KnownCarProblems2004 GMC Envoy Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 367 complaints with NHTSA about the 2004 GMC Envoy, most often about the electrical (45% of complaints, typically around 63,000 miles). It is 4th of 10 Envoy model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2004 GMC Envoy problems
Electrical
164 complaints · 45%Half of these problems showed up before 63,000 miles. Parts named most often: instrument cluster/panel, ignition, horn, alternator/generator/regulator.
This past month the speedometer set at 40 MPH with car in "park" position. Afterward when driving, my actual speed had 40mph added to the reading. This has occurred three times so far in october 2008.
Problem started out as erratic reading with speedometer. After approx. 5 days speedo finally wouldn't register at all took vehicle to authorized dealer to be repaired - $555.00 charge to replace instrument panel and reprogram. Called gm for financial help as I noticed there were alot of failures with GMC SUV's and…
Fuel system
67 complaints · 18%Half of these problems showed up before 107,500 miles. Parts named most often: storage, delivery.
P0455 ses light along with fuel tank hard to fill,fuel burping back up filler neck when cap is removed for filling tank,fuel around to of filler tube at gas cap before removal for filling,fuel spell with fuel cap on,first day the p0455 ses light came on replace the fuel cap with factory AC delco replacement cap.
The contact owns a 2004 GMC Envoy. While the vehicle was parked, an abnormal fuel odor was present on the inside and outside of the vehicle. The contact stated that there was evidence of a fuel leak coming from the fuel filler neck. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The…
Lights
40 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 86,000 miles. Parts named most often: headlights, turn signal, fog lights, tail lights.
Noticed smoke coming from under the hood and then passenger side head light went out. Upon investigation I noticed the light socket for the head light was melted. I did some research and learned that this appears to be a very common problem, with some actually causing fire or accidents.
I have been reading many of these post. I can't believe all of the things that have also happened to my Envoy. I have had my back window blow out while driving, thank god that both of my kids that were in the back seat were not hurt, they were just scared and still ask if it will happen again. I also recently just had…
Engine
35 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 77,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine, cooling system, exhaust system.
Stopped at street like, light went green started to move forward and car goes dead. No lights on dash, nothing showing, just stops abruptly. After a few moments tried restarting car and it came back on with check engine light. P0606 PCM failure code displayed. Could have been rear ended by semi truck behind me or…
Tl contact owns a 2004 GMC Envoy. While driving approximately 45 MPH on normal road conditions, the contact rear-ended the preceding vehicle. There were no damages to the vehicles or the occupants. He pulled over to the side of the road and noticed smoke suddenly appearing from the front end of the vehicle.…
Air bags
30 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 81,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
Tl contact owns a 2004 GMC Envoy. While driving 65 MPH in snowy conditions, he attempted to pass a vehicle and while returning back into the lane the vehicle slid and he crashed into a concrete barrier front-end first. The frontal air bags did not deploy at the time of the crash. The contact did not suffer any…
My wife was in the car alone. Vehicle ran off road, crashed into parked truck, air bag did not deploy. Wife died of "closed chest trauma",
Visibility and wipers
20 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 92,500 miles. Parts named most often: glass, side/rear, windshield, rear window wiper/washer, windshield wiper/washer.
On a cold cleveland ohio day, I started my 2004 GMC Envoy and turned on my rear defrost, and about 5 minutes later my rear window just exploded! I was on the highway, and the sound was like a gunshot, and it nearly caused me to get into an accident, but I managed to pull my car off the road safely.
The contact owns a 2004 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that while opening the rear lift gate glass, the glass shattered. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 7/30/14 the consumer suffered a cut on her face, the palm of…
Body and structure
18 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 114,000 miles. Parts named most often: body, frame and members.
The contact owns a 2004 GMC Envoy. While the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for the gear shifter replacement due to corrosion, it was discovered that the subframe was corroded. The mechanic advised the contact that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was…
Vehicle was being driving approximately at 55 MPH. Engine loss power, gas pedal lost resistance and went all the way down to the floor board. Vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and engine was stalled and all the dash lights were flashing one and off. Engine started to have white smoke coming from under…
Speed control
16 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 69,500 miles. Parts named most often: cruise control, accelerator pedal.
I was driving in town and my speedometer stopped working at 0. The oil gauge is not working, pegged out at the max and my engine light is now constantly on. These events, particularly the speedometer not working, is a major safety hazard. Not driving at controllable speeds can lead to an accident and death. The parts…
Tl contact owns a 2004 GMC Envoy. When attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitates abnormally. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure and provide a remedy. The failure and current mileages were 75,000. Updated 06/03/09 updated 06/04/09.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2004 GMC Envoy recalls
Lights: turn signal
Risk: The driver may not be able to clearly signal their intentions to turn, change travel lanes, or potentially warn others of an impaired vehicle operating condition increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the suspect flasher modules with a new flasher module designed with sealed relays and more durable contact material inside of the relays free of charge. The recall began on august 4, 2005. Isuzu began mailing owner letters on august 4, 2005. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, gmc at 1-866-996-9463, isuzu at 1-800-255-6727, buick at 1-866-608-8080, and oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537.
Full defect summary
On certain trucks and sport utility vehicles, the driver wishing to signal a turn by moving the directional signal lever, (up or down) may cause the front marker/turn lights and rear turn lights to flash in a manner similar to hazard warning, rather than flashing on the desired side only.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Loss of headlights
Summary
The subject vehicles are model year (my) 2002-2009 chevrolet trailblazer, gmc envoy, 2004-2007 buick rainier, 2003-2008 isuzu ascender, 2005-2009 saab 9-7x, 2002-2004 oldsmobile bravada, 2003-2006 chevrolet ssr, 2005-2009 buick lacrosse, and 2006-2008 pontiac grand prix. This scope includes the trailblazer/envoy variants: 2002-2006 envoy xl/trailblazer ext and 2004-2005 envoy xuv. The original scope of this investigation was expanded to include all vehicles equipped with the subject headlight driver module (hdm). The focus of the investigation was to determine whether actions performed by general motors adequately addressed any unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety in the subject vehicle
Fuel pump module leaks gasoline
Summary
During the course of this ea investigation, odi observed that the majority of the complaints (88%) and warranty claims (94%) were reported for vehicles that are registered for use in the salt belt region of the US.this area includes 20 states in the northeast, mid atlantic and the midwest regions and the district of columbia.consumers in the salt belt region reported to odi that they could smell fuel vapors in their vehicles while driving.upon further examination of their vehicles, they discovered that fuel vapors were coming out of the top of the fuel tank. This condition is caused by corrosion of the return and sender lines of the fuel pump module.water and road salt collect on top of the
Turn signal failures
Summary
By letter dated april 29, 2005, gm notified the agency that it is conducting asafety recall ( NHTSA recall no. 05v198 ) involving certain model years (my) 2003-2004 isuzu ascender, chevrolet trailblazer, gmc envoy, oldsmobile bravada and my 2004 buick rainer vehicles.the recall applies to vehicles built from april 2003 through november 2003 for a total vehicle population of 286,478.gm reports the directional/hazard signals failure is due to sticking contacts on routing relays in the flasher module.gm will replace the flasher module on all involved vehicles.based on gm's safety recall action, this investigation is closed.
Brake lamp failure
Summary
Gm states that some brake/tail lamp bulbs can prematurely become inoperative due to malfunctioning brake/tail lamp sockets.on march 2, 2004, gm initiated a 6-year/72,000 mile special policy for 989,487 subject vehicles to inspect and replace the rear brake/tail lamp bulb socket assemblies.on april 4, 2004, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation (pe04-032) based on consumer complaints alleging brake lights not operating when the brake pedal is depressed.on august 3, 2004 odi upgraded pe04-032 to an engineering analysis (ea04-021).by letter dated october 27, 2004 gm notified NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall (NHTSA # 04v527) covering subject vehicles
Questions about the 2004 GMC Envoy
- What are the most common problems with the 2004 GMC Envoy?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (164 complaints, typically around 63,000 miles); fuel system (67 complaints, typically around 107,500 miles); lights (40 complaints, typically around 86,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2004 GMC Envoy have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 5, 2005 (lights). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2004 a bad year for the GMC Envoy?
- It is 4th of 10 Envoy model years by number of complaints, with 367 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.