2006 GMC ENVOY

466 complaints filed with NHTSA.

466
Complaints
9
Crashes
32
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE133
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM87
EXTERIOR LIGHTING46
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM32
ENGINE20
VISIBILITY/WIPER15
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER12
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)12
STEERING12
UNKNOWN OR OTHER11
POWER TRAIN8
VISIBILITY7
AIR BAGS7
EQUIPMENT4
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS4

Recalls (9)

06V41700031/10/2006

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH CLOTH SEATS THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM AND LATER REUPHOLSTERED WITH AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVER KITS ARE INVOLVED. TESTING HAS INDICATED THAT THE AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVERS CAN CAUSE THE PASSENGER SENSING SYST

07E01400026/02/2007

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

CERTAIN MAXZONE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES, DEPO BRAND, P/NO 335-1120L-AS, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING PRODUCTION THE LAMP HOUSING SHAPE DEFORMED DISTORTING THE ASSEMBLY ANGLE OF THE REFLECTOR AND INFLUENCED THE AIMING POSITION. THESE HEADLAMPS F

15V59900024/09/2015

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer and GMC Envoy vehicles, and 2006 GMC Envoy XL and Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT vehicles. Fluid may enter into the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result

12V40600016/08/2012

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, and Isuzu Ascender vehicles, originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine,

15V51900014/08/2015

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2006-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, GMC Envoy XL, 2006-2008 Isuzu Ascender, and Saab 9-7x vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the headlam

13V24800013/06/2013

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a sho

05V55200007/12/2005

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITH TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABELS LISTING AN INACCCURATE VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT.

05V45500005/10/2005

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A POWER STEERING HOSE THAT IS NOT TO SPECIFICATION. UNDER EXTREME STEERING MANEUVERS, SUCH AS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FULLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE BRAKING, THE HOSE MAY FRACTURE AND LEAK FLUID.

14V40400002/07/2014

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corro

Recent Complaints

20200629CrashFireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WAS PULLED OVER FOR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WIRES IN PASSENGER HEADLIGHT MELTED, DIDNT CHECK DRIVERS SIDE. THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE 06 ENVOY HEADLIGHTS, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IT DOESNT APPLY TO MY VIN. EVEN THOUGH I AM CAN NO LONGER DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO VEHICLE DEFECT

Mileage: 205,000

20200629CrashFireEXTERIOR LIGHTING

BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WAS PULLED OVER FOR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WIRES IN PASSENGER HEADLIGHT MELTED, DIDNT CHECK DRIVERS SIDE. THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE 06 ENVOY HEADLIGHTS, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IT DOESNT APPLY TO MY VIN. EVEN THOUGH I AM CAN NO LONGER DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO VEHICLE DEFECT

Mileage: 205,000

20200220FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I HAVE A 2006 GMC ENVOY DENALI THAT CAUGHT FIRE THIS MORNING, IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, CAUSED IN THE HVAC BLOWER CIRCUIT, THE CIRCUIT FUSE DID NOT BLOW, THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE, AND AN OPEN FLAME WAS CREATED. I MANAGED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, HOWEVER SOMEONE ELSE IN THIS SITUATION MIGHT NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF A BUSY HIGHWAY, LET ALONE EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AS IT WAS UNDER THE DASH BEHIND THE GLOVEBOX. THE SYMPTOMS BEFORE THE FIRE WERE AS FOLLOWS: 1)A FAINT BURNING ELECTRICS SMEL

Mileage: 206,000

20190408FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CAR STARTED ON FIRE AFTER TURNING IT ON SEEMED TO COME FROM DASHBOARD,SPREAD TO FRONT SEATS IT WAS PARKED AT THE TIME, FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS FROM VENTS ,HEATING MOTOR

Mileage: 97,000

20190226CrashSUSPENSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE CONTACT SKIDDED ACROSS A BLOCK OF ICE AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND BEFORE STOPPING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED; HOWEVER, AN UNUSUAL SOUND WAS HEARD. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE REAR AXLE DROPPED VERY LOW AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RIDE BUMPY. WHENEV

Mileage: 167,000

20190222FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR SHORTED OUT AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR WERE BURNT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE DOOR PANEL, WHICH THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PUT OUT. COYLE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1801 BROADWAY ST, CLARKSVILLE, IN 47129, (812) 218-1100) DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW POWER WINDOW SWITCH, FUSE, AND HARNESS. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHEN THE

Mileage: 148,000

20190222FireVISIBILITY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR SHORTED OUT AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR WERE BURNT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE DOOR PANEL, WHICH THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PUT OUT. COYLE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1801 BROADWAY ST, CLARKSVILLE, IN 47129, (812) 218-1100) DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW POWER WINDOW SWITCH, FUSE, AND HARNESS. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHEN THE

Mileage: 148,000

20190222FireSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR SHORTED OUT AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR WERE BURNT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE DOOR PANEL, WHICH THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PUT OUT. COYLE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1801 BROADWAY ST, CLARKSVILLE, IN 47129, (812) 218-1100) DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW POWER WINDOW SWITCH, FUSE, AND HARNESS. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHEN THE

Mileage: 148,000

20190118FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER'S BLOWER MOTOR NOT BLOWING OR SOMETIMES BLOWING BUT NOT ON EVERY SPEED. LOOKED UP ISSUE ON YOUTUBE AND FOUND MANY VIDEOS OF THE SAME ISSUE AND THE VIDEOS SHOWED THEM HAVING TO REPLACE THE HEATER'S BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER. AS THE RESISTER WAS BEING REPLACED, WE NOTICED THE RESISTER WAS MELTED ONTO THE PLUG IT PLUGS INTO AND THE THICK RED WIRE WAS ALSO MELTED. RESISTER GOT REPLACED AND THE BLOWER SPEEDS ALL WORKED AGAIN. SHORTLY AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE NEW RESISTER, TH

Mileage: 147,780

20181231FireENGINE

RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WENT WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PART THAT FAILED NEVER FAILS AND HE WAS SHOCKED THAT IT DID.

Mileage: 118,000

20181231FirePOWER TRAIN

RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WENT WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PART THAT FAILED NEVER FAILS AND HE WAS SHOCKED THAT IT DID.

Mileage: 118,000

20161215FireEXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE FUSE PANEL UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UN

20150407CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, WHERE A CAR CAME AROUND A BUS INTO MY LANE . IT WAS A CLEAR CUT CASE OF WHO WAS AT FAULT. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THERE IS A DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG IN THAT MODEL. IF NOT FOR MY SEAT BELT , I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED FROM THE FORCE. THERE ARE PICTURES I COULD FORWARD OF THE ACCIDENT. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY THING ELSE I COULD DO TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 103,000

20141125FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR AND DASHBOARD WERE FOUND TO BE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

20141118CrashELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

NOTICED A NO TRACTION IN MY CLUSTER ONE MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I TURNED THE SUV OFF THE LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY. I HAD A CODE CHECK ON IT AND HAD CODES FOR MY ABS. SENSORS WHERE CHECKED AND TESTED. NO FAULT IN THE SENSORS. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AS I WAS PASSING THE PERSON AND SWITCHING LANES THERE WAS A RED LIGHT AHEAD I APPLIED MY BREAKS AND THE NO TRACTION CAME ON AS I HIT A SMALL PATCH OF ICE. TRACTION DID NOT KICK ON OR ABS LEADING ME OUT TO M-24 FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD GETTING HIT O

Mileage: 89,951

20141118CrashSTEERING

NOTICED A NO TRACTION IN MY CLUSTER ONE MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I TURNED THE SUV OFF THE LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY. I HAD A CODE CHECK ON IT AND HAD CODES FOR MY ABS. SENSORS WHERE CHECKED AND TESTED. NO FAULT IN THE SENSORS. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AS I WAS PASSING THE PERSON AND SWITCHING LANES THERE WAS A RED LIGHT AHEAD I APPLIED MY BREAKS AND THE NO TRACTION CAME ON AS I HIT A SMALL PATCH OF ICE. TRACTION DID NOT KICK ON OR ABS LEADING ME OUT TO M-24 FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD GETTING HIT O

Mileage: 89,951

20140515FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR HOUSING CONTROL BOX HAD BEEN BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A CONSTANT STALLING AND WOULD RESTART MOMENTS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE

Mileage: 208,000

20140515FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR HOUSING CONTROL BOX HAD BEEN BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A CONSTANT STALLING AND WOULD RESTART MOMENTS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE

Mileage: 208,000

20140509CrashPOWER TRAIN

ACCIDENT ON 4/25/14 AFTER MY 2006 GMC ENVOY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS MAKING AN LEFT HAND TURN. I INFORMED GMC OF IT BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND STILL HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. *TR

Mileage: 157,000

20140509CrashSTEERING

ACCIDENT ON 4/25/14 AFTER MY 2006 GMC ENVOY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS MAKING AN LEFT HAND TURN. I INFORMED GMC OF IT BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND STILL HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. *TR

Mileage: 157,000