 I HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED WITH MILEAGE OF 132,356. I PUT ON NEW BRAKES AT THIS TIME SINCE THE HAD A HABIT OF GRABBING AND MAKING ME SLIDE AND JERK TO A STOP.THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS THE THE DOOR LOCKS MESS UP ONCE IN AWHILE BUT OTHER THAN THAT I TAKE MY ENVOY IN EVERY 4000 MILES FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A CHECK UP IT IS NOW 12/15/2015 AND I ONLY HAVE 142,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STILL RUNNING OK.I KEEP CHECKING ONCE A MONTH FOR RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE SOMETIMES A DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON .BUT NOT OFTEN.MY ENVOY HAS NOT RUST AND THE INTERIOR IS IN AS GOOD AS IT WAS WHEN I PURCHASED IT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

NHTSA ID 10810675 · filed Dec 16, 2015

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN 2005 ENVOY SLT XL WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ON FOUR LANE ROAD. THE CAR HIT A SMALL POT HOLE IN THE HIGHWAY AND THEY DEPLOYED. I CALLED STATE TROOPER AND HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DEPLOYED EITHER. I MADE A TRAFFIC REPORT AND CARRIED IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CONTACTED GMAC AND THEY DECLINE TO GET INVOLVED AND SAID IT WAS A ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR WHEELS ON TRUCK. THE FRONT SEATBELTS STUCK ALSO. I WAS NOT GOING MORE THEN 45 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS A TRAFFIC LIGHT COMING UP AND I SLOWED FOR IT. *TR

NHTSA ID 10327238 · filed Apr 23, 2010

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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