Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 GMC Envoy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 67 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.
The 25 most recent of 67, in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 313,000.
SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN VEHICLE,EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING ON IT!!!! VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN A MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, I REPLACED TRANSMISSION 2 TIMES AS WELL!!!!HAD NO LIGHTS,TURNING SIGNALS,NO HEAT HEAT THEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED COMPLETELY NOTHING JUST DEAD!!! HAD BATTERY CHECKED WASNT THAT!!!! THEY TOLD ME ELECTRICAL ISSUES NOT SURE WHAT ONLY HAD VEHICLE 3 MONTHS!!! I HAD HAD 2004 TRAILER BLAZER BEFORE THIS SAME ISSUES!!!! ONLY HAD IT 2 MONTHS AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT PD THAT THEN ONCE AGAIN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS!!!!!
MY RIGHT WINDOW PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP. HE TOOK THE PIECE WHERE I CONTROL THE WINDOW OFF AND IT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS ALL MELTED & CORRODED I HAVE PICTURES
DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM AND THEN THEY'LL SHUT OFF.
I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY HEADLIGHTS, LOW AND HIGH BEAMS, FLICKERING OFF AND ON AT RANDOM FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS UNTIL MY BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED TO DO THE EXACT SAME 7 MONTHS AGO AND NOW THEY HAVE QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER! I HAVE TAKEN THIS SUV TO 4 DIFFERENT SHOPS NOW, AND NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THE LAST MECHANIC WHO ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUE, SAYS HE FOUND AN OLDER RECALL ON THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED TAG LIGHTS BEING MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT IT CAUSES ISSUES WITH THE FRONT AND BACK LIGHTS. THE MAN SHOWN ME THE INFORMATION ON THIS RECALL, SEEING THE PART # IS LISTED ON THERE, I COMPARED IT TO MINE AND A NEIGHBOR'S 2002 ENVOY; WHICH BOTH OF OUR ENVOYS HAVE THESE MALFUNCTIONED PARTS. GM HAS NOT CONTACTED US BACK, AND WE'RE AT A LOSS BECAUSE IT'S A PART NEEDED FROM THEM DIRECTLY. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY ENVOY OWNERS ON A WEB FORUM, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS OF ENVOYS OUT THERE WITH THESE SAME ISSUES, CAUSING ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD WAY TOO OFTEN! IT'S DANGEROUS, AND NOBODY WILL HELP WITH THIS IRRITATING ISSUE!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN GMC DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL POSSIBLY NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND WAS DONE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
1: PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIKES TO SUFFOCATE MY PASSENGERS UNTIL THEY RELEASE RHE SEAT BELT AND REBUCKLE. 2: BOTH DIM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, CHECKED RELAYS, FUSES, AND BULBS NOTHING HAS WORKED. THEN FOUND OUT MY 2 BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT ALONG WITH THE DIMS AND NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM.
AIR CONDITIONING WON'T BLOW OUT VENTS,AND SUNROOF WON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL CONTROLS NOT WORKING. INCLUDES POWER WINDOW, SEAT HEATER, POWER LOCKS, ETC. NOT A FUSE ISSUE?
WHILE IN MOTION ONLY, A ENGINE LIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A REDUCED ENGINE POWER ENGAGES MAKING THE VEHICLE UNMANAGEABLE TO RESPONSE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000.
ON THE WAY HOME FROM GALVESTON , TX AFTER SPENDING TIME AT THE BEACH . THE WINDOW SWITCHES WOULD NO LONGER WORK . THEIR WAS NOISE IN THE ARM REST. *TR
SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE GMC EXECUTIVE LETTER REPLY IN ENGINE STALLING/STOPPING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY OF CALIFORNIA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION COIL. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE STALLING. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE STALLING ISSUES, AS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER FOUND THE REAR SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR BROKEN AND NOT SITTING PROPERLY IN THE SENSOR. THEY REPOSITIONED THE CONNECTOR AND SECURED IT TO THE SENSOR. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL, WHICH DESCRIBED THE SAME SYMPTOMS HE EXPERIENCED. RECALL # 04V289000. *JB
HEADLIGHTS STAY ON, OR FLASH RANDOMLY, MAKING BATTERY DRAIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A TIRE WAS ON THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE OBJECT HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE THERE WERE INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 12/16/2014 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, A FIRE STARTED NEAR THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
WE WERE AGAIN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 AT 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. WE WERE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME OUR ENVOY JUST STOPPED RUNNING AT 60 MPH. AGAIN, THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED. I HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE DATE. SO THAT MAKES THREE TIMES OUR 2002 GMC ENVOY SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING WHILE AT A HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. WE ARE CONCERNED THIS IS AN IGNITION PROBLEM LIKE WITH THE OTHER GM VEHICLES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR
WE WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 AT 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. HAD TO HAVE THE ENVOY TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE NOW BELIEVE IT WAS AN IGNITION PROBLEM LIKE WITH THE OTHER GMC VEHICLES. *TR
OVER THE YEARS I OWNED THIS VEHICLE, I HAD IT SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ENGINE FAILURE. THE LAST AND FINAL TIME, THE DEALERSHIP (EWING AUTOMOTIVE) COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS, I LOST ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL AND THE CAR STOPPED DEAD. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LED ME TO TAKE A MINIMAL AMOUNT IN A SALE, JUST TO GET RID OF THIS DANGEROUS CAR. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO LEARN THAT GM WAS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DEADLY ISSUE. *TR
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION IN MY 2002 GMC ENVOY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION AND IT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO. I NOTICED THAT GM HAS THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY THAT MY VEHICLE HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT GM HAS NOT PUT THE 2002 GMC ENVOY ON THAT RECALL LIST AT ALL AND I HAVE ALREADY TALKED TO THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY DENY IT I HAVE THE EVNOY THAT THE RECALS ARE ON. ALL I GET IS THE RUN AROUND BY GM ABOUT THE RECALLS AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES. THE ENVOY HAS 4+ OTHER RECALL ITEMS AS WELL THE GM COMPANY DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSEABILITY FOR WHAT THEY LET HAPPEN AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLES THEY MADE. *TR
A DAY AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY, WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SEAT STARTED READJUSTING AND HEATING ON ITS OWN SO I TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER TO COMPENSATE SINCE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I DID, REAR PASSENGERS SAID THE REAR VENTS STARTED BLOWING HEAT, AND A STRANGE CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE RIGHT REAR PANEL, SO I SHUT OFF THE AIR, OPENED THE WINDOWS AND CLICKING AND HEAT SUBSIDED. HOWEVER, THE DRIVERS SEAT CONTINUED TO READJUST AND HEAT THROUGHOUT MY TRIP AND THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAD TO BE PUSHED UP MANUALLY ONCE STOPPED BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC OPENER FOR THAT WINDOW WAS NO LONGER WORKING. *TR
STOP ENGINE/LOW OIL PRESSURE DISPLAY CONTINUALLY COMES ON AND WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND AT TIMES WILL STALL. AFTER REPLACING PCM, OIL SENDING UNIT, THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, CLEANING THE PCV VALVE AND MAP SENSOR AND MULTIPLE OTHER PARTS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR (FOR A COST OF APPROX. $885), BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FROM 02/14/2011 UNTIL 11/07/12 AND STILL UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GMC MANUFACTURER, BUT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE MY ISSUES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER SEATS AND MIRRORS WOULD MOVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.
I PURCHASED A 2002 GMC ENVOY NEW IN 2002. EARLY THIS YEAR THE STARTER QUIT WORKING, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THE STARTER WAS BAD AND IT WOULD COST $625. I REPAIRED CARS FOR 30 YEARS BEFORE I BECAME HANDICAPPED, NOW I AM UNABLE TO REPAIR, WHEN I DID REPAIR I PUT ABOUT 20 STARTERS IN FOR $39 FOR THE STARTER AND 1 HOUR LABOR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2002 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER SWITCH BURNED OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THIS PART HAS BEEN FAILING ON MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, SO THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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