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2000 GMC Envoy
Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
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Overview
Our database contains 22 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 GMC Envoy, most frequently naming the visibility, electrical and exterior lighting categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 286 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaint activity over time
When owners filed reports about this model year
View as table
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| May 2001 | 3 | 5 |
| Jun 2001 | 1 | 6 |
| Jan 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| Feb 2002 | 2 | 10 |
| Oct 2002 | 2 | 12 |
| Feb 2003 | 1 | 13 |
| May 2003 | 1 | 14 |
| Jun 2003 | 1 | 15 |
| Jul 2003 | 1 | 16 |
| Feb 2005 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 2005 | 1 | 18 |
| Jul 2007 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct 2009 | 1 | 20 |
| Jan 2012 | 1 | 21 |
| Oct 2013 | 1 | 22 |
What owners report
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
- Visibility616.7%
- Electrical411.1%
- Exterior lighting38.3%
- Driver assistance38.3%
- Suspension38.3%
- Transmission38.3%
- Brakes25.6%
- Seat belts25.6%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Safety recalls
1 campaign cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govSafety investigations
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE
ON NOVEMBER 30, 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) CONDUCTED SAFETY RECALL 01V-364 FOR THE SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 16, 1999 AND AUGUST 28, 2001 TO REMEDY A DEFECTIVE HAZARD SWITCH THAT WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF HAZARD AND STOP LAMP ILLUMINATION.THE HAZARD SWITCH IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE VEHICLE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH.ODI OPENED THIS INVESTIGATION BASED ON REPORTS THAT SOME CONSUMERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL OR THAT THEY HAD REPAIRS DONE UNDER 01V-364 BUT EXPERIENCED SUBSEQUENT MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURES.THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH SUPPORTS THE OPERATION OF CRUISE CONTROL, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND TURN SIGNALS IN ADDITION TO HAZARD AND STOP LAMPS. ON MAY 21, 2008, GM NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT ERRONEOUSLY MISSED IDENTIFYING 5,862 VEHICLES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL 01V-364.GM WILL NOW NOTIFY OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES UNDER A NEW NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 08V-231.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 17.THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF BRAKE LAMP FAILURE WAS A DESIGN CHANGE FROM COPPER TO BRASS CONTACT MATERIAL IN THE HAZARD SWITCH.THIS CHANGE WAS EFFECTIVE FOR VEHICLES BUILT AFTER SEPTEMBER 16, 1999.GM CHANGED THE MATERIAL BACK TO COPPER FOR VEHICLES BUILT AFTER AUGUST 28, 2001. THE REMEDY PART FOR BOTH 01V-364 AND 08V-231 CONTAINS COPPER CONTACTS.GM'S DATA SHOWS THAT LESS THAN 1% OF VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 01V-364 REQUIRED ADDITIONAL SUBSEQUENT REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD OR MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
Recent owner complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW NEON BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT GIVEN THE PROPER ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THEREFORE, THE DEALER CUT THE THIRD ROW NEON BRAKE LIGHT CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,390 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,800.
- NHTSA ID
- 10547423
- Incident
- Jul 23, 2013
- Mileage
- 88,390 mi
WHEN I PUT GAS IN MY GMC ENVOY IT WILL GO UP TO THE FULL MARK AND THEN JUST DROP DOWN PAST EMPTY AND THEN AFTER AWHILE START REGISTERING RIGHT..MY GAS LIGHT COMES ON WAY BEFORE I AM EMPTY,BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BACK IN JUNE OF 2011..I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM...HOPE GMC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10442871
- Incident
- Jun 22, 2011
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 GMC JIMMY ENVOY. I SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC AS I WAS DRIVING AND WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THEN THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL & HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THIS CORRECTED THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. AFTER READING ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL OF THESE SWITCHES, I DISASSEMBLED THE OLD SWITCH ONLY TO FIND THAT IT ALSO HAD BRASS CONTACTS FOR THE HAZARD WARNING LAMPS. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IN 2003 BY A DEALER. REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10288780
- Incident
- Oct 16, 2009
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE BACK. STUCK IN THE POSITION UP BY THE DASH. COULD CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THIS SEAT AND AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10197567
- Incident
- Jul 10, 2007
CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2000 GMC ENVOY REBUILT.*MR THE SUN GEAR FAILED WHICH REQUIRED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BE DISASSEMBLED TO REPAIR. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10136681
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1901
10234, DOOR TRIM COMES OFF; 17660, HINGE HOOD RATTLES; 26510, IDLER ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED; 44938, PINION SEALS & POWER STEERING SEALS WERE LEAKING; 56785, CD PLAYER HAD TO BE REPLACED; 72375, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT; 95819, COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED; 106169, RIGHT HEADLAMP HAD TO BE REPLACED (FOR ALMOST $800!!!); AND SPORADIC INCIDENCES OF DIFFERENT DASH LIGHTS COMING ON & STAYING ON. OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WEREN'T ON THE DATE LISTED BELOW, BUT THAT'S THE DATE OF THE FIRST ONE.
- NHTSA ID
- 10111857
- Incident
- Jan 3, 2001
- Mileage
- 10,234 mi
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING 4-WHEEL DRIVE WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO EFFECT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10029585
- Incident
- Jul 17, 2003
HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON 2000 GMC ENVOY. THROWS A BEAM OF LIGHT ALMOST STRAIGHT UP THAT DIMINISHES YOUR VISION WHEN DRIVING ON DARK ROADS AT NIGHT. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10021203
- Incident
- Jun 4, 2003
Manufacturer communications
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and step by step instructions to complete the update.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). The updating of modules is completed in parallel instead of the technician needing to update one module at a time. This allows a more streamlined approach for dealers and customers.
POWER TRAIN
GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities. The damage is being caused either in the removal process by the technician, or inadequate packaging or shipping. This bulletin advises the dealers to be more careful not to damage the transmissions during removal and to package the core properly for return.
ENGINE; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This service bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build-up.
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Compare model years
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.