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2004 GMC Envoy Xl Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance 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.
9
Latest Jul 17, 2016
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.
5%
of 187 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.
2
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 forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 GMC Envoy Xl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 driver-assistance

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

Driver assistance
Filed Jul 17, 2016

SPEEDOMETER CONTINUALLY GETS STUCK AT RANDOM MPH

NHTSA ID
10885348
Incident
Jul 6, 2016
Mileage
125,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 8, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD UNTIL BEING SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,061. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10411496
Incident
Jul 4, 2011
Mileage
79,000 mi
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Jun 9, 2011

OWN A 2004 GMC ENVOY AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ODOMETER. THE FUEL GAUGE GOES PAST THE F LINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON FUEL. ALSO THE ODOMETER WILL STOP WORKING OR GET STUCK ON 10-15 MPH. HE HAPPENS OFTEN...EVERY OTHER DAY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST 1400 TO FIX AND A POSSIBILITY IT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10405702
Incident
Jun 8, 2011
Mileage
95,000 mi
Driver assistanceExterior lighting
Filed Oct 21, 2010
Crash reported

2004 GMC ENVOY SLT- HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITH NO WARNING AT NIGHT- HAPPENED ON A DARK ROAD, ALMOST WENT IN A DITCH- ALSO, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID
10361575
Incident
Jul 13, 2010
Mileage
97,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 29, 2010

WHILE DRIVING MY N2004 GMC ENVOY, MYN SPEEDOMOTOR QUIT WORKING AND SHOWS SPEEDS OVER 100MPS WHEN DRIVING. WHEN IN PARK, OFF OR IDLING, THE SPEEDO NEEDLE IS NEVER AT ZERO... IT IS AT 30 OR 40 MPH DURING THESE TIMES. I DO NO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING.

NHTSA ID
10322677
Incident
Mar 27, 2010
Driver assistance
Filed May 16, 2007

I OWN A 2004 ENVOY XL 2 WD. IT HAS 40,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE SPEEDOMETER READ ZERO WHILE THE CAR WAS ABOVE 40 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED OFF LINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT WAS STOPPED WITH TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. UPON START UP,THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BEGAN TO RECOGNIZE THE ACTUAL SPEED VARIATIONS OF THE DRIVE. UNDOCUMENTED RATES OF SPEED COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS. WHEN WILL THE NEXT TIME WHEN THIS RECURS ON THE VEHICLE? WILL THIS AND/OR COULD THIS CAUSE AN ACCIDENT? *AK

NHTSA ID
10190972
Incident
Apr 29, 2007
Mileage
40,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 28, 2007

ON MY 2004 GMC ENVOY XL THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED AT ABOUT 39000 MILES. IT DOES NOT INDICATE AN EXACT SPEED, SOMETIMES IT MOVES, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. *JB

NHTSA ID
10186416
Incident
Feb 19, 2007
Mileage
39,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 21, 2007

SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC. SOMETIMES REGISTERED HIGHER MPH THAN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF & RESTARTING WILL BRING IT DOWN BY 10 MPH EACH TIME. VERY UNSAFE TO BE UNAWARE OF THE SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING!*AK

NHTSA ID
10185868
Incident
Dec 14, 2006
Mileage
50,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Oct 13, 2005
Crash reported

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY XL. WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, IT ACCELERATED AND THEN I HIT GARAGE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE THE GARAGE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $5000. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER . AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME TO PICK THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER NOTED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AK

NHTSA ID
10139579
Incident
Oct 5, 2005
Mileage
16,000 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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