Model year record
The 2001 GMC Envoy has 1 safety recall and 5 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is electrical system (3 complaints).
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical systemWiring › Front underhood; Horn | 3 | — |
| SuspensionFront › Control arm › Lower ball joint; Front › Control arm › Upper ball joint | 2 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| VisibilityRearview mirrors/devices › Exterior | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | — |
| Air bagsFrontal › Sensor/control module | 1 | — |
| Power trainAutomatic transmission | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
I OWN 2 ENVOY'S 1 IS A 03 AND THE OTHER ONE IS A 05 MY 03 OIL PRESSURE AND TACH. GAUGE MESSES UP FROM TIME TO TIME... MY 05 OIL PRESSURE AND SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. I CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT YOU... MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON MY 03, I'M GUESSING THAT MEANS IT WON'T WORK IF NEEDED..... *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. WHILE BRAKING, THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED FORWARD SLIGHTLY AS IF TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED AND SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, BUT AGAIN DID NOT MOVE. A SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT THE DEALER. AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE HORN NO LONGER WORKED. ALSO, DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON HIGHWAY AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WIRE HARNESS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND WILL REPLACE WIRE HARNESS.*AK EVERTHING SHUT DOWN AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE TO CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED WIRE HARNESS AND NEW PCM. *TT
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THEN WENT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT DRIVER DOOR MIRROR CHANGES POSITONS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE, THE MEMORY DOES NOT RETAIN SETTING POSITION, GAS MILEAGE IS POOR.*SLC
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
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…